Essex - Tier 1 .

[vim]

In this embarrassment, the last wickets were lost for five runs.

Any more of these, and I would advise it is in everybody's best interests to pack it in.

[dazedpenguin]

It's the majority of the Sunrisers side that won the 1 day cup last season.

Good point. I didn't realise that. I just compared the teams from Sunrisers in last year's final and this match and they're almost the same, except for Mady Villiers. So not much excuse then. Let's hope they improve.

[honkytonk]

In this embarrassment, the last wickets were lost for five runs.

Any more of these, and I would advise it is in everybody's best interests to pack it in.

Yep, let's bin off the 3 year project after 2 games!!!

[vim]

Let's not bin it after two games. Give them a chance, have a review after four games.

[honkytonk]

Essex will struggle to compete financially with the other sides. There is the ECB funds but I think I'm right in saying clubs can also spend their own cash. The way I understand it, Essex (probably realising this) are going down the route of concentrating on youth and growing our own. That could well take time but show the rewards long term.

End of the day it's an Essex side and I'm sure we would all want to see them do well.

[SirChef26]

It's the majority of the Sunrisers side that won the 1 day cup last season.

Different competition this year with all the England players available and the rest of the counties also signing quality overseas players whilst we have the only team with zero international caps among them. Based on the past two games we will do well to win a game.

[SirChef26]

Currently 2/3 against Somerset. Yep...you heard me right!

[Andy]

From BBC cricket

Essex women have signed England-capped opening batter Lauren Winfield-Hill on loan from Yorkshire for the 2025 Vitality Blast.
Winfield-Hill, 34, has played over 100 matches for England across Test, One Day International and Twenty20 cricket, wining the 2017 ODI World Cup.
She has scored almost 4,000 T20 runs, playing in Australia's Big Bash and the Caribbean Premier League, while also representing the Northern Superchargers in the Hundred.
"Signing for Essex on loan this season makes perfect sense, and it's an opportunity I'm really excited about," said Winfield-Hill.

[vim]

A question I would ask the Essex team. Is, have you broken 200? Followed by, have you broken anything else?

[essexfan548]

A question I would ask the Essex team. Is, have you broken 200? Followed by, have you broken anything else?

How well did the men do in their first season?

[honkytonk]

Let's be honest, they could win everything and a few on here would find some reason to dig them out!!!

[essexfan548]

Let's be honest, they could win everything and a few on here would find some reason to dig them out!!!

Exactly - where was the praise for the Sunrisers last season?

[SirChef26]

Let's be honest, they could win everything and a few on here would find some reason to dig them out!!!

Exactly - where was the praise for the Sunrisers last season?

I'll say it once more....completely different tournament. No England players involved, no top overseas players. The equivalent of Leicestershire winning the One Day Cup whilst everyone else plays reserve teams due to the 100.

As I type this, England's Heather Knight looks like guiding Somerset to victory. That's the same Somerset who were garbage last season, but you put Knight, Charlie Dean and co into their team and it's a different story. Essex though, have zero international players and on paper, have by far the weakest squad in the competition on paper whenever everyone plays their best XI and that is coming to fruition.

[honkytonk]

And I would wager everyone has a much higher wage bill than Essex, hence the long term plan of looking to bring players through the Academy set up. That isn't a quick fix

[essexfan548]

Let's be honest, they could win everything and a few on here would find some reason to dig them out!!!

Exactly - where was the praise for the Sunrisers last season?

I'll say it once more....completely different tournament. No England players involved, no top overseas players. The equivalent of Leicestershire winning the One Day Cup whilst everyone else plays reserve teams due to the 100.

As I type this, England's Heather Knight looks like guiding Somerset to victory. That's the same Somerset who were garbage last season, but you put Knight, Charlie Dean and co into their team and it's a different story. Essex though, have zero international players and on paper, have by far the weakest squad in the competition on paper whenever everyone plays their best XI and that is coming to fruition.

And .. where was the praise? A trophy is a trophy ... give the new team a chance. The men took 103 years to win anything.

Have you looked at the Div 2 table recently?