County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Patterson gets Lawrence to bring up a 5-fer. Essex in need of a miracle.

[Arthur Crabtree]

124 for Brook in a game where no one else made over fifty is the key here.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Benco- three wickets in 11 deliveries for no runs.

KJ's first ton for the Red Rose.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Essex in need of a miracle.

The gods of the jinx are making me pay for my hubris. A whole eight runs added so far for the ninth wicket.

[Alviro Patterson]

Essex in need of a miracle.

The gods of the jinx are making me pay for my hubris. A whole eight runs added so far for the ninth wicket.

Essex have got this in the bag

[Arthur Crabtree]

But what's this... six for Patto and it's all over.

If only the home game hadn't been rained out....

[Arthur Crabtree]

Should be a win for Notts against highly fancied Hants today. A mixed start to the season for both sides. In fact, for most sides.

[Durhamfootman]

Benco- three wickets in 11 deliveries for no runs.

KJ's first ton for the Red Rose.

thank goodness he was presented with a flat deck that everyone was scoring tons off, otherwise he might have gone the way of Hameed

[GGAS]

Marsh called up for the Aussie squad. Not part of my FL or Glam's plans! Still haven't worked out whether he'll miss more CC or one day stuff.

[andy]

Still can't believe we lost having bowled a side out for 50 in first innings! *modded* awful!

[Alviro Patterson]

Still can't believe we lost having bowled a side out for 50 in first innings! *modded* awful!

Highlights suggested morning conditions was brilliant for seam bowling - sunshine and moisture rising up from the pitch is a leathful condition, so much late swing and movement from Coad and Patterson.

Superb comeback from Yorkshire, but that's what it all was. Gale might have played his get out of jail card well, but he has yet to address the batting woes. Small matter on which batsman to drop for Surrey, because no way anyone can go to The Oval with just four frontline bowlers. Though I have a dreaded feeling Root and Lyth will act as combined 5th bowler, where I would want to see Carver play and turn his arm.

[Durhamfootman]

Still can't believe we lost having bowled a side out for 50 in first innings! *modded* awful!

yes... all rather incredible

[Arthur Crabtree]

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow....

Notts v Lancs
Somerset v Lancs
Surrey v Yorks
Worcs v Essex

Derbys v Durham
Kent v Sussex
Leics v Glam
Middx v Gloucs
Warks v N'hants.

A full turnout.

For Yorks, Benco is rested. Jonny and Joe play their second and last games. Plunkett and Willey are overseas.

Gary Ballance ©
Jonny Bairstow (WK)
Tim Bresnan
Harry Brook
Jack Brooks
Karl Carver
Jack Leaning
Adam Lyth
Steven Patterson
Cheteshwar Pujara
Joe Root
Josh Shaw
James Wainman

Elgar is back for Surrey.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Joe Root is captaining Yorkshire in the absence of ZBGB (illness). Alex Lees (not in the squad) and Jack Leaning are back. Josh Shaw comes in for Benco. No spin for Yorks at the Oval. A bit of an oversight. Yorks elect to bowl first.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Surrey 24-2 so working so far. Brooks and Tim with the wickets. Good to see no Sanga coming in these days.