Hampshire 2017 thread

[st_brendy]

I'm perfectly fine with us being cautious against Overton (not that Rilee was!), as he is their only bowler who I rate/fear (on non-turning wickets). But to have only taken 12 off Groenewald's six overs, for example, is poor.

Unless of course the pink ball really is quite difficult to bat against.

[budgetmeansbudget]

I'm thinking it's more designed for poorer light, it's kind of got that florescent look to it. Maybe it's easier to bat against it with the sun in.

[budgetmeansbudget]

This is looking like another poor batting performance by the top order, a decent day at the Rosebowl and winning the toss.

Put it all onto the lower order again!

[SaintPowelly]

We were 294-3 at stumps vs Warks and the general feeling was we batted too slowly, today won't make people any happier

[st_brendy]

Thrill a minute cricket

[budgetmeansbudget]

Anything under 300 in a day doesn't cut it anymore.

[SaintPowelly]

Anything under 300 in a day doesn't cut it anymore.

Doesn't bother me if we win the game like against Warks, today is like they don't know whether to stick or twist

[budgetmeansbudget]

The home grown players doing a lot better than the foreign imports so far today.

I see Holland won a TV cricket reality series in Oz to get a contract with Victoria!

[budgetmeansbudget]

We aren't going to end much better off than Durham, and they were 18/5 at one stage.

Probably get a few overs at Somerset before the close, hope the new pink ball will do strange things under the lights.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Will be laughable if we don't get a batting point.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Made it. Might as well declare and have 6 overs at Somerset.

[budgetmeansbudget]

And we have, good move.

6 overs for Berg and Abbott before the close.

[st_brendy]

At the start of that final over, I too called for us to declare at the end of it (subject to scoring that 200th run, as a minimum). But I wasn't necessarily expecting us to!

[st_brendy]

The home grown players doing a lot better than the foreign imports so far today.

I see Holland won a TV cricket reality series in Oz to get a contract with Victoria!

I'm trying to work out why Holland keeps on getting selected. Hopefully he proves me wrong during this match, but for a supposed all-rounder, I'm yet to see evidence that he can bat or bowl. Yes he has good figures with both for the 2nds, but the counts for very little in my book.

[st_brendy]

Already conceded as many extras as Somerset did.