Durham Match Thread 2018

[Durhamfootman]

just as i was thinking 200 runs in 36 overs is very do-able, Lees falls

less than hundred?

or more?

[captaincolly]

just as i was thinking 200 runs in 36 overs is very do-able, Lees falls

less than hundred?

or more?

I fear the worst.

[Durhamfootman]

me too

I can't see anything other than a Barker/Patel skittle for under a hundred

[captaincolly]

me too

I can't see anything other than a Barker/Patel skittle for under a hundred

Yep. Both been unusually quiet so far so they're overdue to destroy us!

[Durhamfootman]

they've been too quiet, for too long

[Durhamfootman]

didn't Patel get 7fer in our second innings up here?

[captaincolly]

they've been too quiet, for too long

I wonder what the best tactic is? I think we're as likely to get out trying to defend as trying to attack. A defeat won't make much difference anyway so I think we may as well give it a go. Unless they're trying to keep wickets in a hand for a late push but that could be disastrous.

[Durhamfootman]

just try and hang in there until half an hour after tea, would be my approach.

as long as the RRR is only around 4, I'd give it a crack then

[Durhamfootman]

or have we already had tea?

I lose track with the September hours

[Durhamfootman]

32 overs left, so tea must be due now

hmmm.... still playing

my head hurts

[Durhamfootman]

do whatever WL said

see where we are with 20 overs to go, and then decide whether to have a mad dash for it

[captaincolly]

or have we already had tea?

I lose track with the September hours

I can't work it out either but yes , they had tea between the innings.
2 down now!

[Durhamfootman]

Steel gone

do whatever WL said

see where we are with 20 overs to go, and then decide whether to have a mad dash for it see if we can hang on

[captaincolly]

Steel gone

do whatever WL said

see where we are with 20 overs to go, and then decide whether to have a mad dash for it see if we can hang on

The issue with this lineup is Colly's awful form was a surprise given his class and recent record but there's a good argument to be made that the rest of them struggling so badly is no surprise at all given their records!

[captaincolly]

In fact it could be argued that it'd have been a big surprise of any of them did score a lot of consistent runs.