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Post by Phil on May 8, 2023 11:22:03 GMT
An old hobby horse of mine but how much earlier should we have declared? Always a wonder when we go so close but I wouldn't have declared any earlier, the very short boundary on one side could have been a problem to beat us with, although it wasn't in the end. |
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Post by happy larry on May 8, 2023 12:09:40 GMT
This is why Hartley is in, his usefulness with the bat. Crofty goes, but a decent knock from him too. I've been very impressed by Hartley's batting today. Came in difficult conditions and steadied the ship then up'd the run rate when required. IMHO has looked better than Croft who to be fair is not in the best of form. And you wont to play jones instead of him in the next game , Giv ye head a little wobble AL. |
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Post by MickeyG on May 8, 2023 13:19:17 GMT
Would Crofty be captain in that team you picked, Alan? A lot of bowling in that lineup, if Balderson and Mitchell help in that regard.
Also, does anyone have an idea if we are we expected to lose Mahmood to England this summer or is he likely to be around all summer for Lancs?
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Post by alanw on May 8, 2023 13:24:58 GMT
I've been very impressed by Hartley's batting today. Came in difficult conditions and steadied the ship then up'd the run rate when required. IMHO has looked better than Croft who to be fair is not in the best of form. And you wont to play jones instead of him in the next game , Giv ye head a little wobble AL.
Jones is on the books as a specialised batsmen. He has been around a long time but never been consistent enough to establish himself in the first team. I had written him off half way through last season but he came back and scored some useful runs for us later in the season. He has scored runs for the seconds this year and so I think he deserves the opportunity. |
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Post by alanw on May 8, 2023 13:35:36 GMT
Would Crofty be captain in that team you picked, Alan? A lot of bowling in that lineup, if Balderson and Mitchell help in that regard. Also, does anyone have an idea if we are we expected to lose Mahmood to England this summer or is he likely to be around all summer for Lancs?
I think Mahmood needs to demonstrate his form for Lancashire before he gets back into the England set-up. I didn't think he was back to his previous form in the Somerset game which is maybe why he was rested for the Notts game. It's early days he's been out for a year. I do hope he gets back into the England setup. I saw him make his test debut in Barbados last year and thought he was the pick of our bowlers there. The other pacemen were Woakes, Fisher and Stokes so not the strongest attack to be fair. |
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Post by man in the stand on May 8, 2023 14:23:50 GMT
.............................. Wells, Balderson, Bohannon, Mitchell, Croft, Jones, Bell, Bailey, Mahmood, Parkinson, Anderson.
There are things I don’t like in this team, Balderson opening and a long tail but I think it would give us the best chance of winning. It also seems hard to leave Hartley out.
I'd go with that team. Jimmy bowled a lot of overs yesterday so he may miss out in which case Williams to replace him...
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Post by lancsdes on May 8, 2023 17:57:05 GMT
Agree with Alanw ; Mahmood looked a long way short of what he was at Taunton but I think that was to be expected.
Think we missed a bowler like him at his best yesterday ; I’m thinking of when he forced that result in Roses match at OT on a typically dead pitch. Not that I’m saying he is a better bowler than Jimmy of course but horses for courses.
Great to see lots of posts at present ; only an impression but seems more than we’ve had even in season for a while.
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Post by Dave Towers on May 8, 2023 20:15:45 GMT
Balderson and Bohannon were going along great at 195 for 1 when the weather took us off for almost five hours.
But for that we could have declared well before the end of day three and set them a nominal 400 and still have more than 67 overs we ended up with to bowl them out.
It’s part of the game though and we just have to accept it.
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Post by Phil on May 9, 2023 10:02:04 GMT
Would Crofty be captain in that team you picked, Alan? A lot of bowling in that lineup, if Balderson and Mitchell help in that regard. Also, does anyone have an idea if we are we expected to lose Mahmood to England this summer or is he likely to be around all summer for Lancs? Doubt he is on a central contract so just depends if they pick him or not, on current form he is a bit off! |
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Post by man in the stand on May 9, 2023 10:24:11 GMT
..... Also, does anyone have an idea if we are we expected to lose Mahmood to England this summer or is he likely to be around all summer for Lancs?
Someone who is on a central contract is Joffra Archer who is returning early from the IPL due injury and with Olly Stone also now injured the chances of Mahmood being picked have increased. Problem is there are only two County games before tha Ashes start for Mahmood to prove his fitness and form. |
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Post by exile on May 9, 2023 13:44:28 GMT
An old hobby horse of mine but how much earlier should we have declared? I think the declaration was well enough judged and Lancs almost won. However, both in this game and at Chelmsford, we limited our options by our poor 1st innings batting. |
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Post by Phil on May 9, 2023 15:18:31 GMT
An old hobby horse of mine but how much earlier should we have declared? I think the declaration was well enough judged and Lancs almost won. However, both in this game and at Chelmsford, we limited our options by our poor 1st innings batting. And that is where most of the points can be gained in a draw! |
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Post by John W on May 9, 2023 15:24:47 GMT
Would Crofty be captain in that team you picked, Alan? A lot of bowling in that lineup, if Balderson and Mitchell help in that regard. Also, does anyone have an idea if we are we expected to lose Mahmood to England this summer or is he likely to be around all summer for Lancs? Doubt he is on a central contract so just depends if they pick him or not, on current form he is a bit off! I think Saqib is on a bowling development contract with England so they will have a big say in what happens to him regarding games played, resting etc. After being out for the last 12 months and having previous injuries I would expect he will be handled with kid gloves. |
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