Well, I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm planning on a good old rain dance tomorrow.
For Gloucester not to win would be hard luck on them, especially Marcus North who has had an excellent all-round game. Having said that, losing would be unlucky for Derbyshire, who have fought back well after a dreadful first day.
There's encouragement to be found in the batting of Rogers and Telo in this game, and reassurance that James Pipe is back to his best again. Rogers and Telo are, with Rikki Clarke, our class batsmen and we need them to fire regularly this season. We also need Stubbings and Sadler to anchor things, and one of them has to come off regularly.
Greg Smith has had a nightmare game - 0 and 1 and a torn arm muscle. That could take some time to heal and I doubt we'll see him for a few weeks. Whether he is replaced by a batsman or bowler is the question, with Dan Redfern not around at present due to school commitments.
Fingers crossed for the morrow...
To be absolutely fair as a Gloucestershire fan, you fought back well and everything especially adfter the disastrous 124ao, but to say coming away with a Gloucestershire win would be unfair, I disagfree, I would say we were overall on top for 2 to 2 and a bit days, you were on top for a bit on Day 2 and a short while on Day 3 but the only truly fair outcome would be a Gloucestershire win, unless you bowled us out in the 4th innings in which case you would throughly deserve it but to be saved by the rain would be harsh on us.
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