I suppose it was too good to last. That "invincibility" feeling.
A day after one of the better run chases in recent years, we come crashing down to earth chasing 5 an over over 24 overs. No doubt the usual suspects will be in the Telegraph tomorrow bemoaning "typical" Derbyshire, but this defeat had a lot of positives, and there is little doubt that the apparently awful light in which we had to bat was a factor. OK, Clarke chose to bowl, and that was a good decision. With the exception of Waggy, the bowlers all did well. Langeveldt took a wicket in his first over, Jon Clare bowled a superb spell and continues to make a good impression, while the surprise was why Tom Lungley was overlooked for a fifth over. Maybe I'm being churlish, and maybe I'm missing something, but I'd have thought four overs and two for twelve was worth the fifth over.
The batting never got going, and if we'd have got to 20 in the fourth over, it would have been a breeze. After eight we were only just at two an over and the cream of the batting had gone.
The difference between the sides was young Rashid, who appears to be a genuine talent. I suspect he could be like Kim Barnett, in coming on the scene as a talented leggie who could bat and then finding the bowling less utilised than it would be abroad. Though Pipe, Wagg and Clare battled hard, it was not a wicket where you wanted to chase seven or eight an over, the target over the last five.
We now have a break until Friday. Hopefully Greg Smith will be fit for then. Although he's not yet got going with the bat, his all round ability is important to the balance of the team. James Pipe is a fine player, but I don't like seeing him at number six. Waggy is another fine player who's batting is looking pretty good but who doesn't seem to have found his radar with the ball yet.
For what it's worth, my team for the crucial Durham game would be:
Stubbings
Rogers
Sadler
Telo
Clarke
Smith (if fit)
Pipe
Wagg
Lungley
Langeveldt
Doshi
The dilemma is Jon Clare, who is bowling so well. You really can't leave out Langeveldt or Lungley, really need a spinner to change the pace if someone gets going and would have to put him (on bowling form) ahead of Graham Wagg. Doing so would lengthen the tail, and while I think he will be a good all rounder in the future, having him at eight looks less convincing than Waggy. Of course, if Smith is fit, he could bowl spin and enable Clare to replace Doshi.
Tough decisions ahead for Mr Morris, but if we don't win this one, then follow it with a win over the Scots (a bogey side of recent years) we can wave goodbye to the FP Trophy for this year.
A day after one of the better run chases in recent years, we come crashing down to earth chasing 5 an over over 24 overs. No doubt the usual suspects will be in the Telegraph tomorrow bemoaning "typical" Derbyshire, but this defeat had a lot of positives, and there is little doubt that the apparently awful light in which we had to bat was a factor. OK, Clarke chose to bowl, and that was a good decision. With the exception of Waggy, the bowlers all did well. Langeveldt took a wicket in his first over, Jon Clare bowled a superb spell and continues to make a good impression, while the surprise was why Tom Lungley was overlooked for a fifth over. Maybe I'm being churlish, and maybe I'm missing something, but I'd have thought four overs and two for twelve was worth the fifth over.
The batting never got going, and if we'd have got to 20 in the fourth over, it would have been a breeze. After eight we were only just at two an over and the cream of the batting had gone.
The difference between the sides was young Rashid, who appears to be a genuine talent. I suspect he could be like Kim Barnett, in coming on the scene as a talented leggie who could bat and then finding the bowling less utilised than it would be abroad. Though Pipe, Wagg and Clare battled hard, it was not a wicket where you wanted to chase seven or eight an over, the target over the last five.
We now have a break until Friday. Hopefully Greg Smith will be fit for then. Although he's not yet got going with the bat, his all round ability is important to the balance of the team. James Pipe is a fine player, but I don't like seeing him at number six. Waggy is another fine player who's batting is looking pretty good but who doesn't seem to have found his radar with the ball yet.
For what it's worth, my team for the crucial Durham game would be:
Stubbings
Rogers
Sadler
Telo
Clarke
Smith (if fit)
Pipe
Wagg
Lungley
Langeveldt
Doshi
The dilemma is Jon Clare, who is bowling so well. You really can't leave out Langeveldt or Lungley, really need a spinner to change the pace if someone gets going and would have to put him (on bowling form) ahead of Graham Wagg. Doing so would lengthen the tail, and while I think he will be a good all rounder in the future, having him at eight looks less convincing than Waggy. Of course, if Smith is fit, he could bowl spin and enable Clare to replace Doshi.
Tough decisions ahead for Mr Morris, but if we don't win this one, then follow it with a win over the Scots (a bogey side of recent years) we can wave goodbye to the FP Trophy for this year.
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