There's no Pat Brown or Rory Haydon and with Derbyshire now unable to qualify. I would hope that the final eleven includes players who would benefit from the experience. Of course, a win would be nice but planning for next year has to start now.
The thirteen - with my side the first eleven:
Came, Jewell, Montgomery, Guest, Basra, Andersson, Dal, Chappell, Aitchison, Hawkins, Potts
Whiteley and Morley.
We know what Ross can do so I would rest him here, but Morley might get in the final eleven if turn is likely.
There is no news on the Hampshire side as I write, but this was their eleven against Nottinghamshire, last time out:
Orr, Gubbins, Middleton, McMullen, Prest, Mayes, Organ, Neal, Abbott, Wheal, Jack
I am interested to see how Brandon McMullen fares, having been a standout for Scotland in recent seasons. He is a fine player with bat and ball, at 25 likely featuring in a few wish lists around the counties.
I suspect Hampshire will be too strong for Derbyshire, but it is hard to come to a different conclusion after the way we bowled in the last match. The return of Ben Aitchison should help, as it would if Matt Montgomery was fit to bowl a few overs.
There are cases to be made for a few players to be out and others to be in, but we will see how things go tomorrow.
I’d go for the 2 spinners and leave out Potts. Whatever we go with its hard to imagine that we can bowl worse than yesterday.
ReplyDeleteNot that it matters to much now. But our only chance of not being hammered tomorrow rests on getting Nick Gubbins out very cheaply. He’s having a very good tournament and is a class batsman. Very unlucky never to been given a chance with England. I watched the after match interview with M. A after the Surrey match today. He just seems to think it’s down to very fine margins . It sounds nice but I don’t quite see it myself. He speaks like someone whose only taken over a few months ago not 3 years
ReplyDeleteYeah. I suppose a fine margin can be 'we dropped him early, then he scored 140...'
DeleteI don't see those same fine margins, much of the time
Whiteley for Potts for me. On for a hiding I think. Grant from Telford
ReplyDeleteA long trip for a dead rubber. A game we could probably do without. Go down and do your best lads. Kris
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