tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post1234746346264021287..comments2024-03-29T08:20:35.668+00:00Comments on Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog: Derbyshire v Northamptonshire day 2Peakfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328174919897893268noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-2602849056121846012015-05-12T19:53:03.162+01:002015-05-12T19:53:03.162+01:00I see your point Marc, but as you will read from t...I see your point Marc, but as you will read from tonight's post, we have to accept that opponents won't lie over and die to suit us. <br /><br />They all have good players who, on occasion, will be better than anything we can throw at them. It happens in the game, always has and always will. <br /><br />I think Madsen got it right tonight and has to be willing to rotate his bowlers tomorrow - try Elstone, Chesney and himself if required - to winkle out the opposition. <br /><br />It won't be easy, that's for sure, but as always, the morning offers the best chance for inroads, as it always does at Derby.Peakfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328174919897893268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46846306391908034.post-43622536625902324462015-05-12T08:15:55.197+01:002015-05-12T08:15:55.197+01:00We have got to stop thinking the job is done when ...We have got to stop thinking the job is done when we capture a few wickets. Twice against Lancashire,a really long time to polish off Gloucestershire and now we allow another team to fight their way out of trouble. We get into the habit of forgetting the basics and allow ourselves to become mentally sidetracked into doing things differently.The more senior bowlers are just as culpable as the younger ones for falling into this trap. We have to solve this problem quickly if we are to avoid repetitions.<br /><br />We have a solid platform now on which to build a challenging second innings total.We have to be careful not to bat Northamptonshire out of the game entirely. I feel our best chance of winning is by giving the visitors a theoretical chance of winning themselves. We don,t have to go berserk with the bat but we should be looking to score at a healthy rate and thereby give ourselves maximum time to bowl them out again. By tomorrow the pitch could be somewhat problematic to bat on.<br /><br />Marcnoreply@blogger.com