All things considered that was a pretty good day's work by Derbyshire, especially after being in danger of turning into pumpkins after the late finish last night...
Derby this year has averaged out at around 250-300, which for me is a decent cricket wicket. There were more wickets for Tim Groenewald and after early stick from Shakib, who put the visitors back in the game, Robin Peterson took another two wickets, giving him 42 so far this season.
It was good to see Greg Smith and Mark Footitt bowling with control too and that we got through the day without any obvious injuries in the current situation. Wes Durston missed out from last night's niggle, so there was a welcome return to the lineup for Dan Redfern. I'd love to see Redders get a score in this game, as he's had a difficult season, but I still have confidence he will be back to his normal self next summer.
At the end of the day there was a solid stand between Rogers and Madsen and Derbyshire closed on 43-0, 236 behind. The skipper needs just 44 more runs tomorrow to reach his thousand for the season yet again and has a lot of time remaining to take his aggregate to new heights. All this on a day when his country were skittled for 88 at Headingley by Pakistan.
C'mon Australia, you need Buck Rogers. You know it makes sense...
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