Drat...

Or maybe not...

Durham were set for a decent score tonight, at 110-2 in 13 when the rain came. They would perhaps have ended with a similar score to us at the County Ground, yet on winning the toss we'd done the obvious thing and bowled first. When there's rain about it is the only thing to do, especially in these games.

Had we got back out, the likelihood is that we'd have been chasing around 50 in six overs with ten wickets in hand, a score I am sure our boys would have fancied. Strangely, it was a reversal of the scenario at the County Ground, so I suppose at the end of it all we've ended up with honours even.

It is a good point for us though and one thateffectively ends Durham's hopes of progress. All eyes now switch to Edgbaston, where we could really do with Warwickshire beating Yorkshire. If they do, we can guarantee qualification with a win over Northamptonshire on Friday night.

I've never rooted for Rikki Clarke and Ant Botha more than I am right now...