To the eleven that played at Warwickshire are added Brooke Guest and Nick Potts, though logic suggests an unchanged side. Despite its failings at Edgbaston, the top six virtually picks itself. We will wait to see if Anuj Dal continues at three, but dropping him down the order after one game would be harsh and suggest flawed thinking in the first place.
The make up of the side looks solid, with Dal and Tom Wood perhaps set to contest the extra batting place as the summer goes on. I do hope the latter gets opportunity, as this summer rather represents a 'free hit' as far as his ability at this level is concerned. If he succeeds, then we may have a long - term successor to Wayne Madsen, but we won't know if he doesn't get a substantial run.
It was nice to read online today that Wayne thinks he has a few more years in him yet. I certainly think so and it will be a sad day when he bats for the last time in county colours. It took two good balls to remove him at Edgbaston and I have no doubts that the runs will rack up again this summer.
The Derbyshire squad:
Godleman, Reece, Dal, du Plooy, Madsen, Critchley, Hosein, Hudson-Prentice, Cohen, Aitchison, Conners, Guest, Potts.
Worcestershire welcome West Indian quick Alzarri Joseph for the first time. He can play their first seven games and is a talented and lively bowler.
Their squad:
Daryl Mitchell
Jake Libby
Tom Fell
Gareth Roderick
Brett D’Oliveira
Riki Wessels
Ben Cox
Ed Barnard
Joe Leach *
Dillon Pennington
Charlie Morris
Alzarri Joseph
Jake Libby
Tom Fell
Gareth Roderick
Brett D’Oliveira
Riki Wessels
Ben Cox
Ed Barnard
Joe Leach *
Dillon Pennington
Charlie Morris
Alzarri Joseph
They bat long and powerfully, with a good seam attack and D'Oliveira to provide the spin option. It promises to be a good game and I think we have enough to come out the right side of it, if the eleven plays to potential. There's no snow forecast and the four days looks like being uninterrupted.
I am looking forward to the club's enhanced stream and a fine Derbyshire performance.
What about you?
It will be another interesting test tomorrow for us. I wanted to ask has Dustin Melton got injured? I saw he only bowled 8 overs in the university match. I am sorry if I’ve missed on previous blog post if wrote about it already.
ReplyDeleteGary
No, but DH must see the three bowlers in possession as the most in form at present.
DeleteDusty didn't bowl especially well against Cardiff and we must hope he gets his rhythm again soon