Shan Masood seems to be scoring runs for fun in Pakistan at present, his 190 today being his third ton in four innings. It also represented 62% of his team's score and Mickey Arthur's subsequent tweet made for good viewing:
Don't worry guys @shani_official is coming to a good home, where he will be backed to the hilt and will make a massive contribution to our new journey.
I don't expect any more signings until the new year, as things are gradually closing down. My guess is that Arthur will arrive in early January and work will crank up then, with new players coming in and players and coach getting to know each other. There are still plenty of out of contract players who may be good options to reinforce a small squad and a few trialists will doubtless arrive.
We need a wicket-keeper to challenge Brooke Guest and with the rumoured signing of Ben Brown from Sussex, Hampshire appear to have one too many.
They have the talented Lewis McManus and equally able Tom Alsop already, so three of quality does seem a little like overkill. They may play Brown as a specialist batsman, but it may be worth keeping an eye on that situation.
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