Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire day 2

Nottinghamshire 618-8 (Duckett 241, Hameed 196 Patterson-White 54, Aitchison 3-119)

Derbyshire 164-2 (Madsen 57* Guest 50*)

Derbyshire trail by 454 runs

Derbyshire fought back well on day two, of this game, but with weather likely to take a chunk from the remaining play, it is hard to see that we could bat so badly as to lose eighteen wickets on a fairly moribund pitch. If we did, it is dubious whether I or Mickey Arthur would be the more disappointed.. 

Nottinghamshire somewhat collapsed after losing the wicket of Ben Duckett for an excellent double century. But Patterson-White and. Pattinson hit well to take the score past 600 and pretty much legislate against the visitors having to bat again.

Bowling in that heat and on a wicket offering little help was a thankless task, but our young attack stuck manfully to it.

When out turn came Luis Reece and Harry Came both looked good, but will be disappointed in again giving it away when they had got in. Both will be aware that they need to do better, especially on a wicket more in their favour than the bowlers.

Thereafter Guest and Madsen batted well en route to half centuries, in what has been a fine season for both.

Hopefully they can both go big today, whenever we get on the field.

I still feel the wickets at Derby are TOO good. For me, it makes for a less enjoyable, less even game. It is patently clear that we need experienced seam bowlers over the winter, but I don't know who will sign up to bowl on these tracks every other week. Batsmen should score heavily but when the game is weighted too heavily one way, it loses its lustre for me. 

Apologies for the lateness of this blog, too much on right now...