It is the only change, as Mickey Arthur announces the following thirteen for the fixture:
Godleman, Ali, Guest, Came, Madsen, du Plooy, Lamb, Dal, Chappell, Watt, Aitchison, Conners, Lakmal.
Logically, unless someone is carrying an injury, one of the seamers will drop out, together with Harry Came. The side would be better balanced with the inclusion of Mark Watt, a change of pace and action beneficial, even if there is no substantial turn.
As I write, there is no news of the Leicestershire side, but again applying logic they should be close to unchanged from the remarkable win over Yorkshire
Their lineup is thus likely to be along the lines of:
Patel, Budinger, Hill, Ackerman, Handscomb, Mulder, Ahmed, Wright, Finan, Salisbury, Hull.
Matt Salisbury is, however, likely to be sidelined with a calf injury, while Callum Parkinson is struggling with an injury to his side and is unlikely to be fit.
The home side has recruited well over the winter months and there is a solid look to their batting lineup. Much like Derbyshire, but both sides need to show that they are capable of taking twenty wickets to win matches.
Notwithstanding contrasting fortunes in the season opener, I think Derbyshire will be much better in this one and could get one in the win column with an improvement in the different disciplines of the game.
However, the forecast for Friday suggests that a fair amount of time will be lost, so we must await the two sides showing that they have what it takes to force a win in reduced time.
I am following this preview with a header, under which you can put any comments on the different days of the game as it plays out. I will publish those comments as soon as I am well enough to do so.
Between times, stay well, stay positive and root for the lads!
See you soon.
Leicester looked strong with the bat last week and perhaps most importantly much more confident than last season (confidence the key to our improvement under MA in my opinion).
ReplyDeleteHowever I feel our attack should have a clear edge on theirs, Wright is capable of great bowling still but is creaking, Hull lpoks promising but is raw, Mulder has a side strain so can't bowl, Ahmed is a talent mind but not sure conditions will help him this week. If they bring Scriven in for Salisbury that will lengthen the batting which may be a wise choice with a draw likely with so much rain about. He's no worse a bowler from what I've seen either.
Hopefully a change of scenery will do us good, as usual. Haven't won a 4 day game at Derby since 2019 and our 3 50 over wins last season came away too. It really is a shocking venue for us over the years. We always seem to play better away, or at Chesterfield. Kris.
ReplyDeleteCome on Derbyshire! The last 5 Championship meetings between us and Leics have resulted in 3 Derbyshire wins and 2 draws. Let's hope we can add to that sequence.
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