He top scored with 47 as Derbyshire struggled to 129-8 in their 20 overs, then took 2-15 in his four overs, including the wicket of Rocky Flintoff, son of the former England all-rounder. Haris Ajaz also returned excellent figures of 1-17 in his four overs, but Alex Thomson struggled and went for 39 from his three overs.
I have to say I'm not sure what Mitch did wrong to drop out of the eleven, but I dare say he must have a very good chance of returning on Friday night, against Northamptonshire.
The scorecard can be seen here as Lancashire scored the winning run in the final over.
Meanwhile, Chris Woakes returned to the field for Warwickshire Seconds today, so may return to senior action on Sunday. The former England all-rounder took a break from the game following the death of his father.
Two very big games this weekend. Hopefully we see a repeat of the Nottinghamshire form, rather than that we showed against Yorkshire.
One can only assume Thomson was chosen ahead of Wagstaff to turn the ball away from their left handers, and I'm sure Wagstaff will be back on Friday. His performance here will surely have confirmed it.
ReplyDeleteI agree Thomson has not been well managed, he must be low on confidence, and that is not only a shame but something the management team should be held accountable for.
Only scoring 65 off the last 10 overs with 10 wickets in hand is hard to fathom, and although in part we must give credit to Yorkshire bowling well, it was as if we got carried away with such a good start and weren't quite sure what to do. It's quite possible Donald and Lloyd could do that again, so hopefully we will have learnt how to manage the situation better...
Wagstaff should be back in the team, he should never have been dropped. Messing about with the spinners is something MA has done since he got here. At this point I’d just like to see the young lad get a solid run in the team and see how he develops. He should also be batting ahead of Chappell, particularly the more balls/overs that are left in the innings.
ReplyDeleteI hope that Mitch Wagstaff continues to get opportunities in the first team in all formats. He looks to have the ability to develop into an excellent all-rounder.
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