Mickey Arthur has named the predictable twelve, which is pretty much anyone left and still able to run. The decision on the final eleven looks likely to be between Nye Donald and Amrit Basra, so you can place your bets on that one. I suppose the former could be asked to open the batting, as he does successfully in white ball cricket, replacing Caleb Jewell. I would be happier with both of them away from the new ball and the wiles of Timm Van Der Gugten, to be honest. I expect Arthur to go with Donald and this to be the team:
Reece, Came, Guest, Madsen, Donald, Andersson, Dal, Chappell, Aitchison, Morley, Haydon (Basra)
Glamorgan arrive with a squad of fourteen and all of their big guns apart from Ben Kellaway, who is injured.
Northeast, Root, Carlson, Crane, Harris, Gorvin, Leonard, ul Hassan, Ingram, Cooke, Tribe, Van Der Gugten, Fernando, Byron
Much as I would love to predict a home win, the weather looks set to take time out of every day and I fully expect a draw as a consequence. Which will be greeted with euphoria in Cardiff, of course and our visitors deserve every credit for how they have gone about their cricket this year. They have managed five wins to our two, which is the reason they are 27 points ahead at this stage.
For next summer, Arthur needs to be brave enough to go with result pitches at Derby. Not to the point of point deductions, but similar to what we saw at Lord's last week and what they have had in Cardiff and at Leicester.
I am not convinced that our batting is as good nor our bowling as at times ineffectual as it has seemed, but a young attack, hopefully strengthened by a solid attack leader from overseas next year, could do with a little more encouragement on home turf.
But that's for another year. I won't see much of tomorrow's play as I am in Manchester meeting up with some friends, but I will see the rest of the game. As I do when on holiday with the family, I will create a page for you to append comments at the end of the day.
Fingers crossed!
Is it going to turn at all? I would be inclined to leave Morley out. Think the weather will win the day though. Grant from Telford
ReplyDeleteNothing to realistically play for in the last two games and average age of that side is...
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Totally agree with you. It must be very hard being a Derbyshire 2nd team player With not much realistically to play for surely more of the fringe players should be given a chance. Mickey Arthur often talks about the great players coming through but seems extremely reluctant to play any of them
DeleteFor me we don’t need six seamers to play. Morley should play to give variety to the attack (but giving Joe Hawkins a game would have been a good alternative). Given the likely weather interruptions we may well need to score quickly towards the end of the match if there is any chance of a win or setting a target. For me Donald and Basra must therefore play. I think Dal may be the one to miss out.
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Unless the wicket is going to turn why play Morley? Basra could have bowled the overs he bowled at Lords and strengthened the batting. Grant from Telford
Delete"Arthur needs to be brave enough to go with result pitches at Derby"
ReplyDeleteWe have said this for years - maybe even predating Mickey's time in charge - how come supporters know but not the people that matter.
Related, no good having an academy if you don't play them, particularly on the batting side. E.g. Mickey was too loyal to Lloyd and Godleman; no Nick Potts etc.
I’ve been a member for over forty years and in that time I’ve seen play stopped/ delayed because of rain snow hail, bad light and regularly a few years ago in day night games the sun setting but never by the wind. Didn’t years ago the umpires have a special set of weighted bails to be used in windy conditions? Are umpires now equipped with an anemometer?with instructions from Lords that play is only permitted below a certain wind speed?
ReplyDeleteSteve, what has become of Mitch Wagstaff? Is he still unfit with the injury sustained at Dunstable in the 50-over warm up game?
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