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B12 Why the hell should I?

Matron, this man needs another organ

Excellent! Many thanks Weston.

Get in! Surrey match drawn. Great – possibly pivotal – day for Hampshire!

Get in! Surrey match drawn. Great – possibly pivotal – day for Hampshire!

Meaker went for 13 in his last over, so Surrey back to an all-spin attack. 6.05pm and they still need 4 wickets.

Meaker went for 13 in his last over, so Surrey back to an all-spin attack. 6.05pm and they still need 4 wickets.

Yep, Leicestershire have hit 23 fours off his bowling, so I imagine Surrey have got all their fielders around the bat. It's great watching text cricket ain't it?

Yep, Leicestershire have hit 23 fours off his bowling, so I imagine Surrey have got all their fielders around the bat. It's great watching text cricket ain't it?

They've now bought on a quicker bowler so I'm assuming bad light isn't an issue

They've now bought on a quicker bowler so I'm assuming bad light isn't an issue

I dunno Windows – I always get confused with the last day/minimum overs ruling when they’ve lost time for rain etc during the day. But I do know that Surrey have got their spinners on and still need 4 wickets, if that helps.

I dunno Windows – I always get confused with the last day/minimum overs ruling when they’ve lost time for rain etc during the day. But I do know that Surrey have got their spinners on and still need 4 wickets, if that helps.

Good, hope it rains in Leicester for rest of afternoon (sorry Leicestersaint), Surrey still need another six wickets Very handy 23 pts for Hants. Good to see the runs and wickets shared around as well.

Good, hope it rains in Leicester for rest of afternoon (sorry Leicestersaint), Surrey still need another six wickets Very handy 23 pts for Hants. Good to see the runs and wickets shared around as well.

Careful, we don’t want to spend too long analysing why all of us on here invest so much of our time, money, effort, energy and passion on following the fortunes of a bunch of highly-paid blokes chasing a ball around for 90 minutes – the madhouse isn’t big enough for all of us.

Careful, we don’t want to spend too long analysing why all of us on here invest so much of our time, money, effort, energy and passion on following the fortunes of a bunch of highly-paid blokes chasing a ball around for 90 minutes – the madhouse isn’t big enough for all of us.

Money buys players; managers make teams. On the evidence so far, I’m optimistic that Koeman is more than up to the task, but like CB Fry says, we’ll have a much better picture come 5pm next Saturday, and an even clearer one as the season progresses. Early days, yes, but right now I’m feeling fairly confident we can match last season’s finish.

Money buys players; managers make teams. On the evidence so far, I’m optimistic that Koeman is more than up to the task, but like CB Fry says, we’ll have a much better picture come 5pm next Saturday, and an even clearer one as the season progresses. Early days, yes, but right now I’m feeling fairly confident we can match last season’s finish.

Kent 24/1 Key lbw Matt Coles 5

Kent 24/1 Key lbw Matt Coles 5

Agree, he was my MOTM as well.

Agree, he was my MOTM as well.

Hampshire set Kent 501 to win, or, more realistically, set themselves 4 sessions to win the match. Let the wickets tumble.

Hampshire set Kent 501 to win, or, more realistically, set themselves 4 sessions to win the match. Let the wickets tumble.