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But that was when City, United,Chelsea,Liverpool and probably Arsenal and Tottenham didn't feel the need to have 2 complete sides, both better than ours. Playing for the likes of Saints and Swansea was still considered better than having the occasional City run out in the League Cup.

Once their 4th wicket pair dug in it was entirely predictable. This is other counties tactic against Hants now. Bat first make 350 plus and skittle us twice. 23 easy points. We had a great start with them a 1 for 2 but these major 4th and 5th wicket partnerships just keep on happening. Any chance of Northeast being back at any time soon ?

Weatherley has put in some good knocks in the one day competition though, perhaps he's just not familiar enough with the demands of opening in the 4 day game. Abbott seems to be having a poor season up to now. Conceding an awful lot of runs.

Never mind, moaning about lack of wickets taken usually has the desired effect, getting wickets. same as getting a pint from the beer tent!!

So our bowling is limited to dobby seamers and erratic fast men then. No wonder we can't get a wicket. To think some tipped us for a Championship season, Topley wasn't it ?

I really doubt that Carberry would be the answer. Our inability to take wickets is on display again today. They got off to an atrocious start but as per usual there's the solid middle order stand at over 4 an over that will see us facing 350+ at least again.

Tinman's mate = Kleber Chala.

QUOTE=larry12;2637267]this place, tui and not 606 are flat as a pancake right now. Doesn't anybody care about what is going on at the club anymore? Would it help ?:)

No Dawson today, Ervine back in the side which looks full of bowlers really. Good start though, Surrey 1 for 2 after the first over.

True but who has left since 30 June 2017 who'd make a lot of difference. VvD of course, Fonte half way through the 16/17 season, JRod and a few fringe players. Hoedt in, Lemina would probably be in the region of the Fonte saving, Carrillo although he's supposed to be on not a lot. Maybe a couple of million saved but still a player wage bill over 80 million or so. Then we've had to pay off Puel and no doubt Pellegrino to boot.

However the official accounts seem to say otherwise. "despite player remuneration growing by 29 per cent (£67.2m in 2016, to £86.6m in 2017)".

No doubt it will be in fine working order for the World Cup.

Can't really understand exactly why Liverpool would need so many extra players. They've Keita coming in this summer; they've signed Fabinho from Monaco as well. Yet what they really need is a really decent keeper.

Still 357 is a tough target for them, plus Essex made a pretty big total so Kent may not win anyway.

Dale Steyn in the group of 15 for today's game. Still no Amla though, is he done with Hants already or maybe just being saved for the next 4 day game.

That's it. Group winners into the semis. 2nd and 3rd teams from each group dispute the quarters.

Nope...straightforward win in the end, few overs to spare. Batting might have been difficult, didn't listen today so can't be sure.

Vince bowling in a one day game, that can't be right surely.

Thought they did pretty well yesterday actually. They were a bit behind the rate for a fair while but didn't panic. That we lost in the end was unfortunate but we probably deserved to because of the atrocious bowling for their innings. Still without Abbott, Edwards and Wheal what can you expect.

The Dutch aren't in the world cup. Might have a couple of friendlies though.

Just the one ?

What exactly have they to be happy about. They're in the Championship. Hughes did well enough for us at the end of the season. deserves his chance to take us forward.

And the "signing on fee". Cheaper the transfer the more they expect. No such thing as a free transfer, well not unless the signee is totally crap anyway.

Handy point, keeps us top..

Nah, did that all last week. Now suffering from acute sunburn.:)