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Cardiff get Ashes test in 2015 ahead of Rose Bowl. We miss out on 2013 Ashes Test as well although that is less surprising!

He still has an ankle problem. Gets himself back to training and suffers again putting hims recovery back.

I think you are getting a chip on your shoulder because you fell into the over 60 under 65 change and decided not to renew. I know many many others who were similarly affected but did renew and are enjoying what is being served up. As someone has already stated, it was a Sunday 3pm and that will have affected supporters decisions, particularly those who are not season ticket holders. Incidently we are 3rd in the table of Championship attendances. Not bad for a club you think might be suffering from over pricing!

I am going to be careful and not comment on our coach at this time. He will be here next season and under enormous pressure. Balcombe is a strange one. He was in contention but everytime he got near he got an injury. When he was finally fit he could not get into our side and was sent out on loan. Played well for Kent using a different ball (they are using a different one that in the 1st Div) and took plent of wickets but came back early for treatment to an injury AGAIN and then went back for one more game and did well. If he can stay fit he will have a good future with Hampshire. No fault of the coach on this one. Dimi continues to bowl well and is still worth his place. He is still better than our other bowlers and is an ideal first change. He is blocking no one that is near to him at present. It took a little while to get inn the grove after his injury but he is now in the grove and hungry for more cricket. Wood will come in place of Cork at No 8. Ervine still is a class batsman and again he is not holding up any of our up and coming batsman at present. It is not all about pace. We have Wood, Griffiths and Tomlinson for that. Riazhuddin is a decent player but down the pecking order at present and I would like to see him loaned out next season to aid his development. Griffiths is injured again with a foot fracture and tendon damage in the same foot. He is wearing a special boot at the moment and when I spoke to him yesterday he seemed pretty down and did not look that well. Briggs is an important part of the team and Giles has said that. He will be an automatic pick next season. Jones & Ali have a year left of their agreement and Contract respectively. I will be suprised if either feature next season but let's not blame them. They have both worked tirelessly to get themselves fit when I spoke to Rod Bransgrove. Jimmy Adams is already talking about having a smaller pool next season. Apart from Katich for Lumb it looks like there is not likely to be any futher replacements. The youngsters, who have done very well and above expectations, will have to step up to the mark.

No I am not a Steward. I am a member but lucky enough to have access to all. It was not a bitter Pothas. He was just answering questions. He spoke for an hour as guest speaker. I am careful not to put anything up that the club might not be happy with. I have a lot more but it is not for forums. It is face to face only and only to the descreet

Steve, he flew back from SA yesterday to attend an event as guest speaker. His father is very ill at present.

Pothas was who I was talking about.

The situation regarding finance is held very close to the chest of the Chairman, Financial Director and Managing Director. No one can get anything out of them but from little hints I think we will come through the present "crisis" that is affecting not just us but most of the major clubs. We will have a club next season, of that I am sure.

Just got back home from a spirited fight back from Hampshire. Seems Pothas has played his last game for Hampshire. Last night he complained about the lack of discipline in the side, could not understand why a captain often drove himself to games rather than be on the coach and a number of other matters. I have heard 3rd hand that Giles White just does not want to see him anymore. Dawson is absolutely devastated at our relegation. Looks like Katich will be joining us and on a separate note the Chairman could see no reason why MacKenzie should not be with us next season.

45 is my best with a few 30+

Subject to weather it looks like Worcester will lose and Yorkshire will be relegated.

They are made for each other!

Good win to keep our hopes alive. Tahir has played his last game for us. As he is centrally contracted to South Africa and they have called him up for pre season training. Thanks Immi, what a nice guy and not a bad bowler too!

132-6 and Tahir is getting plenty of spin. Top 6 out

Now 602-8 and a lead of 398. Adams said he wanted a lead somewhere near 400 so a declaration should not be far away. Make that 602 for 9

I am told Adam would have been told if it was true. He knows nothing. How did Brian Howard know then?

The report of Everton making a bid for Adam Lalana is rubbish. Source is family.

Wow, another Hypo dominated thread. He is getting so so boring. I have resisted putting up this post for a month....day after day after day. Well done Hypo you have finally broken my resistance

313/1 in 91 overs BUT Worcestershire have just beaten Lancashire by 10 wickets and pick up 19 points. Our recent fightback looks to be in vain.

At Lunch 2nd day 226/1 a lead of 22 with both Adams & Carberry making centuries This is the good news....now the bad Lancs are 37/3 in their second innings still 39 behind Worcester and Warwickshire are 55/2 in their first innings - Yorkshire 281

Well they did regroup a bit and reached 204 but putting that into context Hants 124/1 at the close

Looks like they are listening to you Steve 86/7

At least we have Somerset at 81/4 but Hildreth still there. He is the danger. But he has now gone 82/5

Bad news is that Lancs are 67/7 against Worcester!

Dominic Cork is rested, as is Nic Pothas. Trescothick, Compton and Kieswetter out for S'set.