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[six and out]

Northants win! Just goes to show...

(I'm not sure what.)

Alex Wakely said in a pre-season interview that you have to be prepared to lose to win games in the championship and this season as much as possible they would play cricket to do that and try and entertain at tge same time.

[Felix Tito]

All these mediocre South African kolpaks shouldn't be allowed to play in the County Championship. Guys like Sangakkara and Chanderpaul are still run machines and Abbott arguably one of the best bowlers in the world.

Don't see what Vilas, van Zyl, Harmer etc are adding to the championship

[Rob580]

All these mediocre South African kolpaks shouldn't be allowed to play in the County Championship. Guys like Sangakkara and Chanderpaul are still run machines and Abbott arguably one of the best bowlers in the world.

Don't see what Vilas, van Zyl, Harmer etc are adding to the championship

Totally agree, why is Vilas any better than promoting one of the Lancs production line of Batsmen. They do love a Kolpak though! Same goes for Smit at Derbyshire, I have no idea what he's doing getting a Kolpak gig!

In defence of Essex & Harmer, they essentially didn't have a spinner (Zaidi & Nijjar don't count!) so seems like a decent route to go down, only other way would have been to try and lure another county's second spinner there on loan (Kerrigan, Rafiq, Crane, Bess, Riley etc)

[Manormanic]

Panesar looking for a county gig?

[Sam]

Panesar looking for a county gig?

Wasn't he struggling for Northants 2nds at the latter end of last season? Not the most promising of signs.

[Neon Cricket]

Panesar doesn't deserve another chance IMO, he's had plenty of opportunity over his career and threw it all away through his own actions!

[ppccopener]

Panesar doesn't deserve another chance IMO, he's had plenty of opportunity over his career and threw it all away through his own actions!

he might of done, but he hasn't killed or injured anyone so before he gets stoned to death on the forum it's his career

if your a taxi driver and have an accident and it's your fault, you admit liability and the consequences of it do you then stop being a taxi driver ?

[rich041187]

Probably end up at Leicestershire just to add to the laughing stock

[Manormanic]

Wasn't he struggling for Northants 2nds at the latter end of last season? Not the most promising of signs.

The man himself reports coming back too soon from injury. True or not, I cannot say.

[iand123]

Bit late with this but says alot about the standard of div 2 if Stevens bolwing 54mph for Kent and taking a hatful of wickets int he first two games

[rickjames]

From the darkness, a wild Root and Bairstow appear

[justnotcricket86]

We (Hampshire) have a harder task against the Yorkies this round. JB & Root in for them whilst we have lost Rossouw and Fiddy to injury.

Should be a good game though!

[FattusCattus]

From the darkness, a wild Root and Bairstow appear

Oh sh*t - Strauss must have been distracted during the Yorkshire selection meeting!!!

What will the Yorkies have to moan about now?

[Sam]

What will the Yorkies have to moan about now?

Didn't Liam Plunkett get injured whilst playing for the MCC pre-season...? That would be my shout.

Edit : Only 1 kolpak in the Hampshire team this week so even that's off the cards  .

[Sivlar13]

Only managed to wangle my way onto a school trip to Lords! Currently watching the Middlesex Essex game, sometimes being a teacher is alrite!