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[six and out]

Hmmmm..... unconfirmed by Essex but being reported in all India's papers...... it's been kicking off at the County Ground which is why the warm-up game is now only 3 days

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/virat-kohli-co-s-warm-up-match-against-essex-reduced-to-three-day-affair-reports/story-j2NMICp0iiVcc5mmL7NmsJ.html

[rickjames]

A bunch of grown men crying wolf

[edge]

India are complaining about a dry outfield... India?!

[ppccopener]

india are lucky they can tell a green strip from a brown outfield

in London everything is like a wild west movie there's dust everywhere

we have no idea where to put the stumps!

[SD]

Normal childish petulance from India. Do they honestly not understand that the ground staff would water the square to keep the grass green but leave the outfield to go brown in the sun.  Essex should have prepared the practice pitch as a dust bowl then both sides turn up in Birmingham to find a green seamer that has been sweating under covers for a week

[Mattsky]

india are lucky they can tell a green strip from a brown outfield

Is that a Pink Floyd reference? If it is, I applaud you, sir.

[edge]

Mark Wood unable to bowl yesterday with a sore heel, and Woakes has had a pretty poor time of it in his first proper game back... Squad to be announced tomorrow, watch this space by the looks of things! I'm calling a surprise first call up for Joverton.

[ppccopener]

wood has persistent problems m afraid

do you mean the other Overton? Jamie played a couple of matches then nothing, is he injured?

we are far too reliant on Jimmy I reckon, they must be keeping him in cotton wool apart from the Roses match think I saw him bash the stumps after Root got him out yesterday

[edge]

do you mean the other Overton? Jamie played a couple of matches then nothing, is he injured?

It was Craig who played in the Ashes/some ODIs, Jamie's not played any internationals yet. He's the quicker one, although he picks up injuries much more easily.

[rickjames]

Need to worry about Matt Coles, never mind Anderson

[six and out]

It was Craig who played in the Ashes/some ODIs, Jamie's not played any internationals yet. He's the quicker one, although he picks up injuries much more easily.

you mean this Overton - the 3rd one is making a mess of Mo Ali's stumps!

https://twitter.com/WorcsCCC/status/1022063740374708224

https://twitter.com/WorcsCCC/status/1022063081755693057

https://twitter.com/WorcsCCC/status/1021804275930984454

[edge]

you mean this Overton - the 3rd one is making a mess of Mo Ali's stumps!

https://twitter.com/WorcsCCC/status/1022063740374708224

https://twitter.com/WorcsCCC/status/1022063081755693057

https://twitter.com/WorcsCCC/status/1021804275930984454

Yep that's the one, 7 in the match and counting could be good timing! Also, that is an unbelievably poor shot from Travis Head.

[six and out]

Yep that's the one, 7 in the match and counting could be good timing! Also, that is an unbelievably poor shot from Travis Head.

Yep, awful shot from your overseas pro! But what a delivery to remove Mo!

[SD]

Mark Wood unable to bowl yesterday with a sore heel, and Woakes has had a pretty poor time of it in his first proper game back... Squad to be announced tomorrow, watch this space by the looks of things! I'm calling a surprise first call up for Joverton.

Woakes has been a shadow of the player he was over the last few years since he came back from the torn muscle he suffered last summer.  Hopefully he can regain his previous form but 12 months on, it does raise the threat that it was a career changing injury

[edge]

Didn't look fit at all in the Ashes did he. Was excellent in the ODIs that followed to be fair, but then got injured again.