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Post by newby on Apr 2, 2024 18:17:04 GMT
Forecast keeps changing, looking a little better at the moment, though much depends on how much rain Leeds catches overnight on Thursday.
Quick guess at the possible starting XI's though I'm not privy to any fitness issues, we will probably get the squads on Thursday.
Yorkshire: Adam Lyth, Finlay Bean, Shan Masood(c) , George Hill, Harry Brook, Dom Bess, Jonathan Tattersall(wk), Jordan Thompson, Matt Milnes, Matt Fisher, Ben Coad.
Leicestershire: Rishi Patel, Sol Budinger, Marcus Harris, Lewis Hill(c), Peter Handscombe, Ben Cox(wk), Ben Mike, Rehan Ahmed, Chris Wright, Scott Currie, Tom Scriven.
Lot of guess work in there but you have to start somewhere.
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Post by davemorton on Apr 2, 2024 22:10:15 GMT
I suppose I would just go Wharton or Revis, ahead of Thompson, with Hill as my 4th seamer...but not much in it.
I would hope to see Ben Mike and / or Josh Hull, and they seem to have three overseas, Mulder and the two Aussies. I have no doubt we'll be tortured by the Patto-like Wright...again. Colin Ackermann has gone to Durham, thankfully.
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Post by tbsteve on Apr 3, 2024 6:09:17 GMT
Thommo would definitely make my team, Milnes vs the extra batter for me. Fisher, Coad, Thommo and Hill with Bess would leave space for Wharton. I'm not sure a 5th seamer in Revis is really needed (at least I hope he won't be, if the first 4 aren't taking wickets, then something's gone wrong)
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Post by slowleftarmer on Apr 3, 2024 7:43:34 GMT
i would go with newbys team other than having Revis in for his extra batting ahead of one of the many right arm seamers, Milnes, Coad, Fisher or Thompson
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Post by newby on Apr 3, 2024 9:32:52 GMT
They have 3 overseas but can only play two of course. I presumed they would go with the two Aussie batsmen, but I think I picked up somewhere that Josh Hull is injured so they might play Mulder to bolster their bowling instead.
Like all the teams in the 2nd division they can turn out a very decent 1st XI, but have a thin squad and can't really afford too many injuries.
As for us, only the coaches can know what's the best bowling line-up in terms of players fitness and for the early season conditions. The batting seems to look after itself, although the wicketkeeping must be a tight call.
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Post by tykemania on Apr 3, 2024 15:19:19 GMT
I don't think we need five right arm seam bowlers and an off spinner, which almost every permutation of side seems to contain. That might lead me to select Wharton ahead of one of the frontline quicks (though that feels unkind to Revis, who must be at least alongside Wharton in terms of selection as an out and out batsman).
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Post by newby on Apr 3, 2024 17:11:01 GMT
I'm playing Hill as a batsman in this team rather than a 5th seamer, different when Joe Root is available in which case he may well not be in the XI. I'm not saying he won't or shouldn't bowl but hopefully he won't be required to bowl very much, if at all.
Playing Milnes, Fisher and Coad may not be what the coach has in mind in terms of rotation, and although I've got them all in I would be a little surprised if it happened.
Revis, Moriarty or even Edwards might come into the equation.
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Post by donnylad on Apr 3, 2024 20:29:51 GMT
You could, almost without playing, select Lyth, Bean, Brook and Masood and then make up with any 7 of the rest.
All the rest individually have something to offer, I wonder how long it will take to find the combination that is more than the sum of its parts?
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Post by davemorton on Apr 3, 2024 23:45:26 GMT
Has Bean overtaken Hill in the pecking order, then? He could have. but for me George is absolutely nailed on, and we also need a wicket-keeper, currently one of two, though it was Shai Hope this time last season.
The capped bowlers are Coad, Fisher, Thompson and Bess, and the old fashioned way would be to give them first go, though (arguably) Tommo's cap was more one-day related, which didn't happen in the long-ago. Revis made huge strides last season, and Milnes looked the part in the one game he played!
As far as I'm concerned, whatever they do, I'm right behind them. Good luck to all. I'll postpone moaning until the wheels start coming off.
Three wheels on my wagon
But I'm still rolling along
The ECB are after me
They look mad, things look bad,
But I'm singing this happy song.
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Post by karma on Apr 4, 2024 6:55:10 GMT
Has Bean overtaken Hill in the pecking order, then? He could have. but for me George is absolutely nailed on, and we also need a wicket-keeper, currently one of two, though it was Shai Hope this time last season. The capped bowlers are Coad, Fisher, Thompson and Bess, and the old fashioned way would be to give them first go, though (arguably) Tommo's cap was more one-day related, which didn't happen in the long-ago. Revis made huge strides last season. As far as I'm concerned, whatever they do, I'm right behind them. Good luck to all. I'll postpone moaning until the wheels start coming off. Three wheels on my wagon But I'm still rolling along The ECB are after me They look mad, things look bad, But I'm singing this happy song. Indeed Dave Morton , good luck to them all, I concur with all you say , especially your clever ditty As is my want , I will quote from a different song but with a similarly positive sentiment " I don't like cricket, oh no. I love it 🌴" No prizes for guessing who and what. |
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Post by newby on Apr 4, 2024 8:17:21 GMT
I don't think it's a question of Bean overtaking Hill in the pecking order, it's more the nature of the role he plays as an opener.
Lyth beginning his 19th campaign opening the batting is an example of how rare good openers are and what gets them down on the team sheet almost automatically.
Perhaps, if all the bowlers are fit, Hill putting his bowling on the 'back burner' for a while will turn out to be a good thing.
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Post by davemorton on Apr 4, 2024 8:58:43 GMT
I have just seen the BBC weather forecast for Manchester...oh dear! I imagine Leeds will be the same, perhaps half an hour later.
Confirmed by the Met Office. Heavy rain, starting 10 pm tonight, and continuing all night until 7 am. That's a nine-hour downpour, if they're correct. Prospect of play bordering on zero.
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Post by tykemania on Apr 4, 2024 9:47:37 GMT
Squad announced. yorkshireccc.com/news/preview-yorkshire-v-leicestershire-vitality-county-championship/No place for Bess. I think that makes it much more likely that we will play either Wharton or Revis, so the question will be which of the four main seamers is left out. I'd be inclined to make it Fisher - he is the best bowler, but he is also injury prone and this looks likely to be more or less a practice match between the rain. |
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Post by newby on Apr 4, 2024 11:36:03 GMT
Bess perhaps comes into his own when our batting is a little fragile and having invested in Moriarty there's a case to be made for playing him. You can also make a case for not playing a spinner at all at this stage of the season of course.
I'm not sure what is to be gained by playing Wharton, even if he does well he is going to lose the place to Root for the next 4 games you would think.
Perhaps play all the seamers with the aim of building them up with a relatively light load. Glad it's not my problem, just hope the weather doesn't turn it into a damp squib.
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Post by newby on Apr 4, 2024 16:55:32 GMT
Leicestershire 15 man squad:
Ahmed, Budinger, Cox+, Currie, Davis, Handscomb, Harris, Hill*, Kimber, Mike, Patel, Salisbury, Scriven, Trevaskis, Wood.
In alphabetical rather than any other order.
At first glance they look a little light on the bowling front. Interesting to see how Mike shapes up.
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