Bit of a shock in the creekit ....

[aytonstrummer]

Root and Brook are actually playing for Yorkshire

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

Looking forward to seeing them down at Lord’s on Friday playing against Middlesex.

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

Root and Brook are actually playing for Yorkshire

Mind you a total of 28 between them in the first innings.

 

[Capybara]

Brook played in the first match (and got a century).

 

[Kosovo]

Surprised how many big scores with no one getting skittle

 

[El Guapo]

Surprised how many big scores with no one getting skittle

Kookaburra ball. It’s a dog ball essentially and at this time of year

 

[Kosovo]

I must’ve missed that. Have they changed the ball all year or just early season knowing how much movement you get with the Dukes.

 

[El Guapo]

I must’ve missed that. Have they changed the ball all year or just early season knowing how much movement you get with the Dukes.

They’ve changed it for part of the season so our players learn how to use it (in the case of bowlers, how to get spanked round the ground) in preparation for England tours abroad to counties that use the Kookaburra. It’s prep for next away ashes really but it’s making a mockery of the CC in the meantime.

 

[Yearbyred]

Root got a 50 second innings.

Edit : And of course as soon as I posted that he was out.

 

[Zoophonic]

Root and Brook out for 5 and 3 respectively today at Lord's.

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

Was at Lords yesterday. Kookaburra ball now shelved so more wickets falling with the dukes. Lame effort by the Yorkies really yesterday. Apart from Masood scratched around.

 

[Zoophonic]

Brooks out for a golden duck in the second innings. He is in really poor form.

 

[Otto42]

Was at Lords yesterday. Kookaburra ball now shelved so more wickets falling with the dukes. Lame effort by the Yorkies really yesterday. Apart from Masood scratched around.

Why have they reverted to the Dukes ball, thought we were using Kookaburra in preparation for the next Ashes?

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

Why have they reverted to the Dukes ball, thought we were using Kookaburra in preparation for the next Ashes?

No it was always a short experiment. Will use it again in September.

 

[aytonstrummer]

100+ each this morning at headingly