SURREY vs ESSEX LV=COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

SURREY HAVE NAMED A THIRTEEN MAN SQUAD FOR THE LV=COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AGAINST ESSEX AT COLCHESTER STARTING ON FRIDAY.
Kumar Sangakkara is unavailable for selection due to Sri Lanka’s upcoming Test Series against India.
The Surrey squad to play Essex in the LV=County Championship at Colchester on Friday 7th August, Saturday 8th August, Sunday 9th August and Monday 10th August :
Gareth Batty (capt)
Zafar Ansari
James Burke
Rory Burns
Sam Curran
Tom Curran
Steven Davies
Jade Dernbach
aneesh kapil
Arun Harinath
Jason Roy
Dominic Sibley
Gary Wilson
sibley isn't in form so find it strange he is in the squad over kapil (back to back hundreds)
the other place between burke and jade maybe burke shading it
over to you chaps

Hi Jimbob - thanks for starting this one. Agree it's a bit of a surprise to see Sibley in the squad. I think there's a fair chance that Harinath would replace Sanga and that the two to miss out might well be Sibley and Dernbach (unless any other bowler, eg Curran minor, might benefit from a rest). Although Burke can be expensive at times he does take wickets.

update
aneesh kapil has replaced ben foakes in the squad
foakes was involved in a car accident yesterday travelling as a passenger and has suffered minor injuries meaning he is unfit for the game
get well soon ben

Unfortunate for Foakes that.

Would imagine that means Kapil and Dernbach miss out, but wouldn't be surprised to see one if the young seamers rested - would make sense the more I think about it

I see from Essex website that they are missing a few regulars through injury:  "Ryan ten Doeschate sustained a blow on his knee during Wednesday’s victory over Middlesex; Graham Napier has a calf strain; Jesse Ryder is suffering with a back problem, while David Masters is struggling with a niggling injury"

Essex 87-3 after choosing to bat first

Sibley and Kapil missed out.  I'm a bit puzzled by team selection.  I'd have thought if we had five front line bowlers in Curran x2 + Dernbach + Batty + Ansari it would have made sense to have Kapil (or possibly Sibley) as another front line batsman rather than Burke.....

115 - 4 Foster caught by Harold off Ansari.

201-4 now - getting away from us; need another wicket quickly. Not sure why Burke has only bowled 3 - OK they've been expensive but so have the Currans.

201-4 now - getting away from us; need another wicket quickly. Not sure why Burke has only bowled 3 - OK they've been expensive but so have the Currans.

Have to say I was a little bemused by the team selection also - we don't need to be gambling with one less batsman at this stage of the season, especially as we have ansariforengland and Norah who can take strain off the seamers.

And not pleased to see Burke bowl so few overs either

I think we can all agree this time we are one batsman short

280-7, fighting back nicely

Sounds like a tough day for the lads...but let's hope we can pick up a 3rd bowling point tomorrow am....confident we will put in a strong batting performance at at least get a draw....

Essex all out 369, with Ansari taking 5 - 108. But then Ansari is out cheaply in Surrey's reply. OK Ansari didn't have all that lengthy a bowl today, but there was clear case for opening with Burns and Harinath... Surrey currently 33 -1 with Panesar coming on to bowl very early.

#ansariforengland

Surrey 61 - 1 at lunch.  Decent enough start to the reply.  Harinath already on to 29*.

106 - 3 Davies bowled by Panesar. Earlier Panesar had dismissed Harinath. We could be in trouble here to the spin.

Corporalhumblebucket wrote:106 - 3 Davies bowled by Panesar.  Earlier Panesar had dismissed Harinath. We could be in trouble here to the spin.

Sadly prophetic as Le Roi  is stumped for 4 off Panesar. Burns has reached 50 But I don't have an awful lot of confidence in Harold and the other remaining batsmen to play a long innings.

Nice partnership developing between Burns and Wilson!

chichestersurryfan wrote:Nice partnership developing between Burns and Wilson!

Sorry Jimbob!...still hopeful we can get at least 2 batting points here... And Glamorgan are in trouble so could be worse!

chichestersurryfan wrote:

Sorry Jimbob!...still hopeful we can get at least 2 batting points here... And Glamorgan are in trouble so could be worse!

Glam in more than trouble, they're in deep deep guano: a net minus seven for five at tea.

194 - 5 at tea, with first innings deficit of 175 .  Hmmm. Important session coming up.

chichestersurryfan wrote:

Sorry Jimbob!...still hopeful we can get at least 2 batting points here... And Glamorgan are in trouble so could be worse!

no worries chichester have to say this is a p*** poor batting effort so far against a poor bowling attack

Corporalhumblebucket wrote:194 - 5 at team, with first innings deficit of 175 .  Hmmm. Important session coming up.

Should any nice partnerships start building up, I shall refrain from commenting on them

100 for third degree

Burke stumped #matron

Can the Elder and Younger see us to a third batting point?

Take a bow Third Degree

301-7 represents an excellent recovery from 112 -4.  (Essex lost their 4th wicket, similarly, at 115).

Burns 157* He was overdue a big innings or two - and he certainly got one here. Harold, second highest scorer with just 37; however, he, Burke and Norah scored some useful runs and also kept Burns company for quite a long period.  

Both sides have used over 50 overs of spin by the end of day 2.

We've already secured two more bonus points that Glam, who are facing likely defeat, as Gloucs will need to score 108 in their second innings.

http://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12140/9942329/surreys-joe-burns-shows-off-skills-with-157-against-essex

Joe Burns or Rory Burns?!

Hopefully we can eek out 350 this morning

Curran Minor passes his previous highest first class score (18*) 336 - 9

346 all out - just short of a fourth batting point  But a good knock from Curran Minor of 30*.  Looks like the two Currans could be very handy lower order batsmen.  In the end Surrey kept deficit down to 23. We never quite made up for the low scores of some of the top order batsmen, but Burns was magnificent and there were handy contributions from most of the lower order.

Plenty of time left in this match - any result is still possible.

Good effort by the lower order to stick around with burns to all but restore parity when it looked like we'd have a significant deficit

No sign of Dernbach yet in Essex's second innings. Is he injured or are we using that rare team tactic of the Specialist [non-batsman at] Number 11?

As Essex take away the game this afternoon, good news from elsewhere as Gloucestershire best Glamorgan convincingly.

A draw wouldn't be a bad result at all for us if possible

Why no Burke?

Obviously a spinners paradise, but the team selection still looks more and more baffling.

Shame no Sanga either - perfect pitch for him to bat on!

Olly wrote:Obviously a spinners paradise, but the team selection still looks more and more baffling.

Shame no Sanga either - perfect pitch for him to bat on!

Hardly running through their top order!

49 overs so far by our "spin twins" and just 3 wickets. Looks like we're hoping they'll declare and set us a target. Still no Burke (fast becoming the new Linley).

No wickets but at below 3 runs an over it'll be unlikely they'll want to declare tonight/overnight - so batting for a draw in theory becomes easier

Bit of a stalemate kind of day.  The weather forecast is a bit indeterminate for tomorrow - it's possible there may be a bit of rain in the middle of the day.  A draw would be very acceptable result for us considering Glamorgan gained very few points from their latest loss.

Corporalhumblebucket wrote:Bit of a stalemate kind of day.  The weather forecast is a bit indeterminate for tomorrow - it's possible there may be a bit of rain in the middle of the day.  A draw would be very acceptable result for us considering Glamorgan gained very few points from their latest loss.

If this weather comes off, coupled with the fact Essex although on top, haven't really made great strides towards a safe target, means a draw is the most likely outcome tomorrow. A Surrey win the least likely result however.

apart from the team selection being wrong and not getting 400 at least against that attack
i'll take a draw now

Norah gets Westley and Pettini early - a sniff of a chance of a Surrey win?

8th pair already added a vital 30. Over 300 ahead now. Really need those last 3 wickets - wouldn't hurt to give someone else a bowl, eh Norah?

289-9 dec - 313 to win in 2 and a half sessions approx. Hope that Ansari doesn't open - doesn't score quickly enough and has just bowled 40 overs.

With the rain about literally no point risking having a dart - take the draw from a game where we have been behind and move on in my opinion