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Post by Balladeer on Apr 13, 2018 7:05:28 GMT
Divison 1 Yorkshire vs. Essex Lancashire vs. Nottinghamshire Hampshire vs. Worcestershire
Division 2 Middlesex vs. Northamptonshire Warwickshire vs. Sussex Kent vs. Gloucestershire and, crucially Durham vs. Durham Marylebone Cricket Club University
Both divisions have my top two in action - in Division 1 indeed, whether I look silly or not could’ve decided this round. Good weather expected, albeit potentially some damp outfields.
Cricinfo’s new liveblog could be fine, or they could curate tweets so much that it becomes useless - in which case, this thread’s time to shine!
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Post by nemouk on Apr 13, 2018 7:39:46 GMT
Curation is generally fine because Hoppsy is a good sport, but my concern is there'll be hours at a time when he's busy doing his actual job, which will lose the real time nature of it all. #Ballybingo will be buggered if it takes 20 minutes to post our guesses... well actually, it might not.
Who else is making tons of last minute changes to their fantasy team? Liam Norwell being injured has thrown me into a serious state of flux.
ESPN feedback suggested the desire for a shorter, sharper blog, more focused on the news and issues and less dominated by conversation.
That's us that is. I wonder if we should boycott in the hope that it gives them a reason to change it back, or whether they'd just can it altogether in that case?
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corvusalbus
Ben Mike
Posts: 13
Team Supported: Lancashire
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Post by corvusalbus on Apr 13, 2018 7:54:33 GMT
Raining in the north west, but should stop mid morning. Perhaps a delayed start at OT.
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Post by nemouk on Apr 13, 2018 7:55:59 GMT
I did a bit of research on the weather across all the games actually and it's a pleasantly positive picture - a couple of delayed starts likely this morning, but set fair until Monday and once we start, there shouldn't be too many unscheduled stops. Will certainly take that in England in mid-April.
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Post by Balladeer on Apr 13, 2018 7:56:43 GMT
From what Hoppsy said on Twitter, that ‘feedback’ came from the overlords at ESPN, not the participants. Regardless I’ll be doing most of my conversing here. Shame.
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Post by Mattzo on Apr 13, 2018 8:01:34 GMT
New liveblog is a disappoint to be honest, so I'll expect to stick to this.
Hoping Hampshire get of to a good start - would be nice not to have a relegation battle this year! As for Division 2, as a new North Londoner I will be wishing success upon Middlesex.
And on that note, I should probably finish my fantasy team!
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Post by nemouk on Apr 13, 2018 8:04:56 GMT
On a not-entirely-fantasy related point, does anyone watch Sheffield Shield and have the slightest clue whether Joe Mennie and Daniel Worrall are any good at all?
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Post by Balladeer on Apr 13, 2018 8:06:13 GMT
Recall Mennie bowling in an ODI (I think) and being distinctly mediocre.
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Post by Balladeer on Apr 13, 2018 8:30:21 GMT
Gloucs./Kent already out of prospect for the day.
Is Canterbury’s drainage the worst in the county? They and Worcs. seem to lose the most days of dry play.
EDIT: Ah, it’s an outground. That explains it. The question then is: why?
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Post by Mattzo on Apr 13, 2018 8:44:27 GMT
I have a fantasy team!
Eskinazi Hain Northeast Bell Barker Berg Davies (wk) Podmore Harris Buck Porter
Reserves:
Pope SCurran McManus Bess
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JoeT
Brett D'Oliveira
Posts: 37
Team Supported: Essex
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Post by JoeT on Apr 13, 2018 9:34:16 GMT
Delayed start confirmed at Headingley for Yorkshire v Essex. No play until after lunch. Inspection at 1:40
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Post by nemouk on Apr 13, 2018 9:35:51 GMT
This new blog is really rubbish
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Post by Balladeer on Apr 13, 2018 9:39:31 GMT
It doesn’t seem to even be updating.
So far we have... Lord’s and the Ageas? Both uncontested.
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Post by Mattzo on Apr 13, 2018 9:40:17 GMT
No play at Old Trafford until at least 12:40.
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redrosealex
Brett D'Oliveira
Posts: 26
Team Supported: Lancashire, England, West Indies
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Post by redrosealex on Apr 13, 2018 9:41:43 GMT
what's the link to the new blog. navigating this website is not easy..
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