At the top of the table, it still looks like the championship will be heading to Warwickshire.
There are now just two days left in this season’s county championship, as the final round of matches reach the half-way stage.
The 4th ODI was a quiet, uneventful affair. What could we possibly write 493 words about?
The fourth day of the penultimate round of championship matches saw some vital victories that ensure all significant matters are unresolved going into the final week.
A strange game that swung this way and that. England looked to be cruising when they skittled the Indian top order but some excellent late order hitting and decent spin bowling led to a tight finish, with England sneaking home in the end thanks to Ravi Bopara and Tim Bresnan.
The third day of this round of County Championship matches was not too badly affected by the weather (even Glamorgan had play) and there will be a lot of tension tomorrow, with no games yet resolved.
The penultimate round of County Championship games continued today, and a reasonable amount of play was on show despite the gloomy weather around much of the country.
We decided to summarise today’s play and as the matches progress, advise on the implications for the tables.
Due to the rain in Chester-le-Street that forced the first One Day International to be abandoned, this series does not feel like it is properly underway yet. Let’s hope it gets going in Southampton instead.
Old cliché it may be, but ‘throwing the baby out with the bathwater’ is one that perfectly describes the mentality of the people that run Bangladesh Cricket. Not that it comes as a surprise to anyone, for if there is an administration that inflicts self harm it is the Bangladesh Cricket Board(BCB). And when you consider the cricketing administrators, that is no easy feat.