A very nice day
Good morning ladies and gentlemen. It is a very nice day in Chester-le-Street. Can Warwickshire hang on long enough to be helped out by the rain which is forecast for tomorrow?
They will have to do so without the bowling services of Andy Miller whose ankle injury looks quite serious. I'll try to get more details when I have discharged the most important duty of any day's cricket - to have that first cup of tea.
Troughton's arm is bandaged after a blow from a Harmison lifter but appears to be only bruised.



Any idea who the possible new batsman can be Brian? Any idea if its a loan or an early out of contact signing, like Botha? Someone like Cross of Lancs?
Any chance they could tempt Nick Knight to rejoin the Bears from the comfort of the Sky Sports studios?
Morning Kim. It's me.
No, no. Not really. My back, knees, left foot, right ankle, hamstrings and belly wouldn't stand up to T20.
I can only guess but I don't think a signing is likely from either of the categories you mention. Perhaps someone not currently linked to a county.
Morning Flanders. Sadly not, though I'm sure he could still do a job. Knight's premature retirement remains a little-mentioned but highly-damaging consequence of the Batch Era.