Patel going beyond snails pace. Thisbis a bit of a joke. I got it earlier in the innings when we needed an anchor. But batting this morning with the tail he needed to at the least work the ball around and get the 1s and 2s. Accumulate.
To be fair, the guy was approaching his maiden ton. Not surprising he got a bit defensive!
where's amar virdi btw? why is this van den bergh character playing instead
He has had a stress back injury (though not a stress fracture) since the end of last season. He has recovered and has been running and bowling. They didnt judge him ready for this match but it should be the only match he misses.
Batty was in line to play but failed a late fitness test for an as yet unspecified injury.
VDB has been 3rd choice spinner at Surrey for about 4 years.
Surrey declare on 324-6. Jamie Porter walks out with Sir Alastair Cook to open the batting, and Rory Burns bowls one over before the teams shake hands on a draw.
Rory Burns (C) Gareth Batty Rikki Clarke Tom Curran Ben Foakes Will Jacks Conor McKerr Morne Morkel Liam Plunkett Ollie Pope Jason Roy Jamie Smith Mark Stoneman Freddie van den Bergh
I would guess it will be
Stoneman Roy Jacks Pope Burns Foakes Clarke Curran Plunkett Batty Dernbach
Personally would give smith a go ahead of Burns or Stoneman and suspect they may try and get Morkel in there.
Comments
395-9
395 all out
Browne lbw b Morkel 9
20-2
107-2
Great catch by Pope at gulley
116-3
oooooh and he's out for 31. boooo.
168-4, and that's tea
Batty was in line to play but failed a late fitness test for an as yet unspecified injury.
VDB has been 3rd choice spinner at Surrey for about 4 years.
RLODC starts today at Bristol.
Squad
Rory Burns (C)
Gareth Batty
Rikki Clarke
Tom Curran
Ben Foakes
Will Jacks
Conor McKerr
Morne Morkel
Liam Plunkett
Ollie Pope
Jason Roy
Jamie Smith
Mark Stoneman
Freddie van den Bergh
I would guess it will be
Stoneman
Roy
Jacks
Pope
Burns
Foakes
Clarke
Curran
Plunkett
Batty
Dernbach
Personally would give smith a go ahead of Burns or Stoneman and suspect they may try and get Morkel in there.
Both wickets to Clarke
8 overs left
Evergreen Clarke gets his 4th.
5 overs left