Well, I bet when the ECB planned this summers itinerary, they did not have the slightest clue that the weather would be as bad as it has been. There have been so many postponements and matches called off due to the weather, that it has made a bit of a farce out of some of the games. Teams, for example, Leicestershire, went out of the Twenty20 cup because they couldn't get there games scheduled for dry days, let alone have a chance at winning them. One huge problem has been for Worcestershire. With somewhere around £200,000 worth of damage to their ground, this summer has been particularly tough on them, with postponed matches, re-arranged matches, and a badly damaged ground. Let's all hope that Worcs can recover from this set back and that the weather holds off to allow cricket this summer to be played out as it is meant to, not just have no results dominating the table.
On a different note, England's one day series went as planned, little success, but plenty to build on! Where have we heard that before... sorry, I'll stop being cynical, because I actually believe, for once, we are on the right tracks. Positive steps are being taken. England's 30 man Twenty20 World Cup preliminary squad includes Marcus Trescothick, plus an interesting debutant in Sussex all-rounder Luke Wright. Wright's inclusion is a developing trend from new England coach Peter Moores to introduce new players, and with that, in-form county players, in to the international fold. Wright has had a stormer in the Twenty20 cup this summer, so his inclusion is a good move by the management. The other inclusions in this squad which are well deserved go to Darren Maddy, Chris Schofield and Jeremy Snape. These are players that have been there and done it in this competition and other county one day tournaments. They are the inform players and should, in all fairness have been called up for at least the Twenty20 competition with the West Indies a few weeks ago. It is a specialist tournament, and requires specialist players, and the positive thing is that this new England management is beginning to see this and take notice of the specialist players! Something, I hasten to add, I do not believe the previous coach did enough of in the shorter form of the game.
That's all on the cricket front for now. England face India in a 3 match test series starting this week. Let's hope they can kick on from the West Indies performances. With Harmy ruled out, this is the chance for Stuart Broad to shine. Enjoy the series. I'll let you know what I thought of it in due course!
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