Sunbury Fox

Really big game for us today. Hopefully Rehan will be fit enough to bowl as he is a match winner with the ball in this format.

We've gone back 15 years as a club.

When we have these endless threads, do they ever end with the player or manager in question signing?!

Our form has fallen off a cliff in the last week. Totally and utterly outclassed today. But you look at their team on paper, compared to ours, and it's probably no surprise.

Some utterly brain-dead decision making by our batsmen here.

That is very good news re Rehan, Hull and Scriven. Assume we'll line up like this: Budinger Patel Ahmed Masood Kimber Cox Van Beek Trevaskis Scriven Wood Hull

We have to acknowledge that in what has been an amazing season so far, this has been a truly hideous 3 days. Being bowled out twice in only 120 overs on a dead pitch with a pudding of a ball is the sort of thing we thought we'd put behind us. With the weather forecast tomorrow, had we batted with some resolve after lunch, we could have easily nicked a draw, despite being outplayed, but the team was so weakened by absences and mental fatigue we just collapsed again. Anyway, we need to keep things in perspective and regroup now. We bounced back from a similarly horrific defeat against Yorks in the T20 and let's hope we can do the same this time. The worrying thing is that we are running out of players; and I think this match has shown that our back up players are nowhere near the quality of our first XI players. We need Ahmed, Holland, Scriven, Mike and Hull back as soon as possible, or things could be derailed quickly.

Agree. Fully expected we would dig in 2nd time around, especially as we batted so long this morning for the loss of only 1 tailender. It's like the batsmen don't have the fight when there is no chance of winning.

Surely we'll look to get him back after the break for the T20.

I don't understand why we have so many injuries, compared to other teams. Is it a conditioning issue? If we have to field a similar team to this in the T20, we can kiss our chances in that goodbye. Would be such a shame if the season was derailed by injuries.

This is pitiful from our batsmen. Really disappointing.

So disappointing from him when you look at the efforts from the 3 tailenders this morning.

I get the point that we're down to the bare bones for this match but the position we're in has in large part been self-inflicted. The team we've selected is simply not balanced - we're playing only 4 frontline batsmen, one of whom plays in a 20/20 style. And on top of that, we inexplicably chose to put Middlesex into bat, when we had the chance to bat ourselves and control the game. Batting would also have given our bowlers a much-needed extended rest after they were flogged for 125 overs in Glamorgan's second innings - asking them to go again after we'd won the toss just made no sense, especially given the conditions and the fact we're using the Kookaburra ball. Let's hope the chasing pack don't take advantage as we're likely to pick only 2 points up from this game.

We've got our County back!

Putting them in after winning the toss was a totally bizarre decision. Now under massive scoreboard pressure and buckling badly.

This is really dull stuff. You need a fair battle between bat and ball for a good game of cricket. Worst day of the season so far for us. Team in the bottom 2 looking like they will bat for 2 whole days, leaving us to try to bat the remaining 2 days to salvage a draw.

Across the last 2 wickets of our innings against Glamorgan, Glamorgan's second innings and Middlesex's innings today, 10 wickets have fallen in the last 226 overs.

Can only think we've bowled first as we're hoping Middlesex will set us a target on the last day. It's a shame that the free ticket day is being played on a dead pitch, with a useless ball, whilst we are having to field a second XI bowling attack. Hard to see many spectators who turned up for this being tempted back, sadly.

Not looking good for him so far.

100%. He would definitely score more runs and most likely take more wickets than Walker, who is just not good enough.

Starting only 4 front line batsmen seems risky, plus the bowling unit looks seriously underpowered. Not feeling confident if I'm honest.

We are a bit depleted for this one, with no Rehan, Holland, Hull and Mike. Assume Cox will return after being rested last time, so expect the following XI: Budinger Patel Hill Handscomb Kimber Cox Trevaskis Van Beek Green Scriven Wright

Really hope you are right.

Really hope there is a decent crowd. The boys deserve that after their performances this season.

Derby are well set to win. An incredibly generous declaration by Glos.