Ted Maul

Yeah I think we probably missed our opportunity to put ourselves in a position to win the game yesterday- can't see there being enough in an Old Trafford pitch in April for either side to take 20 wickets now, particularly with rain forecast on Monday.

We need to create a clear pathway into first team football for the academy lads- it's the only way we will be able to get them to stay.

Don't get me wrong, Sky's test coverage was largely superb, but the paywall did untold damage to the popularity of cricket in this country. Now we're left with ridiculous summer schedules and the bloody hundred.

Looking back, it's difficult to believe how much the 2005 ashes gripped the nation. Captured an entire generation, it was mad. Then the ECB sold the rights to Sky and lost the next generation.

If Madrid score early, it's on.

In hindsight then, we could have lost that if we'd declared late last night. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and say that they knew there wasn't enough in the pitch to take 10 wickets in a day.

Why have other teams been able to sign players who aren't a complete sack of shite on ridiculous wages and we haven't? The answer will be very similar.

Batting on might not look like the worst decision in the world if it carries on like this

Doing what we should have been doing after tea yesterday... get on with it.

Forgot about Dewsbury-Hall... he was even getting plenty of pelters last season. Odd, odd fanbase.

Stop defending and try and stick another 30 on the scoreboard then, surely?

I don't think that's exclusive to Barnes. Used to be that the academy lads would get more slack as everyone was desperate for them to succeed. Not the case any more, in fact I'd say it's the opposite- Barnes, Casey, Thomas have all had way more abuse than their performances merited.

... who were both part of the relegated team and put in several awful performances?

I get the feeling that we may end up rueing wasting those last 10 overs.

Would have thought they would be going for it a bit more by now.

Plenty to come still. I'd imagine they will still be chasing 350+. Fair play to them if they do.

Absolutely. Our transfer window was a disaster from a long-term perspective. And also from a short-term perspective.

Ipswich are winning the championship next year.

Think we will be intent on moving things on a bit quicker than that... less than 3 an over to get to that scenario (weather permitting)

Ideally, stick 300 on the board and have 20 overs at them today.

Looking forward to next season now. Keep Okoli in the team for the rest of the season, bring the academy lads through, hope we can keep hold of Bilal, shift as much deadwood as we can. We'll have a team we can get behind next year.

Given him a couple of lives already.

Big wicket

Then again, maybe not...

Very handy and potentially crucial runs- suspect that it will be a long shift in the field today.