Tommy Fresh

Folk moaning about refugees still **** me, simple question would you want to stay in some of the situations they are in? Or because you were lucky enough to be born within imaginary lines drawn up years ago does it not matter. These cretins smashing places up claiming they're patriots, if you're that proud of being British, perhaps acknowledge the role we've played in destabilising a lot of the world.

Counties stream matches on YouTube (for now anyway) if you ever want to watch something that isn't the Hundred

The contract stuff we were on about overseas players so I'm not referring to Burns and Sibley in that respect but Stobo and Swanepoel. So you also now agree Burns and Sibley should be playing if they're available, so why should Leicestershire be playing kids then? Unless they want someone who's actually good at keeping wicket? And aren't arsed about his batting ability. I agree that some counties see it as a development competition, but not to the extent that you seem to believe and I don't think Leicestershire should treat it that way either.

I'm sure they could draw up a contract at the start of the season and say we don't need you for this competition so we'll pay you a certain amount for so many championship games and so many T20. We were discussing Burns and Sibley mainly though as you gave them as an example and one bowler. Didn't say there wouldn't be people out there who are better? I said who would actually come and be worthwhile? It's not that weird they've given a lad who's played for their seconds a game is it, they aren't playing him for the sake of it.

But as you've told me before you get paid for what you play, they could easily say we'll pay you for Championship and T20 that's it, we don't need you for this. Why would they sign two overseas when Sibley and Burns are more than good enough if as you say everyone else isn't arsed? Fernandes has played seconds for Essex though he's not some random bloke they've picked up. Name a wicket keeper who they could sign from overseas, that would be worth their cash? With the Major League Cricket tournament just finishing and the Canadian one just starting up along with the Hundred taking place.

But they've spent budget on signing them rather then playing kids though haven't they. If you're just basing it on being internationals then its probably harsh to dismiss Green but seemingly not Handscomb. You're also saying everyone is using as development competition, so the examples of Burns and Sibley not being the best white ball cricketers probably shows that isn't the case as Surrey are playing them over young lads as well.

Kent have two overseas in Swanepoel and Stobo, I think you're downplaying how strong some of these sides still are regardless, Surrey for example. Seems more like you're trying to find an issue with us more for not weakening ourselves

Glad to hear it, didn't seem to be any obvious direction

This would be worse than the David Martinez and Fabricio Diaz one's as well, Zambrano is willing to go and play for Hull ffs

I'll cry if this happens

He's been told that a load of times as well haha

He'll ignore this

Being streamed on YouTube if you hadn't seen it yet

Not like they stuck an 11 of kids out though is it, Slater, Haynes, Moores, Hameed, Patterson-White, Fletcher, James, Montgomery are all experienced enough. Agree in general that teams aren't taking it very seriously, but that's got enough experience in it to suggest Notts aren't completely tossing it, they just aren't very good anymore.

Even without an overseas they've got a decent team out

They might lose this

Would you be saying the same if the ECB started cutting county numbers and kicked Leicestershire out? Because it doesn't improve the big boys to play Leicestershire.

You've just been given an example of this West Indian side not losing a series in Australia so not sure what you're actually even getting at now

You mean the West Indian side that went and drew in Australia? Sri Lanka that drew with Australia when Australia toured there last.

Watched the reboot of The Strangers, not as good as the original. Seems like they've done the first reluctantly to allow themselves to make a number of sequels

Doubt it would

Tyukavin from Dynamo Moscow is the one