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But it very rarely works like that Burns and Sibley will be on well over £100k a year even if they only played in the championship why would they agree to just a championship contract when they don't have any options elsewhere? Not too mention the fact why would Surrey want 2 of there best 4 day players sitting idle in between championship matches. Regarding the Essex keeper he's 24 so not a kid and I would say that yes they are almost playing him for the sake of ìt considering he's batting 11. Paul Farbrace said at the cricket society a couple of years ago it's just a development competition and looking at the Sussex side he clearly hasn't changed his views

Getting paid for what you play only applies to OS signings and players who go off to play franchise cricket ie if Notts wanted Alex Hales to play a 4 day game they would have to draw up some new contract.Who said Surrey needed to sign 2 OS batsman it's the bowling attack that's weaker. Sure there are plenty of wicketkeeper all over the globe who would be an improvement on the Colchester club keeper coming in at number 11 they could have had Westley keeping wicket and signed an OS bowler

They haven't spent budget on signing them they are already on full time contracts. Surrey have lost around 13 players to the Hundred so the side basically picks itself from what players they have available if they took the competition seriously they would have signed 2 OS.. A good example of the distain most counties have for this competition is Essex playing a 24 year old club cricketer who's a wicketkeeper batting at number 11

They couldn't be doing other things Indian cricketers are not allowed to play in any franchise league apart from the IPL

Never mentioned Kent because they are not even international cricketers. Disagree that Surrey are strong in the competition people forget that the likes of Burns and Sibley good players yes but are hardly suited to one day cricket they even had James Taylor let go by Derbyshire opening the bowling the other day

Who on earth are the high profile OS players? In our group B 5 of the sides Inc Surrey haven't got an OS Glamorgan have Ingram Yorkshire Massod Gloucestershire Bancroft pretty much the same in Group A most clubs even Derby haven't got any yes there are a couple of other Indian players playing Shaw at Northants good player but hardly high profile and Iyer at Lancs who's almost 30 and has played the grand total of 2 ODIs. The only County apart from ourselves with 2 OS players are Lancs with iyer and Chris Green who's played 1 T20 for Australia and Hants have Abbott and Abbas available again but Abbas only played once so far

Not so sure about that It favours us massively no chance that Essex 2nds going to beat the side we put out yesterday. Must admit I don't know what to think part of me thinks fair play for being one of the very few sides to take this competition seriously but then on the other hand think it3 just don't seem fair that in a development competition other sides are giving academy players a chance while instead of playing jake Tarling Sam Woodvetc we are playing 6 over 30s it's a tricky one

For the 3rd game in a row no OS players to contend with really should win today looking at the Essex side

They only have a 15 man squad not sure you can let one of your players go off and play for the County on the same day you have a game look pretty stupid if one of the batsman picks up an injury during the warm up .Imagine the rule applies when they don't have a game for a few days

Not sure how he would have been available considering Birmingham phoenix have a game tonight

I agree I don't think they will pay

Just read elsewhere which I hadn't considered and its a great point that they are probably doing it because when they played India on youtube a couple of years ago viewing figures went though the roof so they think that the same audience will pay to watch Rahane ,Don't think Indian fans will be that interested in watching any other cricket that the National side and the IPL but time will tell

Depends on how many views they generate plenty of youtubers make a good living Leicesters own blue van man being one, When you consider they only get 400 at the ground when it's free admission doubt many will pay to watch

They generate income by being on youtube

Josh Hull bowled OK last night despite the unflattering figures wonder if the speed gun at the Yorkshire game was correct though which had just about every ball around 91 92mph last night was shown at around 84 85 with a quickest at 89 which he was only clocked at once I think

Total shambles we have 1 days cricket at GR in August 1 bloody day

The County fixtures are a joke growing up in the late 80s early 90s I seemed to always be at Grace Road this season we have 1 days cricket in August

Not much interest from Essex looking at yesterday's side

Jake Tarling supposed go be a great young prospect

I do agree with you on that blame the club for not taking the competition seriously not like they are going to win anything else

Very true he was even worse then Alex Wyatt

Of course we can pick whoever we want not disputing that.It was described as a development competition by the ECB for obvs reason and no question that the vast majority of counties treat it as such which is shown by the quality of sides teams putting out and not bothering with an OS player Hants didn't even play the available Abbott and Abbas last season for example. I just question the fact that other clubs struggling financially have saved money by using academy players in the competition while we field 2 world class players despite being in a worse position financially then most other sides.

Teamers

True but still plenty of academy products or younger players I would like to see given a chance like Evans Wood Tarling and Roman Walker

True although not many of them are first teasers anymore They are a useful side if they could pick a full strength side just imagine if they fielded Hales Tongue Pennington Stone Clarke Harrision etc