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Somerset County Cricket Club are delighted to be able to announce that the ICC’s IT20 number one ranked batsman Babar Azam will be joining the Club for this year’s Vitality Blast, subject to the Club obtaining the appropriate visa/NOC clearance.

The 24-year-old Pakistan batsman made his International T20 debut against England in 2016. Since then he has gone on to feature in 29 matches in the format, scoring over 1180 runs at an average of 53.72 with a best of 97 not out and a strike rate of 127.78.

Babar Azam will be available for all 14 Vitality Blast group matches plus the quarter-final. His availability for Finals Day would be dependent on his international commitments with Pakistan.

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27 minutes ago, phantom said:

Somerset County Cricket Club are delighted to be able to announce that the ICC’s IT20 number one ranked batsman Babar Azam will be joining the Club for this year’s Vitality Blast, subject to the Club obtaining the appropriate visa/NOC clearance.

The 24-year-old Pakistan batsman made his International T20 debut against England in 2016. Since then he has gone on to feature in 29 matches in the format, scoring over 1180 runs at an average of 53.72 with a best of 97 not out and a strike rate of 127.78.

Babar Azam will be available for all 14 Vitality Blast group matches plus the quarter-final. His availability for Finals Day would be dependent on his international commitments with Pakistan.

 

6 minutes ago, TomF said:

Babar Azam ??

Huge signing that!

I`m watching Ireland v England and they were just discussing the Irish players who play in England and said they have to decide at the end of the season whether they carry on being Irish and have to be regarded as overseas players or whether they become `English` and don`t. Presumably all due to Brexit.

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31 minutes ago, hodge said:

Missed his first spell but this spell for Archer I'm not really seeing the fuss over him as a bowler, slightly quicker then what we have but Ireland seem to be coping with him well enough

Is he the bowler that gets injured a lot - at Sussex ???

 

Also the mind games are starting . . .

Australia coach Justin Langer has told his side not to mess with England supporters' group the Barmy Army during the World Cup and Ashes this summer.

Langer expects England's fans to target Steve Smith and David Warner who return to the side after ball-tampering bans.

The Barmy Army mocked Langer's height in 2002 after he criticised them for taunting team-mate Brett Lee.

"It's the biggest lesson of my sporting career. Don't mess with the Barmy Army, their songs are humiliating," he said.

Former Australia opener Langer called the Barmy Army a "disgrace" after they repeatedly called no-ball when Lee was bowling during the 2002 Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. Langer claims England fans responded with a song about the seven dwarfs from the Snow White fairy-tale.

Batsmen Smith and Warner can play for Australia again after their 12 month bans for a ball-tampering controversy against South Africa expired on 28 March.

They met up with the squad in Dubai in March and returned to training with their team-mates in Brisbane on Friday in preparation for the World Cup, which starts in England on 30 May.

"There's no tension, honestly. We're so excited to have the boys back, we're just so excited about playing cricket," Langer said.

"It's been a big build-up to it. It's a bit like facing fast bowling, isn't it? You worry about it until you get out there and it's not as bad as you thought it was.

"It's the same with the boys coming back in."

Australia start their World Cup campaign against Afghanistan in Bristol on 1 June, while the Ashes series will get under way on 1 August at Edgbaston.

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7 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said:

How does it work today then?

I know top 3 go through, but looking at the North Group Durham lost out to Lancs despite having same points and better run rate. Head to head takes precedent?

In which case, why are Glos below Somerset, Glos beat em? 

have no idea mate does seem strange.

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44 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said:

How does it work today then?

I know top 3 go through, but looking at the North Group Durham lost out to Lancs despite having same points and better run rate. Head to head takes precedent?

In which case, why are Glos below Somerset, Glos beat em? 

 

37 minutes ago, Super said:

have no idea mate does seem strange.

It is done on points, if that is tied it goes to the team that has won the most games and if that is tied it goes to to the net run rate

 

Wouldn't mind third place, a nice trip to Worcester on Friday then a semi at Notts. Would want to avoid Hants at all costs at the moment

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41 minutes ago, Super said:

have no idea mate does seem strange.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/48134195

Found the answer, must be number of wins, followed by run rate.

Bizarre if you ask me that number of wins is the decider with so few fixtures and penalises the rained off teams even more

 

Edit, Phantom beat me to it, thanks for the info

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