Lrrr

Middlesex look like they're already batting for a draw.

Somerset have got a shift on after lunch

No Somerset players in the BBC team of the season

So Jack Leach and Craig Overton in the lions squad, George Bartlett, Ben Green and Tom Banton in the 'young lions' squad. Bess and Abell both get overseas placements in Aus/NZ.

Bumble now putting on twitter he's surprised Leach hasn't been picked 'thought he was nailed on' being the term used.

Kieswetter has waded in as well not being happy at Leach's exclusion, someone made a great point in response that Bell was considered a backwards step in terms of development due to his age, so how Batty is considered the right way forward is anyone's guess.

It's not like he'll get selected for England so probably doesn't have to worry about rubbing them up the wrong way.

Jenkins? Being honest I prefer the inclusion of Ansari to that of Batty, similar average for wickets and he can bat. He's been selected before when he got injured hours after so you know England would want to have another look at him, better to do it against Bangladesh than a big team. We've got Ali and Rashid in the squad so 2 experienced international spinners so no need for Batty imo. Trego not being subtle about his opinion on team selection either.

8 down now...

I wouldn't be surprised for Allenby to be captain of all formats next season, however I wouldn't mind us going after someone like Khawaja for next season, could play all formats for us.

Very happy with Davies signing, looks like he wanted to put the gloves back on so sorts us in that department.

Think they may realise when the backlash would come. It's not what the fans want, being a Somerset fan, would I travel to watch a franchise at Bristol? Not a chance.

Shame, cracking effort from Groenewald, the flurry of wickets cost us in the end.

Surely not....

2nd bad LBW call, hit him way outside the line

Northants would have been away to Yorkshire as well if they'd won their 1/4 final.

That's an awful decision by the umpire imo, highlighted by the stump line on the replay, ball is practically outside of leg stump when its hit Allenby.

Derby home

Anyone think the coverage for this is a bit s***? Start coverage after they've done the toss now showing and old final between the 2 innings rather than in studio stuff. Was it the same yesterday?

I know no one said Rovers fans were smart but was anyone listening to Radio 1 earlier? The presenters were talking about sick voices and a Rovers fan called in saying he was about to walk into his office and pull a sickie so he could go to the football today, having given his name and where he's from, saying 'I'm in the car right now practising my sick voice'..... Presenters seemed dumb struck that someone was on national radio announcing that not knowing who could be listening. What I found funny was later in the segment one of the radio presenters kept referring to the guy by his name deliberately while the other one was avoiding using it.

Good 50 for Mahela, didn't realise you could bowl literally as soon as you've come back on like Ali did.

155/3 to 210 all out... lovely stuff.

Probably 250-275 I'd imagine Edit - more like 290 ish

You could've said it earlier..... Could have gone a lot worse had Ali been in for another 10 plus overs.

Maybe a case Matthews would only have it in him to play 75 minutes in one of Norwich or Newcastle and LJ views Newcastle as more winnable?