Northern Red

15 wickets gone at Edgbaston in less than half a day's cricket. I'm sure the ECB will reach the only acceptable punishment, and deduct points from Somerset....

Glos ?

It looks a very good wicket to bat on despite the efforts of the majority of the batsmen on both sides so far.

Good decision by Rahane to review that LBW, I thought it looked high to start with.

He's from Winsford, which was expanded in the 70s to accommodate families being moved out of Liverpool. Therefore it's very possible that he has some Scouse heritage anyway.

Tbh he's the midfielder we've needed since we got promoted.

You're a moron.

It's what they want to happen, though they'll never admit it.

They're not the brightest.

Somerset will play Hampshire in the semi final.

We were always 20-30 short but **** me that last few overs was shambolic. Well done Somerset.

Bowling length, well done Bails...

Clown car stuff.

Should have got 200 out of that, not sure it'll be enough if Somerset's batting fires.

We're missing Parkinson which might have an effect.

Yep. The Hundred is nothing that the Blast couldn't have been if it was properly marketed.

He bats like an opener should. Solid in defence but can put the bad ball away and is able to keep the score moving. That last bit was Sibley's main failing.

Outstanding stuff. To go from that horror show on the last day at Lords to that today is remarkable.

Isn't it amazing what happens when you bowl properly at the tail?....

Old Trafford 2 years ago was £5.50, plus a quid deposit with your first drink for the reusable cup.

Mark Wood out of the next Test with his injured shoulder. Probably means a straight choice between Overton and Mahmood, although personally I'd play both and leave Curran out.

The plan is for a new stadium next door to the current one although the latest info I can find is that it's on hold as Inter haven't committed to paying their share of it. They want to be in there for the start of the 2024/25 season and it's also due to host the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in 2026.

A few years ago we flew into Milan (Bergamo) to do Inter v Napoli on the Saturday night then Atalanta v Genoa on the Sunday. Atalanta are in Bergamo, which is quite a nice town in its own right and handy for the airport. Or alternatively you can get just about anywhere in Northern/Central Italy by train from Milan.

Leach is on standby, apparently. Sibley and Crawley have also been dropped, Malan recalled. England Men's Third Test Squad: Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain, Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Rory Burns (Surrey), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Haseeb Hameed (Nottinghamshire), Dan Lawrence (Essex), Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Craig Overton (Somerset), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Ollie Robinson (Sussex), Mark Wood (Durham)

What happened this morning set the tone and mood for this afternoon, that's the point.