Duckett Lions Call

 

Congratulations to Ben Duckett who has been selected for England Lions to face a South African eleven in two 50 over matches next week. He will obviously not be available for the trip to Cardiff.

Tom Abell (C) 

Rehan Ahmed 

Tom Banton 

Sam Cook 

Ben Duckett 

Steven Eskinazi 

Sam Hain 

Adam Hose 

Benny Howell 

Jake Lintott 

David Payne 

George Scrimshaw 

Will Smeed

Is This What It All Was Leading to Stu?

All those periods of play where we sat and watched as Notts supporters this season; when Stuart Broad practiced his short bowling which: was rarely effective, time wasting and tedious in the extreme to watch as a spectator, was it leading to this over...

How the mayhem unfolded

• Ball one - four runs - A top edge at a short ball teases Zak Crawley at fine leg, but bounces to the boundary.
• Ball two - five wides - Too short, over the head of everyone, including wicketkeeper Sam Billings.
• Ball three - no-ball, six runs - A top edge flies over the slips, thudding into the advertising boards. The no-ball means it is seven in total and Broad has conceded 16 from one legal delivery.
• Ball four - four runs - The wheels are off now. Broad serves up a full toss that Bumrah swats through mid-on for four.
• Ball five - four runs - It's all Bumrah. Even an inside edge goes for four. Start reaching for the record books.
• Ball six - four runs - Bumrah has swung himself off his feet for a boundary on the leg side. He's equalled the Test record of 28 from an over and there are still two balls to go.
• Ball seven - six runs - Incredible. Bumrah breaks the record with his second six, as yet another short ball is swung into the stands at fine leg.
• Ball eight - one run - The final insult. Broad finally bowls a yorker, Bumrah digs it out and wants a single. Broad is in a race with non-striker Mohammed Siraj. Both men dive, Broad destroys the stumps, but Siraj is home. The over has cost 35 runs.