: Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:50 am  

Asim wrote:

Stay up? pfft.

We'll have overhauled your lot after the next two games

Sadly, it wouldn't surprise me if you did!

: Sat Aug 15, 2009 9:13 am  

Loop wrote:

Kolpack county beat Kolpackshire, well played

What about Rudolph, Kruis, Brophy etc.?

: Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:09 am  

Prince of Denmark wrote:

What about Rudolph, Kruis, Brophy etc.?

Yorks have more home county born players than any other county

: Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:27 am  

Loop wrote:

Yorks have more home county born players than any other county

Which makes it all the worse that we feel the need to field such average Kolpaks IMO.

Hopefully the changes in criteria from next season will have a positive effect anyway.

: Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:37 am  

Asim wrote:

Which makes it all the worse that we feel the need to field such average Kolpaks IMO.

Hopefully the changes in criteria from next season will have a positive effect anyway.

I hope the new rules are strictly enforced but I don't think they will be, I would make each team field at least 9 English qualified players.

For Yorks hopefully Rudi will stay whether that is as OS player or not, I doubt Kruis will stay on another year and Brophy is English qualified but it's only a matter of time until Jonny Bairstow takes over from him.

: Sat Aug 15, 2009 4:50 pm  

T20 final!

Set Vs Sex final!

Trescothick! Unbelieveable! Hithithithit!

: Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:39 am  

Prince of Denmark wrote:

What about Rudolph, Kruis, Brophy etc.?

There's an etc?

You just named our three Kolpak players, so I'm guessing the etc was just mischief making.

Yorkshire have produced one England Test debutant, one England ODI debutant and two further players for the Lions in 2009 so it's a little rich to start questioning their player development.

: Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:08 pm  

To be fair, in the last CC game Yorkshire fielded Rudolph, Brophy (not strictly Kolpak to be fair) and Kruis whereas Kent only had 2 in van Jaarsveld and Kemp...Northants had 5 non-England available players though which is outrageous!!

: Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:30 am  

Just arrived at Headingley. Glorious sunshine! Should be a good day's cricket, providing Lancs do well.

: Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:09 am  

Good start for Yorks, they had Lancs 2-2, 37-2 now though.