Birmingham Mail

Well after a great start we some how finished 20 to 30 what we should have got I hate to critise but feel Sangarkkara should have made sure he stayed and anchored the innings. Trott, Troughton and Loudon not good enough poor scoring rates in a high scoring games, boundaries are not always available but you have to knock the singles. Nick James four overs!! Troughton bowling strange. I hope Maddy was going to bring back James but decided to put pace bowlers on as it was rather murky for the batsmen. Four overthrows were very costly. And we didn't bring the fielders in close saving the singles until 2 runs to win needed. Relegation is looming.

The night before Foster's side clinched the championship in 1911, they stayed up all night drinking. Maybe Darren Maddy should try the same thing with this lot - they all look so down and demotivated on the field.

Good points, Patrick, but perhaps most concerning, I felt, was the apparent lack of belief that they were ever going to win the game. This is a team with good enough players but whose confidence is so low that nine times out of ten, tight games will go against them because their good cricket comes only in patches.
To apply a cliche, they have "forgotten how to win".

Is Dougie playing? Online not coming through so will have to rely on you Brian.