Now we lose Smith for the CC run-in!!

Sir Winston Churchill wrote:I don’t suppose we have any chance of Pope being fit for last two games do we?

Steve wrote:Curran and Atkinson should be available to us then as they arent playing against Ireland.
I bet they wont be though.  When we win it I hope Stewie et al tell the ECB to go forth and multiply!!

Chinaman wrote:

Steve wrote:Curran and Atkinson should be available to us then as they arent playing against Ireland.
I bet they wont be though.  When we win it I hope Stewie et al tell the ECB to go forth and multiply!!

I'll take Atkinson if he's not "rested", but even if he's available, do we need Curran? He has not been in any type of form and has not played red ball for months. Fastly becoming Jason Roy 11

Steve wrote:Curran and Atkinson should be available to us then as they arent playing against Ireland.
I bet they wont be though.  When we win it I hope Stewie et al tell the ECB to go forth and multiply!!

Jackers wrote:

RB wrote:I do wish people would do some research. On the club website this question is answered.

You're right - it is answered, just not satisfactorily.
"Atkinson, Curran, Roy and Topley will be unavailable for Surrey for the rest of the season due to their involvement in the ODI World Cup which starts on 5 October."

5 October is a month away. Even for the football world cup in Qatar players were playing club football just a week before it started.

As by far the biggest members' club, Surrey should be taking the lead in publicly opposing this nonsense. Alec Stewart's achilles heel has always been that he is conflicted in his loyalty where the international team is concerned. As Director of Cricket we need him to be publicly fighting Surrey's corner and putting pressure on the club to challenge, instead of just reactively firefighting and continually trying to plug gaps - though he is the best in the business at that.

guildfordbat wrote:

Jackers wrote:

RB wrote:I do wish people would do some research. On the club website this question is answered.

You're right - it is answered, just not satisfactorily.
"Atkinson, Curran, Roy and Topley will be unavailable for Surrey for the rest of the season due to their involvement in the ODI World Cup which starts on 5 October."

5 October is a month away. Even for the football world cup in Qatar players were playing club football just a week before it started.

As by far the biggest members' club, Surrey should be taking the lead in publicly opposing this nonsense. Alec Stewart's achilles heel has always been that he is conflicted in his loyalty where the international team is concerned. As Director of Cricket we need him to be publicly fighting Surrey's corner and putting pressure on the club to challenge, instead of just reactively firefighting and continually trying to plug gaps - though he is the best in the business at that.

I'm very much with the tone of all that, Jackers.

Something possibly encouraging although not enough and not even guaranteed from Alec Stewart at this week's forum. At the time he spoke, Stewart said it wasn't confirmed but seemed likely that Jacks and Smith would be called up for the Ireland games. On that basis (which has now been confirmed), he referred to being in early talks with England to see if Jacks and Smith could be substituted into Surrey's match against Hants from day 2 (day 1 being the same day as the final ODI against Ireland).

Although you mention Stewart by name, I would like to see our current Chair Martin Eadon and CEO Steve Elworthy saying what they actually believe in. Eadon regularly refers to the need to ''listen'' and the importance of ''balance''. Yes, I get that and don't disagree but feel the starting point should be knowing what our senior officials believe in and are ultimately striving to achieve. We can then either get behind them or try to get them to ''listen'' to their members so as to change their aims.

Almost everything from Eadon and Elworthy seems too woolly serving to only encourage drift, uncertainty and frustration. I am far from convinced that they have shown themselves to be proper replacements for Richard Thompson and Richard Gould. That's even with acknowleding that Eadon's role is only an interim one. Elworthy, in particular, seems to lack knowledge of our Club which Gould rapidly acquired upon appointment and consistently displayed.

Good points about the current Chairman and CEO. Eadon is only here for a short further time but his replacement MUST take on board the opinion of the vast majority of the Surrey membership that the red ball game has to be the NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. I have concerns over Elworthy too. He is not a "Surrey Man" as such and I get the feeling that his one and only priority is MONEY!! This needs to change too.

dougieginn wrote:Is Topley fit? If so we can pick him for the first time this season,so he can justify his salary!

VicNorth wrote:He was bowling in the breaks during the Warwickshire fixture. That would have pleased you!