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@hawkhampshire Interesting interview. Coaching Lions in SA may have an impact though on Hants pre season and start to the county season.

Russell Domingo talks to the Hawk after Hampshire's capitulation to Essex. Changes for Headingley? Loan moves...and job offers....👇🏏 thehawk.counterpress.media/news/domingos-…

@TippingTony Good tip. How many ppl got on though? Market wasn’t there when it was posted.

✅ Hakimi shot from outside the box! PSG aren’t looking to keep this 1-0 so big chance for another! ❤️ I know the odds never held but did anyone get on?

@NoContextCounty Harmer as his test record is much better than Leach. Also he’s a better batsman.

Week two sees two of the best spinners in the country, Jack Leach and Simon Harmer, face off, if you could only have one which would you take?

@TippingTony @DeanoTips Not there.

🎩 Big fan of this angle! Achraf Hakimi has had 10 shots outside the box across his last 10 starts. Hakimi faced Liverpool twice last season, and had 2 shots OTB in BOTH games. ❤️ GOOD LUCK! 🤝 @DeanoTips

@hantscricket Well done guys. Could play both and Gubbins at 3, Prest 4 and Lehmann at 5.

A century for Fletcha Middleton against Nottinghamshire 💯 Our 2nd XI are 255/5 at the tea break on day one of three at Utilita Bowl. 🔢 Match Centre 👉 utilitabowl.com/cricket/news/m…

@ArnieTTR @hawkhampshire They tried to sign a domestic batsman last season but none came. We did well to get Lehmann on a British passport. He may take time to get used to county cricket.

@hawkhampshire 1. Who thought is was a good idea to open with Weatherley 2. Where are Orr, Middleton, Fuller and Wheal 3. When is the captaincy being changed 4. When is Eddie Jack getting a loan to Div 2? 5. What has happened to Dawsons red ball bowling?

Delighted to say I’m speaking to Russell Domingo tomorrow afternoon. Will be very interesting to hear his reaction to the defeat v Essex.

@DorsetMel @hawkhampshire Good point. Yorkshire will be just as difficult for example. 4 of the bowlers average in the 20s per wicket and Jhye is back. Lyth in the batting too regularly does well against Hants.

@hawkhampshire What concerns me is its the same as last year, that we haven't changed or learnt. We were very lucky to stay up. Early days but same old. Essex are a good team but it seems that every other team will have a player who stands up each game (may be different players each game).

@hawkhampshire Great news Hawk. Will be interesting to know the injury situation is with Turner and Fuller and whether Orr, Middleton and Wheal are in contention for Headingley.

@DataBayes Murphy and Higgins look decent value.

@win_tips I suppose it depends on how many credible rivals you think he has. I'll probably just end up backing 2 or 3.

Sykes looks ready to rumble: sportinglife.com/snooker/news/s…

@DataBayes Might be worth a lay then. Pressure of defending title as well.

@win_tips Yes Davis would have been shorter on a few occasions, Hendry and O'Sullivan too but not for a long time.

@DataBayes Not often the Crucible favourite is that short in the betting or shorter. Maybe when Hendry or Ronnie were at their peak?

@win_tips Will have to be against Zhao at 5/2. Obvously deserves to be fav but we've yet to see what he's made of in a close,important match, admittedly due to his excellence. I backed Murphy a few months ago.

@NoContextCounty Them and Durham pretty close.

Are Lancashire your favourites to win Division 2?

@kmf89mt6ht @hantscricket Hope not. Just need 2 counties to perform worse than Hants to stay up which is possible. Unlikely to be Sussex as Farbrace is doing a commendable job there.

@hantscricket Relegate us already

RESULT | Essex win by an innings 136 runs. Defeat in our opening match of the summer. 🔢 Match Centre 👉 loom.ly/--T87kg

@StephenJ_S_7 @hantscricket Worry is when Abbott retires. Could have worst bowling unit in the country.

@hantscricket Outclassed, humiliated and thrashed. Not a single player, bar our entire bowling (by which I mean Abbott) escapes censure.

@Lloyd_Robson7 @hantscricket Surrey are the wealthiest county but still invest in their red ball team which is excellent.

@hantscricket We need a team to challenge the county championship & not just the one day competitions, it’s all about money isn’t it

@hawkhampshire Agree Hawk. Hants do tend to start seasons poorly and get better. The batting though isn’t a one off poor performance. It will sadly likely continue.

Instead of responding to the mountain of messages (ironic given my view currently) . Just like Saints’ start to the season or Pompey’s 6-1 defeat to QPR, you can’t judge a coach or a squad or a plan on one defeat. Shocker, yes. But a pointer for the next 13 matches? No.

@ArnieTTR @hantscricket True. Essex is not an old bowling attack. They will be together for years. They make shrewd signings too like Critchley and Snater. They also produce England players through their Academy while not being a Test hosting county.

@win_tips @hantscricket Essex remind me of us 3-4 years ago - a bunch of solid county pros with an excellent bowling attack … just makes me sad now to see our line up

@ArnieTTR @hantscricket Could have saved money and got Critchley.

@win_tips @hantscricket Adil Rashid

@T0m906 @hawkhampshire Critchley took 6 wickets in just 5 overs as well.

@hawkhampshire The whole trip to Delhi just seems like a lads outing at this point. Gubbins, prest, brown all went and all out to spin. Any good golf courses in Delhi?

Not the result that everyone was hoping for and two extremely poor batting displays. Not a great bowling performance either but let’s remember it’s April, first game. No-one knows what comes next. I’ll have reaction for you soon.