Good point, Briggs may be helpful in a borefest. Best batting pitch i've ever played on was Arundel, absolute corker. Is the trouble with out-ground cricket in general with regards to pitches, incentive is there to produce a pitch that will definitely last 4 days.
Even if we don't go on to win, and Durham bat out a draw it's still a massively confidence boosting batting performance for everyone. Delight to watch.