If he is at the ground I think he will be ok to bat.
But, If Joyce had been in Derby and able to bat, we might be 328-5 and looking good. Strange that the captain of all people was not with his team ? Any rumours doing the rounds ?
4 down, Redfern gone for 0, the local commentator and token Derbyshire player were bigging him up on the way out to bat and how his average was " none too shabby "....... "Thanks for the onions mother "
Usually this fixture is wrecked by bad weather so it's pretty meaningless. I believe that Derbyshire have had the most lost days play in the country out of all the first class counties.
In fact, there used to be a saying at the ground " If you can see the hills to the north of the ground, it's...