20/20 Finals Day - Squad make ups

Bres, Bairstowe and Miller all in the Yorkies squad. Starc not coming over.

Prior,Wright Styris all playing for Sussex

Not sure if Maxwell  is playing for Hamps

Would expect Kies to play for Zum. Think Albie and Levi are playing. As a Zum outright backer (since
Jan when they signed Gayle ) at 7/1 I'd prefer Rehman to play as Sophia can be quite
spin friendly

Apparently no Maxwell he is in the Aussie squad playing Afghanisyan/Pakistan.

Yes all England n SA players being released as playing at same venue, Rehman is playing in CC match then off to Sharjah

gooner piss down all day apparently

I'm also a Somerset backer when Gayle signed, only at 6/1 ew though. Been very unlucky with injuries and unavailability this year, just hope they can at least stumble their way to the final.

they'll bottle the final again... (NAP)

Fresh from the horses mouth...

http://www.ecb.co.uk/ecb/about-ecb/media-releases/england-player-availability,319377,EN.html

England player availability
ECB has confirmed the following player availability for the remainder of the season:
James Anderson (Lancashire) Unavailable
Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire) Available for Friends Life t20 Finals Day, unavailable for remainder of season
Ian Bell (Warwickshire) Unavailable until final LV=CC match against Nottinghamshire
Ravi Bopara (Essex) Unavailable
Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire) Unavailable
Danny Briggs (Hampshire) Unavailable for LV=CC matches against Essex and Derbyshire
Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire) Unavailable
Jos Buttler (Somerset) Unavailable for LV=CC matches against Sussex and Worcestershire
Alastair Cook (Essex) Unavailable until the final LV=CC match against Yorkshire
Jade Dernbach (Surrey) Unavailable
Steven Finn (Middlesex) Unavailable
Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire) Unavailable for LV=CC matches against Surrey and Warwickshire
Craig Kieswetter (Somerset) Available for Friends Life t20 Finals Day, unavailable for remainder of season
Michael Lumb (Nottinghamshire) Unavailable for LV=CC matches against Surrey and Warwickshire
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) Unavailable
Graham Onions (Durham) Available for all cricket
Kevin Pietersen (Surrey) Available for all cricket
Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire) Unavailable
Matt Prior (Sussex) Available from 25 August for remainder of season
Andrew Strauss (Middlesex) Available from 28 August for remainder of season
Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire) Unavailable
James Taylor (Nottinghamshire) Available for all cricket
Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire) Unavailable until final LV=CC match against Nottinghamshire
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire) Unavailable until final LV=CC match against Nottinghamshire
Luke Wright (Sussex) Unavailable for LV=CC matches against Somerset and Durham


says Bresnan unavailable even tho yorkies say he's going in their squad for finals day.

Got tickets but Saturdays weather looks a washout

http://www.somersetcountycc.co.uk/compton-ruled-out-of-t20-finals-day/  comptons out, som hopeful of thomas and waller being fit, obrien is flying back from ireland, they hope to name a 15man squad 2moro

lol! Non- Headline of the day.... Compton to miss finals day!  ffs! he must've been well out of contention.

KOB would be handy I guess. Dockrell a massive miss

actually... thinking about it, Zum playing 2nd is quite an advantage as can see the pitch 1st.

They could pick Rehman, Albie and Levi in the squad and maybe drop one of the saffers if its a big spinner.

can Somerset definitely pick Rehmann, Lix? I've heard no mention of him possibly playing, so not sure if T20 is in his contract (not sure how these things work). Also don't know why the feck Dockrell can't play because of a fecking U19s 11th placed play-off. 11th place FFS, how can that be an honour! Utter joke

I'd go:

Levi
Kieswetter
Trescothick
Hildreth
Buttler
Albie Morkel
Trego
Suppiah
Thomas
Gregory
Waller

Suppiah's spin could be useful if it's a turner, always impressed with the ball when I've seen him for a part-timer. Gives him the nod over O'Brien imo. Would play Kirby if Gregory isn't fit, wouldn't want to risk Hussain

Kirby is a massive liability

Sussex with the better bowling options if it slow an low, more than likely IMO.

Somerset are the favs for me with Tresco back and firing

I assume Bresnan isnt playing tomorrow

We prob be using today's wicket which looked better

Bresnan now available to play