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Somerset frustrate Yorkshire after Tim Bresnan completes rare century Somerset frustrate Yorkshire after Tim Bresnan completes rare century
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A surprised but delighted Andrew Gale believes the England and Wales Cricket Board have “missed a trick” by overlooking his Yorkshire coach, Jason Gillespie, for the vacant England job.A surprised but delighted Andrew Gale believes the England and Wales Cricket Board have “missed a trick” by overlooking his Yorkshire coach, Jason Gillespie, for the vacant England job.
The Yorkshire captain was told the 40-year-old Australian would be staying at Headingley shortly after the warm-ups ahead of a second day that Somerset had much the better of thanks to a strong response to the champions’ first-innings score of 438. The Yorkshire captain was told the 40-year-old Australian would be staying at Headingley shortly after the warm-ups before a second day that Somerset had much the better of thanks to a strong response to the champions’ first-innings score of 438.
Gale was a frustrated man after seeing James Hildreth, Tom Abell, Marcus Trescothick and Tom Cooper take Somerset beyond 300, meaning a deficit of just 129 with six wickets in hand ahead of day three. But he perked up when asked for his thoughts on the day’s big news. Gale was a frustrated man after seeing James Hildreth, Tom Abell, Marcus Trescothick and Tom Cooper take Somerset beyond 300, meaning a deficit of only 129 with six wickets in hand after two days. But he perked up when asked for his thoughts on the day’s big news.
“It’s positive for me. I was expecting the worst really,” he said. “I was expecting Diz to go, but it’s worked out well for us because I think he would have done well for England. It’s disappointing for him because I know he would probably have liked to take that job, but he’s still young as a coach and is still learning. “It’s positive for me. I was expecting the worst really,” he said. “I was expecting Diz to go but it’s worked out well for us because I think he would have done well for England. It’s disappointing for him because I know he would probably have liked to take that job, but he’s still young as a coach and is still learning.
“It’s good news for Yorkshire because we love him to pieces. He’s an outstanding coach, and England’s loss is our gain. I think they’ve missed a trick there, but time will tell.” “It’s good news for Yorkshire because we love him to pieces. He’s an outstanding coach and England’s loss is our gain. I think they’ve missed a trick there but time will tell.”
Gale also revealed that he had held discussions with Mark Arthur and Martyn Moxon, Yorkshire’s chief executive and director of cricket, about a contingency plan should Gillespie have left his role of three and a bit years.Gale also revealed that he had held discussions with Mark Arthur and Martyn Moxon, Yorkshire’s chief executive and director of cricket, about a contingency plan should Gillespie have left his role of three and a bit years.
“Yes, definitely, we did,” he said. “I think we’d have been foolish if we hadn’t have done because if he would have been appointed, it would have happened quite quickly. We’d have been stupid because, in a week or two, we could have been left without a head coach. We did talk about it, yes. I’m glad it’s all sorted now.” “Yes, definitely we did,” he said. “I think we’d have been foolish if we hadn’t have done because, if he had been appointed, it would have happened quite quickly. We’d have been stupid because in a week or two we could have been left without a head coach. We did talk about it, yes. I’m glad it’s all sorted now.”
Yorkshire have lost only three championship matches since Gillespie took charge at the start of 2012, and after a positive morning session, that record looked almost certain to remain intact. It still might, but Gale was critical of his side’s bowling display as they delivered too many four balls in good batting conditions to open the door for Somerset. Yorkshire have lost only three championship matches since Gillespie took charge at the start of 2012 and after a positive morning session that record looked almost certain to remain intact. It still might but Gale was critical of his side’s bowling display as they delivered too many “four” balls in good batting conditions to open the door for Somerset.
The home side recorded three partnerships of note – 84 in 24 overs between Trescothick and Abell for the first wicket, 79 in 23.2 between Abell and Johann Myburgh for the second, and 129 in 22.3 between Hildreth and Cooper for the fourth, which did the most damage after tea. The home side recorded three partnerships of note – 84 in 24 overs between Trescothick and Abell for the first wicket, 79 in 23.2 between Abell and Johann Myburgh for the second and 129 in 22.3 between Hildreth and Cooper for the fourth, which did the most damage after tea.
Steve Patterson struck twice and Adil Rashid once, reducing Somerset to 165 for three in the 49th over and offering encouragement to Yorkshire, but Hildreth and Cooper, men at opposite ends of the form spectrum, pegged them back. Hildreth, the most prolific first-class run-scorer in county cricket this summer with 915, top-scored with 82 off 61 balls, including a 30-ball half-centry with two sixes off Rashid’s leg-spin, and Cooper closed unbeaten on 55. Steve Patterson struck twice and Adil Rashid once, reducing Somerset to 165 for three in the 49th over and offering encouragement to Yorkshire but Hildreth and Cooper, men at opposite ends of the form spectrum, pegged them back. Hildreth, the most prolific first-class run-scorer in county cricket this summer with 915, top-scored with 82 off 61 balls, including a 30-ball half-centry with two sixes off Rashid’s leg-spin, and Cooper closed unbeaten on 55.
All of this came after Tim Bresnan had recorded his fourth first-class hundred and first since August 2007, a 136-ball 100 not out, to help Yorkshire advance from 345 for eight overnight. The ninth-wicket pair of Bresnan and Patterson, who made 42, shared a stand of 92 inside 19 overs.All of this came after Tim Bresnan had recorded his fourth first-class hundred and first since August 2007, a 136-ball 100 not out, to help Yorkshire advance from 345 for eight overnight. The ninth-wicket pair of Bresnan and Patterson, who made 42, shared a stand of 92 inside 19 overs.
“It started off well, but fair play to Somerset, they played really attacking cricket and put us on the back foot from the word go,” added Gale. “We never got any consistency with our lines and lengths, and we didn’t really bowl like champions, which is disappointing. We’ve got to turn up with a different mindset and roll them over.” “It started off well but fair play to Somerset. They played really attacking cricket and put us on the back foot from the word go,” added Gale. “We never got any consistency with our lines and lengths and we didn’t really bowl like champions, which is disappointing. We’ve got to turn up with a different mind-set and roll them over.”