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Skipper Gareth Batty admits Surrey’s rain-affected draw with Essex highlighted a number of issues his side need to work on during their week off.
The veteran off-spinner, who may be forced to miss next weekend’s Leicestershire clash due to a calf strain, said: «Normally you’d say this sort of a break early on in the season is a bad thing, but on this occasion it’s probably a good thing for us.
«We probably weren’t at our best against Essex. Some of the good work we did down in Cardiff we didn’t get as right.
«It was a good toss for Essex to win. It was a good pitch with a little bit of overcast conditions. It did a little bit and I think we did well to get 340.
«We could have got more, obviously, and we could have done better when we had a go bowling on it ourselves.
«The weather took its toll of the game anyway, so I guess if we did get it wrong, it was a good time to get it wrong.»
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Skipper Gareth Batty admits Surrey’s rain-affected draw with Essex highlighted a number of issues his side need to work on during their week off.
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MILLWALL manager Neil Harris will roll back the years when he plays on the Den’s turf again tonight.