I’VE stayed down in Cornwall for a few days, with a pint of Doom Bar and the Ashes on which has given me a chance to reflect on a thrilling couple of days in our game this week.

The match to’d and fro’d a lot and we really were in a great position at one point.

We were quite pleased at bowling them out for 246 and their number 10 made around 30 and we put a few catches down so it could have been a lot less.

At 131 without loss we looked in good shape, but we then suffered a horrendous batting collapse and I did give the guys a hard time.

A lot of players didn’t apply themselves or take responsibility and instead we found ourselves chasing the game.

To have to chase down 352 was a big ask but we got really close and, with four balls to go, we still had a chance.

It’s only because we managed to run for one, rather than two that left us with 15 needed off three balls and the number 11 facing, that I had to say to the guys to block out the last three balls.

But we were very close and quite pleased to come away with the points that we did from the game.

We got maximum bowling points again and it’s obvious that it’s our batting that is letting us down at the moment.

But we showed in that second innings that we are not that far away.

We’re having guys getting in and making 20, 30 or 40 but not enough of them are going on to make the big scores.

Ed Young is batting extremely well at the moment and scored another century in the second innings and, had he got another 30 of 40 before getting out, we would probably have done it.

Ed Kilbee has also come in and won the man of the match award and performed really well.

The guys were really positive going after 352 but Ed helped to put down a marker and the other guys followed the lead.

We’ve won one and drawn one of our first three Championships games but Cornwall were at the top of the table and I think we more than matched them.

We’ll probably have to win all of our last three matches and that’s what I’ll be instilling in the guys.