![]() ![]() "Esports has never known borders and it has never been tied to a dot on the map. Given the circumstances, both practical and ethical, the decision to relocate seems like the only right one," said Team Spirit. "Everything is changing, and one of these changes is the current situation between Russia and Ukraine, where many of our players and employees come from. Team Spirit said in a statement that "practical and ethical" reasons drove their decision to cease plans to expand its infrastructure in Moscow and instead relocate to Belgrade. Russian esports organisation Team Spirit announced on Friday (25 March) that they will be relocating their teams and employees from their headquarters in Moscow, Russia to Belgrade, Serbia as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to put Eastern Europe in a state of crisis. It is a trend that needs to be nipped in the bud, maybe by restriction on alcohol sales or more stringent stewarding, if the shortest format of our national summer sport is to remain family friendly.Team Spirit's Dota 2 roster protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine by wearing shirts emblazoned with the word 'Peace' during the GAMERS GALAXY: Dota 2 Invitational Series in Dubai earlier this month. Already this season, 15 people have been ejected from the group games at Taunton. I just hope the evening is free of the crowd trouble that has been creeping into T20 cricket. ![]() But they will also be without key bowlers in Craig Overton and Josh Davey, both concussed in the County Championship game with Surrey this week, and in opposition will be a team hungry for quick revenge. Somerset will need to be wary of that when the teams clash in the return Vitality Blast South Group fixture at Taunton on Friday night (6.30pm start).įacing a Gloucestershire team without Payne, away on England duty, on their own ground, the hosts will be warm favourites. But it was another example of Gloucestershire’s ability to squeeze teams with tight bowling backed up by quality fielding and most of all a triumph for a never-say-die attitude. Sussex captain Ravi Bopara was moved to say afterwards that it was the poorest batting he had witnessed in over 400 T20 appearances. Instead, Gloucestershire staged a fightback even more remarkable than Somerset’s against them, Tom Smith, Zak Chappell, Glenn Phillips, Benny Howell and David Payne sharing the wickets in an unbelievable four-run victory. ![]() Roelof van der Merwe powers Somerset to derby victory over Gloucestershire in Vitality BlastĪt that stage, most opponents, particularly ones on the back of a demoralising defeat to their arch-rivals, could have been forgiven for wanting to be back on the team bus.Somerset hopes of T20 glory are increasingly a matter of life and death bowling.The Sharks coasted to 118 for two in reply off less than 14 overs and needed only 28 to win from 39 balls with eight wickets in hand. Just 24 hours later it seemed the hangover was still evident when, having travelled to Hove with plenty of time to think about the previous evening’s events, Jack Taylor’s men could post only 145 for six against Sussex. The South African’s 48 off just 15 balls, including 4 sixes and 4 fours, broke Gloucestershire hearts and there were stunned looks on the faces of players and supporters at the end. I was at Bristol a week ago today when their side dominated three quarters of the Vitality Blast derby against Somerset only to see the rain-reduced game cruelly snatched away from them by an extraordinary late blitz from Roelof van der Merwe. Whatever the outcome of what is proving a testing season for Gloucestershire, there is no questioning the team spirit under Performance Director Steve Snell and head coach Dale Benkenstein.
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