Vic's ReMarks: Somerset’s carefully crafted pre-season’s plans have been obliterated

Somerset’s carefully crafted pre-season’s plans have been obliterated and the same applies for many of the counties. Recently the Middle East has become a popular destination for our county cricketers to prepare for the new season with the promise of sunshine, fine facilities and grass pitches. 

However, Somerset’s trip to Abu Dhabi had to be abandoned. It was obviously out of the question. Plan B is underway and the men’s squad is now at Desert Springs in Spain, albeit for a briefer training camp abroad.

It has become standard practice for the squad to travel miles from Taunton for their pre-season preparation, quite a contrast to what happened when I first clocked in as a professional cricketer.