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Matthew Potts “can’t fault effort” from Durham after tough day against Surrey
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30/06/2025
The latest North East sport headlines, from Daniel Wales.
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Durham's Matthew Potts has said that he cannot fault the effort of his teammates
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as they endured a tough first day against Surrey at the Oval,
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picking up only three wickets.
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Yeah, you know, I mean, I can't fault the lads' efforts today.
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They put 110% in and we know we probably came up short with the ball
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and some good batting on a good batting track.
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So, you know, yeah, pretty rough day, 30-odd degrees,
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hard work and tall for the boys.
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But, yeah, we'll pick ourselves up and there's still a long way to go
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in this game for the next three days.
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When you got to the ground this morning and had a look at that pitch,
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what was sort of the talk amongst you guys as the bowlers?
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Did you think there was going to be something in there?
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Well, when we had a look at it, we thought there was a little bit of green grass on it.
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It was still pretty hard.
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We thought either or it was going to do a bit.
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We knew that if we were bowling, it was going to be trying to bowl them out in a day.
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We didn't think it was certainly going to be a pitch where you kind of knock everyone over.
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And, you know, it's actually proved to play a hell of a lot better than we first thought.
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You know, it hasn't really moved too much all day.
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And it's came up in the back quite nicely after the first little period.
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So, you know, kind of credit there, guys.
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They batted well.
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And we probably just missed our straps a little bit.
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And Middlesbrough's new head coach, Rob Edwards, has stressed that the supporters of the Teesiders
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are the most important people at the club, as he has looked to strike up a good relationship with them.
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The fans are the most important people at any football club because they're there before us and they'll be there long after us as well.
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And I've always said that, I've always maintained that.
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So I want a really good relationship with them.
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But we get that.
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We earn that with performances and results.
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So I'm under no illusions as to that.
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I've been lucky in the clubs that I've been at previously, Forest Green and then obviously Luton again.
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And then we started that quite quickly and got people onside, you know, fast.
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So it's all well and good talking, a good game.
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We've got to be able to go and deliver that.
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And, you know, so there'll be expectancy here.
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You know, and I'm up for that.
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I'm up for that.
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You mentioned the Riverside.
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You've had a few experiences in the past.
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How do you reflect on your time at that?
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It's an amazing place to play and a really difficult place to come and coach against.
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You know, when these fans are at it, I've felt that whenever I've come up to the North East, to be honest.
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