Pears 'have to get better'published at 10:47 British Summer Time 4 May 2018
Surrey v Worcestershire - play starts 11:00 BST
Spare a thought for Worcestershire, who are certainly finding out the hard way the difference between playing in Division One and Division Two.
Promoted last summer, they have lost all three top-flight games so far, with 211 the highest total they have managed.
And to underline that it is with the bat where their main problem lies, Joe Clarke, Daryl Mitchell, George Rhodes and Brett D'Oliveira are currently averaging 14.67, 10.83, 3.67 and 2.17 respectively. As a result, the latter three all turned out for the second XI earlier this week.
“We know there are some really top sides to play against and that Division One sides are more experienced and there is strength in depth," said head coach Kevin Sharp, after last week's loss against Notts.
“It’s been a challenging three weeks. We’ve not been at our best, we know that. We’ve had a good chat about where we can improve. We have to get better.”