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Post by coverpoint on Aug 20, 2023 15:51:27 GMT
My XI would be Carter wk, Haines (c), Pujara, lion-cachet, Coles, Ibrahim, Hudson-Prentice, Foreman, Carson, Crocombe, Hunt
Currie and Atkins just made the tail longer. How many more chances can we give Ward? Alsop has had a dreadful 50 over competition. We need Carter back behind the stumps as Tear's inclusion has weakened the batting. Although Pujara is too slow at least we might see out 50 overs with him in the side in place of Alsop.
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Post by squarepoint on Aug 20, 2023 16:41:15 GMT
I would instruct our most experienced players to front up and attempt to salvage a little pride. Hunt is the one player to enhance his standing in this competition and deserves to be retained.
So my choice would be: Clark, Haines, Alsop, Pujara, Coles, Carter, Hudson-Prentice, Carson, Karvelas, Currie, Hunt
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Aug 20, 2023 16:57:29 GMT
Adrian Harms is the most diplomatic, tactful and considerate media person you will ever meet. He is unique in that respect. So, for him to speak his mind openly and, above all, negatively about the recent Sussex performance by describing it as "humiliating", you know things are really bad.
Where will the next and latest new low strike? Tuesday, perhaps?
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Post by sponge on Aug 20, 2023 17:42:33 GMT
Adrian Harms is the most diplomatic, tactful and considerate media person you will ever meet. He is unique in that respect. So, for him to speak his mind openly and, above all, negatively about the recent Sussex performance by describing it as "humiliating", you know things are really bad. Where will the next and latest new low strike? Tuesday, perhaps? I beg to differ. Of course Harms is frustrated, like we all all. But, his knowledge of the finer aspects of cricket are poor, he doesn't do his homework and hence doesn't know competition rules or players and he still hasn't gotten over the removal of some Sussex pros; and have you noticed how much he repeats himself. Nice guy maybe, but crap commentator. It doesn't need Harms to tell us how difficult it must be in the changing room at the moment. Don't buy into the doom and gloom Wicked.
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Post by squarepoint on Aug 21, 2023 15:28:12 GMT
Here’s the squad: Alsop, Carter, Coles, Crocombe, Currie, Foreman, Haines (c), Hunt, Ibrahim, Karvelas, Lion-Cachet, Pujara, Ward
Welcome return for Carter and Karvelas which should make us a little more competitive.
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Post by coverpoint on Aug 21, 2023 17:56:26 GMT
On the basis of the last game I would leave out Ward and Alsop.
Carter wk, Haines c, Pujara, lion-catchet, Coles, Ibrahim, Foreman, Karvelas, Crocombe, Currie, Hunt
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Post by coverpoint on Aug 22, 2023 10:27:34 GMT
That must be Ward's last game for Sussex. He has had so many chances and has failed to score on a consistent basis. Time to give lion-catchet and rogers a chance instead.
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Post by yikemardy on Aug 22, 2023 12:34:00 GMT
That must be Ward's last game for Sussex. He has had so many chances and has failed to score on a consistent basis. Time to give lion-catchet and rogers a chance instead. Surprised you single Ward out, when there’s so much dross around. Clark, for example, has been given more chances than Ward, and still has little to show for it, and little identity to his game. Ward has played a fair few ballsy innings. Usually he scores at a decent rate, which has allowed others to play it safe and protect their wicket. His approach does mean taking risks though , and, yes, he has failed more than he’d like. With Ward not firing, Sussex are usually stuck with two painfully slow batsmen. One of the many reasons our RCL campaign has been poor. I would persevere with Ward, if only because (despite his limitations ) he can hit it a long way. Unlike pretty much every other Sussex batsman.
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Post by squarepoint on Aug 22, 2023 12:47:46 GMT
I think we have to retain Harrison Ward for our T20 team. We were much more competitive this season after he joined the lineup. However, unless he can learn to sell his wicket less cheaply he doesn’t look a good option for any other format.
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Post by mrsdoyle on Aug 22, 2023 13:07:21 GMT
Pujara doing Pujara again
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Post by devonexile on Aug 22, 2023 13:13:18 GMT
Pujara doing Pujara again When he was batting and going along at around a strike rate of just over 50 with just the solitary boundary, I did think Mrs D is not going to be impressed.
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Post by coverpoint on Aug 22, 2023 13:22:41 GMT
That must be Ward's last game for Sussex. He has had so many chances and has failed to score on a consistent basis. Time to give lion-catchet and rogers a chance instead. Surprised you single Ward out, when there’s so much dross around. Clark, for example, has been given more chances than Ward, and still has little to show for it, and little identity to his game. Ward has played a fair few ballsy innings. Usually he scores at a decent rate, which has allowed others to play it safe and protect their wicket. His approach does mean taking risks though , and, yes, he has failed more than he’d like. With Ward not firing, Sussex are usually stuck with two painfully slow batsmen. One of the many reasons our RCL campaign has been poor. I would persevere with Ward, if only because (despite his limitations ) he can hit it a long way. Unlike pretty much every other Sussex batsman. Clark has three tons and ten fifties in 91 innings.
Ward has two fifties in 42 innings. He could play another 10 years and not make it. He is village green standard at best.
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Post by devonexile on Aug 22, 2023 13:27:08 GMT
A marginally better performance with the bat, although we look as we have in all the matches this campaign when we have batted first, well below a winning score.
Good to see Alsop and Haines return to a bit of form, Foreman continues to impress with the bat (although we really need him to do it with the ball), but for me the most pleasing is to see the hugely talented Dan Ibrahim back in the runs.
He has had a tough campaign in all formats and hopefully these last two innings will give him confidence going into the final Championship matches where he will continue with similar contributions.
Can our bowlers for once put together a decent performance, minimise the boundary balls and take early wickets in the powerplay?
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Post by devonexile on Aug 22, 2023 13:34:54 GMT
Surprised you single Ward out, when there’s so much dross around. Clark, for example, has been given more chances than Ward, and still has little to show for it, and little identity to his game. Ward has played a fair few ballsy innings. Usually he scores at a decent rate, which has allowed others to play it safe and protect their wicket. His approach does mean taking risks though , and, yes, he has failed more than he’d like. With Ward not firing, Sussex are usually stuck with two painfully slow batsmen. One of the many reasons our RCL campaign has been poor. I would persevere with Ward, if only because (despite his limitations ) he can hit it a long way. Unlike pretty much every other Sussex batsman. Clark has three tons and ten fifties in 91 innings.
Ward has two fifties in 42 innings. He could play another 10 years and not make it. He is village green standard at best.
Everybody has a right to an opinion and it is unlikely we will all agree. However, there is no place for petty insults. Whether Ward is good enough or not, time will tell. However, he is most definitely well above 'village green standard'. Just look at the scorecard from the T20 at Taunton last season if you are in doubt. When judging someone, I always find it best to show them the same level of respect that you would want someone to show you in the same circumstances.
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Post by yikemardy on Aug 22, 2023 13:48:19 GMT
Surprised you single Ward out, when there’s so much dross around. Clark, for example, has been given more chances than Ward, and still has little to show for it, and little identity to his game. Ward has played a fair few ballsy innings. Usually he scores at a decent rate, which has allowed others to play it safe and protect their wicket. His approach does mean taking risks though , and, yes, he has failed more than he’d like. With Ward not firing, Sussex are usually stuck with two painfully slow batsmen. One of the many reasons our RCL campaign has been poor. I would persevere with Ward, if only because (despite his limitations ) he can hit it a long way. Unlike pretty much every other Sussex batsman. Clark has three tons and ten fifties in 91 innings.
Ward has two fifties in 42 innings. He could play another 10 years and not make it. He is village green standard at best.
He’s the cleanest-striker of the ball at the club. The only one who consistently takes on the attack in the crucial powerplay. He takes risks, allowing the others to pootle along. Not claiming he’s the new Chris Gayle but he adds something to this weak (in more ways than one) Sussex side.
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