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Post by hhsussex on Aug 11, 2014 14:48:46 GMT
Good news for Machan means one fewer available for selection: he is to captain Scotland A against New Zealand on the 15th, 17th and 21 August. The Scarborough game is from 15-18 August; incidentally a very far cry from the Sunday starts so far this season, or the Monday starts for our own festival games at Arundel and Horsham.
In the lead-in to the 50 over game against Middlesex we were advised that Anyon, Lewis, Prior, Hamilton-Brown and Yardy were all unfit. Assuming that hasn't changed then, and that Jordan will play again in the Oval Test, or not be released in time, the team now has to be selected from amongst Nash, Wells, Joyce, Cachopa, Wright, Zaidi, Piolet,Brown,Beer, Magoffin, Hatchett, Hobden...and that's about it, unless someone else steps up from the Seconds. It will be a very tough game for us to maintain the form and spirit of the Northants and Warwicks matches.
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Post by jonboy on Aug 11, 2014 15:44:05 GMT
I think it would be prudent to try and borrow someone again given the amount of absentees. It's important we stay in this division and look to rebuild in the winter. I see Matt Prior is going to have surgery when the season ends, does that indicate that he hopes to play again this season? If not, why wait? Could do with him making himself available to play in this game as a batter only. I suppose it would be ECB's decision really
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Post by coverpoint on Aug 11, 2014 16:07:04 GMT
Why has Machan been allowed to play for Scotland? I see Northants have refused to release Coetzer. Would Machan's development not be better served playing for Sussex?
My XI: Nash, Wells, Joyce (c), Cachopa, Wright, Brown (+), Piolet, Beer, Magoffin, Hatchett, Hobden
Robinson's XI: Nash, Wells, Joyce (c), Cachopa, Wright, Zaidi, Brown (+), Piolet, Magoffin, Hatchett, Hobden
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Post by hhsussex on Aug 11, 2014 17:45:11 GMT
Why has Machan been allowed to play for Scotland? I see Northants have refused to release Coetzer. Would Machan's development not be better served playing for Sussex? My XI in the absence of Machan would be Nash, Wells, Joyce (c), Cachopa, Wright, Zaidi, Brown (+), Piolet, Magoffin, Hatchett, Hobden 12th man: Beer Basically it comes down to Beer or Zaidi, unless we try for a further loan of Tredwell, which Kent may well not grant in view of the way we seem to have played him back to form and confidence. Otherewise the team has to pick itself from what's left, and let's hope that Wright doesn't have a recurrence of injury, otherwise there is another chance for Finch or Jackson - have they been playing for the Seconds today? |
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Post by jonboy on Aug 11, 2014 17:49:53 GMT
Wouldn't like to face Yorkshire with either of those two at six. More likely to be Brown at six, which given his form this season, is at least a place too high
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Post by jonboy on Aug 11, 2014 18:04:01 GMT
Yardy's bicep injury is taking forever to heal. I've has similar injuries either at work, or in the gym, but I can't ever remember them taking that long to heal Does anyone know if there are complications?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2014 8:06:38 GMT
Zaidi ahead of Beer! What has he done to warrant a place? Beer has shown the type of resolve required when batting and that has been at 8 & 9 and picked up wickets. To play Zaidi is just pure lunacy. His performances in 4 day (any) cricket do not justify it. Robinson cannot make a case. If he does and you fall for it then he should stand for election in May. I for one will not!
I thought Tredwell was done and dusted? If not, makes it more interesting. A loan batter is the answer. Or Jordan released, then he can travel up that day.
So many options now!
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Post by jonboy on Aug 12, 2014 8:38:13 GMT
Zaidi ahead of Beer! What has he done to warrant a place? Beer has shown the type of resolve required when batting and that has been at 8 & 9 and picked up wickets. To play Zaidi is just pure lunacy. His performances in 4 day (any) cricket do not justify it. Robinson cannot make a case. If he does and you fall for it then he should stand for election in May. I for one will not! I thought Tredwell was done and dusted? If not, makes it more interesting. A loan batter is the answer. Or Jordan released, then he can travel up that day. So many options now! I have to agree with this There is no way Zaidi should be selected in front of Will, if we are planning to go with a spinner. We are a batsman short, and that could be a problem in a game we are unlikely to win, but cannot afford to lose. Losing Wright as a bowler has caused problems with the balance of the side, but we've had a long time to remedy that. That's why a winter move for Will Gidman would have been ideal. Having a front line bowler in your top six enables you to experiment with the rest of your attack. Had Wright not suffered the injury, I'm sure he would have continued with the fourth seamer role, thus offering more opportunities to play an attacking spinner like Will Beer |
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Post by deepextracover on Aug 12, 2014 9:43:04 GMT
For what it is worth, Lewis was saying to some fans on Friday he was ready to go and seemed to be fully fit again.
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Post by jonboy on Aug 12, 2014 9:46:49 GMT
Did the seconds play yesterday? Any of our walking wounded involved?
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Post by hhsussex on Aug 12, 2014 9:54:12 GMT
Did the seconds play yesterday? Any of our walking wounded involved? Yes, Lewis captained them and turned out with very respectable figures, and Hobden's looked good. Beer did not play. Wells (31 no), Zaidi (26 no) and Finch (b 14) were the only others with first-team experience, with Jackson yet to bat. t.co/tvHu67EbDs |
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Post by coverpoint on Aug 12, 2014 10:00:07 GMT
Battleaxe - Of course Zaidi will be preferred. Robinson has got to play to justify his decision of signing him in the first place. Beer should play but he won't. We don't need a loan batter. Why have we released Machan to Scotland? He should be playing for Sussex!
Jonboy - Seconds bowled yesterday Hobden (4), Sakande (3), Lewis (2) and Hudson-Prentice took the wickets. Wells, Finch, Jackson and Zaidi also playing. With Salt, Cammish, Haines and Doram making up the side. Gidman's wife wants to move North so a move to Sussex is highly unlikely. More likely to be Durham, Notts, Lancashire or Yorkshire.
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Post by leedsgull on Aug 12, 2014 10:02:22 GMT
Scarborough usually favours spin. Rashid has a good record there so I would suggest Beer should certainly play.
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Post by jonboy on Aug 12, 2014 10:04:17 GMT
If Lewis is fit, and the match being at Scarborough, maybe a four seamer attack of him, Mags, Hatchett and Hobden. Still leaves that problem position at six with no obvious candidates to fill it, unless we can patch up Mattie Prior
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Post by coverpoint on Aug 12, 2014 10:05:49 GMT
If Lewis is fit, and the match being at Scarborough, maybe a four seamer attack of him, Mags, Hatchett and Hobden. Still leaves that problem position at six with no obvious candidates to fill it, unless we can patch up Mattie Prior Selecting Lewis ahead of Beer or Zaidi would weaken the batting further which is something we cannot afford to do. |
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