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Post by jonboy on Sept 25, 2018 17:16:23 GMT
Now that Dizzy has had a full season to assess where we are, he can surely see what everyone was telling him, we need an influx of real quality
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Post by coverpoint on Sept 25, 2018 21:00:31 GMT
With the greatest of Jonboy who of any quality is going to want to play second division cricket? Any quality cricketer is going to want to play first division cricket.
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Post by jonboy on Sept 25, 2018 21:15:04 GMT
With the greatest of Jonboy who of any quality is going to want to play second division cricket? Any quality cricketer is going to want to play first division cricket. Well an overseas batsman for a start With Dizzy’s contacts, I’m sure we could procure a top class overseas batsman. Dizzy, I feel misguidedly, thought we had enough batting to see us through. So now he knows, and it won’t be difficult to find a top order batsman who can average more than 30 That will be a start |
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Post by kevininnessupersub on Sept 25, 2018 21:54:31 GMT
I believe Dizzy knows exactly what needs doing. He did the right thing in giving all the players a chance.
After all a batting order including Wells, Van Zyl, Wright and Brown should have been good enough in Div 2, unfortunately only one of them performed.
Dizzy’s problem will be the same as this season, does he bring in an overseas player to replace Archer and I presume Jordan who will be in the IPL or not.
His other problem will be waiting to see if the ECB change their qualification rules, so Archer becomes available for England next summer, which could mean he will miss virtually all matches.
Also with a proposed new championship format in 2020, there might not be any promotion next year, if we go with Rob Andrews’s conference format.
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Post by jonboy on Sept 25, 2018 23:23:01 GMT
I believe Dizzy knows exactly what needs doing. He did the right thing in giving all the players a chance. After all a batting order including Wells, Van Zyl, Wright and Brown should have been good enough in Div 2, unfortunately only one of them performed. Dizzy’s problem will be the same as this season, does he bring in an overseas player to replace Archer and I presume Jordan who will be in the IPL or not. His other problem will be waiting to see if the ECB change their qualification rules, so Archer becomes available for England next summer, which could mean he will miss virtually all matches. Also with a proposed new championship format in 2020, there might not be any promotion next year, if we go with Rob Andrews’s conference format. Well you’d hope so, yes Not so sure too many Sussex supporters were confident of a batting line up that contained those four Anyway, that’s gone now, we now definitely know they can’t be relied upon We have seen a bit of promise from the youngsters, Salt, Finch and Haines, but an average of just over 30 isn’t really saying pick me. They were picked, because the averages of Wright, Wells and Van Zyl, were even worse |
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Post by joe on Sept 26, 2018 7:32:09 GMT
To my mind we need at least 2 quality batters if we are to compete at the top level.
Or young batters have been OK this season and will only improve if they are able to play with some protection. Too often they have been exposed because the senior players have failed.
Rawlins and Evans can’t play the moving ball and should stick to the shorter formats.
Our young seam bowlers need more game time. They need to be rotated into the 1st XI allowing Archer, Wiese and Jordan to be rested more.
Burgess should take the gloves in the CC to allow Brown to bat higher and concentrate more on the captaincy although I’m still not convinced he’s the right man for the job.
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Post by jonboy on Sept 26, 2018 7:48:48 GMT
I think the batting failures don’t help our bowlers, they rarely have the luxury of being able to apply scoreboard pressure This is even more pronounced a second eleven level, where we often struggle to field 3 or 4 contracted players This means, as with the firsts, the younger players are often being introduced into a struggling side
In reality, the squad is probably three short of what’s needed to be competitive Two batsmen, and possibly another seamer
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Post by flashblade on Sept 26, 2018 8:06:20 GMT
I believe Dizzy knows exactly what needs doing. He did the right thing in giving all the players a chance. After all a batting order including Wells, Van Zyl, Wright and Brown should have been good enough in Div 2, unfortunately only one of them performed. Dizzy’s problem will be the same as this season, does he bring in an overseas player to replace Archer and I presume Jordan who will be in the IPL or not. His other problem will be waiting to see if the ECB change their qualification rules, so Archer becomes available for England next summer, which could mean he will miss virtually all matches. Also with a proposed new championship format in 2020, there might not be any promotion next year, if we go with Rob Andrews’s conference format. Fear not, Kevin. Three teams will be promoted at the end of 2019, in accordance with the revised Championship format recently announced by the ECB. |
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Post by jonboy on Oct 1, 2018 10:54:04 GMT
Most counties are well underway with their recruitment, some have added 3 or 4 already Again Sussex are way behind the eight ball when it comes to recruitment We don’t need much, but we definitely need a refresh Don’t want to be left with only the crumbs left under the table
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Post by flashblade on Oct 1, 2018 10:57:34 GMT
Most counties are well underway with their recruitment, some have added 3 or 4 already Again Sussex are way behind the eight ball when it comes to recruitment We don’t need much, but we definitely need a refresh Don’t want to be left with only the crumbs left under the table I am trusting Dizzy to do what's feasible and necessary. We have no idea what's going on behind the scenes. |
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Post by jonboy on Oct 1, 2018 11:34:04 GMT
I guess that’s all we can do We need to do smarter business than we did last year though
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Post by kevininnessupersub on Oct 1, 2018 14:11:01 GMT
The unknown factor, is how much money is available for overseas or any new players., for either red or white ball cricket.
That will dictate the quality of any new players we get.
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Post by jonboy on Oct 1, 2018 14:21:19 GMT
The unknown factor, is how much money is available for overseas or any new players., for either red or white ball cricket. That will dictate the quality of any new players we get. Not sure that this is such an issue, we haven’t really spent much in recent seasons When the likes of Leicestershire can sign any number of players, and have a quality overseas for the whole season, then the idea of Sussex struggling to find the money, doesn’t really wash Financially, we are better off than most, all bar a few of the Test Match counties |
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Post by jonboy on Oct 1, 2018 20:42:29 GMT
Further to this, we actually operate the smallest squad, and have done for a few years More than half of the squad are 25 and under, and we are one of the only counties not to have an overseas player for the duration of the championship.
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Post by coverpoint on Oct 1, 2018 23:37:47 GMT
The unknown factor, is how much money is available for overseas or any new players., for either red or white ball cricket. That will dictate the quality of any new players we get. Not sure that this is such an issue, we haven’t really spent much in recent seasons When the likes of Leicestershire can sign any number of players, and have a quality overseas for the whole season, then the idea of Sussex struggling to find the money, doesn’t really wash Financially, we are better off than most, all bar a few of the Test Match counties Leicestershire can sign players because they have released five players and lost another two.
Out Ben Raine (Durham) Zak Chappell (Nottinghamshire) Ned Eckersley (REL) Mark Pettini (REL) Rob Sayer (REL) Tom Wells (REL) Richard Jones (REL) |
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