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Post by joe on Apr 8, 2019 15:33:19 GMT
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Post by jonboy on Apr 8, 2019 16:39:19 GMT
Really, I’ll be surprised if they do |
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Post by joe on Apr 8, 2019 17:26:51 GMT
I see Garton is strengthening his case with a 5 wicket haul in today’s 2nd XI game.
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Post by jonboy on Apr 8, 2019 17:53:53 GMT
I see Garton is strengthening his case with a 5 wicket haul in today’s 2nd XI game. He’s had a good pre season |
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Post by coverpoint on Apr 8, 2019 19:31:48 GMT
What a truly pathetic performance from Sussex. It is apparent to me that our batsmen do not having anything between the ears and lack the gohones required to play professional cricket. Perhaps they would prefer to flip burgers in McDonalds next year instead? So much for "the family". The time has come for Sussex to start being run like a professional cricket club and treating their players as employees who can be replaced rather than as family members. Having lost to Leicestershire at home I really don't think things can get much worse. Only with a complete change of attitude throughout the club will Sussex start to produce winners once again. I am really shocked and surprised Rob Andrew and Jason Gillespie who have achieved so much in professional sport have allowed Sussex's performances to descend to such a low standard.
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Post by liquidskin on Apr 8, 2019 20:54:25 GMT
It's no surprise. It's been a long old slide down this last six or seven years. In the past it was the coach's fault because we had a good team on paper and were under achieving. It might still be the coach's fault but I doubt that's solely the reason we're poor these days. Been a steady decline, a seemingly obvious lack of ambition. Big names going nobody coming.
The bizarre decisions don't go whoever is in charge though. I'm convinced that if we had Wright, Salt & Burgess at 5, 6 & 7, an OS opener, Garton, Robinson, Jordan and Whittingham as the attack, and a skipper who isn't a keeper, we'd be a much better side.
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Post by ashingtonmartlet on Apr 8, 2019 21:13:32 GMT
Strangely, that’s leaving out the two Kolpaks then...not sure you can say with any guaranteed certain that we’d be any better with that side, though I agree that the balance of 6 batters and 4 seamers in early April is the right one, plus the decision not to strengthen the batting remains a baffling one. Presume that’s Burgess keeping and no Brown?
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Post by liquidskin on Apr 8, 2019 21:47:00 GMT
Strangely, that’s leaving out the two Kolpaks then...not sure you can say with any guaranteed certain that we’d be any better with that side, though I agree that the balance of 6 batters and 4 seamers in early April is the right one, plus the decision not to strengthen the batting remains a baffling one. Presume that’s Burgess keeping and no Brown? Oh good, somebody who replies. I miss the old board. No there's no guarantees in that opinion. My team addresses problems and provides balance. Something Sussex seem to be blissfully unaware of these days. Yes Burgess keeping but I'd maybe play Brown at four, he could keep captaining then too. I'm not sure what he's like as a captain frankly but I've always thought a keeper is already a captain, don't burden him with being the actual captain. As for the Kolpaks, yeah no prizes for picking that out of my post. If we're doing well, and they're doing well, there's not a lot to say. But ordinary Kolpaks in an ordinary team, what's the point? In an ideal world we'd have two overseas, no ifs no buts and no Kolpaks. Call them what you want, except that. |
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Post by flashblade on Apr 9, 2019 7:25:12 GMT
I've never been sure about Brown's captaincy, but I am sure about Burgess's wicketkeeping.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Apr 9, 2019 7:33:09 GMT
This is the make or break season for Captain Brown. In the past, he has shown he can come back from grave disappointment,
but now we need him being consistent and lead from the front. Also, without Wright around him, his confidence and self-belief must
improve.
After the Wright decision not to include him much in the Championship and hence his decision to retire from red-ball, I question
whether the choice to go all in with the youngsters isn't somewhat reckless.
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Post by flashblade on Apr 9, 2019 7:33:44 GMT
"Bowlers make Leicestershire work hard for victory on day four" - this is the club's summary of day 4. Just as well there is a PR man available to spin some optimism.
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Post by joe on Apr 9, 2019 8:26:15 GMT
"Bowlers make Leicestershire work hard for victory on day four" - this is the club's summary of day 4. Just as well there is a PR man available to spin some optimism. All the positive spin is nauseating. In his post match interview Dizzy singed off with ‘ I was pleased with the teams overall effort ‘ Really? We were thrashed by arguably the worst team in Div 2, if you we’re pleased with that then you’ve got no place coaching Sussex or any other sporting outfit. |
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Post by liquidskin on Apr 11, 2019 19:47:33 GMT
"Bowlers make Leicestershire work hard for victory on day four" - this is the club's summary of day 4. Just as well there is a PR man available to spin some optimism. Oh my G. Blind. A sorry and worryingly predictable set of comments from the incognitos running the show. If I was paranoid I would suspect Andrew, Greenfield and all their merry men were driving the club off a cliff. Can't fathom all the secrecy and strange decision making going on at Sussex lately. Do we have financial issues I don't know of? P.S. Can't really see why it's a make or break season for Brown S&F. Do you mean his captaincy? Maybe he doesn't know what's going on half the time either. I don't know him but he doesn't strike me as a shot calling captain, off the field. |
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Post by ashingtonmartlet on Apr 11, 2019 20:26:59 GMT
Strangely, that’s leaving out the two Kolpaks then...not sure you can say with any guaranteed certain that we’d be any better with that side, though I agree that the balance of 6 batters and 4 seamers in early April is the right one, plus the decision not to strengthen the batting remains a baffling one. Presume that’s Burgess keeping and no Brown? Oh good, somebody who replies. I miss the old board. No there's no guarantees in that opinion. My team addresses problems and provides balance. Something Sussex seem to be blissfully unaware of these days. Yes Burgess keeping but I'd maybe play Brown at four, he could keep captaining then too. I'm not sure what he's like as a captain frankly but I've always thought a keeper is already a captain, don't burden him with being the actual captain. As for the Kolpaks, yeah no prizes for picking that out of my post. If we're doing well, and they're doing well, there's not a lot to say. But ordinary Kolpaks in an ordinary team, what's the point? In an ideal world we'd have two overseas, no ifs no buts and no Kolpaks. Call them what you want, except that. Ha ha! Yes guilty, I did pick that out, and I expect no prize. Your comment about ideally wanting 2 overseas players I agree with. All I would say is that the Kolpaks did alright in the last match, both outscoring the homegrowns in the first innings and Van Zyl making 41 in the second innings. I do understand your agenda against Kolpaks, Goodwin and Collymore did outstanding and excellent service for us respectively and you’re right that these two aren’t in the same class, BUT, as much as I want our youngsters to succeed, I just don’t go with pitching them in in bulk, we need to strengthen from outside, otherwise we will struggle. |
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Post by liquidskin on Apr 11, 2019 20:48:43 GMT
Struggle more than now? Three overseas players in this team, and the team that was slaughtered at home by Leics. Mind you they had several. Two poor sides with half a dozen finished 30 odd year old former one game wonder internationals - they should and need to be doing at least alright to justify they're ill gotten existence in our game. There's also my dislike of the EU, as it is, and they're the people forcing the bending of our domestically and independently acquired overseas rule. Although I don't agree with that either.
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