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Post by herring on Aug 22, 2020 9:43:25 GMT
Very pleased he is going. Has achieved nothing and what a load of waffle in his leaving statement. He thinks Chairman, CEO D0C, Coaches and players are all great. After 3 years we have a 4 day side with 3 of first 4 averaging around 20 and 2 seamers who are castoffs from other counties. If he concentrated on 20/20 that has not been good either. Anybody taking charge of a side comprising Salt,Evans,Wright,Robinson,Archer and 2 world class overseas would have fancied chances. Can anybody tell me what the following quote from Sussex may mean. " In terms of culture behind the scenes Dizzy has done a wonderful job"
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Post by liquidskin on Aug 22, 2020 9:51:07 GMT
Why griz? Because he has passion and a love for the club neither of which dizzy has. He probably jumped ship before he was pushed. Another great decision to extend his contract and he goes within a year. Ok we did relatively well in t20 but we should be aiming for promotion. A reward for championship failure just like when Davis got a contract extension. Greenfield needs to go like dizzy. Andrew needs to improve red ball team or he should go to. We can't do any worse with griz. Give him a chance. Sussex legend who will bring some passion and strong leadership which is what we need. Need a new captain too. Don't think Ben is up to the job as has enough on his plate. Give it to Head. Damn straight. It's passion, fight & discipline that's missing - Adams' forte. One year, nothing to lose. He'd likely do it cheap too, given his passion for the club and our cash concerns of late. Perfect fit. Prior in the wings being groomed for the big job - what's he doing now? Has he got badges? Past glories are what we're after isn't it Ashington? He's never coached us anyway, so it isn't going back. Moores or Robinson would be going back.
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Post by liquidskin on Aug 22, 2020 10:02:00 GMT
Very pleased he is going. Has achieved nothing and what a load of waffle in his leaving statement. He thinks Chairman, CEO D0C, Coaches and players are all great. After 3 years we have a 4 day side with 3 of first 4 averaging around 20 and 2 seamers who are castoffs from other counties. If he concentrated on 20/20 that has not been good either. Anybody taking charge of a side comprising Salt,Evans,Wright,Robinson,Archer and 2 world class overseas would have fancied chances. Can anybody tell me what the following quote from Sussex may mean. " In terms of culture behind the scenes Dizzy has done a wonderful job" Yes, it means the damn hippy has got them all meditating and eating vegetables instead of playing cricket. No wonder they have no stamina at the crease, they're lacking iron.
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Post by jonboy on Aug 23, 2020 10:43:40 GMT
Ideally I’d like Adams involved for his kick ass ambition, something Sussex have lacked since he left We sleepwalked to relegation, and we’ve shown no interest whatsoever in trying to get back there. Head coach, personally I’d favour Lewis to oversee that side of things, where his bowling coaching could also be handy. Think I’d bring Hoddy in as a batting coach. He was often acclaimed to be technically the best batsman at the club He could also double up as second eleven captain, and an emergency keeper
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Post by flashblade on Aug 23, 2020 11:37:37 GMT
Ideally I’d like Adams involved for his kick ass ambition, something Sussex have lacked since he left We sleepwalked to relegation, and we’ve shown no interest whatsoever in trying to get back there. Head coach, personally I’d favour Lewis to oversee that side of things, where his bowling coaching could also be handy. Think I’d bring Hoddy in as a batting coach. He was often acclaimed to be technically the best batsman at the club He could also double up as second eleven captain, and an emergency keeper Interesting. Where does Greenfield fit into your scenario?
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Post by sussexviewer on Aug 24, 2020 6:42:24 GMT
Now that Gillespie is going, will we still get Travis Head next year?
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Post by jonboy on Aug 24, 2020 10:48:01 GMT
Now that Gillespie is going, will we still get Travis Head next year? I don’t know, but it was always an odd one that, given that we, in theory anyway, already had VanZyl, Bopara, Brown, Evans, Finch and Rawlins competing for those 4,5 and 6 slots. Better, either an opening bat, or another strike bowler to open the bowling with Robbo
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Post by coverpoint on Aug 24, 2020 10:52:32 GMT
Now that Gillespie is going, will we still get Travis Head next year? I don’t know, but it was always an odd one that, given that we, in theory anyway, already had VanZyl, Bopara, Brown, Evans, Finch and Rawlins competing for those 4,5 and 6 slots. Better, either an opening bat, or another strike bowler to open the bowling with Robbo Don't you mean 3, 4, 5 and 6? Do we have Van Zyl? Van Zyl and Wiese cannot both be overseas players if Head comes. We don't have Evans now. Bopara isn't playing four day cricket. I am not convinced Haines is an opener and his only century to date came at number 3.
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Post by jonboy on Aug 24, 2020 11:08:04 GMT
I don’t know, but it was always an odd one that, given that we, in theory anyway, already had VanZyl, Bopara, Brown, Evans, Finch and Rawlins competing for those 4,5 and 6 slots. Better, either an opening bat, or another strike bowler to open the bowling with Robbo Don't you mean 3, 4, 5 and 6? Do we have Van Zyl? Van Zyl and Wiese cannot both be overseas players if Head comes. We don't have Evans now. Bopara isn't playing four day cricket. I am not convinced Haines is an opener and his only century to date came at number 3. All those questions are relevant now, but at the time we recruited Head, it seemed a bit odd. The annoying thing is, most of those aren’t any better than a Luke Wright who Dizzy suggested was unlikely to be picked for the red ball side. Now that the coach is going, I’d reinstall Wright in the middle order and brin in a proper opening batsman
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Post by coverpoint on Aug 24, 2020 11:18:45 GMT
Don't you mean 3, 4, 5 and 6? Do we have Van Zyl? Van Zyl and Wiese cannot both be overseas players if Head comes. We don't have Evans now. Bopara isn't playing four day cricket. I am not convinced Haines is an opener and his only century to date came at number 3. All those questions are relevant now, but at the time we recruited Head, it seemed a bit odd. The annoying thing is, most of those aren’t any better than a Luke Wright who Dizzy suggested was unlikely to be picked for the red ball side. Now that the coach is going, I’d reinstall Wright in the middle order and brin in a proper opening batsman I doubt Wright wants to play four day cricket as his life work balance has shifted with him now being a father. Looking across the eighteen counties very few have a proper opening batsman. Essex with Cook but very few others. Wells is the opener we are missing.
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Post by jonboy on Aug 24, 2020 11:31:19 GMT
All those questions are relevant now, but at the time we recruited Head, it seemed a bit odd. The annoying thing is, most of those aren’t any better than a Luke Wright who Dizzy suggested was unlikely to be picked for the red ball side. Now that the coach is going, I’d reinstall Wright in the middle order and brin in a proper opening batsman I doubt Wright wants to play four day cricket as his life work balance has shifted with him now being a father. Looking across the eighteen counties very few have a proper opening batsman. Essex with Cook but very few others. Wells is the opener we are missing. Yes, or at three. Either way, if we will lose VanZyl and Evans, and Wright and Bopara only want to play white ball cricket, we will need to bring in a couple of top order batsmen, or just an opener if Head is coming
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Post by coverpoint on Aug 24, 2020 11:42:19 GMT
I doubt Wright wants to play four day cricket as his life work balance has shifted with him now being a father. Looking across the eighteen counties very few have a proper opening batsman. Essex with Cook but very few others. Wells is the opener we are missing. Yes, or at three. Either way, if we will lose VanZyl and Evans, and Wright and Bopara only want to play white ball cricket, we will need to bring in a couple of top order batsmen, or just an opener if Head is coming I suspect we may sign a couple of top order batsmen in the winter. I doubt we will see Wright or Bopara playing red ball cricket.
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Post by lovelyboy on Aug 24, 2020 12:37:41 GMT
Van Zyl opened the batting for the saffers, we should make him do it
Van Zyl Salt One of the youngsters Head
Top four sorted!
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Post by jonboy on Aug 24, 2020 13:18:27 GMT
Van Zyl opened the batting for the saffers, we should make him do it Van Zyl Salt One of the youngsters Head Top four sorted! Looks a bit better than what we’ve been watching recently. A new opener is a must, it’s something we’ve put off for too long now. The future might well be Haines, or even Clark, but we need more stability at the top of the order. We will probably lose a few this winter, as the club have indicated that they need players playing both formats. Odd then, that they should encourage Wright to quit red ball, then sign Bopara, who looks as if he will only play white ball as well. Anyway, if we can create some space, an opener, and a new ball bowler to take some of the pressure off Robinson, should be top of the list. Without Briggs, who appears to be on his way, I’d stiffen the batting, and play a quartet of fast bowlers. Any other bowling can be covered by a variety of twirlers in the top six My side..... Salt New opener VanZyl or Bopara Head Wells Rawlins Brown Garton Jordan Robinson New fast bowler Theres enough bowling in that top six to supplement a battery of four fast bowlers, and with the occasional appearance from Archer, that looks like a promotion winning side to me
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Post by grandavefan on Aug 24, 2020 13:20:43 GMT
Coverpoint (or are you LW's agent/father?), Look at his record over the past 2 seasons. Forget his career average because only his last performances are to be considered and they have been dire. I would say that probably before that he was good. I even thought that with the lack of openers he might have had a chance with England. Alas, he failed to develop and has gone backwards. You need to accept that LW has NOT scored the runs a capped batter should to continue being employed. He also tried to become a bowler. Something that fool Davis cultivated in his mind and confused him I believe. Time to move on Coverpoint, your man's had his chance.
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