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Post by devonexile on Aug 24, 2021 20:56:41 GMT
100% correct Liquid. You don't need three leggies. That side has nine bowling options. We replace our overseas batter Head with an overseas bowler Rashid Khan. Carter should have played. You are never going to have 12 overs of leg spin. Previous matches this year have shown, Wright isn't at his best when he is given too many bowling options. If the batting misfires, the spotlight will be on Salisbury and Kirtley. Furthermore we have been over reliant on Salt and Wright this year and they have Willey and Rashid. Our three pacemen were very disappointing this evening. I am hoping that is a consequence of the small boundaries although there were some very indifferent deliveries. Gawling that Kohler-Cadmore went on to score 55 when he was actually out on 1. Bopara, Rawlins and Wiese are in the side as batsmen. Carter has ZERO T20 runs. Hardly surprising given he has played only two games, faced just two deliveries and come in at seven. Not a reasonable sample size. It's a ridiculous argument/statement. Incidentally, both games we won at a canter fielding a stronger batting line up. His performances in the RLODC where he has scored two fifties with a strike rate of 100 means he is more than qualified as an additional batter. Yes we won, but Yorkshire called it wrong from the toss and were poor in the field. If they held their catches and fielded half decent it may have been a different story. If's and but's aside, Liquid, Philh, me and if that wasn't enough the Sky Commentary Team all highlighted the bowler heavy selection. Nevertheless, we are obviously all wrong. How lovely it must be to always be right!! |
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Post by coverpoint on Aug 24, 2021 21:01:13 GMT
Bopara, Rawlins and Wiese are in the side as batsmen. Carter has ZERO T20 runs. Hardly surprising given he has played only two games, faced just two deliveries and come in at seven. Not a reasonable sample size. It's a ridiculous argument/statement. Incidentally, both games we won at a canter fielding a stronger batting line up. His performances in the RLODC where he has scored two fifties with a strike rate of 100 means he is more than qualified as an additional batter. Yes we won, but Yorkshire called it wrong from the toss and were poor in the field. If they held their catches and fielded half decent it may have been a different story. If's and but's aside, Liquid, Philh, me and if that wasn't enough the Sky Commentary Team all highlighted the bowler heavy selection. Nevertheless, we are obviously all wrong. How lovely it must be to always be right!! Even tonight had Carter played he would not have come in ahead of Khan or Jordan. Our middle order is weak and selecting Carter is not going to change this. RLODC gave Carter the time to build an innings which he won't get in T20. I think Yorkshire were right to bat first but fielded poorly. I strongly believe in picking your strongest XI. I agreed 100% with Kirtley's team selection. |
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Post by ashingtonmartlet on Aug 24, 2021 21:53:52 GMT
You're right, the middle order owe us runs. It's a shame they're all bowlers. It's a lot of debating for what is effectively one player. We're light in the batting CP and heavy in the bowling, it's plain to see. It's by one player, that player is Carter, who is also a better keeper than Salt. When has Carter even played a first team T20? Luckily Salt and Wright are both firing. Given the nine best available T20 players we have the wrong overseas players. Next season replace Khan and Wiese with two middle order batsmen. Sure about that?!😉 |
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Aug 24, 2021 22:07:03 GMT
A fantastic win for Sussex. When we needed 12 runs an over from the last 4 overs, I had my doubts, but KHAN KHAN CAN! What an amazing cameo (27* runs from 9 balls). Yet, Finals Day is on September 18th and, naturally, the IPL has been rescheduled to begin again on September 19th - October 15th, which means a host of top county players won't be involved at Edgbaston as they'll be in Dubai. Sussex will lose Khan and Jordan (anyone else?), but the other three teams will also be at second best. A great pity, but that's international cricket today, where the IPL rules the roost. Watch That Cameowww.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/58256259 |
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Post by joe on Aug 25, 2021 0:05:01 GMT
And you want him replaced next season. Illogical, we are a batter light and who it is isn't the issue. Bring on Edgbaston, when is it, November? Given the domestic players we have I don't think we need an overseas spinner. It is two overseas middle order batsmen we desperately need! If Wright and Salt fail we're screwed and Carter or Ward isn't going to change this. An attack of Garton, Jordan, Mills, Beer and Lenham can beat most teams. The batting on the other hand is strong up top with Salt and Wright and has Bopara and Rawlins at 5 and 6 but could do with an injection of overseas quality at 3 and 4. I agree, plus with Salt going to Lancs it’s even more important to bring in 2 batters. |
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Post by coverpoint on Aug 25, 2021 6:51:54 GMT
So Khan misses the final. As good a player as Khan is can we justify signing him for three games when we already have Beer and Lenham? Surely two overseas batsmen are needed for the T20 next season.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Aug 25, 2021 8:12:56 GMT
Khan is an exceptional player. He won us the QF and is worth the special treatment.
Although, I agree about the weak middle order and the need to strengthen it.
Replacing Wiese next season with a top international batsman is a start. Perhaps,
Head might have found some consistent form by then?
Has it been confirmed that Salt is going to Lancashire?
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Post by sussexabroad141 on Aug 25, 2021 8:44:45 GMT
Thought it was a fantastic team batting effort last night, was a bit concerned at Delray coming in at 4 given his lack of game time at the Southern Brave, but thought he made a great contribution to keep Sussex in the game, same for both Wiese and Bopara, not chewing up balls and keeping things moving after the great start from Wright and Salt. We still had Garton waiting to come in as well. Khan deservedly takes the plaudits, but i think we would back any of our top 8 to get 12 an over for the last four. Well done lads!! Not our best bowling performance, but what a find Lenham has been.
I would love to have seen Finals Day taking place this weekend to try and get some momentum and attention back on the Blast even with the Test match going on, and then finish the season off the with last few weeks of the County Championship, rather than now having to switch focus back to the County Champs for a few weeks before Finals Day. Scheduling madness!
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Post by philh on Aug 25, 2021 10:43:31 GMT
It was a strange game in some ways. I've seen Sussex play better and lose. I didn't seen all of Yorkshire's innings, but our bowling and fielding looked a bit mixed. I thought our batting did enough with a fair slice of luck. Yorkshire missed some easy catches that might have made enough difference to leave us with too much to do. The best thing about the batting was that everyone kept the scoreboard ticking over even during the more difficult overs or after wickets had fallen. Of course, Rashid Khan's blitz at the end was sensational, but I thought the game could have gone either way for most of the time that we were batting. We looked a lot stronger when, for example, Evans and Carey batted three and four as it pushed Wiese and Rawlins down the order. Still, we are in the finals. If Salt and Wright can score 70-odd for the opening partnership for the next two games, we could make it.
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Post by sponge on Aug 25, 2021 10:54:02 GMT
Well done Sussex.
I know it's the same for both teams but the boundary size was too small. Ridiculous. Who on earth dictates the size of the boundary?
Yorks must be kicking themselves. A really poor fielding performance.
Rashid Khan is a very talented cricketer, but I am really annoyed he is not available for finals day. I would rather Sussex learnt to win games without him. They have the talent.
Now we have to wait too long for finals day. Whoever is in charge of scheduling needs shooting.
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Post by flashblade on Aug 25, 2021 11:13:43 GMT
Well done Sussex. I know it's the same for both teams but the boundary size was too small. Ridiculous. Who on earth dictates the size of the boundary? Yorks must be kicking themselves. A really poor fielding performance. Rashid Khan is a very talented cricketer, but I am really annoyed he is not available for finals day. I would rather Sussex learnt to win games without him. They have the talent. Now we have to wait too long for finals day. Whoever is in charge of scheduling needs shooting.Too right. Thinking about it, all big ticket white ball tournaments across the world are concentrated over a 3-4 week period, aren't they? That way, interest is sustained throughout - right up to finals day. |
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Post by markcol92 on Aug 25, 2021 11:40:00 GMT
A fantastic win for Sussex. When we needed 12 runs an over from the last 4 overs, I had my doubts, but KHAN KHAN CAN! What an amazing cameo (27* runs from 9 balls). Yet, Finals Day is on September 18th and, naturally, the IPL has been rescheduled to begin again on September 19th - October 15th, which means a host of top county players won't be involved at Edgbaston as they'll be in Dubai. Sussex will lose Khan and Jordan (anyone else?), but the other three teams will also be at second best. A great pity, but that's international cricket today, where the IPL rules the roost. Watch That Cameowww.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/58256259It's also rumored Mills and Garton may pick up IPL contracts which would leave us embarrassingly short on Finals Day. Surely Sussex couldn't allow all of them to go |
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Post by joe on Aug 25, 2021 11:46:57 GMT
Well done Sussex, showed some cahonas to battle to the end.
Thought we had some very dubious umpiring decisions which could have cost us. Kohler-Canmore nicking behind off Garton when he was on 1 but not given, Garton was clearly miffed and lost his shape a bit after that and the wide not given in the final over were 2 examples.
Agree with everyone else about the scheduling.
No Khan for the final is a blow but Beer can come in for him.
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Post by joe on Aug 25, 2021 11:49:52 GMT
A fantastic win for Sussex. When we needed 12 runs an over from the last 4 overs, I had my doubts, but KHAN KHAN CAN! What an amazing cameo (27* runs from 9 balls). Yet, Finals Day is on September 18th and, naturally, the IPL has been rescheduled to begin again on September 19th - October 15th, which means a host of top county players won't be involved at Edgbaston as they'll be in Dubai. Sussex will lose Khan and Jordan (anyone else?), but the other three teams will also be at second best. A great pity, but that's international cricket today, where the IPL rules the roost. Watch That Cameowww.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/58256259It's also rumored Mills and Garton may pick up IPL contracts which would leave us embarrassingly short on Finals Day. Surely Sussex couldn't allow all of them to go Mills can’t play in this years IPL because he wasn’t in the original draft because he was injured at the time but Garton is signed by RCB according to ESPNcricinfo. I’m sure Sussex will have put a clause in his release if they were to reach finals day. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2021 14:05:48 GMT
Garton confirmed for RCB today but won't be joining until after finals day. Presumably he'll need to isolate on arrival so not sure how many chances he'll get but good luck to him.
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