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Post by liquidskin on Nov 16, 2022 20:53:39 GMT
Given up on Archer in the space of 24 hours then Gordy? Yeah, IPL comes first for him. Alsop is not considered the best keeper at all, it's easy to mishear stuff from the coffee machine Gofer. Carter will be in the 11 as one of the best batters and one of the two best keepers, neither being Alsop.
As per usual Loverboy, our moron leaders Greenfield & Andrew are making mind-boggling decisions like signing 3 OS players when you're supposedly skint & either not signing Currie at all or keeping it a secret. They tell you nothing of course so you have to rely on what Gordy picks up through a crack in the door or the ramblings of a mad man.
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Post by therealab1 on Nov 17, 2022 8:37:35 GMT
I think mine would be. Haines Orr Clark Pujara (C) Alsop (WK) Ibrahim Garton Hudson Prentice Carson Finn Seales It does look like we need another seamer though and slightly more quality in depth but that looks like a side that can win red ball games of cricket. Too many bowlers for my liking. Don't need Ibrahim when Haines can bowl well; and Clarke can turn his arm over. Carter deserves his place as a batter. To get his excellent red ball batting average in his first full season warrants a place. Let's hope Sussex haven't ruined him. How long will Finn last? Is Garton going to be fit? Will Lenham get more opportunities than others? Where is Rawlins? Be careful about messing with Alsop's batting by giving him the gloves. Lots of questions that hopefully can be managed properly by our new head coach. Salisbury and Kirtley let the team down last season and most disappointing of all is that neither new how to communicate properly to our young squad members. A shocking state of affairs. Looking forward to 2023. Not many players get dropped after their last innings of 100 not out so i cant see Ibrahim not playing. Rawlins doesnt play over Carson. Lenham needs more overs in the 2s. Alsop allows us flexibility by keeping. I like the balance this 11 brings, 5 specialist bowlers some of which can provide useful runs. |
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Post by joe on Nov 17, 2022 12:02:59 GMT
I’m surprised we haven’t got Curries signature yet, he is training with the squad. Can’t believe he’d be demanding too much considering it’ll be his first pro contract. Must be another reason?
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Post by liquidskin on Nov 23, 2022 20:35:12 GMT
They'll suddenly just come out & say he was signed on a multi year contract 3 months ago - hadn't you heard?
Gordy, I can't be bothered to check my facts but I'm pretty sure Ibrahim was gifted a ton by numerous overs from someone like you. Plus you're using logic, which isn't in the manifesto.
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Post by ashingtonmartlet on Nov 23, 2022 20:45:30 GMT
I’ve heard that Tear might be first choice keeper. I wouldn’t want to tinker with that top 4, so I’d keep Alsop concentrating on his batting. So how does that look? A lot of unknowns over seamer availability and realistically, once Archer is fully fit for England we won’t see much of him.
Orr, Haines, Alsop, Pujara, Clark, Ibrahim, Tear, Seales, Robinson, Archer, Carson
Once the England bowlers are away, Garton and Currie in. Though I want to get FHP in there as well. Suddenly feels like we have an abundance of seamers (12??)…though Robinson, Archer and Seales might not be around in the second half of the season.
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Post by therealab1 on Nov 24, 2022 9:56:56 GMT
I’ve heard that Tear might be first choice keeper. I wouldn’t want to tinker with that top 4, so I’d keep Alsop concentrating on his batting. So how does that look? A lot of unknowns over seamer availability and realistically, once Archer is fully fit for England we won’t see much of him. Orr, Haines, Alsop, Pujara, Clark, Ibrahim, Tear, Seales, Robinson, Archer, Carson Once the England bowlers are away, Garton and Currie in. Though I want to get FHP in there as well. Suddenly feels like we have an abundance of seamers (12??)…though Robinson, Archer and Seales might not be around in the second half of the season. Looks a seamer light to me, Especially when Archer and Robbo go to England. Haines averages nearly 50 with the ball so we need to move on from thinking he's a bowler. I too think theyll start Tear but i dont think they should at the expense of a 4th bowler especially when Garton and FHP can both bat. Interesting Brown could keep and bat at 3 but Alsop cant. So ill your 11 and raise you a Garton for Tear. Leaving us an FHP, Finn, Hunt, Crocombe, Atkins and Curries as backups for the domestic and Karvelas for Seales. If Clarks bowling continues to develop then that will change things again! See things arent all that dark, we just need a bit more luck with injuries. |
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Post by ashingtonmartlet on Nov 24, 2022 11:43:19 GMT
I've got Ibrahim as the fourth seamer? Is he up to it? Other option would be FHP at 6, but as you said, would be harsh to drop someone who's just made a maiden first-class century.
Did he actually keep while batting 3? I didn't think he did, I thought he only moved up to 3 after Carter had taken the gloves. Yep, be interesting to see how Clark develops as a bowler. Like you say about Haines though, he is a fifth seamer rather than fourth.
Let's not pretend we've suddenly been brilliantly run, I'm not biting. We've won 3 championship games in 3 years and haemorrhaged far too many senior players for no obvious reason. That situation has not changed.
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Post by joe on Nov 28, 2022 16:50:13 GMT
Don’t know how true this is but a friend of a friend told me today that there’s a problem with Brad Curries bowling action, apparently he’s chucking it and it’s been an ongoing problem. 🤷🏻♂️
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Post by lovelyboy on Nov 28, 2022 17:26:48 GMT
Don’t know how true this is but a friend of a friend told me today that there’s a problem with Brad Curries bowling action, apparently he’s chucking it and it’s been an ongoing problem. 🤷🏻♂️ This would make sense about the lack of contract offer. Terrible news for us and the lad Currie |
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Post by enoughisenough on Nov 28, 2022 19:50:22 GMT
So our former captain had the gloves taken off him midway through last season so that Carter could take over as keeper, leading to his choosing to leave the club to ply his trade as keeper with a distinctly more successful Div 1 county along the coast. And now I’m to understand that Carter will no longer be first choice keeper for Sussex next season. Talk about muddled decision making , and the law of unintended consequences.
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Post by enoughisenough on Nov 28, 2022 22:16:05 GMT
So our former captain had the gloves taken off him midway through last season so that Carter could take over as keeper, leading to his choosing to leave the club to ply his trade as keeper with a distinctly more successful Div 1 county along the coast. And now I’m to understand that Carter will no longer be first choice keeper for Sussex next season. Talk about muddled decision making , and the law of unintended consequences.
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Post by lovelyboy on Nov 29, 2022 8:29:30 GMT
Considering we don’t have a head coach at the mo how could there be rumours about who is going to be first choice keeper?
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Post by therealab1 on Nov 29, 2022 9:55:07 GMT
I've got Ibrahim as the fourth seamer? Is he up to it? Other option would be FHP at 6, but as you said, would be harsh to drop someone who's just made a maiden first-class century. Did he actually keep while batting 3? I didn't think he did, I thought he only moved up to 3 after Carter had taken the gloves. Yep, be interesting to see how Clark develops as a bowler. Like you say about Haines though, he is a fifth seamer rather than fourth. Let's not pretend we've suddenly been brilliantly run, I'm not biting. We've won 3 championship games in 3 years and haemorrhaged far too many senior players for no obvious reason. That situation has not changed. For no obvious reason other than having to cut our playing budget by 300k. |
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Post by joe on Nov 29, 2022 11:37:44 GMT
I've got Ibrahim as the fourth seamer? Is he up to it? Other option would be FHP at 6, but as you said, would be harsh to drop someone who's just made a maiden first-class century. Did he actually keep while batting 3? I didn't think he did, I thought he only moved up to 3 after Carter had taken the gloves. Yep, be interesting to see how Clark develops as a bowler. Like you say about Haines though, he is a fifth seamer rather than fourth. Let's not pretend we've suddenly been brilliantly run, I'm not biting. We've won 3 championship games in 3 years and haemorrhaged far too many senior players for no obvious reason. That situation has not changed. For no obvious reason other than having to cut our playing budget by 300k. Yeah cut the budget by £300k then waste it all on multiple overseas failures and players such as Bopara and Finn? Great planning! |
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Post by therealab1 on Nov 29, 2022 12:02:23 GMT
Bopara was signed pre covid.
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