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Post by jonboy on Jun 9, 2015 12:02:43 GMT
And, as if to compound it, Brown now goes
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Post by Steve on Jun 9, 2015 12:06:07 GMT
Getting into a bad habit of losing a wicket in the last over before lunch / tea recently  |
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Post by hhsussex on Jun 9, 2015 12:07:16 GMT
Getting into a bad habit of losing a wicket in the last over before lunch / tea recently |
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Post by coverpoint on Jun 9, 2015 12:08:29 GMT
Luke Wright run out! I can't put on here what I really because it's unprintable!
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Post by Steve on Jun 9, 2015 12:31:57 GMT
Losing happens, it's how we're losing that is worrying.
Wickets needed to be treasured or else we will be dragged further into the dogfight at the bottom as we certainly don't have the bowlers fit enough to compensate for silly mistakes.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 9, 2015 12:59:32 GMT
I've been on to miracleshappen.com and placed an order for 7 wickets for
Magoffin, 3 for Ollie and a Hampshire score of 86 all out.
I am told the web company are a bit iffy but we shall wait and see.
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Post by philh on Jun 9, 2015 14:10:29 GMT
I've been on to miracleshappen.com and placed an order for 7 wickets for Magoffin, 3 for Ollie and a Hampshire score of 86 all out. I am told the web company are a bit iffy but we shall wait and see. I have just retrieved an old hat from a cupboard in case you are right because I am prepared to eat if it this happens. |
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 9, 2015 15:42:30 GMT
So much for the Paddy Ashdown hat. Perhaps, Arundel can weave a magic spell.
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Post by flashblade on Jun 9, 2015 17:01:31 GMT
So much for the Paddy Ashdown hat. Perhaps, Arundel can weave a magic spell.Well, if the Arundel wicket is anything like last year's, it may help us hold out for a draw! |
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Post by flashblade on Jun 9, 2015 17:02:49 GMT
Losing happens, it's how we're losing that is worrying. Wickets needed to be treasured or else we will be dragged further into the dogfight at the bottom as we certainly don't have the bowlers fit enough to compensate for silly mistakes. You're so right, Steve. In our second innings today, our last 4 wickets fell for 4 runs! |
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Post by coverpoint on Jun 9, 2015 17:37:34 GMT
Losing happens, it's how we're losing that is worrying. Wickets needed to be treasured or else we will be dragged further into the dogfight at the bottom as we certainly don't have the bowlers fit enough to compensate for silly mistakes. You're so right, Steve. In our second innings today, our last 4 wickets fell for 4 runs! Shame the opposition's last four wickets don't ever fall for 4 runs! Eighth wicket partnerships were the difference between the two teams in the last two games. |
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Post by rusty on Jun 9, 2015 18:29:24 GMT
Another day off for the lads.
Sussex already playing three-day cricket without the need for ECB initiatives.
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Post by fraudster on Jun 9, 2015 22:58:40 GMT
A common theme - great start, we're gonna win the league, spectacular collapse, wheels are off we're down, strong finish, thank you mid table. I think we're a bit stale myself. Same old same old but that same old ain't bad for a club of Sussex's size, really. No doubt this horrendous run will linger on a bit but then we'll hit our straps again, just like the last two seasons. We need a freshen up in the batting maybe, and a bowler or two back, obviously.
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Post by flashblade on Jun 10, 2015 7:31:23 GMT
A common theme - great start, we're gonna win the league, spectacular collapse, wheels are off we're down, strong finish, thank you mid table. I think we're a bit stale myself. Same old same old but that same old ain't bad for a club of Sussex's size, really. No doubt this horrendous run will linger on a bit but then we'll hit our straps again, just like the last two seasons. We need a freshen up in the batting maybe, and a bowler or two back, obviously. I agree, fraudster - I've been thinking that for the past year or so. I wonder if it's because most of our coaching staff are old boys. Has the club suffered from a lack of fresh, innovative, non-Sussex ideas in recent years? I think it's fair to say that most businesses tend to get stale if everyone gets promoted from within. This isn't a criticism of any individual coach, but I do wonder if the club has created a stale situation as a result of its recruitment policies. I think one can take the "friendly, family club" philosophy too far. |
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Post by spymaster on Jun 10, 2015 9:00:27 GMT
A common theme - great start, we're gonna win the league, spectacular collapse, wheels are off we're down, strong finish, thank you mid table. I think we're a bit stale myself. Same old same old but that same old ain't bad for a club of Sussex's size, really. No doubt this horrendous run will linger on a bit but then we'll hit our straps again, just like the last two seasons. We need a freshen up in the batting maybe, and a bowler or two back, obviously. I agree, fraudster - I've been thinking that for the past year or so. I wonder if it's because most of our coaching staff are old boys. Has the club suffered from a lack of fresh, innovative, non-Sussex ideas in recent years? I think it's fair to say that most businesses tend to get stale if everyone gets promoted from within. This isn't a criticism of any individual coach, but I do wonder if the club has created a stale situation as a result of its recruitment policies. I think one can take the "friendly, family club" philosophy too far. These are obviously valid points of view. To take the discussion further one would need to argue the extent to which the club has really "suffered" in recent years as a result of sticking to its much respected values and coaching practices. Consecutive finishing positions in the County Championship of 5th, then 4th, 3rd and 3rd (our last four seasons) would have been considered almost unimaginably consistent "success" during most periods of the club's 175 year history. This season is proving a tough one and yet we sit effectively 5th in the table again. Have we really reached a point where only trophy contention is now good enough for us South Coast giants of the game...? Quite an achievement by all involved if that is true and will certainly be a hard act to follow. |
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