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Post by flashblade on Apr 25, 2016 18:47:52 GMT
If we are going to play five bowlers they all need to take wickets. You don't need a containing bowlers in championship cricket. Beer can do no more than he has done today. Why he continues to be overlooked for the championship team is a mystery to me. I think his fate was finally sealed when they signed Briggs. Who'd have the guts to now drop Briggs in favour of Beer? |
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Post by coverpoint on Apr 25, 2016 18:51:56 GMT
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Post by jonboy on Apr 25, 2016 21:57:09 GMT
This is good stuff from a Will Beer, today's five wicket haul, following on from his 3-9 in the last game. He needs to keep producing these performances, and then see where it takes him. Even if he doesn't get the four day opportunities at Sussex, a good season in the longer form at second eleven level, might get him a contract elsewhere. More worrying, the toothless seam attack that struggled today represents our only back up for the four currently in the first eleven. You get the impression that, no matter how badly Magoffin, Robinson, Shahzad and Garton perform, their places will be safe, as there is no serious competition. Rather like the Ben Brown situation, where we don't even have a proper back up keeper, nobody is pushing the guy with the shirt. It's a sorry state of affairs at Sussex at the moment
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Post by howardh on Apr 26, 2016 6:30:29 GMT
Have you looked at the pitch, Jonboy? No? Thought not.
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Post by joe on Apr 26, 2016 7:51:15 GMT
Have you looked at the pitch, Jonboy? No? Thought not. What's your argument howardh? Yes, if the pitch is slow and flat it won't help the quicks, but if you hit the correct line and length, at this level, you shouldn't be going at 5/5+ an over and you certainly shouldn't be giving away 30 runs in no balls! As is often said, you can't judge a pitch until both teams have batted. Let's see how their quicks get on. |
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Post by howardh on Apr 26, 2016 8:24:09 GMT
Let us hope for the Worcester quicks collective sakes that the temperature rises above 2 degrees today. Not sure what Mr JW is doing there at all.
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Post by hhsussex on Apr 26, 2016 8:45:18 GMT
Let us hope for the Worcester quicks collective sakes that the temperature rises above 2 degrees today. Not sure what Mr JW is doing there at all.Apparently out of contract with Essex, for whom he played a couple of first team games last year without setting the world on fire . This match www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/736/736710.html suggests he has a penchant for no-balling. |
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Post by fraudster on Apr 26, 2016 10:24:36 GMT
This is good stuff from a Will Beer, today's five wicket haul, following on from his 3-9 in the last game. He needs to keep producing these performances, and then see where it takes him. Even if he doesn't get the four day opportunities at Sussex, a good season in the longer form at second eleven level, might get him a contract elsewhere. More worrying, the toothless seam attack that struggled today represents our only back up for the four currently in the first eleven. You get the impression that, no matter how badly Magoffin, Robinson, Shahzad and Garton perform, their places will be safe, as there is no serious competition. Rather like the Ben Brown situation, where we don't even have a proper back up keeper, nobody is pushing the guy with the shirt. It's a sorry state of affairs at Sussex at the moment JB's totally right, particularly his last three sentences. Our best option now is a Div One seamer on loan me thinks. What is the majority thought of all those wise old heads on the Inner Circle JB? Phlegmatic? If I'm not mistaken, Howard is not a fan of Beer. Maybe his first post relates to that, if I'm right. |
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Post by howardh on Apr 26, 2016 14:12:59 GMT
"You can't judge a pitch until both teams have batted" to quote you, Jonboy. At 224-1, I think I have seen enough. Probably not a great deal of help for the seamers, one might deduce.
I am convinced that Will's flair and guile helped him to his good figures.
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Post by joe on Apr 26, 2016 14:23:01 GMT
100 up for Wells on the back of an 80 in his last 2's game, and 94 for Salt who was out stumped, no doubt going for a 6 for his ton!
Yes I think we can deduce that the pitch isn't offering the bowlers much.
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Post by hhsussex on Apr 26, 2016 14:33:49 GMT
100 up for Wells on the back of an 80 in his last 2's game, and 94 for Salt who was out stumped, no doubt going for a 6 for his ton! Yes I think we can deduce that the pitch isn't offering the bowlers much. Once again, good to see players living up to Luke Wright's urging to do more than make little 30s in these games to get themselves in contention for the first team. The problem with Wells is that regardless of his bowling he really should be making 50s regularly for the firsts after all his experience. Salt certainly seems to be doing his best to knock on the door.... |
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Post by jonboy on Apr 26, 2016 14:36:20 GMT
Didn't Salt and Wells put on a century partnership for the first wicket in the last game?
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Post by joe on Apr 26, 2016 15:04:42 GMT
50 for Finch.
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Post by joe on Apr 26, 2016 15:06:34 GMT
Didn't Salt and Wells put on a century partnership for the first wicket in the last game? Yes, Wells 86, Salt 66 |
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Post by fraudster on Apr 26, 2016 15:29:20 GMT
"You can't judge a pitch until both teams have batted" to quote you, Jonboy. At 224-1, I think I have seen enough. Probably not a great deal of help for the seamers, one might deduce. I am convinced that Will's flair and guile helped him to his good figures. Flair, guile, five first innings wickets on a road, you have to do more Beero, the bar is much much higher for you - don't ask me why. That seam attack may or may not be toothless but I'm fairly sure JB's primary concern was that there is only two people in it. Beyond Whittingham and Hatchett there is nothing on any pitch, including Garton who S&F refers to while blissfully unaware that the lad is not on the wings but already in the *** saddle. |
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