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Post by howardh on May 7, 2016 8:16:03 GMT
It truly depends on whether you feel as coach and captain that either or both of them should be brought in given how out of sorts our seam attack has been thus far this year. Wouldn't it be wonderful for Stuart Whittingham to be handed a debut in the town of his birth following 13 wickets in the last 3 2nd XI innings in which he has bowled.
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Post by jonboy on May 7, 2016 8:43:02 GMT
I think Whittingham will play, probably instead of Shahzad
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Post by joe on May 7, 2016 8:51:21 GMT
It truly depends on whether you feel as coach and captain that either or both of them should be brought in given how out of sorts our seam attack has been thus far this year. Wouldn't it be wonderful for Stuart Whittingham to be handed a debut in the town of his birth following 13 wickets in the last 3 2nd XI innings in which he has bowled. Totally agree, hes earned his chance, got a few helpful runs too. I would bring Finch in for Briggs and Whittingham in for Robinson for this game. Nash Joyce Machan Taylor Wells Finch Brown Shahzad Whittingham Magoffin Garton |
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Post by fraudster on May 7, 2016 8:52:34 GMT
It truly depends on whether you feel as coach and captain that either or both of them should be brought in given how out of sorts our seam attack has been thus far this year. Wouldn't it be wonderful for Stuart Whittingham to be handed a debut in the town of his birth following 13 wickets in the last 3 2nd XI innings in which he has bowled. Yes it would. Quite high risk to play him and Garton in the same team though, if we went that way. Issues need resolving all over the shop but the most important one may be to make sure our batsmen know we're playing four day cricket, not two day cricket. Then there's our tail, which would be more at home on a Brontosaurus. Then there's our wicket taking ability and our spinner problem. Seems to me that Davis is Adam Ant on playing five bowlers but he's not rolling with the punches, so far. Hatchett ain't done enough. Beer needed to take wickets in that seconds game after Whittingham had set it up for him, he did not, so he's out - which is fair enough. It's gotta be Finch for Briggs, four seamers and Wells and well done to Davis if he has the courage to play Whittingham for what would presumably be Shahzad - who if is disinterested then remove his interest. He's senior and proven though so if his attitude is right it should maybe be Robinson - suspect it'll be neither, and so be it but Finch for Briggs is surely definite. For the record, if we played Garton and Whittingham I could get my head around playing Briggs too. Weather's great, as it has been in Ireland too. Ireland's a funny old place - it's the sort of place you think is wonderful at first but then you just think, nah. |
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Post by joe on May 7, 2016 8:56:28 GMT
I think Whittingham will play, probably instead of Shahzad A bowling line up of Magoffin, Robinson, Whittingham and Garton? Only one senior bowler? |
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Post by jonboy on May 7, 2016 9:15:56 GMT
I think Whittingham will play, probably instead of Shahzad A bowling line up of Magoffin, Robinson, Whittingham and Garton? Only one senior bowler? Was always on the cards Joe, once our recruitment ground to a halt |
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Post by hhsussex on May 7, 2016 10:47:11 GMT
Most options catered for in the squad announced www.sussexcricket.co.uk/news-1/preview-derby-awaits-for-sussex-s-next-championship-assignment: Danny Briggs Ben Brown (c/wkt) Harry Finch George Garton Lewis Hatchett Ed Joyce Matt Machan Steve Magoffin Chris Nash Ollie Robinson Ajmal Shahzad Ross Taylor Luke Wells Stuart Whittingham 7 bowlers in a squad of 14 suggests 5 to play, together with 6 from Brown, Finch, Joyce, Machan, Nash, Taylor and Wells. That doesn't bode well for any of the arguments expressed here for playing 6 batsmen plus Brown, and if it is going to be like that then there really isn't much to choose between bowlers left in and left out, because we will once again have a horrible tail after 5. I understand the arguments both pragmatic and sentimental for including Whittingham but see no logic in including him in the attack if he replaces either Shahzad or Robinson, assuming they are both fit. Both of them have been capable of bowling long and successful stints in the past and Robinson has better batting figures this season than Machan or Wells. I hope I'm wrong but the selection of this big squad seems to imply a mistrust of switching to Plan B, which would be a sqaud of 7 batsmen and only 5 or at most 6 bowlers to cover for injury. |
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Post by hhsussex on May 7, 2016 12:15:49 GMT
Derbyshire have made no changes to their squad after a draw against Northamptonshire. Like Sussex all three games so far have been drawn. Chesney Hughs, a name that conjures up shivers as the One and Only, seems to be in the samer vein of form as Chris Nash and Wayne Madsen has made runs regularly and it looks as if batting is their strength.
1. Billy Godleman (Captain)
22. Chesney Hughes
72. Hamish Rutherford
77. Wayne Madsen
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3. Wes Durston
57. Shiv Thakor
20. Matthew Critchley
23. Tom Poynton
28. Tony Palladino
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2016 13:00:26 GMT
Quite high risk to play him and Garton in the same team though, if we went that way. Issues need resolving all over the shop but the most important one may be to make sure our batsmen know we're playing four day cricket, not two day cricket. Then there's our tail, which would be more at home on a Brontosaurus. Then there's our wicket taking ability and our spinner problem. Seems to me that Davis is Adam Ant on playing five bowlers but he's not rolling with the punches, so far. Hatchett ain't done enough. Beer needed to take wickets in that seconds game after Whittingham had set it up for him, he did not, so he's out - which is fair enough. It's gotta be Finch for Briggs, four seamers and Wells and well done to Davis if he has the courage to play Whittingham for what would presumably be Shahzad - who if is disinterested then remove his interest. He's senior and proven though so if his attitude is right it should maybe be Robinson - suspect it'll be neither, and so be it but Finch for Briggs is surely definite. For the record, if we played Garton and Whittingham I could get my head around playing Briggs too. Weather's great, as it has been in Ireland too. Ireland's a funny old place - it's the sort of place you think is wonderful at first but then you just think, nah.We are blessed today. Laughed out loud twice in the course of that one post. Thanks, fraudster! Didn't quite get the Adam Ant ref. Stand and Deliver? King of the Wild Frontier? Prince Charming? Goody Two Shoes? Friend or Foe? |
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Post by joe on May 7, 2016 13:50:33 GMT
Quite high risk to play him and Garton in the same team though, if we went that way. Issues need resolving all over the shop but the most important one may be to make sure our batsmen know we're playing four day cricket, not two day cricket. Then there's our tail, which would be more at home on a Brontosaurus. Then there's our wicket taking ability and our spinner problem. Seems to me that Davis is Adam Ant on playing five bowlers but he's not rolling with the punches, so far. Hatchett ain't done enough. Beer needed to take wickets in that seconds game after Whittingham had set it up for him, he did not, so he's out - which is fair enough. It's gotta be Finch for Briggs, four seamers and Wells and well done to Davis if he has the courage to play Whittingham for what would presumably be Shahzad - who if is disinterested then remove his interest. He's senior and proven though so if his attitude is right it should maybe be Robinson - suspect it'll be neither, and so be it but Finch for Briggs is surely definite. For the record, if we played Garton and Whittingham I could get my head around playing Briggs too. Weather's great, as it has been in Ireland too. Ireland's a funny old place - it's the sort of place you think is wonderful at first but then you just think, nah.We are blessed today. Laughed out loud twice in the course of that one post. Thanks, fraudster! Didn't quite get the Adam Ant ref. Stand and Deliver? King of the Wild Frontier? Prince Charming? Goody Two Shoes? Friend or Foe? Adamant! |
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2016 15:02:20 GMT
Doh. Of course. Knowing what a clever chap fraudster is, I was looking for layers of nuance and levels of profundity - and missing the bleedin' obvious!
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2016 15:17:40 GMT
We need six in-form batsmen, one of whom can bowl, an in-form batting wicketkeeper and four in-form bowlers. What could be simpler?
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Post by Wicked Cricket on May 7, 2016 15:26:46 GMT
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Post by flashblade on May 7, 2016 16:39:04 GMT
Can't see where it says that - has the article been edited since you read it, fluffy? |
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2016 16:39:56 GMT
I read the article and couldn't see him saying that! But if he did say it he would probably be right because Brown is finding it really tough and having a torrid time. Feel sorry for the lad because he thought he was going to be offering advice and instead he's found himself in chasrge for at least the first third of what was supposed tio be a CC promotion campaign. Wright will miss the first T20 game and may be more and as Brown is likely to drop out for Cachopa, Nash may get his chance then. Although I'd ask Ross Taylor if he'd be prepared to take it on. He may not be 'Sussex family', but he's easily the best qualified for the job until Wright is fit again. |
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