County Championship v Essex (Colchester) Thu 4th-Sun 7th Aug

The four day nightmare continues - two victories in 20 matches since May 2015.

And it's not  as though Sussex can claim they've targetted white ball cricket instead. In the RLC I think Sussex have won one game out of 18 since Aug  2014 and the T20  lottery isn't much better - although the county did at least make the q/fs last season, which suggests we are getting worse not better.

Where are May and Toumasi? Their response to Sussex's crisis of confidence seems to be to keep their heads down and to let Wright and Davis take the flak. That's not exactly leadership, is it?

I fear Sussex are now at the rock bottom position where Kent were circa 2010 - and it has taken Kent six fruitless seasons to get back to being anything like a competitive side. So are we going to have to await a Sussex revival until 2022?

There is a posible alternative. Look at what the inspirational former Sussex batsman Wasim Khan has achieved in a very short time at Leicestershire. A natural succesor to Toumasi, who is 61, not in the best of health if his lengthy absence last winter is anything to go by  and who has already served as long as Dave Brooks did? 

This is what Brooksy said when he left: "When I was appointed I promised I would do three years. In the end I've done four and I feel I've achieved what we set out to achieve. I've always felt that a period of three to five years was the right time to lead an organisation." 

I've no idea if Toumasi feels he has "achieved what we set out to achieve". But Brooks was a lot younger, fitter and more energetic than Zac. Whether Toumasi judges himself to have been a success or a failure, his predecessor was surely correct that 3-5 years is the right time frame and Sussex now needs fresh blood at the top  to implement a plan that will re-energise the club.