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Post by coverpoint on Sept 15, 2016 3:43:55 GMT
Unfortunately I can. Who was the prized plonker that extended his contract with a year still to run? Hudson-Prentice and Salt are only young what is Cachopa's excuse ? dear oh dear, is this true ? Another season of failures , it's painful watching . How the hell did someone extend his contract ? Tell me you are joking ? Sadly they did. The timing of it smacked of Brexit as there were certainly no cricketing reasons at the time, and there still isn't, for extending his contract when it still had time to run. |
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Post by flashblade on Sept 15, 2016 7:22:40 GMT
Sadly they did. The timing of it smacked of Brexit as there were certainly no cricketing reasons at the time, and there still isn't, for extending his contract when it still had time to run. Not disagreeing with you guys, but maybe his position as reserve/white ball wicketkeeper is behind the decision? |
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Post by hhsussex on Sept 15, 2016 8:06:49 GMT
Sadly they did. The timing of it smacked of Brexit as there were certainly no cricketing reasons at the time, and there still isn't, for extending his contract when it still had time to run. Not disagreeing with you guys, but maybe his position as reserve/white ball wicketkeeper is behind the decision?I think so, but behind that there was first the decision not to re-engage Jackson, who has subsequently performed quite adequately for Kent. So there are two issues to consider here: Why did we dispense with a promising bat and wicket-keeper who had been developed by the Academy and had first-class experience from 2013? What has happened to Cachopa, personally or professionally, to cause a slump from a rising star averaging 50 with the bat in first-class cricket in New Zealand, and scoring 4 50s in his first 5 games for Sussex, to the point where he has been dropped by Wellington, is barely respectable in second eleven cricket, and lasted 11 balls in 2 innings for 0 runs? |
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Post by nemmo on Sept 15, 2016 15:10:46 GMT
I don't know HH and I imagine that you are right that his contract seems tied to his reserve wicketkeeper position. Do we not think though that hiring a proper batting coach could probably help solve this slump? A player that can average 50 in FC cricket and played very well in his first season surely has a lot of talent. I get the feeling we aren't doing very much to help him.
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Post by hhsussex on Sept 15, 2016 16:33:05 GMT
I don't know HH and I imagine that you are right that his contract seems tied to his reserve wicketkeeper position. Do we not think though that hiring a proper batting coach could probably help solve this slump? A player that can average 50 in FC cricket and played very well in his first season surely has a lot of talent. I get the feeling we aren't doing very much to help him. Very possibly. I am not intending to make a scapegoat of him but the decline is so very marked, and from such a promising base. If someone is capable of turning it around they need to do so quickly, otherwise it would be better to let him go and try elsewhere. |
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Post by flashblade on Sept 15, 2016 17:04:49 GMT
I don't know HH and I imagine that you are right that his contract seems tied to his reserve wicketkeeper position. Do we not think though that hiring a proper batting coach could probably help solve this slump? A player that can average 50 in FC cricket and played very well in his first season surely has a lot of talent. I get the feeling we aren't doing very much to help him. Very possibly. I am not intending to make a scapegoat of him but the decline is so very marked, and from such a promising base. If someone is capable of turning it around they need to do so quickly, otherwise it would be better to let him go and try elsewhere. Can't help wondering if he's been let down by a lack of coaching. Someone must have identified why he's declined so quickly, surely? |
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Post by coverpoint on Sept 15, 2016 19:20:05 GMT
Not disagreeing with you guys, but maybe his position as reserve/white ball wicketkeeper is behind the decision?I think so, but behind that there was first the decision not to re-engage Jackson, who has subsequently performed quite adequately for Kent. So there are two issues to consider here: Why did we dispense with a promising bat and wicket-keeper who had been developed by the Academy and had first-class experience from 2013? What has happened to Cachopa, personally or professionally, to cause a slump from a rising star averaging 50 with the bat in first-class cricket in New Zealand, and scoring 4 50s in his first 5 games for Sussex, to the point where he has been dropped by Wellington, is barely respectable in second eleven cricket, and lasted 11 balls in 2 innings for 0 runs? Jackson was out of contract, Cachopa wasn't. |
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