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[Cricket] ***Sussex CCC v Lancashire CCC, T20 Blast 1/4 Final, Hove, 1 October 2020***
- Thread starter Horton's halftime iceberg
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It was disappointing 6 or so overs back.
Now it’s embarrassing.
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45 for 2
to
78 for 8
Trouble with 20 20, Sussex gone for the big hits hasn't worked today
to
78 for 8
Trouble with 20 20, Sussex gone for the big hits hasn't worked today
Hotchilidog
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Absolute shambles....An awful season clattering to an end
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Mills doesnt want to run with his bad back
Lindfield23
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And in 1 ball, Tymal Mills, perpetual no 11 batsman, shows more ability than most of our line up put together
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Sad end to the season with Sussex
I just hope we can survive intact until next season with the massive financial pressures on the club
We have had to shead our highest paid players, lose the best coach in the world, I hope no staff are made redundant
Playing the youth has been a great watch
Lets hope we are back in the ground and watching a Sussex team next year
And the Cricketers Pub has gone to boot
I just hope we can survive intact until next season with the massive financial pressures on the club
We have had to shead our highest paid players, lose the best coach in the world, I hope no staff are made redundant
Playing the youth has been a great watch
Lets hope we are back in the ground and watching a Sussex team next year
And the Cricketers Pub has gone to boot
That’s just it. Bigger picture more important. Hope the group of players can stay together and build for next season (with fans). Durham have just had to release a hat full of players.
Any chance Some of the smaller clubs will go semi pro
Pavilionaire
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Who took the last wicket - Livingston, I presume?
albionalex
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New coach will have a big job on his hands.
You think he’s the best coach in the world?
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I've been watching Sussex for 55 years and I'm struggling to think of a worse performance than that: maybe when they were bowled out for 49 in a GC semi in 1969, but today was shocking.
It's a pitch that's conducive to spin, as demonstrated by Lancashire and Briggs' figures, so we don't bowl our second spinner. What's the point of playing a bowler and not bowling him? It was a clearly a tricky pitch, one that needed careful watching so we see Salt and Wiese having big heaves after just a few balls.
And I just don't get the selection: apart from the bizarre treatment of Beer, there's the mystery of Bopara, who has done nothing this season. How come we didn't see Wells in the 4-day game because Dizzy wanted to give youth a go and yet Bopara, who's clearly past it, is a selection must. And why play Robinson, who's great in F/C cricket but really hasn't done the business in T20?
Nearly everything about today stank: the selection, the captaincy and the batting. Bring back Robbo and let's get things sorted out.
It's a pitch that's conducive to spin, as demonstrated by Lancashire and Briggs' figures, so we don't bowl our second spinner. What's the point of playing a bowler and not bowling him? It was a clearly a tricky pitch, one that needed careful watching so we see Salt and Wiese having big heaves after just a few balls.
And I just don't get the selection: apart from the bizarre treatment of Beer, there's the mystery of Bopara, who has done nothing this season. How come we didn't see Wells in the 4-day game because Dizzy wanted to give youth a go and yet Bopara, who's clearly past it, is a selection must. And why play Robinson, who's great in F/C cricket but really hasn't done the business in T20?
Nearly everything about today stank: the selection, the captaincy and the batting. Bring back Robbo and let's get things sorted out.
albionalex
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Source?
Shocking. Success will be measured when they get permission to build on the sacred county ground and move HQ to Fulking. Dismal season. Awful. Disgraceful. Embarrassing. Gutless.
What angers me about this season is the complete inconsistency. On one hand, Dizzy is throwing a bunch of kids in, sidelining loyal servants like Wells. I'm not wholly against this idea although he was playing too many at once.
However, in recruiting new players, he signs three over the winter, all closer to the 40 than 30.
So, are we investing in youth or aren't we?
There are some bright signs: Rawlins is coming on a treat, Carson looks like a real find and Haines is showing that the faith in him has been justified, but the new coach has a task on his hands.
I wonder if it's worth repeating the strategy we had with Adams: find a feisty player from another county (preferably northern) offer him decent money as captain and get him to come down here and kick some arses. I've nothing against Ben Brown, he's a good player and Sussex through and through but I think that team needs a new spark.
Comes from the Sussex fans site, a person high up in cricket journalism named but not confirmed as yet. Sounds strong, rumours of him leaving been going all season, real shame if it does happen