Sussex v Northamptonshire, Northampton,18-21 May, LVCC

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Joyce is back

Squad from

JE Anyon
WAT Beer
CD Collymore
MW Goodwin (c)
AJ Hodd
EC Joyce
RSC Martin-Jenkins
CD Nash
R Naved-ul-Hasan
MJ Prior
OP Rayner
MA Thornely

Northampton are officially rubish, so this is a chance to show them what poor batting, bowling and fielding is all about.

Monty away with England Lions so avoids the hostile locals on a return back home.

 

[Gerbil]

Monty Panesar is a f***ing liabillity. Can't bat or feild to save his life, and really isn't that special with the ball, how that man played for England i'll never know. I would rather have Beer any day.

Oh yeah, and we'll have lost by lunch.

 

[simmo]

No Gatting and Luke and Yards couldn't get back in time, thought it was going to be tight, shame.

 

[The Wizard]

Agree with Gerb, We'll lose by lunch. We are f***ing shite.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

We look a batmans light, does anyone know why Gatting is not in the squad.

Beer or Raynor, I would go for Raynor myself on the 4 day game.

 

[simmo]

We look a batmans light, does anyone know why Gatting is not in the squad.

Because Joyce is.

 

[Mendoza]

We look a batmans light, does anyone know why Gatting is not in the squad.

he has been dropped for the return of Joyce according to the Argus, who reckoned the team would be

CD Nash
MA Thornely
EC Joyce
MW Goodwin (c)
MJ Prior
AJ Hodd
R Naved-ul-Hasan
RSC Martin-Jenkins
OP Rayner
JE Anyon
CD Collymore

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Because Joyce is.

Oh yeah

Looks like it will be tight for places once Yardy and Wright return.

 

[simmo]

Oh yeah

Looks like it will be tight for places once Yardy and Wright return.

Thornley will go and Matt will go and play for England, perfect.

 

[jordanseagull]

What are everyones opinions on Thornley?

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

What are everyones opinions on Thornley?

He looks like a good 4 day prospect, but may lose out at getting more expeirence once Yardy returns.

Needs to build a good innings in this game.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Big game for Rayner this - did well in the match against the students last week, this season is definitely make or break for him

 

[keaton]

I think Thornely looks very promising. He'll probably sit out a couple of games but me might be missing Prior, Wright and Yardy for a lot of the season depending on the one-day and test squads

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

BBC - Live - Sussex commentary

Something very soothing about the posh sound of a distant cricket tannoy annoncer...

 

[Common as Mook]

I think Thornely looks very promising. He'll probably sit out a couple of games but me might be missing Prior, Wright and Yardy for a lot of the season depending on the one-day and test squads

I'd say Gatting has the natural talent and Thornley has the application. Mix the two together and you'd have a cracking player

 

[8ace]

Sussex won the toss and elected to bat

Northamptonshire team:
SD Peters, NJ O'Brien†, AG Wakely, DJG Sales, RA White, AJ Hall*, N Boje, JD Middlebrook, DJ Willey, LM Daggett, JA Brooks
Sussex team:
CD Nash, MA Thornely, EC Joyce, MW Goodwin*, MJ Prior†, AJ Hodd, RSC Martin-Jenkins, JE Anyon, Naved-ul-Hasan, OP Rayner, CD Collymore

 

[Mendoza]

Northampton are second bottom, so when they win this, we will be miles adrift from them

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Sussex won the toss and elected to bat

Northamptonshire team:
SD Peters, NJ O'Brien†, AG Wakely, DJG Sales, RA White, AJ Hall*, N Boje, JD Middlebrook, DJ Willey, LM Daggett, JA Brooks
Sussex team:
CD Nash, MA Thornely, EC Joyce, MW Goodwin*, MJ Prior†, AJ Hodd, RSC Martin-Jenkins, JE Anyon, Naved-ul-Hasan, OP Rayner, CD Collymore

Prior keeping and Hodd just in as a batsman. Is this a club or ECB decision.

 

[8ace]

ECB I think, I'd rather Hodd kept wicket as Prior is a very useful slip fielder.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

16 for 1

Thornely out, the return of the Joyce