***Sussex v Gloucestershire, 7-10 July, Arundel, LVCC ***

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Well back to going back down the league, still no Wright or Yardy and I believe we have already dropped to third place without playing. Lets hope they can last more than a day against quality oposition.

From the Sussex CCC website;

The squad is as follows:

JE Anyon
CD Collymore
JS Gatting
MW Goodwin (c)
LJ Hatchett
EC Joyce
RSC Martin-Jenkins
CD Nash
MS Panesar
MJ Prior (wkt)
OP Rayner
MA Thornely
Yasir Arafat

Gloucestershire (from) J.Batty, Abdul-Kadeer Ali, C.Dent, H.Marshall, A.Gidman (capt), C.Taylor, J.Franklin, J.Lewis, G.Hussain, S.Kirby, A.Ireland, V.Banerjee, S.Snell.

BBC Sussex are providing ball-by-ball commentary of the match. The commentary can be found via the below address: BBC Sport - Cricket - County cricket commentaries

Who do you pick...

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Rayner has good form at Arundel

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

JE Anyon
CD Collymore
JS Gatting
MW Goodwin (c)
EC Joyce
RSC Martin-Jenkins
CD Nash
MJ Prior (wkt)
OP Rayner
MA Thornely
Yasir Arafat

Yep strike, pace, spin bowling and lots of possible runs, what could go wrong with this side if picked.


RMJ to the rescue for the last time....

 

[8ace]

Glamorgan struggling in their game after two days.

 

[Peter Grummit]

I shall be there with eldest son.
PG

 

[e77]

Might go over on Saturday if it is still going on.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I wish I could be there at some point to give RMJ the send off he deserves. I saw him briefly at the Paddle Round the Pier, but my penguin bow did not gain his attention.

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

Is anyone driving up there on friday from Brighton

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Good to see my mate Lewis Hatchett being twelve man.

 

[8ace]

Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat


Sussex team
CD Nash, MA Thornely, EC Joyce, MW Goodwin*, MJ Prior†, JS Gatting, RSC Martin-Jenkins, Yasir Arafat, OP Rayner, MS Panesar, CD Collymore

Gloucestershire team
JN Batty†, Kadeer Ali, CDJ Dent, HJH Marshall, APR Gidman*, CG Taylor, JEC Franklin, J Lewis, V Banerjee, GM Hussain, SP Kirby

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Is anyone driving up there on friday from Brighton

I shall be training in East Croydon for my sins, you may end up sharing a taxi at Ford with the non driving rabble on here.

Anyone heard any mutterings on the comentary link yet.

 

[Mendoza]

Tell em JON

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Is Hodd injured or just dropped.

Getting hammerd 9 for 0 after 4 overs, whats going on with the bowling.

 

[countrygull]

Yessir, Yassir. Batty gone

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Batty out for 4, Arafat

9 for 1

Does the umpire realise we are not batting

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Looks like Monty's move tot he South Coast in order to get his England form back has gone well then!

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

stans getting carted !!!. The proverbial buffet has opened early

 

[Andrew]

Thronley bowling!

 

[Andrew]

Yasir Bowling very well.

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

i wonder what flavour pies we are chucking today