Yet we elected to bat, so put ourselves in this situation. Also can't understand why we persist with Ibrahim, surely he needs a break from the first team for the benefit of all concerned.
Just complete joy. Under normal circumstances would have been completely embarrassed by running out of the bar and into the street in the middle of little old Portland, Maine, USA screaming when the penalty went in..... but these were not normal circumstances. Oh, how I love Karma.
I live in Portland, Maine, a medium sized town in the North-East corner of the U.S. For the Arsenal game I wasn't able to watch in my usual bar, so went to an Irish pub downtown. Inside were five young men in their 20s who had decided that Brighton were their Premier League team, and had fully...
So nice to have something positive to see and say about Sussex cricket. Long overdue. Lots of credit to Mr. Pujara for stepping into the captaincy role, and then very much leading from the front. I hope there's a huge Hove crowd for the semi-final.
Every now and again a little ray of hope. An excellent and patient maiden century made today by 20 year old Oli Carter as we finished an attritional day at 245 for 7. Great to see.
The good things about not being there are that I haven't spent money on a ticket, and can save myself from the rest of the pain by finding something else to do. City are playing a different game to us.
What an absolute joy to check my phone to see that we beat the Yorkies. It makes something out of this tough season, and what a reward for the likes of young Archie Lenham. Would be great to win on Finals day, but just to get there is a result.