Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Worst Sussex top order in my 50 years. Management has f*cked up here.
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[Cricket] Sussex v Lancashire.
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GT49er
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Rejoice then! Our brilliant team has exceeded expectations - well done, lads!
BensGrandad
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jakarta
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Bowlers coming to the party, Lancs now 95-0. It takes a special attack to make Keaton Jennings look half decent...
jakarta
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149-1 at Stumps. Beyond useless.
Leekbrookgull
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Where,s Jason Gillespie when you want him apart from wriitng in The Mail. As for Rob Andrew ?
Publius Ovidius
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Is this the division for the losers?
Those who can’t hack it with the big boys?
Those who can’t hack it with the big boys?
Is that the best graphic for a white rose they can come up with? I thought it was a swan at first, then fingers
studio150
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After the day's play, Jason Gillespie said: "There was some decent bowling but it’s certainly not a 120 all out wicket. No way. Lancashire have shown that.
"We were on our way at 77 for no wicket and we were half an hour from putting the onus back on Lancashire. They’d spread the field and then we lost Salty and Varun soon after. The spinners were getting their lines and lengths right and we found ways to get out.
"We spoke this morning about the importance of adapting to conditions but we can have time meeting after team meeting after team meeting, if we’re getting rissoled for a hundred each time, we may as well be banging our heads against a brick wall.
"We know it’s not good enough. It is unacceptable. The brutal reality is that our top six batters are not doing their jobs and they need to find a way to get the job done."
Yes, but when are we going to get our next batting point
"We were on our way at 77 for no wicket and we were half an hour from putting the onus back on Lancashire. They’d spread the field and then we lost Salty and Varun soon after. The spinners were getting their lines and lengths right and we found ways to get out.
"We spoke this morning about the importance of adapting to conditions but we can have time meeting after team meeting after team meeting, if we’re getting rissoled for a hundred each time, we may as well be banging our heads against a brick wall.
"We know it’s not good enough. It is unacceptable. The brutal reality is that our top six batters are not doing their jobs and they need to find a way to get the job done."
Yes, but when are we going to get our next batting point
Publius Ovidius
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studio150
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No and Maybe.
Interesting that extras in the Lancashire innings have already scored more than 8 Sussex batters.
Interesting that extras in the Lancashire innings have already scored more than 8 Sussex batters.
studio150
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Bowlers backing up the batsman, Lancashire 481-5 a lead of 354.
What's our record defeat by an innings, as we are clearly not going to make Lancashire bat again
What's our record defeat by an innings, as we are clearly not going to make Lancashire bat again
studio150
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Thankfully Lancashire declared and at stumps we are a mere 352 runs behind with 10 wickets remaining.
So probably means the game will be over just after lunch as we collapse to another total just over 100.
So probably means the game will be over just after lunch as we collapse to another total just over 100.
Oh, I don't know. I remember the early to mid 70s when we had a top order containing Jerry Morley (av 23), Mark Faber (av 22), Jerry Groome (av 15), Simon Hoadley (av 17), Mike Buss (av 24) and Austin Parsons (av 26). Peter Graves with an average of 27 was probably the best of them. We finished in the bottom three for about six or seven years.
Along with Glos and Glamorgan no doubt. Pity the poor Sussex fans who travelled to Lancs to watch this pathetic effort and missed England’s win.
blue-shifted
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This season is alarming proof that getting in (ostensibly) competent people in behind the scenes doesn't always translate into onfield success. At least not immediately.
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And 2 down this morning
studio150
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Good start to the 3rd day 34/3 and only 333 runs behind