Sussex v Yorkshire CC at Hove 17-20 May 2024.

As City and Spurs slog out a dull draw I found OG's comments about the Glamorgan match.



"We did everything but win."

"We know it is hard to take 20 wickets at Headingley and also at other grounds."

Some sharp thinking went into those two comments.

Oh dear ..... and he added aside that Glamorgan had the use of the heavy roller twice. Is this new in England?

On Fisher, "He’ll probably need some time – a couple of weeks or something – to get going again.”

On Milnes, "Milnes will not be ready for Sussex as the county manage his fitness following two stress fractures of his back since September of 2022.

I find the comments about the 2 quicks very worrying ... add the Aussie gun slinger to this list as well.

I do not like to be a pessimist but we could get well and truly turned over this weekend.
Root, Brook gone, no sign of YJB.
Sick parade of bowlers.

I hope the lads prove me completely wrong ... but it is the hope that gets to you!!

I read some time ago that Van Buren was known as Old Kinderhook and so OK was used as a snappier title than his actual name. Sounds plausible.
The Baggies have Okay Yokuslu playing in midfield, his shirt name is Okay.

Have a good trip, Friday looks very nice with some disruption possible on Saturday. At least we are hopefully past the waterlogged pitches stage and the ground staff around the country have a chance of the water draining quicker.

Stand fast Derbyshire possibly.

It appears Joe Root is playing in this one now and missing next week against Northants. 

Yes, Root playing cheers me up a bit, he's looked better in the last few games and if Sussex go with a bowler friendly pitch, the more experience we have the better.

I'm not sure about going in with 2 spinners, but in the absence of another opening bowler it's certainly an option.

If there is something in the wicket for the bowlers that might indirectly help us, Hill and Revis need all the assistance they can get if they are likely to be bowling first and second change.

13 man squad announced with the 11 already mentioned as a possible starting XI plus Dom Leech and James Wharton.

Sussex 13 man squad: Alsop, Carson, Carter, Clark, Coles, Haines, Hudson-Prentice, Hunt, Karvelas, Lamb, Pujara, Robinson, Simpson* (wk).

Jayden Sales, the West Indian bowler who has 23 wickets so far from his 5 games, is being resting due to a minor injury.

The only question is will they go with TM's team or will they give Leech an outing. Depends what they feel about the wicket I suppose.

I was reading somewhere about making little tweaks to the CC. What about each team being able to name a 12th player before the toss. The team winning the toss would have to go with their original XI but the other team could bring their 12th man in if they so desired.

We do have Root of course who can bowl some spin if needs be so I think I'd go with Leech, even if just to partner Coad with the new ball.

I'd go: Lyth, Bean, Masood, Root, Hill, Tattersall, Revis, Bess, Thompson, Coad, Leech.

Well if the Sussex players are foolish enough to P off the officials again that's their look out.

I remember the game now, Carson I think it was backed up by Robinson losing it over something or other in the first innings and then doing it again when Shai Hope was given not out in the 2nd after wandering out of his crease.