Watching Essex currently is not so much a question of whether they will win, as to the margin of defeat.
Once again tonight our batsman unable to dominate, admittedly a strong bowling side, strong side full stop, but the rate of scoring is never going to trouble our opponents.
As other board members have commented where was Lawrence tonight?
Is he injured if so the least the Club can do is tell us? There seems to be a worrying pattern of non transparency. Surely supporters should me made aware of selection issues caused by injuries.
If there are personality clashes, at the expense of team unity and morale, we can kiss goodby to any meaningful success in any format, for some time, based on our current performances.
Judging tonight’s performance Essex should be knocking hard on Boycott’s door, pleading with him to sort out what laughably are referred to as batsmen. Insult to the term.
I can’t even bring myself to keep checking the score. Too depressing.
I know how resilient we have been, but that seems a quality unrecognisable in this side.
If we somehow win this game, it will have been through superlative performances from our bowlers and a case of supreme over confidence by Sussex.
Reading this, it could have been written in the early days of T20 -
Twenty-20 (circa 2003-4) as it was themed.
Where under the clueless Irani, Essex made the same mistakes endlessly, tactically and selection wise, not least of which was Irani picking his mates to play, in spite of better, younger...and much fitter players being left out to accommodate them. I'm sure those of you who can recall such classics as a nine wicket defeat at home to Sussex, where the Sharks knocked off No Change Essex's meagre score in about 11 overs.....or a particularly savage thrashing against Middx. at Southgate.
As for the Club's 'communication' policy and accompanying utter disregard for members, with an arrogance that makes them believe that they need explain nothing that doesn't suit their agenda.....that's been around even longer!
