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Welcome

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Australia’s oneday dominance

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Jason Gillespie: Progression not perfection

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Sussex & Australia’s previous one-day encounters

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The day Sussex stunned Australia

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George Garton on his winter Down Under

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WELCOME TO

THE 1ST CENTRAL COUNTY GROUND It is with enormous pride and pleasure that we welcome you all to Hove today for this 50-over match against Australia as part of the tourists’ preparations for their one-day series against England.

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ustralia are the current World Cup holders having won the competition on home soil in 2015 and this tour is obviously part of the preparations to defend their title next year when the 2019 version returns to England. I am sure we are all looking forward to a fantastic summer next year with the World Cup and the home Ashes series. But first we have the opportunity to give all the Australian party and their supporters a very warm welcome to the south coast and the wonderful surroundings of one of the best (if not the best!) non-test match grounds in England. I am sure we all have our special memories of Australian teams playing in England. This is not the first time Australia have played at Hove and the pavilion this year displays photographs of one such previous occasion: the 1972 Australian team playing against Sussex. Greats of the Australian game - Chappell, Walters, Marsh, Stackpole, and Inverarity – are pictured gracing this ground. I remember growing up in north Yorkshire watching the 1977 Ashes series and the famous game at Headingley where Geoff Boycott drove the ball back past Greg Chappell to complete his 100th first-class hundred his home ground. How can we forget the 1981 Headingley Ashes test when England won having been forced to follow on? Inspiring stuff that gave me a lifelong love of the game. I was also lucky enough to captain the

combined Oxford & Cambridge team against Allan Border’s tourists at Fenners, Cambridge in 1985 as a 22-year-old student. Those are just a few of the amazing memories cricket has given me and I feel very privileged to be involved in this great sport at a very special county. We welcome Justin Langer and Tim Paine for their first match together as Australian head coach and captain. Following the obvious challenges created by the events in South Africa earlier this year I am sure they are keen to let the cricket do the talking and show Australian cricket in its best light – competitive, tough but fair. All sports have had and will continue to have their moments of difficulty and we all have a huge responsibility to protect the integrity of this wonderful sport. Sussex County Cricket Club was formed in 1839 and cricket has been played on this ground since 1872. Our job is to make sure it is still being played here against the touring Australians in another 150 years’ time. We have our own Aussie theme to the current chapter in our history and I’m sure Jason Gillespie and Jason Swift would love to get one over their countrymen. We were delighted when ‘Dizzy’ agreed to join us and we are looking forward to seeing what this new era brings. Today is a wonderfully exciting start to that chapter and we thank the Australian team and support staff for being with us and helping make this another special day for the Sussex-Australia relationship. Good luck to all the players and thank you to everyone for supporting the game and Sussex cricket in general. I can’t think where I’d rather be today. Enjoy. Rob Andrew, CEO, Sussex Cricket

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TWENTY-TWO MEN

CHASE A BALL FOR 100 OVERS AND AT THE END,

THE AUSTRALIANS WIN Football’s World Cup starts next week and many fans in many nations will expect Germany to win it … again.

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hen cricket’s equivalent – the 50-over version – comes around again next year, you can substitute Germany with Australia and find that plenty of cricketing folk will be saying the same. Because, let’s be honest, Australia are pretty good at the 50-over game. Annoyingly so for we English types. Look back at the history of one-day internationals and they have had so many top line-ups, so many superb individuals, matchwinners. And just when you rub your hands and think one of their golden generations is about to retire, from nowhere, it seems, they produce another set of world-beaters.

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Some numbers to crunch: since ODIs were introduced in the early 1970s Australia have played just over 900 – and won two thirds. They boast five batsmen who have scored 10 or more ODI tons (Ricky Ponting managed 30!) and five bowlers who have taken more than 200 ODI wickets. The Aussies have won five out of the eight World Cups played since 1987. In one of the other three tournaments played in that 30-year period which they didn’t win, they were losing finalists. When you think about it, it’s nice of them to have allowed Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka to have lifted the trophy on one occasion each to break their run. A flick through the details of their five World


Cup final triumphs reinforces the feeling that Australia have a ready supply of top-class one-day cricketers at their disposal at any given time. In 1987 in India, David Boon top-scored as they made 253-5 against Mike Gatting’s England, before the unlikely duo of Allan Border and Steve Waugh led the wicket-taking as England fell seven runs short.

They had to wait more than a decade to get their hands on the cup again – but they made up for that by winning the next three tournaments. In 1999 it was Glenn McGrath, Tom Moody and Shane Warne taking the wickets to restrict Pakistan, one of the sides who’d won the cup in the intervening years, to 132 all out at Lord’s; and Adam Gilchrist and Mark Waugh leading the charge with the bat as they knocked off the total in T20 style – well almost: it took them 20.1 overs. They obviously took a shine to the shiny trophy, for they were in no mood to give it up in 2003 when they faced India in the final. By now the aforementioned fella’ named Ponting was on the scene and he scored a magnificent 140 as they racked up 359-2 against India in Johannesburg – with Damien Martyn’s belligerent 88 not out hardly making a headline. That might often be seen as a gettable 50-over target these days but it wasn’t 15 years ago and McGrath and Brett Lee took five wickets between them as an Indian reply anchored by Virender Sehwag proved inadequate, 125 runs the margin of defeat.

Another four years later it was an impressive hat-trick of 50-over world titles as Sri Lanka were beaten by 66 runs in Bridgetown. This time Gilchrist took centre stage with a 21-boundary 149 and there was no need for a stand-out bowler as five of them mopped up wickets – Nathan Bracken, Shane Watson and Michael Clarke among them. After failing to reach the Mumbai final of 2011, the Aussies were back on familiar ground when they reclaimed the trophy three years ago on home soil, easing to a seven-wicket win over New Zealand. Again, old heroes had retired but new ones had emerged since the previous tournament – Mitchell Johnson and James Faulkner took three wickets apiece to restrict the Kiwis to 183 before David Warner, Steve Smith and Clarke all made batting look easy as they reached their target with 16.5 overs up their sleeves. Of course, one-day international cricket is not all about World Cups. A more recent innovation, although one that’s now been with us for 20 years is the ICC Champions Trophy, and our Hove visitors today have won that only twice in eight tournaments. Those successes came in 2006 and 2009, with the West Indies and New Zealand the beaten finalists. Then of course there are the ODI series – triangular and otherwise – that Australia seem to love too. As a Hampshire-based cricket fan I’ve seen a few England-Oz games at the Rose Bowl and even when you think they have weaknesses in the line-up, they seem to find a way to win. I recall one, in 2009 (in which, incidentally, Sussex were represented by Luke Wright and Matt Prior) which saw England score 228 batting first. Australia proceeded to chip away at their reply without any hint of excitement or likelihood of failure, yet took a very, very long time to win as if to rub the home fans’ noses in it. You see, I told you they could be annoying. Steve Bone is Sports Editor for the Chichester Observer, part of the Sussex Newspapers group (Brighton and Hove Independent, Worthing Herald series, Eastbourne Herald series, Hastings Observer series, Chichester Observer series, West Sussex County Times series, Sussex Express series, Crawley Observer, Mid Sussex Times, West Sussex Gazette)

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JASON GILLESPIE:

“PROGRESSION NOT PERFECTION” Two months after arriving on the South Coast, Sussex’s head coach Jason Gillespie tells us about making Hove his home, gives us his assessment of the squad and explains why he’ll be taking today’s encounter with his countrymen very seriously.

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ason Gillespie is in his running gear, ready for his latest exploration of the pavements and promenades of Brighton & Hove. “I just think it’s a lovely spot. I’m finding new places to see every day. ‘There’s a nice buzz around the place and it’s nice when you go running on the seafront and you see so many people out and about.’ I lived near the ocean at home in Oz and to be near the ocean here is really nice. It has a calming effect. The sea is not the only thing that has made it easy for the man that took over at Sussex just a couple of months ago to settle in so quickly: “I feel really at home here, maybe because the MP [Caroline Lucas – Brighton Pavilion’s representative at Westminster] is Green and I’m a ‘greenie’ myself. I’m a strict vegan so I’ve found plenty of opportunities to eat and I love the energy of the place. “I’m also really enjoying the role. Everyone around the club, from the players to the coaching staff, the office staff, the groundsmen, everyone involved in the club has made me and our family feel very welcome.” Now that he’s had a chance to spend time with them and see them play, how does the man that coached Yorkshire to back-to-back County Championships and led Adelaide Strikers to their first Big Bash title over the winter assess the Sussex players he’s inherited?

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“The lads have been absolutely brilliant. They’ve been open to some slightly different ways of doing things and some suggestions. It’s been fantastic. “I think we’ve got good depth in our squad and that’ll be strengthened further now that a couple of our IPL lads [Jofra Archer & Chris Jordan] have returned. “In terms of performances so far it’s been really hard to gauge. Early season weather and conditions have been quite tough. Batting has been a massive challenge at times and we’ve seen that with scores around the country, so I’m not looking too much into that because of the way the conditions have been. “One massive positive for me is the fact that everyone’s attitudes and everyone’s efforts have been absolutely top notch. The lads have been very accepting of constructive feedback as individuals and as a team on how we’re going.” Despite the side being well-placed in the Championship after five matches and having made a good start in the Royal London One-Day Cup, Gillespie is less concerned with results than with 8

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how his players go about things at this stage. “My attitude has really been about what can we learn from each and every training session? What can we learn from each and every day’s play so that we can improve and be better? “We talk about progression not perfection. We just want to strive to be better each day. If we have that attitude of always learning, learning about ourselves and about our game and about the game, I think that gives us a really good chance to perform well. “As I’ve said to the lads, the results look after themselves if we just get the basics right and have that real thirst for improvement and try to be better each and every time. “I was asked when I first arrived, ‘What do you see as a successful season?’. If we make some progress, as individuals and as a team, then for me that’s success.” Given that philosophy, it’s no surprise that Gillespie sees today’s match as a unique opportunity for his players to learn and develop. “For our development as a team and as individual players, to come up against quality opposition like Australia in front of a full house at Hove is exciting.


“We want to win this game. We want to test ourselves against the best. We know we’re going to be underdogs but we’re going to fight hard and try and win. “It’s always been a bit of a frustration of mine seeing touring side comes over and the opposition picking teams that are well below full strength. I’ve got no problem resting the odd player, but this it’s a great opportunity for our lads to test their skills against an international side. “There’ll be a number of them that may never get the opportunity to play international cricket, so this is essentially their one-day international. It’s an opportunity for them to test themselves against the World Cup winners and it could be the highlight of some lads’ careers.” As a player, Gillespie toured England three times with Australia and so he is in as good a position as anyone to give an insight as to how Sussex Sharks’ opposition will be approaching today’s game. “They will see it as good preparation, there’s no doubt about that. When I was playing, we found tour matches vital preparation to get used to the different conditions, different surfaces and different outfields. Coming over here on Ashes tours, playing these matches against county sides was crucial for our preparation for the tour.” The fact that today is Australian head coach, Justin Langer’s first match in charge of the team adds something extra to the occasion in Gillespie’s eyes, as well as giving the two former teammates an opportunity to catch up. “It’s his first match on his first tour as head coach, so I know he’s placing real importance on this game. There’ll be a bit of buzz and excitement for him as it’s his first time in charge. He’ll want to get the tour off to a nice start. Hopefully we can deny that!

“Justin and I are great mates, so I’m looking forward to catching up with him for a coffee and a chat. He’s a really good friend and I’m absolutely delighted for him that he’s been given this opportunity. “Cricket Australia got it absolutely bang on, they got the right man and I’m buzzing for my mate and I’m buzzing for Australian cricket. I’ll look forward to Australia doing well; I just don’t want to see them do very well against Sussex, that’s all!” There’s a distinct Aussie feel to The 1st Central County Ground this week. Today’s match is followed on Friday by men’s and women’s T20 matches between Sussex and the 2018 Aboriginal XIs that are in England to commemorate 150 years since an Aboriginal cricket team became the first sporting team from Australia to tour internationally. Gillespie – the first Australian Test cricketer of Aboriginal descent – is looking forward to the occasion and, as you would expect, sees it as another opportunity for his Sussex side to develop. “We see it as an opportunity to hone our skills in the shortest form of the game against a very strong indigenous side – led by Dan Christian - that will have a number of players with first-class, Big Bash and international experience. “You can have as many nets, you can have as many fielding sessions as you want but nothing replicates actually playing a game against quality opposition, out in the middle in front of a crowd. That tests you physically, it tests you mentally and most of all, it’s a lot of fun. That’s what my whole mantra is all about: enjoyment and having fun. “I’m really looking forward to the Aussie fixture, but I am really looking forward to the indigenous T20 game as well.” Sussex Women play the 2018 Aboriginal XI at 11am tomorrow, with the men’s match following at 3pm. Entry is free and no ticket is required.

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A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE

SUSSEX’S ONE-DAY

ENCOUNTERS WITH AUSTRALIA Sussex have hosted Australia on 40 occasions across all formats since the sides’ first encounter in August 1878 (all of them at Hove), but just five times in limited overs cricket … MONDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER 1964:

Australians won by 66 runs. After almost five months in the British Isles, Australia played the final match of their 1964 tour, a 50-over affair at the County Ground – their first ever limited-overs match. The tourists opted to bat first, and Ian Thomson struck twice in quick succession to dismiss Bill Lawry and Norman O’Neill, but a 193-run partnership between Peter Burge and Brian Booth allowed Australia to post an imposing 282-3. Jim Parks made 84 for Sussex, but they were dismissed for 216 off 44.4 overs, the team’s first ever one-day defeat.

FRIDAY 3RD JUNE 1983:

Sussex won by seven wickets. In the first game, Australia were batting first, and made 184-4, with the likes of Keppler Wessels, Allan Border and a 33-year-old Dennis Lillee contributing. Ralph Cowan was the pick of Sussex’s bowlers, taking 2-34 from his eight over, but the batsmen struggled. No one was able to go past 29 as Sussex were bowled out for 155. In the second match, figures of 5-17 for Cowan and 3-31 for John Barclay saw Australia skittled out for 122. An unbeaten 51 for Colin Wells then helped Sussex surmount Australia’s total with five wickets remaining.

TUESDAY 9TH MAY 1989:

Sussex won by 4 wickets Allan Border’s side had been dubbed as “the worst team ever to leave Australia” but went on to upset the odds with a 4-0 victory in that summer’s Ashes. Before all that, however, they had to get past Sussex.

SUNDAY 23RD JULY 1972: No result.

THURSDAY 2ND JUNE 1983:

Australians won by 29 runs

Turn overleaf for Paul Parker’s and Peter Moores’ recollections of a famous Sussex win.

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THE DAY SUSSEX STUNNED AUSTRALIA Before today, Sussex’s previous one-day encounter against the Australians was nearly 30 years ago. Sussex’s captain, Paul Parker, and wicketkeeper, Peter Moores, look back at a memorable day from May 1989. PM: Playing against Australia at any time is really exciting for anybody. Add in the fact that this was a one-day game on a decent sunny day on our own patch and you’re going to be up for the game, that’s for sure. PP: You really look forward to playing the Australians. Being a one-day game also is special because you know you’re going to get a good crowd in. And that’s what happened. Having won the toss, Australia’s stand-in captain for the day, Geoff Marsh, elected to bat. PP: Mark Taylor immediately endeared himself to me when he came out to bat. Rather in the

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manner of a school match, he said to the umpire, “Left-hander, umpire.” And then he only lasted a ball. Sussex’s Tony Pigott removed Mark Taylor with the first ball of the match and then got Mike Valletta soon after - both caught behind by Moores - but the real drama came after … PM: ‘Lester’ [Piggott] bowled really well in the game, got early wickets and put them under some pressure. To get an early nick for me as a fairly young player and get off and running was great. PP: We had a couple of wickets down very quickly, but the most dramatic incident was Dean Jones. He was never one to hold back. He came advancing down the wicket – he wasn’t wearing a helmet – and the ball smashed into his jaw. There was quite a crunch. Wickets continued to fall, but a 23-year-old Steve Waugh on his first tour to England held firm. PM: I’d played against him in the second team when he was a youngster and he got 200 or something like that. You thought, ‘wow, here’s an absolute top flight player’. PP: Waugh was a fine batsman and he played a beautiful innings that day. Waugh would go on to be Australia’s topscorer by some distance in the match. But Sussex were certain they had him run out when he was in the forties … PP: He pushed the ball into the covers and I swooped and threw the stumps down at Peter Moores’ end. I was convinced that Steve Waugh was run out. Peter Wight was the umpire and he gave it in. I threw my hands up and said something I probably shouldn’t have quite loudly. And Peter Wight stopped the game and said, “Captain, I want a word with you.” I said, “Oh God, I’m in trouble here” and he said, “I’m not prepared to continue standing this game while your wicketkeeper is swearing at me like that.” And Peter Moores looked at me and I looked straight back at him and said, “Peter, cut that out. I’m not having my players say things like that.”


PM: All I remember from out in the middle was Paul getting a talking to off the umpire. But at the end of the match, I got dragged in to see the umpire like I’d done something wrong. I was bewildered, what am I getting a telling off from the umpire for here, because actually it was nothing to do with me, but the umpire had got the wrong end of the stick and thought it was me that shouted out something. I did my thing, took it on the chin for the captain. Waugh survived and when the eighth wicket went down with the score on 128, Dean Jones returned to the crease to try and help Australia up to a semi-respectable score. PP: I didn’t think we’d see him again, but he came back in. He marched out. And said, “Right, Warro, we’re going to take this lot on!”. They put on 22, which was enough to make me think … Jones was lbw to Andy Clarke for 19 – the second highest score of the innings – before Waugh was the last man out with more than ten overs remaining. Sussex would need 155 to win. Opener Alan Green was out in the second over, but David Smith and Parker and then Alan Wells and Parker seemed to be taking Sussex towards a comfortable victory. PM: We’d been quite slow, because we knew we were chasing a small total, so we were just solid and got in. PP: Just on the stroke of tea, I was out and that was really disappointing. I was on 48 and thinking, “I’ve just got to bat through here”. You don’t get noticed for 48; you get noticed for winning matches.

Sussex lost four wickets for 21 runs to find themselves six down and still needing 45 runs for victory. PM: We were going along nicely and suddenly we lose two or three wickets. You know they’ve got good bowlers so it gets a bit twitchy. Tony Dodemaide and Tony Pigott were the men at the crease. Moores was next in … PP: In those two, you had quality players steering the ship. It was a very good wicket, so nerves were the only obstacle to us winning. They didn’t show any, and just go on with it. PM: I don’t think you hope not to get in. The game’s on, you’re playing in it. If somebody gets out, how many are needed? How many overs are left? You work it out in your head. But Tony Pigott – who had a really good game - smacked a few at the end [28 from 35 balls] which helped us get over the line. A seventh wicket partnership of 44 saw Sussex home with more than seven overs to spare. They had beaten the Australians. PP: For them, it was a bad day at the office and they moved on to the next thing. But for us, it was a lovely thing to beat the Australians at Hove in front of a full crowd on a sunny summer’s day. It was perfect. PM: In those days, we toasted wins and losses in much the same way. I don’t think we were bothered too much either way. I think we still had the big bath [in the dressing room], so I think we all probably sat in the big bath and had a couple of lagers, whether we won lost or drew. That was just part of the culture.

Paul Parker played 577 times for the club between 1976 and 1991. He finished his cricket career with two seasons at Durham before becoming a teacher and housemaster at Tonbridge School. He retired last summer. After starting his career at Worcestershire, Peter Moores joined Sussex in 1985. He played 455 times for the club before his retirement in 1998. He coached Sussex to the first County Championship of the club’s history in 2003, before two spells in charge of England. He is now head coach of Nottinghamshire.

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FROM BRIGHTON TO BRISBANE After signing a new contract with the club in November, Sussex youngster George Garton enjoyed a brilliant winter on the other side of the world. The Brighton-born youngster tells us about his surprise Ashes call-up, his time with the Lions and his excitement at working with Jason Gillespie …

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t was a winter to forget for almost everybody connected with England cricket. A 4-0 thrashing in the Ashes and a 1-0 series defeat to New Zealand, condemned England to their longest winless sequence abroad. It was a shocking tour Down Under, and one players and fans alike are still trying to erase from their memories … apart from young Sussex star George Garton. After signing a new contract with the club in November, the left-armer was on his way to Australia just a few hours later to join up with the senior England side. “I got the phone call from James Whitaker while at home and he said ‘are you at home and near a suitcase?’ Less than 24 hours after that call I was on the plane to Oz! It was a brilliant experience. “I remember hearing on the news about the injury to Jake Ball”, said the left-armer, “so I was interested to see who they’d take. In the back of your mind you always wonder, but I never thought it would be me!” Garton already knew he’d be with the England Lions side during the off-season, but his arrival in the Ashes squad was a complete surprise. The injuries to Ball and Steven Finn had the England selectors searching for replacements, and Garton was the man they turned to.

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He has been highly-rated here in Hove for some time, but with international recognition, these are exciting times for the Brighton-born 21-year-old. Some people, looking in from the outside, thought his call-up was a strange one. However, his blossoming First-Class career has already impressed the likes of Andy Flower and Ottis Gibson, and he was seen as the perfect bowler to prepare the England batsmen for Mitchell Starc. “It was nice to get on Australian wickets where it bounces and let the batsman sniff a few. It was good to emulate what they were going to come up against with Starc as much as possible and they were certainly grateful for me bowling at them. “I loved the whole experience. On my first day, I arrived at the team hotel in Townsville late evening so everyone was already in their rooms but I was told by Mason (Crane) that there was paint balling the next day. The first time I properly got to meet everyone I was either getting shot at or shooting them! “Everyone helped me settle in very quickly and felt comfortable from early on. It was brilliant getting stuck in at training, being able to show the coaches and players what I can do but also 16

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watching how everyone else went about getting themselves prepared for the biggest Test series in cricket.” After spending time with the likes of Jimmy Anderson, Stuart Broad and Alastair Cook in Townsville, Garton’s rollercoaster time in Australia continued with the England Lions, who he joined up with in Brisbane. If being around the Ashes squad was a huge high for Garton, his time in Brisbane brought him back down to earth. “My time with the England Lions was another amazing experience. Firstly, we had two weeks in Brisbane which had a red ball focus to it finishing with a two-day friendly game. “I learnt the most from this leg of the trip perversely because I probably bowled the worst I’ve ever bowled. This allowed me to fully strip back to the basics, and just instead of being immersed by technique, allowed me to concentrate on just running in and trying to get the batter out which, at the end of the day, is my job as a bowler. “The time in Brisbane set me up well for the second leg of the trip in Perth, playing games against the Perth Scorchers. That was brilliant, and I was lucky enough to be part of the team that played the first ever game in the new Perth Stadium - a memory I will never forget.” After his impressive winter, Garton has now turned all his attention back to Sussex, and so far, he is loving life under Jason Gillespie. “It’s great to be back in Hove, and I know all the lads are enjoying working with Dizzy – me included! He has brought a brilliant new energy to the squad and just instils confidence in the players to go out and play with freedom, back ourselves and entertain. “I’m personally very excited to work with him and see what I can learn, because obviously he has such a wealth of knowledge in the game and so much experience in high pressure situations. “I think it’s brilliant for our very exciting, young bowling attack to be able to learn from him.”


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THE MAN BEHIND THE MIC Nobody watches Sussex more often than Adrian Harms. BBC Sussex’s cricket commentator travels the length and breadth of the country to bring us every ball of the season. Here he gives us his view from the commentary box …

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ustralia at Hove, what an occasion and what a privilege to be commentating, I just hope I can do the occasion justice! Every time I walk into the press box at Hove - and today will be no exception - there’s a reminder of one of the great cricket broadcasters of our time, Christopher Martin Jenkins. His portrait hangs on the wall and is a constant reminder of cricket broadcasting at its very best, and in my opinion right up there with the greats such as John Arlott and Brian Johnson. Australia has also been blessed with great cricket broadcasters, Alan McGilvery, who was the voice of Australian cricket for so many years, and now Jim Maxwell, to name but two. Their legendary ability to paint a picture of what is happening on the field of play by the use of words is what every cricket commentator aspires to achieve. If Jim Maxwell is at the ground today wouldn’t it be great to get him on the microphone to give me a few tips!? Talking of the microphone, the new Sussex Head Coach Jason Gillespie has transformed the BBC Sussex radio coverage this season by encouraging the players to join the ball-by-ball commentary. Giving the listener an insight into why a bowling change has been made, why a particular field has been set, what the wicket is like to bowl or bat on gives a whole new dimension to our broadcasts, as well as providing lighter insights such as the players’ favourite type of music,

hobbies or football teams. Jason also joins the commentary on a regular basis, as have Chief Executive Rob Andrew, Director of Cricket Keith Greenfield, and probably the most important man at the club, Head Groundsman Andy Mackay. If you haven’t listened to the BBC Sussex coverage before give it a try, you can buy a headset at the ground and listen whilst you are watching the game. Interaction with our listeners is really important to make the commentary more interesting and enjoyable so why not contact us via twitter @BBCSussexSport or email: sussexcricket@bbc.co.uk. Tour matches at Hove have a habit of producing something special. Just two years ago virtually no one had heard of Jofra Archer until he made his debut against Pakistan, the rest as they say is history. And who can forget that magnificent reverse sweep for six by Phil Salt last year against the South Africans? That was a special shot! Who knows what will happen today, but one thing is for certain the Australians in town, a full house and under lights, it will be a very special occasion!! You can listen to Adrian commentate on every match this season online or, if you’re at the ground, via a headset available in the club shop. Adrian’s commentary also accompanies the Sussex Cricket live stream of all home matches at The 1st Central County Ground. Find out more at www.sussexcricket.co.uk.

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A TALE OF TWO AUSSIES Matthew Cooper explores the remarkably similar career paths that the head coaches of today’s sides have taken.

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ollowing Darren Lehmann resignation as Australia’s head coach, there were two clear front-runners to replace him: Jason Gillespie and Justin Langer. Langer has since been appointed as Lehmann’s replacement, leaving his roles with Western Australia and Perth Scorchers, whereas Gillespie has chosen to stay with Sussex and has said he has “every intention” of seeing out his contract. The two former teammates have established themselves as two of the best coaches in world cricket, taking to their respective roles with ease since their retirement. Langer began his professional career in 1991 at state side Western Australia and Gillespie just three years later in 1994 at South Australia and both stayed with their states for their entire careers, playing their last games for their respective states in 2008. The two talented cricketers didn’t take long to earn their first taste of international recognition, with it taking just two years for both to make their Test debuts.

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Langer’s came in January 1993 against the West Indies at the Adelaide Oval but the left-hander failed to establish himself as a Test regular for the Aussies until 1998. Gillespie also made his Test debut against the West Indies but three years later than Langer in 1996 at the SCG. Both men are famed for establishing great partnerships in the Australian side. Langer and Matthew Hayden are the most successful opening partnership in Australian test history and the second most successful in world history, amassing 5,655 runs in total at an average of 51.88 in 113 innings – a feat only surpassed by legendary West Indians Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes. Gillespie was one half of Australia’s best opening bowling pairing statistic-wise with Glenn McGrath. Gillespie and McGrath bowled together in 110 innings for Australia and shared 479 wickets. It was a partnership that was highly successful for Australia but perhaps unfairly overlooked in favour of the McGrath and Shane Warne pairing which shared 980 wickets in the 197 innings they bowled together in. Langer went on to play in 105 Test matches for Australia and accumulated a mammoth 7,696 runs for his country at an average of 45.27, as the Perth native established himself as a key part of one of Australia’s most successful and dominant eras as a cricketing nation, ending his career as their seventh-highest Test run-scorer. Gillespie, ever the work-horse, played 71 Tests for his country and took 259 wickets at an average of 26.13 as, injuries aside, the

man affectionately nicknamed Dizzy also played a major part in Australia’s dominance of world cricket, ending his career as their eighth-highest Test wicket-taker. Langer has been described as “a grafter” and “a battler” and has established a coaching philosophy of “loyalty, discipline and integrity”, with a real focus on a player’s character and mentality, whilst keeping the hard-hitting take-no-prisoners style that served him so well as an international. Gillespie is considered a thinking man’s cricketer, and has been described as “a calming influence” by Sussex batsman Luke Wells, who says his new coach’s mantra is “how can I be the best team-mate I can be” and believes the team unity he has created has had a massive impact on the squad When their playing career’s ended, both were tempted into coaching by their former teams. Langer took up head coach roles with Western Australia and Big Bash side Perth Scorchers following a spell as batting coach and mentor with the Australian Test side. At Western Australia, Langer turned around a struggling side which had just seen their coach and captain step down due to discipline issues and turned them into a competitive Sheffield Shield side and home to the most Cricket Australia contracted cricketers, as well as establishing the Scorchers as the BBL’s most successful side. Gillespie worked wonders with Yorkshire – where he had played in 2006 and 2007 -, transforming them from a second division side into county champions, something he will be looking to achieve again now he is with Sussex. The 42-yearold went on to lead Adelaide Strikers – who he will continue to coach during the Australian summer to their first Big Bash title earlier this year. Both Langer and Gillespie enjoyed many years together as part of one of the greatest international sides in history before they went their separate ways to develop reputations as two of the best coaches in the game. Their reunion on the viewing balcony of the Aerotron Indoor School will provide a fascinating sub-plot to today’s match. Matthew Cooper is a sports journalism student at the University of Brighton and has been a massive cricket fan ever since watching the 2005 Ashes series as a seven year old.

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THE AUSSIE BRINGING BIG BASH

GLAMOUR TO THE SUSSEX CRICKET LEAGUE

Australia may only be at Hove for one day, but there is one Australian who has already been terrorising English bowlers in Sussex since April. Mark Dunford speaks to him …

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estern Australian Sam Whiteman is Sussex Cricket League Premier Division side Cuckfield’s overseas player for this year. A lot of overseas you see in the league are young, up-and-coming players. But Whiteman has already established himself as a quality batsman and wicket keeper in his home country, being tipped as a future Australian Test player. The 26-year-old left-hander was born in England, Doncaster to be precise, but moved to Australia at an early age. He made a huge impact for Australia A when he scored his first century at first-class level, scoring 174 batting at number eight against India A. Since then he has won three Big Bash League titles with the Perth Scorchers. But a serious injury has seen him take a long period out of the game, and that is why he has come to Sussex to get some cricket under his belt. Whiteman had been tipped to be the next Adam Gilchrist, but he says he is now happy to just be playing cricket: “I used to think of it [being tipped to be Australia’s next Test keeper] as added pressure but the last couple of years I have relaxed about it a bit, especially going through a serious injury, it sort of makes of you appreciate getting on the park and playing cricket. “I haven’t played much cricket in the last couple of years, that was the whole point of me coming over here really. I just want to get some cricket under my belt.” A big influence on Whiteman’s career, as well as his parents who sacrificed a lot when he was younger, is the man in charge of Australia today, Justin Langer.

The former Australian Test opener was named as the new head coach after the ball-tampering scandal which rocked Australian cricket. And Whiteman can’t speak highly enough of Langer: “I have been very lucky to have Justin Langer as a coach for years in professional cricket. I came into the squad just as he took over so that was lucky. It’s not just his batting coaching but it’s just everything that comes along with having played 105 Tests. “He knows what it takes to make it to the top. Advice from someone like that is advice you can rely on and trust.” Whiteman made a big impact for Cuckfield is his second full league game, scoring 130 from just 113 balls against Horsham in a 103-run victory. “It’s always good to get some runs and get the first win of the season. Especially at a new club it’s always nice to get a few runs at the start of the season.” And what is success for Whiteman at the end of the season? “Hopefully to play some cricket, score plenty of runs and prepare myself so I am ready to go when I get back in September. I will have a couple of weeks off and then it’s straight into the One-Day Cup in Australia. That’s the goal.” Whiteman is hoping to be at Hove today to see fellow Western Australians Ashton Agar, Marcus Stoinis and Darcy Short.

Mark Dunford is Sussex Sports Editor for Sussex Newspapers (Brighton and Hove Independent, Worthing Herald series, Eastbourne Herald series, Hastings Observer series, Chichester Observer series, West Sussex County Times series, Sussex Express series, Crawley Observer, Mid Sussex Times, West Sussex Gazette)

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282 the combined number of international appearances for Australia by today’s coaches Jason Gillespie and Justin Langer. 28

the number of Australian ODI players to have played for Sussex. (Kepler Wessels, Tony Dodemaide, Michael Bevan, Michael Di Venuto, Ryan Harris & George Bailey)

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runs scored in the five one-day matches played between Sussex and Australia before today. wickets taken in the five one-day matches played between Sussex and Australia before today. Australia’s game against Sussex at Hove in September 1964 was their first ever one-day match.


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the number of List A games Australia have played against county sides, of which the counties have won seven.

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the number of appearances James Taylor made for Sussex. The Nottinghamshire & England batsman was drafted in for the first-class match against Australia in 2013 to give him match practice ahead of that year’s Ashes.

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Chris Jordan’s best figures for England in ODIs against Australia. the number of ODI appearances for England against Australia made by Luke Wright. the number of players in Australia’s 15-man squad with fewer than five ODI appearances to their name. Aaron Finch has the most with 88.

Peter Burge’s unbeaten score on 14th September 1964 - the highest individual innings for either side in Sussex and Australia’s five previous one-day encounters.

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SUSSEX SQUAD BEN BROWN (CAPT. & WK)

Sussex’s wicketkeeper captains the side on the pitch in first-class and one-day cricket. A Sussex man through-and-through, ‘Browny’ was born and raised in the county and has represented the club at every level since he was an under-11. The 29-year-old was appointed club captain ahead of the 2018 season and he and head coach Jason Gillespie have quickly set about forming a strong leadership duo as Sussex embark on a new-era. A right-handed batsman, Ben has worked his way up the batting order in one-day cricket and is now the cornerstone of the Sharks’ top-order. He averages 53 in one-day matches against touring sides.

JOFRA ARCHER

Since making his first-team debut in 2016, 23-year-old Jofra’s meteoric rise has seen him become one of the most talked about cricketers in the world. His electric performances for Sussex with both bat and ball during the 2017 season led to a stint in the Big Bash. His brilliant bowling in that tournament then saw the Rajasthan Royals pay over £800,000 for Jofra’s services in this year’s IPL. Born and raised in Barbados, Jofra has an English father and is set upon qualifying for England. The right-arm seamer regularly bowls in excess of 90 mph.

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WILL BEER

The leg-spinner has been an important member of Sussex’s white ball set-up for almost a decade, although the majority of his appearances have come in T20 cricket, where he is the fourth most capped player in Sharks history. The 29-year-old from Crawley has racked up 53 one-day appearances for Sussex since his debut in 2009. His best bowling in the format to date came in the 2012 40over competition when his 3-27 helped the Sharks to a 17-run victory against Warwickshire.

GEORGE GARTON

A lightning quick left-armer, George is one of the hottest young prospects in the game. After coming through Sussex’s junior ranks, ‘Garts’ made his first team debut in all three formats in 2016 and has become a potent weapon in the Sharks’ white-ball armoury. Such is the promise surrounding the 21-year-old from Brighton that he was invited to join the England squad ahead of the first test of the last Ashes. That was part of a winter that also saw George as part of the England Lions squads that travelled to Australia and the West Indies.


HARRY FINCH

A top-order batsman from Hastings, Harry has been with Sussex since he was an under-13. The right-hander signed his first contract in 2014 and since then has played over 70 times in all formats. He scored both his maiden Championship and one-day hundreds earlier this season and appears to be flourishing under Jason Gillespie. Harry also has one of the safest pair of hands in the side.

MICHAEL BURGESS

Wicketkeeper-batsman Burgess arrived at Sussex as a trialist at the start of last season having been released by Leicestershire. An injury to Ben Brown gave him an opportunity in the first team, which Michael seized with both hands. He impressed with his keeping in the Royal London One-Day Cup before showing what he could do with the bat in the Championship. His captain is back with the gloves this season, but Michael’s batting prowess has made him a crucial member of Sussex’s batting line-up.

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DANNY BRIGGS

A left-arm spinner with seven T20I and one ODI caps for England to his name, Danny arrived at Hove from Hampshire at the end of the 2015 season. One of the most reliable bowlers in the county game, the 27-year-old offers his captain plenty of control during the middle overs. He is also a fine fielder, both on the ground and catching at point or in the covers.

Laurie joined Sussex at the end of 2016 with a rich white-ball pedigree. He was man of the match in the 2014 T20 Blast final when his 30-ball 53 helped Warwickshire to the title and has played numerous breathtaking knocks in one-day cricket as well. The most impressive innings in the 30-year-old’s short Sussex career to date came in last year’s One-Day Cup when he smashed 134 off 86 deliveries against Kent. The former Harlequins Academy rugby player was Sussex’s top-scorer in the competition and was picked for the ECB’s North-South series in Barbados earlier this year.

CHRIS JORDAN

All-rounder CJ is one of the most effective white-ball death bowlers in the country. The rightarmer’s speed and accuracy has made him a popular pick in T20 tournaments around the world, as well as bringing him 31 ODI and 30 T20I appearances for England. Originally from Barbados, the 29-year-old joined Sussex from Surrey ahead of the 2013 season, since when he has become an integral player in all three formats. His middle order hitting and exceptional fielding make him an extremely valuable player for the Sharks.

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OLLIE ROBINSON

Prior to this season, the right-arm seamer had only played eight List A matches in his five seasons as a professional cricketer. This year, however, he has become an important member of Jason Gillespie’s one-day side, opening the bowling in every match he’s played and taking early wickets to get the Sharks off to some great starts. The 24-year-old is also a fine lower-order batsman with the ability to hit the ball a very long way.

TOM HAINES

At 19, Tom is the youngest member of the Sharks squad. After impressing during his time in the Sussex Academy, the lefthanded batsman signed his first contract with Sussex at the end of the 2017 season. Tom played two Championship matches as a 17-year-old in 2016, but has yet to make his list-A debut. He has been captaining the Sussex 2nd XI in one-day cricket this season and was part of the Sussex team that won the second eleven T20 competition in 2017.

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ABI SAKANDE

A tall right-arm seamer, 23-year-old Abi signed his first contract with Sussex at the end of 2016. He has played a handful of one day games for the club, including last year’s tour match against South Africa where he picked up the wickets of JP Duminy and David Miller. Having attended Ardingly College – the same alma mater as his captain – Abi studied at Oxford University where he graduated with a degree in Human Sciences.

DELRAY RAWLINS

Born in Bermuda, but a product of the Sussex Academy, the 20-year-old is an all-rounder that bowls left-arm spin. Having impressed for England Under19s in the previous winter, Delray made his first team debut in Championship and one-day cricket during the 2017 season. After playing Australian club cricket this winter, he was selected for the ECB’s North-South series in the Caribbean earlier this year and smashed an eye-catching fifty in the first match.

LUKE WELLS

For much of his career, Luke Wells has been typecast as a specialist red-ball cricketer. His hard work behind the scenes over the past couple of years, however, has allowed the lefthander to add a new dimension to his game and he has been rewarded with an opening berth in this year’s Royal London One-Day Cup. The 27-year-old promptly hit his first list A fifty in the opening match of the tournament against Kent. Luke’s useful leg-spin also gives the side an extra bowling option.


PHIL SALT

An outrageously talented right-handed batsman, ‘Salty’ has all the shots in the book. Search the internet for his reverse-flick for six against South Africa last year if you’re looking for evidence! Born in North Wales and with part of his childhood in Barbados, the 21-year-old was another Shark to come through the Sussex Academy. Phil’s highest score in one-day cricket to date was his 81 against Middlesex in the 2016 Royal London One-Day Cup.

STUART WHITTINGHAM

Another young Sussex seamer capable of touching 90mph, right-armer Stuart has only played five List A matches so far. Four of those have come for Scotland and the 24-yearold was part of the Saltires’ qualifying campaign that saw them come agonisingly close to reaching next year’s World Cup. Having moved from Derby to Horsham as a boy, Stuart has been with Sussex since he was an under-10. He took his maiden first-class five-wicket haul in last season’s Championship match against Derbyshire at The 1st Central County Ground.

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DAVID WIESE

The second South African in the squad, David first played for Sussex as their overseas player in 2016. A few months later he joined the club on a permanent basis via the Kolpak route. A tall allrounder with six ODIs and 20 T20Is to his name, the 33-year-old was the Sharks’ top wicket-taker in last year’s One-Day Cup. David’s eleven scalps included 4-29 in the thumping win over Surrey.

South African Stiaan swapped Cape Town for Hove when he joined Sussex last year. The left-handed top-order batsmen has 12 test matches and over 10,000 first-class runs to his name. The 30-year-old is also a highly accomplished one-day player, scoring close to 3,500 runs in the format including five centuries. His top one-day score for Sussex of 96 came against Glamorgan in last year’s One-Day Cup. Stiaan is also a useful right-arm medium-pacer.

LUKE WRIGHT

The most experienced oneday cricketer in the squad with over 200 List A matches, Luke Wright has done it all. A World Cup winner with England in the shortest format of the game, the explosive opening batsman also has 50 ODI caps to his name. At the time of writing, he has scored ten List A hundreds with nine coming in a Sussex shirt. A former club captain, the 33-yearold was in the last Sussex side to win a one-day trophy – the 2009 Pro40 title.

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AUSTRALIA SQUAD

TIM PAINE (CAPT. & WK)

Tim Paine’s selection for the 2017/18 Ashes was something of a surprise in itself, so few would have expected that he’d finish the summer Down Under as test captain following Steve Smith’s fall from grace. The one-day captaincy followed for this tour of England and today’s match will be the Tasmanian’s first in charge of the reigning World Cup winners. The 33-year-old has played 30 one-day internationals since his debut in 2009, but he hadn’t featured since 2011 when he was recalled to the side for Australia’s series against England in January. The right-hander has one ODI hundred to his name; the 111 he made at Trent Bridge in 2009. 34

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AARON FINCH (VICE CAPT.)

An aggressive opening batsman, Tim Paine’s second-incommand made his name in T20 cricket before graduating to the ODI side in 2013. Since then the burly Victorian has scored ten hundreds in 88 one-day matches for Australia. Since the start of June last year, the 31-year-old has averaged just shy of 70 in ODIs and he scored back-to-back hundreds against England in the post-Ashes series earlier this year. Sussex’s bowlers will be wary of the right-hander after he blasted a 64-ball 114 against them for Surrey at The Oval in last summer’s T20 Blast.

ASHTON AGAR

Although best known to English cricket fans for his 98 at number eleven on test debut during the first match of the 2013 Ashes, Agar is included in the squad for this tour primarily for his left-arm spin. The 24-year-old has just four ODIs behind him to date taking one wicket in each. Born in Melbourne, but now plying his trade for Western Australia, Agar’s most impressive performances on the international scene have come in T20 cricket. Since returning to the Australian short-format side during the tri-series against England and New Zealand earlier this year, he has taken seven wickets in five matches going at less than 6.5 runs per over.


TRAVIS HEAD

South Australia and Adelaide Strikers captain Travis Head has become a mainstay of Australia’s one-day international top-order since his debut against the West Indies in June 2016. An aesthetically pleasing left-hander, Head’s finest hour in the format to date came when he and David Warner put on 284 against Pakistan in January last year – Australia’s highest partnership for any wicket in ODIs. His 128 in that match remains his only ODI hundred, although he came close to a second during the winter when his 96 guided Australia to a three-wicket win against England at Adelaide. The 24-year-old has had two spells in county cricket, playing for Worcestershire this season and Yorkshire in 2016.

ALEX CAREY (WK)

Reserve ‘keeper Carey has taken an interesting route to international honours. An Aussie Rules player until 2010, the 26-year-old returned home to South Australia after being axed by the Greater Western Sydney Giants. There he impressed in grade cricket and after a couple of seasons was picked for the state side. He was drafted into the Adelaide Strikers team ahead of the 2017 Big Bash, where he has flourished at the top of the order and helped the Jason Gillespie-coached team win the latest edition of the tournament. That led to ODI and T20I debuts earlier this year.

MICHAEL NESER

Right-arm seamer and middle order batsman, Neser was a late replacement in the squad for Josh Hazlewood who was forced to withdraw with a back injury. The 28-year-old has yet to make an international appearance, but has featured for Australia A in the past. Another player familiar to Jason Gillespie through his time with Adelaide Strikers, South African-born Neser has played 38 List A games in his career to date. He has taken 41 wickets in the format and scored 527 runs including one hundred.

NATHAN LYON

Off-spinner Lyon is best known for his red-ball exploits with his 306 dismissals putting him in sixth place on the list of Australian test wicket takers. Despite making his debut more than six years ago, the 30-yearold has only featured in 13 ODIs to date, the most recent coming in August 2016. The 30-year-old’s recall for this tour came as a bit of a surprise, then, but new coach Justin Langer has cited the number of left-handers in and around the England team as well as English conditions as factors that might play into Lyon’s hands.

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KANE RICHARDSON

A 27-year-old fast bowler from South Australia, Richardson has been in and around the Australian white-ball side since his debut in 2013. The right-armer hasn’t been able to tie down a regular spot, however, and missed out on Australia’ most recent ODI series against England earlier this year. That allowed him to play a full part for Melbourne Renegages in this year’s Big Bash, where he impressed with two four-wicket hauls in successive matches against Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder. His 49 wickets over the tournament’s seven editions make him the seventh highest wicket-taker in Big Bash history.

GLENN MAXWELL

One of the most explosive batsmen in the world, Glenn Maxwell has the second highest strike rate in the history of ODI cricket, scoring 123 runs for every 100 balls that he’s faced. Famed for his wide-array of shots, the right-hander has played 81 ODIs since his debut in 2012. Also a handy off-spinner, Maxwell’s one hundred in the format came against Sri Lanka in 2015 when he smashed 102 off just 53 balls, the eleventh fastest ODI ton of all time. The 29-year-old is also a more than capable mimic, particularly of his new coach Justin Langer as a quick internet search reveals.

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SHAUN MARSH

Son of Geoff and brother of Mitch, Western Australian Shaun Marsh made his ODI debut way back in 2008. Injuries and vagaries of form have meant that the left-handed batsman has only played 53 ODIs in the decade since and his last match was over a year ago. Nevertheless, the 34-yearold averages close to 40 in the format and has racked up three hundreds. His most memorable innings is probably the 112 he made in Hyderabad back in 2009 when Australia sneaked a thriller against India by three runs.

JHYE RICHARDSON

As a member of the Perth Scorchers Big Bash team, Jhye Richardson is well-known to Justin Langer who was head coach of the franchise until being given the Australia job. The 21-year-old fast bowler was player of the match in the 2017 final, when his wickets helped the Scorchers to their third title. He made his ODI debut against England at Brisbane earlier this year, opening the bowling and taking the wickets of Jonny Bairstow and Alex Hales. That is his only appearance to date, so he will be hoping to play and impress in this match ahead of the forthcoming series against England.


BILLY STANLAKE

Towering over his teammates at nearly 6’10”, Billy Stanlake is a right-arm fast bowler that should enjoy coming down the hill here at The 1st Central County Ground. Well-known to Sussex’s head coach Jason Gillespie as a member of his Adelaide Strikers Big Bash team, Stanlake made his ODI debut for Australia against Pakistan in January last year. After featuring in two matches in that series, he hasn’t played yet so will be keen to impress in these tour matches. The 23-year-old originally from Queensland had been scheduled to join Yorkshire for this summer’s Vitality Blast, but Cricket Australia have since blocked the move as they want him to focus on longer formats.

D’ARCY SHORT

The most recent Australian summer provided a breakthrough season for the explosive left-handed opening batsman. A teammate of Sussex’s Jofra Archer and Tymal Mills at the Hobart Hurricanes, the 27-year-old’s electric performances in the Big Bash – he broke the record for most runs in a season and the highest score in an innings - earned him a call up to the Australian T20 side. His 196 runs in five matches during the tri-series against New Zealand and England at a stratospheric strike-rate of 150 then led to his inclusion in the ODI squad for this tour.

MARCUS STOINIS

All-rounder Stoinis made his ODI debut back in September 2015 against England at Headingley. That proved to be something of a false start, however, and it wasn’t until after another two productive Australian summers in domestic cricket that the right-hander was recalled to the side. The 28-year-old from Perth has made sure he hasn’t squandered his second chance. Stoinis has scored over 500 runs at an average of more than 70 in his 12 innings since returning to the side in January last year. He also offers options with the ball thanks to his tidy medium-pace.

ANDREW TYE

Right-arm seamer Tye is another member of the Australian squad who is relatively new to international cricket. He didn’t make his state debut until he was 26, but his performances for Western Australia and Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash led to a T20 call up in early 2016. That was followed by an ODI debut against England in January this year. His four caps to date came in that series and he took a five-wicket haul in the last of those. The 31-year-old has a particularly effective yorker, making him a potent choice at the end of an innings.

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SUSSEX CRICKET WELCOMES 400 PEOPLE FOR BIGGEST DISABILITY INCLUSION DAY YET The 1st Central County Ground was bathed in glorious sunshine for Sussex Cricket’s ninth annual disability inclusion day on Friday 11th May.

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wenty-eight different organisations including schools, colleges, day centres and community organisations brought more than 400 people from across Sussex to take part in the event. A highly motivated team of ten Sussex Cricket coaches, seven county Disability Squad players and 50 business and community volunteers provided a hugely enjoyable experience for all the participants. The majority of the volunteers came from a variety of Sussex businesses including 1st Central, Focus Group, Mazars, Mishon Mackay, Handelsbanken, Irwin Mitchell and Yes Promo Products. In addition, the event was supported by 60 young sports leaders from Worthing High School, Ifield Community College, Downlands School, Durrington High School and Blatchington Mill School. On arrival the participants were greeted by the young sports leaders and escorted around the outfield visiting different activity zones to practice different cricketing skills. Old favourites including the Sussex Cricket Foundation inflatables and Sid the Shark’s Big Hit Challenge proved as popular as ever.

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This year visitors also had the option to just play matches covering three different formats of the game - Lord Taverner’s Table Cricket, Blind Cricket and Kwik Cricket. Sussex Cricket’s mascot, Sid the Shark was on hand for numerous photo opportunities and proved as popular as ever, as did current Sussex squad members Delray Rawlins, Tom Haines, Stuart Whittingham and Laurie Evans and recently retired Lewis Hatchett who all joined in the fun. There was a real buzz around the outfield for the entire day, which generated excellent feedback from visitors and volunteers. Matt Swanson, Deputy Manager of Aldingbourne Country Centre, said: “We just wanted to say thanks for a fantastic day

on Friday. Everyone really enjoyed themselves – lots of positive comments on the way home! “It was great to meet both old and new friends in a wonderful sporting setting and get a feel for the match day experience of top cricketers. “Our team really found it useful to get active and healthy - working on their cricket skills, especially as we have a tournament coming up in a few weeks!” Terry Keegan from Irwin Mitchell LLP, who volunteered on the day, added: “I just wanted to drop you a line to say thank you for inviting me to volunteer at #DIScoverABILITY Day. “Although I felt tired and a bit burnt afterwards I have to say I had a fantastic and uplifting day, I think it’s a really positive and great idea. I’ll be signing up for next year.” Reflecting on the day, Rob Andrew, Chief Executive of Sussex Cricket said: “As one of our flagship community events here at The 1st Central County Ground, it is great to see #DIScoverABILITY Day continuing to grow year on year. “As ever, we are indebted to the hard work put in by the unique team of volunteers, our community coaches and our County Disability players for the ensuring the ongoing popularity of the event.”

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STRONGER TOGETHER 1ST CENTRAL is the proud ground sponsor of Sussex Cricket and partner of the Sussex Cricket Foundation. With offices based in the heart of Sussex we are avid followers of the team and were delighted when the opportunity arose to be part of their journey. We were attracted by the club’s ethos and long-standing history, as well as their strong community spirit that revolves around inspiring a passion for cricket. Their commitment to nurturing young people who display great talent and the drive to succeed in following their dreams resonates entirely with our own values which is why our partnership works so well. With Jason Gillespie at the helm and what many are calling the best bowling line-up in cricket, we’re sure 2018 is going to be a great success. We look forward to a fantastic year of cricket at The 1ST CENTRAL County Ground and we wish Sussex the best of luck.

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