Sussex shenanigans

What on earth is going on at Sussex?

Head Coach Ian Salisbury is “not part of the business” having been placed on gardening leave apparently some weeks ago following something cryptically described a non-cricket disagreement with Jack Carson. Anyone know any more? 

Then there’s the Rob Andrew angle, seemingly the Chris Grayling of sports administration, who never seems to be far from a sporting organisation in disarray.

And what has happened to their Uber-talented all-rounder Delray Rawlins? 

 

I think part of their problem was that their strategy under Andrew seemed to be to prioritise T20 which meant signing players who’d disappear off for the IPL. Abandoning the Championship means it won’t be a fun place to play as no one enjoys losing which demoralises players and encourages the good players to leave. It’s not just Jordan and Topley (who would have missed a fair few games because of international/T20 commitments) but staples of the side like Phil Salt and Ben Brown. There’s a stench of failure everywhere Rob Andrew goes. 
 

And everyone seems very tight lipped on what the disagreement with Carson was about.