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County Championship Sussex Team Profile

With the start of the County Championship less than two weeks away we next take a look at Sussex, a team that have more going off behind the scenes than perhaps on the pitch with the club under a cloud and a 12 point deduction to start the season. Can they overcome of the off-field distractions to compete on the field?

28.03.26, 16:30 Updated 28.03.26, 16:08 4 Minute Read

Andy Moore

Andy Moore

It's been a torrid off-season for Sussex who have found themselves in a financial crisis that has culminated in them being put under a three-year framework deal with the ECB and a 12-point deduction to start the season.

Squad Overview

Each season for any team, the over-arching goal is to improve the squads to compete and Sussex have done that this off-season with a few astute signings that will easily go straight into their squad and improve them from the outset. Backed up by a core of very experienced and exciting players mean that on paper, the club are in a good place, its the outside noise that could very well de-rail them.

The batting core will largely stay the same, though the addition of Jack Leaning from Kent is decent and will bolster their middle-order. James Coles on the back of his mega-bucks Hundred auction, will be in the spotlight with high hopes in the all-rounder role. John Simpson still remains one of the best glovemen on the circuit and the three-Tom's, Abell, Clark and Haines will hope to pile on the runs.

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