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By announcing his decision to leave now, Paul Farbrace has given Sussex plenty of time to find his successor. Eva Gilbert / Sussex CCC

Will Sussex look internally for their next head coach?

There are some good candidates among the existing coaching staff to replace Paul Farbrace at the end of the season.

01.04.26, 20:35 Updated 04.04.26, 11:55 4 Minute Read

Bruce Talbot

Bruce Talbot

It was no April Fools’ joke. In fact, smiles on the faces of Sussex supporters would have been hard to find when they read on Wednesday that director of cricket Paul Farbrace will leave at the end of the season after four years at Hove.

The timing seemed odd – and we will come to that later – but anyone who has kept even half an eye on what’s been happening at the club in the last few weeks will not be surprised.

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