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Tom Haines on the attack in Sussex's first innings. Eva Gilbert / Sussex CCC

Hove pitches flatten out. Sussex aren't out of this game yet

Warwickshire have an advantage after two days but they are not out of sight.

11.04.26, 21:40 Updated 11.04.26, 21:44 2 Minute Read

Paul Weaver

Paul Weaver

It might have been the wind, which felt as though it came straight from the Polar Plateau, that drove the spectators from the County Ground in the final session of play on Saturday.

Or it might have been the increasingly unpromising match situation, which saw Warwickshire end the second day of their County Championship match 217 runs ahead of Sussex with five wickets in hand.

Those of us who have been watching cricket at Hove in recent years, however, know that the pitch here is a contrary one. Instead of deteriorating it can flatten out on the final day or two.

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