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Sean Hunt celebrates one of his two T20 debut wickets against Leicestershire. But highlights in the Blast campaign so far have been in short supply. Eva Gilbert / Sussex CCC

Why is Sussex's Vitality Blast campaign going so badly?

Four defeats from five, batsmen out of form and a mounting injury list are testing skipper Tymal Mills and his squad (although there is some good news...)

06.06.26, 11:43 Updated 06.06.26, 11:43 3 Minute Read

Bruce Talbot

Bruce Talbot

For Tymal Mills the glass is not just half-full but usually overflowing. A peruse of the YouTube channel he’s recently created where he talks about every aspect of his life as a professional cricketer, albeit one whose career these days is exclusively played in the T20 arena, reveals someone still in thrall to the game and how it has enriched his life.

But the first fortnight - or to be strictly accurate the first 13 days - of Sussex’s Vitality Blast campaign have tested even a life enthusiast like Mills.

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