Farbrace aiming high at Sussex
New head coach Paul Farbrace says there is no reason why Sussex shouldn't get promoted from Division Two of the County Championship.
Hw believes the Sharks should be aiming to win trophies in this domestic campaign – which begins today at Hove against Durham.
Farbrace said: “We have a lot of very talented players here. We don’t want to talk about winning three or four games this year. We have been very open with the players about promotion in Championship cricket and getting to the T20 Finals Day.”
Farbrace was appointed head coach in December following a disappointing 2022 season. Previously Ian Salisbury and James Kirtley had shared head coach duties.
The 55-year-old was an integral influence as England's assistant coach under Trevor Bayliss from 2015 to 2019, and was Sri Lanka's head coach when they won the World T20 in 2014.
Farbrace spoke about the three pillars of the Sussex Cricket strategy for the next four to five years.
He explained: “We want to develop a spine of homegrown players that the supporters can associate with.
"We also want to develop players that can play for England at all levels, and having nine players currently representing England from the Young Lions to the senior team is a great thing for us.
“The third part, which is the shop window, is to win trophies. In the history of this club we have won 13 trophies since 1839.
"Winning trophies is not a given, it is not something we are going to automatically get, but is something we have to get right.” Match updates: sussexworld.co.uk