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Sussex chairman Jon Filby has defended coach Paul Farbrace’s decision to allow batter Ali Orr to join Hampshire.
Former England and Sussex players Ian Gould and Chris Adams subsequently resigned from backroom roles, citing Orr’s departure as the “catalyst”.
“It obviously is a vote of confidence in Paul Farbrace,” Filby told BBC Radio Sussex.
“Tension exists between coaches and players at all times. That is probably one of the ‘catalysts’ that encouraged Ali to think the grass was greener elsewhere.
“He’s [Farbrace] looking at what we are doing and the results in the County Championship improved significantly this year so we are moving in the right way.”
From Arsenal to Middlesex, Sussex and a Cricket World Cup
Gould started his career in football with Arsenal as a goalkeeper before joining Middlesex and then taking up a career as an international umpire serving until the 2019…
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