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Sussex 291 for 6 (Joyce 92, Archer 60*, Jordan 59*) trail Essex 358 (ten Doeschate 83, Lawrence 65, Jordan 4-99, Archer 3-84) by 67 runs Scorecard There Luke Wright was, wandering slowly from the field, strangled down the leg-side off David Masters, the sixth of six wickets to fall for just 49. Harry Finch, with a broken thumb, would only bat if absolutely required, so Wrights big plan to haul Sussex back into the game looked in tatters, with just the bowlers left to bat.That plan, for the first half of the day, had been going so well. First thing, Chris Jordan, a little luckless yet also a wee bit wayward on day one, bowled with verve and pace to dock Essexs meek tail, picking up four wickets for five runs, as just 21 was added to the overnight score.Then, for an hour each side of lunch, Ed Joyce batted with grace and class in the company of the more watchful Chris Nash to reach 124 without loss. Barely a bat was beaten, hardly an appeal uttered in anger. Joyce was in total control; he drove with precision, flicked crisply to leg and cut and pulled with elegance. When 100 came up, he had 72 and a fourth Championship century of the season - and 46th in first-class cricket (it is his stated aim to reach 50 this season) - seemed a formality. Nash, capable of scoring at such a lick, blocked away in awe.Then, unplanned, came afternoon drinks. On a warm afternoon, Essexs fielders were beginning to look beleaguered - and perhaps beguiled by Joyce - regrouped. The tight line, and perhaps a little nip, of Masters, with the first over of the break, caught Nash napping, and James Foster took a fine catch low to his right. Next over, Luke Wells appeared to nick off to Graham Napier, but - with Essex incredulous and fielders delivering a volley of abuse to the batsman - the umpire adjudged it was arm, not bat. It mattered not, as next ball Wells pulled a bumper straight to fine leg. Send-offs - needless to say - followed.Another couple of overs on and it was Joyce out hooking, while David Wiese came and went for a breezy 13, which included two fine straight drives, before he edged the impressive Tom Moore - who sage judges in these parts say is playing for his future at Essex - to the lone slip. After tea, Wrights wicket immediately followed that of Ben Brown, through his stroke early and caught at mid-on, and 124 for 0 had become 173 for 6.Then Jofra Archer, who bowled with such promise on day one, joined his mentor - and the man who arranged for him to come from their native Barbados and play in southern England, Chris Jordan, in the middle. While they made a scratchy start, they both settled and, on a pitch with wonderful carry, the Essex seamers - Ryan ten Doeschate appears to have inherited his clubmate Alastair Cooks distrust of spinners - tired once more.Jordan and Archer - which sounds rather like a Hello! magazine cover in the noughties - went tit for tat. Jordan pulled beautifully on the front foot so Archer - who enjoyed the majority of the strike - handsomely cover drove, before standing tall to wallop Porter for six over square-leg. They moved to 50 in consecutive balls in Dan Lawrences solitary over and, by stumps, the partnership - all stylish, swashbuckling fare - was worth 118, and the lead had been eroded to just 67. Wright neednt have looked so hangdog after all.Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, enthused their coach, Mark Davis, we had got ourselves in a really good position through the openers, and from there, you hope to have a proper day with the bat, and get 500. But that didnt prove to be, we lost a few, then those two came together - what an amazing partnership, and it got us back in the game.Jofra came in in a tricky situation but is a pretty fearless cricketer with bat and ball. Hes not fazed by the occasion, or by playing his first few games in this country. You cant really instill that in players. Hes not just a bowler, hes an allrounder and we are really excited to have him in our ranks. Hes had a great week, hes very driven and is quick learner. CJ knows him very well, hes the one who got him over in the first place, they know each other well. Hes always said how good he is. He could be a superstar for us.Jordans excellence with the bat - and as a leader, too, perhaps - was matched by his early showing with the ball. Ashar Zaidi had one too many swish and was caught behind, while nightwatchman Porter was trapped plumb in front. Masters nick made it four in 13 balls, then Moores stumps went flying. 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New Zealand 203 Australia 63A cricket score?No, the final points tally of Trans-Tasman duels on one of the most demoralising weekends experienced by Australian teams in the history of the Super Rugby competition.If four bewildering, and in several cases downright embarrassing losses is not enough to send Australian rugby fans around the twist, the only local team not confronting a New Zealand rival over the last few days just added to the despair.More bafflement as the Western Force continue to show they are hovering near the basket case category- with off-field shenanigans followed by only scant resistance against the Stormers to finish their home season with zero victories in Perth.Admittedly numerous Australian provinces have lost their way in South Africa, with the Waratahs and Brumbies involved in their own infamous off-field moments, while Wallabies tourists have been forced to send players home for misbehaving.Still at a delicate period in the Forces history- where the Australian Rugby Union have taken over their finances, coach Michael Foley sacked for under-achieving, and many seriously questioning whether it is worth persevering with a province in Perth- it was not the perfect time for it to be revealed how they lost their way in Bloemfontein.As the Australian Super Rugby thrashings continued on through Friday and Saturday, the Australian Rugby Union issued a media release which named Test player Dane Haylett-Petty as the person who urinated in the hallway of the Southern Sun hotel in Bloemfontein, while a past Wallaby, Pek Cowan had driven the team bus without permission.Both were fined $5000 from these incidents which occurred when the players had a big night on the town, broke curfews and were involved in scuffles after losing 30-29 to the Cheetahs. That these mishaps took so long to be revealed showed there is something seriously amiss at the core of the Force organisation. For a considerable amount of time, that province has needed an enormous shake-up, and hopefully the ARU can achieve that.Even more exasperating is that at a time when after England came, saw, conquered and spat out the Wallabies in a three-Test series, the belief of the local support base has been further undermined by the New Zealand provinces brutally showing how far behind their Australian counterparts are.In terms of basic skills, depth in numbers, planning and most importantly intelligence, Australian teams come nowhere near the New Zealand brand. They are not on the same page, a disconcerting sign with a Bledislloe Cup series starting in six weeks.dddddddddddd.As during the England Test series, Australian players- at both international and provincial level- continually confound you in showing how dumb they can be. Their tactics are often misguided, constantly playing into the hands of their opponents, as is their failure to adapt. Their belief also has to be questioned.On the weekend, you had two teams fighting for a confirmed finals berth by finishing top of the Australian conference- and one (the Brumbies) were strangely listless while the other (the Waratahs) just wasted chance after chance. It was as if neither actually had their heart and soul into becoming number one. The level of hunger, in particular by the Brumbies, has to be questioned.The Waratahs showed considerable pluck, but in the big moments were too frazzled, too loose and too disjointed to make a proper impact. There were too many errors. Too many penalties.The Hurricanes also outsmarted them. They made certain that the play was directed away from their biggest threat- Israel Folau- and so his impact was minimal. The first time you were reminded that Folau was actually playing was when early in the second half he danced and pranced around five Hurricanes defenders to score and give the Waratahs the lead. Then he became a spectator again, and the Hurricanes shot away.Elsewhere the Australian provinces were little more than cardboard cut-outs. The Brumbies forgot how to tackle; the Reds were clueless, the Rebels looked lost- and so suffered diabolical losses- 25, 45 and 59 points respectively. Its no wonder that at times watching these often loopy encounters felt like sheer torture. Sometimes you had to look away, or slap yourself to be convinced that it was actually real.So only one Australian team can make the finals cut, a barren outcome when compared to four New Zealand teams and three South African sides which will be part of the title charge. Unless there is a dramatic transformation, you would not expect the Australian sole finals representative- most likely to be the Brumbies- to be hanging around for that long either.As Australian Rugby once again hits rock bottom, the natural instinct is to convince yourself that it can only get better... because surely it cant get any worse.For that transformation to occur depends so much on whether Wallabies coach Michael Cheika can prove he is the master resuscitator. ' ' '