The pitch made expansive shots difficult, and Sussex kept the scoring at a respectable rate, collecting the wicket of dangerous opener David Warner in the eighth over courtesy of a superb diving stop and direct hit from Dwayne Smith at backward point.

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Some days, the rough weather forced her backward by up to 16km (10 miles) and she had to drop anchors to stop losing more headway.

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