County Championship preview: James Coles on Sussex's prep after points deduction, Test aspirations and the £390k Hundred draft fee!

About this episode

James Coles discusses Sussex's preparations for the County Championship season and his Test aspirations.

Sussex all-rounder James Coles joins Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton to discuss his impressive white ball winter, Sussex's preparations for the County Championship season after the points deduction, his Test aspirations and that £390,000 Hundred draft fee! Plus, Nasser and Michael round-up the rest of the cricket news from around the world! Watch every episode of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast on YouTube here: Sky Sports Cricket Podcast on YouTube Listen to every episode of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast here: skysports.com/sky-sports-cricket-podcast You can listen to the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast on your smart speaker by asking it to "play Sky Sports Cricket Podcast". For all the latest Cricket news, head to skysports.com/cricket For advertising opportunities or to get in touch with the pod email: skysportspodcasts@sky.uk

People in this episode

Hosts: Nasser Hussain, Michael Atherton

Guest: James Coles

Topics covered

• County Championship
• James Coles
• Sussex preparations
• Test aspirations
• The Hundred draft fee
• cricket news

Keywords

• County Championship
• James Coles
• Sussex
• Test aspirations
• The Hundred
• cricket news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sussex, Sky Sports, The Hundred

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