Sussex doubt over Adams

Adams missed the Lord's match to rest an elbow injury

Captain Chris Adams is a doubt for Sussex's opening County Championship match against Surrey this weekend.

Adams missed the county's drawn match against MCC this week to help his recovery from elbow surgery.

Asked whether he will definitely be able to play at The Oval on Friday, he said: "I think so.

"I had a little bit of a reaction following the warm-up game, and the physio was just a little bit reluctant to let me play."

Deputy Murray Goodwin filled in as skipper at Lord's.

But Adams was frustrated to miss a "big occasion", which finished with honours even last night thanks to the second-innings batting of Goodwin, Matthew Prior and Tim Ambrose

Prior made 92 and Ambrose 60, both strengthening reputations as wicket-keeper batsmen, as the county side batted out a draw at Lord's.

Adams said Ambrose is currently rated the superior gloveman, even though Prior has already filled the role with success for England A.

"With the talent he has, he has a good chance of making the grade as an international batsman," the former England batsman said of Prior.

"I am sure England would love to have a wicketkeeper who can bat as well as he can but at the moment the better wicketkeeper at Sussex is Tim Ambrose."