Sussex skipper Chris Adams accused his side of playing 'brainless cricket' after their latest abysmal batting display at Colwyn Bay yesterday.

Adams made an unbeaten 55, but his side slumped to 112-5 in reply to Glamorgan's record-breaking 718-3 which included an undefeated 309 from opener Steve James.

His most savage criticism was saved for all-rounder Robin Martin-Jenkins, who was out hooking at Steve Watkins to the ball after the bowler had placed a man out in anticipation of that very shot.

"My youngest daughter was watching and she has more cricket intelligence inside her than Robin showed then.

"It was brainless cricket, I just couldn't comprehend that," blasted Adams.

"I've said before that you can't fault the guys for commitment. But some of them lack cricket intelligence and at some stage you have to say it just won't do any more.

"There has been a lot of criticism of the side recently from various areas and rightly so. We were in a position to do something this season and as soon as Bev (Michael Bevan) disappears for three games we go to pieces.

"The ship is going down at the moment. We'll continue to dig in, but there is too much of an air of acceptance of being beaten and as a captain that really disappoints me."

Sussex still need an unlikely 606 to make Glamorgan bat again and they are heading for a third successive defeat.

Adams believes victories in their final two games would give them an outside promotion chance but admitted their hopes are remote.

"We'd have to win the last two, but in all honesty we haven't done enough to say we deserve promotion," he added. If we go up we'll be the luckiest bunch of cricketers out because of the way we've dealt with losing Bev.

"We've got an innings left for a few people in this side to perform. Those who don't will be left out of the side for Trent Bridge, it's as simple as that. We'll play the guys like Billy Taylor who are knocking on the door."