Taunton has become a good place for Sussex to play cricket.

Our convincing win there in the National League helped the morale of the one-day squad and, hopefully, brought some cheer to supporters who, at some stages during the past couple of years, must have wondered how we would ever win a game.

Despite our many poor performances in the competition, the crowds have not diminished and it was great to see lots of familiar faces amongst the throng in Taunton.

The success of the Twenty20 competition is still being reflected in the numbers of people going to watch cricket.

I noticed Edgbaston was packed out for Tuesday's meaningless one-dayer between England and South Africa.

And there was almost a full house watching us on Sunday and this despite having to watch two teams struggling at the bottom of the second division table.

It was noted on Sunday that it was only a few years ago when Sussex and Somerset were fighting it out for the division two title. We narrowly won that particular battle and Sunday's game reminded people that we can still play.

If we continue to get our act together we still have a chance of promotion. The momentum gained from five one-day wins in the last few weeks will hopefully drive us on. It is a clich but it rings true: Winning is a habit.

One of the factors contributing towards our improvement in the one-day game has been the return of Jason Lewry to coloured clothing.

Supporters had been left wondering whether he was ever issued any at the start of the season, or if he had suffered an allergic reaction to it some time ago and was taking medical precautions not to put it on again.

In truth, Jason lost confidence when bowling with the old Duke white balls which used to swing around corners when new. This could be a useful weapon for a swing bowler such as Lewi but it wasn't that simple.

The balls had a habit of swinging one minute and then going straight on the next. If you only moved the ball a foot in the air then it was possible to control despite the strange aerodynamics.

But when Jason swings it, it usually goes about two or three feet. He would therefore aim it at first slip, fine when it swung back in to hit middle stump, but slightly embarrassing when it held its line.

The last couple of years has seen us using the Kookaburra white ball which seems to be much more consistent with its direction. Having been given a chance in the Twenty20 when Billy Taylor pulled a thigh muscle, he bowled well with it. It will swing but not as dramatically as the Duke.

Jason realised he would be able to resurrect his one-day career and has been brilliant ever since. It is a bonus to have two genuine wicket-takers opening the bowling in one-day cricket now.

There is very much a place for containing bowlers in a one-day team but genuine wicket-takers are like gold dust. All that was left was for us to find him some kit to wear!