Sussex are aiming to get it right third time – by following up a fine away win in style at Hove.

And head coach Jason Gillespie might just look back at a few moments in their most recent success which will tell him why they can do it.

The county are in the thick of the promotion race in Specsavers County Championship division two after their tense win over Gloucestershire.

They got home by 28 runs in a four-day thriller at Cheltenham.

Gillespie urged his players to enjoy a beer and the bus trip home and get some rest yesterday.

It all gets serious again today when the squad report back for practice at Hove.

They will be keen to impress an audience back at headquarters from tomorrow (2pm) against a Glamorgan side who were left bottom of the table by the bonus points Gloucestershire picked up in gallant defeat.

And that is why it could be third time, if not lucky, then successful.

Sussex were brilliant at Taunton earlier this season when they won in the Royal London One-Day Cup.

That success on the back of a Luke Wright century sent hopes sky high that they could get out of their group.

Two days later, they got it all wrong as they lost at home to Middlesex.

In the end, they missed a great opportunity to qualify and were left watching the quarter-finals from home.

Then came the Vitality Blast.

Wins at Chelmsford and Cardiff were followed by the most comprehensive of dismissals of Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl which left the Sharks 3-0 at the top of the group.

Fast forward 24 hours and a packed house at Hove were left to watch defeat in the most tame of fashions to Surrey.

Although it did not dampen the party element of the evening, it felt like a massive let-down.

Now Sussex aim to back up their first away win of the Championship season with what, if they can get it, would be a third successive home win in the competition, albeit spread over getting on for three months.

The reason why Gillespie might feel his team can deliver – quite apart from the quality in the line-up – is because of the way they coped with tough situations at Cheltenham when it looked like the win they wanted would slip away.

The Sussex head coach told The Argus: “When they needed 100 to win they were in the driving seat but we stuck to it and the boys got their rewards for being patient.

“I’m really pleased for the lads.

“They didn’t worry about the scoreboard, they just kept working on their disciplines and we got a bit of luck with a few down the legside. Fortune favours the brave.”

And then came the other reason from which Gillespie can take encouragement.

He doesn’t just know his team can improve. He knows THEY know they can improve.

Gillespie added: “It was an important win.

“I think to win in circumstances like that is really pleasing.

“But I still think we have got a lot of work to do.

“We were shown how to bat by a couple of young players from Gloucestershire. They batted really well. I thought Bracey was excellent.

“They showed us how to bat in the conditions.

“We need to work hard and improve with the bat.

“That’s an ongoing process.

“We left a few runs out there in our first innings. We should really had had 350.

“But that’s a learning process for us.

“We spoke about it on an ongoing basis in the dugout during the game.

“The lads have reflected on their own innings. We could have done better.”

Gillespie reflected on Jofra Archer’s bowling exploits late on the second day as key to the contest.

But he also praised fellow seamer Ollie Robinson.

He added: “That over from Jofra was a massive moment in the game because they were threatening to build a substantial lead.

“They were threatening to play us out of the game but he is that type of cricketer Jofra is.

“He makes things happen.

“He was fantastic but I thought Ollie Robinson was outstanding.

“He hit a disciplined line and length really well. He was probably the pick of our bowlers.”

Gilelspie today made a late decision to rest Wright. Tom Haines returns to an otherwise unchanged 13-man squiad.