Sussex achieved an impressive fourth-placed finish last year after achieving promotion to County Championship Division One in 2024.

And despite the uncertainly of the situation, Farbrace has called on his players to remain concentrated on the new season, which starts on Friday, 3 April when his side travel to newly promoted Leicestershire.

“There’s no point whinging about it, we’ve got to hold our hands up and say we’ve obviously made mistakes,” said Farbrace.

“Therefore we’ve got to own it and deal with it and find the best way to own whatever comes our way.

“I chatted to the players over the last three or four weeks and made sure that they’re up to speed. The players, the coaching staff, the medical team – I’ve kept them up to date because it’s the right thing to do.

“They had a two-week window over the Christmas period to get it out of their system and when we started on 5 January, full-time, everything was focused towards this season.”