It is fair to say that Yorkshire are not enjoying their trip to the south of England so far.

After being rolled over against Somerset to lose by ten wickets on Friday, the Tykes are again in trouble in their latest LV= County Championship game against Sussex.

This is after their hosts reached the close on day one on a mammoth 295-2 at Hove.

Luke Wells and Murray Goodwin did the damage – with both batsman reaching three figures on a day when the Yorkshire attack was plundered to all parts, despite having three bowlers who have played for England in the last two years.

Things went wrong for the white rose from the moment they won the toss and elected to field at the County Ground.

Wells was off and running immediately, with the first of his 23 boundaries before his fellow opener Chris Nash began to impose himself on the game as well.

The two put on 39 for the first wicket before Ajmal Shahzad made the first of only two breakthroughs when he trapped Nash lbw for 16 with a ball that nipped back.

Joe Gatting then came and went quickly for just nine, with Joe Sayers taking a superb catch at cover to give Steve Patterson a wicket, before Wells was joined at the crease by Goodwin to take the game away from Yorkshire.

They were aided with some good fortune early on in the partnership, with both men playing and missing on a number of occasions before they let loose in the final two sessions on a windy and grey day on the south coast.

By the time the 96 overs were up, they had added 217 runs for the third wicket - just 62 short of the county’s record against Yorkshire which has stood since 1953 - with Wells unbeaten on a career-best 140 and Goodwin on 108.

Shahzad ended with the Tykes' most expensive figures, as he conceded 91 runs from his 22 overs, while the fact that none of the attack were able to shine was even more frustrating given the fact that Sussex’s most experienced batsman Ed Joyce will not play in this game until day three because he is away with the Ireland squad.

Yorkshire skipper Andrew Gale confessed at close of play: "It has not been a great day.

"I think we had plenty of energy out there and we played hard. They played and missed a hell of a lot as well, which made the difference because for the most part we put the ball in good areas.

"We did not have the lucky breaks - but there were periods in which we could and should have been better. I guess when you are not playing as well as you like the half-chances do not come your way.

"Last year, we were playing well and then the edges go to hand instead of dropping short like they did today.

"We have just got to keep working hard. We have been in similar positions at this ground in the past and have come out on top. We can do the same again.

"The pitch is getting better and better and we will back ourselves to make big runs on it when we get our chance."

Meanwhile, the county have confirmed that Azeem Rafiq has returned to Headingley to receive treatment on a finger injury.

The spinner, who has been on a month’s loan with Derbyshire, was due to return to the county to be part of the squad for the Friends Life Twenty20 Cup, which begins on Friday.

Yorkshire say he is unlikely to be fit in time for their first game against Warwickshire, but have confirmed they will know more once he has seen a specialist on Tuesday.