Just done a quick comparison, for Sheffield's starting seven, comparing their starting averages, to their average for this year to date. The increase or decrease as follows,
Holder + 1.73
Ellis + 1.41
Howarth +0.72
Sedgemen + 0.22
Wright - 0.14
Batchelor - 2.53
Bates -2.77.
Whist I believe that making the change of Pickering for Sedgemen does improve the team, does make you feel some sympathy that Sedgemen lost his place.
Also shows some reasons why Sheffield could struggle to make the play offs.