Think Essex would easily be challenging for the title had they not had their blip right at the start of the season.
Got to the Oval in time to catch Cooke reaching 205, great achievement. Been a good couple of days for our beleaguered batsmen (or batters!). See how our spinners get on as the deck hasn’t been offering much for seam, which is a little bit of a shame as I wouldn’t have begrudged Rikki Clarke getting a wicket on his final game.