County Championship updates from around the groundsThe Spin: sign up and get our weekly cricket emailAnd feel free to tweet Tanya @tjaldred 3.03pm BST It gives you an idea of how crazy this game has been that there has been the odd mention in the press box, more in jest I grant you, of a one-day finish. However, that is very much out of the window now with Essex at 68/4 and leading by 18. At 12/3 it wasn’t the daftest suggestion. Ravi Bopara was the last wicket to go, caught at first slip off Steve Patterson. Dan Lawrence is unbeaten on 45 as we approach the midway point of the afternoon. 3.00pm BST And, just five away from his century, Trescothick pushes off for a single and collapses on the pitch. The physic comes out, everyone faffs about then Trescothick limps around using his bat as a walking stick. It barely merits description as a hobble – but he seems determined to stay out there. Renshaw emerges as his runner. This could be interesting. Continue reading…
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