Essex v Notts, Sussex v Hampshire, Stokes and Atkinson rejoin England: county cricket day three – live

Stokes set for England recall after Durham withdrawal Email Tanya with your thoughts on the day’s actionAnd Essex are in real trouble now with Dean Elgar and his limpet like qualities gone, lbw Stone for 42. Essex 65-4, trail Notts by 208. Nick Friend of The Cricketer was at Chelmsford for the first two days and tells me that Essex prepared a pitch for Harmer, only for Patterson-White to rip through them on day one. Harmer finished with a five-fer too – his first in 36 games(three years) for Essex.Great little knock this by Ollie Robinson, now 66. His last 100 was against Notts last May. Durham 383-9. Continue reading...