County Championship 2025.

[andy]

Tom Westley falls for 28 caught behind! 81-3

[sussexpob]

Probably going to take 7 wickets this session now, but Gus Atkinson has bowled appallingly so far. Spraying it all over the place. Struggling with his run up too, bowled about 4 no balls this spell

[sussexpob]

Worrall on the other hand has come back well with 4 very good overs. Getting wide on the crease and really using the angle on off stump to cause difficulties.

[sussexpob]

50 for Haines. Wonder if another big score here might put him on England's radar.

[andy]

Struggling on 131-6 and pepper has retired hurt... disastrous day for essex so far

[Arthur Crabtree]

Jonny Blameless not really getting stuck in this season yet.

[Durhamfootman]

Well, if you like watching cricket played under lights at 2pm, then today was your day at chester le street

blimey, it was cold. According to my phone the temp was 12 degrees feeling like 5 degrees. The crowd outside all in coats, blankets and bobble hats, standing room only in the members lounge and still hard to find a spot where you could see outside. You know it's perfect ECB county championship weather when people stream past the ice cream van in the forlorn hope of finding somebody selling soup around the next corner

[Arthur Crabtree]

No snow though.

[Arthur Crabtree]

If you left, you've missed Yorks adding 100 for the 7th wicket.

Good Dom Bess playing himself in.

[Durhamfootman]

shhhhhh

never say that about snow

[Arthur Crabtree]

2/2 with the new ball though.

[Arthur Crabtree]

And suddenly bad light after the wickets fal! Calamity!

[andy]

Good fightback from the Essex seamers before bad light stopped play...

Cam green got to 100 then retired hurt for glos

[Arthur Crabtree]

Off to Friday and Saturday of the Kent game.

A late recovery, at least.

[Slipstream]

Great start for Sussex, and Robinson back too.

Not being rested for England!

Both Cook and Robinson bowl at 75 mph