Kent (H) 2026

[dazedpenguin]

Cox is back.

Harmer, Akhter, Allison, Benkenstein, Bennett, Cox, Critchley, Jones, Mulder, Pepper, Snater, Thain, Walter

Presumably he'll come in for Thain.

[nat]

Cox is back.

Harmer, Akhter, Allison, Benkenstein, Bennett, Cox, Critchley, Jones, Mulder, Pepper, Snater, Thain, Walter

Presumably he'll come in for Thain.

I'd make him carry the drinks.

[Crisp]

Based on current form, he should carry the drinks but I would put him for entertainment with Billings.

[dazedpenguin]

Kent won the toss and put Essex in to bat. Cox in for Thain and will keep wicket.

Walter, Pepper, Cox (wk), Allison, Benkenstein, Mulder, Critchley, Harmer, Snater, Akhter, Bennett

[vim]

The only video stream it appears. Is Telegram Sam with just match stats.

[dazedpenguin]

The only video stream it appears. Is Telegram Sam with just match stats.

It's on Sky cricket, so they're not allowed to show it on YouTube. One county broke that rule (I can't remember which) and their YouTube account ended up suspended.

[dazedpenguin]

Audio commentary on BBC Sports Extra 3. I don't hear any Toppers tonight, it's Victoria Polley and someone I don't recognise.

[vim]

The last Sky game was removed rather quickly from YouTube. With around four overs to go.

It had to be Cox, involved in a disputed decision. Which gives Billings a lot to say about it.

[nat]

Wonder what Pepper thinks about Cox taking the gloves straight away after turning up.

[dazedpenguin]

That was a fantastic innings from Charlie Allison. His contract is up this season and I hope Essex do everything they can to keep him from the clutches of Surrey or Hampshire.

[dazedpenguin]

Normally I don't approve of the whole throwing the ball back just as it was going over the boundary and then catching it thing, but that was a terrific catch from Luc Benkenstein.

[vim]

We are not to blow this, are we.

[dazedpenguin]

We are not to blow this, are we.

Phew. Almost did. Well bowled Charlie Bennett in that last over.

4 in a row.

[nat]

We look a good outfit at the moment. Need to give Allison the best possible contract offer. Also impressed with how Bennett is developing.

[bwildered]

 Still work to do in this group with Northants still to play who are unbeaten in there group, and two to play against Surrey , but at least we are not playing catch up has we have had to do previously.
 Strangely return to red ball, when they said playing en block, inconvenient now we have got onto a grove .

 Two stand outs from this performance, Bennett bowling into the block hole in the final over and Allinson creaming one over square without moving before or after, pure class.
 Bowling better lines under pressure was the difference .