undercovershrimper
Director
203/3 rain stopped play. JM 53* MP 36* lead by 252
Shah and RTS are enjoying counting their rupees in the IPL whilst we are having yet another bad start to the season.RTS can be excused but Shah is a money grabbing mercenary who has no loyalties to Essex.
Signed Hamish Rutherford - had a decent couple of games against England in the winter...
First good signing since Masters.
YB - took Smith at 6 from Cricinfo. Hope it's not true. I'd put Napier and Phillips above him too.
Essex 10/2 trying to reach 81 to avoid the follow-on, could be a struggle. Masters keeps getting out before the close as nightwatchman, perhaps Phillips should do it as he hasn't spent the rest of the day trying to bowl out the opposition.