and 214/2 at tea.

247/2

304/2 at stumps. need to bat durham completely out of the game tommorrow as they are a dangerous side even with some injuries

Have to say with 8 wickets remaining I reckon there are only 2 possible results now for this game

I don't know what it's going to be like in Yorkshire but heavy rain on the way over here so a draw is most likely.

366/2, but only 3 batting points thanks to the go-slow by McGrath and Rudolph yesterday afternoon.

Showers tomorrow, heavier rain not due until the weekend IIRC so there's likely to be some time lost.

Add in that Yorkshire are without Shahzad and Bresnan and it does look unlikely there will be a result.

470/3

200 up for Rudolph







Yorks 549/5

first durham wicket already 28-1

It's getting boring this.....

Yorkshire 516 all out
Essex 70-3 already



Just send the championship winners cheque to headingley now

Essx 206 all out.

and now 1-1! Godleman out

Essex now 28/2
Could be all over today!!

Looking good for Yorkshire to extend their lead at the top


keep the rain away please!

If you can find a bookie willing to give you odds, get on Essex finishing bottom of Division One this season.

They have one decent player, who currently is well out of form and is going to be missing for most of the summer anyway.

Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Yorkshire

Essex 179-7 - Patterson now with match figures of 7-70

31 points clear, we're having a laugh



Seriously, I don't know what the Yorkshire team were on over the winter, but I want some!!

Cracking win for Yorks, can't believe the start they have made!

On the England front it was a pretty comfortable game all in all and it was nice to see KP playing so well and seeing the game through. SA next, which will be really tough.

Change of captain, change of attitude around the place by the sound of it.

The young batters at the top of the order who the club have invested time and patience in such as Sayers, Lyth, Gale and Bairstow have all hit good form at the start of the season too, backing up the bowling attack.

Yes, it's only Essex and they are racing certainties to finish bottom, but to win by an innings with your two best quicks out of the side is quite an achievement IMO.

bairstow is an excellent player, could go a long way in the game

and dont forget we were on top against durham before the weather took its toll, over 1100 runs in the last 2 innings

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This is all getting a bit tedious. Will someone out there give us a game?