View from the commentary box at Chelmsford

We take a look at the latest in the County Championship, with Essex’s men suffering a disappointing loss at Taunton and the women are finding it hard work in the One Day Cup. There’s the latest on Jordan Cox ahead of his involvement in the upcoming England Test match against Zimbabwe. Big excitement as the Essex Premier League gets underway this weekend and there are full details of the opening fixtures.

Richard Clarke joins me to examine the growth of YouTube streams around the counties and how expanding this could be the best way to spread the popularity of the game in a modern era where free-to-air television coverage is not as powerful as it once was.

Music this week:

Pulp – “Spice Island”

Jimi Hendrix – “All Along the Watchtower”

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