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Shared director of cricket and home ground, but how aligned will the Essex men's and women's teams be?

OSCAR RESS: With Chris Silverwood in place as the entire club's director of cricket, and both teams playing all their home matches at Chelmsford, there is a great sense of unity for the 2025 season

A chaotic finale to an Easter cracker

MELINDA FARRELL: Essex and Worcestershire were heading towards an extraordinary finale to their County Championship encounter when Jamie Porter claimed to have removed Ethan Brookes, ending the visitors' attempts to pull off a heist

Jacob Duffy rediscovers familiar rhythm to bowl Worcestershire into strong position

MELINDA FARRELL AT NEW ROAD: The New Zealand seamer took 4 for 39 to help bowl Essex out for 179 as he bounced back from a tough debut against Yorkshire last week

Essex sign Sri Lanka quick to fill Shardul Thakur void

Kasun Rajitha, who has played 18 Tests and worked with Essex coach Chris Silverwood during his tenure with Sri Lanka, is expected to play in this weekend's match against Worcestershire

Essex close in on new overseas player

GEORGE DOBELL: The club, who have started the County Championship season with back-to-back draws, also expect opener Dean Elgar to be available soon after missing the first two matches

Nottinghamshire survive scare thanks to Jack Haynes century

GEORGE DOBELL AT TRENT BRIDGE: It was the batter's first hundred since making the switch from Worcestershire at the start of last season and helped secure a draw after his team lost five wickets for 25 runs on the final morning

Kyle Verreynne revels in "one of his tougher hundreds"

JAMES COYNE AT TRENT BRIDGE: The South African's form ranks with any red-ball player in the world as his superb century turns around Nottinghamshire's fortunes on the opening day of their County Championship match against Essex

Kyle Verreynne extends dream Nottinghamshire run to lead comeback

JAMES COYNE AT TRENT BRIDGE: Sam Cook looked every bit international-class as he made the ball talk early on, before finding a suitable adversary in South Africa's wicketkeeper, who now averages 359 for his county

Essex captain Tom Westley laments "missed opportunity" to land the knockout blow on Surrey

NICK HOWSON: Staunch defence by the champions on a steadfast surface frustrated the hosts as they went in search of a decisive round-one victory

Essex "closer" to overseas addition as Chris Silverwood fears Sam Cook absence

The director of cricket is also in no rush to appoint a bowling coach, but accepts the club have to start building a homegrown base of quicks to continue to compete

Ben Foakes shows off Surrey's fighting spirit

NICK HOWSON AT CHELMSFORD: Essex blew this sedate season opener wide open during the third morning but it brought out the resilient side of the reigning champions

Fans continue to flock, but the entertainment remains in short supply

NICK HOWSON AT CHELMSFORD: Nearly 700 runs have been scored across the first two days for the loss of just seven wickets. Unless someone takes a rake to the surface overnight, the concluding two days might look very similar

Remember where you were, this won't happen very often this season

NICK HOWSON AT CHELMSFORD: On a golden opening day of the County Championship season, as headlines were created up and down the country, champions Surrey were dictated to on a flat surface designed to nullify an attack without Dan Worrall

"There's absolutely no reason why we can't win": Essex set sights on Division One title

OSCAR RESS: As members of one of the thinnest squads in the division, it promises to be a big season for Paul Walter and Michael Pepper, especially if they prove to be Surrey's biggest challengers for the County Championship

Essex: Surrey's biggest challengers will come again

MEN'S COUNTY TEAM GUIDE 2025: Chris Silverwood is back at Chelmsford looking to inspire another title triumph. But there are plenty of moving parts to consider...