PRINGLE’S VIEWPOINT

Misjudgement? Essex captain Tom Westley

Big occasions tend to bring command performances from big players and there is none greater in the English county game than Sir Alastair Cook. Unsurprising, then, that he should decorate the Bob Willis Trophy final with his highest ever score at Lord’s to give Essex first innings’ honours.
Cook’s 172 against a Somerset side which had not conceded more than 200 runs to an entire team all season was a masterful display of batting. Certainly, the Lord’s pitch was pretty docile on...