Jet-setter: Neil Wagner, centre, made his Essex debut soon after Test duty for New Zealand
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Middlesex v Essex
April 21- 24, Lord’s, London, 11:00
By Dan Barnes
AS ESSEX look to gain a foothold back in the top tier of the County Championship, all eyes have understandably been trained on the man making one of the biggest readjustments of his career.
After resigning from his position as England’s Test captain in February, Alastair Cook is back in action at Chelmsford and the 32-year-old has quickly set about putting to bed any fear...