By Charlie Peat
THE objective for Samit Patel is clear – help Nottinghamshire repeat the heroics of Essex and become Division One champions – and so far, it’s been so good for Peter Moores’ men.
Notts have won three of their first four matches and currently sit proudly at the top of the County Championship – just eight months after being promoted from Division Two.
It has been a real turnaround in fortunes since winning just once in the top tier in 2016 and 33-year-old Patel has hailed the rapid start.
“We’ve played on some testing wi...