Richard Latham

The pitch is too slow to be dangerous in any way, but there clearly was not much time to prepare it and there was a lot of seam movement. ESSEX’S JAMIE PORTER DAY ONE TWENTY WICKETS fell, all to seam bowling, on an action-packed opening day at Taunton. Migael Pretorius led the way for the hosts, claiming 4-36 as Essex were bowled out for 156, having lost the toss on an overcast morning. Somerset then folded to 128 all out in reply, Jamie Porter (5-37) and Sam Cook (5-38) doing all the damage. The carnage began with the Essex score on 14, Elgar lbw to Josh Da...