Woakes will try to get some overs under his belt for Warwickshire this week GARETH COPLEY/GETTY IMAGESIt is top against bottom today at Edgbaston where Essex, 36 points clear in Division One, could take their first championship title since 1992 against Warwickshire, who are 30 points adrift of Somerset at the foot of the table. There are three rounds remaining in the Specsavers County Championship, so there is plenty of time for Essex to see off second-placed Lancashire, who can at least take the fight into the next round if they beat Somerset at Taunton. Ten Doeschate will return to the Essex side for their all-important championship clash at Edgbaston STU FORSTER/GETTY IMAGESThe mathematics are complex but, even without the rested England opener Alastair Cook, who averaged 66.70 in his seven championship matches before international duty, Essex will expect to defeat Warwickshire. In front of the Sky Sports cameras and with the talk having turned to Ashes selections,…

Source: The Times September 11, 2017 23:03 UTC