The First Team squad are into the final competitive match of this year’s pre-season tour and it’s more red-ball game time against a strong Somerset team.
The two-day game at the Tolerance Oval in Abu Dhabi will see each side bat for 90 overs per day and a final chance to get some time in the middle before heading back to the UK on Thursday.
The Toss: Essex won and elected to field first.
Essex: Alastair Cook, Nick Browne (C), Michael Pepper, Matt Critchley, Adam Wheater (WK), Feroze Khushi, Josh Rymell, Aaron Beard, Shane Snater, Ben Allison, Sam Cook.
Somerset: Ben Green, Steven Davies (WK), Lewis Goldsworthy, George Bartlett, James Hildreth, Tom Banton, Tom Abell (C), Tom Lammonby, Will Smeed, Lewis Gregory, Roelof van der Merwe, Kasey Aldridge, Jack Brooks, Ned Leonard.
Scorecard: View Day One Here
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