Heavy rain, largely centred on the East and West Midlands, has caused the entire third day’s play to be washed out in six County Championship games. No play was possible at Edgbaston, Worcester, Derby, Hove, Northampton and Chelmsford. The Northamptonshire-Kent game was the first of three Division Two games lost. After continuous, heavy rain at
Cook was straight into the attack when he appeared on the pitch an hour after a start delayed after lunch – and needed just 10 deliveries to announce his arrival. Former England opener Dom Sibley was all at sea as he nicked from an initial six-over Cook burst containing four maidens and just eight runs
