I'm not surprised that Donald has come in. But I thought it might have been at the expense of Weatherley, or even Whiteley, rather than Prest. Currie for Crane meanwhile was a must. Crane's been destroyed too many times at Chelmsford, just not a ground for him. (It's not a ground for us in general, to be honest. I don't have great hopes for tonight.)
Yeah, good call on Crane. He'll be straight back in tomorrow anyway, possibly for Wood to give him a rest.
Prest injured. I think I prefer BBC's batting order of Albert at 3 and Donald at 6, as opposed to Hants' with Donald at 3.
Good to see JV get straight after Nijjar. He's pretty rubbish, and I'm surprised that Essex recalled him.
Too often have teams, not just Hants, been too tentative when a spinner bowls the first over. Great stuff from Vince.