County cricket talking points: Essex, Somerset and Derbyshire set the pace

Will Somerset finally come good this year – just when there is no County Championship at stake?By Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogFor a phrase that is synonymous with clarity of vision, there’s little about 2020 that one could see coming – not least Derbyshire blazing a trail at the top of the Bob Willis Trophy North Group. Related: Dom Sibley is all ears as he thinks on his feet against the Pakistan attackRelated: Monty Panesar: ‘I have unfinished business with cri