Monday blues

Only managed 311 not out 

Sunny day but no cricket scheduled, ironic! Just England climbing a mountain to save a Test match; they've got the wrong South Africans on this occasion, it would seem.

• Essex have been allowed to select Ravi Bopara and Alastair Cook for their Q/F match against Somerset.
• Pattinson is to have a fitness test tomorrow.
• What chances a level playing field?
• England lose Bopara early on Day 5, the mountain gets higher and steeper to climb!
• England still trail by 75 runs with just 5 wickets left at lunch
• Not even reaching tea, England lost to South Africa by an innings and 12 runs.
• Samit Patel has called on Notts to be to clinical on Wednesday - "come-on Samit, who is it that's been dropping the catches?" Two in as many days over the weekend. 
• Former Notts bits and pieces player, Ian Pont, claims he has only received half of his fee for the coaching role that took in the BPL, according to ESPNcricinfo.