ECB, James Cameron and the Full Monty

The ECB has confirmed the following player availability for the remainder of the season:

1 of 3 Bears available
to play Notts

James Anderson (Lancashire) Unavailable
Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire) Available for Friends Life t20 Finals Day, unavailable for remainder of season
Ian Bell (Warwickshire) Unavailable until final LV=CC match against Nottinghamshire
Ravi Bopara (Essex) Unavailable
Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire) Unavailable
Danny Briggs (Hampshire) Unavailable for LV=CC matches against Essex and Derbyshire
Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire) Unavailable
Jos Buttler (Somerset) Unavailable for LV=CC matches against Sussex and Worcestershire
Alastair Cook (Essex) Unavailable until the final LV=CC match against Yorkshire
Jade Dernbach (Surrey) Unavailable
Steven Finn (Middlesex) Unavailable
Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire) Unavailable for LV=CC matches against Surrey and Warwickshire
Craig Kieswetter (Somerset) Available for Friends Life t20 Finals Day, unavailable for remainder of season
Michael Lumb (Nottinghamshire) Unavailable for LV=CC matches against Surrey and Warwickshire
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) Unavailable
Graham Onions (Durham) Available for all cricket
Kevin Pietersen (Surrey) Available for all cricket
Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire) Unavailable
Matt Prior (Sussex) Available from 25 August for remainder of season
Andrew Strauss (Middlesex) Available from 28 August for remainder of season
Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire) Unavailable
James Taylor (Nottinghamshire) Available for all cricket
Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire) Unavailable until final LV=CC match against Nottinghamshire
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire) Unavailable until final LV=CC match against Nottinghamshire
Luke Wright (Sussex) Unavailable for LV=CC matches against Somerset and Durham

The Full Monty

Had looked negative
 and over rated at TB

In a game that could end-up being a shoot-out between Sussex's Mudhsuden Singh Panesar and Somerset's Abdur Rehman, Monty Panesar snapped-up a career topping 7/60, Somerset's last five wickets falling for a humbling 6 runs.

Somerset First Innings 247 all out  Marcus Trescothick 123 

at stumps Sussex 161/6, just 2 wickets so far for Rehman

James Cameron

Worcestershire's Zimbabwean James Cameron has decided to retire immediately from First Class Cricket to pursue a career in the City, aged 26.

Similarly, Paul Dixey has quit Foxes to pursue a career elsewhere too.

Emirates

In a rapidly moving game Durham look set to win their fourth game of the Championship campaign on the bounce at Chester le Street. Before the close on day 2, 30 wickets having fallen; they require 151 to win. It was Callum Thorp's turn for a 5fer today, 5/59
At stumps 3/1