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When Essex won the title in 2017, Alastair Cook – or Sir Alastair Cook as we should now call him – was only able to play seven games because of England commitments, but his 667 runs, including three centuries, were a significant factor in their success.
And now, with his Test career finished, they can look to the left-handed opener for similar inspiration as they look to wrest the trophy from Surrey and bring it back to Chelmsford. So how does he view their prospects?
“What happened in 2017 was very special and proves that we can do it. There’s no reason why we can’t repeat it, but we can’t be looking at September,” he told BBC Essex.
“You’re not going to win the County Championship in the first couple of games, but you need to get yourself into position by the end of the first period, and then the next little block, and build your way up, that’s what we did in 2017 so well.”
Few can match Cook when it comes to ‘building’ and with an unbeaten 150 against Cambridge MCCU already, don’t be surprised if he ends the summer as the country’s leading run-scorer.
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