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County cricket talking points: Notts take top spot but Surrey are stalking

Josh Tongue was on form again as Nottinghamshire beat Sussex to move ahead of the pack in Division OneBy the 99.94 Cricket BlogJosh Tongue’s second five-fer of the season will have England’s chief selector, Luke Wright, licking his lips at the prospect of getting the tall pacer back in the phalanx of fast bowlers all countries need these days. For now, Haseeb Hameed is having his say about his speedster’s work and Nottinghamshire sit atop Division One as a result. Continue reading...

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