Paul Hiscock reports that amid the celebration for Essex it was time for soulsearching for the visitors

We are the champions! Essex players lift the County Championship trophy
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Yorkshire were the latest victims to fall foul of the Essex steamroller as the White Rose county capitulated tamely to defeat by 376 runs, the heaviest by a runs margin in their history.
Yorkshire coach Andrew Gale pulled no punches. “Quite frankly, that’s embarrassing for a Yorkshire team,” he said. “That’s one of the worst performances I’ve ever been in...