RICHARD CLARKE LOOKS ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
AKA The Grumbler

It is 11.30am on a fiercely hot Tuesday morning at Chelmsford with the Essex first-innings reply wilting under the pressure of Durham’s mammoth 587.
Skipper Scott Borthwick waves Callum Parkinson across from fine leg to the square leg boundary, a move that positions him partially under the welcoming shade of the Felsted School Stand.
“Oh, I am liking this,” he murmurs to the crowd before turning around and asking a spectator “Not blocking your view, am I?”
A few balls later, Paul Walter clips a fast, skimming shot behind square on t...