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Somerset (253-4) trail Sussex (419) by 166 runs Bully boy: Somerset's Marcus Trescothick fell just eight short of a century Photo: PA Somerset have no qualms about casting themselves as bullies in pursuit of the first championship crown in their history. Marcus Trescothick and Zander de Bruyn were the co-drivers as the steamroller flattened every obstacle that Sussex placed in its path after lunch. Trescothick has been in excellent form all season, while De Bruyn has shrugged off a diffident start to the summer to match the opener for fluency if not quite for pure power. But the champions then restored parity and sanity once they had ended a second-wicket stand of 141 in 27 overs and the game was evenly balanced when bad light closed in. Sussex had claimed Justin Langer’s wicket in the last over before lunch – he played on... [read full story]
