Rob Johnston:
Ravi Bopara deserves a chance to reshape an Essex side reeling from the departure of coach Paul Grayson and with senior players increasingly failing to deliver
Dan Whiting:
Middlesex's one-day form remains wretched but few supporters anticipated that they would marshall a Championship challenge so impressive that they lie second only to Yorkshire
Steve Dolman:
The season hasn't gone quite the way that Derbyshire fans might have hoped, but recent weeks have suggested that the coaching of Graeme 'Pop' Welch and his team is at last bearing fruit.
Rob Johnston:
Paul Grayson said before the season that he thought Essex could gain promotion from Division Two of the County Championship and win a one-day trophy, but only now are the county finding form
Peter Miller:
The influx of South Africans since Jacques Rudolph became Glamorgan captain has been dramatic and has been a successful short-term fix at a time of difficulty
Dave Morton:
How lovely that something so illogically crazy as the County Championship ever started, evolved, survived, and for many of us became the centrepiece of every summer. It must be proudly preserved
Matt Roller:
Adil Rashid's eye-catching performance with bat and ball on his return to England's ODI side was light years away from the troubled figure dropped by Yorkshire three years ago
Jeremy Blackmore:
The Overton twins are making an impression again down in Somerset. Jeremy Blackmore takes a look back over the brothers' careers to date and finds two cricketers who have really started to come of age
Peter Miller:
It is 10 years and counting since Glamorgan last provided a home international and the only Welsh involvement in this seasons Ashes will be in the crowd
Peter Miller:
Pricing may vary around the circuit but county membership offers the most economical route to watching plenty of cricket throughout the season
Josh Green:
After the mess that was the 2013 season, 2014 was always going to be as much about Surrey re-learning the way to win cricket matches as it was about pushing for promotion
Rana Malook:
Judging by the reaction of the Lancashire players and staff, the Peter Moores exit felt less like a managerial departure and more like a romantic split that was always on the cards