100 for Alastair Cookpublished at 30.5 overs
Essex 194-3
There it is for the former England captain.
A century with a four down the ground and it's come from 95 balls.
Summary
Patel & Mullaney hundreds put Notts in final
Notts chase 371 - a record in England
Essex made 370-5; 113 off last 10 overs
Centuries for Cook & Ten Doeschate
Notts to play Worcs or Surrey in Lord's final on 1 July
100 for Alastair Cookpublished at 30.5 overs
Essex 188-3published at 30 overs
Cook 96, Ten Doeschate 10
Jake Ball's latest over is a tidy bit of seam bowling as six singles come from it.
Alastair Cook now just a boundary away from a century...
'Ten Doeschate always does well'published at 29.4 overs
Essex 186-3
Niall O'Brien
Ireland wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 live sports extraRyan ten Doeschate has been a great find for Essex over the last 10 or 15 years.
Every year he does well with the bat, the ball, he's a great fielder, very competitive and now leader of the pack.
Essex 182-3published at 29 overs
Cook 93, Ten Doeschate 7
A single off the rest of that very eventful Stuart Broad over.
Essex with a platform here, but Notts keeping themselves in it.
Essex 181-3published at 28.3 overs
Cook 93, Ten Doeschate 6
Essex captain Ryan ten Doeschate is the new man in at five.
Stuart Broad bowls him a no ball first up and then Ten Doeschate hammers the following free hit right down the ground and out of it over the fence for six runs!
WICKET Bopara (c Read b Broad) 16published at 28.2 overs
Essex 173-3
Wicket-time again for Nottinghamshire at a crucial time too.
Lovely bit of classic seam bowling by Stuart Broad as he gets one to bounce a bit more outside off stump and finds a thin edge of Ravi Bopara's bat.
Chris Read with the simple catch with the gloves.
'Commanding is the right word'published at 15:15 British Summer Time 16 June 2017
Essex 172-2
Niall O'Brien
Ireland wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 live sports extraAlastair Cook is a very tall man, not stocky but strong. When he bats he just looks in command and dominates the area.
From ball one he's been totally in command.
Essex 172-2published at 28 overs
Cook 92, Bopara 16
Jake Ball back into the attack and he replaces Samit Patel from the River End.
Alastair Cook into the 90s as he pulls a short ball out to the rope and Alex Hales' despairing effort with a dive and outstretched arm isn't enough to stop it going for four.
Nice slower ball from...Ball as Cook mistimes an attempted pull later in the over.
Essex 166-2published at 27 overs
Cook 66, Bopara 15
Stuart Broad continues from the Hayes Close End at Chelmsford.
He was held back for a while by Chris Read but is now into his fifth over. He's charging in at this stage and you feel he really fancies Alastair's Cook's wicket.
Good over with just a couple off it as the players take a drinks break.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 15:11 British Summer Time 16 June 2017
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Rob Carrick: Cook back in the ODI set up? Why not, scored a shed load of runs at a decent pace & and no one has nailed their place down.
Steve Davies: Cook 82 from 72 and he cannot get in ODI team doing it against ball Broad, Pattinson and Gurney.
Lots of calls for Alastair Cook to return to the England one-day fold. I think that ship may well have sailed I'm afraid.
Image source, Rex FeaturesEssex 164-2published at 26 overs
Cook 87, Bopara 14
Boundaries continue to flow as Samit Patel gets hit down the ground for four by Ravi Bopara.
Alastair Cook pushes two deep into the legside and then keeps the strike with a single off the last ball of the over. Eight runs from it.
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Thank Gary, top stuff with the new ball and in the opening powerplays there.
Cracking game this so far with plenty of good cricket on show.
How much will Essex feel they need to be safe against this powerful Notts line-up?
Essex 156-2published at 25 overs
Cook 84, Bopara 9
How easy does Alastair Cook make it look off his legs? He could find a single with a breadstick.
It's another decent over for Notts and Stuart Broad though. Just four off it following a bit of a misfield from Steven Mullaney.
And with that, I'm now going to hand over to my colleague Adam Williams to take you through the second half of the Essex innings.
Essex 153-2published at 24 overs
Cook 83, Bopara 7
Tight lines from Samit Patel. Just a single apiece for Alastair Cook and Ravi Bopara.
It feels like a key phase of the game at the moment.
Essex 151-2published at 23 overs
Cook 82, Bopara 6
Another boundary for Alastair Cook, straight down the ground off Stuart Broad.
It's a fascinating battle to watch between the England legends. Cook is fast approaching a 12th List A century here.
Essex 142-2published at 22 overs
Cook 74, Bopara 5
Image source, Rex FeaturesRavi Bopara is the new man in and is already in the boundary club with a fine sweep for four.
Six off Samit Patel's fifth over, and that all-important wicket of Tom Westley.
WICKET Westley (c Taylor b Patel) 33published at 21.1 overs
Essex 136-2
Image source, Rex FeaturesWhere on earth did that come from? It's probably the worst ball he's bowled and it's brought a wicket.
Samit Patel pitches one halfway down the wicket but Tom Westley can only spank it straight to Brendan Taylor.
It's a good low catch from the Zimbabwean, but you've got to be biffing those to the boundary.
Not outpublished at 21 overs
Essex 136-1
Image source, Rex FeaturesHUGE appeal from Stuart Broad after he strikes Alastair Cook on the pad.
It's pitched outside leg stump Broady - WAAAAY outside.
Bit of desperation there from the England paceman, but it's a fine over conceding just two.
'Cook too good to ignore?'published at 20.1 overs
Essex 134-1
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 live sports extraLet's say Alastair Cook picks his scoring rate up in one-day cricket over the next season while playing for Essex, is the door shut on his England chances?
Or because he shows such form, is it too good to ignore the number of runs he scores?
Essex 134-1published at 20 overs
Cook 72, Westley 32
Slapped!
It's a really bad ball from Samit Patel - half-tracker - and Tom Westley smashes it away to the mid-wicket rope.
He's raced onto 32 off 21 balls.