Director of cricket Simon Cook expects the reality of County Championship Division 1 relegation to continue sinking in for Kent’s players in the coming days. Kent are set to return to the second-tier of red-ball cricket next summer for the first time since 2018, with a 10-wicket home loss to Nottinghamshire at Canterbury in three days this week confirming their fate. That result means they will finish at the foot of Division 1 ahead of the season-ending trip to Durham for a game, which starts from next Thursday. “It’s a pretty somber place, to be honest,” said Cook. “I have just walked through…
