Welcome to Episode 292 of The County Cricket Podcast! On today's episode, hosts Aaron and Ciaran sat down to review the major talking points from the Second Round of the 2024 Vitality County Championship such as the ongoing debate surrounding the use of the Kookaburra ball, Cam Steel's sensational start to the campaign for Surrey, Emilio Gay's imperious 261 at Wantage Road and the continued rise to prominence of Lancashire's George Bell. If you enjoyed this episode please feel free to share it with any cricket fans that you know and be sure to follow us on Twitter for daily County Cricket and Podcast updates!    Timestamps:  00:00 - Intro + Kookaburra Ball Discussion 10:00 - Surrey vs Somerset  23:00 - Essex vs Kent  35:35 - Nottinghamshire vs Worcestershire  46:30 - Warwickshire vs Durham  57:35 - Hampshire vs Lancashire 1:06:40 - Gloucestershire vs Yorkshire  1:15:07 - Glamorgan vs Derbyshire 1:22:45 - Northamptonshire vs Middlesex 1:30:15 - Leicestershire vs Sussex     Check out Ciaran's socials here:  https://twitter.com/CP_McCarthy   Check out our Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/thecountycricketpodcast   Check out our Twitter here: https://twitter.com/TheCountyCrick2   Join our Cricket Draft League using the League Code here:  League Code - 356bffb5ff9e   Check out our £1 Patreon membership here:  https://www.patreon.com/thecountycricketpodcast   This episode of The County Cricket Podcast was brought to you in association with our friends at Bear Cricket:  https://www.bearcricket.co.uk/