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Available for over a year Daniel Norcross presents reaction to England’s second Test win over Pakistan at Lord’s and is joined by former England captain Michael Vaughan, former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja and the BBC’s chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew. Hear from captains Babar Azam and Joe Root as well …

Joe Root is “not too concerned” about his recent modest returns with the bat, saying he has “14,000 runs for a reason”. Captain Root, England’s all-time leading Test run-scorer, has passed 50 only twice this summer. An average of 29.44 is his second-lowest in a home season in a 14-year …

Ben Duckett – 4 – Another quiet Test for Duckett whose total of 18 runs across the match was only three more than at Headingley last week. Could do little about his first-innings dismissal but the way he hit a drive straight to mid-off in the second was really poor. …

Second Rothesay Test, Lord’s (day four of five) England 290 (Smith 61, Cox 55; Abbas 4-73) & 208 (Lawrence 54; Abbas 5-57) Pakistan 110 (Awais 46; Robinson 4-11) & 194 (Shakeel 97, Robinson 4-24) England won by 194 runs, lead three-match series 2-0 Scorecard England once again steamrollered Pakistan to …

Rothesay County Championship, New Road, Worcester (day four) Lancashire 180: Jennings 55; Swanepoel 4-37 & 2-0 Worcestershire 263-7 dec: Swanepoel 63*; Balderson 4-78 Worcestershire (12 pts) drew with Lancashire (10 pts) Match scorecard Weather overruled any chance of a result at New Road as a promising final day of County …

Josh Tongue is brilliantly run out by Pakistan captain Babar Azam for 12 to bring England’s innings to an end, with the home side bowled out for 208, setting Pakistan 389 to win the second Test at Lord’s. FOLLOW LIVE: England v Pakistan – Second Test, day four Available to …

Despite an innings heavily disrupted by the weather, Dan Lawrence digs in to finish unbeaten on 50 off 66 balls, as England closed on 177-7 on day three of the second Test against Pakistan, giving them a lead of 357. FOLLOW LIVE: England v Pakistan – Second Test, day three …

After a six-hour wait to get going on an unfamiliar wet day in Manchester this summer, The Blaze comfortably won the first semi-final against Essex. Emma Jones, a beaten finalist with Surrey in 2025, hit an unbeaten 26 from 14 balls as The Blaze burned up just 21 out of …

Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Chester-le-Street (day three) Gloucestershire 137: Aldridge 5-16 & 250: Hammond 58; Aldridge 4-47 Durham 384: Bedingham 122; Langridge 3-89 Durham (6 pts) need four runs to beat Gloucs (3 pts) Match scorecard Bad light prevented Kasey Aldridge’s superb nine-wicket match haul from delivering league leaders …

The decision to abandon play an hour before scheduled at the end of the third day of England’s second Test against Pakistan was called “a joke” by Nasser Hussain. On a Saturday badly affected by persistent showers at Lord’s, players left the field at 17:08 BST. At that point, prospects …

Lawrence, 29, was recalled after an international absence of almost two years, having averaged 26.84 across 14 previous Tests including a stint as a makeshift opener. By picking him, England prioritised having four pace bowling options over a frontline spinner, with Lawrence backed to provided the overs of slow bowling …

Heavy rain, largely centred on the East and West Midlands, has caused the entire third day’s play to be washed out in six County Championship games. No play was possible at Edgbaston, Worcester, Derby, Hove, Northampton and Chelmsford. The Northamptonshire-Kent game was the first of three Division Two games lost. …

Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Scarborough (day three) Yorkshire 263: Wharton 70, Hill 62; Hull 3-57 Leicestershire 84-0: Patel 41, Gumbs 39 Yorkshire 1 pt, Leicestershire 3 pts Match scorecard Leicestershire batted through bowler-friendly conditions on a heavily weather-affected day three of the County Championship clash with Yorkshire at Scarborough. …

After a lengthy rain delay that sees play halted for over three hours, England batter Emilio Gay is dimissed almost instantly after being trapped lbw by an “unplayable” ball from Pakistan bowler Muhammad Abbas on day three of their second Test at Lord’s. FOLLOW LIVE: England v Pakistan – Second …

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“We conducted a thorough recruitment process over Matt Walker’s departure,” said head coach Ian Westwood. “Jim stood out as someone who can bring a high level of batting expertise while complementing the strengths already within our staff group. “He knows the club and many of the players well and brings …

Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Scarborough (day two) Yorkshire 263: Wharton 70, Hill 62; Hull 3-57 Leicestershire 12-0 Yorkshire 1 pt, Leicestershire 3 pts Match scorecard George Hill posted an increasingly-aggressive 62 and Josh Hull completed a three-wicket haul as Yorkshire and Leicestershire played out a heavily weather-interrupted day of …

Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Chester-le-Street (day two) Gloucestershire 137: Bracey 60; Aldridge 5-16 Durham 331-8: Bedingham 122; Ahmed 2-52 Durham (5 pts) lead Gloucs (2 pts) by 194 runs Match scorecard David Bedingham’s fifth century of the County Championship season helped promotion chasing Durham consolidate their dominance over Gloucestershire …

Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Chelmsford (day two) Surrey 183 & 51-4: Burns 20; Harmer 2-19 Essex 279: Elgar 113; Chahar 6-80 Surrey (3 pts) trail Essex (4 pts) by 45 runs Match scorecard Dean Elgar’s 56th first-class century helped Essex into a commanding position on day two against relegation-threatened …

Rothesay County Championship, Division One, County Ground, Hove (day two) Somerset 202: Abell 72; Crocombe 5-56 & 167-2: Lammonby 74* Sussex 250: Clark 85; Overton 4-66 Somerset (3 pts) lead Sussex (4 pts) by 119 runs with eight second-innings wickets remaining Match scorecard Opener Tom Lammonby returned to form to …