Cricket

Sussex took a firm grip on Division Two of the County Championship by beating Derbyshire by an innings and 59 runs for their sixth win of the season. The second tier leaders took a maximum haul of 24 points and placed more daylight between themselves and the teams around them …

Still, when Stokes’ hamstring injury ruled him out of this Sri Lanka series, England were correct to turn to Pope. As a leader, he has done a fine job. In both Tests, at Old Trafford and Lord’s, there have been times when the conditions were benign, batters set and the …

Nottinghamshire spinner Liam Patterson-White told BBC Radio Nottingham: “It was a pleasing performance across the whole game. We knew what we were up against – champions two years in a row, top of the league again and a very strong side again – so to go toe-to-toe with them over …

BBC Sport’s Michael Vaughan was full of praise for Gus Atkinson’s performance, as his maiden test century and five wicket haul propelled England to a 190 run victory over Sri Lanka in their second test at Lord’s. MATCH REPORT: Atkinson seals England series win over Sri Lanka Available to UK …

Stand-in England captain Ollie Pope says he is not “not hiding” from his poor form after a highest score of 17 in his past five Test innings. Pope, 26, has led England to a series victory over Sri Lanka, but managed only 30 runs in his two matches in charge. …

England’s push for victory was delayed by bad light on the third evening. As Sri Lanka began Sunday on 53-2, an improbable 430 runs adrift, the question was not if England would win, but when. The hosts were initially held up by opener Karunaratne and nightwatchman Prabath Jayasuriya. England failed …

Watch Dinesh Chandimal’s 58-run innings come to an end after an easy catch by Dan Lawrence leaves Sri Lanka on 192-6 in the second test match against England at Lord’s. Source link

Latest scorecard from the second Test between England and Sri Lanka at Lord’s. Source link

Warwickshire coach Mark Robinson told BBC Radio WM: “Obviously this was a game you target due to where they are in the league and we needed to win as well so it was something we went all out to get. “I’ve got a bit of empathy for Kent because they …

Sir Alastair Cook analyses current captain Ollie Pope’s batting struggles, after another low score on day three of the second Test at Lord’s. Source link

A maiden century in only his third first-class innings from 19-year-old Freddie McCann helped Nottinghamshire avoid the follow-on in their County Championship match against Surrey at Trent Bridge. The hosts posted 405 in reply to Surrey’s mammoth 525 despite a career-best 7-129 from Surrey spinner Will Jacks. Surrey ended the …

Former captain Michael Vaughan says Joe Root is England’s greatest batter after hitting a record 34th Test century for his country. Root, 33, surpassed Sir Alastair Cook’s tally of 33 Test tons with his second century of the match in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s. The right-hander …

Ingram’s knock was the ninth highest ever for the county and the fifth longest recorded in terms of time, lasting three minutes short of 10 hours. The veteran South African showed his lasting class with 28 fours and a six, looking completely at ease after dropped chances on 62 and …

Centurion Ryan Higgins reached 1,000 runs in the County Championship as Middlesex batted themselves to an almost certain draw against promotion rivals Yorkshire on day three at Headingley. Unbeaten all-rounder Higgins top-scored with 117 in Middlesex’s 441-5 as they replied to Yorkshire’s first-innings 601-6 declared. Higgins posted his fifth hundred …

Worcestershire skipper Brett D’Oliveira hit his second half-century of the match, while Jake Libby and Adam Hose all passed 50 as the battling Pears batted all day at Chelmsford to ensure Essex will be set a final-day challenge. When bad light ended play 20 overs early on day three, the …

Carse went to his hundred with sixes off successive deliveries from Aldridge but before he could face another ball, last man Callum Parkinson was caught at silly point to end the innings. Andy Umeed made a rapid 28 off 31 balls as Somerset looked to set up the game before …

Jonathan Agnew presents reaction from Lord’s as Joe Root hits his 34th test century. Source link

Key could perhaps coax an extra two years out of McCullum, through to the home Ashes in 2027 and the next 50-over World Cup that immediately follows in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Clearly, there are practical hurdles to overcome when it comes to doubling the workload of a man …

Sussex go into the final day of their County Championship match against Derbyshire as clear favourites to extend their lead in Division Two with a sixth victory of the season. But some resolute batting by the visitors second time around gave them an outside chance of saving the game. In …

Dawson, who played the last of his three England Tests in 2017, grabbed his first wicket of the second innings when Matty Hurst missed an attempted big hit and was bowled for a 19-ball duck to leave the score at 44-4. Wells battled hard to reach his half-century off 143 …