India batter Mayank Agarwal has joined Durham for the run-in to the County Championship season. Agarwal will be available for Durham’s last four games as they chase promotion back to Division One. The 35-year-old has played 21 Tests, the most recent in March 2022, and five One-Day internationals for India Agarwal, who had a brief
Ireland and captain Gaby Lewis have felt the highs and the lows this summer. A disappointing T20 World Cup campaign ended on a high with a victory over the West Indies. That was a first win at a Women’s T20 World Cup, and it was sandwiched in between the historic series win for Ireland’s men
Archer, Tongue and Atkinson are all capable of high speed, while Robinson often operates below 80mph with the wicketkeeper standing up. His accuracy and ability to extract movement have seen him take 23 wickets this summer at a remarkable average of 8.3. “We’ve got a good contrast in what we’re trying to do at the
Robinson can also thank Australia for bringing back into the fashion the age-old tactic of the wicketkeeper standing up to the stumps to pace bowlers. Alex Carey did it so effectively during the Ashes and England are now copying with Robinson. It may seem obvious but that tweak is really playing into Robinson’s strengths. If
Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Chelmsford (day four) Surrey 183 & 298-8: Foakes 120*; Harmer 3-92 Essex 279: Elgar 113; Chahar 6-80 Essex (12 pts) drew with Surrey (11 pts) Match scorecard Ben Foakes produced the most obdurate hundred of his career at Chelmsford to frustrate the county of his birth and prevent Surrey suffering
Resuming on the fourth morning at 124-2, Albert and Jake Lehmann played conservatively for 40 minutes before switching up the gears as they took 12 off a Kellaway over. Zain Ul Hassan’s first ball of the day was hoisted for six by Albert, but the seamer bowled Lehmann for 36 before limping off. Off-spinner Kellaway
