Northamptonshire head coach Darren Lehmann has asked his players to “live in the moment” ahead of the T20 Blast quarter-finals. The Steelbacks topped the Central and West Group but lost three of their last four games. Northants will look to reach a second consecutive day of T20 finals when they host Gloucestershire, who finished third
First one-day international, Edgbaston England 258 (47.5 overs): Root 76* (76), Dawson 68 (83); Axar 4-62 India 262-4 (45.2 overs): Shubman 80* (75), Axar 57* (52), Sundar 52* (63) India won by six wickets and led the three-match series 1-0 Scorekeeper Brendon McCullum’s reduced role as England white-ball coach began with a reminder of how
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Northamptonshire head coach Darren Lehmann says there is “no problem” with his team’s form in the T20 Blast after progressing to the quarter-finals. The Steelbacks lost three of their last four Central and West Group matches, including a five-wicket loss to Warwickshire on Sunday. But Northants still comfortably topped the group to secure a home
Prior to his innings, Smith had faced just 38 balls in four visits to the competition area, but he made the most of his opportunity with a fine half-century as he and Sam Hain (48 not out) ensured Warwickshire reached their victory target of 154 with five wickets in hand and 10 balls to spare.
The latter stages of McCullum’s tenure have been blighted by off-field issues. Over the winter, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Josh Tongue and Ben Duckett were involved in late-night incidents. After England won the first Test of the summer against New Zealand, the series was derailed when Stokes and Gus Atkinson broke the team’s midnight curfew
