Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, The OurCoop County Ground, Derby (day two) Durham 283: Clark 64, Lees 63, Stokes 53; Aitchison 5-70 Derbyshire 127-6: Jewell 28, Montgomery 28; Stokes 2-14 Derbyshire (3pts) trail Durham (3pts) by 156 runs with four first innings wickets remaining Match scorecard The Ben Stokes show rolled into Derby on a
Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Utilita Bowl, Southampton (day two) Yorkshire 173 & 135-5: Lyth 5; Baker 2-47 Hampshire 197: Prest 46; Hill 5-29 Hampshire 3 pts, Yorkshire 3 pts Match scorecard Adam Lyth’s half-century backed up George Hill’s five-wicket haul as Yorkshire and relegation rivals Hampshire continued to trade blows in their County Championship
Rothesay County Championship, Division One, The Kia Oval, Kennington (day two) Nottinghamshire 184 & 147-3: Slater 37, Clarke 37*; Worrall 2-18 Surrey 162: Thomas 48, Burns 44; Stone 6-44 Notts (3pts) lead Surrey (3pts) by 169 runs with seven second-innings wickets remaining Match scorecard Outstanding fast bowling by Olly Stone, who took 6-44, put champions
For Root, the innings victory sealed inside three days against Pakistan was the ideal start to his second spell as captain. It also extended England’s run of wins at Headingley, which began in 2018. Their longest winning streak at another ground is six at Chester-le-Street. The decision for Headingley and Old Trafford to miss out
Former England captain Michael Vaughan says he “really fears” for Pakistan and felt “quite sad” watching their heavy defeat by England in the first Test at Headingley. Pakistan were thrashed by an innings and 103 runs in the series opener – batting for 85.4 overs across both innings combined. A side that has produced some