Zak Crawley scored a vital unbeaten 82, his highest score of the season, to boost Kent’s promotion hopes on the opening day against rivals Northamptonshire at Wantage Road. Crawley continued the form he showed against Middlesex last week, smashing 12 fours and one six as he combined in an unbroken 154-run opening partnership with Ben
Sussex broke through with the first delivery of the second over when a leg-side delivery from Sean Hunt was flicked up in the air by Tom Lammonby and Jaydev Unadkat took a fine juggling catch at long leg, just managing to stay within the boundary rope as he did so. Josh Thomas looked full of
Durham coach Ryan Campbell says he is comfortable with continuing to select England bowler Brydon Carse, and says the club will continue to do so unless they are told otherwise. Carse, 31, was briefly arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly after Durham’s win over Derbyshire on Saturday, with images on social media showing
Available for over a year Daniel Norcross is alongside former England captain Michael Vaughan, former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja, BBC chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew and former England spinner Phil Tufnell to discuss day one of the Second Test between England and Pakistan at Lord’s. Hear from half-century hitter Jamie Smith, as well as Muhammed
Cook was straight into the attack when he appeared on the pitch an hour after a start delayed after lunch – and needed just 10 deliveries to announce his arrival. Former England opener Dom Sibley was all at sea as he nicked from an initial six-over Cook burst containing four maidens and just eight runs
For England, the chance to win their first Test series since 2024 comes after yet another off-field drinking incident. Carse was removed from the squad for this Test after a night out in Derby on Saturday, with police investigating allegations of an assault. Carse is in the Durham side for their ongoing County Championship match