Ben Stokes’ injury exile leaves England with a selection dilemma
http://gty.im/2166363993 Captain and talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes has to now miss out on the rest of the English summer, following…
http://gty.im/2166363993 Captain and talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes has to now miss out on the rest of the English summer, following…
Centuries from Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow ensured England reached their target with plenty of time to spare to level the series 2-2 and maintained new coach Brendon McCullum’s winning record as for the fourth time in a row they chased down a total.
After a break of two weeks, the red ball version of the game is back this weekend with another round of championship matches starting on Sunday.
A new era for England red ball cricket starts on Thursday when England play their first test match of the summer against the current World Test Champions New Zealand at Lords.
Ollie Pope hit an impressive 62 from 46 balls as Surrey began their Vitality Blast campaign by beating Glamorgan with just one ball remaining in front of 16,000 people at the Kia Oval on Friday.
Rory Burns picked up his first century of the season after scoring just 119 from his previous six County Championship innings this season as Surrey finished the opening day of their LV=County Championship game on 261-6 after being put in.
Top of the table Surrey entertain Northamptonshire in their latest County Championship match at the Kia Oval starting on Thursday.
Previously unbeaten Hampshire suffered their first loss of the season when they were beaten inside three days by Surrey at the Kia Oval by an innings and 17 runs.
Ollie Pope continued his impressive start to the new season by hitting a superb 113 not out against the visitors highly rated pace attack, with Surrey earning the opening day honours.
Joe Root would have struggled to imagine the 2021/22 Ashes series going any worse.