The Cricketer rounds up the action from the second day of the latest round of matches in Division One and Division Two
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Northamptonshire's bowlers were outstanding for the second day on the bounce with the ball. Ben Sanderson claimed four wickets, taking his tally for the match to 7-80
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SIMON HUGHES AT THE AGEAS BOWL: It might be thought that one-day cricket has infected batsmen’s abilities to stay in. No one has any patience, or the technique to deal with the red ball deviating off the straight. It’s not quite as simple that
SAM MORSHEAD: One day the CIA will play highlights of England’s batting in this Test series to suspected insurgents, safe in the knowledge that its monotonous, monstrous repetition is bound to drive them to surrender before it drives them insane
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After enduring a run drought in 2017, where the middle-order batsman admitted that he had considered leaving the game, Ian Bell’s upturn in form has led many to call for his return to the England side in light of the national side’s batting struggles
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SAM MORSHEAD AT THE AGEAS BOWL: The England opener hokey-cokey is such a tired topic that it’s tucked up in bed, lights off, well before 9pm, yet it remains a fundamental issue, deserving of constant scrutiny
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HUW TURBERVILL: Leaders Surrey went into this round of Championship games 32 points ahead of Nottinghamshire. They are hot favourites to land their first title since 2002
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The 2011 World Cup winning coach with India replaces former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori, who had been a part of the franchise as both a player and then a coach for eight years
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“To be fair he [Botham] wasn’t a great fan of newspapers. The only thing he liked about newspapers was when he sued them, normally settled out of court, then he thought they were great"
The selectors have finally chosen to keep faith in the same team, unsurprising given India's convincing 203-run victory at Trent Bridge. Virat Kohli, meanwhile, presides over an unchanged XI for the first time in his captaincy
The cricketer from Coventry was competing for his side Pak Shaheen in a Warwickshire Cricket League match against Peugeot CC when, after taking four wickets, he suddenly collapsed
Tom Harrison is adamant that, whatever its eventual shape, The Hundred will become the ECB's rival to the Indian Premier League and Big Bash
JAKE SHARPE: Reorganisation of the international game’s two longest formats should be followed up by a similar procedure in its shortest
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The Cricketer rounds up the action from the first day of the latest set of matches in the County Championship...
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