Cricket-England recall Anderson, Broad for first two New Zealand tests
(Reuters) - England have recalled veteran fast bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad for the first two of three home tests against New Zealand.
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James Anderson, Stuart Broad Return As England Name Test Squad To Face New Zealand
Veteran seamers James Anderson and Stuart Broad are back in England's Test side as the England and Wales Cricket Board on Wednesday named a 13-strong squad to face New Zealand in a two-match series at home. Anderson and Broad were left out of England's squad for the tour of West Indies, which they lost 0-1. The series against New Zealand will also be England's first under new Test skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum. Yorkshire batter Harry Brook and Durham seamer Matthew Potts have got their maiden call-ups for England.
Somerset and Middlesex notch Championship wins
Somerset rounded off a superb team display by defeating Warwickshire by an innings and 82 runs inside three days of their LV= Insurance County Championship Division One game at Taunton.
English Pacers James Anderson, Stuart Broad Available For Selection In County Championship
Legendary English pacer James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Saqib Mahmood will be available for selection in their respective counties for round three of the County Championship, starting Thursday. Anderson and Mahmood could feature in Lancashire's Division One clash with Gloucestershire at Emirates Old Trafford. The north-west county took home maximum points after their 10-wicket win over Kent in round two, their first match of the season.
Craig Overton labours in vain as Somerset suffer a narrow defeat to Essex
Adam Rossington kept his head to guide Essex to a nerve-jangling one-wicket LV= County Championship win over Somerset as wickets tumbled around him.
County Championship: Essex edge past Somerset
Adam Rossington kept his head in a crisis to guide Essex to a nerve-jangling one-wicket LV= County Championship Division One win over Somerset at the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton.
Essex close on victory while Harry Brook puts Yorkshire on top
Essex were on the brink of victory in the LV= Insurance County Championship after six wickets from Shane Snater saw Somerset bowled out for 154.
Seamer Matthew Fisher: 'I don't want to be a one-cap wonder'
It took Matthew Fisher just two balls to announce his arrival in international cricket.