Zak Crawley outdone by Ben Compton as Kent start strongly at Northamptonshire
England opener Zak Crawley was outshone by centurion Ben Compton as Kent made a strong start to their LV= Insurance County Championship clash with Northamptonshire.
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Ben Compton scores fourth hundred of the season as Kent reach 286-2 on day one at Northants
Ben Compton continued his golden summer with another brilliant century for Kent on Thursday.
James Anderson and Stuart Broad return to England Test squad for New Zealand series
Veteran fast bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad made an expected comeback to the England Test squad on Wednesday after being controversially left out of the West Indies tour earlier in the year.
Zak Crawley retains place in England's new-look Test squad which will face New Zealand despite slow start to the summer with the bat for Kent
Kent batsman Zak Crawley has kept his place in England’s 13-man Test squad to face New Zealand despite a slow start to the summer.
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.
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.
Brendon McCullum backed to get the best out of England's batters
England will be encouraged to think about what might go right rather than what could go wrong at the start of the Brendon McCullum era. As Rob Key, the man who appointed him as the country’s new Test coach, said: ‘Let’s buckle up and enjoy the ride.’
Root's maiden Roses ton leads Yorkshire fightback
Former England captain Joe Root struck his maiden Roses century as Yorkshire fought back on day three of their County Championship clash against Lancashire at Headingley.