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• Inspirational Stokes is a great captain – he isn’t perfect and isn’t expected to be | Mark Ramprakash

  15-06-2026 20:00
  England Test captain has a lot of credit in the bank and if he comes back hopefully everyone has the compassion to move past his curfew breachThe first Test against New Zealand seemed to be played in fast forward, and since England sealed victory on day four at Lord’s the cricket world has just carried on in the same vein. An often wild match ending with the MCC rushing out a statement reacting to criticism of the pitch would be one of the more memorable events of an ordinary summer, but t
  
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• Essex beat Leicestershire by six wickets to go top: county cricket day four – as it happened

  15-06-2026 19:53
  Meanwhile there was high drama at Wantage Road, where Calvin Harrison blazed 92 from 100 balls to give Northamptonshire a seven-wicket victory over Gloucestershire with just 13 balls to spareMostly positive, with sunny spells, though there are some showers moving north and east. At Wantage Road, they’re starting to mop up.A huge wicket! Joe Clarke is bowled by Jake Ball, who was substituted in half way through the game because of Gregory’s hamstring. Delight for Somerset, despair for
  
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• Essex beat Leicestershire by six wickets to go top: county cricket day four – live

  15-06-2026 18:25
  Updates and news from around the grounds
  Kent’s revival continues | Mail Tanya or comment BTLMostly positive, with sunny spells, though there are some showers moving north and east. At Wantage Road, they’re starting to mop up.A huge wicket! Joe Clarke is bowled by Jake Ball, who was substituted in half way through the game because of Gregory’s hamstring. Delight for Somerset, despair for Clarke who was done for pace. Notts 51-4, Continue reading...
  
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• Nottinghamshire v Somerset, Leicestershire v Essex, and more: county cricket day four – live

  15-06-2026 16:51
  Updates from around the grounds
  Kent’s revival continues | Mail Tanya or comment BTLMostly positive, with sunny spells, though there are some showers moving north and east. At Wantage Road, they’re starting to mop up.A huge wicket! Joe Clarke is bowled by Jake Ball, who was substituted in half way through the game because of Gregory’s hamstring. Delight for Somerset, despair for Clarke who was done for pace. Notts 51-4, Continue reading...
  
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• England hand debuts to Sonny Baker and Jordan Cox in second New Zealand Test

  15-06-2026 16:39
  Jofra Archer also returns with Ollie Robinson ruled outMatthew Fisher gets second cap four years after his firstEngland will give debuts to Jordan Cox and Sonny Baker as they reshuffle their side for the second Test against New Zealand, which starts at the Oval on Wednesday, while Matthew Fisher is to make a second appearance, more than four years after his first.Jofra Archer also returns to the side after missing the first match of the series while he took a break after the conclusion of the In
  
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• Brendon McCullum concerned for Ben Stokes after England captain dropped

  15-06-2026 15:10
  Stokes and Gus Atkinson left out for Oval Test after curfew breachMcCullum speaking to Stokes daily,not pushing him to return to cricketBrendon McCullum has spoken of his concern for Ben Stokes’s wellbeing as the England captain sits out this week’s second Test against New Zealand as a result of his breaking the team curfew after the first Test at Lord’s.The fallout from Stokes and his teammate Gus Atkinson deciding to spend the early hours of last Monday morning at a Chelsea n
  
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