Somerset's defeat of Lancashire does not just give Essex the title, it has sent shockwaves through the foot of Division One
The fast bowler is in the final phase of rehabilitation from the back injury he sustained during the England tour, and has been ruled out of the Cobras' season-opening first-class fixture against the Knights
With the opener sidelined for the 'first few ODIs' against India, Peter Handscomb has made it back to the Australia squad, and Travis Head is expected to bat at the top of the order
The board is attempting to schedule three T20I matches for the women's team to coincide with the men's T20I matches when India tour South Africa early next year
The 23-year old batsman from Tamil Nadu took India red from 205 for 9 to 383 to give them a chance in the Duleep Trophy game against India Blue
USA secured the Auty Cup for the first time in 26 years after defeating Canada by 23 runs in the series decider at King City
Fast bowler played for seven years between 1993 and 2000 for Border and moved to Britain at the end of his career, 17 years ago
A record last-wicket stand of 178 helped India Red to a strong finish to their first innings, but India Blue's Hanuma Vihari and Suresh Raina helped pull the advantage back at stumps
They talk a lot about the Gooch-Fletcher era in Essex, but Chris Silverwood has overseen an Essex revival now worthy of a conversation or two
For Tom Curran, the one-day series against West Indies could mark the start of something special, and potentially career-transforming
Brendan Taylor could make his international comeback as early as next month after more than two years out of Zimbabwe colours
Essex's anticipated title win has been perhaps the biggest surprise in the Championship since the advent of two divisions. Here we look at some of the key factors on their road to the pennant
Callum Parkinson returned Leicestershire's best analysis since the days of Devon Malcolm, but a first win remains as unexpected as ever
Harry Podmore's previous highest score was 21 but his unbeaten 66 left Sussex needing a miracle to keep their promotion chances alive
The last coach who refused to agree a run chase against Kent ended up with the sack - maybe Sam Northeast should mention that to Richard Dawson because he needs another one
Northants will be confident of victory in Cardiff but they must achieve it without their England batsman Ben Duckett who has already fallen
So far, only 59 overs have been possible across three days at Uxbridge. In that time, Middlesex have been unable to get the bonus points they may need for survival
The threat of a final-day defeat at Kia Oval, plus signs of a Somerset revival in the west, have put Yorkshire's top-flight status in jeopardy
Jack Leach and Dom Bess claimed seven of the eight Lancashire wickets to fall as Somerset closed in on a victory that would take them out of the bottom two
Motive uncertain in attack that left two other coaches seriously injured
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