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The Latest Breaking News from Durham

Mark Wood admits frustration over slow progress from elbow surgery

Wood is targeting a Test return towards the back end of the summer

The Independent UK

Rob Key primes Pope for No 3 and sets out plan to ‘unlock’ England Test talent

Rob Key has backed England’s new red-ball regime to get the best out of the latent talent in their Test players after naming the first squad of the Brendon McCullum era

The Guardian - UK

James Anderson and Stuart Broad return as Brendon McCullum names first England Test squad

England have named a 13-man squad for the first Test of the summer against New Zealand next month, with both James Anderson and Stuart Broad earning recalls

Daily Mirror

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New balls please: counties receive fresh batch after Dukes cricket balls go soft

First-class counties have been issued with a fresh batch of balls after Dukes admitted there were problems with ones used this season

The Guardian - UK

Joe Root century checks Lancashire’s victory bid in Roses clash

Jack Leach took an eight-wicket match haul as Somerset claimed victory over neighbours Gloucestershire

The Independent UK

Surrey rewrite record books while Lancashire and Northamptonshire take control

Surrey equalled the first-class record for the number of players making half-centuries without passing three figures.

The Independent UK

Wales debate around picking 19-year-old 'natural born leader' as coach thinks call-up 'likely' next week

His vastly experienced and much-respected coach rates him very highly

Wales Online

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County cricket: Jennings blooms with double hundred for Lancashire in Roses match

County cricket liveblog: The bat was dominant once more as Lancashire took control against Yorkshire and Surrey set an unusual record in running up 610 for 9 declared

The Guardian - UK

Aussie Hogan spoils Ben Stokes' county fun

Michael Hogan, Glamorgan's 40-years-young Australian, dismissed rampant Ben Stokes in the county championship while compatriot Matt Renshaw shone for Somerset.

AAP

Keaton Jennings shines as Lancashire dominate Roses rivals Yorkshire

Jennings, Ben Stokes and Haseeb Hameed were all in excellent form with the bat in their respective matches.

The Independent UK

FSU’s Norvell: Tampering Attempts Were Made Against His Players

Tampering has been making college football headlines in recent weeks.

Sports Illustrated

Joe Root agrees to Ben Stokes request as new England captain admits schedule fears

New England Test captain Ben Stokes will move Joe Root back down to No. 4 in the batting order, whilst putting himself in at No. 6 ahead of next month’s series with New Zealand.

Daily Mirror

Surrey complete Northamptonshire win by innings and five runs inside three days

New Zealand all-rounder Colin De Grandhomme started the Northamptonshore rot

The Independent UK

It was good fun – Ben Stokes enjoys record-breaking return to action with Durham

The newly-appointed England captain struck 17 sixes as he made 161 from 88 balls against Worcestershire

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The Guardian - UK

Ben Stokes breaks sixes record with devastating innings for Durham

Ben Stokes blitzed 161 from 88 balls for Durham, hitting a record 17 sixes and 34 runs from a single over at Worcester

The Independent UK

England Test captain Ben Stokes smashes record-breaking century for Durham

The England captain made 161 from 88 deliveries in the LV= Insurance County Championship match against Worcestershire.

Daily Mirror

England captain Ben Stokes blasts record-breaking Durham hundred with five sixes in a row

Ben Stokes scored the fastest ever first-class hundred for Durham in their County Championship clash with Worcestershire, breaking a record previously held by former team-mate Paul Collingwood

The Independent UK

Ton-up Ben Stokes has a blast for Durham

The England Test captain reached a century against Worcestershire with five successive sixes.

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Evening Standard

Red-hot Ben Stokes smashes 64-ball century for Durham in first innings as England Test captain

In his first innings since being appointed England’s Test captain, Ben Stokes smashed five successive sixes to reach an extraordinary 64-ball century.

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Ben Stokes breaks sixes record in Durham century – as it happened

Away from the New Road fireworks, Luke Wells led Lancashire’s reply after Dom Sibley carried his bat for Warwickshire

The Independent UK

Alastair Cook scores 71st first-class century as Ben Stokes makes Durham return

The Essex batter lined up against his England captaincy successor Joe Root

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Stokes forced to wait as Durham’s Dickson continues fine form

The first county outing this season for England’s new Test captain was spent sitting on the balcony as his teammate made 104

The Guardian - UK

England drop to No 6 in Test rankings with lowest points tally since 1995

England have slumped to their worst Test rating for more than a quarter of a century, dropping to No 6 in the ICC rankings after just one win from the past 17 matches

Evening Standard

Ben Stokes: New England Test captain set for County Championship return with Durham this week

New England Test captain Ben Stokes is set to return from injury in the County Championship this week, while Joe Root is also due to play for the first time since resigning the captaincy.

The Guardian - UK

Mundher Al-Adhami obituary

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