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Ben Stokes hails Test debutant Matthew Potts as ‘everything I expect from this England team’

Test captain Ben Stokes has described Matthew Potts as “everything I expect from this England team”, and revealed the moment he realised his Durham team-mate had to make his debut.

Evening Standard

New skipper Stokes wants England to feel 'free' as Broad and Anderson recalled

London (AFP) - New England captain Ben Stokes said he wanted everyone in the side to "feel free" under his leadership as James Anderson and Stuart Broad were recalled for the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's starting Thursday.

AFP

Every England player has ‘blank canvas’ under Ben Stokes’ captaincy

Stokes will lead his country out against New Zealand on Thursday

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England recall Broad and Anderson as Potts makes debut in New Zealand opener

London (AFP) - England have recalled veteran pace bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad to their side for the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's starting Thursday while giving a debut to Durham quick Matthew Potts.

AFP

England XI for first New Zealand Test revealed as Anderson and Broad return

England have recalled James Anderson and Stuart Broad for the first Test against New Zealand, while Matty Potts will make his Test debut

Daily Mirror

Matt Potts set for England debut alongside James Anderson and Stuart Broad in first New Zealand Test

England are set to hand the uncapped Durham seamer Matt Potts a Test debut alongside the recalled legends James Anderson and Stuart Broad at Lord’s on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Eoin Morgan limps off as Middlesex claim Vitality Blast victory over Glamorgan

England’s white-ball skipper went off while fielding and did not come out to bat.

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Harry Brook denied at the death as Lancashire snatch tie in Roses clash

Richard Gleeson trapped the new England call-up lbw with only one run needed for victory.

The Independent UK

Stephen Eskinazi stars in record-breaking Middlesex win over Gloucestershire

Paul Stirling made the first century of the Vitality Blast season for Birmingham Bears.

The Independent UK

England’s Matthew Potts backed to shine in Test arena after ‘deserved’ call-up

Potts has received his first international call-up for the squad to face New Zealand at Lord’s on June 2.

The Independent UK

Zak Crawley rediscovers form as Kent’s clash with Northamptonshire is drawn

Crawley started the week averaging under 20 in this season’s LV= Insurance County Championship.

The Independent UK

UK universities union abandons national approach to marking dispute

UCU climbdown allows individual campuses to decide on strike action; 20 universities plan to go ahead

The Guardian - UK

Surrey and Middlesex lead way before break: county cricket – as it happened

Surrey lead Division One while Middlesex are top of the second tier after beating Durham as we head into the white-ball break

The Guardian - UK

Keith Barker blows away Somerset to help Hampshire to victory

The visitors needed just one run in their second innings to seal victory.

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Lancashire v Essex, Yorkshire v Warwickshire and more: county cricket – as it happened

Essex are on the verge of an emphatic win against Lancashire while Hampshire hammered Somerset

The Independent UK

Craig Overton claims 400th first-class wicket in Somerset-Hampshire clash

The England seamer’s three-wicket burst left the contest delicately balanced at the halfway stage.

The Guardian - UK

Lancashire v Essex, Yorkshire v Warwickshire and more: county cricket – as it happened

Lancashire’s top order crumbled against Essex on a rain-affected day on which Kent’s batsmen nonetheless made hay

The Independent UK

Zak Crawley outdone by Ben Compton as Kent start strongly at Northamptonshire

Opener Compton stole the show with an unbeaten 125

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The Independent UK

Mark Wood admits frustration over slow progress from elbow surgery

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

The Guardian - 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

AFP

England pledge to make most of veteran bowlers Broad and Anderson

London (AFP) - England cricket chiefs say they are determined to wring the maximum out of leading wicket-takers James Anderson and Stuart Broad after recalling the veteran pair to face New Zealand.

Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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.

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