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India v England, 1st Test, Ahmedabad, 3rd day

England openers fight but India in command

Nov 17, 2012: India's spinners, R Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha, dismissed England for 191 on the third but the visitors fought back in their second innings

Haryana v England, Ahmedabad, 1st day

Pietersen ton completes comeback

Nov 8, 2012: Kevin Pietersen may have complained that "it isn't easy being me" in the England dressing room, but sometimes it looks preposterously easy to be him on the pitch.

Mumbai A v England XI, Mumbai, 3rd day

Compton eyes England opener spot

Nov 5, 2012: As a potential Test debut nears, Nick Compton has admitted his disappointment at making just one run in his first two innings on tour

Mumbai A v England XI, Mumbai, 3rd day

Compton states case with half-century

Nov 5, 2012: A half-century from Nick Compton and wickets for the spinners were the positives to come from England's drawn tour match against Mumbai A

England news

Compton named PCA Player of the Year

Sep 21, 2012: Nick Compton's good week continued when he was named the NatWest PCA Player of the Year

Rain, Bears and tears

Sep 20, 2012: There was joy and silverware for Warwickshire, Hampshire and Derbyshire at the end of a watery season that was also tinged with sadness. George Dobell hands out his awards

England in India 2012-13

Pietersen stance continues to damage England

Sep 18, 2012: Discussions have been had and apologies made but the ECB are still not ready to welcome one the world's best batsmen back into the international fold

England in India 2012-13

Pietersen left out of India tour

Sep 18, 2012: Kevin Pietersen has been left out of England's Test squad for the tour of India while Joe Root and Nick Compton have been called up

Somerset v Worcestershire, Taunton, 3rd day

Somerset clinch runners-up spot

Sep 13, 2012: Abdur Rehman finished with match figures of 14 for 101 as Somerset clinched runners-up spot in Division One

Somerset v Worcestershire, Taunton, 2nd day

Compton gives England reminder

Sep 12, 2012: Nick Compton boosted his chances of England selection with a timely century as Somerset tightened their grip on Worcestershire at Taunton.

England news

Compton hopeful of England tour spot

Sep 10, 2012: Somerset batsman Nick Compton hopes he has done enough to earn an England call-up for the tour of India

Somerset v Warwickshire, 4th day, Taunton

Rampant Kieswetter shocks leaders

Jul 21, 2012: For Somerset, this was a triumph quite unimaginable after the advantage that Warwickshire, the championship leaders, had achieved

Worcestershire v Somerset, FLt20 Midlands/Wales/West Group, New Road

Compton the anchor in sticky chase

Jul 8, 2012: Nick Compton made an unbeaten 42 to secure victory for Somerset as both teams qualified for the quarter-finals

Middlesex v Surrey, Lord's, 4th day

Compton knock saves Somerset

Jun 8, 2012: How close Middlesex came to completing a quite stupefying victory at Lord's, in little more than half the allotted playing time.

Worcestershire v Somerset, New Road, 3rd day

Compton pleased, if a day late

Jun 1, 2012: Nick Compton got over the disappointed of not reaching 1,000 runs before the end of May by scoring a century at New Road

Worcestershire v Somerset, New Road, 2nd day

Rain denies Compton historic May mark

May 31, 2012: Nick Compton was stranded 50 runs short of 1,000 in first-class cricket before the end of May as poor weather affected Somerset's first innings

Worcestershire v Somerset, New Road, 1st day

Worcestershire make Compton wait

May 30, 2012: New Road has a special association with the select group of batsmen with the distinction of having scored 1,000 first-class runs before the end of May

Somerset v Hampshire, CB40 Group B, Taunton

Carberry ton powers Hampshire to victory

May 27, 2012: A Michael Carberry hundred and a fluent half-century from Jimmy Adams led Hampshire to a comfortable nine-wicket win against Somerset

Surrey v Somerset, The Oval, 1st day

Compton denied but Suppiah and Hildreth tuck in

May 16, 2012: Arul Suppiah and James Hildreth scored hundreds as Somerset made the home bowlers toil on day one

England Lions v West Indians, Northampton

Lions playing for more than pride

May 9, 2012: England's Lions players will be hoping to make an impression on the selectors in their tour match against West Indies