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Former Essex captain Mark Pettini revealed a more tenacious side to his game in a ding-dong battle at the St Lawrence ground where the visitors edged to within 77 of avoiding the follow-on against Kent

A sensational five-wicket burst in the space of 26 balls by Middlesex fast bowler Toby Roland-Jones followed Dawid Malan's third championship century of the summer to help Middlesex towards maximum points against Surrey

Worcestershire seamers Matt Mason and Alan Richardson dismissed Northamptonshire for their lowest County Championship total of the season as 17 wickets fell on the second day at New Road

India and Sri Lanka look set to welcome back injured troops for the final Test of the series

Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second day of the first Test between England and Pakistan at Trent Bridge

MS Dhoni has defended his bowling unit, which is yet to bowl a side out on tour, including the Board President's XI in a tour game

Trent Johnson will captain the Ireland squad for the Intercontinental Cup and the RSA Series one-day internationals against The Netherlands in August

Sri Lanka won't be able to displace India from the No. 1 position in the Test rankings in this series

Anil Kumble and Muttiah Muralitharan could be soon working together in training young spinners

Alan Isaac will replace John Howard as the ICC vice-presidency nomination following Cricket Australia's refusal to choose another candidate

Royal Challengers Bangalore have expressed their desire to retain the services of Jacques Kallis, Ross Taylor and Cameron White for the Champions League T20 in South Africa in September

Eoin Morgan's impact on the first day at Trent Bridge was so emphatic, at times you wondered what all the pre-match fuss had been about

After the high of Headingley, Pakistan's new-found confidence took something of a battering on the first day at Trent Bridge, as a combination of missed chances, squandered reviews and a double-hundred partnership between Eoin Morgan and Paul Collingwood

Injuries to Ravi Bopara and Maurice Chambers gave Kent a slightly unfair advantage on the opening day in Canterbury where the hosts closed on 360 for 6

West Indian batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul saved Lancashire from embarrassment with an innings of 118 at the Rose Bowl, the 54th first-class century of a distinguished career

Surrey were left to regret batting first in conditions where the ball moved alarmingly through the air as Tim Murtagh bagged a five-wicket haul in this County Championship Division Two clash at Lord's

Lewis Hatchett boosted his hopes of landing a professional contract at Sussex with the first five-wicket haul of his career on the opening day of the County Championship match against Leicestershire at Grace Road

Worcestershire exploited Northamptonshire's recent uncertainty by recovering to post 287 on the opening day of their County Championship Division Two clash at New Road

James Hildreth hit a season's best 142 - his fourth County Championship century of the season - to put Somerset in a strong position on the opening day against Nottinghamshire at Taunton

Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from the first day of the first Test between England and Pakistan at Trent Bridge