Zak Chappell

Woakes, Milne set the tone as Invincibles lose their unbeaten record - and Cox to injury

South African coach relishing preparations for second stage of his "four-year project"

Sol Budinger, Ben Slater score rapid fifties to complete victory with 38.1 overs to spare

Highly rated fast bowler had struggled for opportunities in four seasons at Trent Bridge

Both senior players are expected to be available for the Test series opener against England

Michael Burgess resists after Nottinghamshire find route through middle-order

Plus Sussex's struggles, the Overton twins' feat and Blast captaincy announcements

Yorkshire lead 168 with three wickets standing as home side chase first win since 2018

23-year-old allrounder falls short of maiden ton after Bairstow manages only five

Bracey hits 64 to chase down Hampshire's 139 after bowlers find rewards by taking the pace off

Visitors collapse for 140 in their first innings with Ollie Pope's 25 the highest score

Batsman's last involvement with England saw him sent home from Australia after pouring a drink over James Anderson during the 2017-18 Ashes

Zak Chappell will push for England recognition at Trent Bridge after leaving Leicestershire

The ball held sway on the opening day and Mohammad Abbas helped Leicestershire hit back after being bowled out

Champions Nottinghamshire completed a second successive victory, with a bowling attack that showed its experience as the Outlaws beat East Midland neighbours Leicestershire by 19 runs at the Fischer County Ground

County cricket's latest snippets include whether Tom Haines blow-dries his eyebrows, the year they threw bananas at Scarborough and whether Shiv Thakor has a cricketing future

On the pitch Leicestershire are in rude health, threatening to beat Middlesex and lodge their third successive Championship win

Northants find themselves adrift at the bottom of the table after being tipped for a successful Division Two season and Zak Chappell ensured there would be no quick fix

With input from Kevin Shine, we look at some of the England seam-bowling candidates currently on the treatment table