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THE TRUTH ABOUT: 11 - The Untold Story

England vs India team: Shoaib Bashir to make debut in Second Test as James Anderson recalled

Young Somerset spinner drafted in after Jack Leach was ruled out with a knee injury

Evening Standard

Shoaib Bashir flies back to England and ruled out of first Test by India visa delay

The England captain, Ben Stokes, said he is ‘devastated’ for the Somerset off-spinner, who hopes to join up with the squad in India at the weekend

The Guardian - UK

India vs England: How Shoaib Bashir mistakenly ignored Brendon McCullum's selection call for India tour

NEW DELHI: Shoaib Bashir, a promising off-spinner for England, dismissed a missed call he noticed a few days ago from a New Zealand dialing code number, believing it could have been from "anyone random".

The Times of India

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Chris Woakes feels missing India Test series could help extend his career

NEW DELHI: Pacer Chris Woakes acknowledged that, considering his track record on the subcontinent, England made the right decision in benching him for the Test series against India.

The Times of India

'Hardest place to play in the world is...': Michael Vaughan warns England ahead of India Tests

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the forthcoming five-Test series in India, former captain Michael Vaughan has warned England that their Bazball strategy might be "absolutely destroyed" by the hosts' deadly spin attack.

The Times of India

England hand spinner Shoaib Bashir shock Test call-up for India series

Shoaib Bashir, the 20-year-old Somerset off-spinner who made his first-class debut in the summer, is in the England squad to tour India in the new year

The Guardian - UK

England call up two uncapped spinners for five-Test tour of India

England have named Lancashire’s Tom Hartley and Somerset’s Shoaib Bashir in the squad to bolster their spin options in India

The Independent UK

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Investment firm co-founded by Jacob Rees-Mogg to close after losing top client

Somerset Capital will be wound down after UK’s largest wealth manager shifts £2bn mandate to another fund

The Guardian - UK

Fund manager founded by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg to close after client withdraws £2b

Somerset Capital Management is in talks to transfer its key UK funds to another firm, but will wind down the wider business

The Independent UK

Expanded Vitality Blast Off will return to kick off new domestic T20 schedule

The four-day festival will be played out from Thursday May 30 to Sunday June 2 next year.

The Independent UK

Man shot by firearms officer in Somerset shouted ‘I want to die!’, court hears

Reed Wischhusen, who allegedly plotted series of ‘revenge’ attacks, pointed handgun at police officer, jury told

The Guardian - UK

‘A born leader’: how Jos Buttler’s quiet authority made him England’s captain

The World Cup captain has described himself as ‘naturally quite introvert’ but those he has worked with acclaim his cricketing nous and intelligence

The Guardian - UK

Surrey close on title as rivals Essex beaten by Liam Dawson-inspired Hampshire

The reigning champions are 20 points clear of second-placed Essex heading into the final round of fixtures.

The Independent UK

County cricket: Surrey v Northants, Essex v Hampshire, and more – as it happened

Surrey closed in on another County Championship title after their main rivals Essex were beaten by Hampshire

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - UK

Surrey looking over shoulders at Essex amid rain: county cricket – as it happened

Matt Critchley fell one run short of his third Championship century of the season before title contenders Essex declared against Hampshire

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Essex see off Middlesex to stay in title race – as it happened

Simon Harmer’s five-fer helped the hosts close things out at Chelmsford while Yorkshire earned their second win of the season

The Independent UK

Middlesex’s Josh de Caires takes career-best figures against Essex

Nick Browne (59) and Sir Alastair Cook (58) put on a century stand before De Caires, the 21-year-old son of Michael Atherton, took centre stage.

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Surrey close in on win, Hampshire lead Somerset – as it happened

Surrey only need three more wickets to beat Warwickshire while Hampshire reduced Somerset to 137 all out

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The Hindu

Knee injury ends Prithvi Shaw's Northamptonshire stint

Prithvi Shaw ruled out of Northamptonshire stint due to knee injury. He made 429 runs in 4 innings, including a 244 off 153 balls vs Somerset

The Times of India

Cheteshwar Pujara hits another ton as Sussex trumps Somerset in high-scoring tie

TAUNTON: Cheteshwar Pujara's love affair with the English summer continued as he scored his second List A ton in three games to guide Sussex to a comfortable four-wicket victory over Somerset in an One Day Cup game.

The Times of India

WATCH: Prithvi Shaw's masterclass - double century off 129 balls

NEW DELHI: Cometh the hour, cometh Prithvi Shaw. The out-of-favour India opener Shaw, who suffered a bizarre dismissal in his debut outing for Northamptonshire, silenced his critics and slammed a magnificent double century during England's One-Day Cup tournament against Somerset on Wednesday.

The Hindu

Prithvi Shaw hits double century for Northamptonshire

Prithvi Shaw returned to form in style with a 153-ball 244 for Northamptonshire in England’s One-Day Cup tournament against Somerset

The Times of India

Prithvi Shaw slams record-breaking double hundred in 129 balls for Northamptonshire in England's One-Day Cup

NEW DELHI: India discard Prithvi Shaw on Wednesday showed his mettle by slamming a 129-ball double hundred for Northamptonshire in their One-Day Cup match against Somerset at the County Ground in Northampton.

The Guardian - UK

Cricket’s young guns ready to step up when England change the old guard

Stuart Broad and Moeen Ali have gone and with Ashes heroes knocking on, who are the next generation pushing for a call-up?

The National (Scotland)

Lee Bullen on his eclectic career, what's next for Ayr and Aiden McGeady's role in it

In this week's big interview, the Somerset Park manager sits down for a wide-ranging discussion.

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