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Former England opener tipped to earn Test recall eight years after being dropped

Sam Robson played seven Test matches for England in 2014, scoring one century and averaging 30.54, and he has been backed to earn a recall by his Middlesex captain Peter Handscomb

Daily Mirror

5 players who could bat at three for England after Ben Stokes confirms Joe Root switch

With Joe Root moving back to number four, England need to find a new number three ahead of the first Test of the summer and Mirror Sport has taken a look at five potential options

Daily Mirror

Uncapped England Test prospect hailed as "the best in the country at the moment"

Yorkshire star Harry Brook has been in excellent form in the County Championship this season and head coach Ottis Gibson has backed him to earn an England call-up

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England fans clamour for Alastair Cook return as icon chalks off another career milestone

Former England Test skipper Sir Alastair Cook has been in impressive form for Essex in the County Championship, scoring 481 runs and three centuries in 10 innings so far this season

Daily Mirror

Kevin Pietersen urges England to hand Test debuts to two batters as Ben Stokes era begins

Kevin Pietersen believes England should pick Liam Livingstone and Harry Brook for the Test team this summer, urging new captain Ben Stokes and new managing director Rob Key to select players "with a bit of oomph about them"

Daily Mirror

Fight for places in England’s Test squad intensifies as ECB ponder new coach and selector appointments

England hopefuls have just two more rounds of County Championship action, the first starting on Thursday, to make their case for Test selection against New Zealand in four weeks’ time.

Evening Standard

Northants star branded "old f***" in brutal sledging from Yorkshire during county clash

Gareth Berg has revealed he was brutally sledged by Yorkshire while helping Northamptonshire earn a draw in their County Championship match

Daily Mirror

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England hopeful calls out county cricket's 'attitude problem' for failing young spinners

Lancashire's Matt Parkinson believes County Championship sides "need to be prepared to lose to play spinners", before claiming there is "an attitude problem" towards spin

Daily Mirror

Matthew Fisher reflects on England debut and outlines future ambitions

Matthew Fisher is hoping an impressive start to the County Championship season with Yorkshire will help him earn more England caps, having made his Test debut last month

Daily Mirror

Kevin Pietersen takes aim at county cricket over clip of Rory Burns bowling

Former England batter Kevin Pietersen has been highly critical of county cricket following the Ashes, calling for the County Championship to be completely overhauled

Daily Mirror

Jimmy Anderson reveals he still doesn't understand why he was dropped from England Test squad

Lancashire and England bowler says he would have liked more than 'a five minute' phone call telling him why he was axed

Manchester Evening News

Alastair Cook baffles fans with bizarre impression while bowling for Essex vs Kent

Sir Alastair Cook bowled one over during the County Championship match between Essex and Kent, breaking out a bizarre impression for one of his deliveries

Daily Mirror

Somerset County Cricket Club announces two partnership deals

The club began its 2022 County Championship campaign last week

Birmingham Post

England legend accuses "short sighted" ECB of being "beyond reckless" and a "disgrace"

England legend Jack Russell has criticised the ECB's efforts to promote the County Championship, with fellow ex-Test star Graeme Fowler accusing them of not 'caring about the future of the game'

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England star Ben Stokes set to return to action in May despite fears over knee injury

Star all-rounder Ben Stokes will feature for Durham next month, despite concerns over a knee issue he picked up on England's chastening tour defeat of the Caribbean

The Independent UK

Sir Alastair Cook hits century as Essex make strong start to new season

Essex batter Nick Browne and Middlesex’s Stephen Eskinazi also celebrated day-one centuries.

Daily Mirror

Mark Butcher slams "horrendous" County Championship schedule after Stuart Broad admission

The County Championship begins today and, following England's Test match struggles this winter, the schedule remains a talking point

The Guardian - UK

County Championship returns to near-normal after two years of Covid

The champions Warwickshire host serial underachievers Surrey, there are two divisions back in place and the caught law has been tweaked

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Bristol Post

'It feels like a brotherhood' - Graeme van Buuren ready to lead Gloucestershire to glory

Gloucestershire begin their County Championship season with new captain and a fresh outlook

Evening Standard

Richard Johnson interview: Middlesex haven’t performed since 2016... but the rebuild is well under way

Much has changed since Richard Johnson left Middlesex for Surrey in late 2018, having been passed over as head coach, with Stuart Law getting the job.

The Independent UK

Essex focused on further trophies amid fallout from racism scandal

Essex host Kent in this week’s opening County Championship match, with captain Tom Westley eager to get back to trophy-winning ways.

The Times of India

Cheteshwar Pujara to miss Sussex's first game due to visa issues

LONDON: Out-of-favour India Test batter Cheteshwar Pujara's debut for Sussex has been delayed until next week due to visa issues, and he will miss the side's first County Championship match of the season starting on Thursday.

The Independent UK

The key talking points ahead of the start of the County Championship campaign

Two divisions have returned to the County Championship for the first time since 2019, with 10 clubs in division one and eight in division two.

The Independent UK

Shaheen Afridi, Tom Haines and 5 players to watch in 2022 County Championship

Warwickshire pipped Lancashire to the 2021 title on the final day of last term

The Guardian - UK

‘Bold and ambitious’ – hopes are high for County Championship revamp

Introduction of a 10-team first division and an eight-team second tier is the start of a blueprint to improve English cricket

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