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Telegraph
21-07-2025
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Brydon Carse interview: I am well up for a fight in Australia
For Brydon Carse to admit England have been 'too nice' in the past sends one clear message to the Australians: they will not be this winter. England have had their issues in the face of Australian aggression Down Under. They have not won a Test match in Australia since 2010-11, and in the 21st century have only won four out of 25 - yet an Ashes series in Australia is still the yardstick by which any national side is judged. When Ollie Robinson said he wanted to emulate Andrew Flintoff and get under the Australians' skin four years ago, he ended up on the wrong side of history with his fitness publicly questioned. This time, Carse's promise of taking the fight to the opposition is being echoed by those around him, and it might have Australia concerned. 'I think a couple of England sides can sometimes come across as too nice and we actually spoke about that as a group,' Carse told Telegraph Sport during the eight-day break between a fiery Test against India at Lord's and the fourth one at Old Trafford. 'There's a lot of times when you play against sides as an opposition and they get stuck into us and we kind of sit back and don't get involved too much. 'So I think - and again going back to [Lord's] and to the latter part of that game - moving forwards it will certainly be something that we remember as a group going into an away Ashes tour where no doubt there will be some tough moments out there. 'But we will definitely not take a backwards step to the Aussies.' The words of battle are far too readily reached for when it comes to Ashes cricket, but in 2017 Nathan Lyon expressed his hope that Australia would 'end the careers' of some of the English players. 'Bazball' England have not said anything as dramatic, but there is a pack mentality they could harness. 'One thing we spoke about was when you're out there fielding and bowling at the opposition, there's 11 of us out there and there's two of them,' Carse, a brand ambassador for Step One, explained. 'Sometimes I think most sides around the world, you have a chance to create a presence as a full team out there, so why would you not create that atmosphere of 'you're taking on not just one bowler but 11 guys on that field'.' Carse is a key part of the side, and one for whom a laid-back nature off the field does not necessarily have to translate to one on it. 'I think it's just that competitive edge that I have when I get out there, I wouldn't really call it red mist, ' he said. 'Wanting to win the battle of whatever situation I'm in at the time, and I know I've got the full support of the 10 other blokes on the field with me.' Against India at Lord's, England had to show a nasty streak to take the series lead, including send-offs and a tangle between Carse and Ravindra Jadeja, but all while maintaining respect. 'I enjoy the battle, I'm always up for it,' Carse explained. 'I'm never going to take a backwards step and I think it showed in the second part of this game when us as a side all come together and back each other up. It's a pretty cool atmosphere to play in and to be around.' One of the things England will need to be competitive in Australia is one of their biggest problems, the fitness of their fast-bowling contingent. While Jofra Archer has had elbow and hand problems, Mark Wood a knee issue, and Gus Atkinson a hamstring injury, for Carse his biggest problem is his feet. An intense winter that started with the rock-hard pitches of Pakistan and then a three-Test series against New Zealand caused severe cuts on the second toe of Carse's foot which then became infected. He was ruled out for months and even considered amputation, before reconsidering given the effect it could have on his balance. The boots at the time were an issue, but Carse is not alone in fast bowlers for having to cut two holes in his left landing boot - Derek Pringle also made holes in his spikes and it is a remedy that has been employed for decades. Now, equipped with new boots and new insoles, Carse is in a much better place. 'My toes are okay, they're good,' he said with a chuckle. 'I enjoy the battle, I'm always up for it. I'm never going to take a backwards step and I think it showed in the second part of this game when us as a side all come together and back each other up. It's a pretty cool atmosphere to play in and to be around.' Flying through boots though if anything, is an understatement. 'I was pretty good this game [Lord's],' he said. 'I started this game with two new pairs and I finished the game with the same two new pairs. 'But the first couple of games I think I went through six or seven pairs of boots over two weeks, so it wasn't ideal.' A bowler puts eight times their bodyweight through their front leg and foot every time they bowl at full pace, something that cannot easily be replicated. But England will have to hope that for their fast-bowling contingent to be at full strength, Carse's foot holds up - even if he might need to take five pairs to every Test venue.
BBC News
01-07-2025
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- BBC News
Worrall burst keeps Surrey on top against Durham
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Kia Oval (day three)Surrey: 820-9 dec: Sibley 305, Lawrence 178, Jacks 119, S Curran 108; Rhodes 3-131Durham 343-9: Lees 125, Robinson 79; Worrall 4-49, Fisher 3-69Durham (3 pts) trail Surrey (7 pts) by 477 runsMatch scorecard A brilliant three-wicket burst by Dan Worrall resurrected Surrey's victory ambitions after Alex Lees and Ollie Robinson's 152-run stand had raised Durham hopes of being able to force a draw at the Kia scored a superb 125 and Robinson a 105-ball 79 as Durham eventually reached 343-9 by stumps on day three, but earlier both fell to paceman Worrall, as did New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham, in a slide from 266-3 to Matt Fisher removed George Drissell with the last ball before tea, Durham had lost four wickets for 29 runs in 12 overs immediately before the though, Graham Clark and Matthew Potts added 46 for the eighth wicket in 25 overs to hold up Surrey again as the Kookaburra ball lost its shine and resisted 79 balls for his 23, until Dan Lawrence spun an off break to pin him leg-before on the back foot, and then Worrall returned to hit Clark's middle stump with his fifth ball back to end a defiant 30.A hobbling Ben Raine, injured when bowling on day one, bravely emerged as last batter to keep Daniel Hogg company until the end of play, with Hogg even taking two fours off Fisher in the closing however, bat has overwhelmingly dominated ball on an essentially flat pitch in a County Championship match where the draw still seems the likeliest outcome despite Durham, in reply to Surrey's mammoth 820-9 declared, still being 477 runs adrift going into the final Lees frustrated Surrey's attack for almost six hours in all. The Durham captain began day three on 33, with his side 59-1, and forged a fine partnership with Robinson after seeing both Will Rhodes and Colin Ackermann depart before edged the impressive Fisher to keeper Josh Blake to go for 26 in the morning's eighth over, and Ackermann's 24 was ended by an excellent piece of bowling from Sam Curran. Angling one across the right-hander, left-armer Curran saw Will Jacks cling on to a sharp catch at first was fortunate to nick Curran between first and second slips for four before he had reached double figures and, after lunch, Curran had an impassioned appeal for lbw against Lees, on 64, turned down – much to the all-rounder's however, the fourth-wicket pair progressed serenely and successive fours off Fisher took Lees to 80 while Robinson went to a 76-ball half-century in style by pulling Jordan Clark powerfully off the front foot for six over mid went to his 31st first-class hundred in the 74th over of Durham's innings and – having been on the field in sweltering 90-degree temperatures for almost eight sessions – he was finally forced to leave it just before tea on day had just been bowled by a full in-swinger from Worrall (4-49), and the leader of Surrey's attack made it three strikes overall in his second, third and fourth overs with the second new ball – taken with Durham on 255-3 – when he quickly added the scalps of Lees and who faced 240 balls and hit 18 fours, nibbled at a fine ball that lifted and left him, and Neesham's thicker edge to a similar delivery flew to Jacks at first survived a big lbw appeal from Fisher on four and then a mishit pull at Worrall on five dropped inches short of Curran, diving forward from the squarer of two mid wickets, but Drissell (7) top-edged a pull at Fisher to mid on as Durham's sudden decline continued innings was steadied, however, by Clark and Potts who made sure of a second batting bonus point while also denying Surrey a third bowling point. Report supplied by ECB Reporters' Network, supported by Rothesay
BBC News
01-07-2025
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- BBC News
Coles and Rocchiccioli shine but draw looms large
Rothesay County Championship Division One, 1st Central County Ground, Hove (day three)Warwickshire 415 & 88-1: Davies 48*Sussex 533: Hughes 151, Coles 150, Hudson-Prentice 45; Rocchiccioli 6-173Warwickshire (5 pts) trail Sussex (6 pts) by 30 runs with nine second-innings wickets remainingMatch scorecard James Coles made 150 for Sussex and there were six wickets for Warwickshire off-spinner Corey Rocchiccioli but despite their efforts their Rothesay County Championship match is heading for a second successive Championship hundred helped Sussex take a first-innings lead of 118 after their first innings ended on 533, 20 minutes after tea on day left Warwickshire with 24 overs to get through to stumps and they closed on 88-1, losing Rob Yates for 11 when he inside-edged a fine ball from Ollie Robinson onto his middle Jack Carson nearly broke through late on but Daniel Ibrahim put down a tough chance at short leg to reprieve skipper Alex Davies, who has so far added 66 with Tom Latham as Warwickshire closed 30 runs in arrears. But the effects of a slow pitch and the Kookaburra ball are likely to ensure a stalemate, especially with some rain in the forecast on the final 21, made an unbeaten 148 against Durham last week and followed it up with his sixth first-class hundred, sharing stands of 73 with Ibrahim (36), 59 with John Simpson (30) and 50 with Fynn Hudson-Prentice (45) before he was sixth out, caught behind via an inside edge off Ethan without Chris Rushworth, who injured his hamstring after sending down just three overs on the second day, Warwickshire bowled diligently and fielded well. Coles, unbeaten on 50 overnight, brought up his hundred with an edge to the boundary just before lunch, but it was one of the few unconvincing shots he played in a 294-ball stay, an outstanding effort on another day of sweltering heat at Hove. He hit 19 fours and pulled a six into the pavilion off Oliver hard work in the field was epitomised by Rocchiccioli, the Western Australian who arrived in England for his first taste of county cricket last month having taken 84 Sheffield Shield wickets in the past two seasons. Here he followed up his six wickets on debut against Somerset at Edgbaston last week with six more. Three came on the second day and he had to plug away from the sea end until his 18th over today for further reward when Jack Carson (28) was smartly taken at leg then polished off the innings by removing Gurinder Sandhu and Henry Crocombe with successive deliveries. The 328 balls he sent down was the most in an innings by a Warwickshire bowler since Ashley Giles bowled 68.3 overs against Yorkshire at Headingley in 1996. He just about had the strength to doff his cap to acknowledge the appreciative applause of the crowd after he'd sent down his 50th was the pick of Warwickshire's seam attack, picking up Ibrahim who played around a straight one as well as Coles and there was a wicket apiece for Yates and Ed Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
BBC News
24-06-2025
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- BBC News
Sussex edge ahead of Durham on weather-hit day
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Banks Homes Riverside (day three)Sussex 361 & 111-4: Coles 53; Potts 2-19Durham 327: Ackermann 65, Clark 51; Sandhu 5-83Sussex (6 pts) lead Durham (5 pts) by 145 runsMatch scorecard Sussex edged in front of Durham but a weather-affected day makes the draw the most likely outcome of this Division One County Championship bowler Gurinder Sandhu took four wickets in the morning to finish with 5-83 as Durham were bowled out for 327, a deficit of 34 after the first the visitors had fallen to 27-3 in the game's third innings, James Coles added 53 to his unbeaten 148 in the first there were four separate stoppages for rain and bad light over the last two sessions until play was finally called with Sussex with their lead still only 145, it will take something exceptional on the final day for either side to force a victory. Resuming on 249-5, Durham had seen Graham Clark go on to a half-century before he gloved behind a short ball from Ollie Robinson to be out for their chances of taking a first innings lead disappeared thanks to a series of rash strokes from the lower order as they lost their last four wickets for Drissell fell for eight as he was caught in the deep, taking on a short ball from Sandhu, while Ben Raine departed for 10, caught driving the same bowler to extra Potts (two) was caught behind off an excellent delivery from Robinson before last man Sam Conners tried to take on a short ball from Sandhu and gloved it behind to be out for left the 32-year-old with a five-wicket haul on his Sussex debut and stole the headlines from Jofra his return to red-ball cricket, the England fast bowler finished with 1-32 from 18 economical he did not take a wicket on day three, he generated good pace and showed no ill effects of bowling on consecutive days. England paceman Potts had Daniel Hughes playing on for a duck in the second ball after lunch before Raine had Tom Haines caught behind for when Potts got Tom Clark to drag one on during a hostile spell, Sussex were in a spot of trouble, still only 61 they were indebted to Coles, who brought up a half-century off 65 balls including 10 fours to lead the was bowled by one from Raine that kept a bit low to end a partnership of 73 with Danial Ibrahim and it was not long after that when persistent rain arrived to end the day 32 overs early.
BBC News
11-06-2025
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- BBC News
Steelbacks win again as Derbyshire misery continues
Northamptonshire Steelbacks maintained their 100% start to the T20 Blast with a 10-run win over Birmingham Bears despite more heroics from Pakistan paceman Hasan from taking a hat-trick against Derbyshire on Sunday, Ali took three more wickets as the Steelbacks made 184-6 at Wantage Road but a late batting collapse saw the Bears fail to make it three successive miserable campaign continued with a fifth defeat from their opening five games as they were beaten by an Ollie Robinson-inspired Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire failed to recover from losing two wickets in the first over of their run chase against Yorkshire after Dawid Malan's quick-fire 58 helped the visitors post a daunting target. Match scorecardsLooking for a sixth successive win to start their campaign, Matthew Breetzke (53) and Justin Broad (60) struck half-centuries to help the Steelbacks to a challenging 184-6 with skipper David Willey weighing in with 34 from 29 Ali once again showed what a good operator he is in this format with 3-42 and the vital wicket of Broad to follow club-best figures of 6-28 against Derbyshire on visitors looked in control of the run chase at 139-3 but home skipper David Willey brought himself back on to bowl and he removed Dan Mousley for 68 before taking a diving catch in the deep to remove Ed Barnard off the bowling of Bears lost five wickets for 21 runs to subside to a 10-run defeat and Northamptonshire now have six wins from six, with seven victories in the North Group being enough to make it through to the quarter-finals last season. Falcons fail to fly again while it's all-White for Yorkshire While Northamptonshire have a 100% winning record in the T20 Blast, Derbyshire suffered a fifth defeat in five games as they were beaten by 16 runs at Robinson's T20-best 70 from 46 balls, sharing an 84-run partnership with Colin Ackermann (33), helped the home side reach 168-6 at Falcons reply was given a rapid start by Aneurin Donald and Caleb Jewell as they raced to 30 inside the opening three overs but when Donald was dismissed for 15 the visitors lost wickets at regular 33 and Wayne Madsen with 37 kept Derbyshire's hopes alive but a three-wicket burst from Ben Raine (3-21) ensured the points remained in Jack White returned T20-best figures of 4-33 to inspire Yorkshire to back-to-back victories as Nottinghamshire fell to a nine-run defeat in the East Malan's third successive half-century gave Yorkshire the perfect start at Trent Bridge as he hit seven fours and three sixes in an innings of 58 from only 28 visitors' captain shared an opening stand of 83 with Adam Lyth (29) before Daniel Sams, Liam Patterson-White and Dillon Pennington, with two wickets each, helped Nottinghamshire restrict them to home side's reply got off to an awful start as White removed Lyndon James and Jack Haynes without scoring in the first Joe Clarke anchored the Nottinghamshire innings with 50 and, helped by Freddie McCann (31), worked them back into the Daniel Sams launched Dom Bess for successive sixes to raise hopes of an Outlaws win but when he was caught and bowled by the spinner attempting to hit a third maximum Yorkshire knew the win was theirs."With the ball I tried just to put it on a good length and got a bit of luck," said White."It has been a really enjoyable first season here for me so far and hopefully we can get some more wins and move up the table in all formats." Thursday fixtures South GroupChelmsford: Essex v Glamorgan Taunton: Somerset v MiddlesexThe Oval: Surrey v KentPlay starts at 18:30 BST
