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BBC News
04-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
England injury worry as Cox hurts side while making century
Batter Jordan Cox appears to be an injury doubt for England's Test with Zimbabwe after he retired hurt on day three of Essex's County Championship match with 24-year-old required treatment after falling to the ground clutching his left side, having run a single that took him to 99 in Essex's second resumed his innings, hitting a boundary off Jack Leach to reach his century from 156 balls, and then immediately walked off the field, not returning for Somerset's ex-Kent player was named in England's squad for their one-off Test with Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge from 22-25 is uncapped at Test level, having withdrawn from England's winter tour of New Zealand after breaking his thumb, but has played five white-ball games for his has been in good form in the County Championship this season, scoring 384 runs from six innings at an average of 76.80.
BBC News
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
BBC Radio Somerset presenters launch epic flag challenge
Four BBC Radio Somerset presenters are putting their friendship aside to celebrate Somerset Day with an unusual Charlie Taylor, morning host Simon Parkin and afternoon presenters Andy Bennett and Mel Everett will be pitting their flag-raising skills against each other in a celebration of all things winner, after three weeks of displaying the flags far and wide, will be crowned the king or queen of the public has also been asked to get involved to suggest places that the presenters could visit. Between now and Somerset Day on 11 May, the team will have to get their Somerset flags in front of the biggest group of people they can – anywhere in the will be looking for who can fly the flag in the most places, how far away it is, and how many people can get their eyes on the flag in the location it's in. Mel Everett, who can usually be heard on Charlie Taylor's show and is currently presenting on afternoons, got proceedings under way by flying her flag on the SS Great Britain in Bristol, just an hour or so after the challenge Charlie ran one of his flags up the flagpole at (the empty) county cricket ground in who has an idea for a location for the presenters to fly the flag from can use the links below to send their suggestions Simon ParkinSupport Mel EverettSupport Andy BennettSupport Charlie Taylor
