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Essex put themselves in a strong position to bid farewell to Division One on a winning note as they dominated the third day’s play against Durham at Chelmsford

A round-up of matches from the third day of the BCCI Corporate Trophy

Stuart Broad followed his mighty 169 with two early wickets as Pakistan threatened to crumble on the third day at Lord’s

Former Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan took three wickets for Worcestershire on the third day of their County Championship match against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road

Former Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan took three wickets for Worcestershire on the third day of their County Championship match against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road

Essex battled to keep open an escape route in the County Championship relegation struggle as 16 wickets went down on the third day of their basement clash with Warwickshire at Edgbaston

It will almost certainly need a deal to be struck between Lancashire and Nottinghamshire to force a positive result in this match after the whole of the third day was lost to rain

Hampshire opener Jimmy Adams and team-mate James Vince both plundered unbeaten centuries as Yorkshire took a pounding on the third day of the County Championship match at Scarborough

“And now the piece de resistance: making an email leak spontaneously to members of the media”

England’s coach, Andy Flower, has told his underperforming batsmen there is no place to hide after two poor performances in the third Test at The Oval allowed Pakistan to pull the four-match series scoreline back to 2-1