27 h. ago England stars stutter with the bat in County Championship action

Joe Root was dismissed for one, Yorkshire and England team-mate Harry Brook hit 33 and Zak Crawley made just six for Kent.

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31 h. ago England selectors back Zak Crawley ‘to the hilt’ despite run of low scores

Pressure is building around the 27-year-old, who averaged just 8.66 in a torrid tour of New Zealand before Christmas.

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34 h. ago England call up uncapped duo for Zimbabwe Test as Zak Crawley and Shoaib Bashir retained

Essex seamer Sam Cook earns his first call-up and could make his debut at Trent Bridge

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3 d. ago Zak Crawley and Shoaib Bashir set to keep England spots for Zimbabwe Test

Ben Stokes is likely to return after injury.

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4 d. ago Stick or twist? England’s selectors weigh up options for Zimbabwe Test

If Zak Crawley’s form is a worry the middle-order is not, but Ben Stokes’s role as an all-rounder remains unknownIt may be viewed as an amuse-bouche before the main course of India in June, but England’s one-off Test against Zimbabwe is fast approaching. Selection is imminent – for the four-day match Trent Bridge that gets under way on 22 May and a training camp in Loughborough that precedes it – and after four rounds of the County Championship, the contenders are beginning to take shape. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Six batsmen who could open for England's Test side amid Zak Crawley's poor form: The 6ft 7in youngster, County Championship top scorer and captain aiming for third call

RICHARD GIBSON: Zak Crawley's early season form - first-innings scores of 1, 0 and 1 - has reignited debate about whether the Kent batsman merits a place in England's Test team.

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1 week ago Tortured Zak Crawley’s prolonged poor form leaves England with a decision to make

The Kent opener’s lean start to the summer is poorly timed with a looming logjam in England’s top order

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