http://www.ecb.co.uk/ (c)ECB en-gb Fri, 3 Jul 09 19:19:39 BST News as it happens from ecb.co.uk Ravi Bopara conceded that retiring after a century was not his favourite sensation - but was grateful for the warm-up his fellow England batsmen were afforded in the warm-up match at Edgbaston. http://static.ecb.co.uk/images/width210/pa-7523617-129711.jpg 210 144 http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/npower-tests/bopara,306422,EN.html Fri, 3 Jul 09 19:09:08 BST http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/npower-tests/bopara,306422,EN.html Paceman Steve Harmison kept Australia in check with a fiery spell which yielded two wickets for England Lions in the tour match at New Road. http://static.ecb.co.uk/images/width210/lions-129647.jpg 210 144 http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/npower-tests/england-lions-v-australia,306406,EN.html Fri, 3 Jul 09 16:28:06 BST http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/npower-tests/england-lions-v-australia,306406,EN.html England completed a satisfactory build-up to the Ashes with nearly all their leading batsman making runs in the drawn practice match with Warwickshire. The county closed on 27 for three. http://static.ecb.co.uk/images/width210/bops-129650.jpg 210 151 http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/npower-tests/warwickshire-v-england,306405,EN.html Fri, 3 Jul 09 19:09:08 BST http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/npower-tests/warwickshire-v-england,306405,EN.html England’s women clinched a series-winning victory over Australia on the final ball of a nail-biting third one-day international at Stratford-upon-Avon. http://static.ecb.co.uk/images/width210/women1-129710.jpg 210 144 http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/womens/england-women-and-international/eng-aus-women,306419,EN.html Fri, 3 Jul 09 19:05:13 BST http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/womens/england-women-and-international/eng-aus-women,306419,EN.html Arul Suppiah’s career-best 131 and an exhilarating 54-ball century from Peter Trego led Somerset to an astonishing chase of 476 to beat Yorkshire in the LV= County Championship match at Taunton. http://static.ecb.co.uk/images/width210/peter-trego-105031.jpg 210 144 http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/lv-county-championship/somerset-v-yorkshire,306411,EN.html Fri, 3 Jul 09 19:13:52 BST http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/lv-county-championship/somerset-v-yorkshire,306411,EN.html Rain frustrated Nottinghamshire’s hopes of claiming a fourth LV= County Championship win of the season, with only 27 overs bowled on day four. http://static.ecb.co.uk/images/width210/88775409-copy-129667.jpg 210 144 http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/lv-county-championship/notts-v-lancs,306409,EN.html Fri, 3 Jul 09 19:14:23 BST http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/lv-county-championship/notts-v-lancs,306409,EN.html LV= County Champions Durham rushed to their fourth successive victory this morning as Michael Di Venuto’s century secured a five-wicket victory over ailing Worcestershire at Chester-le-Street. http://static.ecb.co.uk/images/width210/pa-7199159-129627.jpg 210 144 http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/lv-county-championship/durham-v-worcestershire,306410,EN.html Fri, 3 Jul 09 13:32:31 BST http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/lv-county-championship/durham-v-worcestershire,306410,EN.html Simon Langton Girls Grammar School 'A' team celebrated after winning the fourth Chance to shine Festival. http://static.ecb.co.uk/images/width210/chance-to-shine-festival-promo-129686.jpg 210 144 http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/non-first-class/recreational/barber-cuts-down-opposition,306421,EN.html Fri, 3 Jul 09 18:32:39 BST http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/non-first-class/recreational/barber-cuts-down-opposition,306421,EN.html Kent claimed Gloucestershire’s last five wickets before lunch on the final day at Beckenham to wrap up a 76-run win and move within nine points of the lead in LV= County Championship Division Two. http://static.ecb.co.uk/images/width210/pa-6105178-129642.jpg 210 144 http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/lv-county-championship/kent-v-gloucestershire,306412,EN.html Fri, 3 Jul 09 14:35:13 BST http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/lv-county-championship/kent-v-gloucestershire,306412,EN.html Mark Ramprakash and Surrey were forced to scrap for a draw at Lord’s after Middlesex took the initiative to resurrect an LV= County Championship match that had seemed to be heading nowhere. http://static.ecb.co.uk/images/width210/88811160-129681.jpg 210 144 http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/lv-county-championship/middlesex-v-surrey,306413,EN.html Fri, 3 Jul 09 19:15:04 BST http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/lv-county-championship/middlesex-v-surrey,306413,EN.html