Vithushan Ehantharajah

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Sam Cook's wait for a Test debut could be coming to an end. The seamer has been rested for Essex's upcoming County Championship clash at home to Worcestershire, with a view to playing in England's opening Test this summer against Zimbabwe next month. Cook boasts 318 first-class wickets at an average of 19.77, and has long been on England's radar without ever earning a cap.

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The Professional Cricketers' Association has reiterated its concerns about player welfare due to the packed nature of the English domestic schedule, with 83% of respondents to a pre-season survey citing physical concerns over their current workload, and 67% believing the schedule is detrimental to their mental health. The findings come after the PCA visited all 18 men's professional counties ahead of the 2025 season to gauge opinion on the state of the sport in England and Wales.

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It's Trade Wars Szn, apparently, and while cricket won't register high on the import/export ledger in either China or the US, that doesn't mean the game is short on geopolitical posturing. Witness the PSL opting to go toe-to-toe with the IPL during the global T20 circuit's premium window. What does it all mean, apart from a brightly coloured smorgasboard of short-form frippery swamping the airwaves just when the County Championship is looking to remind everyone it still exists?

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Surrey 253 (Sibley 100*, Wheal 4-65) and 136 for 1 (Pope 56*, Sibley 55*) lead Hampshire 219 (Prest 44, Gubbins 43, Worrall 3-37) by 170 runsYou can get caught out on Saturdays like these at the Kia Oval. The sun shines scorchingly bright to start, enticing you to take it easy, as you lounge through the opening hours without a care in the world.

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Hampshire 55 for 1 (Gubbins 23*, Worrall 1-14) trail Surrey 253 (Sibley 100*, Wheal 4-65) by 198 runsIt was just after 5pm at the Kia Oval, with Surrey nine down, having spent a gorgeous day at the Kia Oval scrapping against Hampshire, that the probable past and potential future of English Test cricket locked horns. Words were spoken. Bouncers bowled. Attempts to guide a boundary over third missed three times. Sonny Baker, just two weeks into his County Championship career, was fed up.