NICK FRIEND: It makes for a truly unique tale – one that begins with the concrete wickets of The Cricketers Arms; worlds away from the regiment of academy pressures. It ends on the other side of the globe in the balmy calm of Sophia Gardens

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The Cricketer rounds-up all the events from the second day of this latest round of red-ball fixtures

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Joe Root’s side appeared to have settled on Buttler batting at five, with Stokes at six and Bairstow at seven, before Stokes emerged after the dismissal of Joe Denly – the third England wicket to fall – on Saturday evening

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The 34% figure was revealed in a statement given by FICA executive chairman Tony Irish following the postponement of the Euro T20 Slam, which was due to begin at the end of August

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Smith, aged 16, made his first-grade debut for Sutherland in the winter of 2005/2006 when Bresnan was spending his winter with the same club on the outskirts of Sydney

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The South African, who joined the club in 2016, has played in all competitions this season and has agreed a 12-month extension to his current deal

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Smith – like David Warner and Cameron Bancroft – has been the subject of almost incessant booing from fans in England since returning from his ban for his part in last year’s ball-tampering scandal

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Sharjeel has been serving a two-and-a-half-year ban – the other half of the ban was suspended – for his part in a spot-fixing scandal that took place during the Pakistan Super League (PSL)

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The Cricketer picks out the top performers of a rain-reduced week in the short-form competition

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Azad, who has made more than 850 County Championship runs at an average of over 56 so far this season, will remain at the club until 2021

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Jason Roy retains his place in the 12-man party despite two failures of the bat last week, while Joe Denly is kept on in the middle order

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Anderson, who was forced out of the first Ashes Test with a calf problem, will turn out for his county's second-string in a three-day friendly against Leicestershire in Liverpool, which is due to begin on Tuesday

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NICK HOWSON: Founder Dan Weston has built cricket's own version of the Champions League which could soon be heading to England. But how did he do it?

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