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England ended day four of the second Test at The Oval on 5-182 while chasing 463. Absent captain Ben Stokes made 95 for Durham in a County Championship match.
bbc.co.ukBen Stokes scored 95 runs for Durham against Northamptonshire on the same day England ended day four of the second Test at The Oval on 5-182 while chasing a target of 463 runs. Stokes was omitted from England’s squad for the second Test and joined his county side in a four-day County Championship Division Two fixture at Chester-le-Street.
The ECB is investigating an incident involving Stokes and Gus Atkinson in a London nightclub after England’s 115-run win in the first Test at Lord’s.
Atkinson broke the team curfew following that match. Joe Root captained England in Stokes’ absence and remained not out on 75 runs at stumps. Root reached 14,000 Test career runs during the innings, becoming only the second player after Sachin Tendulkar to reach the milestone.
He came to the crease with England at 2-13, needing two runs to reach the total. No decision has been announced on whether Stokes will return as captain or player for the third Test at Trent Bridge. The ECB is awaiting a report from the Cricket Regulator regarding Stokes and Atkinson.
Claude Guillemot, 69, died Friday when the Cessna 421 he was piloting crashed near La Baule-Escoublac Airport in western France. A flight instructor on board was also killed.
The Japan TimesChinese customs data show zero shipments of certain tungsten types, dysprosium and terbium to Japan last month. A broader rare-earth category reached its lowest three-month rolling total since 2023.
New York PostA Los Angeles County report estimates the $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger could eliminate 2,500 local jobs and 6,000 positions worldwide. The combined company carries an $82 billion debt load and plans $6 billion in savings through consolidation.