2026 is the Year of the Bear!

@WarwickshireCCC win the County Championship for the 9th time & the first since 2021.

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Flintoff is plumb LBW to Carse on 11 but umpire Redfern signals a no ball.
Carse gets him LBW with the next delivery anyway. Both were as plumb as a row of plum trees in Evesham.
Lancashire are 87-4 and trail Durham by 406.
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That's lunch on day three and Lancashire are 76-3 and trail Durham by 417.
Bohannon has 20 and Flintoff, who is being watched by dad Andrew, has four.
41 overs of the innings have gone so far. There are 72 still scheduled today.
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Jennings sweeps Parkinson to deep square leg and is caught by Ghafari on the boundary on 17.
Lancashire are 40-1 and trail Durham by 453.
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What a start for @WarwickshireCCC.

4 wickets taken in the opening hour & the Bears are 3 away from the 2026 @CountyChamp title.

Commentary on 5 Sports Extra or via @BBCSport website & app.

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The Wizard of Warwickshire already casting his spell.

@chriswoakes has an early wicket & @WarwickshireCCC could be 6 wickets away from the @CountyChamp.

Commentary NOW on 5 Sports Extra & @BBCSounds.

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Here's the commentary link for day three of Lancashire v Durham from BBC Radio Lancashire and BBC Radio Newcastle:
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
It's me and Scott Read again today and we are on Lancs TV as well.
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It's a gorgeous morning at OT for day three of Lancashire v Durham.
104 overs today too.
Here's the preview.
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Could this be the day the 2026 @CountyChamp title is decided?

@WarwickshireCCC pushing for the win that would take them to a 9th Championship.

Commentary on 5 Sports Extra/Sports Extra 2 & 3 & via @BBCSport website & app.

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Day two of Lancashire v Durham turned out to be shorter than planned because of the elements, with 35 overs lost.
Here's what happened.
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England’s @josbuttler ruled out of deciding ODI against Sri Lanka on Sunday with a hamstring injury.

Jordan Cox expected to replace him in the team, but Dan Lawrence called up into squad.

Commentary from the Oval Sunday 1015am.

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Off for bad light at 4.20pm. It's got gloomy again and even though there are 26 overs left today, I am not sure we will see many of those.
Lancashire are 10-0 after nine overs against Durham.
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That's tea.
Durham were bowled out earlier for 493 and after five overs Lancashire are 2-0.
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Day 2️⃣, Cardiff #BBCCricket

Glamorgan 505 🆚 Essex
Asa Tribe 184
Billy Root 59, Colin Ingram 42, Chris Cooke 20 (all in final FC game)
Zaman Akhter 5-107

Follow EVERY BALL of EVERY GAME via @BBCSport website & app.

Plus commentary on 5 Sports Extra, Sports Extra 2 & Sports Extra 3.

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A century for Sam Hain as @WarwickshireCCC are on the brink of the @CountyChamp title.

Holders @TrentBridge can no longer retain their crown.

If Warwickshire avoid defeat to @leicsccc then they’ll take their first title in 5 years.

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Not sure why Durham are still batting, but Carse has reached his 50.
Comes in 114 balls, 3x6 and 1x4.
Durham are 486-9 against Lancashire.
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Bit of a delay to the start of the afternoon.
We have had drizzle during the lunch break so the hover cover has been in position.
It's just been removed.
Light remains an issue though.
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TMS PODCAST: KP - Back in England colours.

@KP24 talks to @henrymoeranBBC about what he hopes to bring to the @englandcricket set-up

Thoughts on “frighteningly good” @Harry_Brook_88 & England’s chancing of winning @cricketworldcup.

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Ollie Robinson reaches 50 for the second game in a row.
This one comes in 72 balls and includes 6x4s.
He and Kasey Aldridge have also put on 74 so far.
Durham are 380-5 v Lancashire.
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