Michael Atherton not surprised by Harry Brook appointment as England captain

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Jofra Archer takes his first wicket of The Hundred this season to dismiss Southern Brave's captain Donovan Ferreira with a superb delivery.

'What a delivery!' - Archer dismisses Birmingham Phoenix captain right on cue!

Umpire Nigel Long had a lucky escape as Marcus Stoinis hammered a drive straight back down the ground, only for the ball to strike the wickets and avoid the official.

Have you ever seen this? Wicket saves the umpire!😲

Maia Bouchier takes an incredible diving catch after dropping earlier opportunities to dismiss Annerie Dercksen.

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Commentators left STUNNED by missed catch that goes for a four

Lizelle Lee looked nailed on for a half-century, smashing away two incredible sixes in the process but was dismissed for 43 runs with a simple catch.

Lee falls short of half-century after smashing two stunning sixes

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Mark Butcher on Stephen Fleming

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Stephen Fleming scored an unbeaten 66 in the first innings of the deciding Test as he captained New Zealand to a 2-1 series win in 1999, which saw England fall to last place in the rankings. Can he reverse their fortunes now as Test head coach?

When Fleming led New Zealand to win vs England - can he revive them now?

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NO-LOOK SIX! 😱 Outrageous shot from Brevis!