Vic Marks
Vic Marks is the Observer's cricket correspondent. In his playing days he represented Somerset and England
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How what seemed a routine case of ball tampering by Australia quickly escalated into a national scandal that swept away Steve Smith, David Warner and Darren Lehmann
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BJ Watling and Colin de Grandhomme mounted a fine recovery just when England sensed everything was falling into place
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The recalled pace bowler Mark Wood outscored Jonny Bairstow in a 95-run seventh-wicket partnership, hitting seven fours and one six
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An unbeaten 97 from Jonny Bairstow and Mark Wood’s vibrant 52 kept England respectable on the opening day in Christchurch
County cricket’s outsiders spy chance to audition for unsettled England