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Returning captain Faf du Plessis has his work cut out turning South Africa around, says Mike Selvey, as England target another Trent Bridge triumph...

South Africa's returning captain Faf du Plessis is looking for improvements throughout the team in the second Test against England at Trent Bridge.

Thrills turned to spills for one NatWest T20 Blast fan as a six struck by Sussex's David Wiese smashed his pint on Wednesday.

"When it was his day, there was no better bowler." So says ex-England captain Nasser Hussain about Monty Panesar in our new feature on the former spinner.

There will be more decisive days, days where she wins a match by sheer will alone, writes Francis Kelly.

England are back at Trent Bridge for this week's second Test against South Africa, aiming to recreate the memorable day's play that stunned Australia at the same venue in the 2015 Ashes.

A day after a spectator saw his drinks table cast to all parts by Sussex's David Wiese, another fan was in the wars at Lord's on Thursday night - or more specifically his phone was.

Steven Finn hit a dramatic winning boundary off Ravi Rampaul to earn Middlesex a one-wicket victory in the NatWest T20 Blast against Surrey before a near sell-out 27,205 London derby crowd at a floodlit Lord's.

Gloucestershire maintained their unbeaten start to the NatWest T20 Blast season with a six wicket victory over Kent at Cheltenham College.