England wicketkeeper Matt Prior was among the runs as Sussex had the better of the first day of their opening LV= County Championship Division One match against Middlesex at the BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground. In conditions that clearly favoured the bowlers, Prior was unbeaten on 32 when bad light brought a premature end to play with …
Matt Prior will be accentuating the positives of England’s stalemate at the WACA when he reports back to Alastair Cook. Prior, standing in while Cook rested a sore back which is unlikely to keep him out of a second Ashes warm-up match against Australia A in Hobart next week, acknowledged England’s fast bowlers made a …
Matt Prior believes England’s coolness under pressure at Trent Bridge proves Australia were never going to be underestimated. England held their nerve in a thrilling finish to the first Investec Ashes Test on Sunday, triumphing by 14 runs when James Anderson broke a defiant 65-run partnership between Australia’s final pair – Brad Haddin and James …