Accidents to Ollie Robinson and Jofra Archer might depart the Ashes door ajar for Durham’s Matthew PottsLV= County Championship Division Two, Seat Distinctive Stadium, Bristol (day three)Durham 445 & 272-4 dec: Jones 121*, Robinson 67; Zafar, 2-121Gloucestershire 292 & 181-6: Harris 71*, Bracey 50; Potts 2-28, Patel 2-49Gloucestershire (4 pts) want 245 runs to beat Durham (7 pts) with six wickets remainingMatch scorecard
Matthew Potts boosted his Ashes prospects to place Durham on the point of victory over Gloucestershire of their County Championship match at Bristol’s Seat Distinctive Stadium.
On a day when Sussex paceman Ollie Robinson added to England’s fast-bowling harm worries, Potts claimed 2-21 in a formidable five-over burst with the brand new ball to subject a well timed reminder to the England selectors.
Constructing on a first-innings lead of 153, Durham posted 272-4 declared second time round due to a tremendous innings of 121 not out by Michael Jones and a quickfire half-century from Ollie Robinson, setting Gloucestershire a notional victory goal of 426 in 142 overs on a deteriorating pitch.
Potts then went to work, eradicating left-handers Chris Dent and Ben Charlesworth with successive deliveries within the third over to start a slide which noticed Gloucestershire subside to 58-4.
Though Marcus Harris proved dogged in registering 71 not out to see the house aspect by to 181-6 on the shut, they nonetheless path by 244 and, with the climate set honest for the ultimate day, the overwhelming chances are high that Durham will full a fourth victory in six outings to cement their place on the high of Division Two.
With England’s first-choice seamers racking up harm worries, alternative might but come knocking for Potts, who has now claimed 28 wickets in 5 red-ball outings since early April.
Actually, he was an excessive amount of for Dent and Charlesworth, the previous caught behind and the opposite wafting outdoors off stump and nicking to 3rd slip as Gloucestershire made the worst potential begin to their second…
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