The crowd has woken up now as Alex Davies injects a bit more momentum into the innings with some really good, fast running between the wickets. Birmingham Phoenix and London Spirit play tomorrow, and we'll be live with you from 14:45 BST for the women's game. S. soldiers fighting the Germans, first in north Africa, then in Sicily and Italy, and finally in Normandy, France. Sometimes when you know you've got a spinning wicket, you put more pressure on yourself because you're expected to take wickets.

They came from every town and hamlet in America, frequently from places of which one had never heard, and did an infinite variety of things in civilian life. Pyle concludes with “This was exactly the fine philosophy you’d expect of a man who read good books.He says about D-Day: "I want to tell you what the [invasion] entailed, so that you can know and appreciate and forever be humbly grateful to those both dead and alive who did it for you" (pg. On what head coach Mike Hussey has brought: "I think he's just a calm head, he knows how difficult it can be. Brave men's coach Mahela Jayawardene is a shrewd operator and throwing Lintott in at the deep end last year shows he is prepared to think outside the box. It's great winning but when you get young players doing well, it's great for experienced players because you don't feel that it always has to be you stepping up.

You always want to get into your spell first ball, nice to get a bit of movement, nice to get Phillips, he is a good player. Welsh Fire maintained their unbeaten start with a three-wicket win over Oval Invincibles in the women's competition.We've seen in other competitions around the world where domestic franchise tournaments which attract big-name players create domestic heroes. We'll be back tomorrow afternoon for more Hundred action as Trent Rockets take on Manchester Originals.

Ernie Pyle details the lives of everyday men, and the occasional woman, who served overseas in the Sicilian and Italian campaigns, in England, and in the beginnings of the Normandy battles.Europe was in the throes of World War II, and when America joined the fighting, Ernie Pyle went along.

When Pyle introduced himself, Paul said that he had just finished Pyle’s first book and thought it “alright. With all this to keep you busy and a whole host of entertainment right on your doorstep, we're confident you won't be able to stay for long enough. Here are toothbrushes and razors, and snapshots of families back home staring up at you from the sand. Will Smeed hit the first century of The Hundred as Birmingham Phoenix produced a fine all-round display to defeat reigning champions Southern Brave at Edgbaston.His critics claim he does not deliver consistently enough, and gets himself out when in a good position, but in last season's tournament he top scored for the Brave with 229 runs, and was the third-best ranked batter overall. Yet, for me, it was reading his book and examining his photographs that taught me so much more about the conflicts and subjects he covered. And reading this book really gives you a feeling for what they went through, both the grueling horror and the intense boredom.