By Brian Halford
DAY ONE
ETHAN BROOKES led the resistance against his old club as Worcestershire toiled after choosing to bat at Edgbaston.
They closed the first day on 262 for eight with Brookes unbeaten on 80, having taken responsibility after the fall of captain Brett D’Oliveira after he had made 57 left his side on an unconvincing 175 for five.
DAY TWO
Brookes’ dazzling century and Khurram Shahzad’s dynamic six-for left Worcestershire pressing for a much-needed win.
Brookes’ career-best 140 lifted Worcestershire’s first innings to 333 before Sha...
