article_snippet: That comment prompted English cricket’s beleaguered powerbrokers to close ranks once more.
article_snippet: Test captain Alastair Cook, in Abu Dhabi for the seasonEnglish cricket’s curtain-raiser on Sunday between MCC and Yorkshire, was quick out of the blocks.
article_snippet: ThereEnglish cricket’s been a hell of a lot of stuff
article_snippet: ’ England selector James Whitaker, who would have preferred to focus on WednesdayEnglish cricket’s announcement of the Test squad for the Caribbean, told Sky Sports:
article_snippet: ‘we’ve produced some good middle-order players with Gary Ballance, Joe Root and Ian Bell continuing to perform well, so We are happy with where We are in the middle order.
article_snippet: Both Whitaker and ECB managing director Paul Downton — the man behind last yearEnglish cricket
article_snippet: And the prospect of a hatful of Division Two runs as Surrey push for promotion prompted director of cricket Alec Stewart to bring promotion prompted director of cricket Alec Stewart into a middle order alongside Sri Lankan veteran Kumar Sangakkara.
article_snippet: County bowlers may not agree, but the move is a smart one.