‘I’m good enough’ to be England’s lead spinner, says Gareth Batty

"I look around, as an off-spinner and batsman, I don't see anybody who can do it the way I can"

“I look around, as an off-spinner and batsman, I don’t see anybody who can do it the way I can”

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Surrey off-spinner Gareth Batty has announced that he believes he is “good enough” to be England’s lead spinner following Graeme Swann’s retirement midway through the recent Ashes series against Australia.

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‘That Durham game has cost me my career’, reveals Mervyn Westfield

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“If I can give back to anyone – kids, older people it doesn’t matter to me – as long as I can give something back”

Disgraced Essex pace bowler Mervyn Westfield has finally broken his silence over the chain of events that led to him indulging in spot-fixing and being slapped with a five-year ban by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

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