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Here’s a sneak peek at what’s in this week’s edition of TCP…
• All the latest action from the County Championship.
• Peter Hayter talks to Essex wicketkeeper James Foster about the way his England hopes were crushed.
• As Alastair Cook nears 10,000 Test runs, Chris Stocks finds a man always able to handle the heat.
• Peter Hayter pens his column on why England must be bold and have a go with spin.
• Paul Nixon on how the quality bowlers are rising to the top during early season run fests.
• Derek Pringle on the art of chasing a total in T20s.
• Garfield Robinson looks back at the Test match in which Curtly Ambrose rose to the heights of the fast bowling pantheon.
• Richard Edwards talks to England opener Alex Hales about his determination to play all three formats of the game.