In this feature Martin looks behind the best set of numbers of any England batsman, and finds one of the most interesting characters to have graced Test match cricket.
Remarkable as it may seem given prevailing weather conditions the English counties are under starter’s orders and due for the off on 10 April. In this feature David Taylor assesses their chances.
Gareth Bland looks back at a promising Test career sadly curtailed by injury: the Australian batsman Martin Kent played just three times, all in Botham’s Ashes summer of 1981