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Ben Gardner: County Championship isn’t just a shop window for England

Ben Gardner says that Championship success is enough of a pull on its own.

Ben Gardner says that Championship success is enough of a pull on its own

As the county season dawns after a rocky England winter, it is customary for thoughts to turn to what the block of County Championship games leading into the Test summer could mean for the make-up of Ben Stokes’ XI.
In a way, this year is no different. There are places up for grabs in the top seven, a spin spot to be nailed down, and a pace pecking order to be ironed out.
And yet it feels like none of those debates will be settled in the traditional manner, by a glut of early-season hundreds or a bundle of April and ...

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