DEREK PRINGLE

More than any other cricketer in the modern era still able to ply their trade in the middle, England have missed Marcus Trescothick.
There is no doubt that his decision, in 2006, to withdraw from the intense churn of international duty due to mental health issues, has denied the country a sparkling opening batsmen. Happily, he was not lost to cricket entirely, with Somerset keeping him close enough to the point where he has now scored more hundreds for them than any player in their 142-year old history.
The latest of them, his 50th for the county, came against Warwickshire ...