By Luke Baker
JAMES Foster isn’t one to hold grudges. His playing career may not be ending on his own terms, just like he didn’t get the England opportunities he perhaps deserved, but there’s no bitterness – only excitement about the future.
The 38-year-old was more than ready to keep crouching down behind the stumps and swinging the willow for at least one further season but Essex – the only county he’s played for in a 19-year firstclass career – had other ideas.
They opted not to renew his contract, preferring to keep the gloves on Adam Wheater an...