31.   Warwickshire said Thursday it has received confirmation from record-breaking West Indies batsman Brian Lara that he intends to play for the English county cricket club next season.

32.   For Graeme, it seems that county cricket releases the pressure on him.

33.   Gooch must now convince Illingworth that he is capable of being an effective selector while still playing county cricket.

34.   Gooch must convince Illingworth he is capable of being an effective selector while still playing county cricket.

35.   Illingworth also reckons Symonds should now be regarded as an overseas player if he comes back to county cricket.

36.   India captain Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid, for example, have all played county cricket as well as toured England.

37.   Indian Test stars Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble have signed up to play English county cricket this year.

38.   Batsman Chris Cairns walked out of the tour and returned to English county cricket.

39.   Boon said he would continue to play Sheffield Shield cricket for Tasmania for two seasons and was still interested in having a season of county cricket in England.

40.   But it was the magic of Mushtaq Ahmed, due to return to county cricket with Somerset next season, who put England into a spin.