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No panic just yet - Sonner

DANNY Sonner today insisted it is "only a matter of time" before Walsall put their slow start to the season behind them. Read

Tommy Mooney

Strike pair set to take on Gills

WALSALL expect to have first-choice front pair Martin Butler and Tommy Mooney in tandem for the visit to Gillingham on Saturday. Read

Povey urges fans to get behind Bears

COLIN Povey has issued a rallying cry to Warwickshire's supporters as the team continues to lick its wounds after their mauling by Yorkshire. Read

Wrack: We've got spirit to compete

DARREN Wrack admits that Walsall are not competing on a level playing field, in terms of budgets and financial backing, in League One this season. Read

Daniel Fox

Fox: We'll handle step up in class

DANNY Fox is confident that Walsall will handle the step up after promotion. Read

Darren Maddy

Maddy gets vote of confidence

DARREN Maddy's reappointment as captain for next season is a "no-brainer", reckons Warwickshire chief executive Colin Povey. Read

Bears give Kent a sniff of success

ANOTHER bad day at the office left Warwickshire grateful that half their championship tussle with Kent has been lost to the weather. Read

Ishmel Demontagnac

Demontagnac back to boost Saddlers

WALSALL travel to Leyton Orient tomorrow but will have their work cut out to record their first win of the season at the third attempt. Read

Richard Money

Money's ready to shuffle his pack

RICHARD Money is set to shuffle his pack for the first time this season when Walsall visit Leyton Orient on Saturday. Read

Westwood has help from pros

IAN Westwood admits he has reaped the benefit of having "great pros" Darren Maddy and Kumar Sangakkara around him in Warwickshire's batting order. Read

Bears in a real spin over bowler

WARWICKSHIRE have gone back to the drawing board in their plans to recruit a spin bowler after all but accepting that their bid to register Nayan Doshi is doomed. Read

Niall O'Brien of Kent.

Bears launch bid for keeper

RAIN has yet again bit into Warwickshire's season but there is no let-up in the frenetic off-field activity of their quest for new players for the rest of this season and beyond. Read

Bears in bowler pursuit

WARWICKSHIRE hope to have new blood in the bowling attack against Kent at Edgbaston tomorrow. Read

Darren Maddy

Maddy hails brave Bears

DARREN Maddy hailed Warwickshire's depleted side as "outstanding" after they took 12 points from a draw with First Division leaders Sussex. Read

Richard Money

Money takes step into the unknown

WALSALL launch their League One season against Carlisle at the Banks Stadium tomorrow with manager Richard Money admitting they are "going into the unknown". Read

Retiring Giles has no regrets

ASHLEY Giles today insisted he had "no regrets" after announcing his retirement from all cricket. Read

Bears back in the groove

CRICKET is a gloriously unpredictable business and, over the last two seasons, Warwickshire have been among its most unpredictable forces. Read

Richard Money

Money looking for a strong start

RICHARD Money would like nothing more than to see Walsall's players hit the ground running this season, allowing him to keep his "powder dry" in the transfer market. Read

Ian Westwood

Westwood is key for Bears

IAN Westwood struck his second century in successive innings as Warwickshire lodged an emphatic statement of defiance on the opening day against Sussex. Read

Sorry Bears need a new fighting spirit

STRUGGLING Warwickshire must invoke the spirit of the Reverend Jack Parsons as they face champions Sussex at Hove in a crucial championship match, starting today. Read

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Brian covers Warwickshire Cricket Club and Walsall FC for the Birmingham Mail.

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