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Big guns return to fire up Bears

IAN Bell and Tim Ambrose were back in the Warwickshire ranks at Northampton today. Read

Trott ready to turn the corner

JONATHAN Trott is eager to put a dreadful 2007 behind him - and fully take on the mantle of a "senior player" at Warwickshire. Read

Holmes expects to leave Saddlers

LEE Holmes today revealed he has "really enjoyed" his loan spell with Walsall. Read

Giles: We had lucky escape

ASHLEY Giles admitted Warwickshire "got away with it" after they relied heavily on rain to escape from their championship tussle with Worcestershire with a draw. Read

Walsall 1 Bournemouth 3

AND so the process that was set in motion at precisely five minutes to midnight on January 31, 2008, came to a subdued and increasingly predictable conclusion. Read

Richard Money blames sale of Walsall's best players

RICHARD Money has admitted Walsall's promotion quest has been hindered by the "demotivation factor" at the sale of key players. Read

Same old story for sorry Bears

A BATTING collapse painfully redolent of last season set Warwickshire firmly on the back-foot on the second day against Worcestershire at Edgbaston. Read

Richard Money's Walsall are ready for a fight

RICHARD Money knows his Walsall side will face a full-blooded challenge tomorrow from a Bournemouth side "fighting for their lives". Read

Clayton Ince keen to finish Walsall season on a high

CLAYTON Ince today outlined Walsall's intention to "end the season on a high". Read

Walsall 0 Bristol Rovers 1

"THERE'S one wheel on my wagon," boomed the PA system as the Banks's Stadium emptied at the final whistle, "but ah'm still rolling along". Read

Richard Money wants crunch talks with the Walsall board

WALSALL manager Richard Money has revealed he will be seeking some "assurances" from the club's board at the end of the season. Read

Graeme Hick: Last of the county legends

WARWICKSHIRE are facing a familiar opponent in their championship opener at Edgbaston this week as Graeme Hick makes his 516th appearance in first-class cricket. Read

Ashley Giles: We're raring to go at Warwickshire

WARWICKSHIRE will tomorrow start to move on, once and for all, from the wreckage of 2007 when they open the new season against Worcestershire at Edgbaston. Read

Walsall hoping Leeds United slip up

TONIGHT is a huge night for Walsall's ambitions to squeeze into the play-offs. Read

No easy way back to top says Darren Maddy

DARREN Maddy today warned that Warwickshire face a "dogfight" to regain their First Division status in both four-day and one-day cricket this season. Read

Kevin Betsy: You bet it's not over yet

KEVIN Betsy insists Walsall will not accept that their pursuit of the play-offs is over unless it becomes "mathematically impossible". Read

Cheltenham 1 Walsall 2

BRUISED-and-battered Walsall remain in the play-offs equation after a hard-earned victory in the Cotswolds. Read

Neil Carter targets 10 years at Warwickshire

NEIL Carter will head into the new season fitter than he has been "for years" - and mustard keen to move closer to his target of 10 years with Warwickshire. Read

Clayton Ince: There's lots more to come

CLAYTON Ince will take another step closer to a remarkable century of appearances for Walsall when the Saddlers visit Cheltenham tomorrow. Read

Last wicket pair bail out dire Bears

AN UNBROKEN last-wicket stand of 83 between Neil Carter and Chris Woakes averted the embarrassment of defeat to Oxford UCCE for Warwickshire at The Parks. Read