High-flyer: Batty is hoping to force his way into the first Test, as England’s third spinner Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesMore than 11 years after playing his last Test match for England, Gareth Batty is hoping to add one final chapter to his international career. It is a narrative that so far has been dominated by a single historic landmark: back in April 2004 Batty sent down the delivery from which Brian Lara become the first, and so far only, man to reach 400 in an individual Test innings. They see the wrinkles in the morning and think, ‘He’s an old sod,’The Surrey off-spinner did exact some measure of revenge on Lara earlier this year when he finally dismissed the West Indies great in a competitive match. That the dismissal came in…

Source: The Times October 14, 2016 15:56 UTC