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Kevin Howells

Sussex now Prior-ity for Matt

There is always something selfish about people in sport. There has to be. Winning is what matters and the Sussex cricket manager Mark Robinson is no different.

That is why he's delighted that wicket-keeping batsman Matt Prior is back with the county champions at Hove instead of being away with England.

Prior's Test average is now 40 but two bad days in Galle at the end of the Sri Lankan series before Christmas and his time was up. Dropped for New Zealand in both formats, now Sussex and the player must move forward and hope his time will come again.

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Graeme Swann

England back on right road

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I have to be honest and say this past week or two has been among the strangest in my cricket career.

We arrived here on the crest of a wave after magnificent series wins over India and Sri Lanka and we just carried that on in the Twenty20 matches, winning both quite comfortably.

We put in a couple of great performances, the fellas were bowling well and smashing the ball to all parts with the bat, and it looked like we were completely dominating the New Zealanders.

Then, in the first two one-day internationals, it was a complete role reversal.

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