Cricket: Bears rule out Ramps.Byline: Paul Bolton WARWICKSHIRE have ruled themselves out of the running to sign England batsman Mark Ramprakash Mark Ravin Ramprakash (born 5 September 1969) is an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he first made his name playing for Middlesex, and was selected for England aged 21. , who was released by Middlesex at his own request this week. Ramprakash had been linked with Warwickshire by some newspapers, mainly because his wife is a Brummie. But the Bears have decided not to make an approach. Instead Warwickshire have decided to put faith in promising young batsmen such as England Under-19 skipper Ian Bell Ian Bell can refer to:
'Our cricket committee have decided unanimously that we will not be talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to Mark Ramprakash,' said Warwickshire's chief executive Dennis Amiss Dennis Leslie Amiss (born April 7 1943 in Harborne, Birmingham, Warwickshire) was an English cricketer and cricket administrator. He played cricket for both Warwickshire County Cricket Club and England. . Opportunities 'We have decided that we will give opportunities to our own young batsmen and the players that we already have on the staff. 'We have Ian Bell available all summer and he has waited three years for his chance. We also collected more batting points than any other side in the country last season and we don't feel that is an area that we need to strengthen.' Ramprakash, who left Middlesex with a year remaining on his contract, is now favourite to move across the River Thames to join county champions Surrey or to stay close to his home in Hertfordshire and link up with England captain For information about the captains of England sports teams see the articles on the sports team in question. For example:
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