Future bright, if a little chilly to start

The success of England 'A' players Alastair Cook, Owais Shah and James Anderson in India is a tribute to coaching director Peter Moores, says Vic Marks in the Observer.

This time last year, Alastair Cook was a promising cricketer in Essex getting ready for the 2005 season. Yesterday he was in Essex helping to promote NatWest CricketForce, which will last all summer and involve 70,000 volunteers in maintaining and running local clubs, reports Matthew Pryor in the Times.