"Never." Never? "Never."

That was Dominic Cork's reaction when Brian Viner of The Independent asked if he ever raised the seam of a cricket ball. That was convincing enough. Looking ahead to the C&G Trophy final between Lancashire and Sussex, Cork looks ahead to the big match with all the downbeat insouciance of a child on Christmas Eve who suspects that Santa is bringing him a puppy. He also looks back at his career with England and his mood swings, which often hampered his progress. Read the full piece here.