Owzat! Bidwell bowled over by City team spirit

COVENTRY City have been preparing diligently with head coach Frank Lampard and his staff for today’s make-or-break final game of the regular season when victory over Middlesbrough will secure the club's place in the play-offs.

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The players, however, have found time to relax and take their minds off their big game challenge by turning their sporting talents to another discipline - cricket!

Well, to be exact it’s not your traditional willow bat and hard ball on the plush pitches at Ryton but something more akin to French cricket in the confines of the relatively small first team dressing room.

Explaining all, Sky Blues defender Jake Bidwell said: “Yes, I like a game of cricket to be fair. But it's all good fun and I think, especially this week, it’s important that you don’t get too carried away.

“Everyone knows it's a massive game on Saturday, there’s no getting away from it, but you do need to relax at times because you can play the game six or seven times your head if you're not careful.