Seamer Sidebottom puts England ahead of IPL pay day

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The Nottinghamshire left-armer has enjoyed a remarkable return to the England team in the last 12 months, having previously made only one Test appearance back in 2001.

Committed: England's Ryan Sidebottom celebrates capturing New Zealand's Gareth Hopkins

Many of his international team-mates have expressed a desire to take advantage of the huge amounts of money available in the sub-continent's leading Twenty20 competition but the 30-year-old is content with his current situation.

"As for the IPL, I want to play Test cricket and play for England. It means a lot more than a ton of cash," said Sidebottom, who is determined to make the most of his second chance in the Test team.

He added in an interview for the July issue of The Wisden Cricketer magazine: "I've had a lot of disappointments in my career.

"I think the experience of playing Tests is more intense for me because of the six years I had to wait."