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HOT OR NOT: Claudio Ranieri was right to drop misfiring Jamie Vardy... and Ben Duckett's aggressive modern style doesn't work in Test cricket

It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's IAN LADYMAN reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold in the world of sport this week.

CLAUDIO RANIERI

It hasn't been an easy start for Ranieri and his Leicester team but the Italian has impressed with his handling of the misfiring Jamie Vardy. Last year's Player of the Year has not found form this season and now his manager has been brave enough to drop him.

Claudio Ranieri overseas Leicester City's training ahead of their trip to Tottenham
Claudio Ranieri overseas Leicester City's training ahead of their trip to Tottenham

NIGEL CLOUGH

At the start of the season the Burton manager was not optimistic about his team's Championship survival chances but, a third of the way in, Clough's team have only lost only five out of 14 games and sit just three points off the top 10.