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HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Carl Edwards latest championship loss might have been even more painful than his first.Leading the NASCAR season finale with 10 laps to go and closing in on his first title, Edwards wrecked while blocking fellow contender Joey Logano on a restart Sunday night.Logano turned Edwards sideways and sent him sliding across traffic at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Kasey Kahne slammed into Edwards rear bumper, lifting the No. 19 Toyota off the ground. Edwards spun, hit the outside wall and came to a stop on the track. Edwards climbed out, stood on the banking -- not too far from his wrecked race car -- and watched a replay on a big screen.Edwards shook his head and muttered damn as he realized he essentially caused the melee.I couldnt go to bed tonight and think that I gave him that lane, Edwards said.The move cost Edwards and Logano.I dont blame him, Logano said. He had to throw the block. Its the only move I had. Im not going to look back at it and second guess that move. I had to do that. Thats the only play I had. ... I understand why he had to throw the block and he understands why I had to make the move because that was for the win.That was the only shot that I had. That was for the race win. Its 10 to go. What do you expect? Its for a championship.Jimmie Johnson ended up winning the race, tying a NASCAR record by claiming his seventh championship. Logano finished fourth, two spots ahead of Kyle Busch. Edwards was 34th. Johnson, Logano, Busch and Edwards were the only title contenders in the finale.We had a few moments there throughout the day that we thought we were kind of on the outside looking in and didnt really see a very good shot of winning it, said Busch, who battled back from a lap down to have a shot down the stretch. And then all of a sudden it seemed like we had a really good shot to win the thing. We were up front and kind of driving away from those guys behind us ... and then we were out of it again.Edwards handled the loss with so much class that several colleagues celebrated him for it.Edwards brushed off a request to take an ambulance ride to the infield care center, instead making the trip on foot. He stopped by Loganos pit stall, climbed up on the box, chatted with crew chief Todd Gordon and shook hands with everyone up there.Yeah, no apology, Edwards said. I just wanted to say, `Hey, thats just racing and good luck to you guys. Theres so much on the line. I dont want to be anything extra to mess with Joey.Edwards got checked out in the care center and then gave a pep talk to family and friends, high-fiving each of them. It was a show of sportsmanship rarely seen in defeat in NASCAR, especially with so much on the line. He was even more supportive of his team, including crew chief Dave Rogers.They put it in my hands, Edwards said. Thats all you can ask for. ... It didnt work out. This is life. We performed well. We did our best. I just risked too much and Dave told me before this race its a pretty big reward and remember risk gets reward and I just had to push it.Edwards led 47 laps before finishing 34th in the race and fourth in the final standings.But his season will be remembered for another oh-so-close ending.Five years ago, Edwards and Tony Stewart had a head-to-head showdown at Homestead for the title. Edwards, then driving for Jack Roush, started the finale with a three-point lead in the standings and did everything he could from the minute he arrived in Florida. His Roush Fenway Racing team put his Ford on the pole, he led a race-high 119 of the 267 laps and still finished second to Stewart.Stewart and Edwards finished tied in the final Sprint Cup Series points standings -- a first in NASCAR history -- and Stewart took the tiebreaker based on his five victories to Edwards one.Edwards started watching a replay of that 2011 race earlier this week, but ended up turning it off in disgust.He surely wont want to watch this one, which left him still without a championship in 12 full seasons at the Cup level. And as much as the restart ended Edwards night, a late caution caused by little-known driver Dylan Lupton caused as much frustration.I just hated to see that caution, Edwards said. That was very, very frustrating. 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LOUIS -- Attorneys for the St.Ravi Bopara has not given up hope of forcing his way back into Englands plans despite missing out on selection for the ICC World T20. All-rounder Bopara believes Eoin Morgans men will be successful at the tournament under the guidance of head coach Trevor Bayliss, who he worked with during a stint in the Big Bash League for the Sydney Sixers.England have a very good chance, said Bopara, currently leading run-scorer in the Pakistan Super League, where he is representing Karachi Kings. The conditions will suit our batsmen, as despite it being in India, I dont think youll get too much turn, especially once the floodlights come on.As the pitches get a bit more tired they may turn a bit more, but certainly at the start of the tournament, England should be able to start guns-a-blazing, and be in a good space.I cant be 100 per cent sure, but I think Bayliss has brought a really relaxed attitude to the group. I know that while I worked with him in the BBL, he was really chilled. Were just a few weeks away from the start of the ICC World Twenty20 Its nice to have that, especially on the international stage where there is enough stress already, having someone there who is smiling and takes pressure off is helpful.In the recent past we havent really had that. Previously it has been about always being switched on, and thats not possible. You cant take it too seriously at times, as often when you do, thats when you suddenly find it becomes hard work.Id love to be in the squad. I think I have justified myself as a good T20 cricketer in England in the recent past and feel I have done enough to warrant a place.Its not going to be easy to get back in but Im not giving up though. I have plenty of years left in me, Im only 30 years old. Nasser Hussain and Nick Knight pick their all-time World T20 XI.dddddddddddd Bopara hopes he might be able to add some experience to Englands youthful-looking squad at some point, having viewed that as one of the key factors in Englands World T20 win in 2010, a tournament he was a part of.He said: You look at most successful sides in the past, its usually experience that wins you games, and tournaments.We had a lot of players in good form in 2010, at the peak of their careers some of them, and it helped see us through some tough situations. It was a strong side. It felt different to other tournaments Ive been involved in. In the past weve been guilty of picking players who were still a bit too young or inexperienced going into big competitions.You need guys who know already what theyre doing day in, day out. Thats what we had in that squad, the likes of Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Graeme Swann, Ryan Sidebottom - a very experienced campaigner - these are the guys who won the tournament for us. Ravi Bopara won the World Twenty20 title with England in 2010 Its key for our young cricketers to get as much exposure to T20 cricket all around the world to gain that experience, and thats whats starting to happen in the BBL and IPL.You get an understanding of high-pressure, tournament cricket, and how it works. The more games they play, the better they will become.Watch the first Twenty20 international between South Africa and England live on Sky Sports 2 this Friday from 3.30pm.Before then, do not miss South Africa Women take on England Women in their second T20 from 11.25am on Friday, also on Sky Sports 2. Also See: Fixtures/results Live cricket on Sky Get Sky Sports Cricket videos ' ' '