Cricket

We started the summer's tipping well and I've been racking my brains trying to think of a Test Match that I was involved in as a player that had the sort of late drama witnessed on Monday evening. The

Ok, hands up all of you who really thought England were going to win the First Test when they finally got play under way yesterday afternoon. No, me neither. There's a reason why the layers were of

Since being switched to the Mick Hammond yard this horse has begun to thrive this seaason, in the first of four runs for his new yard he was given a gentle introduction in an Apprentices race but sinc

There will be plenty of people very keen on keeping Alastair Cook on their side after his heroics in Australia. You can't really blame them and it's pretty incredible to think that, just over a year a

There's only ever been one Test match played at Cardiff - the First Test of the 2009 Ashes series - so we don't have a huge amount to go on as regards assessing the wicket over five days. I did play a

It was a tough choice that Andrew Strauss and the England selectors had to make but in the end I think they got it right. It appeared to be a straight shoot-out between Eoin Morgan and Ravi Bopara for

Following the toss and the inclusion of the potentially expensive (and rusty Sreesanth) BACK SL runs 250+ @ 1.8 £15 Although not always trustworthy Nasser says the ball will come on to the bat e

Bank 111 After a world cup that seems to have flown we have a final between 2 of the top sides in the competition and there has been no fluke in them getting to the final. SL who have played the

Team news On the grandest of stages for the greatest of prizes, Sri Lanka are taking the biggest of risks. Muttiah Muralitharan will play despite not being fit. It is a major gamble and one which the

Bank 116 The Kiwis produced a stunning display of fielding coupled with disciplined bowling to overturn the Chokers and fully deserve their semi-final berth. SL fielded like amateurs, bowled sensi