Batsman Jonathan Trott continues to occupy the sidelines with a shoulder injury with Essex batsman Ravi Bopara likely to be given a second chance on Thursday.
The presence of heavy favourites Frankel and Canford Cliffs has scared off runners for the Sussex Stakes, with only Rajsaman and Rio De La Plata lining up for Wednesday’s race alongside the heavily backed duo.
Australia head coach Robbie Deans is targeting following up his side’s win over South Africa in their Tri Nations opener with a historic win over New Zealand at Auckland’s Eden Park stadium in two weeks time.
When Alastair Cook was awarded the captaincy for England’s one-day side, his critics were loud and ubiquitous (Michael Atherton famously remarked he was a ‘donkey’). He went on to win the Man of the Series Award in the recent series…
To say it was a crazy weekend in the 2011 Copa America would be an understatement. This was certainly the case as Brazil played Paraguay in a quarter-final clash that the holders were expected to win relatively comfortably.