ENGLAND have become the second best Test side in the world by persevering with selections — so to ditch such a policy when beaten once by the best would be premature and could be ultimately damaging.

Philip Golding, this week’s defending champion at the French Open, is a golfer suffering from tennis elbow aggravated by playing cricket.

HAMPSHIRE chairman Rod Bransgrove has insisted that Shane Warne would continue to receive the county’s full support following the news that he had been sent home from the World Cup after failing a drugs test.

GLENN MCGRATH was enjoying himself. Australia were totally in control of their match with Zimbabwe and the world’s best fast bowler was relishing his customary task of mopping up the tail — the weakest of the remaining batsmen — these were easy wickets for McGrath.