Late arrival wants to start England party

JADE DERNBACH’S 25th birthday will surely be his happiest yet if he can take his unexpected shot at World Cup glory with England.

Uncapped Dernbach has flown halfway round the world in the past few days to replace the injured Ajmal Shahzad in a squad preparing to face co-hosts Sri Lanka in Saturday’s quarter-final in Colombo.

Exactly a week later, and on the eve of the Surrey seamer’s quarter-century, Andrew Strauss’ team could yet be involved in the Mumbai final of a competition England have never won in nine previous attempts.