The Surfer

He will not be missed. He does not belong on a cricket field anywhere, let alone representing his country in the game's most prestigious event.

Schofield’s team cannot claim that this is a matter beyond the brief they have been given by the ECB. The system that supplies England players has to be pertinent to the well-being of the national team. David Collier, the ECB chief executive, reports that no application from Yorkshire to register Rudolph has been received. He has written to the county to remind them of the conditions that must be fulfilled before a player from overseas can qualify.

"In New Zealand they were trying to bowl every ball a yorker, which basically left the batsman to get on the front foot or rock right back and turn it into a half-volley," Reid said. "If you had Brett Lee, who could come in and knock their head off, they'd have to be a good hooker to score, but without him you can use a good length ball or just get wide of the crease for the odd yorker."

"This is the first time the World Cup has been played in the West Indies," he told BBC Berkshire's Louise Chandler. "If they do get another one, I won't be around. So I can't miss this one. You have to be there."

Asked by his coach to outline his goals for the tournament, Kervezee, who is known as Rowdy because he doesn't say much, did so by email. He began his letter by stating his primary goal, which was team-orientated: "At LEAST make it through to the second round, all we need to do is beat Scotland and either beat Australia or South Africa and we are through."

Police were called just before 1.30am with reports a group of five men were causing chaos along Hastings Street and up Shakespeare Road after being refused entry to Rosie O'Grady's Irish Pub.

Around last August or September when the knee didn't seem to be progressing, I'd just been told that I was out of the Ashes series, and someone else told me that I might not play again, that was a real low moment. And a few weeks ago when this [latest injury to his left hamstring] happened, I admit I questioned whether it was all worth it. I thought maybe someone somewhere was trying to tell me to do something else.

The root of the problems in Australia lay in the uneasy, mutually suspicious relationship between Fletcher and Graveney. It has been said before here and is worth repeating that they need their heads banging together. Otherwise they deserve firing.