England's Test heroes made to wait at the airport

Just when England's Test heroes thought they could relax after their Caribbean conquest, four of the players on their way back to England had their flight delayed by 24 hours this morning after a passenger suffered a heart-attack.

Mark Butcher, Nasser Hussain, Graham Thorpe, and the two Jones's - Simon and Geraint were due to arrive at Gatwick this morning. However, the flight which was scheduled to pick them up from Antigua was forced to make an emergency diversion to the Azores after the incident.

What's more, the aircraft was then discovered to have a mechanical fault and was deemed unsafe to carry on its journey. Hence an alternative plane was called from Heathrow to the Azores, where it will collect the waiting passengers and resume the seemingly never-ending journey. The players are now expected to arrive at Gatwick around 9:00 am tomorrow, providing all goes to plan.