England won a One Day Cricket International Tournament! Brilliant.

After all the doubters, we stayed behind England while they were down. Freddie Flintoff really showed what he and his team can do with a display of gutsy cricket against the Aussies last week. It was quite an emotional moment when they finally won, after all the ashes defeats. There are some members of the squad who deserve singling out, not just for their performances in the competition but also for the way they have never given up. Paul Collingwood is the obvious first name with centuries in both the test series and in the one day internationals.

However, what about the guys who have actually struggled - Andrew Strauss for example, has supported the other guys in the team whilst struggling to find some sort of form himself. I think his stickability is going to be rewarded. He is a great player and will come back strong before too long. Watch this space.

Ian Bell has had a lot of slating in the past but you can see him maturing rapidly through this part of his career. Another player who, in time, will be labelled a great. It will take a couple more years, but he will get there. Fantastic fielding and catching, energy in the field and tremendous application on the pitch.

Some of the new comers, Monty, Jamie Dalrymple, Bopara and Loye can all entertain and perform on their day as world beaters.

I tell ya - check out free bets deals on the ICC Cricket World Cup coming up because there are going to be surpises!

We would really like to see Saj Mahmood come to the fore soon. He has a great action that you can’t help think needs the slightest refinement from the coaches. Let’s see what Kevin Shine can do there.