England’s double shocker

We go away for a short Easter break with Mrs Spurt and what on earth is the sporting world coming to? First up long-standing England posh lad Andrew Strauss rescues his career with a mighty career-best 177 against the Kiwis, then new wunderkind Stuart Broad bowls like a demon in tandem with Monty to set up what should be a thrilling series-snatching victory from the the sheep worriers.

However it’s a bit of a measure of how far the mighty have fallen that we should have to win an away series (or indeed any series) coming from behind in such a manner. Doesn’t bode well for the return of the Aussies next year.

Awesome news too from the world of Bangladesh cricket, where following Andrew Symonds recent vigilante impersonation, Bangladesh's Mohammad Ashraful has handed out a spot of summary justice to a spectator who was booing him. Ashraful didn't even wait for a game to begin, this was a slap handed out in the nets before the match. Fine work from the 23-year old Bangladesh skipper.

Elsewhere in shock news new England footy boss Fabio Capello names dozy drug test dodger and sometime centre back Rio Ferdinand as skipper against Les Blues for the friendly tomorrow night. The smart money was apparently on John Terry, or as a real surprise, the Becks, so it’s a bit of a left field call from the Italian boss. But at least it keeps everyone on their toes while the captaincy rotates around the main candidates. Let’s just hope Rio remembers to turn up on time.