How I almost scored with Michelle Pfeiffer

But still, I also have the edge of actually being English, which I know is not a prerequisite these days, but at least KP actually wants to play for England, unlike Pattinson who, the morning of the second test, was quoted as saying it had never crossed his mind, and as far as he was concerned he is an Aussie.

OK, it might be a bit of stretch to see me running in from the pavilion end come Wednesday.

But joking aside, think of how Matthew Hoggard, Steve Harmison, Simon Jones, or even Chris Tremlett felt when it was announced - the first three being proven performers at this level.

Tremlett has so much potential, I can assure you they must have thought it was a joke.

Ah well, at least we had Freddie, who may not have had as big as an impact as he would have liked, but just to see him competing again in the England shirt filled me with pride.

Here is a guy who gives it everything, and is proud to pull on the 3 lions, and for a moment on Monday when he started to put the ball around the park, I bet I wasn't the only one who was remembering the Botham Test match from '81, and hoping he could pull off something similar.

It was too much to ask for a guy who has been out of action for as long as he has, but he should be the first name on the team sheet as far as I am concerned.

Freddie isn't my only hero this week, as Lewis Hamilton pulled off a devastating display in Germany, to win with ease, even when he had to come from behind when his team made a mistake by not pitting him when the safety car was out.

He looks like he really has learnt from the few errors he made earlier in the season and his performance on Sunday led to Grand Prix legend Niki Lauda saying he could truly be unbeatable.

Well, if he continues in this vein, and his McLaren remains competitive, I genuinely can't see anyone beating him.

What odds on Michael Schumacher making a return next season to give him a genuine race?

It would be nice, wouldn't it, as they occupy complete different end of the spectrum, with Schumacher one of the best technical drivers ever, and Hamilton being the most gifted natural racers I have ever seen.

Maybe Schumey should take some inspiration from Greg Norman.

The 53 year old came so close to winning the Open at the weekend, and shows what love can do for a man's sporting prowess, as he'd only married tennis legend Chris Evert a couple of weeks before.

But it was a sparkling performance from Padraig Hamilton that allowed him to be the first person since 1906 to retain the title, not bad when you consider that he almost had to pull out with a bad wrist injury beforehand.

And as for those bed-wetting Yanks who decided not to play because it was a bit too wet and windy, they should be banned from competing again because they stopped people who were desperate to take part from playing.

Shame on them. It's not as if golf was invented in sunny California, it was in the windy and wet Scottish hills that the game came to fruition, so grab some balls boys and be a man!

Whatever next, rugby players who refuse to play because they might get muddy?

On a personal note, we recorded the 4th straight win in a row on Sunday at cricket, and I managed to get so close to taking my first ever Michelle - a 5 wicket haul!

(That's as in a five-for. Say it quickly enough, and it sounds like Pfeiffer.....honest).

I was on for a hat-trick, but it wasn't meant to be because I had to settle for figures of 9-3-26-4.

I'm still growing into my opening bowling role, and thanks to an excellent fielding and batting performance from the rest of the boys, we won by 8 wickets.

I must admit I'm relishing every game now. I haven't enjoyed cricket this much for years!

It's probably due to the fact that I have actually got off my behind and have now been back in training for almost a month, and therefore I am not actually out of breath by the time I get to the end of my run-up.

Although after doing my legs today in the awesome Arch 20 gym in the Jewellery Quarter, I think it might be a while before I feel the urge to walk again.

Musicwise, this week sees the return of the music rock gods that are Primal Scream, with their new album Beautiful Future.

They've never been ones to be afraid to experiment in the past with albums such as Loaded and Xterminator, but I must say this album sees them return to their pop rock best, and I would say it's the perfect album to listen to in one nice chunk while sitting in the sun.

Also out this week is CSS's Donkey, if you haven't had a chance to listen to the Brazilian beatmasters before, think electro rock, with some incredibly groovy bass lines, combined to give an eclectic mix of tracks, but with one thing in common - the ability to get a room up dancing.

Buy this if you're a fan of The Klaxons, Sunshine Underground and the Tings Tings.