Will Jefferson's in the England A squad

Despite playing about once all season, England have included part-man, part-turret, Will Jefferson in their A squad for the tour of Bangladesh. With his gargantuan physique and brilliantine white skin, Will'll blend in seamlessly with the locals.

Also included are Nick Compton, Adil Rashid and Tom Smith - all of whom we're quite interested in.

Matt Prior's in again as well. He's quickly becoming the new Glen Chapple - a perpetual A-tourist.

Nick Compton tips the cup of runs

Nick Compton hasn't appeared to be as run-thirsty as usual so far this season. He's taken a couple of sips of runs, but no large mouthful and certainly nothing approaching a quaff.

Yesterday, he hit his first hundred of the season, 110 not out, as Middlesex lost to Sussex in the catchily-named Friends Provident Trophy. The cup of runs has been tipped and Nick Compton will drink.

Drink, Nick. Drink! May your pull shots wet your lips. May your leg-glances fill your mouth. May your cover drives nearly drown you.

Drink! Drink from the cup of runs until it appears almost empty, then produce a second, slightly larger cup of runs and drink from that. When that runs dry, reveal to us that you have taken the opportunity to refill the first cup while you were drinking from the second. Drain the first cup once again.

Surprise us with a third cup of unusual dimensions and with an embossed design - drink from that. Attempt to drink from all three cups of runs simultaneously in a conspicuous attempt to persuade Peter Moores of your unquenchable thirst for runs.

Drink, Nick Compton! DRINK!

Nick Compton, Middlesex - one to watch in 2007

Nick Compton was a sort of pseudo-One To Watch last year, in that we watched his progress anyway, without naming him.

As far as we can tell Nick Compton has a virtually unquenchable thirst for runs, which is a good thing for a batsman. Look at him. Look at Nick. Look at how parched he is even after he's scored his 12th hundred of the day.

'That boy's thirst for runs is unquenchable' they'll say in county grounds around the land. 'You're not wrong,' Nick'll reply. 'I'm mighty thirsty. Thirsty for EVEN MORE runs.' And he'll drink and drink from the cup of runs, never once feeling satisfied, even when runs are dribbling down his chest because he's so tired of run-drinking he can't open his mouth properly.

Nick Compton also has a thirst for HIGH FASHION.

Other Ones To Watch in 2007

Nick Compton: Model cricketer

Can anyone confirm whether this is actually the same Nick Compton who just scored 152 not out for the England A team against the Bangladesh Academy? This one appeared in Durban's Model of the Year Show 2004?



We know that he was born in Durban and it certainly looks like him.



Here he is on his own. This is how we dress on a night out. We're joking of course: We don't go out. Especially at night time.

'Nick Compton: Model cricketer' is going to be reproduced as a headline interminably if this proves to be true. We'd just like to underline that we were first. Being first in this will make up for everything else we've not been first in, ie, everything.