Clearly Claire

* No-one since W G Grace has been so far ahead of contemporaries as Claire Taylor who drove England into the women's version of the T20 final much as the Old Man might have done. She is not just the most accomplished all-round batsman but an intelligent observer of the way the opposing team are defending their total, and as she showed several times in the carefully-judged win over Australia, capable of producing just the shot no-one expects. Creme de la creme.

* Of course, if you will excuse this feeble attempt to break the political correctness barrier, women's cricket is not like the real thing but they can show up the men in a variety of ways. All four semi-final teams sang their country's national anthems with gusto. Barely a word from the self-conscious men with one unsurprising exception. Kevin Pietersen, born in South Africa, belted out every word of God Save the Queen and looked as if he meant it too. Well, good for you, KP. Now win the Ashes back for us.