The England Test side are desperate for spin options. So Adil Rashid ruling himself out of next month's Sri Lanka tour will have been a painful blow. 

RICHARD GIBSON IN PRETORIA: Moeen Ali says he still has a strong desire to prove himself as a Test player after targeting a return to the England team this summer.

RICHARD GIBSON IN CENTURION: England showcased the brutal hitting they believe can unify international cricket's two world belts later this year.

After confirming their T20 series victory over South Africa in stunning style on Sunday, Sportsmail rates England's players on their performances throughout the series as the batsmen racked up the runs.

RICHARD GIBSON IN JOHANNESBURG: England entered the Twenty20 series in South Africa intent on taking the first step on the road to more global silverware.

Football stars and supporters have been challenging each other to post their favourite pictures on social media during the unexpected break in the season.

The movie buff from Peterborough, who studied Video and Film at university in Dundalk, in Ireland, said he hopes the money will help improve the life of his 23-year-old brother, Robert.

Dean Weymes from Peterborough didn't realise he'd won his first ever game of Set for Life until he checked his phone at work the next day and immediately told his bosses that he was sick.

A British holiday resort is due to reopen as it completes the 10-month £2.7million restoration. Great Yarmouth's Waterways was a big hit in the 1950s and people say it is 'magnificent'.

The Venetian Waterways reopened today after a 10-month £2.7million restoration. The mayor cut the red ribbon at the celebratory gala as boats and pedalos once again took to the water.

Sam Lawton, 19, won £120,000 in the National Lottery's newest game, Set For Life. The father-of-one data analyst, from Leamington Spa, won £10,000 a month after matching five numbers.

Vicky Mitchell, from Halifax, (pictured with her partner, Adam Fry) used the last £1.50 left in her online account from a previous win to buy a line for the August 12 draw.

Kashaf Ali Khan later admitted money laundering by using criminal money to buy the house in his father's name in Solihull. He's now sold the property to pay off the confiscation order.

Both ticket sales and returns to good causes have risen, according to half-yearly results for the National Lottery. Prizes to players increased by 13.4 per cent - a total of £2.2 billion.

NHS Digital data released today showed more than half (53 per cent) of adults spent money on betting in the last year in England. One in 10 men and one in 20 women admitted to drinking nearly every day.

Anwar Batson has been jailed for nine months after pleading guilty to four offences under the Computer Misuse Act, at Southwark Crown Court today. He used 'Sentry MBA' programme.

Rebecca McGoff, 37, from Manchester, told FEMAIL she came up with the concept for Buump Active after she felt lonely and isolated after both her pregnancies.

Sofina Sarwar, 34, of Leicester, denies knowing anything about the money Haroon Cassim, 36, took from Camelot and Yopa Property while he worked for both firms between 2010 and 2018.

The National Lottery is set to join the fight against coronavirus by distributing up to £300million in funds to support the most vulnerable across the UK during the crisis.

The controversial writer and broadcaster announced her decision to leave Australia for the UK during September 2017 after receiving an onslaught of criticism for a controversial post.

Trump tweeted Friday about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 'Like it or not, Tlaib and Omar are fast becoming the face of the Democrat Party. Cortez (AOC) is fuming, not happy about this!'

Celebrating the art of embroidery, Mochi was established in 2013 by Ayah Tabari to support stitching communities across the world.

A new featurelength set to air on Good Friday, stars Game of Thrones' Essie Davis as Miss Phryne Fisher. The heroine swings between the Middle East and England, as she battles crime in the 1920s.

Viewed by many as a likely- and popular- vice presidential candidate in the upcoming elections, the admission that Florida Senator Marco Rubio was a Mormon may hinder his chances at the seat.

As Marco Rubio's autobiography hit shelves it was revealed he is not being considered as Mitt Romney’s vice president in November’s US elections, according to reports.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) spoke on Saturday at Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad's (left) birthday party in Altoona, Iowa, an annual Republican fundraiser in the early nominating state.

The 2016 hopeful won't say whether or not he's smoked the substance because he feels no good will come from answering the question.

The Republican presidential hopeful applauded Mexican marines for detaining the fugitive cartel leader, but he mocked Penn's involvement in the bizarre stitch-up.

The Florida Senator and presidential hopeful looked heavy-eyed and sleepy as he listened to President Barack Obama as he delivered his final State of the Union address to Congress.

While maintaining his position against same-sex marriage, Sen. Marco Rubio used a speech before a group of Christians to speak of the perils of intolerance toward the gay community.

The United States government fears that a powerful Venezuelan lawmaker may have issued an order to kill Florida Senator Marco Rubio, it was reported on Sunday.

Announcement comes after the president told legislators, including Rubio, yesterday that the firearms should be confiscated before due process has been afforded to them.

Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio skewered one of his Democratic colleagues on Friday for calling a camera-ready stunt during Kavanagh's senate hearing his 'Spartacus moment.'

Mattis, 68, submitted his letter of resignation to President Donald Trump on Thursday, shocking Democrats and establishment Republicans who saw him as a steady hand in the cabinet.

Leaders differ on immigration deal details but both sides say they would like to see find ways to avoid future shutdowns with current government funding set to expires in less than three weeks.

Not long now until major golf tournament US Open 2019 starts now. Sportmail provide you with all you need to know for the golf tournament including date, tee times and channel plus course, odds and more.

Just over a week to go until fourth and final major golf tournament of the year The Open 2019 starts. Find out date, tee times and channel plus location, course, odds, prize money and more

President Trump signed a stimulus package that included a $600 boost to weekly unemployment benefits, until July 31. This increase added to state benefits gives an average weekly payment of $978.

Simon Property Group, the biggest mall operator in the country, will open 49 mall locations in 10 states between Friday May 1 and Monday May 4.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ripped into Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, accusing him of 'political rhetoric and personal vitriol' in resisting federal bailout funds for states.

COMMENT: I'm certainly glad to see Dave Kitson making a move for the position. This is an institution in desperate need of modernisation and Kitson has been there, done that as a player.

FEMA placed the ominous $5.1 million order for 'human remain pouches' on April 21, following just weeks after a separate order for 100,000 body bags was made by the agency.

President Donald Trump retweeted a conservative supporter Thursday who predicted the economy will be doing so well by summer Democrats will accuse him of 'hyping' the coronavirus outbreak.

Brittany Cooper, a professor at Rutger's Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, lambasted Trump and his supporters, who she declared were 'willing to die' for him.

Some Democratic senators might not return to Capitol Hill for work next week, after the Attending Physician of the United States Congress told House leadership it was too dangerous.

The MOBS model from the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University also estimates that there will be about 89,000 deaths by mid-May if stay-at-home orders remain in place.

Receipts show they booked a standard room with two beds from January 25, 2017 but a spokesperson has confirmed they also used a luxury adjoining suite.

Harry Dunn (pictured) was killed in August 2019 when a car collided head-on with his motorcycle outside an RAF base. The car was allegedly being driven by U.S. citizen Anne Sacoolas.

President Donald Trump on Friday predicted more accusers would come out against Joe Biden and said he was 'sticking up' for the former vice president. 

Christi Grimm, principal deputy inspector general at the Department of Health, angered Trump with a report that identified critical shortages of supplies in the response to the coronavirus pandemic.