Logical thinking is one of the first casualties in situations of great stress, which must be the explanation for the way dividends are being demonised in the pandemic.

PAUL NEWMAN IN COLOMBO: Dom Sibley begins the latest leg of his journey towards becoming an established Test opener confident he can adapt to the very different conditions in Sri Lanka.

Northamptonshire's decision to travel to Singapore on Monday for a 12-day warm weather trip led Nottinghamshire to scrub it, fearful that facing such opponents invited unnecessary risk.

The Test side could face West Indies or Pakistan, this season's proposed red-ball opponents, while Eoin Morgan's white-ball World Cup winners face Australia, who are currently due here in July

EOIN MORGAN: As we took the field to defend 15 in the super over in the World Cup final last summer, Jos Buttler told me he hoped I had a couple of shamrocks in my pocket.

The ECB are considering a re-draft of players if they postpone the Hundred for 12 months - due to changes in status of Kolpak cricketers and the availability of overseas stars.

Fears over international teams getting stuck at this year's Twenty20 World Cup will feature prominently in the ICC's teleconference talks between chief executives next Thursday.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY PAUL NEWMAN: Luke Sutton is looking back on the chance meeting almost nine years ago with his old Lancashire captain that quite possibly saved his life.

COMMENT: The postponement of the controversial new format for at least a year - which will be confirmed on Friday - gives the ECB the opportunity to admit their mistake.

In a report seen by Sportsmail, consultants Oakwell Sports Advisory recommend selling a stake in each of the eight franchises to private equity as a potential solution to the financial issues.

Charlie Sheen opened up about his life in the year since he publicly announced he was HIV-positive and revealed that when he was first diagnosed he thought about suicide.

The 52-year-old actor could be seen passing out pills alongside 17-year-old rapper Lil Pump in a clip for the single Drug Addicts.

His extravagant fee makes him more expensive than other celebrities like superstar rapper Snoop Dogg, actor Charlie Sheen and Rob Kardashian's ex Blac Chynna.

Page Six published the shocking video of the 41-year-old on Thursday, before her reps revealed to Us Weekly that she was seeking treatment at a center on the East Coast.

Mueller, 41, can be heard on audio tapes slurring her words as she asks for black tar heroin before commenting on how she and a 'married man' watched people have a sex party in the Hamptons.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Matilda The Musical - starring Ralph Fiennes as bullying, hammer-throwing headmistress Agatha Trunchbull - has become a top priority film for Hollywood.

The new video features Trump praising Hillary Clinton as a 'terrific woman,' declaring himself 'very pro-choice' and saying his views as a New Yorker are 'different than if I lived in Iowa.'

'Choose a brighter path,' the ad says, as it pans to the sun rising over a pasture. The title of that footage on Shutterstock? 'A Field In Cornwall, England At Sunrise.'

This week Jeb Bush's Super PAC claimed the country's 'brightest days' are ahead should he be voted in. But there's one problem - the PAC have illustrated their point with idyllic scenes of Britain.

'Who is the real Jeb Bush?' 'One of us?' 'Or one of them?' the hecklers' signs read. The last sign featured a photo of Jeb low-fiving Donald Trump during last Wednesday's debate in California.

The billionaire's new video mocks Jeb for saying illegal immigrants commit 'an act of love' and claiming the term 'anchor babies' refers mostly to Asian children.

One-time Republican presidential front-runner Jeb Bush is getting a stern lecture from his top donors to reverse his slide in the polls or they will desert his bid for president in 2016.

Jeb Bush's presidential campaign is confronting the question they knew they would eventually have to face - whether to ask his older brother George to appear with him and revive his campaign.

Former Republican presidential front-runner Jeb Bush had the support of his father and his brother at a Houston rally Sunday night, but donors are increasingly nervous about the campaign.

Former Republican presidential front-runner Jeb Bush's disappointing performance in Wednesday's GOP debate has led many observers to urge his withdrawal from the race.

New York investor billionaire Paul Singer is now backing rival Marco Rubio, 44, after he was subject to an aggressive verbal attack from Jeb Bush, left, during a TV debate.

Bush pushed the reset button on his struggling campaign today, kicking off his 'Jeb can fix it' tour from the state he presided over as governor for eight years.

Jeb Bush has his own countdown to contribute to conclude the year. The Bush campaign put out a new video blasting the 'chaos candidate' Donald Trump, pointing out his more clueless moments.

Graham is seen as a puckish war hawk, a combination of qualities that served him poorly in his brief run for the presidency. Now he's on team 'Jeb!'

'We will be worse off than we are now,' Bush warned of a Trump presidency during a South Carolina rally. 'And we are pretty bad off right now.'

Kate McKinnon took on Clinton impersonating duties to sing Bonnie Raitt's I Can't Make You Love Me as a group of friends considered switching their allegiance to Bernie Sanders.

The Republican race is down to five candidates as Bush bails and The Donald stays firmly on top with two wins under his belt.

Watch Marco Rubio as a robot, Hillary Clinton become an assassin for Goldman-Sachs and Donald Trump be a tricky fighter in 'The Debateful Eight,' a short animated Simpsons skit.

The Strictly star said he knew Jonathon was the one on their first date and decided to marry again after Jonathon helped him plant a garden to remember the love he had for his father.

Henry, who was top-scorer in 2003-04 with 30 Premier League goals, has opened up on The Football Show on Sky Sports about the manner in which training was approached during those glory years.

Paul Pogba has opened up on his injury nightmare as he reveals his plans to 'be the best' when football returns, stating he is more 'hungry' now than ever to get back on the pitch

The German government gave the green light to the Bundesliga to return on Wednesday and the German FA is set to announce on Thursday they will resume next weekend.

BT have exclusive rights to the Bundesliga in the UK and, with the German government giving the go-ahead for the top-flight's return, the broadcaster could remove games from behind their paywall.

Arsenal legend Alan Smith has lifted the lid on how the Gunners achieved their stunning smash and grab of the first division title against overwhelming favourites Liverpool at Anfield in 1989.

PETER CROUCH: This week, Crouch reveals which Tottenham star openly admitted to having no interest in football, and how Jamie Carragher was left speechless by Craig Bellamy.

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: The Premier League may let TV cameras into dressing rooms and allow broadcasters to conduct interviews at halftime if the season is resumed.

Lauren Brown, 23, and her partner Lee Stubbs, 25, from Rossendale, Lancashire, ordered a £170 fridge freezer to arrive on Saturday. But after a delay was given a replacement instead.

I say get rid of this shoulder and armpit nonsense and judge offside by the players' feet. Draw the line and see whether the attacker's foot is closer to the goal then that of the last defender.

Ronaldo has rented the villa for him, his partner Georgina Rodriguez and his children, and comes with a swimming pool, top-floor games room and six bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms.

Real Madrid had publicly courted Ronaldo throughout the 2008-09 season and shattered the transfer record that summer by paying £80m to bring the Portuguese star to the Bernabeu.

CHRIS HATHERALL IN SAINT-ETIENNE: Croatia fans threw flares on the pitch and fought in the stands as their team threw away a 2-0 lead against the Czech Republic to draw 2-2.

Although the permutations over the third-place teams who will progress are complicated enough to require some serious mathematics the make-up of the individual groups are rather simpler.

The Gunners goalkeeper scored an unfortunate own goal to put Saints ahead in their clash at the Emirates Stadium before birthday boy Laurent Koscielny levelled with an acrobatic overhead kick.

The draw for Euro 2020 takes place in Bucharest at 5pm on Saturday evening and is live on BBC2 for UK viewers. Sportsmail take you through all you need to know for the draw.

In exactly six months time, the Euro 2020 final will be played. England have a great chance of success. The tournament is rapidly approaching so which players could force their way into the squad?