Excited for the 2015 Ashes?! Is it painful to have to wait?! Well here's some examples of beautiful cricket on behalf of the England team... just in case you need something to fill that cricket shaped hole, while you wait. 

It was described as one of the most exciting World Cup tournaments in years and in total, it brought no fewer than 171 goals. Players were seen in some of the latest and most futuristic boots on the market and to see just which brands and models performed the best, we’ll take an in-depth look at the tournament through this next blog post.

It’s been described as the “Group of Death” by some quarters and it’s certainly going to be touch-and-go whether England manage to force themselves through it. While Italy and Uruguay are seen as the Three Lions’ biggest opponents, many are under the impression that this is Costa Rica’s best squad in years and they might not be the no-hopers that everyone is predicting. Bearing the above in mind, we’ll now take a look at the star men from each of these teams and see just what influence they could have on how Group D pans out.

Following months of anticipation, Saturday will finally be the occasion when England kick off their World Cup campaign. The Three Lions fell victim to the Italians the last time that the sides faced each other in the quarter-finals of Euro 2012, following a penalty shootout. Since then, it would be fair to say that both teams have undergone wholesale changes and we’ll now take a look at just how players from both sides stack up against each other.

We take a look at how Roy's 23 man team stack up this Summer ready for England's first match tonight at 11pm! #wearwithpride

It could be said that Roy Hodgson's seven standby players for the World Cup drew more talk than the actual 23-man squad itself. In a bid to see just how these backup players stand, here is a lowdown on how they fare against the players who have most likely taken their place in the main squad.