Marcus Trescothick, the former England opener, has withdrawn from his county side Somerset's tour of the United Arab Emirates after the recurrence of a stress-related illness. The 32-year-old has not played for England since withdrawing from tours to India and Australia in 2006 due to the illness.

Novak Djokovic, the reigning Australian Open Champ, says his greatest challenge now was to live up to expectations. “As the third player of the world, I have that responsibility now, expectations and of course, pressure. But I think it’s a challenge, which I like to have,” said the 20-year-old Serbian.