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The Cricket World Cup is well underway but England face a tough task against the host nations in their quest to lift the trophy for the first time.

That's the view of former England captain Mike Gatting. He thinks India and the other sub-continent teams have a big advantage.

IT’S NOT every day you get to bowl at a former England cricket captain but one group of Isle of Dogs children had exactly that this week.

Children from Seven Mills primary school, in Millwall, tested the skills of Mike Gatting when he visited the school on Tuesday as part of the first Chance To Shine national cricket day. The focus was on The Big Run Chase and Gatting, 50, was delighted to do his bit.

He said: “We’re trying to encourage children all over the country, from around 500 schools, to join in and see how many singles they can run to see if we can get a million runs.

SHANE Warne’s threat to come out of international retirement for next year’s Ashes series should be taken with a pinch of salt, according to ex-England skipper Mike Gatting.

Warne, currently playing in the Indian Premier League, famously took Gatting’s wicket with the “ball of the century� on his Ashes debut in 1993 and was reported to want a return to the Australian team.

“He’s being very mischievous,� said Gatting. “I thought he’d got enough on his plate in India. For him to slip out a little mischievous comment like that, it’s typical Shane.�

But would Gatting be tempted to try to regain his England place to get revenge for “that� ball?

He said: “No, no, no. I shan’t be coming back anywhere near, and I don’t think Shane will either.�