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31/10/2010

Garry Richardson previews the Ashes with England captain Andrew Strauss, Kevin Pietersen and former Ashes winner Mike Gatting. Plus a spokesman from Russia's World Cup bid team.

Garry Richardson with the week's big talking points from the world of sport.

In 32 days from now we'll know whether England has been successful in its bid to host the 2018 World Cup. England's sent a formal letter of complaint to FIFA demanding an apology from Russia for it considered were derogatory comments made by the head of the Russian bid. Garry hears from Andreas Herren, part of the Russian bid team, at the start of the programme.

With the Ashes about to begin in Australia, star batsman Kevin Pietersen joins us to discuss getting back to his best, and Andrew Strauss talks about Kevin Pietersen later in the programme.

Mike Gatting was the last England captain to win a series in Australia - twenty years ago. He gives his view on why his team managed it, while the current group of players so far hasn't.

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