Stuart Broad's body may not have enjoyed it much but the England paceman was nonetheless delighted to have had a full day in the field in the tourists' final warm-up for the Ashes on Wednesday. The 27-year-old was the pick of the English bowlers on the opening day of the four-day match with three wickets in a bright early spell but his team mates took some punishment later on from an Invitational XI. After much of their previous warm-up match in Hobart was lost to rain and wet weather forced them to train indoors in Sydney, the best news for the English was the sunshine bathing the Sydney Cricket Ground. "It was good to get a first

Novak Djokovic set up a final showdown with Rafael Nadal as the defending champion cruised to a 6-3 6-3 victory over Stanislas Wawrinka in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals here. Djokovic extended his winning streak since the US Open to 21 matches and will bid for his third Tour Finals crown when he faces world number one Nadal in the final at London’s O2 Arena. After losing out to Nadal in the race to finish the year top of the world rankings, world number two Djokovic has a golden opportunity to get a measure of revenge against the Spaniard. The Serb has now won his last nine matches at the O2 Arena and will seek to avenge his recent US Open final defeat against Nadal, who holds a 22-16 edge in their 38 meetings. “It was a very enjoyable match for me, it was my best per...