The Ashes starts on Wednesday, so to better understand our rivals we challenged our Shelagh to see if she could cut it as a proper Aussie Sheila.

To get her started, Shelagh went to get some top tips from Masterchef presenter, John Torode. Listen to Breakfast on Tuesday to hear how she got on.

John Torode teaches Shelagh how to be a Sheila

What makes a great sportsperson? Skill - definitely, endurance and courage - for sure, but what about playing by the rules, being a sporting gentlemen. Is it just about notching up wins or is attitude as important?

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You can find out what they had to say by listening below.

We'd both done a bit of rowing in the past but never been to the historical Regatta on one of the most beautiful stretches of the River Thames.

While its image outside the rowing fraternity might be one of elitism, it seems to cater for all comers - multiple Olympic Gold Medallists, school, college, and club crews from as far afield as the US and China, and day trippers looking for a festival atmosphere on a sunny day.

Wandering around Henley with one of the most famous sportsmen in Britain has its advantages.......not least access to the boats which follow behind every race.

Matthew Pinsent carried out his Stewarding duties on board, writing a race report with the help of other officials dotted along the course. No high technology here - just shouts from boat to staging post. Simple. But it works!

Fittingly, as we left, our generous and attentive host hooked up with his old rowing partner Sir Steve Redgrave. And yes, he did greet him with the words "Hello sailor".

Vassos and I are hoping for a return visit next year.......I feel an Outside Broadcast coming on.

How important is it to you that he makes it?

Tim Henman reached four semi-finals but was beaten every time.

Now that Andy Murray has a chance of getting further, will you be cheering him on?

Does British sport - and Britain - need a winner?

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The Home Secretary has refused to release Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs, despite his parole board saying he should be freed. 79 year-old Mr Biggs is unable to speak or feed himself after suffering a series of strokes. He's in hospital with a broken hip.

Jack Straw says Biggs was "wholly unrepentant" about his actions and had "outrageously courted the media" - are those the right reasons to keep him locked up? Are some prisoners let out to early while others languish in their cells? Should life always mean life?

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5 live's Head of News, Richard Jackson, was crowing about how impressive Andy Murray's pose on the front of the Daily mail was this morning. The caption next to the picture says "Andy Murray warmed up for today's quarter final at Wimbledon with this astonishing feat of strength"

"What core strength, what balance, what a physique!" (Richard Jackson)

I shouldn't have quoted him as he didn't say that at all but he was very impressed.

However, I protested that in fact Murray was doing nothing more than just flipping his legs up and trying to hold it for a split second. It looks a bit like doing the famous break-dance move "The Caterpillar". I know this as I saw the clip on the news.

However, my protestations made it sound like it was about as difficult as opening a jar of pickled onion, which I wouldn't do anyway as I hate them and i have weak wrists.

Anyway - this conversation soon turned into a challenge and seeing as I was just about to leave the office to go and interview Britain's top Hurdler Andy Turner, I had a camera to hand so I duly set about making a total fool of myself.

I refused to take my top off for the photo-shoot on the roof of Television Centre despite some very lucrative offers. However I think you'll agree my pose would actually get more points for artistic style (note the parallel legs!!).

You may win Wimbledon Andy but I have a better Caterpillar!

The government have announced this morning they're taking control of the running of the East Coast rail service - which runs between London and Edinburgh. National Express say lower than expected passenger numbers mean they're losing money on the franchise - they expected a 10% rise in passengers every year. But fares have risen above inflation, so what is going wrong? Was it a mistake to privatise British Rail in 1996?

Lest we forget the taxpayer owns 70% of the Royal Bank of Scotland and all of Northern Rock.

So are big businesses too greedy - too concerned with profit over the service they provide? Or are they simply the casualty of a global recession? Do you welcome government intervention and takeover over companies?

PJ's been in touch with the programme. He just doesn't get it:

"Eh? People can EITHER have their Jackson money back OR keep their ticket as a momento? Why can't they do both? It's not like they can use it for anything else. Easy money for someone?"

The holographic souvenir ticket

The crowd under the Centre Court roof was right behind him but Murray had to battle back again and again against a Swiss player who shouldn't really have given him many problems.

Were you there? Did you see it? What did you think of how he played?

Can he now go all the way to the final and win it?

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Five of the British Lions were hospitalised after their match against the Springboks on Saturday, among them Luke Fitzgerald whose eyes were gouged by Shalk Burger - who's been suspended for eight weeks.

It's not the only eye gouging incident this weekend - the captain of Italy, Sergio Parisse got an identical ban for an incident against the All Blacks.

So, is rugby out of control? Does punishment for on the field violence go far enough?

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"If you're anything like me, you probably haven't picked up a pencil to do some drawing on a regular basis since you were a kid.

A group of artists are hoping to remind us what we're missing with a new lunchtime programme on Channel 4. Viewers of 'Life Class: Today's Nude' will be encouraged to join in at home with their own sketches of the nude life models on the screen. A series of drop-in classes has also been set up and I went along to one of them to see if I could remember anything I learned in 'A' level art lessons. You can see my efforts below.

For the series of three sketches we were given a minute to draw the model Daniella in each pose. It was an exhausting experience! Then we were given 8 minutes to do a more considered study. Listen to Weekend Breakfast this Sunday to see what the tutor and, more importantly, the model made of my pictures.

Classes are being held in London, Manchester, Bristol and Southampton next week.

Details from the charity Artangel (www.artangel.org.uk - The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites).

'Life Class:Today's Nude' will be on Channel 4 on 6-10 July."

Your memories of Michael Jackson, his legacy and his life.

Post your thoughts below. You can listen to Nicky's programme in iPlayer.

This is how Breakfast reported the news this morning:

BBC News: Singer Michael Jackson dies at 50

A BBC report says audiences are dismayed by the moral decline in programme standards and it's going to tighten its controls.

So is there too much swearing and sex on TV and radio?

You can read the BBC report's Key Findings below:

1. Where audiences are concerned about the area of taste and morality on
television as a whole, this is often connected with broader concerns about
falling standards in terms of quality and the over-reliance on reality
formats.

2. Standards of morality, values and behaviour in the media in particular are
not a top-of-mind issue for the majority of the public.

3. The BBC overall performs well in the audience's perceptions of standards
of morality, values and behaviour, compared to other channels and
broadcasters. The audience also has higher expectations of the BBC.

4. In general terms, the public do not want increased censorship or
regulation. The majority value the creativity of the BBC and accept that it
may sometimes lead to offending some people.

5. When prompted, a significant proportion of the audience have various
concerns about standards of morality, values and behaviour in the media
as a whole, including newspapers, magazines, broadcasting and online
content.

6. Strong language is an area of concern for some audiences; they
recognise when language is used for clear purpose or effect within a
programme - including comedy and entertainment - but dislike
'unnecessary' or excessive use.

7. In certain genres, the offensive potential of strong language can be
compounded when it is combined with apparently aggressive or bullying
behaviour. This reflects broader public concerns about aggression and
bullying within society as a whole.

8. There is little public consensus or agreement about what constitutes
offence: it means very different things to different sections of the audience.

9. The context in which potentially offensive content is placed is of
paramount importance to audiences, as are judgements of quality. Both
can make the difference between whether something is acceptable to
audiences or not.

10. Tone and intent can also make strong material acceptable: the 'twinkle in
the eye' of a performer and their skill in delivery can make the decisive
difference, even with potentially offensive material.

11. Age and socio-economic group go some way to describing who in the
audience is more likely to have concerns, but they do not tell the full story.

12. Younger audiences (11-15 year-olds) are uniquely self-selecting in their
choice of media content, through the web and magazines as well as
broadcast material. Though strongly drawn to more sexual content, some
express unease about the sexualised nature of the media world in which
they live and the pressure to 'grow up fast.'

13. Sexual content on television and radio was a matter of relatively low
concern for audiences. There was an expectation that the television
watershed should be respected, and content on radio appropriately
scheduled. There is no appetite for a watershed in radio.

14. Some respondents commented that the transfer of some successful series
from BBC Two may bring a somewhat 'edgier' tone to BBC One.

15. Respondents expressed few concerns about standards on BBC Radio.
However, of all the BBC's services, Radio 1 has the most divided
response in terms of morality, values and behaviour.

16. Audiences are conscious of the challenges presented by the growth of
online and on-demand content, but there is little awareness of the BBC's
'G for Guidance' systems, or understanding that iPlayer has a parent
password protection scheme which prevents children accessing adult
content.

Four footballers who wore green wristbands during a World Cup qualifier have been banned from the national team for protesting about the results of the Presidential election. The pro-government Iran Daily newspaper says the players include the team captain. Relations between London and Tehran are worsening too with tit-for-tat diplomat expulsions.

So is Britain the most evil?