"I've always been a man of faith and these past few months my faith has truly been tested," wrote Thomas. "As many of you know, early last season I injured my ankle and worked extremely hard over the next few months to get back in time to finish the season. Unfortunately the rehab didn't go as planned and earlier this off-season it was apparent I would need to have a procedure to repair the injury. With the help of Ed Hawkins from Betfair, here is a jaunt through how the other tournaments panned out for the pre-tournament favourites...Favourites: Australia (15/8)Winners: India (9/1) Asked if recent events suggest Yorkshire and the ECB are unable to deal with allegations of racism, Holding said: "I wouldn't say they are lacking in ability, I would say they are lacking in gumption. I don't want to use a word that wouldn't be acceptable on television. Arteta said in order to capitalise on that form and finally beat Liverpool at Anfield: "First of all, you have to believe that you can go there and beat them.