With the fans counting down the days to the African Cup of Nations kick off on 20 January 2008, football fever is clearly in the air.

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In the 95th minute, with Brentford laying siege to the opposing goal, Jamie McCombe, Doncaster's 6-foot-5 centerback threw his lanky frame in the air, his flailing arm clearly deflecting the ball.

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You can clearly understand the sadness in the dressing room air.

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But clearly some guys have played their way in during the recent Air New Zealand Cup (the old National Provincial Championship) and there are seven uncapped players in the party.

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"This summer has clearly demonstrated when there is a sniff of something in the air it devalues the whole game, and nobody wants to play cricket in those circumstances, " said Strauss.

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But clearly, the question mark associated with past unkept promises hung in the air over that firmly delivered assertion.

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But television replays clearly showed that O'Young's legs had been in the air at the all-important moment when he released the ball.

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Gordon Adair, reporting from the scene for the BBC, said fish could clearly be seen struggling for air in distress.

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"Clearly, Darren Fletcher's won the ball, Ashley Cole's never touched and has jumped up in the air, and then (Didier) Drogba's pulled Brown to the ground for the goal, " Ferguson told reporters.

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