Lot of outrage on social networking sites about the lack of women on the short-list

I agree, extreme ironing is woefully under-represented.

The heroic cricketing team that's just had its backside handed to it on a plate out in India you mean?

If Andy Murray's on due to winning a couple of events but nothing significant, shouldn't Jenson Button also be included? He's won the odd race in 2011.

rory mcilroy by a country mile. he is odds on with the bookies

That's not like you Andy, finding the negative in something.

Anyway, it's the England team that handed India it's backside and is world ranked number 1 in two out of the three formats that are being talked about

of the 10 on the final list, amir khan got the lowest amount of votes(7) from the media. jenson button was just outside this with 6

by the way the manchester evening news vote was ridiculous - either take it seriously or don't vote at all. it is a disgrace to their readership and i hope they are chastised for it - numpties

Which women should/could have been included? Payne would have made sense, but outside of that I'm struggling to think of anyone. If Ennis had retained her title she'd have been a definite, but as it is her inclusion would have been greated with cries of "tokenism".

Ennis should be included anyway, just so her bum is shown on the show.

Chrissie Wellington was the one I thought of straightaway although Alistair Brownlee should be on the list ahead of her. Sarah Stevenson has had a remarkably successful year in the face of adversity but it's unlikely to have appeared on the radar of most people choosing nominees.

The problem with women's sport is that, apart from those who take part in it, nobody gives a monkey's for it.

Its like Rugby League outside the heartlands. People always bleat on about how great the amateur game is doing, and how it is flourishing, when, in reality, it is only those playing who care for it - Spectator-wise, its one man and his dog.