SPORT ON TV

CRICKET: Second Test, Sri Lanka v England – Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 4am; Women’s ICC World T20, Sri Lanka v Bangladesh – Sky Sports Cricket 7.30pm; West Indies v South Africa – Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 11.30pm.

TENNIS: ATP World Tour Finals – Sky Sports Main Event noon, 1.45pm and 6pm, BBC Two 2pm. SNOOKER: Northern Ireland Open – Eurosport 1, 12.45pm and 6.45pm.

CHELSEA star Marcel Desailly feared his career could be over as he struggled with an Achilles injury.The French World Cup winner, 33, admitted he had been nursing the problem for some time.Also in the news, Michael Owen was hoping to be named European Footballer of the Year.