Ambassadors

• Full name: Colin Salmon
  Born: Dec 6, 1965, Luton, Bedfordshire, England
  Height: 6ft 4 in
  Job: Actor & Director
  Batting style: Right-hand bat
  Bowling style: Right-arm medium
  

Sited by Pierce Brosnan himself as a shining candidate to portray the first black James Bond, British actor Colin Salmon has made a name for himself across the pond with appearances in such Bond flicks as Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World is Not Enough (1999), and Die Another Day (2002); Salmon found early fame as authoritative Sgt. Robert Oswald in the acclaimed television miniseries Prime Suspect 2 (1992). Even opposite such formidable talent as Helen Mirren, Salmon commanded the screen with his bold posturing and dense screen presence. Though the following decade brought frequent television work for Salmon in the U.K., it was through his turn as M's right-hand man in Tomorrow Never Dies that international audiences got a true sampling of his talent. As Salmon's overseas exposure began to gain the actor a wider fan base, his ability to alternate between relatively low-key British television and flashy Hollywood blockbusters proved a testament to Salmon's remarkable abilities as an actor. A role in British director Paul Anderson's Resident Evil (2002) proved a physically grueling start to a busy year, and with subsequent work in that same year's Dinotopia and Die Another Day, In addition to his film work, Colin Salmon often lends his richly reverberating vocal chords to voice-over work, and he can frequently be found on the London stage and supporting charitable causes. He is a keen cricket fan and Ambassador for the Cricket Foundation's Chance to shine campaign to put competitive cricket back into state schools.

• Full name: Isa Guha
  Born: May 21, 1985, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
  Height: 6ft 4 in
  Major Tams: England Women
  Batting style: Right-hand bat
  Bowling style: Right-arm fast
  

Bustling medium-pacer Isa Guha made her debut against India in 2002 aged 17, in the quadrangular tournament between England, New Zealand and India when she was called up as a replacement for Sarah Collyer. She took five wickets in the Test series against India. She was intrinsic England's success in their five-match one-day series against New Zealand in 2004, and took 5 for 22 in the fourth match, as England wrapped up the series. Guha had previously toured with England Under-19 to Australia in winter 2002-03, where she was named bowler of the series as England Under-19 won all six matches in the ACB Under-19 State tournament. And she was also player of the tournament in the under-19 European Championship last year, where she bagged seven wickets in 27 overs, conceding just 27 runs. Guha, who was named BBC Asian Network Sports Personality of the Year for 2002, is currently studying biochemistry at UCL. She plays county cricket for Berkshire, while Reading Ridgeway is her club team.

• Full name: Ravinder Singh Bopara
  Born: May 4, 1985, Forest Gate, London
  Height: 5 ft 10 in
  Major Tams: Major teams England, England Under-19s,
  Essex, Essex Cricket Board, Marylebone Cricket Club
  Batting style: Right-hand bat
  Bowling style: Right-arm medium
  

Aged 17, Bopara earned a professional contract with Essex in 2002. He made his first-team debut the same year, playing three Championship matches before playing for England at the Under-19 World Cup in 2003. Bopara was a late selection for the England A squad in West Indies in 2006, after injuries in England's senior squad left spots to fill. Although unsuccessful in the Caribbean he found form on the county scene and was subsequently rewarded with a place in England's preliminary squad for the 2006 Champions Trophy and the Academy squad to be based in Perth during the winter's Ashes series. After impressing the selectors, he made his ODI debut against Australia at Sydney, and claimed the wicket of Mike Hussey to help England kick-start their trophy-winning campaign with a 92-run win. A fortnight later in the World Cup, showed impressive resolve and class in his maiden one-day fifty against Sri Lanka, albeit in a losing cause. He was one of only a handful of England players to emerge from that tournament with their reputation enhanced, but injury prevented him from building on his success in the World Twenty20. Another encouraging display for England in their one-day series against Sri Lanka in October 2007 led to his call-up to the Test squad for December's series, and he was picked to make his Test debut in the opening match at Kandy ahead of Owais Shah.