Cheltenham Town put one foot in the door of the League Two play-off final with a 2-0 win over Torquay in the first leg but now they have to finish the job at Plainmoor on Thursday night (Cheltenham 6/4, Torquay 9/1 – League Two Promotion 2011/12 Outright).

There are plenty of talking points thrown up by Roy Hodgson’s first England squad after the Three Lions boss named his 23-man party for the upcoming European Championship – for which his side are priced at 10/1 to win.

England take on the West Indies in the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday looking to bounce back from their winter woes. They will start the match as strong favourites but the tourist are a much-improved outfit who will be confident of springing the odd surprise or two (England 2/5, Windies 9/1, draw 11/4 – Match Prices).

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Attention on Wednesday turns to the League Two semi-final play-off at Roots Hall in an evenly-poised tie with Crewe and Southend both just 90 minutes away from Wembley.

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Roy Hodgson will name his squad for England’s Euro 2012 bid on Wednesday and he is likely to face several dilemmas, particularly in defence and attack, before being able to identify the players he feels will fire the Three Lions to glory (10/1 Outright) in Poland and Ukraine.

Beverley stages a seven-race card on Tuesday afternoon with the going on the Westwood being forecast ‘Good to Soft, Soft in places’. The first event – the TurfTV Betting Shop Service Maiden Stakes – is due off at 2.00.