Paul Lawrie has been quick to send a message of congratulations to fellow Scot Stephen Gallacher on his Ryder Cup selection. Lawrie tweeted:, external "So chuffed for Stevie G. Always had the talent, now a Ryder cup player. Made up for him."

Lawrie added: "It's all about opinions but personally I think captain McGinley got all three picks correct. But must have been close between Westy/Donald."

Rory McIlroy: Age 25. Caps 2. Record Won 4 Lost 3 Halved 2. Majors 4; Henrik Stenson: Age 38. Caps 2. Record W2 L3 H2. Majors 0; Victor Dubuisson: Age 24. Caps 0. Majors 0; Jamie Donaldson: Age 38. Caps 0. Majors 0; Sergio Garcia: Age 34. Caps 6. Record W16 L8 H4. Majors 0; Justin Rose: Age 34. Caps 2. (2008, 2012). Record W6 L3 H0. Majors 1.

Martin Kaymer: Age 29. Caps 2. Record W3 L2 H1. Majors 2; Thomas Bjorn: Age 43. Caps 2. Record W3 L2 H1. Majors 0; Graeme McDowell: Age 35. Caps 3. Record W5 L5 H2. Majors 1; Stephen Gallacher (wildcard) Age 39. Caps 0. Majors 0; Ian Poulter (wildcard) Age 38. Caps 4. Record W12 L3 H0. Majors 0; Lee Westwood (wildcard): Age 41. Caps 8. Record W18 L13 H6. Majors 0.

England continue to struggle in the fourth one-day international at Edgbaston.

After 41 overs, Alistair Cook's men are 169-6, with Joe Root (44) and Jos Buttler (11) the latest to lose their wicket.

Not good, but on the bright side Moeen Ali is bang on form and has smashed a lively 48 from 34 balls. At the other end Chris Woakes is taking a bit more time to get going, on three from eight deliveries.

Nine overs to make a game of it.

Confirmation that Bastian Schweinsteiger is the new Germany captain has come from a pretty decent source - coach Joachim Low.

"Schweinsteiger has always taken on responsibility when he had to. I could always rely on him,'' said Low. "He is very well respected in the team and among the coaching staff. His immense experience is also important.''

But Schweinsteiger will have to wait a while to wear the armband - he will miss Germany's next two games because of a knee injury.

David Beckham has been speaking to the BBC today and admits he was disappointed to see England striker Danny Welbeck leave his old club Manchester United to join Arsenal.

"He has been there since he was eight, his heart was in Manchester. I am sure he is obviously sad to leave Manchester United. Arsenal have a very good, young, talented English player but to see him leave Manchester United, as a Manchester United fan, is obviously sad," said Beckham, speaking as an ambassador for Sainsbury's School Games which starts in Manchester on Thursday.

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Paul McGinley: "Stephen Gallacher's first words when I told him were 'that's brilliant wee man'.

"Of course it's a concern for me to pick a rookie. But Stephen Gallacher has proved himself and earned his spot in this team. As a rookie you have to earn a little bit more to earn a pick. And I think Stevie did more than a little bit more. His performance last week had a huge effect on me. He really had to go some and he did."

More from Paul McGinley on Luke Donald: "He was very disappointed. He is a former number one in the world. The first ever shot he hit in the Ryder Cup I was his partner.

"He told me he publicly backed me to be the captain. Even though I hadn't picked him he told me he backed me and his last words were 'Go Europe'. I think that says a lot about Luke. He wasn't expecting (to be left out). He was very disappointed."

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Paul McGinley: "Excitement is the word. Stevie Gallacher I said 'go and have a drink to celebrate' and he said 'is that ok?'. I have played a home Ryder Cup and I know what it is going to feel like and how proud he will be.

"With Lee [Westwood] there was a real sense of pride he had made another team, very gracious and very humble, and Ian Poulter is a bundle of energy, you can feel the energy coming down the phone."

Paul McGinley on Luke Donald's omission: "It was a very difficult conversation with him for a number of reasons. My relationship with Luke is very close. He has played in every Ryder Cup I've been involved in apart from 2008 which we both missed.

"I've partnered Luke twice in 2004 and 2006 and vice-captained him in 2010 and 12. I forged a very strong relationship with him. His Ryder Cup record is outstanding and he will no doubt go on to make many more appearances in the Ryder Cup. It was a difficult call but one I had to do in the interests of the European team."

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Paul McGinley on Stephen Gallacher: "His performance last week in Italy under the spotlight was huge."

"I am a very lucky man," says captain Paul McGinley. "Some real quality players haven't made the team. It was a very difficult call. But on the positive side I think we have three players that will add a lot and make the European team as strong as it can be to take on the might of the Americans."

Paul McGinley: "I am in a very privileged position. I had a variety of choices. It says a lot about the standard in Europe and how far we've come for me to have this abundance of talent to choose from."

Stephen Gallacher, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood are named as the three wildcards for the European team to play the USA at Gleneagles from 26-28 September.

Eoin Morgan becomes the fourth England batsman to lose his wicket in the fourth one-day international at Edgbaston. The left-hander went for 32 and it is 103-4 after 28 overs. Joe Root, still there on 38, and has been joined at the crease by Jos Buttler.

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The Premier League will decide whether Tom Cleverley will be able to join Aston Villa on loan from Manchester United.

The move for the 25-year-old was struck very late on Monday night and the matter has been passed on from the registration department for Premier League board approval.

We have a live stream of European captain Paul McGinley's wildcard announcement on the website now.

Liverpool striker Fabio Borini, who seemed set to join QPR in a £13m deadline move only for the deal to fall through, has taken to Twitter to explain, sort of, why the transfer didn't happen.

He posted:, external "Finally the madness is finished. I protected the man and the player that I am today, taking all the responsibility of the situation and for people who didn't want it. I m very happy with myself to have taken such an important decision."

Great Britain and England have returned to Danny Kerry to lead the women's team through to the 2016 Olympic Games. Kerry guided the side to a bronze medal at London 2012 before taking over as performance director for GB and England.