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Jason Roy believes England have a great opportunity to show how far they have come in the last year when they face Bangladesh in three one-day internationals this month. The first match takes place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Friday and Roy is 13/5 with bet365 to be England's top batsman in the game. Last year Bangladesh beat India, Pakistan and South Africa on home soil while they were too strong for England at the World Cup. However, England, who have improved significantly since their embarrassingly early exit from that tournament, are 4/9 to win the first ODI against Bangladesh. Roy said: "It's a huge opportunity to go to a tough cricketing environment and show what we can do. If we win all three games it will just show that we are a bit more of an all-round package."
Soccer - Mata sees reasons to be cheerful
Juan Mata remains positive about Manchester United's prospects this season despite the disappointing 1-1 draw with Stoke City at Old Trafford. United boss Jose Mourinho thought his side could easily have beaten the Potters 6-0, so great was their dominance, but Joe Allen's late equaliser ensured the points were shared. Mata admitted he felt angry about the result as he thought United should have won the game, but added: "We have to take the positive aspects and know that if we keep playing like we did against Stoke, we will definitely get good results. "Manchester United have always had challenges and the one we have this season is still there." United are sixth in the table and can be backed at 16/1 with bet365 to clinch the Premier League title this season, while they are 8/15 not to win a major trophy in 2016/17.
Rugby League - Smith backs Wolves starlets to shine
Warrington head coach Tony Smith believes the likes of Toby King and Sam Wilde will play key roles in Saturday's Grand Final against Wigan Warriors. The Wolves qualified for the Old Trafford showpiece by beating St Helens last Thursday and are aiming to win the trophy for the first time. Smith is confident his side will be able to end the season with some silverware after the heartbreak of their Challenge Cup Final defeat to Hull FC in August. "We weren't far off at Wembley and we're excited for this one," said Smith. "I'm delighted for the young guys in our team. Toby King really put in a strong performance against St Helens and played his role well, while Sam Wilde tackled everything, and there were others that really stood up." Wigan are 11/5 with bet365 to win the Grand Final by between one and 12 points while a Warrington try is 6/5 to be the first scoring play at Old Trafford."; return output; }