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Cricketer Nel caught in, or rather under, the covers

South African fast bowler Andre Nel has admitted to having an affair with Jelena Kultiasova, a women he met in London while playing county cricket for Surrey. Nel initially claimed that he was just friends with Kultiasova, but after The Times confronted him with evidence he backtracked and said they were "friends with benefits". Seems it's not only UK soccer players that have a tendency to play away from home.   Read more: TimesLive

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