To answer that question once and for all and also to have an excuse to stockpile enough jelly beans to last me through Armageddon I ran a taste test among several competing brands: Brach's Classic Jelly Bird Eggs, Hawaiian Punch, Life Saver, Starburst Sour, Mike and Ike, Russell Stover and Jelly Belly.

WSJ: Serious About Sweets

Test cricket's all-time leading run-scorer moved to 47 with a delightful punch to the point boundary but then fell to White, for the second time this series, in uncharacteristic fashion.

BBC: Kumble bows out with Delhi draw