Thorpe promises he's ready to go

Graham Thorpe has assured England at a meeting this week that he is ready to tour again if they want to revive his international career.

The Surrey star met the selectors at their request to see if he is now over his marriage break-up, which threatened to end his career.

"It's important the selectors know where I stand on certain things, in case they decide to pick me again," said Thorpe, whose recall is a major debate ahead of this summer's Test series with South Africa

Thorpe has not played for his country for nearly a year and was a late withdrawal from last winter's Ashes trip after initially saying he would travel. "I'm enjoying every day of my life and that has enabled me to enjoy my cricket again," he said.

Thorpe quit England's tour of India two winters ago because of marital problems.

Then, halfway through last summer, he announced he was retiring from one-day international cricket before deciding to take a complete break from the game.