Stars go head-to-head on prediction panel

Name: Courtney 'Cuddy' Walsh

Panel nickname: 'The Cricketer'

Famous for: Started out with a record 10 wickets in an innings in schoolboy cricket in 1979; ended with a then Test record of 519 wickets.

Played cricket for: West Indies, Gloucestershire, Jamaica

Favourite BPL team: Cuddy follows players, not teams, but Man United has the edge.

Fun fact: Gloucester teammates dubbed him Duracell, because he just kept going and going.

Strength: "My few good years of being in England following the Premier League should give me an advantage."

School of choice: Excelsior High

Message to competitors: "Guys, be warned, I have Johnny Barnes on speed dial. I can get some good tips from him to take me through!"

Bio: Courtney 'Cuddy' Walsh is arguably the greatest fast bowler the world has ever seen. He is the first cricketer to reach 500 Test wickets and has sent down a whopping 3,019 deliveries in his career. Walsh was captain of the West Indies and Jamaica cricket teams. While he had no success as a batsman, with a record 43 ducks to his name, he hopes to show that he is an all-rounder by winning the prediction.


Whitmore

Name: Theodore 'Tappa' Whitmore

Panel nickname: 'The Coach'

Famous for: Scoring twice for Jamaica in the 2008 FIFA World Cup and having a 100 per cent win record as current coach of the Reggae Boyz.

Played football for: Seba United (Jamaica), Hull City & Tranmere Rovers (England), Violet Kickers (Jamaica), Livingston (Scotland).

Favourite BPL team: Bolton, right now.

Fun fact: "I didn't play schoolboy football."

Strength: Possibly Jamaica's most - accomplished Reggae Boy, and now coach of the Jamaica national football team, Tappa follows all levels of football keenly and will use this to his advantage!

School of choice: St James High

Message to competitors: "Let's just have fun with this one. Don't take it too seriously when I win."

Bio: Tappa Whitmore scored both goals in Jamaica's first and only victory in World Cup history at the 1998 Finals. As a player, Tappa was dubbed 'The Magician' for his strength and prowess in the midfield. The former Reggae Boyz captain, now interim coach of the team, is easy-going, approachable but firm. Make no mistake, Tappa is very competitive and also insightful and it should be interesting to see if he can beat the other 'All-Stars'. He carries the unenviable weight of knowing that he is representing the football world so he can't afford to be beaten!