It 's Hot or Not time again as Ian Ladyman reveals what 's been making him feel warm this week and what 's been leaving him cold inside . Take a good look at a couple of stars at the World Cup , the best band from Leicester since Showaddywaddy and a tricky Red Devil . And peek through your hands at Poults in the pond . WHAT 'S HOT . BIG HITTERS . While England 's best cricketers have been riding open-top buses , the rest of the world has reinvented the game . Again . Watching batsmen like Brendon McCullum and AB de Villiers during this World Cup has been invigorating and depressing at the same time . AB de Villiers has been having a fair old hit during South Africa 's World Cup campaign . And Brendon McCullum has n't exactly been holding back for New Zealand . DUGOUT HONESTY . John Carver may not last long at Newcastle so let 's enjoy him . Fan on Wednesday : 'Obertan is rubbish . Why do n't you b****ck him ? ' . Carver : ' I have bloody b****cked him ! ! ! ' . Obertan – standing 10 yards away – chose not to contribute . John Carver found it hard to get the best out of Gabriel Obertan against Manchester United . Obertan did n't cover himself in glory against his former club and invited a b****cking from his boss . THE ANFIELD PLAY LIST . Thanks to 40 years of dedication from match announcer George Sephton , Liverpool have long since played the best pre-match music and now he chooses tunes with hidden messages . Rather more obvious , though , is his current fondness for the Kasabian hit : 'Stevie ' . Is there another Stevie at Anfield apart from captain and Kop idol Gerrard ? THE UNEXPECTED . What is sport if not a platform for genius ? Even if you do n't care for Rugby League , I urge you to check out this piece of magic from Salford 's Rangi Chase against Hull FC last weekend . WHAT 'S NOT . IAN POULTER . European golf fans will cherish Padraig Harrington 's uplifting win at the Honda Classic but a final-round score of level par should n't have been enough . Sadly , Poulter 's remarkable collapse – he found water five times in 10 holes – let Harrington past and his search for only his second US stroke-play victory continues . Ian Poulter was n't a big fan of the fairways during the final round of the Honda Classic at PGA National . DAVID SAKER . England 's bowling coach has a fine reputation but what has he been doing these last few years ? Last winter 's Ashes tour saw three of his charges virtually unselectable while it is pertinent to ask which – if any – of our bowlers have actually improved in recent times . David Saker ( centre ) , with James Anderson ( right ) and Chris Woakes ... so how 's that all going , then ? DAVID BENTLEY . Bentley quit football at the age of 29 after falling out of love with the game . Now he is trying his hand at Gaelic Football , an experiment you can watch on reality TV . Bentley had a real talent for football sadly not matched by his ability to make the right choices . David Bentley fell out of love with football ... and into a nice stripy strip for a bit of the Gaelic game . WEST HAM FANS . They 've been trying for months and it looks like they may finally get their man . So , for them , a warning . Clubs only tend to head one way after Sam Allardyce leaves . It 's to be hoped the Olympic Stadium does n't become the best ground in the Championship . Will Sam Allardyce be prowling the technical area at the Olympic Stadium ?
Brendon McCullum and AB de Villiers have shown England how to play . Ian Poulter 's collapse allowed Padraig Harrington to win the Honda Classic . David Bentley 's talent not matched by his ability to make the right choices .