"Unless Josh Goodall's career goes into freefall in the next few months, this has to be the opportunity to blood the British No3, who has been yearning to show what he can do for his country but has been overlooked because of a falling-out with Murray at Queen's Club last year. Goodall had been expecting to play doubles with Ross Hutchins in one of the highest-profile events of the year, but after some wheeler-dealing behind the scenes, Jamie Delgado became Hutchins's doubles partner and cross words were exchanged.

It is understood that Goodall and Murray have exchanged e-mails in recent weeks and are willing to let bygones be bygones, which makes for a happier situation all round. It is not as if Britain have many other options to allow petty differences to stand in the way of international progress. It is a message that should resound through the LTA, which cannot allow a repetition of the disorder that descended on last weekend's defeat by Austria." (Times Online)

So perhaps they have kissed and made-up...good.

I would not say Josh is a shoe-in by any means especially how close Chris Eaton stretched Stahovsky the other day.

6 minutes is a long time in tennis never mind 6 months but the names that could be in the fray are the likes of Baker, Goodall, Eaton, Boggo and hopefully a surprise or two. They all have time to compete, win titles and give Lloyd a selection headache.