The Gardeners' World Blog

How will people rate Osaka? Not highly if you consider no world records were broken or you judge them by the size of the crowds which were on the whole disappointing. Nevertheless, the competition was always of the highest standard and produced many exhilirating and entertaining moments.

Who were your athletes of the Games?

I suppose Tyson Gay's three gold medals, including the 100/200 double, put him in pole position. Indeed the American team did very well with the likes of Jeremy Warriner and Allyson Felix reaffirming their undoubted talent. Female athlete of the Games? Well Sweden's Carolina Kluft must have a good claim but Jamaica's Veronica Campbell impressed too.

If England don't qualify for Euro 2008, who will you blame?

The simple answer is that most people will probably point the finger at manager Steve McClaren. He will be the obvious - and perhaps easy - scapegoat for the side's failure.

But surely the truth is that England's problems go much deeper than one man.

Our report on the future of English football - as featured on Inside Sport - highlights the challenges facing McClaren and the FA as they look to build a national senior side which not only qualifies for major tournaments but occasionally wins them too.