Strauss, Cook lead Birthday Honours list

	Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook helped England win an Ashes series in Australia for the first time in 24 years.

England captain Andrew Strauss and team director Andy Flower have been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire), while opening batsman Alastair Cook received an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's birthday honours list released on Saturday.

The trio was rewarded for their efforts in England's historic victory in the 2010-11 Ashes in Australia - their first series win in the country in 24 years. Strauss captained the team to three innings victories in the five-Test series, which England took 3-1, apart from scoring 307 runs at 43.85. Cook topped the batting charts, with 766 runs at an average of 127.66.

"It is a great honour to receive this accolade," said Strauss, who received an MBE after England's 2005 Ashes victory at home. "It's one of the better items of post you get through the letterbox - certainly better than a gas bill. I'm very proud to receive it and, more than anything, very proud of how the team performed out there in Australia.

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Orlando Bloom, Miranda Kerr: Proud Parents Of Baby Boy

Hollywood sure has something quite warm and cuddly happening this fall. Tabloid reports are running wild with the news that Orlando Bloom and his supermodel Miranda Kerr have become proud parents of a baby boy on Thursday.

Orlando and Miranda had reportedly gone into wedlock secretly in July ’10 and there were reports about Miranda going for shopping in LA to look for some baby clothes.

According to tabloid reports, Miranda’s parents have flown over  from Australia to be with the happy couple who are extremely excited on the arrival of the baby in their lives.

Miranda Kerr, an Australian has spent most of her childhood there and has been visiting her home in New South Wales, a few miles from the West of Sydney ,ever since she came over to LA. This popular Victoria’s Secret model has been one of the most sought after names in Los Angeles and her beauty and poise are still very much adored by her fans.

However, with the baby born in the US, speculations about what his parents are going to name him are already the hot topic of conversation.

Nothing has been said as yet on that front from the celebrity couple, but the fact that despite being born in the US and having a US, Australian and European passport, the baby is going to be a lot Aussie has been reportedly stated by the supermodel mom as reported in a popular daily.

Congratulations to the couple for the baby.

 

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