Sir Ian Botham says James Vince must play for England in Thursdays first Investec Test against Sri Lanka. The Hampshire captain is in line to make his long-awaited Test debut at Headingley having staked his claim with some excellent performances in Englands Lions and one-day squads.Vince bats at No 3 for his county, a position currently held in the England side by Middlesexs Nick Compton, but could come straight in at No 5 following James Taylors early retirement. The 25-year-old caught the eye with a brilliant century against Yorkshire at Leeds two weeks ago and Botham believes he could get his chance in his preferred position of first wicket down.Vince must play, and could bat at three but it depends on how they (the selectors) want to go and if they stick with Compton, said Botham. Hes been knocking on the door for a while, hes been in great form and deserves his chance. James Vince could make his debut when England play Sri Lanka in the 1st Test at Headingley. Id bat him at three, Joe Root at four and Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes at five and six, but they may place trust in their bowlers and decide to go for an extra batsman, well just have to see.The England legend does not expect a repeat of Sri Lankas series win against England two years ago and is tipping Alastair Cooks side to complete a 3-0 series whitewash.Botham added: England should win the series comfortably. They played well in the winter and should be far too strong for this inexperienced Sri Lanka side. We take a look back at the England v Sri Lanka Test series for 2014, where there was heartbreak for James Anderson. The weather could have a say, I know rain is forecast for Headingley, but I still think they will win 3-0.Captain Cook heads into the match 36 runs shy of becoming the first Englishman to score 10,000 Test runs and Botham is confident the in-form opener will achieve the landmark early in the series.Hell get there and can go on and get another 3,000 Test runs, it just depends how long he wants to keep going, added Botham, who has picked Cook at 9/4 to be Englands leading run scorer in the series, one of his Beefys Bets. Beefys Bets Beefys backing Jonny Bairstow to top score in the 1st inns at Headingley at 8/1 with Sky Bet The former England skipper is also putting his money behind Englands record-breaking bowler Jimmy Anderson to be Englands top wicket-taker in both the first Test and the Series at 9/4 and 5/2 respectively with Sky Bet.Jimmy has been bowling really well for Lancashire. 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Kenny Chesney and George Strait tied the Eagles as the coaches most popular choice. NC States Dave Doeren summed it up best: There are only two kinds of music, he said. Country and western. Doerens pick was Merle Haggard.Like the College Football Playoff, Alabamas Nick Saban had four finalists competing for his favorite artist. He said his iPod has 122 songs from only four artists: Michael Jackson, Elton John, The Rolling Stones and the Eagles.Sabans musical champion? The Eagles.In fact, in 1994, when Saban was the Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator, he went to the Eagles Hell Freezes Over Tour in old Cleveland Stadium with then-Browns coach Bill Belichick. Thats right: Saban and Belichick, livin it up at the Hotel California.Kansas States Bill Snyder, college footballs elder statesman, coaches in the Little Apple of Manhattan, Kansas, so perhaps it was fitting he chose Ol Blue Eyes Frank Sinatra, best known for singing about the Big Apple. 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Some opted for easy-listening: Boston Colleges Steve Addazio, Akrons Terry Bowden and UL Monroes Matt Viator opted for James Taylor, and East Carolinas Scottie Montgomery prefers Sade.The Talking Heads (Wake Forests Dave Clawson) and Meat Loaf (Southern Miss Jay Hopson) made the list, but the top two selling musical artists of all time, the Beatles and Elvis, did not receive any votes.Back on Sept. 17, when Michigan State met Notre Dame, little did Mark Dantonio and Brian Kelly know they had something in common: Theyre both big fans of The Boss. After all, you know college coaches these days: Baby we were born to run ... the spread offense.Top vote-getters: Kenny Chesney, Eagles, George Strait (five votes); Garth Brooks?(four votes); AC/DC, Toby Keith, Dave Matthews Band, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, The Temptations, Led Zeppelin?(three votes).?By conference: ' ' '