Terry and Lampard not certain to start for Chelsea

Chelsea manager Avram Grant is keeping skipper John Terry and vice-captain Frank Lampard in the dark over whether they will start Sunday's League Cup final against London rivals Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley.
"It is never an easy decision who to select. I don't believe rotation is the way but sometimes you prefer other players," Grant told reporters on Friday.
"It was not a good situation when Terry and Lampard were out injured (recently) but this is my life, I like it and I can't do without the pressure. It will be the same over the next three months."
Midfielder Lampard scored his 100th and 101st Chelsea goals in last Saturday's 3-1 FA Cup fifth-round win over Huddersfield Town but neither he nor centre half Terry started the midweek 0-0 draw at Olympiakos Piraeus in the Champions League.
"It's not an easy decision because Terry is a great captain, even when he is not playing. He is also a great defender but I think the other two (centre halves) have done a great job.
"Alex and (Ricardo) Carvalho were very good on Tuesday and before his injury John Terry was excellent. This is a very hard decision.
"But this is my job. I need to take these decisions and I will take them. Players are not computers. You need to respect them but need to take decisions that are good for the club."
While Terry is up against Brazilian Alex and Portuguese Carvalho, his Chelsea and England team mate Lampard faces strong competition for his place from the likes of Michael Ballack, Michael Essien and Shaun Wright-Phillips.
Ballack is keen to play for the holders on Sunday after missing Chelsea's FA Cup final win over Manchester United at Wembley in May, having damaged his ankle against Newcastle United a month earlier.
"It is exciting for me because I didn't play before," said Germany's captain.
"You never know when you will be injured and that was the worst time, three weeks before the end of the season with the Champions League semi-final ahead (against Liverpool) and the final of the FA Cup.
"It was very disappointing for me."
Chelsea are again in the hunt for all four trophies, the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup, this season and Ballack acknowledged it would be a difficult task to win them all.
"We know it is not easy...but it is a dream to win all four titles," he said. "I am happy to play for a club that tries to win all competitions.
"It is good to play in the League Cup as well and we always play with a very strong team, which is very good."
While Ballack has yet to play at the new Wembley for club or country, he featured in the last game before the stadium was rebuilt, a 1-0 World Cup qualifying victory for Germany over England in 2000.
It was great because it was the last game and it was a good win," he said.
"But this stadium is amazing. I was there at the FA Cup final to watch the game and I was on the pitch at the end."