Lara Croft Knockout!

Thinking of Lara Croft, as one tends to do from time to time, here's the latest reincarnation of the British wonder girl: 23-year-old professional display gymnast and coach Alison Carroll from Croydon, south London. Yesterday I saw news footage of Alison doing all sorts of high kicks, rolls, twists and turns that made my eyes water. Ouch, ouch and ouch! She's promoting the new Lara Croft video game, Tomb Raider: Underworld, which is due to hit the shops in November. Alison will star in TV commercials and marketing campaigns around the world. If she can't beat Call Of Duty and Gears Of War into pulp, nobody can. (I removed the mole on your left breast, Alison, while extending this photo. Hope you don't mind.)