well chris woakes, who took three wickets, was full of praise for ollie pope as stand—in skipper. an experience, captain comes in as a younger guy, i think the victory to give a little bit more advice than normal, so

probably a few more ideas being thrown i think as a bowling attack, we took upon ourselves to definitely talk a lot more than you always have to take the pressure off as well but different options, i thought he did has signed a five—year deal with the club for a fee of £33 million. one out, one in. he has moved in the opposite direction for 45 million, pending a seven—year contract at stanford ridge. it leaves chelsea with 42 senior players on the books with a bloated squad leaving england internationals out of their squad to face the air europa conference league on thursday and training alone, what are chelsea trying to achieve, amidst all the scepticism cannot actually work? patrick gearey reports. chelsea squad in training or some of it at

least. these are the chosen ones. you won't see raheem sterling, one of around a third of the staff working elsewhere. you could almost have 211 aside games. the boss said it is not as strange as it seems. the noise is _ as strange as it seems. the noise is more _ as strange as it seems. the noise is more outside - as strange as it seems. tue: noise is more outside because i'm working with 21—22 players. since we are back from the usa. i'm not working with 42 or 43 players. i have already said it many times, but you like to say we're 112—113 players but more than 15 players are draining apart, they are not with the team. there will soon be a new faces in the crowd. todayjoe felix who had been on loan last yearjoints permanently while year joints permanently while conor gallagher yearjoints permanently while conor gallagher moves in the opposite direction to athletico madrid. , , ., , �* madrid. this squad isn't so much deep _ madrid. this squad isn't so much deep as _ madrid. this squad isn't so much deep as cabinets - madrid. this squad isn't so much deep as cabinets in l much deep as cabinets in places. at the start of the week they had six goal and a squad of 42, which has since

been cut to 32 on the chelsea website. so what are they trying to achieve? the answer might be found on the baseball field. chelsea co—owner todd bolli has a share in the la dodgers. in baseball players are sometimes stockpiled under long contracts to give the teams control and lift the overall value. tt teams control and lift the overall value.— teams control and lift the overall value. if you could offer every _ overall value. if you could offer every american - overall value. if you could i offer every american sports team the number one draft pick every year they would take it, of course they would. what they are looking at is instead a number one draft pick can we buy what a number one draft it would look like, do you think that could be a number one in any given year? they probably look at it as what is aspen for one year and aspirin for ten years and on investment of the team start to win the premier league, the champions league? t league, the champions league? i gallagher, i am a midfielder. the cost _ gallagher, i am a midfielder. the cost is not purely financial, he is a boyhood chelsea fan as his family. is a product of academy, but not having a great new contract he

has agreed to speak. some chelsea fans are unhappy at losing one of their own. symptomatic, they say, of an identity crisis at the club. it is there a simple fix? tt identity crisis at the club. it is there a simple fix?- is there a simple fix? if we aet is there a simple fix? if we get results _ is there a simple fix? if we get results the _ is there a simple fix? if we get results the fans - is there a simple fix? if we get results the fans will. get results the fans will recognise the club again, right? it is as simple as that. there are elements that won't go away, but there are forced removals of conor gallagher and others, that won't sidwell regardless of how well we do. but i do think most fans will be much more at peace if we are able to win matches.— able to win matches. chelsea have found — able to win matches. chelsea have found success _ able to win matches. chelsea have found success from - able to win matches. chelsea i have found success from turmoil and transfers before stop the roman abramovich era was all about spending and sacking. this, though, is a gamble that has been super—sized. patrick gearey, bbc news. now, elsewhere the greens are being given one last manicure, the fairway is a final trim, and a field of the finest players in the world have assembled for the world have assembled for the final major of the golfing calendar and it is all taking place at the sport's spiritual

home in st andrews. the women's open tees off on thursday but the playing to the first time at st andrews featuring defending champion charley hull. she says just keeping warm on the famous course will be difficult enough. course will be difficult enough-— course will be difficult enou:h. ., , ., enough. you can prepare all you want, enough. you can prepare all you want. monday — enough. you can prepare all you want, monday through - enough. you can prepare all you i want, monday through wednesday, but it's all about the weather and taking it a shot at a time. and it's also fun because it's a different creative side to golf where you work the ball and sometimes more than you are used to because you are hitting bumps and runs and its more creative and for me that's fun to do and we have a lot of fun with it. , , , ,

with it. this is pretty high winds. and _ with it. this is pretty high winds. and we _ with it. this is pretty high winds. and we will - with it. this is pretty high winds. and we will be - with it. this is pretty high - winds. and we will be pleased to net winds. and we will be pleased to get through _ winds. and we will be pleased to get through tomorrow. - winds. and we will be pleased to get through tomorrow. and winds. and we will be pleased . to get through tomorrow. and we will keep— to get through tomorrow. and we will keep the girls playing as long — will keep the girls playing as long as _ will keep the girls playing as long as you possibly can. that is front — long as you possibly can. that is front and centre of our minds _ is front and centre of our minds. ., . ., , ., ., , minds. the former champion has announced _ minds. the former champion has announced this _ minds. the former champion has announced this year's _ minds. the former champion has announced this year's women's l announced this year's women's open will be her last, the 54—year—old scot won the title in 2009 and this years championship over the old course at st andrews will be her 30th consecutive appearance in the major. and we are on the lpa —— in the major. and we are on the lpa -- lpga tour in the major. and we are on the lpa —— lpga tour and also a two times solheim cup winning captain. elsewhere, the australian cycling governing body says it expects matt

richardson to be ineligible to take part in competitive events for two years after he switched nationality to great britain. the track cyclist won three medals for australia at the paris olympics but announced a change of allegiance last week, but on the rules from the cycling union, cyclists who change nationality are not eligible to compete in the next edition of the world and continental championships which follow the date of their switch. stage five in spain witnessed a photo finish in the green jersey and it was the 21—year—old who put in a massive push in the final seconds to snatch the win by a whisker. it is a first world tour stage win for the man from the czech republic and extend his lead in the green jersey. we have just his lead in the green jersey. we havejust enough his lead in the green jersey. we have just enough time to recap our top story, and

england will resume on day two of the first test with sri lanka at old trafford trailing by 214 runs. at one stage the tourists were 113—7. 74 from the captain to silver and a half century on debut from from rathmakaye saw sri lanka reach 236 all out with chris woakes taking three wickets. england were on 22 without loss at stumps, trailing by 214 runs. you can get details on all of that and follow the second day on the bbc sport website, forwards sport. thanks for watching.

a spell of wet and windy weather currently making its way across the far north of the country and will take its time to clear, so heavy rain easing slowly on thursday and it will stay windy through the day, and in the area of low pressure with the isobars and you will get gusts of wind at 50 or 60 miles and some of the rain persistent and it will ease away from scotland, and as it pushes south and east across england and wales it will also weaken to our band of cloud and showery rain and gusts of wind is generally between 40 and 50 mph and may be stronger on exposed coasts and that will drive in a few sharp showers in the far north and west and here it will feel fresher between 14 and 17 degrees are high, fresh in the southeast with that lack of sunshine and 21 celsius year. as we move out of

thursday to friday we see another spell of wet weather and on the southern flank of the strongest winds through wales perhaps as we go through the course of friday morning. first thing on friday morning, eight up to 16 degrees and the strong winds will continue to drive the rain steadily eastwards as we go through the day on friday. the heaviest of the rain looks like it's the far north and easing its way out of eastern scotland as we go through the day was sunny spells and scattered showers continuing, and not that much in the way of significant rain to come in the south—east of england at the moment. the top temperatures tomorrow between 14 and 23 degrees. there is a potential for more 14 and 23 degrees. there is a potentialfor more in 14 and 23 degrees. there is a potential for more in the way of significant rain from this weather front of significant rain from this weatherfront in the of significant rain from this weather front in the south—east during the early hours of saturday morning, so it could be a wet start across south—east england on saturday morning, and that rain could take its time to clear and we will see a cluster of sharp

showers close to another low in the far north—west sandwiching between the two, somewhat dry and bright a again the temperature is a little substitute between 13 and 20 degrees. once we have the rain out of the way, bank holiday weekend for most will quieten down a little and dry up with a little more in the way of sunshine.

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. this is live coverage from bbc news of night three of the democratic national convention. the theme democrats chose for tonight — "a fight for our freedoms". we're just hours away from tim walz, the party's vice presidential nominee and the governor of minnesota, formally accepting his nomination as kamala harris's running mate. the military veteran, former high school teacher and football coach is expected to talk about his upbringing on a farm in nebraska — as well as the freedoms under threat by donald trump. the harris campaign has described him as a "staunch defender of freedom" and "a champion for america's working families." governor walz will be the final speaker of the night. you can also expect to hear tonight from former us president bill clinton and the former speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi. we're also expecting entertainment from performers including singer—songwriter john legend, and another "legend" — stevie wonder! both of them were onstage

a little earlier tonight