want build on that and they will want more test matches and want to continue to keep proving why they are the newest member of the test arena. so it's pakistan next for england and they have named their first squad of the summer. there's a recall forjos buttler and also a first call up for the somerset spinner dom bess. our sports correspondentjoe wilson was at today's squad announcement. here is the brief, you take over responsibility for picking an england cricket team after a winter when they fail to win a test match ata time when they fail to win a test match at a time when the ecb are concerned whether young people are even interested in cricket at the moment. ed smith is the man leading the selection panel. he sounded very enthusiastic and excited about his role today and posed for photos and then spoke about his first test match selection. who are the men or perhaps who will read that enthusiasm onto the playing field. here's how it works. joe root moves to number three, jonny bairstow to

number five in the to number three, jonny bairstow to numberfive in the batting order allowing space forjos buttler. he of course is the great 2020 smash that a man who has failed to make a real impression on test cricket in the past. ed smith certainly remains a big fan. you are talking about a guy who is an exceptional talent, one of talent, who is playing with so one of talent, who is playing with so much confidence and flair and belief and skill. his decision—making has evolved so much and he becoming one of the most admired cricketers motherwell. and i think we all felt, the selection panel felt this was the time to introduce jos buttler into the team. well without millenary the position was going to go to jail each until he broke his thumb so now we have dom bess, very inexperienced but ed smith spoke in glowing terms about his character here today. meanwhile james vince has paid the price for

not quitting his talent with runs on the test match team. no revolution in the air but there is an optimism which often comes in may in the cricket season. the finishing touches tabloids and withjoss butler at the crease, test cricket will be more exciting than watching paint dry, that is the idea. our correspondentjoe wilson. let's hear from one of the test squad now, the new boy, somerset‘s dom bess. evening dom, congratulations, how did you find out and what was your reaction? i was with my girlfriend and we work in the new ikea store in exeter. we we re in the new ikea store in exeter. we were mid—argument actually and i got a phone call from ed. buti were mid—argument actually and i got a phone call from ed. but i did not have a number so i was quite keen to carry on the debate. who got the

sofa they wanted x mac we actually walked out because i had the phone mum and dad. you benefited because of your teamate jack leach breaking his thumb in the nets. terrible for him i came in yesterday and walked in and he had that broken thumb. i was absolutely gutted for him. buti thumb. i was absolutely gutted for him. but i have always said everything happens for a reason. u nfortu nately bad everything happens for a reason. unfortunately bad timing for him but good timing for myself. how exciting to have the chance to play at lord's and mix—up with england's best. you have come up through the age groups. you have said, i was always a little porker when i was younger so i never took the long run—up. that is how

you described getting into bowling your offspring. when i was younger mum fed me too much, she always said it was a bit of puppy fat. but i have always bold offspring and i have, with the system with the somerset academy i went away for a year, did not actually get a contract year, did not actually get a co ntra ct to year, did not actually get a contract to start with and then came back from adelaide and everything has happened very quickly since. that was three years ago. i'm very grateful for everything i that was three years ago. i'm very gratefulfor everything i get now. england had been waiting a long time to get a spinner to cement their place in the team. you think you could do that? amazing opportunity for me now to grasp potentially my dream come true. i never played at lord's so we would be my first test match there. i did 12 man known last yearfor match there. i did 12 man known last year for somerset. but to get this opportunity, ijust

year for somerset. but to get this opportunity, i just cannot wait and hopefully if i do get the nod i will give it my best. some people have said there's a lot pressure butjust for myself i have always backed myself, i think more pressure, just an amazing opportunity. just to cement my place hopefully as you said. one of the guys that missed out, james vince, you played against him in the county championships and he scored a double century against you yesterday. surprised that he has been dropped? with the nokia yesterday, and the day before it was a proper innings, he stopped them basically from letting us win. he was awesome and i think yes, he batted superbly. 3a long ovaries at him and he did not give me a chance. so it must be cursing for him by the innings that he showed yesterday, you can see the standard of

international cricket. we help you step up to those same standards and congratulations on getting your caller. let's round up some of the day's other sports stories now. rugby union , the wales and lions full—back lee halfpenny will miss the scarlets' pro14 semi—final against glasgow on friday with a slight hamstring tear although could be fit for the final if scarlets get there. chris froome is still off the pace at the giro d'italia — after stage 10, he's tenth, two and a half minutes behind the leader. but the man in the pinkjersey is still britain's simon yates, for the fourth stage in a row. he finished safely in the main pack to extend his lead to 41 seconds with 11 stages left. british number one kyle edmund will face world number 16 lucas pouille in the second round of the rome masters. the frenchmen beat italy's andreas seppi in three sets. brighton manager chris hughton has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until 2021.

the seagulls finished 15th this season, seven points clear of the relegation zone, in their first season in the premier league. bbc sport has revealed its line—up for next month's world cup in russia, joining gary lineker will be jurgen klinsmann, didier drogba and pablo zabaleta alongside pundits alan shearer, rio ferdinand, phil neville, jermainejenas and alex scott and frank lampard. you can see the full launch video on the bbc sport website. lampard played in three world cups and told us harry kane should lead england in russia next month. he is the talisman, he has been incredible in the past three seasons. incredible in the past three seasons. he is a world star now in the football world, everyone knows harry caine and what he can do. he is the man to start every game i think. and gareth southgate, you

cannot say that about many people at you would think he would be that man. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. the top story, joe hart misses out on russia with england. good night. a quick look at how the weather is going to pan out in the next 2a hours or so. things are looking not too bad through the afternoon across the liverpool area, on the borderline between that cloud and some rain across scotland and parts of northern ireland. further to the south for the most part it was pretty much sunshine all the way. but there was some low cloud coming in from the north sea affected areas around the wash and in towards

norfolk. that may become a bit more wide spread through the course of the evening and overnight. before the evening and overnight. before the wind picks up and left that into low cloud. keeping the temperature is up in the south but further north temperatures will fall away. so cool start of the on wednesday, for scotla nd start of the on wednesday, for scotland and northern ireland and far north of england. but some distance of sunshine. further south isa distance of sunshine. further south is a marked contrast, feeling cooler with some cloud around and maybe the odd spot of rain as well. you're watching beyond 100 days. widespread international condemnation of israel after 60 people are killed on the gaza border. but the trump administration defends israel, saying it has acted with restraint in the face of hamas provocation. thousands of palestinians turn out for the funerals of those killed in the violence — the worst in four years in the area. all eyes now on the white house. having moved its embassy tojerusalem, does america now have a plan for peace? also on the programme... meghan markle's father is reportedly back in hospital complaining of chest pains. her half sister says he is under enormous pressure.

i think my father has really suffered at the hands of the media. i mean, they've presented him in the most horrible ways, highly inaccurate, and the goal of those photographs was basically because he was feeling defenceless.