and said all that, both england and australia, who play the second semifinal tomorrow, will be, i think, secretly, privately glad that they might be playing new zealand and not india. let's get a bit more reaction and hue from the winning captain from new zealand now. at the stage, we knew that we are to be competitive if we got that, because the surface played the way did. but then to have the start with the ball that we had was an outstanding way to and kick things off and try and get into a position off and try and get into a position of strength, and i thought the way that the bowlers of the filters operated throughout on the big field, on a surface that they had to adapt differently again, was great. so williamson's team are into the final, waiting for either england or australia. they play each other at edgbaston tomorrow, both sides trained at the ground today, england lost to australia in the group

stage, a defeat that at the time left them in real danger of missing out on the semifinals altogether. but eoin morgan's team finished really strongly in that stage, there is wins against india and new zealand. strongly at the reigning champions, of course, but they haven't won in birmingham in any form of the game since 2001. —— australia are the reigning champions. more confident than we were. i think we're probably a different team that played four games ago and three games ago. i think the loss against sri lanka hurt us, and then when we came here, we managed to produce something similar to the cricket we had been playing over the last four yea rs. with the british grand prix coming up at the weekend, it was announced today that silverstone will stay on the formula one calendar for another 5 years. circuit bosses had excercised a break clause in their f1 contract

with concerns over rising costs, and sunday's race would have been the last. formula 1 and silverstone at mycenae thai, delivering the news everyone wa nted thai, delivering the news everyone wanted to hear. the british grand prix is staying at silverstone for at least five more years after this we can's race. common sense has surely prevailed here, really. f0 needs silverstone, service the needs f1. we started from that point of view all along, we thought our case was strong, frankly, so we were pretty clear what we needed to get to. to be able to make this work. this news brings to an end a tub of my curious eye glass, sparked when silverstone triggered a release clause in 2017 in the hope of agreeing a new deal. —— 82—mac year saga. there was an annual price hike. —— it simon and two year saga. he realise in the past you can't afford to run the grand prix, is

there a danger that the same thing will happen in a year or two's time? the real killer was the way that the fee increased year—on—year. that's not the case with this. there is a escalation element but it's far more civilised. so you'll be paying more in five years that you're paying next year, for example, but it's manageable. is that what you're saying? yes. we know that an important race, and we appreciate the passion everyone has for the race. and it's been our goal to renew it, but again, we have to renew it, but again, we have to renew it, but again, we have to renew it on terms that make sense for us and them. of course, you cannot underestimate the financial impact that hosting the british grand prix has on the county of northamptonshire and also the village hear of silverstone, because the pubs, the restaurants, shops, the pubs, the restaurants, shops, the campsites, everybody gets a of the campsites, everybody gets a of the action. and it's also a chance for people to bring out their toys, some of which even had to take the first grand prix here at service

them. next you's race will be the 70th anniversary of the first round of the world championship. back then, the races were more dangerous, of course, there are certainly less politics to deal with. now the talk is over, time for sunday'srace, and there will be no hold—ups for the next five use. let's check in on the tour de france, stage five. peter stagg and win it, sprinting to victory. the slovakian‘s 12 stage victory in his career. that's all from me. let's head back to the all england club. aside from the big three in action today, once a member of the so—called big for at my was out on

the court with serena williams but they were beaten by the top seeds, bruno soares they were beaten by the top seeds, bruno soa res and they were beaten by the top seeds, bruno soares and nicole melichar. this year, to champions building back up from the bottom. the show on court two for andy murray and serena williams, this year facing court two for andy murray and serena williams, this yearfacing experts in mixed doubles. but sometimes, all the tactics and know—how can't stop your instinct. —— pure instinct. this game, though, was more than just an exhibition, and bruno soares and nicole melichar big names in the sport, playing on their terms. that speed of reaction to the specialists to break and end the first set, but bring competitors together and you'd expect a response. they can't quite

agree if it's murena or serandy, but whatever the name... 0ne agree if it's murena or serandy, but whatever the name... one set all, but for producers, that a rare first letter. —— for bruno soares. every u nforced letter. —— for bruno soares. every unforced error. he knows the court geometry. commentator: that is an amazing angle. too much to come back from, even for these great champions. for many, a different kind of wimbledon is over. next year he will hope they follow him towards the top again. there are aside, i think, we were probably a little bit more up than them throughout, they were more consistent. —— they are solid. they deserved to win. we had so much fun. we are sad for it to be over but we are both obviously focused on our

health, both of us, actually. and i think to play on the stage is literally just a think to play on the stage is literallyjust a lifetime experience, and i'm so happy that i got to experience it. this appointment to see the pair of them go huge amount of support for that dynamic duo, as we witnessed throughout this tournament. just to tell you before we go, rafa nadal is 110w tell you before we go, rafa nadal is now serving for the match against sam querrey to set up a tantalising prospect meeting roger federer is in the semifinals. tomorrow, of course, commits the women's semifinals with serena williams back in action. she will play barbora strycova, who of course knocked out the british number one in the women's singles, you had a concert. and in the other semifinal we will see elina svitolina against simona halep, former wimbledon semifinalist. —— of the british number one, johanna konta. and that's just about it from

us konta. and that's just about it from us here on men's quarterfinals day. good evening. humid day in the sunshine today, but that humidity led to some lively dampers this evening across parts of scotland and northern ireland. continuing into the night and we could even see flashes of lightning and the of thunder, to the east of the country. we could see a few splashes of rain for the south, wales and into the midlands, many counties stay dry. 12-16 midlands, many counties stay dry. 12—16 into tomorrow morning's rush hour. if you sharon's around early doors for the morning commute, most of those will fade away eastwards. —— afew of those will fade away eastwards. —— a few showers. most of us will turn drier, several sunny spells breaking through the murky low cloud in the morning. by the afternoon, more showers brewing here and there. friday, humid once again, but part of scotland, may be north—east england, we could see severe

thunderstorms developing later in the day to take us into the night. that could cause minorflooding the day to take us into the night. that could cause minor flooding and travel problems. shower is becoming less potent, though, as we go through friday and did the weekend with prices becoming dry. that are many places becoming dry.

you're watching beyond one hundred days. britain's ambassador to washington resigns after his emails are leaked, the president trashes him and borisjohnson fails to stand upfor him. it all became too much — and sir kim darroch stepped down saying it was impossible for him to carry out his role as he'd like. the ambassador has received the full support of the british foreign office — in a striking statement the office says darroch was the target of a malicious leak and was simply doing hisjob. a sentiment the prime minister echoed. good government depends on public serva nts good government depends on public servants been able to give a full and frank advice. i want them all to be have the confidence to be able to do that.