hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. england produce a stunning fightback to snatch victory in the first test against pakistan at old trafford. business as usual for mercedes in f1, but it's a super—sub who shines at silverstone. and don't cry over spilt hot milk! neil robertson has a crucible coffee catastophe.

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaun. england have won a thrilling first test against pakistan by three wickets at old trafford in a game which ebbed and flowed right to the last. having looked like the game was slipping away from them at one stage, 75 from jos buttler and an unbeaten 84 from chris woakes led joe root‘s side to victory. adam wild reports. when test cricket is this absorbing, you can hardly wait to get started. england's first task was to keep the score down, give themselves a chance. to do that, they needed quick wickets. the pakistan team we re quick wickets. the pakistan team were ina quick wickets. the pakistan team were in a hurry. taking england's target higher and higher. pakistan's lead was beyond 270. only once has a side scored more to win a test at old trafford. a daunting process made all the more so when rory burns was sent on his way. there was

plenty to say, but england needed actions, not words. ben stokes has so actions, not words. ben stokes has so often helped england out of trouble before. could you give them a hand here? replays show the faintest brush of his glove. not the hand that england needed, but the touch of brilliance came from chris woa kes. touch of brilliance came from chris woakes. alongside just touch of brilliance came from chris woa kes. alongside just butler, touch of brilliance came from chris woakes. alongsidejust butler, the pair put england back on course, both carrying plus 50. a century partnership that looked to have won it. but when butlerfell for 75, the tension was unbearable. with just four more needed, stuart broad went for the big finish. it was the end for the big finish. it was the end for him. instead, it was the magnificent chris woa kes for him. instead, it was the magnificent chris woakes with the winning runs, test cricket at its very best. the day that england couldn't wait to start ending in celebration. what a day of cricket there. valtteri bottas will start

tomorrow's formula one 70th anniversary grand prix from pole. he just edged out mercedes team mate lewis hamilton. no surprise there really, but there was quite a big one at silverstone, as nick parrott reports. at the end of last year, nico lost his seat in formula i. he came back last weekend to replace perez who tested positive for coronavirus. didn't start the british grand prix because of problems with the sky. he is not a second chance. it looked as though his light hadn't improved. silverstone can get windy, and he was almost blown off course. having qualified 13th last weekend, she would have expected an improvement. but —— few. while mercedes are a class a pa rt but —— few. while mercedes are a class apart with val three potash taking a poll head of lewis hamilton

—— valterri bottas. taking a poll head of lewis hamilton -- valterri bottas. i felt more prepared. it was still tricky, i think i made life hard for myself andi think i made life hard for myself and i was worried i damaged the car. iama bit and i was worried i damaged the car. i am a bit surprised, to be honest, to stand here, but obviously, a big smile on my face. he will be hoping he is still smiling after the race on sunday. finishing third with his first trophy in 178 races. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the headlines. world number onejustin thomas climbing the leaderboad, on his third round at the us pga championship, with six birdies in the first ten holes in san francisco. england's tommy fleetwood and justin rose play later, just two off the lead. cata la ns ha m mererd castleford in first of the evening's super league fixtures. they won a0 points to 14. so defeat for tigers on their first game back

following the coronvirus shutdown. jason baiteri with the last of their seven tries, to move catalans third. and bournemouth have appointed eddie howe's former assistant jason tindall as their new manager following relegation from the premier league. in the next few minutes, chelsea will undertake what might seem an impossiblejob — three goals down, against the german champions. but boss frank lampard still has hope, ahead of their second leg last i6 tie with bayern munich. bayern won 3—0 at stamford bridge back in february. and with a place in the last 8 in lisbon at stake, lampard's not ruling anything out. it has been a long season for us, successful in many ways. and now we have a huge challenge in a one—off game to try and do something special. i understand the difficulties of the game, so all i want to see is a performance and attitude from the team that attempts to do something special. it will be very difficult. i do not have to pretend that with the players. ijust have to see them perform. so while lampard is looking for a big chelsea comeback, the man

he replaced at stamford bridge is out of a job. maurizio sarri has been sacked byjuventus following their champions league exit last night, despite leading them to a ninth successive serie a title. he's been replaced by former player andrea pirlo. eight aberdeen players who broke lockdown rules by going to a bar have apologised for a "huge error of judgment" after two tested positive for coronavirus. the other six players are also self isolating, after being in close contact with the players who tested positive, causing their scheduled match against stjohnstone this afternoon to be postponed. in the three scottish premiership matches that did take place — still early days, but hibernian move top, after thrashing livingston 4—1. ross county are second, they beat hamilton i—0. and dundee united won by the same margin against motherwell. rangers and celtic both play tomorrow. it's been an action—packed day on and off the table at the world snooker championship in sheffield. the heavyweight second round match between five time champion ronnie o'sullivan and ding junhui is evenly poised

after today's session. nothing to separate the two who are level at eight frames all. and there was nothing to separate anthony mcgill and jamie clarke in a different sense, with the referee having to step in between the two players as tempers flared. mcgill accusing clarke of continuously being in his eyeline as he was trying to play. and what a disaster neil robertson had this morning before play could even start! he spilt coffee all over himself, and the floor and had to leave for a change of clothes before play could get under way. he currently leads barry hawkins 6—4 in the evening session. with the new premiership season beginning next week, there's some positive news for grassroots rugby today. training can be stepped up to involve matches, but with no contact. the professional game does allow that and, ahead of its return, our reporterjohn watson has been to twickenham, to speak to england's head coach. yes, grassroots rugby returns, not quite as we know it, though.

there will be no full contact training, but what we are seeing is clubs able to train in larger groups and getting back to playing a sport they love. the definite date locked in with the elite men's game returning on friday. i know one man who is going to be keeping a close eye on the resumption of the premiership. it is the england head coach. great to speak to you. i presume you will be keeping a close eye on those england players involved. i am really looking forward to it. it is obviously quite a number of games, it is a great opportunity for the players and a great opportunity for the sport to get back on its feet. have you tried to touch base with some players over the lockdown period ? we have kept in touch — like everyone, these new zoom meetings becoming a form of communication. that has been handy. some players respond well to it,

others not so well. we know the premiership final will be staged here on the 24th of october and a week later, we will see the culmination of the six nations which was cut short because of coronavirus. you face italy and you are in with a very good chance of winning the tournament once again. that is a very exciting period. they have the final year on the 24th. then we will fly out to rome probably later that week on the thursday. and italy, we know, have had good preparation. they have been starting their camps injune and they have had a bit of a run up to it, so we're going to have to prepare really well. i think going to have to manage the players, the top ten to 15 players are going to be crucial because they are going to be crucial because they are the guys that play for the top clu bs, are the guys that play for the top clubs, play for the finals, play for england, those guys will have to be managed very carefully. for the other players, again, it will