we re were 36 to a latest ago. england were 84 to a short while ago. you can listen to live commentary. our cricket reporter henry moeran joins us from inside the bio—bubble. henry, how important is it that women's international cricket gets back up and running? spent 202 days since england last played in international match and a 7 cents any international match played between icc member nations. that that memorable occasion in the mcg 186,000 supporters watch the mcg186,000 supporters watch the world cup final between australia and india. since then we have seen taurus cancelled, plans cancelled again and then we have international women's cricket. a huge moment for the game as with the men's game, on the game as with the men's game, on the west and east toward early in the west and east toward early in the summer and acted as a blueprint for how other countries and tournaments could move forward with the resumption of the men's game. and they hope will be with the eyes of the world watching this series that the women's game can follow suit. these 5t20 internationals will

be closely watched around the world and a wonderful opportunity at the end of the settlement with the forecast looking pretty good for the next seven days or so for these two sides to play international correct at the wood it's been such a long wait. the west indies have come in again to help england out how significant is this because there were other countries that were swept to be coming over but decided not to. it would do to be india and south africa originally become a series played way back injune. it was pushed back september and then recently we heard that was not going to happen and a lot of questions to the will weather the ecb would able to find anybody that could fulfil the fixtures at the back end of this english summer and once again, the west indies cricket bar have stepped up west indies cricket bar have stepped up and answer the call notjust of english cricket but a wider wider cricket as well. they have accepted their coming over to support the game and playing these pictures and i think notjust english cricket but the world of cricket has a lot to owe the west indies were coming over

showing what can be done and being willing to play these fixtures and with the wickets they have taken early on we hope we can cause a little bit of an upset and get off toa little bit of an upset and get off to a winning start in this five minute series. how are england looking? they look reasonably informed. for both of the size it is exactly the same amount of time away from playing international kirk and because they played each other in the t20 world cup way back in march, the t20 world cup way back in march, the last time they played cricket and so it will be the same level of match sharpness and england have the advantage of home conditions and it would know the surroundings a little bit better. they are looking reasonable in touch with the t20 cricket and only one player to have a big day and with this series condensed as it is the winner of this match can be a crucial swing of momentum going into the following four matches. thank you, henry. let's take a look at some of the other sports news stories making the headlines. novak djokovic has taken the first set 7—5 against argentine diego schwartzman

in the final of the italian 0pen. the tournament is his first since his us open disqualification. simona halep has won her first italian 0pen, but only after her opponent, karolina pliskova retired through injury. halep had taken the first set 6—0 and was winning the second 2—1 when pliskova said she couldn't continue. the czech had been receiving treatment on her lower back and leg. england's georgia hall won the portland classic on the lpga tour. hall needed a couple of play off holes to get over the line, but it's a significant victory, as it's her first in the united states. staying with golf and there was an impressive win from america's bryson dechambeau on one of the toughest courses in the world. the american won the us open by six clear shots on the winged foot course in new york which has a fearsome reputation. but, now so does dechambeu, nick—named "the scientist", as patrick geary reports.

meet golf new heavyweight champion, bryson dechambeau, the man who walloped one foot, smashing his way around a ferocious course were no other player key parts to finish 6—under. export may never be the same again. i think i'm changing the way people think about the game, whether you can do it as a whole different situation both lot of young guns that are unbelievable players and i think this generation next generation coming up and golf hopefully will see this and go hey, ican do hopefully will see this and go hey, i can do that too. from clovis california, bryson dechambeau. i can do that too. from clovis california, bryson dechambeaum i can do that too. from clovis california, bryson dechambeau. it is fairto california, bryson dechambeau. it is fair to say that the sambal has grown into a champion. he is 2015 walker cup jacket definitely won't fit him now. while many put on weight during lockdown, the samba did so deliberately, consuming up to 3500 calories a day come and working out furiously. for the physics graduate, they also is part of an experiment by dropping the ball so far, the intricacy of modern golf

courses can just be bypassed, no us 0pen winner has had fewer fairways than he did, but he has the power to make that irrelevant. not popular with the prayers, so what about the other pros? i don't know what to say. that is the complete opposite of what you think. that's not popular with the purest. i went does. he has found a way to do it. whether that is good or bad for the game andi whether that is good or bad for the game and i don't know. i can't wrap my head around it. they called dechambeau the scientist and he approaches every shot as an equation. math is not a great spectator sport. his play is undoubtedly slow, it can also be broken. i think he is that good. we need to be talking about golf, the fa ct we need to be talking about golf, the fact we are talking about it now come he has done what he has done is a good thing. we need to get golf on the back pages and get people having agoat the back pages and get people having a go at bashing it down the driving range and seeing how far they can hit it. it gets them out there playing the game. dechambeau is now

would be contender and he may yet be a bigger influence in the sport must ask yourself whether or not power corrupts. and finally, there's been a lack of crowds at live sport, but recently we've seen fans replaced with animals. not anything as pedestrian as a dog on the pitch though, last week we saw an alpaca interrupt a match between carlton athletic and ilkley town. well, in brazil, they have even more exotic animals. a brazil women's national team training session had to be paused after a parrot landed onto the head of defender bruna benites. in a video that's gone viral, the bird eventually flies the length of the pitch and perches on the goal netting. certainly wouldn't like that in my hair. just watching on. nice to see. an update on the football, half—time at villa park. it is still scoreless. in cricket come england hired 99—2.

that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. —— in cricket, england r 99—2. thank you for watching. hello and good evening. we are watching bbc news with me, ben brown. theresa may has been telling the house of commons that peace in northern ireland and the integrity of the united kingdom could be damaged by the government planned to pass a bill allowing it to break its european union withdrawal agreement. she warned mps that the government was behaving irresponsibly and said she could not support the internal market bill in its current form. she could not support the internal market bill in its current formlj have to say to the minister frankly ifind it difficult have to say to the minister frankly i find it difficult to understand how any minister can go through the lobby to support these particular clauses. i considered the introducing clauses 44 under 45 the government is acting recklessly and

irresponsibly with no thought to the long—term impact on the standing of the united kingdom in the world. this will lead to un—torts damage to the united kingdom reputation come he pushed the future of the united kingdom at risk, and as a result, with regret i have to tell the minister i cannot support this bill. theresa may in the commons. labour has accused the government of mismanaging billions of pounds spent in response to the pandemic. in a speech to party members at its virtual annual conference, the shadow chancellor, anneliese dodds, accused ministers of a ‘cavalier‘ approach to public spending during the crisis. as chancellor, i would ensure that public money was always spent wisely. targeted where it is needed most, not slayers where it is not. new leadership with proper oversight of government contracts so they deliver value for money every time.

testing every single budget line against the goal of net zero carbon emissions. because the evidence is crystal clear, and investment that favours our climate also favours jobs, and the short and long—term. let's get more on this — pat mcfadden is the shadow economic secretary to the treasury. what exactly are you accusing the government doing in terms of spinning too much money? government has been quite widely praised for his furlough skiing and other measures to get this country through this crisis? indeed. we caught for the furlough skiing and many of the interventions that we made have been good and were necessary and we supported but not i had to have been occasions where some of this money has not been targeted as well as it could have been. 0ne has not been targeted as well as it could have been. one is in particular of thejob could have been. one is in particular of the job retention on which is £1000 per head. much of that will go to employers will be taking on people who were going to

ta ke taking on people who were going to take on it anyway. that is what the economist because that way. i think even the chancellor has admitted thatis even the chancellor has admitted that is the case with some of that spending. —— a dead weight. it is quite important for annalise dodds to set out today that people can trust the labour party with taxpayers money, that will spend it wisely, will spend it carefully, and thatis wisely, will spend it carefully, and that is the approach we will take to public spending. what do you think the government will announce tomorrow in terms of new coronavirus restrictions? what would you announce was meant we pray for the scientist today, outlining how they see coronavirus cases rising. —— we have heard from the scientist today. they say there has to be action of some kind. that is down to the politicians. what action would you like to see? i represent wolverhampton where we've had rising infection rates for some weeks and what we announced a few days ago was

a ban on household visits and the public health advice that we received and leading to that decision was that the vast majority of the transmission at the moment is within households, so it may be that something like that is announce but also some the prime minister announcing some kind of earlier than usual cutoff time for hospitality industry in the evenings while we will have to wait and see. general principle here should be that we ta ke principle here should be that we take the action necessary to get on top of the increased rate of infections because they warning that we heard from the chief medical officer and the chief scientific adviser will start. if we don't act, we will be in a much more serious situation, not only will infection rise but hospital admissions and then deaths too. we have to act he trying to avoid that. briefly, what would you say to those people think we have to learn to live with this

disease? it could be around for a very long time. we can keep slapping restrictions onto the country? -- we cannot keep. the country has been through a lot. i understand people hesitations. but we have to also appreciate where in this together. as chris wood he said today, if i as an individual or anybody making the decisions committed not just an individual or anybody making the decisions committed notjust about me. is about who i can affect, and other damage i could cause, we are in this together and i think the vast majority of people from weary as they might be coming want to do the right thing. good to talk to you. many thanks. much more coming up you. many thanks. much more coming up at the top of the hour. let's get a look at the weather. hello there. for many of us another warm day coming up before the weather turns noticeably colder later in the week. overnight operates a ring will be spreading

into the northwest of scotland turning heavy and persistent here and clear skies for and wales initially, but there will be mist and fog patch is forming later on. with low cloud across wales and parts of the midlands and patches elsewhere. for some, a murky start to the day on tuesday, that low cloud mist and fog taking a good pa rt cloud mist and fog taking a good part of that one before it clears and then the sunshine comes out. for northwest area of rain scotland and northern ireland and i headed this way the front it becomes quite windy for scotland and northern ireland in the far north of england to the course of the afternoon. quite a gusty wind developing. that will lead to higher temperatures across east anglia where we should see highs around 26 celsius in the best of the after this & put colder weather is on the way. the cold front spreading southwards to eventually and cooler conditions for scotla nd eventually and cooler conditions for scotland and northern ireland in the far north of england to the course of the afternoon.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. in the last hour, the uk's chief medical officers say the country's coronavirus alert level needs to be raised. gates are increasing, hospitalizations are following, deaths unfortunately will follow that and there is that potential for this to move very fast. the advisors say the number of cases is virus is every week. new restrictions are expected tomorrow. spain too is taking action. in madrid, almost a million people are now under a strict lockdown. that's led to protests. we'll explain why. new revelations on secret football deals show chelsea owner roman abramovich had stakes in players outside his club in 2014. and the furore around the us supreme court grows all the time, as president trump says he'll

choose his nominee this week.