“p up and down the country will clubs up and down the country will be very thankful for this. i think kids as well. women's cricket, i think the whole lot will be very thank full for this. it allows the opportunity for people to get out and play, to keep coaches going and the community and it keeps... it also allows the social benefits to keep going. things are very lonely in lockdown and it can be very tough, but to have this initiative tough, but to have this initiative to allow the cricketers to keep going when things do get better and when cricket is allowed to play, it allows you to keep those friendship groups going and it keeps that atmosphere within the community. you are do to go to south africa on the next two or later this month. you won't return until december. it means that england players have been ina bubble means that england players have been in a bubble or existing in a bubble for the best part of seven months. the one... does it take its toll?

yeah, but being in it doesn't harm you that much, i guess. we're very well looked after, i think that's the most important thing. we're very lucky that we have such support and such care. we were looked after brilliantly at home. i'm sure it'll be the same when go away. mental health is very important and we will be there to support each other, and to have a captain whose open and honest and say there's no pressure on people i think is very important. it allows players and us as a playing group to not feel like we have to hide away or be embarrassed by how we feel. so, it's really important. staying with that tour of south africa, ben stokes has been named in england's twenty 20 squad. the all—rounder missed the second half of the international summer to be with his father, ged, who has brain cancer. england will play three t—20s

and three one—day matches from the 27th of november, all behind closed doors. stokes will be rested for the one—day series. time for a look at some of tonight's other headlines. staying with cricket, australian opener david warner hit britain's hugh carthy remains in third place at the vuelta a espana. he finished fourth in today's time trial. stage 13 was won byjust a second by primoz roglic who goes back into the overall lead. dillian whyte's rematch against alexander povetkin is on hold after the russian tested positive for coronavirus. promoter eddie hearn has tweeted that povetkin is in hospital. they had been due to meet in november following povetkin‘s knockout victory in august, but the fights now scheduled forjanuary. british number one dan evans has ended his tennis season with defeat to stan wawrinka in round one of the paris masters. wawrinka was in sensational form as he won in straight sets. evans said afterwards that ‘it was flat.‘ before we go, it's been a long journey, but afc wimbledon

will play their first competitive game back at their spiritual home of plough lane tonight. however, theirfans, who have been so instrumental in resurrecting the club and funding the new ground, won't be able to be there, as emma jones reports. welcome home wimbledon. this new stadium at plough lane has been builtjust stadium at plough lane has been built just yards from the club's original home. but the journey has been farfrom original home. but the journey has been far from easy. at the completion of what should be an unbelievable story. to do it the way the fans are happy with has been a lot of pressure and work, but it will be worth it when we finally are able to play again. wimbledon have already had to leave the old plough lane went into thousand two, the fa made the controversial decision to allow the club to move to milton keynes. so, fans formed a new club, starting with child on wimbledon common, the first step on a steep rise of leave one. supporters also

help raise the money needed to finish building their new home, so it's bittersweet the fans are only able to be here tonight in spirit sub loop that's absolutely amazing and incredible but this will be open. we won't be having every single person who deserves to be in here watching our fantastic team play. we have collectively committed one of the worst wrongs in english history, so there won't be a face of associated with the club. this really does show all these fans, look, if you put your mind to it, if you believe in your club and got great community spirit, anything is possible and believe me, wimbledon playing back in plough lane shows that anything is possible. having real fa ns that anything is possible. having realfans in that anything is possible. having real fans in the seat soon will be

the final piece of a puzzle started almost 30 years ago. emma jones, bbc news. that's about it for me and the sport state team. have a lovely evening, we will see you again soon. bye— bye. evening, we will see you again soon. bye—bye. —— sportsday team. all the sports news. tributes have been paid to the comedian and actor john sessions who has died, aged 67. following a heart attack. he was best known for his work on spitting image and whose line is it anyway? he was also a character actor, appearing in films like kenneth branagh's henry the fifth and tv series including itv‘s victoria. today, the editor of private eye, ian hislop, who was a friend,

earlier today, we heard from john lloyd, the bbc pursues her who was freezing his performance —— bbc producer. —— praising his performance. earlier, simon mccoy spoke to editor of private i. today, the editor of private eye, ian hislop, who was a friend, said he was the funniest man you could ever meet. he was an old friend, but also an absolutely brilliant actor, comedian, improviser. it's difficult to do any summary, but he was a fantastic stage actor. he is one man shows, particularly west end, extraordinary. john could do everything, film acting, and from a vacation —— improvise ation, voices. he was an amazing actor and

amazingly versatile, and i think he would've been really flattered. he been very flattered at the attention. he probably thought he wasn't a star, but he was. and he wasn't a star, but he was. and he was quite the funniest man in real life that you could ever meet. john lloyd who first recruited him that he been overwhelmed by his performance at the edward common festival on the fringe and had been taken aback twin john festival on the fringe and had been taken aback twinjohn sessions agreed to play as one of the character voices and spitting image. watched by millions on a sunday night with its satirical state, defining how many of us thought of those politicians and public figures. he was also undoubtedly hugely successful on series going

back to by the way through to a series on bbc radio 4. we can talk to another of his friends — impressionist and comedian — ronni ancona. ronnl ronni, thank you very much for being with us. it's personally a tough day for you to hear this news? he was a good friend, and i as i've heard, the most extraordinary artist. he defined category in the bitterness ofan defined category in the bitterness of an industry that they're very keen to label people. as i think ian was saying, he was the most extraordinarily versatile and magical performer. he showed up bold styled charisma and magicjust shone through all of his performances.

sometimes he came across quite diffident and shy. was i fair to think? i think it's fair to say that he was the kindest, most gentle man, but talent of that level sometimes comes at a price. i think he was... i think he could be sort of slightly devoured by these rather dark insecurities, actually. that was very sad, but it was all part of johnny. the good was undoubtedly, the personal level of friendships he called but for the public, the stellar performances going back. i had an e—mail saying there is not an

accidentjohn couldn't do. gertrude stein was his favourite because he chose the deepest mail voice he could muster and still pulled it off. the thing about johnny was he had this extraordinary mixture, a towering intellect. he was phenomenally clever. he was never snobby about it, he could spin in this intellect into the most accessible comedy for everyone. so, he would go on flights... you had virginia woolf pulling points at the rovers return. he used to make me laugh... for

he had this fantastic character called mrs huggett who used to literally do the cleaning for all the staff who lived in steller street, and he took each portrayal of each character, whether it was shakespeare a ha rd—hitting of each character, whether it was shakespeare a hard—hitting drama or a comedy ‘s batch —— comedy sketch, he approached everyone with the same level of respect and importance for that character. so, i always remember mrs huggett, the indignant injustice and pain and frustration at sean mrs huggett‘s face as she was picking up michael caine's underwear. he taught me so much, he never went, "i'm doing comedy, i'm doing acting." he always played the truth and that's what made him...

you mentioned something, somebody had mentioned in one of the obituaries forjohn sessions. the idea of bringing together things, you are talking about coronation street. the idea of bringing things that are completely not possibly work, he would make them work. yes, he was a master ofjuxtaposition. sometimes, impressionism and mimicry can bea sometimes, impressionism and mimicry can be a bit of a pariah of the comedy world and it's a little bit regarded as a cheap trick by some parties. i always wanted to be thought of... johnny sort of taught me that mimicry and the way he can wield it like a... it was extraordinary what he taught me about using and putting impressions

out of adjustable exists in and out of co nta cts out of adjustable exists in and out of contacts with other things and the power that could wield. certainly with satire as well.|j wonder if there is a moment —— before you leave. i have to say that i always was a huge fan of dustin hoffman, and johnny did the most sublime impression of dustin hoffman. he used to ring me up, and every time i was down he would cheer me up. one of my most favourite memories ofjohnny, for some unfathomable reason, we all seem to have dustin hoffman as dresses as sheepin have dustin hoffman as dresses as sheep in lot of... i can't remember why. i think one of my most precious memories is him holding hooves with

memories is him holding hooves with me while being a dustin hoffman chief. ronni ancona, a lovely thought to end on. now the weather with helen willetts. good evening. we've had some sharp showers around today, they'll continue through this evening particularly in the north and the west but elsewhere through the night they will tend to fade away except around some of the coasts and under the starry skies and with the winds falling light, it is going to be a cold night. the first widespread frost for england and wales of the season. chilly for northern ireland, southern scotland as well but with a bit of cloud and breeze hanging on in the north, here are not as chilly. but of course they could also be with the still conditions one or two pockets of fog first thing which would take a time to clear. but otherwise wednesday looks like a drier day. won't be completely dry, there will be some showers around and later on, the showers replaced by some more persistent rain in the north—west of scotland. but for most, it's drier, there will be more sunshine, the winds will be lighter, sold one feel as chilly as it has felt during the day today. but we are replacing the gales

and the rain for fog and frost. yes, fog will be a problem i think through the coming few mornings. so, do stay tuned, the warnings are on the website. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk polls are open and voters are turning out in huge numbers for the us presidential election. biden versus trump — the rivals have spent the final 2a hours of the race in key swing states that will decide the winner. the president has also been visiting his campaign headquarters. winning is easy. losing is never easy. not for me, it's not. a gunman murdered four people in the heart of vienna — now police carry out a series of cross—border raids and i6 arrests. the uk parliament prepares to debate a second lockdown for england as senior scientific advisors face tough questioning over predictions of a steep rise in coronavirus infections.