after a year that has seen sport majorly affected by a global pandemic, cricket has managed to continue at some capacity. teams travelling the world and staying secure in their own bubbles. despite some hiccups, we now have a mouthwatering clash to look forward to. the meeting of two cricket's most powerful nations. australia and india last faced each other in a test series in 2018, and it wasn't a friendly affair. i don't think that things are going to be as personal as they used to be before, also because of the fact that we all understand that we are contributing toa understand that we are contributing to a larger cause. it's the quality of cricket that has to stand out. in terms of what happens on the field, we have to wait and see, we don't go into it planning to have run ins or be overly aggressive, anything like that. victory for india and australia two years ago was their first series success in the country but adelaide provides a new

challenge. india have only played a day night test once before. australia have won all seven of their day night series. we've done some practice under lights. we've not played for a long time under lights. when it comes to the crunch, regardless of the ball, regardless of whether it is a day night, or a day test match, it's game on. it's going to be more challenging in terms of conditions and how the ball moves around in the evening and stuff like that. for us as a team it's about adaptability and being able to adapt to different conditions. the tourists are currently top of the test championship with australia second. whatever the result of this series it is likely to be a welcome spectacle for cricket fans across the globe. we can always expect fireworks when those two meet. next up. from selling sunglasses and watcches on the streets of athens,

yianis antentokounmpo has become the highest paid player in nba history. his new five year deal with the milwaukee bucks earning him over £33 million. the highest annual salary in american sports. he might be some way short of the staggering £53 million yearly salary of lionel messi. but in the midst of a global pandemic, it illustrates the continued earning power of some of american sports biggest names. i spoke to bbc sport's nesta mcgregor to chart the remarkable rise of this nba star. yianny antentokounmpo is seen as the future. he has been voted the mvp. also last year, he was named defensive player of the year. to put that into some context, the only players to have previously held both of those titles was somebody called michaeljordan, so he's in great

company. he was born in athens, greece to nigerian parents. he is often talked about how poor he was growing up, selling trinkets and sunglasses at the beach to make money. literally a rags to riches story. very rich in this case. he joined the milwaukee bucks from a second division greek team. he has continued to improve. milwaukee haven't won a championship since 1971, so this £170 million deal is to try and change that. is he worth the money? you would rather have him on your team than risk losing him to a rival. next year he would have been able to leave free to play for someone been able to leave free to play for someone else. no wonder they have looked him down on this five year deal. we've seen that an american sports, the length of contracts given out to some of their star names. i guess people watching will be staggered that this size of contract and this amount of money is being offered at a time when we know american sports have been affected

massively by the coronavirus pandemic, and the financial indications that have come with it. absolutely. —— financial implications. the nba is not short of money. teams are usually owned by billionaires. some of america's richest men and women. 0nly billionaires. some of america's richest men and women. only a small percentage of the revenue from ticket sales. fans not being able to attend hasn't massively affected them. most people watch on tv. they played out last season in disney world, florida. that was important because it meant they kept up their half of the contractual agreement with the massive tv networks where most of the money comes from. there is also a salary cap in the nba. if teams exceed it they pay what is called luxury tax. the more you go over that, the more you spend in the penalty, the more you pay. but these teams, being owned by billionaires, money is a small concern. good reflection on that staggering salary of yianny antentokounmpo in the mba.

-- nba. while there were celebrations among sports like breaking, skateboarding and surfing which were all confirmed as part of the paris 2024 olympic line—up last week there were those which missed out and some existing events were cut from the games completely. 0lympic 200m kayak champion liam health is among those left devastated by changes in canoeing with his 200m event axed in favour of a new extreme slalom discipline — something he says athletes were not properly consulted about. he's been speaking with bbc 0lympic reporter nick hope. iam i am biased, iam biased, but i am biased, but i think this is an incredible spectacle of showing what's possible in terms of maximum speed how fast and dynamic boats can be. to have it at the olympics would be. to have it at the olympics would be great. his passion for the event is clear but whilst he accepts the federation are attempting to modernise the sport by replacing the k one 200 metres with the extreme canoe slalom

race, he was devastated there was so little consultation. i feel really disappointed about how the decision was made. i think it was a massive shock to quite a few people. it is a shame it wasn't done ina more people. it is a shame it wasn't done in a more democratic way with voices being listened to. one of those who had hoped to succeed was dan atkins, the currentjunior world had hoped to succeed was dan atkins, the current junior world champion had hoped to succeed was dan atkins, the currentjunior world champion in the currentjunior world champion in the k1 200 the currentjunior world champion in the k1200 metres. what i considered my olympic dream, standing on the podium, with my family and friends there, that's now gone. that's probably my biggest frustration in terms of a dream i was working towards is now no longer because of something out of my control. i think thatis something out of my control. i think that is what hit the hardest. atkins 110w that is what hit the hardest. atkins now dreams of partnering heath in a

new k2 event in paris. but he's not sure about his future beyond the tokyo games given the changes in the sport. for now he's focused on an olympic title defence. 200 metres is going to be even more poignant. i motivated to make it. potentially you could be the olympic champion forever. potentially, yeah, that's the plan. that would certainly be some claim to fame. tottenham are the visitors to fame. tottenham are the visitors to anfield tonight. you can listen to anfield tonight. you can listen to it on bbc radio 5 live. kick off at 8pm. pressure piling on michael arteta with southampton leading 1—0. -- mikel

arteta with southampton leading 1—0. —— mikel arteta. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. goodbye. you're watching bbc news with jane hill. we will talk a little bit more about coronavirus and christmas in particular. but before that let's bring you the latest government figures which have been released for the uk. borisjohnson has boris johnson has been borisjohnson has been speaking

today. restrictions will still be eased as promised, but the prime minister said people should think hard before meeting family and friends. having looked at the latest data with our colleagues in the devolved administrations — scotland, wales, northern ireland — we have decided that the overall situation is, alas, more challenging than we'd hoped when we first set the rules. so, while it would not be right, we think, to criminalise people who have made plans and simply want to spend time with their loved ones, we are collectively — across the uk, governments at every level — asking you to think hard and in detail about the days ahead, and whether you can do more to protect yourself and others. we are keeping the laws the same,

but we all want to send the same message — a smaller christmas is going to be a safer christmas, and a shorter christmas is a safer christmas. the welsh government has changed the law to only allow two households to meet over the festive period. wales' first minister mark drakeford has said the rules will come into force on december 28, when the country goes into a full lockdown with restrictions applying to holiday accommodation and travel across wales. all non—essential retail will close on christmas eve. the first minister made the announcement at the welsh government daily coronavirus briefing. the prime minister asked people to try and not stay overnight and not to travel from a higher tier to a lower one. itjust shows to travel from a higher tier to a lower one. it just shows what a difficult situation the uk is in. how badly handled in many ways this pandemic has been in terms of addressing it. ithink

pandemic has been in terms of addressing it. i think now leaders are having to roll back. the situation is much worse. they are recognising that this easing wasn't a good idea but because it is so late now they cannot penalised people for taking advantage of it, 01’ people for taking advantage of it, ori people for taking advantage of it, or i don't think it would be fair. instead we are getting clear messaging. in other words, you might be allowed to do this but we are strongly advising against it. but it is tricky because if people were listening to that and thought, well, i have booked my train ticket three weeks ago in good faith, and it's cost me a lot of money, and i want to see my parents who haven't seen for months, it's, well, it's a personal dilemma, isn't it? what we are hearing today has shifted from the government telling you what to do to the british public making your own decisions. that's what's happened. there is a huge responsibility on the public now. you are spot on, that young professional who has booked their ticket to go from london back to edinburgh, they will still want to

come and i think many people will do that. on the other hand, there will be some who maybe haven't made decisions yet or are not planning to move around the country, and in those instances i think it is really important those people make the decision not to mix into generationally. so many of us will be repeating that over the next few days because of the risk we face to the nhs -- days because of the risk we face to the nhs —— inter generationally. and then post christmas and injanuary, and not just in then post christmas and injanuary, and notjust in one area, but the whole of the uk. one in three of everybody who is infected with covid—19 actually doesn't have any symptoms. so you can spread it accidentally. you don't realise you we re accidentally. you don't realise you were ill. i wonder if that is a statistic we need to hear a little bit more often. absolutely. asymptomatic testing, those tests aren't perfect but they are helping find some cases. we need to recognise that it is something that spreads and people are unaware of

it. in relation to the christmas decisions, it is important for eve ryo ne decisions, it is important for everyone to think about. there was a question on briefing around care homes. i think it was explained quite well as to why they were still risky. the weight of responsibility is now back on the public. if we do see an elderly relative, they might pass it on completely unaware, then we arejust a pass it on completely unaware, then we are just a few months away from being protected, ithink we are just a few months away from being protected, i think that would being protected, i think that would bea being protected, i think that would be a really poor decision. when we have some of the last minute changes we are having, for example reflecting a lot today on wales's decision to put into law that actually you can only meet in two households over christmas, not three as originally planned, does that sort of action help? your reaction suggests to me you don't think it does. it's difficult for the public. most of my work is in behaviour. public behavioural science. all of the behavioural science has been the

same, don't blame people, don't use a punitive approach, make sure there are a punitive approach, make sure there a re carrots a punitive approach, make sure there are carrots as well as a stick. i don't know how the welsh government will enforce that. mixed messages around the uk makes things difficult. the best governments can do now, given this really u nfortu nate do now, given this really unfortunate situation we are in, is just be really clear and transparent with the public about what they are recommending, and give people the information they need to make those decisions. some have suggested, which i think is a lovely idea, extra public holidays next year when we are through this, to recognise the huge sacrifices people have made untilfamilies the huge sacrifices people have made until families can gather more safely then.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. the uk government tightens its advice for mixing of households, for christmas. a smaller christmas is going to be a safer christmas, and a shorter christmas is a safer christmas. whatever the rules, whatever the guidance — leaders across the uk want us to exercise extereme caution. scotla nd scotland and wales however a re however are introducing tighter restrictions. germany has gone into another lockdown, almost 1000 dots are recorded there from the virus in a single day. in other news, according to france, they've given sentences to after 30 yea rs they've given sentences to after 30 years in prison for people linked to the hair attacks at the charlie hedbo and thejewish supermarket five years ago. a

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