hello, welcome to the programme. we start with cricket and the women's ashes, where australia have taken the first victory and a four point lead in the multi—format series over england. the series started with a test match at trent bridge, before three odis and three t20s to come. australia won the test by 89 runs, as england were bowled out before lunch on day five. jo currie was watching. having lost five wickets before the close of play on day four england _ the close of play on day four england always had a big task ahead — england always had a big task ahead of— england always had a big task ahead of them.— ahead of them. resuming on 116-5 ahead of them. resuming on "6-5 they — ahead of them. resuming on 116-5 they needed _ ahead of them. resuming on 116-5 they needed another i ahead of them. resuming on| 116-5 they needed another 152 116—5 they needed another 152 for a memorable victory. fans had their hopes on a partnership of amyjones and denny wyatt but those hopes did not last long. jones was done for. wyatt pattered on to take england within double figures of their target, however the tail and collapsed around her.

england were all out for 178 before lunch. a defeat by 89 runs. australia proving once again why they are the best team in the world. england now have to win five of the six white ball games to guarantee regaining the ashes. the series continues on saturday with the first of the three t20 fixtures, before three odis. each white—ball match is worth two points, so england now know that if they are to win the ashes, for the first time since 2014 — they will need to win five of the remaining six fixtures in the series. australia are the reigning world champions in both odis and t20 formats. former england bowler alex hartley looks ahead to that clash this weekend. losing five wickets overnight was crucial it was three key passages of play it was that type of loss and that the end of the day three and four were england did not bowl too well

and they let australia get away from them. ultimately, all england put pressure on australia but estrella dealt with the pressure better. this is upsetting. _ with the pressure better. this is upsetting. it _ with the pressure better. this is upsetting, it will _ with the pressure better. this is upsetting, it will hurt they don't play an awful lot of test cricket they how hard is it to park these five days and i'll play in the way policy risk was meant they met up with a t 20 side before the game so they need to take those few days off reflect and look at where they can get better. the reflect and look at where they can get better.— can get better. the message from the _ can get better. the message from the head _ can get better. the message from the head coast -- - can get better. the message | from the head coast -- coach can get better. the message i from the head coast -- coach is from the head coast —— coach is all about positive b and taking the game on. so there are some repulsive things to come out if i post lauren feiler was amazing getting eliyse perry twice, everyone will be happy about that. they have to pick themselves up and have to win five of the six white ball games which would help but take a game by game and moment by moment. �* , . ~ a game by game and moment by moment. �*, ., ~ ., , moment. let's talk about these white ball games. _ moment. let's talk about these white ball games. it— moment. let's talk about these white ball games. it starts - white ball games. it starts with three system, changes you think we will see to the site and do you think we will see any change mentality whites? i think mentality will be the same i was impressed with the way the captain spoke and there has been some brilliant play

and we just need to reflect and move on. was he a shut —— a slight shift in the squad, sarah glenn will come in, maybe tammy will miss out and put things like that. so there will be a different squad going into the t20 so that is the beauty. because we are at home we can chop and change our routines and have our best out there at the moment. so, australia have the advantage in the women's ashes — and they also do in the men's. the tourists beat england by two wickets at edgbaston last week and on wednesday the second test will begin at lord's. england have concerns over the fitness of spinning all—rounder moeen ali, so 18—year—old rehan ahmed has been called up as cover. moeen was hampered by a cut on his finger during the first test. that's one of the concerns for captain ben stokes. vice—captain 0llie pope says, despite the opening defeat, his side remain confident. we spoke positively about the game. we spoke about what we did well, what we can improve on this week, but there is no fear of losing and that is something this team is never going to have. if we got 2—0 down, we will see

it as a chance to win 3—2, and that's the mind—set we have, and that's going to hopefully reward us over the long run in this series. well the australia team have been in confident mood ahead of the second test.... and they've had a few familiar names drop by to wish them luck — the mclaren f1 driver 0scar piastri visited ahead of this weekend's austrian grand prix, while ricky ponting — who led australia to a whitewash win in 2007 — also showed his support. bowler mitchell starc says his side are pretty motivated by the prospect of taking a 2—0 series lead on english soil. it's not lost on us the opportunity that we have. some of us is our fourth trip here and coming off the back of 19 where we retain the ashes but still did not win it, the care it is certainly there. so certainly for the wider group of players and staff that have been so close or have been here in the series as well it is

certainly incentive to continue in the way that we are going and we are certainly not looking too far past this week. elsewhere in cricket — zimbabwe recorded the second—biggest margin of victory by runs in a one day international on monday, thrashing usa by 30a runs in harare in a world cup qualifying match. zimbabwe cruised to a total of 408 for the loss of just six wickets in their 50 overs, thanks largely to sean williams�* 174 off 101 balls. usa struggled immediately in their reply — opener steven taylor was out for a duck and they reached 104 all out from just over 25 overs. zimbabwe reached their highest—ever total in 0dis, beating the 351 they made against kenya 22 years ago. and there was one of the great comebacks as the netherlands beat the west indies with a super 0ver win in harare. logan van beek was their hero. the netherlands chased down west indies 374 runs to level the scores and send it

to a super over and van beek hit 30 runs — including three sixes and three fours — and picked up two wickets to claim the victory. they won by 22 runs to go second in their group, while the west indies�* world cup hopes are in serious doubt. wimbledon champion elena rybakina has pulled out of eastbourne, one of the warm up tournaments for the grass—court grand slam and that had lead to concerns over the defence of her title. rybakina withdrew from the french open, before her third—round match at the tournament last month, because of a viral illness and last week she lost to donna vekic in the last 16 in berlin — saying she still wasn't 100% physically, as a result of that illness. meanwhile, on the court at eastbourne, there was success for britain's harriet dart, who beat china's zhang shuai in three sets — an opponent 105 places above her in

the world rankings. dart won in three sets in blustery conditions to reach the last 16. she's a wild card for the tournament and for wimbledon, which begins next week. hollywood actors ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney are turning their sporting attention to formula one. after huge success with wrexham, the welsh football club they bought in 2020 and got promoted back into the football league the duo are now part of a group investing in the british based alpine f1 racing team, renault, who are alpine's parent company announced the sale of a 24 % stake earlier on monday. 0ur sports reporterjane dougall explains the details behind the investment. the two actors are part of a group that paid more than $200 million forjust a 24% stake in my current one. it is led by capital partners and they have

cash and bought ac milan for and they own deliverables that is where the money is coming from. a big part of ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney competent —— contribution is raising profile and alpine profile because their contribution and impact on wrexham was phenomenal. the documentary was credited with doubling the crowds in sales and merchandise socially excluded as well. as one does have the platform series on netflix but the us is the biggest growth area so alpine will be looking to capitalise two hollywood stars at their home. tributes paid to the former _ at their home. tributes paid to the former scotland _ at their home. tributes paid to the former scotland manager i the former scotland manager craig brandt who died at the age of 82. brown was the national team longest serving manager and while he was the last man to take scotland to a world cup finals. sir alex ferguson described him as a thoroughly wonderful man in a

statement released by the legal manager association. the statement from brown's former club motherwell says he was an icon an influential figure. roy hodgson has agreed to stay on as crystal palace manager next season. the 75—year—old is currently on holiday but is expected to sign his contract for the coming campaign when he returns. hodgson initially returned to palace in march on a deal which took him up to the end of the season, but he helped steer the club away from the relegation zone, to finish 11th in the premier league. manchester city have confirmed their treble winning captain ilkay gundogan has joined barcelona on a free transfer. (00v)the germany midfielder made more than 300 appearances the germany midfielder made more than 300 appearances for city, since becoming pep guardiola's first signing back in 2016. he won 12 major trophies at the club — and said it was a total privilege and pleasure to play for city experiencing �*hundreds of unforgettable moments�*.

that�*s all from sportsday. bye— bye. hello there. with a more active jet stream now it looks like we�*re going to see a more unsettled theme to our weather for this upcoming week. there will be some rain at times, followed by sunshine and showers and generally it�*s going to feel a lot fresher than what we�*ve seen of late with temperatures close orjust above the seasonal norm. now, this low pressure system will be the first of many. that�*s going to bring a rather breezy, cloudy, wet day to the north and the west of the uk. initially, northern ireland seeing the rain this morning and that rain will move across much of scotland, northern england, north wales and the north midlands. probably the best chance of staying dry with some hazy sunshine, although even here it�*ll be quite cloudy, will be across the south and the south—east. temperatures reaching highs of around 22 degrees — that is above the seasonal

norm. a little bit fresh in the north and the west, but the humidity will start to increase as well. as we move through tuesday night, the rain begins to push away into the north sea. as we move through tuesday night, the rain begins to push away into the north sea. it�*ll leave a dry night with variable cloud, a bit of mist and murk, one or two showers. and it will feel a lot warmer and muggy as the humidity levels build, certainly across england and wales. so this is the picture for wednesday. we will have this weather front pushing into western areas gradually on wednesday. it�*s a cold front introducing some rain, cooler air. but ahead of it, we�*re in a wedge of warm and more humid air across england and wales. so variable cloud, a bit of sunshine depending on how much sunshine we get will depend on the temperatures. but it�*s going to be warm generally across england and wales, one or two showers ahead of the rain band, which will be pushing into western areas. some of this could be heavy and thundery, but you�*ll see the temperatures coming down behind it. high teens here up to 25 degrees, though, central, southern and eastern england. then for thursday, it

looks like that weather front may get stuck across the south—east of england. it could bring quite a bit of rainfall here, we think throughout the day. this other weather front will bring some enhanced showers to the north and the west of scotland, elsewhere, it�*s largely dry. so plenty of sunshine around on thursday, a bit of uncertainty to the position of this rain. it could be a bit further east across the near continent or a little bit further westwards. but at the moment, it looks like east anglia and the south—east could see some very much needed rainfall here. temperatures will be coming down, though. it will feel cooler and fresher across the board — high teens, low 20s. similar story for friday and the weekend, it stays unsettled. most of the rain in the north and the west. a better chance of staying dry with some sunshine in the south.

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