hello there. there were plenty of talking points on the opening day of the second ashes test at lord's. it's been australia's day with the hat, but the day started with a protest, as climate activists invaded the pitch, briefly delaying play. three people were arrested. england had won the toss and chose to bowl but struggled for wickets, the tourists making 339—5 by the close. steve smith is unbeaten on 85. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. expect the unexpected they may say before the start of any test match. in truth, nobody foresaw the presence of climate change protesters after just one over. not only getting on the field of play, by getting very close to the wicket itself are very close to the middle where they did spread some orange powder. it was cleaned

up orange powder. it was cleaned up quickly, but alarming perhaps, notable, certainly, that it was the england players lead in particular byjonny bairstow who disposed those protesters. essoh is a strong lad. he is a wicket—keeper. he is not supposed to be security. in terms of the cricket itself, england put australia into about hoping that the conditions would help their bowlers. didn't really take advantage of it. we saw david warner dropped on 20. went on to make 66. the platform for the innings for australia was labuschagne ann smith. al cheaply in the first is almost inevitable they were gassing today. travis head scored very quickly. it was joe today. travis head scored very quickly. it wasjoe root of today. travis head scored very quickly. it was joe root of all people struck late onward two uyghurs in particular to bring england into the matchjust uyghurs in particular to bring england into the match just a little bit. it did not go as planned on day two. perhaps we should still expect the unexpected. let's stay with the test. the england fast bowler josh tongue, who took two wickets on his ashes debut,

says the next session is all important. welcome i think the new ball is crucial. the first 30 minutes i would say, to make sure hitting back good line and length. obviously the ball is doing a tiny bit, but i think it is trying to stay patient as we can and hopefully the uyghurs will come stop australia, remember, are one up in the series after winning the first test and they will be confident of building a big first innings total. wea we a great position and scored pretty quick today. 240. we hope to have these two start really well tomorrow and keep that score up, 450— 500. that would be ideal. we're not sure tomorrow will hold in terms of the weather, the conditions. we just have to make sure we started well tomorrow and then when we come out with the ball ruthless. football now. couple of big transfers have gone through in the premier league. tottenham have signed james maddison from leicester city. he hasjoined on five—year deal with spurs paying somewhere

in the region of £40 million, that'sjust over $50.5 million, for the england midfielder. he had five years at leicester, helping them win the fa cup in 2021, but his ten goals last season couldn't stop them getting relegated. arsenal have completed the signing of chelsea's kai havertz. the 24—year—old german forward has signed a long—term contract with the gunners with the transfer fee believed to be in the region of 65 million, that's just over $82 million. he had three seasons at chelsea, scoring the winner against manchester city in the 2021 champions league final. the gunners also appear to be closing in on declan rice. a deal worth £105 million, which isjust under $133 million, has now been agreed with west ham for the england midfielder, withjust some payment details to be ironed out. chelsea keeper edouard mendy is the latest player to make

the move from the premier league to the saudi pro league mendy, who won the champions league with the blues in 2021, hasjoined al ahli for a reported 16 million on a three—year deal. he'll be reunited with chelsea teammates kalidou koulibaly and n'golo kante who have also joined the pro—league in recent weeks. england's under—21s have made it three wins out of three at the european championship. they beat germany 2—0. cameron archer and harvey elliott with the goals in georgia. they play portugal in the quarter—finals on sunday. germany, who are under 21 champions, have failed to qualify. israel are the other side to go through from group c. france have topped group d after beating switzerland 4—i. the swiss also go through because italy lost to norway. the four—time olympic gymnastics champion simone biles is set to return to the sport after two years out. the american is registered to compete in an event in chicago in august.

biles, who is 26, took a mental health break after struggling at the tokyo games where she pulled out of one discipline mid—event. she's due to take part in the us classic, which is a low—profile competition but is a qualifying event for the us national championships. the paris olympics are next year. the tour de france starts on saturday with the death of gino mader still very much in the thoughts of the riders. he crashed on a descent at the tour de suisse earlier this month. great britain's tom pidcock is a specialist in the mountain stages. it hit everyone hard. and, personally, i think one of the things that hit me as it happened descending, which is something i'd love. and i think that's kind of showed me what

the consequences can be when it goes wrong. but, you know, never calculated risks when descending and i don't think unnecessary risks, but things can happen. it's estimated that around one in every 2,000 people in the uk has haemophilia, a condition which affects the blood's ability to clot. british para rower ed fuller has restricted movement in his ankles because of the condition but it hasn't stopped him excelling in his sport, winning world and european titles. rachael latham reports. the british pa ralympic the british paralympic team is made up of over 200 athletes and with a wide range of disabilities. ed fuller, however, is believed to be one of the only british athletes competing at the top level in para—sport with his hidden disability. haemophilia. an inherited bleeding disorder. he found outjust two years old on a family holiday. i found outjust two years old on a family holiday.—

a family holiday. i was walking alon: a a family holiday. i was walking along a low— a family holiday. i was walking along a low stone _ a family holiday. i was walking along a low stone wall - a family holiday. i was walking along a low stone wall maybe | along a low stone wall maybe one or two foot eye and fell off and they hit my head really hard and cut my air and basically wouldn't stop bleeding. they went to a&e and they stitched it and included in the couldn't understand why you wouldn't stop. and then said there may be some sort of bleeding disorder. i remember from young age at school sport really set me apart. when i was nine i had joint bleed into my ankles and again when i was 11, that put me in a wheelchair, couldn't run around in the playground, couldn't do any sport at all stop probably put on a little bit of weight, to be honest. looking back now thatis be honest. looking back now that is probably one point in my childhood where it really stood out as you are a little bit different.— stood out as you are a little bit different. and now at age 20 he is para _ bit different. and now at age 20 he is para rowing - bit different. and now at age l 20 he is para rowing european and world champion. we did all start with him competing against classmates in school. i remember beating the kids and getting really competitive. i'm better than you. remember being

the fastest and we were literally doing like 100 metre rose on the rowing machine, 25 seconds. it was going as hard as they can on rowing machines to be the other kids.— to be the other kids. what im act to be the other kids. what impact do _ to be the other kids. what impact do you _ to be the other kids. what impact do you think - to be the other kids. what impact do you think your. to be the other kids. what - impact do you think your sport has on your impairments? the main thing _ has on your impairments? the main thing that _ has on your impairments? iia: main thing that affects me has on your impairments? "ti2 main thing that affects me on has on your impairments? ti2 main thing that affects me on a day—to—day basis is joint bleed into my ankles, which is what me para eligible for rowing. it leaves me with limited mobility and strength in those joints. often competitions instead of doing my injection of the day i'll do it every other day, then i am much less chance of leads and bruises and stuff like that and itjust reduces my pain a little bit. that is basically the main precaution i will say. basically the main precaution i will sa . _, ., basically the main precaution i will sa . ., ., , will say. he could not do this on his own- _ will say. he could not do this on his own. people _ will say. he could not do this on his own. people -- - will say. he could not do this on his own. people -- 's- on his own. people —— �*s performance requires a full team effort.— performance requires a full team effort. ~ , ., ., , team effort. we “ust have to be mindful team effort. we just have to be mindful especially _ team effort. we just have to be mindful especially with - team effort. we just have to be mindful especially with the - mindful especially with the trauma he has had in his ankles before about how that works and also the level of training, if we are in the gym, obviously if he cuts himself how serious they can be. so he will always

need to be very aware of it. and what are your goals going forward in the sport? for and what are your goals going forward in the sport?- forward in the sport? for the short-term _ forward in the sport? for the short-term i— forward in the sport? for the short-term i want _ forward in the sport? for the short-term i want to - forward in the sport? for the short-term i want to in - forward in the sport? for the short-term i want to in the l short—term i want to in the paralympic games, moving on from that they have no idea, but as long as i'm having fun and enjoying the sport that has given me so much of these last years, then i am happy. fulham ma be years, then i am happy. fulham may be living — years, then i am happy. fulham may be living with _ years, then i am happy. fulham may be living with an _ years, then i am happy. fulham may be living with an invisible l may be living with an invisible disability, but his sporting talent is clear for everyone to see. rachel latham, bbc news. that is just about it from us. just a reminder of our top story, australia are on top in the second ashes test at lord's, closing the first day on 339—5. but the last images from day one are of the protest by climate activists, who briefly delayed play at the start of the morning session. england wicket keeper johnny bairstow on of those who helped keep the protesters off the wicket, physically lifting one off field of play. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport.

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. much of the country, particularly england and wales, was very warm and muggy on wednesday, but a band of rain pushing in off the atlantic has introduced much fresher air. and for thursday, most of us will be in that cooler, fresher air mass, but it will be bright with sunny spells and scattered showers. there's that rain bound, then slow to clear from the southeast through this morning. so it'll start off rather grey, cloudy with further outbreaks of rain free standing in the southeast, eventually clearing away as we reach lunchtime and that willjoin in to the bright skies that most of the country will start the day with. into the afternoon a bit of cloud bubbling up, allowing one or two showers. most of these will be across the north and the west of scotland. they'll be more of a breeze here, too, but it'll be a cooler day across the board,

15 to 21 or 22 degrees across the south and feel noticeably fresher across southern areas. then as we move through thursday night and the clear skies, temperatures fall away, but we'll see further cloud and showers across northern and western scotland and thicker cloud pushing into northern ireland later on. but a cooler night to come out of towns and cities will be in single digits. so this is the picture then for friday, we start off dry across eastern areas, but this next low pressure system and its weather fronts will continue to push into northern and western areas through the day. so a nice, bright but cool start to central and eastern parts of the country. soon the clouds will tend to build in and spread to all areas and it turns wetter for scotland, northern ireland. then some rain getting into northern and western england and wales, but tending to stay dry across eastern england until after dark. mostly cloudy though, limited brightness temperatures again mid to high teens in the north, high teens low 20s in the south. that rain band clears right across the country during the course of friday night. the rain clears in the southeast saturday morning, and then its bright but breezy. plenty of sunshine, low pressure sitting to the north of scotland will bring windy weather to scotland with showers or longer spells of rain here and again, temperatures around orjust below the seasonal norm. but we could be up to 23 or 24

in the southeast with a lot of sunshine here. sunday, low pressure shifting to the north of the uk again stays windy across scotland with outbreaks of rain or showers. some of these heavy in the west of scotland, fewer showers the further south that you are on some areas in the southeast staying completely dry with sunny spells, but quite a noticeable breeze. and again, temperatures will range from around 15 to 22 celsius.

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