>> welcome back. it's 730. it's sports time now and paul coyte is here with us. >> morning . good morning. ten, >> morning. good morning. ten, ten different people apparently were in the running for the england job. really? so there was you. there was me . were you? was you. there was me. were you? oh, yeah. >> you were at one point. >> you were at one point. >> so that's seven left. i don't know who else there was. apparently they spoke to lots of different people. thomas tuchel, though, is the one that's got the job. you're okay with him being german? yeah, i think so. >> i think as long as he wins, he gets the job done. >> that's all that matters. >> that's all that matters. >> i mean, in an ideal world, it would be great to have an engush would be great to have an english manager be the manager of england. but, you know, it's not like it's never happened before. it's been tried it twice before, but it hasn't worked before, but it hasn't worked before, has it? >> so could it be different this time? >> is it going to work this time? >> well, he's very talented isn't he? >> he is very talented and he's a real tactician. i think it's going to be different as it was from gareth southgate, whereas

gareth southgate was all a little bit too careful. and they're talking, you know there's all that talk about the handbrake coming off maybe a bit more, but he's a very good tactician. so anyway he spoke. he spoke to the press yesterday about various things being a german and how he will feel about everybody not being happy about everybody not being happy about that , and also singing the about that, and also singing the national anthem as well. this is thomas tuchel yesterday, that position. >> i'm sorry, ijust position. >> i'm sorry, i just have >> i'm sorry, ijust have a german passport, but i can just tell them and i maybe everyone, all of these supporters also felt my passion for the english premier league. my passion for the country. we are focused on the country. we are focused on the qualification and on the world cup. >> so will you sing the national anthem? doesn't england manager need to? >> i have not made my decision yet. i want to be very honest with you. no matter what decision i will take. we have a bit time until march . i will bit time until march. i will always show my respect to my new role. >> of course, i've got hope. i've got hope. >> the hope that kills you. >> the hope that kills you.

>> well , because they threw some >> well, because they threw some really actually unnecessary questions at him. i agree, but he handled it very well. >> yeah, they you know what things are like these days. everything was very carefully prepared. it's like you're going to get asked this , thomas, and to get asked this, thomas, and you're going to get asked this. but he did handle it very well. handled it with humour, came over very nice. he has had a lot of arguments with players in the past. doesn't you know he's he's no wallflower. so he does stand up and sometimes get gets into a bit of argy bargy. but i like the way things are going and should well hopefully hopefully will be okay. well silverware i mentioned the cycling. oh yes . mentioned the cycling. oh yes. >> cycling. >> cycling. >> like with cycling the world track cycling championships not something that we'd normally mention, but we haven't won a gold medal in that since 2008. and it was emma finucane and sophie capwell and katie marchant won the team sprint. there they are yesterday. good on them . look at them. they won on them. look at them. they won the gold medal as well in the olympics. you know what the shirts are all about. are you familiar with that shirt? the rainbow thing there. >> it's very retro.

>> it's very retro. >> well, that's a world champion shirt and there are rules around that. so if they ever race in a competition in the team sprint, no matter where they are, they can wear that shirt . it's not can wear that shirt. it's not they can. they have to wear that shirt . that's the law. so it's shirt. that's the law. so it's they can it's not that they can wear it, they have to wear it. and if they actually are seen in a competition. so for example, if you just had one lap of the of the track and you won that competition, you were the world champion. if you ever raced anywhere in that competition or doing one lap, you'd have to wear that, or else you'll be fined because you have to show i'm the world champion. oh that's it. yeah, yeah. >> well, good. well, i don't think they'll have any issues wearing it on. >> i don't think so either. but they, they, you know , they get they, they, you know, they get a certain amount that they can wear. it'sjust certain amount that they can wear. it's just like but anyway dame sarah storey who's going to be with us in an hour, she'll know all about that. she will she will know all about that. >> she will in the cricket. we had a strong start. >> yeah, well, now they've lost a wicket. so they were 291 all out here. 208, 290. >> make a strong start.

>> make a strong start. >> but it's well okay pakistan with 366 all out england 291 all out. pakistan are batting . so out. pakistan are batting. so it's early days. it's early days . it's early days. it's early days. so but you know what? you're getting ahead of yourselves fairly strong. it was fairly strong in the way that it was weak. it was fairly strong. i hate you, paul coyte. i know it set you up for that. i try to help, i tried. do you want to talk about pickle pickle ball on earth is pickle ball. pickle ball and paddle boat. >> paddle. >> paddle. >> oh, yeah. someone actually said that to you, didn't they? >> someone has set me up. i think it's paddle, paddle, paddle. >> because you use a paddle. >> because you use a paddle. yeah, and pickle ball. but i do actually like the name pickle ball to play a little paddle. who fancies paddle? >> yeah. a game of pickle. pickle or paddle. so what? >> what is pickle ball? right. >> what is pickle ball? right. >> you've got tennis. yes. and this is the. this is. look , this is the. this is. look, there we are. that is paddle ball. and i'll tell you how i know that's paddle ball not pickle ball is because the racket has got holes in it. and the tennis ball they use a paddle ball. so it's a paddle

ball. ball is a less pressurised tennis ball. whereas pickleball is actually a wiffle ball. what. what's a wiffle ball? ball with you know those those little you know they get the little golf balls with lots of holes in so they don't fly. that's they've got a tennis ball but they've got a tennis ball but they've got lots of holes. plastic ones. yeah. one of those plastic ones. so that's what they use. >> that's what you play on the beach then. >> yeah. yeah. but it's paddle. that's an official sport. it is. well pickle is big in america. paddle seems to be taking over here. >> it's very big here. it's really can't get a court. >> you can't get a paddle ball court for love nor money. and peter piper picked a paddle. pickle, pickle ball and paddle ball. are you serious? >> i'm not in the market for a court, but i've heard that it's impossible to get a booking at a paddle court in the uk. >> where is there a paddle court? they're everywhere. >> they're everywhere. >> they're everywhere. >> you just got to have a look and you can't get a booking. there's a paddle. pickle power. god, i can't even do a paddle . god, i can't even do a paddle. pickle power struggle. the lta want to own pickleball. they own paddle ball because they're saying that it's ruining tennis.

but apparently 10% of all courts are now being used for paddle. not pickle paddle. >> you're all mad. you're all absolutely mad. and anyone who tries to pick it up . tries to pick it up. >> yeah, pick a one, pick a paddle ball, no. >> book a paddle court, book a paddle court. you want to go and get a proper life. it's good exercise. >> you should be encouraging the exercise or something. >> are you pickling my pepper, mr pub? >> man, i just think it's ridiculous. >> it's a very good game . it's just. >> oh yeah. have you played it? >> oh yeah. have you played it? >> no, i haven't oh no. oh, you know why. it's because i can't get a paddle ball court. >> you can't get a court? >> you can't get a court? >> yeah, get a pickleball court. i don't want to play pickleball. i'll play paddle ball. >> i've lost the will to live. but thank you both very much indeed. >> you don't have to thank me, i apologise. >> you. you're still here. >> you. you're still here. >> you. you're still here. >> you can thank me. >> you can thank me. >> right? >> right? >> we've got . we've got the >> we've got. we've got the papers for you a minute.

>> welcome back , 740. we're >> welcome back, 740. we're going through the papers now. a political commentator, andy williams, and journalist and writer . emma woolf. williams, and journalist and writer. emma woolf. very good morning to you both. morning . morning to you both. morning. and, andy, let's start with this really tragic news about liam payne. former one direction star has died at the age of 31. yeah, he will be waking up to this news. >> yeah very very sad news. someone so young and from such an iconic band of that era. you know, you may you may not have known