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mark stoneman, lbw to a record high. mark stoneman, lbw to mitchell starc for a duck.n was lbw to nathan lane. there was a prospect this could be over in former days. jonny bairstow and joe root battled ha rd jonny bairstow and joe root battled hard and got england through to the close. there is determination in the english side but this underlines the quality difference between these teams. the marsh brothers became the first brother since the war to score test centuries in the same innings. just to be out and to watch my brother, to be out and to watch my brother, to be out and to watch my brother, to be in the middle for his hundred and four him to be out there for mind, really nervous today. it is something we will look back on any few years. and cherish it. in many ways, the last few days have summed up ways, the last few days have summed up our truck. it has been exceptionally tough. we have come up against a team that played very good cricket. they have kept the pressure on us cricket. they have kept the pressure on us at all times. one thing we have talked abou

. —— mark stoneman.james vince got out of the way, always seems to get out edging to slip, only got 18. dawid malan, and there was a prospect this might be over in four days butjoe was a prospect this might be over in four days but joe root was a prospect this might be over in four days butjoe root and jonny ba i rstow four days butjoe root and jonny bairstow fought hard and got england through to the close. 20 of determination and effort in the england side, but this underlines the quality difference between these two teams. in many ways, the last two teams. in many ways, the last two days have summed up the trip, it has been exceptionally tough, we have come up against a team that has played very good cricket, and they have kept the pressure on us at all times, but the one thing we have talked a lot about, making sure that we keep fighting and battling and working as hard as we possibly can. four more fa cup ties today, so far, only stoke city have lost to lower league opposition as a premier league si

james vince and mark stoneman have retained their places in england's test squad for the tour of new ir struggles with the bat in the 4—0 ashes defeat by australia. england have recalled fast bowler mark wood for their two—test series that starts in march. there's also a first call up for lancashire county captain liam livingstone, who replaces gary ballance. livingstone has been involved in england's limited overs squad before, but not in tests. 12 time tennis major winner novak djokovic says his elbow still isn't100%, but it was good enough to beat dominic thiem in an exhibition match in melbourne. it was the serbs first competitive match since exiting from wimbledon lastjuly and he's looking a strong contender to challenge for the australian open. after six months out with a elbow injury, never djokovic is back and despite topping the 14th in the world the 12 time grand is one champion looked back to his best in melbourne against dominic thiem and wasn't hanging around, taking the open a 6—1. novak djokovic says he is still intending to play in the australian open next week as he h

the glare of the sun and the scoreboard, england tried to hang on but less than 15 minutes in, mark stonemanxpert cook battled with nathan lyon. sydney recorded its highest temperature and all england wanted to do was stay out in it. james vince couldn't. head in a haze. dawid malan went, and this was a day that brought their problems to the boil... in a series like this, away from home, it exposes issues in your team. there are some really good positives and we could chat only about the positives, or we could be honest and say that there are areas that are not good enough and we need to do something about it. change will have to wait, the england captain leading them into the final day of the ashes, that is their last chance. but like most things around here, their last chances have all but dried up. australia only needing six wickets to win this ashes series but the reality is they probably just need to get rid ofjoe root, trying to block their path. there is no shortage of effort and determination in this england side which has stuck together through it all. but today really underlined th

i asked mark stoneman, the opening batsmen, whether he felt their momentum had switched towards englanditched towards england. . ij whether he felt their momentum had switched towards england... i think it is given confidence moving forward , it is given confidence moving forward, the work that we've tried to do and the things that we try and put in place early in the series, they've eventually come through to a degree, but ultimately we want to wina game degree, but ultimately we want to win a game of cricket on this tour. there are few things more symbolic of australia than the sydney opera house but as for the cricket team, they will be determined to beat england, that is the marketing slogan for this ashes series but now that they cannot win it 5—0 and have already big dramatic the ashes, that would drain some motivation from them. it's from those who say they should rest mitchell starc, he missed the last test with a bruised heel missed the last test with a bruised heel. the bowled increasingly sharply but australia with the series against south africa coming up, some say that play

batsmen mark stoneman and james vince have been retained, but there is a new face with lancashire batsmanbowler, mark wood. iama bit i am a bit surprised to be honest. i'm pleased to be back in. with tom curran and jake ball being part of the ashes squad and they did pretty well, i was surprised they did not get the call but it is nice to be involved. it is something i've wa nted involved. it is something i've wanted to get back into. hopefully i can wanted to get back into. hopefully i ca n prove wanted to get back into. hopefully i can prove that i can do well. so the only new face in the squad is liam livingstone of lancashire — primarily known, up until now, as a one—day batsman. i caught up with him in our studio a short time ago. idid not i did not expect it, no. i was in the gym yesterday with the lancashire boys doing our normal gym session. our coach wasn't too happy but when i came back in and i told them the news, it was obviously quickly forgotten legs it was nice to get the call yesterday. i'm very excited to get going. people will know you as a one—day player. is it difficul

mark stoneman lbw to mitchell stallman. alistair cook went for nathan line.this could be overin there was a prospect this could be over in four days. joe root and jonny bairstow battled hard and got england through to the close. plenty of determination in the england side but this underlines the quality difference between these teams. so australia's lead helped by shaun and mitchell marsh who became the first brothers since the waugh twins in 2001 to score test centuries in the same innings. just to be out there and watch my brother, base in the middle for his 100 then for mine. i was nervous today. it is something we'll look back on in few years. and cherish it. in many ways, the last few days have summed up our trip. it has been exceptionally tough. we have come up against a team who have played very good cricket. they have kept the pressure on us at all times. the one thing we have told an awful lot about is making sure that we keep on fighting. and keep working as hard as we can. so then on to today. four matches in all. newport county uplink leeds united

the glare of the sun and the scoreboard, england tried to hang on, but less than 15 minutes in mark stonemanpert alastair cook, battled by nathan lyon. sydney recorded its highest temperature and all england wanted to do was stay out of it. —— stay out in it. james vince couldn't, head in a haze. dawid malan went too, and though jonny bairstow accompanied joe root to see england through, this was a day which brought their problems to the boil. patrick gearey, bbc news, in sydney. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6:05pm. bye for now. the prime minister has defended her government's record on the nhs, saying it was better prepared for a winter crisis than ever before. in an interview with the bbc‘s andrew marr show, she said she recognised people's concerns over the nhs, but that extra funding was being put in to the service. league nhs has been better prepared for winter pressures than it has been before. operations being postponed well part of the plan. the only operations to be reinstated as soofi as only operations to be rei

mark stoneman looked in particularly good nick until he got a particularly bad nick. 24, just the startmbers, whose beauty is often followed by a beast. that is an awful shot. this has been england's ashes trouble from tranquillity. nowjosh hazlewood thought he had alastair cook. the umpire didn't, but the technology backed the bowler — marginal and maybe crucial. so root, who had earlier chosen to bat, had plenty of it to do. this was 50 — handy, but the celebration told of an unfinished job. by now, the conditions had been transformed from drizzling to sizzling. dawid malan was dropped but shuffled on to his half—century. whisper it, but england were comfortable. only an illusion. third ball with the new ball, almost inevitable, another 100 missed, root didn't need telling. now things started to unravel. instead of a nightwatchman to see out the final balls, jonny bairstow went out, got out and handed the day to australia, a day which encapsulated a series. i think it sums up where we've been this tour. we've been on top for so long in games and we make one or two mistakes and suddenl

mark stoneman looked in particularly good nick until he got a particularly bad nick. 2a, just a startes than numbers, whose beauty is often followed by a beast. that is an awful shot. this has been england's ashes trouble from tranquillity. nowjosh hazlewood thought he had alastair cook. the umpire didn't, but the technology backed the bowler, marginal and maybe crucial. so root, who had earlier chosen to bat, had plenty of it to do. this was 50, handy, but the celebration told of an unfinished job. by now, the conditions had been transformed from drizzling to sizzling. dawid malan was dropped but shuffled on to his half—century. whisper it, but england were comfortable. only an illusion. third ball with the new ball, almost inevitable, another 100 missed, root didn't need telling. now things started to unravel. instead of a nightwatchman to see out the final balls, jonny bairstow went out, got out and handed the day to australia, a day which encapsulated a series. i think it sums up where we've been this tour. we've been on top for so long in games and we make one or two mistakes and

james vince and mark stoneman have kept their places in england's test squad for the tour of new zealandhes defeat. there's a first test call—up for 24—year—old lancashire batsman liam livingstone, while bowler mark wood is also in the i6—man squad. a bit surprised, to be honest — i'm pleased to be back in. i think that with obviously tom curran and jake ball being part of ashes squad, and i felt they did well, i was surprised to get the call. but it is nice to be back involved and it is something that i have wanted to get back in and hopefully i have got a point to prove and can i do well. the nba comes to london tonight as the boston celtics and philadelphia 76ers go head to head at the o2 arena. despite the increasing popularity of basketball in this country, nba chief adam silver says the chances of a british based team are increasing unlikely. if someone had said to me 15 years ago by 2018 they will be a chance you will have a team in europe or in london, and i would have said, fairly likely. i think we then have learned more about the impact of travel, changing time zones, fatigue,

england won the toss and chose to bat, they made a strong start but after mark stoneman was out, were three. captainjoe root and dawid malan steadied things for england. root making 83 before getting out just before the close of play, closely followed byjonny bairstow. i think we would be aiming for 400, 450 at least. losing these wickets has put a bit but i don't see any reason will be can't get another 150 runs. everton have agreed a deal with besiktas for striker 27 million pounds. the everton boss sam allardyce says the club are now trying to agree personal terms with tosun and is hopeful the player will be registered in time to feature against liverpool, in the fa cup third round on friday. the turkey international will be allardyce‘s first signing since taking on the job two months ago. securing the player is the most important thing obviously because it's our biggest area of concern, the number of goals we are capable of getting. i think that on his track record and his age, his ability, hopefully that will be the case. that's all the sport for now. the prime minister has apolo

james vince and mark stoneman have kept their place in england's test squad, despite struggling in theere is the first test call—up for 24—year—old liam livingston. a lot of people see me asa livingston. a lot of people see me as a white ball cricket whereas i myself see myself the other way around. my stats would show that my strength is in red bull cricket, so i've already had a taste of international experience with the 20 20s this year and it will be a nice opportunity to go into the environment this time with a lot more confidence in my game. the draw for the australian open was made earlier today in melbourne and we we re made earlier today in melbourne and we were here about the prospects for british players in a moment but the defending champion roger federer was at the door and he saw himself drawn against slovenian. the world number one rafah nadal and last year's runner—up starts against estrella the only british male in melbourne, kyle edmund, faces anderson. that is all the sport for now. i will have more for you in sports day at10:30pm. a woman has appeared before magistr

james vince and mark stoneman have kept their places in england's test squad for the tour of new zealands a first test call—up for 24—year—old lancashire batsman liam livingstone, while bowler mark wood is also in the 16—man squad. iama bit i am a bit surprised, to be honest. with tom curran and jake warren being part of the ashes squad, i was quite surprised to get the call. but it was nice to be back involved. i have been wanting to get back in. hopefully i have a point to prove andi hopefully i have a point to prove and i can do well. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. more now on our top story — the nhs has failed to meet any of the standards laid down in its own constitution, according to nhs providers, the body which represents front—line health trusts in england. figures show that waiting times in a&e during december in england were the worst since targets were introduced in 2004, with more than 300,000 patients waiting longer than four hours. joining me is the royal college of nursing's director of nursing, policy and practice — donna kinnair.

that decision seemed to be vindicated by the way mark stoneman went about his early batting. dropped by steve smith but then made his own 50. it seemed this would be england's day. australia took the new ball. with the third delivery joe root hit the ball straight to square leg, where mitchell marsh were standing. england sent outjonnny bairstow and he got out. they handed the day to australia. england must now somehow try to clear their heads and make a competitive total on the second day. in the closing overs, as the damage already been done? it was great to get the late reward. i thought the boys toiled really hard. if we can get into the tail, hopefully we can go strong tomorrow. that would be great. that is all the sport for now. ali hamilton is next. —— holly hamilton. thank you very much, jessica. children moving from primary to secondary school are "ill—equipped" for the "avalanche of pressure" that awaits them on social media, according to the children's commissioner for england. anne longfield says social media begins to dominate children's social lives, and calls on

james vince and mark stoneman have kept their places in england‘s test squad for the tour of new zealandt one full international in matt renshaw. having restricted the hosts to 258 for nine captain eoin morgan hit an unbeaten 81 to lead his side to victory. nba comes to london tonight as the boston celtics and philadelphia 76ers go head to head at the o2 arena. despite the increasing popularity of basketball in this country, nba chief adam silver says the chances of a british based team are increasing unlikely. if you had said to me 15 years ago by 2018 there will be a chance you will have a team in europe or in london, and i would have said, fairly likely. i think we have learned more about the impact of travel, changing time zones, fatigue on our players, especially in correlation with injuries, so we have actually gone the other way. so it is not something we are ruling out. it may be we have to completely revamp our schedules are set from the first until the last day of the season. so there is no doubt that innovation volcano have an impact. that is all the sport. now on afternoon li

uncapped spinner mason crane has impressed opener mark stoneman throughout the tour.or. you have got to be to be one of the leg spinners. it is one of the most of the to master. always once the opportunity. that's all for now. more at half ten. thank you. strong winds of 90mph our expected to hit the united kingdom this evening. the threat level has been upgraded to amber, across northern ireland and south west scotland. roads have already been closed in parts of galway. it is already proving to be devastating in ireland? we havejust been watching the reports coming from the irish republic, and it is 97mph! that is not on the coast. well inland. it is not great news. that is an indication of the power of the storm. 0ver that is an indication of the power of the storm. over the direction of the irish sea, moving across northern ireland and then slamming through the north west of england, yorkshire. we have been getting some footage. yes. some pictures on twitter. recently, a car moving past the coast. that's it now. madness. another different one. mini trying to drive

james vince and mark stoneman have kept their places in england's test squad for the tour of new zealandn squad while there's a first test call—up for 24—year—old lancashire batsman liam livingstone. the newly appointed lancashire captain has shot to prominence with big scores in the one day game, but he says he can adjust to life as a test player. a lot of people see me as a white ball cricketer wearers myself, i see myself the other way around. my stats would show that my actual strength is in red bull cricket. i've already had a taste of international experience with the twe nty20 international experience with the twenty20 pull this year and it would be nice to go into this environment this time with more confidence in my game. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6.30. thank you. more now on the new environment strategy outlined by the prime minister this morning, which was targeted at changing our throwaway culture, especially when it comes to plastic. the mai

the glare of the sun and the scoreboard, england tried to hang on but less than 15 minutes in, mark stoneman do was stay out in it. james vince couldn't. head in a haze. dawid malan went, and this was a day that brought their problems to the boil... in a series like this, away from home, it exposes issues in your team. there are some really good positives, or we could be honest and say that there are areas that are not good enough and we need to do something about it. change will have two weight, the england captain leading them into the final day of the ashes, that is their last chance. but like most things around here, their last chances have all but dried up. australia only needing six wickets to win this ashes series but the reality is they probably just need to get rid ofjoe root, trying to block their path. there is no shortage of effort and determination in this england side which has stuck together through it all. but today really underlined the difference in quality between these two sides. day three though very much a family affair for the australians. their impressive lead, underp

england had a nightmare start, losing mark stoneman lbw. alistair cook was bowled by nathan lyon.s tour. he was trapped lbw as well. he tried to review it but no good. butjonny ba i rstow review it but no good. butjonny bairstow came in and accompanied joe root by the way through to the closed. they dug in, to their credit. it does show they are still fighting and still determine. but the me, today has underlined the quality difference between these two sites. and i thinki know quality difference between these two sites. and i think i know the answer, but is there any hope? i'm afraid there is very little, to be honest. this is turning pitch, england have a long tail, there is not a great batting to come. they are not good at blocking. if there is hope, it rests withjoe root, who has been dearer today and doesn't wa nt to has been dearer today and doesn't want to let the australians pass if there is anything he can do. but talk is already turning to where england have gone wrong in this match and in the series as a whole. their assistant coach faced the media today to try and expl

that decision seemed to be vindicated by the way mark stoneman went about his early batting but thatk was tracked lbw after australia used a review and it was over the root to rebuild the bin innings, he made 50 and alongside him was malan who was dropped by the australia captain. it seemed this would be england's day. they took the new ball and root hit it straight to square—leg. instead of sending a night watch man out england sent outjonny bairstow and he got out and handed the day to australia. england must somehow try to clear their heads, make a competitive total on day two but in the closing overs has the damage already been done? that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. figures just released by nhs england show record numbers of people called nhs111 during the festive period and there was a sharp increase in ambulances being delayed outside a&e. the data which covers the last week of december shows over 480,000 people called nhs111 — that's a 21% rise in calls to the service on the previous week. ambulance crews faced delays of over 30 minutes ha

james vince and mark stoneman have kept their places in england's test squad for the tour of new zealandr mark woods is also back in the squad after injury, but gary ballance has been dropped. after almost two years out of the ring, former world light—welterweight champion amir khan says he's ready to make a comeback. his opponent will be named next week, for the fight at liverpool's echo arena in april. khan's last fight was in may 2016, where he was knocked out by mexico's saul alvarez. he's signed a three—fight deal with eddie hearn's matchroom stable, which seems to increase the likelihood of a british super—fight between khan and his long—term rival kell brook, possibly later in the year. something to look forward to in the coming months. that is all the sport for now. thank you. back to those figuresjust for now. thank you. back to those figures just out for now. thank you. back to those figuresjust out in for now. thank you. back to those figures just out in the last few minutes that show that waiting times in a&e departments in december in england were the worst since the target