thanks to simon hughes.ing affair and its repercussions have maybe inadvertantly done england a favour as their innings defeat by new zealand in the first test in auckland has been overshadowed somewhat. but it's still a fifth defeat out of six this winter forjoe root‘s side and their tenth in their 12 tests overseas. from auckland, here's our reporter henry moran. the history books dictated it was always unlikely england were going to come out of this fifth day with anything other than defeat — as it was some valiant batting performances at least reach gained some credibility that was lost in the dismal first—innings performance that saw england 58 all out. but england could not quite see it home. england's hopes of salvaging an unlikely draw rested on a familiar pair of shoulders. in his comeback test, ben stokes and as his first ball disappeared to the boundary, the signs seemed encouraging. but on a day when survival was the key, the wickets soon tumbled. towered mallan was the first to go as new zealand

we can now speak to the cricket analyst and editor of the cricketer magazine, simon hughes.th us. what do you make of this extraordinary story with yellow it is extraordinary. that is the best word for it. it is outrageous antics by the australians to not only indulge in the attempted ball tampering, but then to totally admit it was a team policy and com pletely admit it was a team policy and completely premeditated. it is exceptional. i have never heard anything like this before. in the past when teams have tried to ball tampering in different ways, it has all been a bit surreptitious and one person has kind of accepted the blame later. it never has it been done like this with the whole team buying into it, apparently. and then the player that actually indulged in it confessing it was a team policy and the captain admitting total guilt and that they were getting desperate to try and find a way of getting a wicket, so they talked about it at lunchtime and then carried out this idea. actually it is just madness as well. there are 30 cameras covering international cricket. to

test match special‘s simon hughes can tell us there are two types of swing, conventional swing usingll curve one way but with the kookaburra ball used in south africa and australia the shine does not last very long so what bowlers do is trying get the rough side ready wrapped up so it scratched and abraded on fairly rough dry pitch and that creates reverse swing, turbulence on the rough side and that drags the ball forces the ball in the other direction at high speed very hard to play. you are not allowed to scratch the ball so what they tried to do is bowl it crossed seem like this and make it land on that side or throw it in from the boundary and bounce it in from the boundary and bounce it on it in from the boundary and bounce itona it in from the boundary and bounce it on a rough bit of ground to try and scuff it up to scratch it and get it is rough and pitted as you can but that is a lottery, throwing it or bowling it to land on the rough side so if you can use devious tactics to try and scratch it or rough it up with sandpaper you will but those are not allowed in the laws of t

it is wrong, and i look forward to cricket australia taking earlier i got the thoughts of simon hughesitor of the cricketer magazine. 0utrageous antics by the australians to not only indulge in the attempted ball tampering but then to totally admit it was a team policy, and premeditated, it's exceptional, i've never heard anything like this before. in the past, went into tried to ball tampering different ways, it has all been a bit surreptitious, and one person has kind of accepted the blame later. never has it been done like this, with a whole team, buying into it, apparently, and then the player that actually indulged in it confessing that it was a team policy, the captain admitting total guilt and that they were getting desperate to find a way to get a wicket so they talked about it at lunchtime and then carried out this idea... and it isjust madness as well, there are 30 cameras covering international cricket! to imagine you can get away with this kind of thing isjust you can get away with this kind of thing is just insane. you can get away with this kind of thing isjust insane. is

earlier i spoke to simon hughes, editor of the cricketer magazine. 0utrageous antics, admitting to itsaying it was 18 policy, and premeditated, exceptional, i have never heard anything like this before. in the past, when teams have tried to ball tamper in different ways, it has all been a bit surreptitious and one person has accepted the blame later. never has it been done like this, with a whole team, buying into it, apparently, and then the player that actually indulged in it confessing that it was a team policy, the captain admitting total guilt and that they were getting desperate to find a way to get a wicket so they talked about it at lunchtime and then carried out this idea... and it is just madness as well, there are 30 cameras covering international cricket! to imagine you can get away with this kind of thing is just insane. is this something you think the australians have been up to for a long time, or other international teams have been up to? is this a rarity? i think it is a rarity, all teams are trying to use legitimate means to get the ball to wear, and distance when wh

and indeed, cricket analyst simon hughes said he would be surprised if this was the first time it hadhey wa nted australia against south africa, they wanted to win it of course, to reaffirm their status as one of the best teams in the world. what i think it proves, in a way, is international cricketers do live in a sort of parallel universe. they don't believe they are going to get caught and they don't believe they have done anything terribly wrong. let's give you some good news, johanna konta in dominant form as she continues her defence of her miami miami open title. she takes on venus williams later for a place in the quarterfinals. she powered past belgian molise mertens in straight sets to reach the last 16 and will face williams at around the last 16 and will face williams ataround 10pm, the last 16 and will face williams at around 10pm, a challenge is relishing. whenever you are coming up against someone whenever you are coming up against someone who is such a great champion, it's not looking forward to the opportunity of playing her again. —— it's more looking forward. and be

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you are overexcited, and hugh simon! very! will see the queen and michael marble in the same shot.inburgh and most recently to birmingham. recently to birmingham. hasn't done is a full scale full colour royal occasion. colour royal occasion. the mostjuniorfirst, then going up the scale to her majesty the queen. the scale to her majesty the queen. the first of many official engagements like this. engagements like this. direction of the commonwealth in the coming years. coming years. and the presence of the queen, why isn't harry wearing a tie? isn't harry wearing a tie? want to call your old—fashioned but maybe you are! maybe you are! i don't know is the simple answer! simple answer! he has been tieless for a while. for a while. their way into westminster abbey for the service. the service. i'll be in the queue just ahead of you. thank you simon! service from westminster abbey at a quarter to three on bbc one. quarter to three on bbc one. now the weather with ben. the track but look at those mountains. mountains. that is not how it looks a few weeks ago... a few weeks ago... tempera

coming up on afternoon live — all the sport with hugh and another big match to come in the champions league later? good afternoon, simongame ahead later for chelsea away at barcelona in the champions league last 16 second leg — if they get throught to the next round it'll be three english teams in the last eight — but manager antonio conte says they must be repared to suffer — we'll hearfrom him a little bit later. helen willetts has the weather, there is a mini beast coming. indeed, you've been listening to the forecast of the relatively mild weather at the moment, the rain and the biting easterly wind returning for the weekend with an increasing threat of snow in the north on friday and possibly in the south later on the weekend. more on that later. thank you, helen. jim bowen, the comedian who entertained millions, combining darts and general knowledge on bullseye has died. hello everyone — this is afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. theresa may has ordered the expulsion of 23 russian ‘undeclared intelligence officers‘ — that's spies to you and me — in response to the use of a soviet—era nerve agent in salisbury, to t