the first two balls of the england innings of this game during two wickets, jason roy and joe root aret first ball. is never to england about a nine international game, never zero — two after the first games. since then, the ship has been steadied, england moving closer to 47—2 in the manchester sunshine, but that stat was as bad as it possibly could have been for england but thankfully they have a good batting line up and they both need it today. england have got to be careful because those early wickets are going to put pressure on those lower down the order. from

jason roy and then joe root both dismissed by mitchell starc‘s first ball.g from jonny bairstow did help england recover though, he made 112 as england got to 302. then australia looked to be struggling as they also lost quick wickets, including two forjoe root. but centuries for both alex carey and glenn maxwell steered australia to a nervy victory. the winning boundary coming with just two balls to spare. well that match took place in the bio—secure bubble of old trafford, the home of lancashire's county side, which — along with southampton's ageas bowl — hosted all of england's international matches this summer. daniel gidney, the chief executive of lancashire, feels it's imperative that crowds are allowed to return as quickly as possible. for us we kind of except where we are the season, but for us, it is absolutely important for next season that potentially, we have a couple of concerts in the pipeline, and india test match, pack which we missed out on and the noise that they bring friends is amazing. so, i think, i cannot overstate the importance of us

jason roy's been added to the squad. 2015 world champion lizzie deignan will ride for the great britainand alice barnes will be part of the team too — in both the road race and time trial. olympians adam peaty, siobhan—marie o'connor, and duncan scot are among the 22 brits signed up for season two mainly in budapest. it starts with ten qualifying races from next month. athletes will form training bubbles and be tested regularly for coronavirus. serena williams is back in action at the us open — chasing that elusive grand slam title number 24. she takes on tsvetana pironkova aiming fora place in the semi—finals. for more on that and the rest of the day's action in new york, here's our tennis correspondent russell who is dashed down from the commentary suite of services of what is it about serena this mike is a just nerves? she is just about serena this mike is a just nerves? she isjust so many facets during this us open and she has done it again. she is often a slow starter. it is surprising that she does not start her service at the start of a match. she dropped the first set 6—4. all b

jason roy is also back in the side. before we go let us show you this.as been set for the largest wave ever served by a woman. for the largest wave ever served by a woman. this is maya from brazil she has successfully take on a wave measuring 73 and a half feet in particle and beat her own devious world record of 68 feet. she called her achievement pretty extraordinary and she mentioned afterwards that it was pretty terrifying as well. that is all from sports date, more of the sports stories on the bbc sport website they will have more throughout the evening for you from me and the team thank you for watching and that night. it has been quite pleasant today. if you have been lucky enough to have the sunshine but there is a lot of crowded streaming in from the atlantic. it is going to bring more rain into the northwest of scotland overnight. for many other areas it might be dry. the wind can be picking up across the northern half of the uk. it would not be as quick as it was. significant change in the northeast of england. we have got this band of cloud a

this welcome message for jason roy.n chain one's birthday. adam zampa took three. england couldn't get free. adil rashid managed to pull them up, but australia knew they could place their chase will stop at 145—3 they we re their chase will stop at 145—3 they were cruising, but england have a bowler who can hurry anyone. jofra archer cleaned up mitchell marsh. next over, chris woakes, slightly slower, equally accurate. that was australia's captain aaron finch, gone for 73. now the batting order became a house of cards, bulldozed bya rampant became a house of cards, bulldozed by a rampant england. for three quarters of the game they were pretty much nowhere, and yes, they w011 pretty much nowhere, and yes, they won with an over to spare to stay in the series. that's why they are world champions. the men's final at the us open is under way, alexander zverev has taken the first set against dominic thiem you can follow that on the bbc sport website or radio five live. that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bb

jason roy and joe roots both dismissed by the ball.ing did help england recover. he made 112. and then it was australia that looks to be struggling as they also lost quick wickets including two forjoe roots. and then actually it was steered into a nervy victory with winning just two balls to spare. that match took place in the secure bubble of old trafford. along with southampton posted all of the international matches the summer. he feels it's imperative the crowds are allowed to return as quickly as possible. we kind of except where we are this season but for us it's actually important for next season potentially we've got a couple of things in the pipeline, and india text to match, a pakistan match, we missed having the fans, and i think i can't, overstate the importance thatis i can't, overstate the importance that is being able to have a full stadium for concerts and for all roses t20 match, and india test to match those things are massively important. coped with it this year, cope is the word, when you start getting into a second

the first two balls of the england innings of this game during two wickets, jason roy and joe root areball. is never to england about a nine international game, never zero — two after the first games. since then, the ship has been steadied, england moving closer to 47—2 in the manchester sunshine, but that stat was as bad as it possibly could have been for england but thankfully they have a good batting line up and they both need it today. england have got to be careful because those early wickets are going to put pressure on those lower down the order. from australia's point of view, it is exactly the start they wanted in this final match of the summer series, poised at 1—1. this final match of the summer series, poised at 1-1. briefly before we finish, no steve smith for australia today? no steve smith, we know he was struck in the head in the nets at the start of the series so he missed the first match. we thought we were there for the second, but the decision was made by the austrian camp to leave smith out once again. it is important to monitor players who do receive head injuries

jason roy and joe root out to the first two balls of the whole match, australia rather enjoying themselvesyou will ever see, clearing the car park. fetch that! australia were doing plenty of it. jonny bairstow reaching a superb century in suitably swashbuckling style and chris woakes provided some imaginative support, setting australia a target of 303. this dramatic summer could be in for a dramatic finale. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. hello and the weather is looking good with some fabulous weather tomorrow, clear blue skies for some. it will be pleasantly warm but temperatures have come down in the last couple of days. yesterday was still around 30 but today more like the mid 20s in the south and it has called off because there is a cool front moving across the uk and you can see the air coming in from scandinavia so that fresh air has spread into northern england and with it, a bit more cloud so it has not been that sonny brought many of us. not been that sonny brought many of us. the south has had the best sunshine —— n

england getting ready to take on australia in a 3 match series england caps an hour with morgan jason roy fit for friday's opener in manchester the teams of just played it see 20 series but for some of the australian team this will be their 1st international cricket since march. i think down there what if you haven't played cricket for 6 days a month you're going to come out and you can have to find your feet again a little bit you know the key is to make sure that transition is as quick as possible you know england have played games they've been playing domestic cricket here. playing test cricket one day and t 20 cricket they are ready to go really important for us to make sure. you know we're ready to go come for our. brazilian. has broken her own world record. on this 22 meter wave in portugal earlier on this year and it's now be confirmed this is the biggest wave ever ridden by a woman every year a broken leg and almost drowned when attempting to do something similar at the same sport in 20. ok there is a sport looking for now let's get back to lauren in london. thanks for much andy a

winning side with england captain eoin morgan, back after his finger injury. of the cup winners, jason royr a bit of time. but it really puts smiles on ourfaces. i don't think the world cup specifically, the journey through those four years and the memories that we have in different series for different reasons, they are memories that will stay with guys for a very long time and make them smile and cry and laugh and moan at the same time. but going through that really has built a special friendship with the group of guys that we have. the new football season in england and wales starts tonight, as watford relegated from the premier league start their journey on the roller—coaster that is the championship at home to middlesbrough. this league is a bit like a game of pontoon, do you stick, and go for stability or do you twist, putting all you can, on that chance to reach the promised land of the premier league. clubs have been overspending in some instances to try to get to the premiership and land that jackpot and that has been the gamble they are playing. we have seen their profits and reg

and it could not have been much worse for them, the first two balls of the match yielding wickets, jason roying wickets to the first two balls since then, but they have recovered a little bit, although the wickets of dion morgan and jos buttler will put pressure onjonny morgan and jos buttler will put pressure on jonny bairstow morgan and jos buttler will put pressure onjonny bairstow and sam billings —— eoin. i think wejust saw the worst review in the history of cricket from australia. it wasn't lbw. it hit the bat. thanks for joining us. ten english football league clubs have been given the green light to have up to 1,000 fans in their grounds for their matches this weekend. it's all part of wider plans for the return of supporters in sport next month. 0ur senior sports news reporter laura scott says this round of games, including home matches for norwich, luton and middlesbrough, could prove to be a crucial test. they have been pilots held it since the end ofjuly to see how fans can return to sport safely and there had been the hope there would be a wider roll—out of the return of support

the team lost the final t—20 match without him and another of the cup winners, jason roy also returnsout it for a bit of time but it really does put smiles on our faces. it for a bit of time but it really does put smiles on ourfaces. i don't think the world cup specifically, thejourney don't think the world cup specifically, the journey through those four years in the memories that we have in different series for different reasons, the memories that will stay with us for a very, very long time and make them smile and cry and laugh at the same time but going through that really has built a specialfriendship going through that really has built a special friendship with the group of guys we have. huge relief for all leeds united fans, on the eve of the new premier league season — manager marcelo bielsa, says he is staying at the club. it's just he's just been too busy, to sign his new contract. the argentinian, led them back to the top flight for the first time in 16 years and his old contract expired at the end of last season, but he confirmed he' has agreed a new deal. they've got the