his play could be in - jeopardy because jonny bairstow is jeopardy becausejonny bairstow is meant tohe had not played a great deal of cricket over the last year or so but is keeping to a space. he says how brilliant is ben foakes. he says that that's oversees wicket keeper i had seen for a long, long time. if you can't do it with a back exit cemented his place for that third test match all likelihood is if you would be one all going into that third test match. quarterfinal places were at stake at the australian open on monday — and home favourite and world number one ash barty secured her place in them with a comfortable straight sets win over the american shelby rodgers. and it was as easy for former men's champions rafa nadal. patrick gearey rounds up the action. melbourne on mute. a lockdown city. its tennis area like the scene of an abandoned party. the world number one is used to staying at home. she has not travelled in the past year and seems to have emerged rested, not rusty. being the first game she broke american shall be roger is and never released her control. an empty st

to be able to hold _ stokes orjonny bairstow to be able to hold alongside.s we have to be honest was that it's a hard stare _ to be honest was that it's a hard stare and — to be honest was that it's a hard stare and england don't quite have the reading of it and the tactics. we saw— the reading of it and the tactics. we saw india in the last we kept deciding — we saw india in the last we kept deciding to sleep —— sleep a lot. and they— deciding to sleep —— sleep a lot. and they were indecisive. joe ruth needs— and they were indecisive. joe ruth needs another couple of people to step up— needs another couple of people to step up to — needs another couple of people to step up to the party. and england have to _ step up to the party. and england have to get better at playing spin. what _ have to get better at playing spin. what effect do you think the paintball has had? i what effect do you think the paintball has had?— what effect do you think the paintball has had? i think england finds would have _ paintball has had? i think england finds would have been _ p

bairstow gone. the score was still none. pitch conditions, mind conditions, were dead against the batsmen. ben stokes gone for 25. and root fell to the unnerving axar patel. watch ashwin�*s ball to ollie pope, and then read the batsman�*s mind — "how do i play that?" andthen, 81 all out. no need for more words. perhapsjust andthen, 81 all out. no need for more words. perhaps just these faces. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. this time yesterday we were looking at extreme heat, ten above average yesterday. those are temperatures you see in late may or earlyjune so very unusual for february. since then we had a cold front working and that this area of cloud here bringing in light patchy rain to east anglia and south—east england. it's bringing fresh air as well so we're not going to see those type of extreme levels of heat across the uk, but rather we've got the very high temperatures across europe. on this chart, the red of the colour is the more unusual those temperatures are and ove

bairstow, lbw for none. someone scored runs. zach crawley, recalled to the side. crawley — gulp. watch for the umpire's finger. another lbw. axar patel was exceedingly accurate. often that was enough. he took six wickets. in the middle of this great stadium, 112 all out seemed dreadfully small. the lights came on, and mainly stayed on. the crowd was reduced due to covid, but still big. still close. now rohit sharma was soon thriving. ben foakes with a lightning stumping. the tv umpire decided his foot was grounded here. england wondered why he made the decision so quickly. at times, the evening got heated. butjack leach kept england in it. kohli gone. india three down, only 13 behind. and as england's sole spin bowler, well, it's you versus india. all right, jack? joe wilson, bbc news. so, a bad day for england, but top scorer zak crawley doesn't think the match is a lost cause. i don't think it's going to require a miracle, to be honest. i think it's going to be difficult, and i think they'll go on tomorrow and get a nice... even 100 league, 150 league, then we'v

jonny bairstow, who's been retained for sunrisers hyderabad this season, doesn't think the ipl adverselyf our last seven now. the test matches away from home. you looked at our performances that we've had in the performances we've had in t20 cricket over the last 12, 2a months and those results don't come by prioritising one over the other. all three, four matches of the games have been producing results. the british horse racing authority is to introduce saliva testing to screen jockeys for any banned substances. the results would be immediate — meaning jockeys could be stood down from racing on the day. a pilot is due to begin this spring. no other major sport in britain uses oral swabs to provide on—the—day screening in this manner. now to snooker — and mark williams is through to the quarter finals of the welsh open. he beat hossein vafaei four frames to two. vafaei had knocked out judd trump earlier in the day, but the iranian had no answer to williams, who knocked in breaks of 83, 79 and 90 to seal victory. wiliams has won this tournament twice before — the last time back in 1999.

crawley and bairstow fell with a score of none. shiny pink ball slid and deceived on the dry earth. ben stokes and joe root fell, like so many. ravichandran ashwin to ollie pope. well, how do i play that? england's second innings — 81 all out. it meant india needed 49 to win. it meantjoy — unless you had tickets for friday. rohit sharma hit the winning runs with maximum impact. especially on the bowler, england's captain. it's been tough, you can see it's been tough on their guys as well, who are more used to these conditions than we are. but we just had to keep trying to find a way, trying to explore, to experiment. root says the authorities should decide if this pitch was fit for purpose. well, there's a week to prepare for the final test — and to try to forget this one. joe wilson, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are james moore, chief business commentator at the independent a

crawley and bairstow fell with a score of none.

crawley and bairstow fell with a score of none. second innings — 81 all out. it meant india needed 49 to win. it meantjoy — unless you had tickets for friday. rohit sharma hit the winning runs with maximum impact. especially on the bowler, england's captain. it's been tough, you can see it's been tough on their guys as well, who are more used to these conditions than we are. but we just had to keep trying to find a way, trying to explore, to experiment. root says the authorities should decide if this pitch was fit for purpose. well, there's a week to prepare for the final test — and to try to forget this one. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. another mild day today, but compared with the crazy temperatures yesterday, when we had highs of 18 degrees, still above average, but we have changed where the weather is coming from. yesterday it was southern europe, north africa, but today from the atlantic, leaving the extreme heat more focused across europe. it is worth mentioning there have been a number of cities that

johnny bairstow and james anderson and mark wood come back into the reckoning as do fit—again zak crawleynce's entire six nations squad are islolating after a member of staff tested positive for covid—19. they lead the way in the championship with two wins out of two and organisers will be thankful that there is a rest weekend coming up. france's next match is on february 28th at home to scotland. the squad will undergo an intensive testing programme over the next week. the ireland players that came into contact with the french in dublin on sunday have all returned negative results gordon reid and alfie hewett have retained their wheelchair doubles title at the australian open. that's the pair's tenth grand slam victory. hewitt is also in tomorrow's singles final. they beat the french pair stephane houdet and nicolas peifer. it feels amazing. we got our first one together last year here and to get it back to back is, yeah, an awesome feeling, especially with the situation at the moment and not knowing how many opportunities we're going to have to compete this year, it feels brilliant to b

jonny bairstow, rotated back into the team, out for non—, lbw. 0ne back into the team, out for non—, first, is a big advantage, if you use it. crawley soon had 50. but england lost their captain, deceived by ragan chand and ashwin, joe root gone for 17. india considering that significant. crawley, watchfully umpire's finger, another lbw. different grand, different ball, same big problem, spin. 0llie pope clean bowled by ashwin's gyal. ben stokes seemed powerless, lbw to axar patel, a local lad. even a local crowd here is big. the last sides of ryde, england stuck in the tunnel. stuart broad sought an escape but not there. in the middle of this great stadium, 112 all out seemed dreadfully small. joe wilson, bbc news. being able to enjoy a daily walk in the countryside has provided a vital escape for many people during the pandemic. but the national trust says it's taking its toll on our beauty spots. an increase in the number of visitors and the effects of winter weather mean habitats are being destroyed. nestled on the edge of bristol, clinging to the top of the avon gorge, leigh woo

bairstow, lbw for none. someone scored runs. zach crawley, recalled to the side. axar patel was exceedingly accurate. often that was enough. he took six wickets. in the middle of this great stadium, 112 all out seemed dreadfully small. the lights came on, and mainly stayed on. the crowd was reduced due to covid, but still big. still close. now rohit sharma was soon thriving. ben foakes with a lightning stumping. the tv umpire decided his foot was grounded here. england wondered why he made the decision so quickly. at times, the evening got heated. butjack leach kept england in it. kohli gone. india three down, only 13 behind. and as england's sole spin bowler, well, it's you versus india. all right, jack? joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather here's chris fawkes. well, we've had some extreme heat across parts of england and, more generally, the north—west of europe. the deeper reds on the chart telling you the more unusual the heat has beenin you the more unusual the heat has been in these places. across scotland it has been mild. the air has been c

bairstow gone. the score was still none. need for more words. perhapsjust andthen, 81 all out. no need for more words. perhaps just these faces. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. this time yesterday we were looking at extreme heat, ten above average yesterday. those are temperatures you see in late may or earlyjune so very unusual for

bairstow, lbw for none. someone scored runs. zach crawley, recalled to the side.close. now, rohit sharma was soon thriving. ben foakes with a lightning stumping. the tv umpire decided his foot was grounded here. england wondered why he made the decision so quickly. at times, the evening got heated. butjack leach kept england in it. kohli gone. india three down, only 13 behind. and as england's sole spin bowler, well, it's you versus india. all right, jack? joe wilson, bbc news. so, a bad day for england, but top scorer zak crawley doesn't think the match is a lost cause. i don't think it's going to require a miracle, to be honest. i think it's going to be difficult, and i think they'll go on tomorrow and get a nice... even 100 league, 150 league, then we've got a great chance of winning this game, so i don't think it's going to need a miracle. 0bviously, we're going to need a lot of things to go our way and we have to play extremely well, but we're capable of doing it with the side we've got. rory mcilroy says people should be glad that tiger woods is still alive

jonny bairstow, who�*s been retained for sunrisers hyderabad this season, doesn�*t think the ipl adversely four matches of the games have been producing results. the british horse racing authority is to introduce saliva testing to screen jockeys for any banned substances. the results would be immediate — meaning jockeys could be stood down from racing on the day. a pilot is due to begin this spring. no other major sport in britain uses oral swabs to provide on—the—day screening in this manner. now to snooker — and mark williams is through to the quarter finals of the welsh open. he beat hossein vafaei four frames to two. vafaei had knocked out judd trump earlier in the day, but the iranian had no answer to williams, who knocked in breaks of 83, 79 and 90 to seal victory. wiliams has won this tournament twice before — the last time back in 1999. and that�*s all the sport for now. hello there. the weather is going to be turning increasingly wet across western areas of the uk, thanks to an area of low pressure. this area of low pressure, in fact. and this cloud you can see here associated wit

tournament it means some could miss england;'s two test matches against new zealand in june. jonny bairstowx out of our last seven now. the test matches away from home. you looked at our performances that we've had in the performances we've had in team 20 cricket over the last 12, 24 months and those results don't come by prioritising one over the other. all three, fort matches of the games have been producing results. and the british horse racing authority is introduce saliva testing — to screen jockeys for any banned substances. the results would be immediate — meaning jockeys could be stood down from racing on the day. a pilot is due to begin this spring. no other major sport in britain uses oral swabs to provide on—the—day screening in this manner. there's been a shock in snooker�*s welsh 0pen. judd trump has been knocked out by hossein vafaei in the third round, the iranian winning by 4 frames to two. no problems at all though for ronnie 0'sullivan. he's through to the last sixteen and is yet to drop a frame. martin gould was the latest player to fall foul of 0'sullivan's great form. 0

but in reply zak crawley went with the first ball, jonny bairstow the third and england were in real a chest injury in training yesterday, mark wilson comes in. hooker jamie george returns to the starting line—up — he was among a long list of players dropped after the defeat to scotland in their opening match. he replaces luke cowan—dickie, one of only two changes from the side that beat italy. leicester teenager george martin is set to make his debut off the bench. ireland skipperjohnny sexton returns for their match against italy in rome, along with vice—captainjames ryan — they've both recovered from head injuries. there are seven changes in all to the ireland side, with a revamped front row — they've made their worst start to a six nations campaign, with defeats to wales and france. france have suspended training after another positive covid—19 result in the squad — the entire group is in isolation. they're due to play scotland on sunday, but that's been thrown into doubt again. it was decided yesterday that the game could go ahead, despite 10 positive tests, but this latest resu

johnny bairstow and james anderson and mark wood come back into the reckoning as do fit—again zak crawley she said it was the best match she'd played so far. and standing between her and the final is naomi osaka, who tookjust over an hour to make it through, dropping only four games to beat taiwan's hsieh su—wei. there was an upset in the men's draw. the 18th seed grigor dimitrov was struggling with back spasms and could barely serve after taking the first set. that saw the russian qualifier aslan karatsev, ranked 114th in the world, reel off the next three sets to go through. the 27—year—old is the first man in the open era to qualify for the semis on his grand slam debut. he'll face the winner of the match on court right now — the champion and world number one novak djokovic lost the first set against alexander zverev on a tie—break. djokovic has been struggling with an abdominal injury, but he's just won the second set to level. the champions league returns this evening, the first leg of liverpool's last 16 tie against leipzig is actually in budapest because of covid travel restriction

won the toss chose to bat, but lost dom sibley, caught off the bowling of ishant sharma and jonny bairstowtever has happened, he's always come back from it in a pretty amazing way. he's an amazing human being that has done incredible things. just hoping that out of his bad situation is the best possible outcome and hope he can recover from it and we can see him on the golf course as early as possible. you just hope tiger's all right, you know, and we all know- he is a strong cookie, _ physically, mentally, so someone is going to get through this, i he will and be back for the better, i'm sure. neil lennon resigned as manager of celtic this morning, with the club 18 points off rivals rangers, their hopes of securing a tenth straight premiership title all but over. he's been in charge since may 2019. our sports news correspondent chris mclaughlin says his departure has been coming. the statement released this morning says that he has resigned, but make no mistake, both parties have come to some kind of arrangement to make it look as though he doesn't have too sit with the tag of a man who ha