alex hales read to england see 20 squad for the forthcoming.y a let's be clear about it, in short his character, which is kept him out of the england team. there was at once change what was termed a breakdown of trust between hales and england. ben stokes today referenced hales as one of the best t20 batteries in the world. remember, stokes is not the captain when it comes to the white ball cricket. we will be talking a lot about 2020 cricket in the weeks to come. for now, let's focus on a turbo—charged end to these theories, i expect for the five days of the test or perhaps more likely, just three. ipruiark the five days of the test or perhaps more likely, just three.— more likely, 'ust three. work the wa , i more likely, 'ust three. work the way. u turnk— more likely, just three. work the way, i think you'll— more likely, just three. work the way, i think you'll agree. - sometimes you wonder if two boxes talking up a rivalry is part of the game. this is not one of those occasions. claressa shields savannah marshall and have a genuine beef and

whereas alex hales is of a different view.r in question, charlie dean, has been playing again today at lord's but her southern vipers lost the rachael heyhoe flint trophy final to northern diamonds. they responded by pretending to run out an opposition batter in the same way that she was. she did not do it though, did not go through with it. she did not take any of the nine wickets to fall in the end of the diamond's innings. lauren winfield hill top scoring with 65. proved top scoring with 65. crucial as she contributed significantly proved crucial as she contributed significantly for a score to 215—9 overs. the southern vipers then falling two runs short in their chase. the wsl season is riding a wave of popularity as the women's game enjoys a post—euros buzz, but so far it has also been pretty unpredictable. two teams who surprisingly lost their opening matches last weekend met this afternoon, with the champions chelsea beating manchester city to belatedly get their first victory of the campaign. here is lydia campbell. hav

pakistan did remove alex hales, but he did not stop the runs. alan joined hales, but he did not stop the runs. dawood malanjoined in. salt getting his half—century off 19 balls. england racing towards victory, the series seemingly heading towards a decider. michael redford, bbc news. england closing in on victory at the moment, they are 150—2. salt, 80 runs for him so far, unbeaten. england look like they are going to get thatjob done, though, take us to a decider. we will bring you the result as we get it. next tonight, rugby union. administrators at worcester warriors say they expect many players and staff to leave the club and serve breach of contract notices after not getting paid today. the men's and women's sides are currently suspended from all competitions because the company that owns them went into administration on monday. the player salaries are paid by a separate business, but that's also facing a winding—up petition from hmrc next week. julie palmer is from the firm in charge of worcester�*s administration. i spoke to her earlier. m

and in cricket, alex hales has been called up to england's twenty20 world cup squad as a replacement—field incident". he's also been added to the t20 squad for september's tour of pakistan. yorkshire's harry brooke will make his test debut when england play their first match against south africa at the oval tomorrow. brooke has had a stunning season in the first class cricket, averaging over 100 �*s with three centuries. and that is all of the sport from us for now. we'll see you later. hello again. for the fourth night in a row, we've had another dazzling display of lightning across parts of the uk. this time some of the most impressive storms across particularly northern england, it was this storm working in here. we did have a separate area of thunder and lightning. over the next few hours, there will still be some hefty downpours here and there, and temperatures as we head into the first half of thursday morning, up into double figures. about 11—15 degrees on thursday. a day of sunshine and showers, and most of you will see several during the day. heavy and thundery towards the a

a total that felt to everyone, but england's two openers, phil salt and alex hale got to work and innd 50 without loss after just three overs. pakistan did remove hale, but salt did not stop. his half—century coming offjust i9 bowls. salt would falljust short of 100 finishing on 87 but his sublime innings stole the headlines and leveled the series for england. the decider is on sunday. bbc news. richard mansell is leading the dunhill links championship by 2 shots at the halfway stage. the englishman managed to sink five birdies despite the extremely tricky conditions at the old course to end the day on ten under par, two shots clear of sweden's alexander noren. world number two rory mcilroy racked up three bogeys and a double bogey to drop down the leaderboard to one under. the rugby league world cup starts in just over a fortnight and the england men's head coach shaun wane has named his squad for the tournament on home soil. andy ackers is among six debutants in the 24 the 2a and six of the squad, including the uncapped victor radley, ply their trade in the australia—new zealand ba

alex hales hit a half century on his return to the side and debutant luke wood took three wickets inok past the ropes. all seven games in the series are sold out with each run comes the noise. in karachi, their chance of plenty. the pitch set up for batting after 17 years away, this was england's welcome. but england's new look side cut their bearings in a different wicketkeeper fell and bowling cut their bearings in a different wicketkeeperfell and bowling on his debut was luke wood. his first three wickets slowed pakistan down and they got less than 160. england's new member who spent three years out of the side is now back in form. yorkshire's harry brooke is in the cup squad and is going to change momentum. helping england steer away to victory and although the noise fell in karachi, it isjust for to victory and although the noise fell in karachi, it is just for now. 1-0 fell in karachi, it is just for now. 1—0 in the series. he'll be back again on thursday. so a comfortable win for england in the end. let's hearfrom england's hero of the day following his return to the internati

profile of pakistani cricket globally and it was a man who played in the psl to put his own path, alex hales england team. his 53 helped england team. his 53 helped england chased down pakistan's relatively modest total of 158 and as england look for more options ahead of the g20 world cup, harry brooke, batted and luke would was the bowler and was encouraging and there we were talking about cricket issues. a surer sense of normality! several pakistani supporters on their way home having seen the team lose, waved at the camera and said thank you, england. antennas, and emotional roger federer has arrived in london ahead of the final tournament of his career, the lalor park, 41—year—old has won many titles and announces retirement last week. he will play alongside three of his greatest rivals, andy murray, joker and roger federer against the world team ofjohn mcenroe. he says he is feeling the pressure of appearing in his last ornament. i pressure of appearing in his last ornament.— last ornament. i know it's auoin last ornament. i know it's going to be _ last ornament. i know it's going to b

now this was alex hales, batting back from the wilderness, reviving his international career — he madein control of the chase. the value of this match was that it was played, but with four balls to spare, england were there. it is a particular triumph to win in pakistan and it always has been. joe wilson, bbc news, karachi. time for a look at the weather. it has been a fairly quiet weather picture over the past few days but let me take you to the other side of the atlantic first, to look at the scenes, this was the turks and caicos this afternoon, a first major harry kane of the atlantic season has hit home after leaving a trail of destruction in puerto rico and the dominican republic and bermuda is next in its sites, you can see the swell of cloud and the winds have developed around 130 mph and may take a swipe at bermuda before heading north. —— hurricane. it could still be a hurricane as it slams into eastern canada due to unusually warm waters. and rather than spinning towards us it could head towards the arctic with unusually warm air. on our shores we have been cooler about thing

and coming up on the bbc news channel, alex hales has returned to the england fold for the first timeyears when he was dropped because of an off—field incident that's kept him in international exile since. good evening. in her very first appearance at prime minister's questions, liz truss has been asked to spell out how she intends to help millions of households and businesses with theirfuel bills. today she ruled out imposing a windfall tax on the big profits of the energy companies to pay for an emergency package. she said that would undermine plans to grow the economy. labour's sir keir starmer said the money had to come from somewhere, and he accused the prime minister of drawing up a scheme which in effect would ask working people to foot the bill. the details of the government's support scheme are expected tomorrow. live to westminster to join chris mason for the latest. huw, today was about the opening skirmishes of tomorrow's arguments, and this intervention from the government to help with our energy bills which will shape the perceptions of it in at least its early months in

now some cricket news, and alex hales has been called up to england's twenty20 world cup squad as a replacementw. hales hasn't played for england since being dropped from the 50—over world cup squad in march 2019 because of an "off—field incident". he's has also been added to the t20 squad for september's tour of pakistan. meanwhile, yorkshire's harry brook will make his test debut when england play their third and deciding test match against south africa at the oval tomorrow. he'll replace the injured bairstow. brook has had a stunning season in first class cricket averaging over 100 with three centuries. in the early hours of the morning at the us open, russia's karen khachanov beat nick kyrgios to reach his first grand slam semifinal. it was a five—set epic and with krygios, afterwards, saying he was devastated to lose, his emotions never far from the surface, boiling over here in the third set. the australian had knocked out the defending champion in the last round and fought back to level the match at two sets all, finding moments of magic like this. but in the end, khachanov proved too st

this was alex hales, back from the wilderness, reviving his international career, he made 53.d during his incredible career, according to the 20 time grand slam champion himself. the swiss spent a record 237 weeks as world number one. he announced he was hanging up his racket last week but will play one final match at the rod laver cup this weekend. in an exclusive interview with bbc breakfast, he reflected on his achievements and his proudest moments, including being part of the history making golden era alongside rafa nadal, novak djkovic and andy murray. it was definitely very special in many ways, because when i came up, we didn�*t expect it, you know, we were more on a bit of a downslope didn't expect it, you know, we were more on a bit of a downslope sampras reauired, more on a bit of a downslope sampras required. agassi _ more on a bit of a downslope sampras required, agassi retired, _ more on a bit of a downslope sampras required, agassi retired, what - more on a bit of a downslope sampras required, agassi retired, what is - required, agassi retired, what is going to c

alex hales batting after three years when he didn't fit in.dmire that even more. held right on the edge. tight situation, tight game. but as england continued their chase, the connection lost for a cricket generation had been remade, and that's the true value of this match. joe wilson, bbc news, karachi. time for a look at the weather. matt taylor is here. and you've got some dramatic weather there. where is that? the some dramatic weather there. where is that? ., , ., is that? the other side of the atlantic, hurricane _ is that? the other side of the atlantic, hurricane fiona - is that? the other side of the - atlantic, hurricane fiona affecting the caribbean, the first major one of the season, devastating puerto rico and the dominican republic, now a category three storm with winds of 130 mph. it is set to move north and could get close to bermuda, having an effect there. noticeably, it could still be a hurricane when it reaches eastern canada later this week, before heading with unusually warm air towards the arctic. back home, things have

coming up on the bbc news channel, alex hales is called up to england's 2020 world cup squad for theon colleges from all over england have written to the new chancellor warning that rising energy prices put some at risk of going bust this year. in an open letter seen by the bbc, 189 college principals say many are facing at least fourfold increases in their utilities bills. some headteachers in england have told the bbc that they would cut extracurricular activities before they reduce staff numbers. 0ur reporter ellie price has been to an academy in greater manchester to find out more: all the walls painted... oh, wow! it's amazing what a new coat of paint can do. the teachers at 0ldham academy north will get all their students back in later this week. i'm always really excited at the start of a term... for rachael hallam, the head teacher, the class of 2023 isn't going to be an easy one. 0bviously, with the looming energy crisis, that is something that i am really concerned about. the changes to the examinations for 2023 are a concern for our students moving into year 11 this year.

alex hales hit a half century on his return to the side and debutant luke wood took three wickets ine for plenty. the pitch set up for batting after 17 years away, this was england's welcome. but england's new look side got their bearings in a different in a different captain and wicketkeeper fell and bowling on his debut was luke wood. his first three england wickets slowed pakistan down and they got less than 160. england's new opener who spent three years out of the side, is now back in form. yorkshire's harry brooke is in the cup squad next month and is going to change momentum. helping england steer away to victory and although the noise fell in karachi, it is just for now. 1—0 in the series. they'll be back again on thursday. so a comfortable win for england in the end. let's hearfrom england's hero of the day following his return to the international fold. i've spent a lot of time here and it's a place that means a lot to me. i've got some fantastic memories on and off the field being a part of team like this in such a long time, it's incredibly special feeling. the crowd, pla

and in cricket, alex hales has been called up to england's twenty20 world cup squad as a replacementst south africa at the 0val tomorrow. he'll replace the injured bairstow. brook has had a stunning season in first class cricket averaging over 100 with three centuries. yorkshire's harry brooke will make his test debut when england play and that is all of the sport from us for now. we'll see you later. 0ver over the last few nights, mother nature has put on a pretty impressive display of thunder and lightning. wednesday had a number of storms across northern england, and that was one of them in county durham. the forms have been —— storms have been forming to the south of the republic of ireland. wednesday night, two clutches of storms. that really was the most active. we also have another area of storms in the south—east as well. here's the weather picture over the next few hours. there will be a few more downpours. perhaps some more persistent and heavy rains that again across central and eastern area, and these are the kind of temperatures you will have heading into thursday. thurs

in short succession, there are changes to the team once again. 0lly stone makes his t20 debut, alex halessted. meanwhile after england's charlie dean was controversially run out in the women's 0di against india with a so—called mankad dismissal. the game's lawmakers have reminded us what the rules actually say. dean was out of her crease at the non—striker�*s end when bowler deepti sharma stopped in her delivery stride to break the bails. it was the wicket that won india the game. there's been a divided response to it. mankading is not strictly against the rules even if some argue it's against the spirit of the game. while the mcc have called for batters to remain in their crease until "they have seen the ball leave the bowler�*s hand". well, charlie dean is playing again today for the southern vipers in the rachael heyhoe—flint trophy final against the northern diamonds at lord's. she even responded to yesterday's drama by pretending to run out an opposition batter in the same way she was. the diamonds batted first with opener lauren winfield hill top scoring with 65. there weren't too m

now this was alex hales batting back from the wilderness, reviving his international career. — but with four balls to spare, england were there. it is a particular triumph to win in pakistan — and it always has been. joe wilson, bbc news, karachi. what a start. and we know the ambition has been to make formula 1 a truly global sport. well, next year that's set to happen, with a record—breaking 24 races. and book your tickets for this one. fancy this? las vegas will host a race for the first time, the penultimate round in november, for a saturday night race on the famous las vegas strip. and the great news is there are some cheap seats. and the great news is there are some cheap seats— and the great news is there are some cheap seats._ cheap - cheap seats. how cheap? cheap enou:h. cheap seats. how cheap? cheap enough. that's _ cheap seats. how cheap? cheap enough. that's we _ cheap seats. how cheap? cheap enough. that's we could - cheap seats. how cheap? cheap| enough. that's we could squeeze cheap seats. how cheap? cheap - enough. that's we could squeeze that in next year. th

but to england open at alex hales ended his 3 year international absence with a stunning performance. he hit with 53 or 40 balls, lead england to a 6 wicket when it puts them one they'll up in the 7 match series. all that's it. it's all over and we finished with cycling were limping champion the enemy vans lessons of that a bizarre crash at the road while to championships in australia. she went down in the opening seconds of the mixed a team time trial, and vladin's full ended the duchess team's chances of claiming the gold meadow, which was won by switzerland. that is a real sport for now. i'll have another updates later. there thanks very much. and that's it from me, laura, coil this news hour. but i will be back in just a moment with all of the days these for you. ah ah. it's really those the right wing policy fortelli d'italia is ahead in the polls. could a decisive victory overcome the gridlock that has stifled recent government? and what are the wider ramifications for the e u. n. nato. stay without his era for the latest updates and in depth analysis. debating the issues of the

but england opened alex hales ended his 3 year international absolute stunning performance. he had 5340 blue england when they put some one up in the 7 much series. well that's it. it's all over. roger federer as arrived in london for what will be the last tournament of his incredible career at 20 time grand slam champion as part of team europe for the labor cup, taking on a theme from the rest of the world. the 41 year old hasn't played as a competitive tournament since july 2021. that's now this event will be his last i know it's going to be highly emotional last moment here. practice. they're seeing rob and seeing novak thing or anything, the team being bored thing back and i don't know it just it work. i feel still a little bit stress, but i'm happy i'm here. veterans star studded team includes novack of ich andy, marine raphael nadal you on board. will captain europe with john macro leading the rest of the world line up next for me to one season. we'll have a record 24 races following the approval of the calendar for 2023. a 3rd grade pre will take place in the u. s. wi

and in cricket, alex hales has been called up to england's twenty20 world cup squad as a replacementer world cup squad in march 2019 because of an "off—field incident". he's also been added to the t20 squad for september's tour of pakistan. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. as the cost of living crisis hits more and more households, some schools say they have become crisis centres for struggling families. but schools are not covered by the energy price cap, and headteachers in england say they're having to make tough choices — as our correspondent ellie price reports. i love you. bye. it's bahirah's first day of big school, and she's got a lot on her mind. maybe not fitting in. like, being the odd one out, and stuff. lucy's worried, too. the work being too hard. for their mums, the new term can be an expensive time. my son started when it was year seven, and obviously with covid, he didn't get to use his uniform to the full potential. so i managed to keep hold of it for her. going forward, it will be a concern, financially. she ne

england's newish opener is alex hales, who spent three years out of the side but now is back in form.ntum. it has helped england steer to victory. and though the noise fell in karachi, it is just for now. 1—0 though the noise fell in karachi, it isjust for now. 1—0 in though the noise fell in karachi, it is just for now. 1—0 in the series, they will go back again on thursday. joe lynskey, bbc news. so a comfortable win for england in the end. let's hearfrom england's hero of the day following his return to the international fold.... it has been incredible... to be part of an england tourfor it has been incredible... to be part of an england tour for the first time is an incredible special feeling. the crowd here, i've played in karachi, something different. one of the best at masouras in cricket. i heard luke would stood at mid—wicket, he could not believe the noise and the atmosphere, so for him on his debut to experience that is very special. on his debut to experience that is very special-— premier league clubs will discuss permanently scrapping fa cup replays at a meeting tomorrow

after phil salt was caught, and this alex hales effort held, there were reasons for concern.n england's favour. briefly. a nailbiter, it would go to the final over. pakistan the eventual winners, the series tied at 2—2, three games to go and everybody is hoping they are half as good as this one. nesta mcgregor, bbc news will stop players and staff have been told to collect all their belongings from worcester rugby club before ll:30pm this afternoon as the premiership side faces being suspended from all competitions unless they can show they have enough money to continue. the rfu want to see evidence of insurance cover and funds available to pay staff and players by the deadline. that is looking unlikely and if players don't get their september salaries they will be in a position to walk away. their game against newcastle took place at the weekend, which they won. that's all the sport for now. five rescue workers have been killed in a typhoon that has swept through the philippines, devastating homes and leaving millions without electricity. super typhoon noru brought gusts of

top scored for pakistan before a delivery from rhys topley straight into the hands of alex hales.aker have provided what the rules actually say. she was out of of the bowlers stopped in her delivery stride to break the bills with the ball. it was a wreck at won india the game. there has been divided response. it is not strictly against a rose, even if some argue it is against the spirit. the mcc have called for battles to remain and their crews until they have seen the ball leave the bowlerwas mccann. charliejean has been pain again today, but her team lost the trophy final. dean even responded to your city's drama by pretending to run out an opposition batter in the same way. she didn't take any of the nine wickets to fall an innings. a squad of 215-9 wickets to fall an innings. a squad of 215—9 after 50 overs proved crucial, because the vipers just two runs short in the chest. two teams are surprisingly lost the first match of the new season are meeting this afternoon. chelsea lead manchester city in the early stages of the second half. fran kirby this coder. they lead by 1—0. e

and cricket alex hales have been called up to english 2020 world cup squad as a replacement forjonnyo the t20 spot for septembers of pakistan. that's all the sport for now. you will have more for you at half past six. we will take a look at a few more of today's main stories. the wand that dominates the energy crisis. there's been a warning that the high price of gas made sense of thousands of businesses could go bust unless they receive government support. this morning the governor of the baked of england faced mps on treasury select committee. just on the other side of the house of commons from where we see those scenes of the prime minister doing herfirst prime minister's questions and in many ways one might argue that the sort of messages we were getting is perhaps the bigger take away from today. a sense that this is the biggest energy shock that uk households have phase and has historical precedents for that much bigger that we face in the 1970s. there is nothing really that they can do to prevent a recession. and blaming the upcoming recession, which they now clearly predictin

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alex hales playing his first match in three years for england after his international exile came to anprevent the spread of covid. it is now being made permanent. the use of sweat by players is still allowed. england have named their squad for the women's rugby world cup. it is in new zealand next month. they are the favourites to claim the trophy for what would be a third time after winning that record 25 games in a row in the build—up to the competition. they have included two 20—year—old forwards in their line—up. sarah hunter will captain the squad for the tournament. it will be her fourth world cup, alongside the vice captain, they are two of the six players in the party travelling to new zealand who won the tournament back in 201a. two of the others, scrum—half natasha hunt and vicky fleetwood, are two high—profile players to have not made the cut. meanwhile, in the men's game, liam williams will miss wales's autumn internationals after suffering a collarbone injury. it happened on his cardiff debut. he had surgery last night. he has been ruled out for up to four months. it means

now some cricket news, and alex hales has been called up to england�*s twenty20 world cup squad as aery much. in just under half an hour, liz truss make her first appearance as prime minister, at prime minister�*s questions. we�*ll bejoining politics live for that, but first let�*s return to downing street, and shaun ley is there. thank you very much. you saw a few moments ago the prime minister leaving for the house of commons. leaving a little earlier than her predecessor borisjohnson was inclined to do. we have a little clue that something was happening, police officers suddenly moving into place, the car engine starting, a photographer appearing in downing street wanting to catch that image of her. and then her parliamentary private secretary coming out first to get into the car in front. all the little choreographic moments, because then the motorbike riders. because they need to get everything secure and ready so than when the gates open she can sweep straight out, go straight into the commons, the gates will open at the other end, the car will go through seamlessly and before

that felt imposing for everyone but england to openers alex and in sub style to england 50 without loss with just three overs. pakistan did remove halesup did not stop his hat century coming up afterjust 19 balls. just short of 100 finishing. and leveled the series for england the deciders on sunday. england's richard mansell is leading the dunhill links championship at the halfway stage. mansell shot a four under par second round on the old course at st andrews. richard mansell took the lead at the alfred dunhill links championship after romain langasque struggled to continue the form of his record equalling opening round. the rugby league world cup starts in just over a fortnight and the england men's head coach shaun wane has named his squad for the tournament on home soil. andy ackers is among six debutants in the 24 and six of the squad, including the uncapped victor radley, ply their trade in the australia new zealand based nrl. 33—year—old sam tomkins will captain the side, although he's had to manage a recurring knee injury for the past month. it is never something that i take for granted, 13 years ago i made my debut i was ch