andy flower, who has covered for him, will continue in an interim role before a full—time replacementund. we can speak to our cricket correspondent, jonathan agnew. a big surprise for you? i suppose, it is not done enormous surprise. as you said, he has been on the sidelines very much all summer on the sidelines very much all summer with andy flower stepping in. he will be one of the favourites to ta ke he will be one of the favourites to take over thejob he will be one of the favourites to take over the job full—time. he he will be one of the favourites to take over thejob full—time. he has clearly decided he has to give more time to his family, it is a very sad situation. he was trying to juggle the role of work and carer. many people listening will understand that. he has looked at what england have coming up and next is enormous. —— next summer. and quite rightly, he has taken the view that whoever is director of cricket has to be fully focused on the job in is director of cricket has to be fully focused on thejob in hand is director of cricket has to be fully focused on the job i

andy flower, who's covered for him, will continue in an interim role before a full—time replacement iss potentially the most important the game has had in this country with the world cup and ashes series on home soil. the coach says that strauss has already left plenty to work with. we've spent the last two or three yea rs we've spent the last two or three years having plenty of meetings about the processes we want to go through and where we want to be, sort of, 12 months out and heading into the world cup. zoe lot of that work has already been done. and it's put us in a good space to be able to go on. andrew's been a guy where he's been very helpful behind the scenes, and obviously being an ex— player, he knows obviously the game. you go back to the start of our summer you go back to the start of our summer in 2015 and the direction given by him to myself and paul farrell brace was the interim coach at the time, and all the selectors was to build something that will prepare you for the 2019 world cup —— farbrace. without that direction we wouldn't have been allowed the freedom to play

andy flower, who has covered for him, will continue in an interim role before a full—time replacementland test captain says 2019 is "potentially the most important the game has had in this country" with the world cup and ashes series on home soil... those around him say he's done a good job. he's been incredibly instrumental in ourforward thinking and planning to the position of where we are at the moment. it's easily brushed over, but certainly you go back to the start of our summer in 2015, the direction given by him to myself, paul farbrace was the interim coach at the time, and all the selectors was to build something that will prepare you for the 2019 world cup. without that direction we would not have been allowed the freedom to play in that manner, because we can plan four years ahead. new great britain hockey coach danny kerry took charge of his first game at the lee valley centre in london. gb took on belgium in a game that celebrated the 30—year anniversary of their famous olympic gold medal victory at the seoul 1988 games. a 2—1 victory for gb added to the celebrations. the

andy flower was a former head coach. he has covered him in the summer.spondent jonathan agnew and asked him if this news came as a surprise to him does not an enormous surprise, andrew strauss has been on the sidelines, with andy flower stepping in. i suspect that flower will be one of the favourites to take over thejob full—time. he has one of the favourites to take over the job full—time. he has clearly decided he has to give more time to his family. it is a very sad situation. he was trying to juggle the role of work and as carer. as many people listening will understand, that is not a easy thing to do. he has a lot coming up, the winter tours and next summer is enormous, the world cup that we are hosting, followed by the ashes. quite rightly, i think he has taken the view that whoever is director of cricket has to be fully focused on thejob in cricket has to be fully focused on the job in hand cricket has to be fully focused on thejob in hand for next summer. a really busy time for england. they have the tour to sri lanka, and then the home soil worl

andy flower will continue to cover for strauss while a full time replacement is found. has had a big impact during his three and a half years in the job. i'd just like to say he has done a fantasticjob. he has been really good for me, you know, with the planning towards the 2019 world cup and the way that we want to be playing our one—day cricket or test cricket. look, he has been sensational. he has been very helpful behind the scenes and obviously been an ex—player he obviously knows the game. but when it comes to the crunch, you know, he leaves it the coaches and the players. a woman, blinded in one eye after she was hit by a ball at the ryder cup last week, says tournament organisers are to blame — and she plans to sue. corine remande was hit by brooks koepka's tee shot — but she says she bears him no ill will. the doctor told me directly to my husband that it was a very big explosion in my eyes and it was impossible for me now to see again with this eye. i felt something on me but i don't realise what it is. it is all the people around me said, "0h, it is all the p

andy flower continues to cover for him, before a full—time replacement is found.t week. it has been announced that further events a re it has been announced that further events are being targeted, the ryder cup, cycling's grand tours, and world athletics once again. there is a combination of reasons why we would want to host events, part of it is is that celebration around the whole of the uk about hosting events, there is a real positive impact that we can have on and with the country during those events. but also if you can compete at a home event, home championships, then statistically chances are you will be more successful. we often do it around the time when it might be involved in qualifying for the 0lympic paralympic games or some of the major championships. from a strategic point of view it is important to do. that is all this bought for now. we will season. bye for now. today turned out to be very nice across central and southern areas with large and breaking through that cloud. a top temperature of 21, decent for this time of year. high pressure dominat

andy flower, who has covered for him, will continue in an interim role before a full—time replacementhe has done a fantasticjob, he has been really good for me. with the planning towards the 2019 world cup and the way that we want to be playing our one—day cricket for test cricket. he has been sensational. he has been a quy has been sensational. he has been a guy where he is very helpful behind the scenes and being an ex—player, he obviously knows the game. but when it comes to the crunch, he leaves it up to the coaches and the players. we‘ll have more for you in sportsday at 6:30pm. more now on our top story... theresa may‘s keynote speech closes the tory party conference by announcing the end of austerity and calling for unity to make a success of brexit. we‘ll be speaking to two political commentators for their take on the prime minister‘s performance but first, here‘s what party members in the audience thought. absolutely marvellous, the whole thing was fantastic. what in particular? well, the thing that austerity is coming to an end. i think that is really important. she just cam

andy flower, who has covered for him, will continue in an interim role before a full—time replacementys 2019 is potentially the most important the game has had in this country with the world cup and ashes series on home soil. those around him say he's done a good job. he's been incredibly instrumental in our forward he's been incredibly instrumental in ourforward thinking he's been incredibly instrumental in our forward thinking and he's been incredibly instrumental in ourforward thinking and planning to the position of where we are at the moment. it's easily brushed over, but certainly you go back to the start of our summer in 2015, the direction given by him to myself, paul farbrace was the interim coach at the time, and all the selectors was to build something that will prepare you for the 2090 world cup. without that direction we would not have been allowed the freedom to play in that manner, because we can plan for mcgregor said. the job he has done has been fantastic. he will be missed but i am sure he has is working as a team, the team is playing very well. he has a team in a g

andy flower will continue to cover for strauss while a full time replacement is found.icket. look, he has been, he has been sensational. the spectator half blinded by a golf ball at the ryder cup says she doesn't blame brooks koepka for her trauma. corine remande was in the crowd next to a fairway when the wayward shot hit her. she says she's lucky to be alive. i have nothing against the play. because i play golf and i know i am only against the marshall. nobody came to see me to take the news. there is nobody that feels was about this than i do. it is a tragic accident, what happened. i mean, i am heartbroken. i accident, what happened. i mean, i am heartbroken. lam accident, what happened. i mean, i am heartbroken. i am all messed up inside. i don't think... definitely in my career it will be the one shot that i definitely regret. obviously feeling the pain. but obviously the poor lady, it is such a rare thing, but she is and she was not given enough warning by the muscles. this is the difficulty. —— marshals. when you hit a wayward shot you are supposed to shout. and

andy. you know this is one of the oldest jewish communities in the united states a very tight knit community old day members of the local community been turning up to lay flowers outside the synagogue where this horrible attack happened on saturday morning and we've been getting a few more details as investigators hold various press conferences we know that bowers the suspected shooter had an a r fifteen assault rifle two pistols and actually had more than twenty weapons registered to him he's been charged with twenty nine counts including eleven of murder thirteen involving hate crimes and now faces the death penalty but clearly the focus here is on those eleven people of which the eldest as you said was ninety seven years old some of them doctors lawyers dentists pillars of the community and definitely this a here in squirrel hill is a community in deep mourning but let's just listen to what the mayor of pittsburgh had to say about how the city will now come together we know that hatred will never win and that those that try to divide us because of the way that we pray or where our families are from around the world will lose in pittsburgh we're pragmatic an