as forjonny bairstow himself, he insisted that the incident had been blown out of proportion.d continued to do so. there was no intent or malice about anything during the evening. as you could see out there today, there's i'io could see out there today, there's no animosity between myself, cameron, orany of no animosity between myself, cameron, or any of the other australian players. england say that there will be no disciplinary action againstjonny bairstow but after losing this match it's a distraction that they hardly need. it's one that also raises more questions about players behaviour... after the incident involving ben stokes in bristol and now this, the ecb say that they will be reminding the squad of their responsibilities, and one former england captain says that players should be more careful. to arrive in australia, you've got to get over thejet lag arrive in australia, you've got to get over the jet lag and many teams do whatjonny bairstow and the boys did on that first night. with what has gone on back home in bristol and everything surrounding the team at the mi

but team—mate jonny bairstow says he is hopeful that stokes bairstow says he is hopeful that sto kese part in this ashes series. it would be amazing if stokesy comes out here, he isa amazing if stokesy comes out here, he is a fantastic cricketer. we don‘t know what is going on at the moment. that is completely out of oui’ moment. that is completely out of our hands. and until that is resolved, we actually don‘t know what is going to happen. but i am sure it will get resolved sooner rather than later, we hope, because at the end of the day we want the best cricketers playing in the ashes. that is the series we want. we don‘t want to see guys not playing in the competition levels, and the standard going down due to that. obviously preparing for this first test without ben stokes. only one real selection dilemma for them to think about, the final fast ola‘s spot, which seems to be a straight shootout between craig overton and jake wall. otherwise the line—up looks pretty settled. england therefore with three days of training to go until the first ashes test gets under way at the gabba h

such has been the interest in the story thatjonny ba i rstow interest in the story thatjonny bairstowd not answer any questions, this is what he had to say. we were in the bar having a good laugh and an evening out, it was very enjoyable, cameron and i enjoyed the evening. we continued to do so. there was no intent or malice about anything during the evening. the england and wales cricket board say they will not be taking any disciplinary action againstjonny bairstow but clearly with the ongoing controversy surrounding ben stokes, the sort of distraction is clearly the last thing they need. it raises more questions about the behaviour of the england players and also takes attention away from the issues on the pitch. i think attention away from the issues on the pitch.‘§§ffi§f¥= we attention away from the issues on strong as g; group mm for three done through the trip. for three to put days to put some excellent cricket and unfortunately when we got into good positions we did not quit capitalise on that and if we had then we would have been a different scoreboard. rightly or wrongly som

the focus was onjonny bairstow behind the stumps. and cameron bancroft in front.roft revealed ba i rstow‘s rather bizarre greeting. i got into a very amicable conversation withjonny and, yeah, he just greeted me with a head—butt, kind of thing. i was expecting a handshake. it wasn't the greeting of choice that i was expecting. as for bairstow himself, he insisted the incident had been blown out of all proportion. cameron and i enjoyed the evening and continued to do so. there was no intent nor malice about anything during the evening. as you can see, out there today, there is no animosity between myself and cameron, or any of the other australian players. england say there will be no disciplinary action againstjonny bairstow but after losing this match its a distraction that they hardly need, and one that raises more questions about players‘ behaviour. after the incident involving ben stokes in bristol and now this, the ecb say they'll be reminding the squad of their responsibilities and one former england captain says the players should be more careful. to arrive

wicket keeperjonny bairstow had to field questions today about an alleged headbutt towards australiand cameron bancroft and fun. what happened between the many bars for weeks ago? after hitting the winning runs bancroft revealed bu rstow‘s the winning runs bancroft revealed burstow‘s pissarro greetings was a typewritten dynamical conversation withjohnny typewritten dynamical conversation with johnny and he greeted typewritten dynamical conversation withjohnny and he greeted me with a head—butt. withjohnny and he greeted me with a head-butt. i was expecting a handshake but it was not the greeting of choice that i was inspecting. as for burstow, he insisted the incident had been blown out of proportion. cameron and i enjoyed the evening and continued to do so. there was no intentional malice about anything during the evening. as you can see that there's no animosity between myself and cameron and any of the other australian players. england side and will be no disciplinary action againstjonny bairstow but after losing this match fit as a distraction and they have the need and one that r

the ecb said it has spoke on thejonny bairstow over an alleged incident.gone before lunch and the rest followed f was ali stumped? anything behind the line and he was ok. it was very close. but he was out. england's tail once again didn't hang around. australia left with a target of just 170 hang around. australia left with a target ofjust170 and led by david warner they set about the run chase. by warner they set about the run chase. by the close england demoralised and all but defeated. very disappointed. i thought the first three days we played well. today, we let ourselves down. with the bat specially we got in and nevergot down. with the bat specially we got in and never got that big score we needed. later another problem. claims thatjonny bairstow was involved in an incident in perth four weeks ago when in the same bar as an australian player. it is us "their heads met at one point." in a statement the ecb said: with the controversy around ben stokes it may raise more questions about the team culture. the ecb have spoken tojonny bairstow and say they

meanwhile, the ecb says it's spoken to england wicketkeeper jonny bairstow after claims of an allegedstralia's cameron bancroft during a night out earlier in the tour. andy swiss has more. so, was this the day england's ashes optimism faded? at first it was the batsmen that struggled. captainjoe root, gone before lunch. the rest soon followed. moeen ali, contentiously. was he stumped? anything behind the line and he was 0k. it was agonisingly close. at an age, he was out. england didn't hang around. australia left with a target of just 170. led by around. australia left with a target ofjust170. led by david warner, they ruthlessly set about the run chase. by the close, england's demoralised and all but defeated. very disappointed. i thought the first three days we played well and we we re first three days we played well and we were in the game. today, we let ourselves down. with the bat especially, we never really got that big score we needed. hours later, another problem. claims jonny ba i rstow another problem. claims jonny bairstow was involved in an incident in perth four weeks ag

meanwhile, the ecb says it's spoken to england wicketkeeper jonny bairstow over an alleged incident duringss has more. so, was this the day england's ashes optimism faded? at first it was their batsmen that struggled. captainjoe root, gone before lunch. the rest soon followed. moeen ali, contentiously. was he stumped 7 anything behind the line and he was ok. it was agonisingly close. but, after an age, he was out. england's tail once again didn't hang around. australia left with a target ofjust 170. and, led by david warner, they ruthlessly set about the run chase. by the close, england demoralised and all but defeated. very disappointed. i thought the first three days we played well and we were in the game. today, we let ourselves down. with the bat especially, we got in and never really got that big score we needed. but, hours later, there was another problem. claims jonny bairstow was involved in an incident in perth four weeks ago while in the same bar as australia's opener cameron bancroft, also playing in this match. it's understood — quote — their heads met at one point, although th

the focus was onjonny bairstow behind the stumps. and cameron bancroft in front. after hitting the winning runs, bancroft revealed bairstow‘s rather bizarre greeting. i got into a very amicable conversation withjonny and, yeah, he just greeted me with a head—butt, kind of thing. i was expecting a handshake. it wasn't the greeting of choice that i was expecting. as for bairstow himself, he insisted the incident had been blown out of all proportion. cameron and i enjoyed the evening and continued to do so. there was no intent nor malice about anything during the evening. as you can see, out there today, there is no animosity between myself and cameron, or any of the other australian players. england say there will be no disciplinary action againstjonny bairstow but after losing this match it's a distraction that they hardly need, and one that raises more questions about players‘ behaviour. after the incident involving ben stokes in bristol and now this, the ecb say they'll be reminding the squad of their responsibilities and one former england captain says the playe

but hours later there was another problem, claims johnny bairstow was involved in an incident in perthaustralia's opener cameron bancroft, also playing in this match. it is understood that their heads met at one point, although they both left amicably. ina one point, although they both left amicably. in a statement the england and wales cricket board said. with the ongoing controversy surrounding ben stokes, it may raise more questions about the teen culture. the ecb said in no understand the context of the incident and will follow up with management after this test, but both on and off the pitch, this is hardly the start to the ashes they had hoped for. rugby union premiership champions exeter are back at the top of the table after snatching a win against saracens. they fought back to claim victory byjust two points. 18—20 the final score. patrick gearey has the details. two of the best teams in the country, one of the biggest games, not all the top players. with many of their stars on international duty, this was test of strength in depth, david saracens to be thankful england are no

no malice whatsoever. jonny bairstow touched heads with a team—mate, ina bairstow touched heads with unexpected. it came out of nowhere. thing i want to talk to you about, is the bar where it happened, a venue is the bar where it happened, a venue previously called club bayview, and it earned the nickname bayspew among patrons. isn't it funny that it occurred a month ago and it is being reported now. got any spare antifreeze? this is a photographer who took a picture in churchill, in canada, the polar bear poking out the window, and debbie mcgee, the secret behind the splits. 59 and then be as anything. —— bendy as anything. yoga is what is inspiring flexibility. we often talk about endangered species on this programme, but here is one that hasn't yet been filmed by sir david attenborough — the dancing british male. a survey by bbc 5 live has found more than three quarters of men either never dance at all or only do so rarely. most of them say they are too embarrassed. so, in a bid to reverse this worrying trend, we dug through the archives and went out to find some blokes who still

it was agonisingly close, but after an age, he was out. jonny bairstow battled on, but when he swisheder hanscomb's throat, the end was nigh. england lost their last four wickets in a flash, and australia needed just 170 to win. england huddled in hope of something special, but it didn't materialise, as cameron bancroft and david warner ruthlessly set about the run chase. both reached half centuries by the close, leaving the visitors demoralised and all but defeated. yes, a difficult day for england on the pitch and a difficult day off it too. the england and wales cricket board say they have spoken tojonny ba i rstow board say they have spoken tojonny bairstow after reports he was involved in an incident in a bar in perth at the start of the tour four weeks ago. the bbc understands he was having a drink in the same bar as the australian player cameron ba ncroft as the australian player cameron bancroft when at one point in the evening "their heads met" although it is understood the players left amicably. the ecb released a statement saying there's been no report of any incident from t

that's the story, bairstow is on 3a, joined by the england bowler chris woakes, who is on 17.ing england are going to need somewhere around 250 in order to make a bit of around 250 in order to make a bit of a game of it, but at the moment the gabba has a history where those batting fourth quite frequently don't make more than 230, 240 runs. 238 apparently is the record run chase on being cold reliably from the gabba. nicknamed by australians as the gabbatoire because so few foreign teams have one at that particular match in australia. join us particular match in australia. join us for the headlines shortly. plenty more on our website, where you can get the latest from all our correspondence and in—depth analysis of our top stories: 0n the world. this is bbc news. —— our top stories from around the world. hello once again. saturday was pretty much a cold day right across the british isles and for that, you have to thank a supply of cold north—westerly wind coming between an area of low pressure up towards the north—east, high pressure down towards the south—west. and on that ru

but after lunch jonny bairstow was at the centre of england's biggest injury skier, hurting the middleis left hand and leading the field for nearly an hour. it turned out to be only bruised but in his absence, ben foakes only bruised but in his absence, ben foa kes and chris only bruised but in his absence, ben foakes and chris walks, a combination. overton finish with two wickets, chris woakes finish with six. in the absence of ben stokes he is noa six. in the absence of ben stokes he is no a key player for england. six. in the absence of ben stokes he is no a key playerfor england. —— now a key player. with them being away it means we have all got to step up. hopefully i can do that and score runs and take wickets. that is the plan. i will be trying to do that. i feel like i the plan. i will be trying to do that. ifeel like i am building well heading into that test series. good work—out for england's bowlers but after the latest injury skier england will be hoping they can stay fit as well as focused. well australia is a hotbed of sport at the moment. as well as the men's and women's

meanwhile, off the field, the ecb say they've spoken to wicket keeper jonny bairstow, following reportssman, cameron bancroft during a night out in perth at the beginning of the tour. our sports correspondent, andy swiss has more on that from brisbane. difficult day for england on the pitch and a difficult day off it, the england and wales cricket board say they have spoken withjonny ba i rstow say they have spoken withjonny bairstow after reports that he was involved in an incident in a bar in perth. at the start of the tour for weeks ago. he was having a drink in the same bar as the australian player cameron brannagan of when at one point in the evening, quote, there are heads met, although it is understood the players left amicably. the ecb have released a statement saying there has been no report of any incident from the venue, security or police, nothing reported but they will follow up with england management after this test match. with the ongoing controversy surrounding ben stokes, this is not exactly the sort of thing they need right now. a 39—year—old man has been charged with

as for bairstow himself, well, he insisted the incident had been blown out of all proportion.could see out there today, there's no animosity between myself, cameron, any of the other australian players. well, england say there'll be no disciplinary action about players‘ behaviour. after the incident involving ben stokes in bristol, and now this, the ecb say they'll be reminding the squad of their responsibilities. we can't be naive. we need to be smart, we need to be measured. we need to understand what we can and can't do, while at the same time trying to enjoy one of the great tours you could ever go on as an england cricketer. but for now this tour seems far from great. england's ashes has begun in defeat and controversy. andy swiss, bbc news, brisbane.

what i jonny bairstow i have. a you know he says a lot of very different later to myself as and when i'm not as a current oh yeah my head yeah he's far and. full head full head they got for him. if you're wondering how a head but pos is a greeting then you want all the i need one because for most training practice shane warne. piers morgan think it so very odd indeed now journalists like to analyze details jonathan you with the independent picks over the press conference and decided that if it wasn't the greatest transcript in the wells that i reading reading reading want to know what is and folks what's present to adam peacock says what we're all thinking this is great bancroft is great but has a screw loose now let's get lee wellings take on it he's in london for us you've covered plenty of cricket matches ever been greeted with a head but. now i have enjoyed i'm sure one or two of world sports bosses will of felt like doing it some of the questions are part of them on the serious sports issues over the years lo

off the pitch, this incident involving jonny bairstow in a bar in perth at the start of the 24 weeksme at the australian cricket captain cameron bancroft when at some point that hazmat. it is understood they left amicably. the ecb have released a statement. there has been a report of any incident from the venue, security, or police and there was no injury reported. they said they would follow it up with the england management after this test match. clearly with the ongoing controversy surrounding ben stokes this is the last thing they need right now. england with some big questions to a nswer england with some big questions to answer both on the pitch and off it. france have won their 10th davis cup by beating belgium. world number 18 lucas pouille beat belgium's steve darcis in a deciding final match in front of a electric crowd in lille. it is france's first title since 2001. reigning champions exeter chiefs are five points clear at the top of the premiership after beating second place saracens byjust two points yesterday. the chiefs scored two tries in the second half to come from

jonny bairstow still to come, chris woakes, the more responsibility on his shoulders in the absence oftokes. both sides know, whatever happens over the course of the morning, the course of today can it could be pivotal to the outcome of the match. we need a good hour in the morning with the guys that can come in, score quickly. getting through the new ball early in the morning. hopefully building up towards 300, dredge and 50, 400 if we play well. pretty evenly poised. all depends on what happens in the next morning. they batted the whole day. did not really get away from us. they batted quite well. four down at the end of the day, pretty even result. i do think we're going to blast them out tomorrow. trying to bowl good balls. there is enough there, a little bit of nip in the new ball. a bit of swing, hopefully a couple of early ones can get into the tail—enders. should be an intriguing second day's play. a lot of the fans already inside the stadium. that is because players starting half an hour early because of yesterday's rain delay. a little extra play today. the session, the morni

chris woakes was the star bowler with four wickets, after jonny bairstow and mark stoneman both made. at the rec, bath came from behind to beat the defending champions leicester 33—31. bath won it with a late penalty try to go top of their pool. elsewhere, wasps comfortably beat ospreys from the pro 14 and sale fought back to beat saracens. history was made in ireland this evening, as the women‘s barbarians played their first ever match. and it was a successful start for the side as they beat munster women i9—0. the barbarians team included players from seven different nations. britain‘s katie archibald missed out on gold in the omnium at the world track cycling championships in manchester, after being overtaken in the final moments of the endurance event. the scot took silver but could have gone one better. she won the elimination race but could not hold off american jennifer valente in the final points race. american jennifer valente outsprinted her at the end to take the title. there was a disappointing start to the season for britain‘s two man bobsleigh team. competing at the ope

team—mate jonny bairstow says he is hopeful stokes can still play some part in this ashes series.l think the same. he's a fantastic cricketer. we don't know what's going on at the moment, that's completely out of our hands. until that's resolved, we actually don't know what is going to happen. i am sure it will get resolved sooner rather than later, we hope, because at the end of the day we want the best cricketers playing in the ashes, don't we? england preparing for this first test without ben stokes. only one real selection dilemma for them to think about. the final fast bowler spot, which seems to be a straight shoot out between craig 0verton and jake ball. but otherwise, the line—up looks pretty settled. england therefore with three days of training to go until the first ashes test gets underway at the gabba here on thursday. england's women lost for the second match in a row in hockey's world league series. they were beaten i—0 by argentina in auckland, with this late strike from delfina merino sealing the win. it follows england's 2—0 loss to germany in the opening pool b m

i don't know it jonny bairstow you know a you know he says a lot of people very different later to myself as and when i'm not as a corrido yeah my head yeah you foreign. forehead they get. italy and football giants ac milan have sacked their coach in chains him until after a poor start to the season milan are seven time european champions but have struggled in the last few years new chinese investors were hoping to boost the club by spending two hundred thirty three million dollars during the pre-season transfer window on new players but montoya has been shown the door with the club lying seventh in serbia eleven points outside of the chan music qualifying positions for milan midfielder gennaro good too so will take over well if milan fans thought their team was doing badly how about the team at the bottom of benevento who have just slumped to a fourteenth straight defeat they lost one nil to atlanta on monday is the worst start to a campaign by any team in europe's top five leagues compare that to the n.f.l. zz cleveland browns who have lost eleven straight this season not to mention los

team—mate jonny bairstow says he nightclub back in september.amazing if stokes comes out here. i'm sure you guys all think the same. he's a fantastic cricketer. we don't know what's going on at the moment, that's completely out of our hands. until that is resolved, we actually don't know what is going to happen. i am sure it will get resolved sooner rather than later, we hope, because it the end of the day we want the best cricketers playing in the ashes. england preparing for this first test without ben stokes. 0nly preparing for this first test without ben stokes. only one real selection dilemma for them to think about. the final fast bowler spot which seems to be a straight shoot out between craig 0verton and jake ball. 0therwise, out between craig 0verton and jake ball. otherwise, the line—up looks pretty settled. england with three days of training to go until the first ashes test gets underway at the gabba here on thursday. 0ne one to look forward to. england's women lost for the second match in a row in hockey's world league series. they

meanwhile, the ecb says it has spoken to england wicket—keeper jonny bairstow after claims of an alleged the pitch and difficult off the pitch and stop the england and wales cricket board have spoken to wicketkeeperjonny bairstow after reports that he was involved in an incident in a bar in perth at the start of the tour for weeks ago. the bbc understands he was having a drink in the same bar as the australian player cameron bancroft when at one point in the evening, their hits met. it is understood the players left amicably. the ecb released a statement saying there has been no report of any incident from the venue, security or police and there was no injury reported that they will follow up of the england management after the end of this test match. but the ongoing controversy surrounding ben stokes, this is not the sort of thing they need right now. rugby union and premiership champions exeter are back at the top of the table after snatching a win against saracens. they fought back to claim victory byjust two points. 18—20 the final score — patrick gearey has the details. two of the b

jonny bairstow, marine algae. all gone fairly quickly. —— gaia pope.ickets. a mixed bag. —— moeen ali. two batsmen, plenty of doubts before the tour, scored runs at the right moment. mixed day. two good days. and perhaps the day we took our eye off the ball a fraction with the bat, disappointed with the session. pleased with the 100th. obviously at the end, we still in context of this particular game, we are in position. in terms of our operation going into next week, we feel like we have dipped below where we were the last two days. things are england to work on. we saw australia's women winning. surprises for the men's selection? quite a lot of upset people in the australia squad. shane bourne thinks england are in a better place. another former as gillian player the selectors morons. —— shane warne. and an uninspired selection of a veteran. tim payne, the tasmanian, the wicketkeeper, he has not been keeping wicket much for his fate. one first—class century is four test appearances came seven years ago. he would have said they felt his test career wa

jonny bairstow and chris woakes are keeping england in the game in brisbane after the australian bowlerss, getting close to leading australia by 160 but tea is to shortly and at the moment the australians are using a couple of their part—time bowlers, the captain steve smith bowling a couple of overs. plenty more, of course, owned our website. there you can get the latest a nalysis website. there you can get the latest analysis of our top stories around the world. —— on our website. this is bbc news. hello once again. saturday was pretty much a cold day right across the british isles and for that, you have to thank a supply of cold north—westerly wind coming between an area of low pressure up towards the north—east, high pressure down towards the south—west. and on that run of north—westerlies, there were quite a few showers across northern and western parts. if you had some overnight, then ice could be a problem first thing on sunday, especially on untreated surfaces. here we are first thing on sunday morning. still that wind across the north—east of scotland, showers there. showers too

on the verge of defeat in the full ashes test, the ecb says it has broken with wicketkeeperjonny bairstowour weeks ago. more on those stories later on. a 39—year—old man has been charged with aggravated burglary and the attempted murder of a d—day veteran. ninety—six—year—oldjim booth was seriously injured in an attack at his home in taunton, somerset. joseph isaacs will appear in court on monday. the archbishop of york, john sentamu, has put his clerical dog collar back on, ten years after saying he wouldn't wear one until zimbabwe's president robert mugabe resigned. in 2007, the archbishop dramatically cut up his old dog collar during a bbc interview. he's now put on a new one, saying mugabe should apologise for taking a prosperous country to the brink of ruin. do you know, andrew, i could attempt to put this one back, or, i could try to put them all together, using superglue. .. it would be a pretty ropey collar. and i think the lesson for zimbabwe is the same. they cannot just try to stitch it up. something more radical, something you need to happen in terms of the rule of law, allowi

meanwhile, the ecb says it has spoken to england wicketkeeper jonny bairstow after claims of an allegedncroft during a night out earlier in the tour. france have won their 10th davis cup by beating belgium. world number 18 lucas pouille beat belgium's steve darcis in a deciding final match in front of a electric crowd in lille. it is france's first title since 2001. reigning champions exeter chiefs are five points clear at the top of the premiership after beating second place saracens by just two points yesterday. the chiefs scored two tries in the second half to come from behind against sarries. both teams were missing a number of players to international duty. the autumn internationals, which finished this weekend as well. in the other premiership match today, wasps came from behind to beat london irish 17—13. and in the three games in the pro 14 today there were wins for scarlets, glasgow and munster. valtteri bottas held off team—mate lewis hamilton as mercedes cruised to a dominant one—two in the season—ending abu dhabi grand prix. the finn completed the hat—trick of pole position,

the pitch following england's heavy defeat in the first test this morning after wicket keeperjonny bairstowan alleged headbutt towards australian opening batsman cameron bancroft earlier this month. michael vaughan says that are more important issues to address. i'm concerned that the cricketing side of what i've seen is going to be difficult to get right. i think they've got a chance at adelaide because of the pink ball, because you could potentially get conditions that are similar to what we find in the uk. the ball might move around which looks to me the england team desperately need to do so. if they lose that the adelaide oval this tour will get very messy. sam allardyce is the leading contenderfor the evertonjob. allardyce was an early candidate to succeed ronald koeman, who was sacked last month but publicly withdrew after everton delayed making an offer. the former england manager is back in frame for the job after everton suffered a 4—1 yesterday. everton have lost five of their seven games under caretaker boss david unsworth. the search has become increasingly urgent. romelu lukak

england's director of cricket andrew strauss said it was something bairstow did with his rugby mates,s have effectively been grounded. the second test begins in adelaide on saturday. the former england manager sam allardyce is the leading contenderfor the evertonjob. he had been an early candidate to succeed ronald koeman, but publicly withdrew after everton were slow to make an offer. that might now change. karen carney has withdrawn from the england squad for today's world cup qualifier against kazakhstan in colchester after injuring an ankle. england have won their first two qualifiers. lots more detail on the nominees coming up in 20 minutes' time. thank you. and details weather with matt. i think it is going to get really cold, isn't it? good morning. it is certainly cold this morning here. good morning. we have not mentioned the c—word just yet. it is christmas at the york gardens. there are illuminated installations playing along with music surrounding the location in the grounds of a 13th century abbey. and these colourful balls will twinkle away through the forecast. let's br

it has been dubbed the bairstow kiss.uch increase scrutiny for their off field conduct they'd keep a low profile, but it has come to light there was it headbutt from jonny ba i rstow on there was it headbutt from jonny bairstow on camera and bankrupt a month ago when the tour began in perth. in the press conference both men said there was no malice or intent and played it down as banter. the england coach trevor bayliss says the england players have to be smarter. let's hear from says the england players have to be smarter. let's hearfrom the says the england players have to be smarter. let's hear from the two says the england players have to be smarter. let's hearfrom the two men involved. we we re involved. we were just in the bar having a good laugh and a good evening out. it was very enjoyable. cameron and i enjoyed the evening and continued to do so. there was no intent or malice about anything during the evening. year, just greeted me with, yeah, just a headbutt kind of thing. i was expecting a handshake, but it was

certainly nothing in the issues of daddy's action and i just took it is yeah i don't know jonny bairstow you know a you know he says a lot of very different later to myself as and. yet my head yeah if you are in. full hair for head. it's jones a similar site their coach in chains of until after a poor start to the season milan a seven time european champions but have struggled in the last few years new chinese investors were hoping to boost the club by spending two hundred thirty three million dollars during the preseason transfer window or new players but one teller has been shown the door with the club lying seventh in setting our eleven points outside of the champions league qualifying positions former milan midfielder gennaro good to so will take over all of man fans thought their team was doing badly how about the team at the bottom of ben event zero incredible as it might sound they have started the season with thirteen straight defeats is the worst start to a camp campaign by any team in europe's top five leagues the previous record was held by mentions united that unwanted record

incident that took place on a night out during one of england's warm up matches england's jonny bairstowhead battered australia's cameron bancroft you did hear that correctly while much has been made of the incident bank of himself has lofted off as just a bit of. yeah like obviously at the top i mean you know he said sorry you know if i'm a person who is just really weird you know obviously. you know it was so random and i certainly didn't expect it coming you know as i said you know a handshake or a hog or something that would have something that all probably would have would have expected more than ahead bob. france are celebrating their first davis cup tennis cycling sixteen years off to beating belgium in this year's final they took a two one lead over the belgians into the final day in low but were pushed all the way to a deciding foot singles match helen gleason has more. with nine players ranked in the side the top one hundred fronts were always going to be one of the favorites to win tennis is to the world cup. belgium may only have two top one hundred players but one of them is

just after lunch, jonny bairstow had to leave the field for treatment after hurting a finger on the field a catch. also some encouraging signs from james anderson, he missed training yesterday because of a stomach upset. also, jake boll is continuing his recovery from an ankle injury. they need to keep fit as well as focused, with the first test starting in brisbane on november the 23rd. onto football, and austrailia have booked their place in the world cup after a 3—1 win in the 2nd leg of their play—off against honduras. the first leg finished goalless but there was a hatrick for the aston villa midfielder mile jedinak, all set pieces. his first a free kick from just ooutside the box, the other two came from the penalty spot. no celebrations for martin o‘neill who will speak to the irish football association about his future, after his side failed to reach the world cup. the republic were thrashed 5—1 by denmark in the 2nd leg of their play—off after the first finished goalless. it started well when shane duffy put them one up in the tie. but, some poor defending let the danes back in a

moeen ali, was out l.b.w, and johnny bairstow, paid the price for aiming for the sky but england's bowlersover? i am back bowling again on a light scale are probably around the new year. what about the strain the new year. what about the strain the body goes through?m the new year. what about the strain the body goes through? it is among fa st the body goes through? it is among fast bowlers in particular. it is one of those where it comes on the adverse stress at any time, it can just appear. how frustrating is it for you? it's mixed feelings with that. it's been really nice to watch the guys, i really interesting start, ebbing and flowing. there is always that bit in the back of your mind whether you would be out there and playing. it's got a little bit ofa tint and playing. it's got a little bit of a tint on it. but it's been great to sort of see it get under way. the first session has been my target. i watched most of it last night and certainly really interesting to see the way the game has sort of changed so the way the game has sort of changed so quickly from yesterday. the pace has

but an injury scare for england, just after lunch jonny bairstow had to leave the field for treatmentome encouraging signs from the nights where james anderson has been bowling, he missed training yesterday because of a stomach upset. jake ball is continuing his recovery from an ankle injury. england will be keeping their fingers crossed, no more injury scares, they need to keep fit as well as focused with a first test starting in brisbane on the 23rd. england‘s women beat a governor general ‘s x! easily in their warm up general ‘s x! easily in their warm up ahead of the t20 phase of ashes series. sarah taylor and beaten on 93, england won by 90 runs in sydney. the first of 32020 matches is on friday, england need to win at least two of the free and remain undefeated to retain the ashes. the uk anti—doping agency has closed its investigation into a package delivered to sub bradley wiggins‘s tea m delivered to sub bradley wiggins‘s team sky during the 2011 criterium du dauphine. thejiffy bag contained a legal decongestant for sir bradley, saying his team management. the doping agency s