it is understood that ben duckett was out in the bar with other players including members of the testre not involved, no members of of the public were involved but he has been suspended pending this disciplinary enquiry and this will raise yet more questions about the behaviour of england's players on this tour. as you say, staggeringly, this incident happened on the first night that the players were really allowed out after a midnight curfew had been lifted. that curfew was originally imposed after wicketkeeperjonny ba i rstow had imposed after wicketkeeperjonny bairstow had been involved in an influence in a bar in perth last month. clearly there is the ongoing issue surrounding ben stokes as well who is waiting to find out whether he will face any charges over an incident outside a nightclub in bristol in september. clearly this sort of disciplinary distraction after everything that has happened with england is the last thing they really need right now. on the pitch, opener keatonjennings, has made a case for picking him next week, by scoring 80, and so too has tom curran , not out

trouble on tour — ben duckett dropped from today's ashes tour game after another bar incident in perth run at the uk snooker championship continues. good evening and welcome. we start at the london stadium were david moyes has recorded his first win as west ham boss against london rivals chelsea, who fall further behind the premier league's leaders, manchester city. it was david moyes‘ fifth game in charge. marco and out of its goal sbégsefleg for west ham, their struggle to stay is real. change is needed. the first came in goal, joe hart left out in the cold. but the difference on the pitch is what matters and it needs to come quickly. lost on no one, least of all, marko arnautovic, goal bringing celebration, as much as a sigh of relief. there was a long way to go, chelsea was threatening. the second half brought more chelsea chances, but with those came further frustration. morata and hazard both going close and adding to the west ham nerves. they held on for an invaluable win and offering promise of better times ahead. watching the game for 5 live was former chelsea winger pat nevin.

ben duckett has been suspended pending an investigation.all—up. instead of talking about the cricket on the page it is the disciplinary issues fit which has overshadowed the start of this two—day match, surrounding ben duckett who is training with the england lions squad. he was due to play in today's match but he was dropped because he is facing an ecb enquiry into an incident in a bar in perth on thursday. it is emerged he was out after midnight with other players including members of the test squad when a senior england player had a drink poured over his head. as a result of that, ben duckett is facing this ecb enquiry. but the ecb point out no mothers of the public we re point out no mothers of the public were involved and neither were the police. you can see the frustration of trevor bayliss afterwards. this is another disciplinary issue that england could do without. disappointed. as i said, it doesn't matter how trivial it is, in this environment we have gone through these problems, it isn't right. nothing to do with any of their peo

the most recent — lions batsman ben duckett suspended for pouring a drink over bowlerjames anderson. jonny bairstow though believes its a part of the game the players expect. i think the stuff that is on the pitch has to stay firmly on the pitch. there will have been things said on the pitch from years and yea rs said on the pitch from years and years ago, to be really honest with you, it is something that is part and parcel of the game, you have 13 quys and parcel of the game, you have 13 guys out there in the middle at any one point, there are very passionate about winning, so things sometimes do go overboard, but that is part and parcel of being alpha males on a sporting arena. there have been a few incidents of back of the pitch, the one with ben duckett, there is a perception that england have a discipline problem when it comes to alcohol, is that fair? people will have perceptions and will read things, ifirmly have perceptions and will read things, i firmly believe that there has been a lot of hype, i think it has been a lot of hype, i think it has escalated a lot. we are in a

let mejust let me just returned to the top story about ben duckett being investigated, we have just heardevor bayliss who has

as a result of that, ben duckett is facing this ecb enquiry. ecb point out no members of the public were involved and neither were the police. you can see the frustration of trevor bayliss afterwards. this is another disciplinary issue that england could do without. disappointed. as i said, it doesn't matter how trivial it is, in this environment with what we have gone through these problems, it isn't right. nothing to do with any of their people outside the squad. again, just boys being boys i suppose. but unacceptable. this will raise questions about the behaviour of england's players because staggeringly, this incident happened on the first night after a midnight curfew had been lifted. that curfew was imposed afterjonny bairstow was involved in an incident in a bar in perth last month. this all happens against a backdrop of the ben stokes issue. he is waiting to find out if he will be charged following an incident outside a nightclub in bristol. for england already 2—0 down in this ashes series and this is precisely the sort of disciplinary

the most recent, lions batsman ben duckett suspended for pouring a drink over bowlerjames anderson.s also created unwanted headlines. jonny bairstow though believes its a part of the game the players expect. look, i think the stuff that's on the pitch has to stay firmly on the pitch. there will have been things said on the pitch from years and yea rs said on the pitch from years and years and years ago. to be really honest with you, it's something that's part and parcel of the game. you've got 13 guys out there in the middle at any one point, they're very passionate about winning so yeah, things do sometimes go overboard. that's part and parcel of being alpha males out on a sporting arena. there's also been a few incidents with england off the pitch as well, we saw the one with ben duckett at the weekend, there's a perception among some people that england have a discipline problem especially when it comes to alcohol, is that their? people will have perceptions and we'll read things... ifirmly perceptions and we'll read things... i firmly believe that there's been a lot of hype abou

batsmen ben duckett has been dropped from the tour following an incident in duckett has been dropped incident in perth. mike, we have heard about this in the last couple of hours? we had something was wrong because ben duckett was meant to play in a warm up duckett was meant to play in a warm up match but was dropped and replaced in that match. we found out it's because he had been suspended while he is investigated for an incident in a bar in perth and if that means any bells, it's because you remember at the beginning of the door, jonny bairstow was involved in an incident in a bar in perth. then an incident in a bar in perth. then a curfew was imposed on the england tea m a curfew was imposed on the england team meaning they had to be back in the hotel by midnight. that curfew was lifted on thursday night, the players went out, and in the bar when the incident took place, a lot of the senior squad were there as well. this was the first night after the curfew and there's been another incident. this time we understand no police were involved or calls, no members of the public, the s

it's just been revealed why batsman ben duckett was been dropped from england's ashes tour match todayt follows an incident in a perth bar. a few snow showers and the potential of some significant snow. join me later for the of some significant snow. join me laterfor the details. good morning. first, our main story. the foreign secretary, boris johnson, is due to arrive in iran shortly, where he will express what he describes as "grave concerns" over the imprisonment of the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. the aid—worker has been held prisoner in the country since april 2016, accused of trying to overthrow the iranian government — a charge she denies. mrjohnson is also expected to discuss britain's wider relations with iran. here's our diplomatic correspondent james robbins. boris johnson's first visit to iran could hardly be more sensitive. last month he was accused of damaging the case for the release of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe by remarks he later apologised for. on his way to tehran to see iran's foreign minister, he issued a statement, saying: the foreign secreta

have the ideal build—up, with yet another disciplinary controversy involving the lions batsmen ben duckettimmy anderson's head in a bar last week. despite all of that, joe root was an upbeat mood when he spoke earlier on. he says he believes england can still find a way back into the series. it is an opportunity to create history, it is a real chance to flip the dynamics of this series oi'i to flip the dynamics of this series on its head. if we do, come away 2—1 from this game, it does blow the series wide open. as for australia, pistol have won selection issue to resolve, batsmen peter handscomb's places under threat, he could be replaced by all—rounder mitchell marsh, brother of shaun marsh. it would give australia another bowling option as well. they have this incredible record at this ground, they haven't lost to england at a test match here at the waca since 1978, but, even so, their captain steve smith says his team are taking nothing for granted. england are a very good side, and no doubt they will come back really hard this week. for us, the message i have said to the boys is don't

suspended after pouring a drink overjimmy anderson's head in a bar in perth on friday —— player ben ducketted but admits they need to change their approach. those two incidents have proven there is very little margin for error when you've had a beer. to say we've got a drinking culture in this team is very unfair, you know. but we've just got to smarten up and we've got to do it quickly because there's too much at stake, you know, there's obviously a personal career, but you a lwa ys obviously a personal career, but you always wa nt obviously a personal career, but you always want to leave the side and the cap in a good place after every tour and after every game. people pay a lot of money to come and watch as he and australia. at home, the support we get is fantastic. we've got to try and build up that trust. serious questions about the culture of this england setup. for now, their immediate focus is trying to win here in perth. mark wood, the durham fast bowler, is not being added to the squad. the feeling is he has not had enough bowling practice after recovering from injury. england are

batsman ben duckett has been dropped from england's ashes tour game on saturday following an incident

ben duckett has been told he won't ta ke ben duckett has been told he won't take part in the englandnderson's head in a perth bar. more in the next half an hour. it's that time of year when we're bombarded with pictures and videos of the perfect christmas, but if we're honest we know it's not like that for a lot of people — and seeing everyone pretending it's perfect can actually be pretty hard. a new survey by a charity which works with people who are estranged from their families suggests that only two out of three of us in britain will spend most of christmas day with our immediate family. 0ur reporter catrin nye spoke to three people who don't have contact with their family about christmas when it's it is portrayed as the perfect situation, isn't it? with the family sitting around the christmas tree, and reality is starker. i remember last christmas, there wasn't even that noise of the door being opened, and ijust felt so unwanted, and i felt as though everyone has someone or somewhere, and i didn't have that. i was very upset, and ijust stayed in my room, pretty much, cried all

yet another disciplinary controversy involving lions batsman ben duckett. drink ofjimmy anderson's head in abba last week. despite that, joe root was an upbeat mood as he spoke earlier. he says he believes england can find earlier. he says he believes england canfind a earlier. he says he believes england can find a way back into the cds. earlier. he says he believes england can find a way back into the cdsm is an opportunity to create history and a real chance to flip the dynamics of this series on its head. if we come away— one from this game, it blows it wide open. as forestry area, they have won selection issue to resolve. peter handscomb's place is under threat and he could be replaced by all—rounder mitchell march, brother of shaun marsh. that would give australia and other bowling option. they have an incredible record here and have not lost to england in a test match at the waca since 1978. even so, captain steve smith says his team are taking nothing for granted. england are very good side and no doubt they will come back really ha rd doubt they wi

this time ben duckett dropped from england's tour match today for pouring a drink over the head ofjamest incident relating to poor player behaviour in a series which threatens to become a nightmare for the team trailing 2—0 with three matches to play. i think it's fairly trivial. in the climate it's just not acceptable. everyone's been warned about even small things can be blown out of proportion and the ecb have also been quite strict to the boys with their message. it's simply unacceptable. doesn't matter how trivial it is in this environment and what we have had to go through already with some of the small problems. as i said, it's not right, not acceptable. today's warm—up match was intended to give england's batsmen the chance to press their case for inclusion in the remainder of the series. still no one registering that big score which england have missed so far. ronnie o'sullivan is closing in on a 6th uk championship title after a 6—4 victory over stephen maguire in the semifinals. the rocket booked his place in tomorrow's final after holding off a late fightback from maguire. h

one of england's back up players on their ashes tour, ben duckett, has paid the price for pouring a drinks been suspended pending an investigation, and so missed his chance to push for a test match call up in a tour match today, against a cricket australia 11. andy swiss reports from perth. instead of talking about the cricket on the pitch it is the disciplinary

one of england's back up players on their ashes tour, ben duckett, has paid the price for pouring a drinkte james anderson's head, at a bar in perth. the 23 year old, has been suspended pending an investigation, and so misses his chance to push for a test match call up in a tour match today against a cricket australia eleven. it is fairly trivial but in the current climate it isn't acceptable. everyone has been warned about how small things can be blown into all proportion. the ecb have been quite strict to the boys with their message. it is unacceptable. west ham manager david moyes has decided david moyes will be hoping to secure his first win since taking charge of west ham united as they take on chelsea at the first premier league fixture of the day. the reigning champions have conceded just four goals in their last seven in all competitions. but found themselves a goal down at the london stadium in just the sixth minute. marko arnautovic sparking delirium, and picking up a booking for his celebration. less than three months ago british aerials skier lloyd wallace suffered as a severe

ben duckett was dropped from today's ashes tour against the cricket australia 11 after pouring a drink—overls on those stories at 5.30pm for you. iraq's prime minister has announced that the war against islamic state in his country has been won. he says that iraq has been liberated and his army are in control of areas along the border. ist grew army are in control of areas along the border.ist grew out of what was al-qaeda in iraq. in 2014, the group overran large swathes of northern and western iraq, proclaiming the creation of a caliphate. at least two people have been killed in israeli air strikes in gaza. the israeli authorities say they were targeting hamas military positions after rockets were fired from there into southern israel. four people are now known to have died in violence since president trump announced the united states would move its embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. sebastian usher reports. the palestinians are continuing to show their anger over president trump's recognition ofjerusalem as israel's capital. there have been more clashes in bethlehem at student—held prot

trouble on tour — ben duckett dropped from today's ashes tour game after another bar incident in perthe's run at the uk snooker championship continues. the rocket is through to the final good evening and welcome, we start at the london stadium were david moyes has recorded his first win as west ham boss against london rivals chelsea, who fall further behind the premier league's leaders, manchester city. it was moyes‘ fifth game in charge of west ham since replacing slaven bilic. a first half marko arnautovic goal separated the two sides, adam wild was watching. it may only be december, but chelsea's hopes of retaining their premier league title are already beginning to cool. for west ham, their struggle to stay is real. struggle to stay up is real. change is needed. the first came in goal, joe hart left out in the cold. but the difference on the pitch is what matters and it needs to come quickly. a fact lost on no one, least of all, marko arnautovic, goal bringing celebration, as much as a sigh of relief. there was a long way to go, chelsea threatening. the second half brought more che

this time ben duckett dropped from england's tour match today for powering a drink over the head ofjamesnstead he has been suspended pending an investigation.” instead he has been suspended pending an investigation. i think it's fairly trivial. in the climate it's fairly trivial. in the climate it's just not acceptable. everyone's been warned about even small things can be blown out of proportion and the ecb have also been quite strict to the boys with their message. it's simply unacceptable. doesn't matter how trivial it is in this environment and what we have had to go through already with some of the small problems. as i said, it's not right, not acceptable. today's warm—up match was intended to give england's batsmen the chance to give england's batsmen the chance to press their case for inclusion in the remainder of the series. still no one registering that big score which england have missed so far. ronnie o'sullivan is closing in on a 6th uk championship title after a 6-4 6th uk championship title after a 6—4 victory over stephen maguire in the semifinals. the rocky booked his pla

the england cricketer ben duckett was dropped from today's ashes tour game in australia after pouringis part of the lions squad but was due to play for the senior team against a cricket australia xi. the england coach, trevor bayliss, has called the behaviour "trivial but unacceptable". sir bradley wiggins is a five time olympic cycling champion, a tour de france winner, but after retiring from cycling he's changed! wiggins has swapped the saddle for a rowing seat but made what he described as a "schoolboy error" on his competitive debut. he mistakenly thought there had been a false start at the british indoor championships. he finished in 21st place over 2km, won by adam neil. you can find more of the day's action on the bbc sport website, including ronnie o'sullivan reaching the final of the uk snooker championship. reeta. hundreds of thousands of people have filled the streets of paris for the funeral of the singer johnny hallyday, who died on wednesday at the age of 7a. his coffin was driven in a cortege down the champs—elysees, followed by several hundred bikers clad in leather.

the england lions cricketer, ben duckett has today been suspended from their tour of australia for pouringh a final written warning over his conduct. yesterday england coach trevor bayliss described the incident as "trivial" but team management were left furious at another off—field misdemeanour. 0n the field, tom curran has boosted his chances of a place in the england team ahead of the third ashes test starting in perth on thursday with five wickets in england's latest tour match. he also scored an unbeaten 77 with the bat yesterday. captain moeen ali didn't bowl but did find a bit of form with the bat, scoring a second—innings, a7 in england's drawn match against a cricket australia 11. that's all the sport for now. i'm sure for is hoping that the third ashes test, everything will change. the sun will come out, everyone will behave immaculately, and england will win! thank you very much. there have been more protests in the arab and muslim world against president trump's decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. clashes broke out in the lebanese capital beirut where prot

ben duckett, you may recall had been involved in an altercation with a fellow player who had thrown a pint of beer over, they were talking about this yesterday on the news channel, has been suspended from playing on the tour after powering the drink overjames anderson in a perth bar. this is the second incident of its kind since the ashes tour and pre—tour build—up period began. ben is with the england lions, the next team down as it were, and had been given an opportunity to play yesterday but as a result of that incident reported to the team he wasn't allowed to play and was waiting for the outcome of the disciplinary hearing. we don't know what punishment he will receive yet beyond the suspension but that could be punishment enough given that this was his first opportunity to play at the highest level. the manager had made it clear yesterday how fed up he is of having to defend his players‘ behaviour and among others kevin peefter send, former england player, really —— pietersen, really suggesting guys need to get a grip on out—of—hours performance as it were to improve their on th

ben duckett has been dropped from england's tour match today for pouring a drink over the head of jamesning the batting. instead he has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation. to be honest i think it is fairly trivial. but in the current climate it is just not acceptable. you know, everybody has been warned about even small things blowing out of proportion. the ecb have also been quite strict for the boys, with their message. quite simply it is unacceptable. it doesn't matter how trivial it is. in this environment, what we have had to go through already with some of these small problems, as i said, it just isn't right. not acceptable. the warmup match was intended to give england's batsmen the chance to press their case for inclusion in the remainder of the series. keaton jennings made 80, tom curren, 77. still, nobody registered the big score which england have missed so far in the series. england declared on 3111—9, while a cricket australia 11 was 62— one at the close of play on the first day. ronnie o'sullivan is closing in on a sixth uk championship title after a 6—

ben duckett was one of those in trouble.james anderson's head in a bar in perth. he was given a suspension for that. now he has been told he won't take pa rt now he has been told he won't take part in the england lions tour to the west indies next year because of that incident. two of the english players involved in the t20 big bash we re players involved in the t20 big bash were on the losing side today as melbourne stars were beaten by brisbane heat. kevin pietersen was useful in the field. his hopes of having a decent innings were short—lived. he was dismissed for ten. luke wright was bowled for 19 as the stars were beaten by 15 runs. that's all the sport. more on these stories on the bbc website. i will have more in the next hour. let's get more now on the metropolitan police launching a review of all current sex offence investigations, after the collapse of a second rape case in a week. the prosecutions were halted because of the late disclosure of evidence. scotland yard confirmed the same officer was involved in both

coach is blasting the behavior of another player embroiled in yet another failed incidence batsman ben duckett has been suspended from playing on the tour of australia this after pouring a drink of a senior player jimmy anderson at a bar in perth. well to quote us i think it's fairly trivial but. in the current climate it's just not acceptable and you know everyone's been warned a bit even small things can be like me blown out of all proportion and. yeah ac d.c. is also being quite strict to the boise with a message it's quite simply unacceptable on the world's longest single sporting event is heading into one of its most dangerous stretches competitors in the nine months around the world volvo ocean rice just left cape town in south africa and they're heading into the unpredictable southern ocean on route to a brief stopover in australia the race is set to finish in june in the netherlands ok but as always sport for not more light. earlier in the program we told you about anti-nuclear weapons group that was awarded the nobel peace prize and the right up to that ceremony we've been exploring t

coaches blasted the behavior of another player embroiled in yet another failed incidence batsman ben duckett has been suspended from playing on the tour of australia get this after pouring a drink over a senior player jimmy anderson at a bar in perth will to be a cordless i think it's fairly trivial but. in the current climate it's just not acceptable you know everyone's been warned a bit even in small things can be like to be blown out of all proportion and. yet you've also been quite strict to the boys in the message and it's quite simply unacceptable on the world's longest single sporting event is heading into one of its most dangerous stretches competitors in the nine months around the world volvo ocean race just left cape town in south africa and now heading into the unpredictable southern ocean on route to a brief stopover in australia the race is set to finish in june in the netherlands . as i suppose that if not get back to mary i'm in london thanks very much annie all that's it for now for this news out around up of all our top stories coming up in a couple of minutes time i will ha

in the same bar, one of the england lions joining ben duckett in the same bar, one of the england lionsjoining for head ofjimmy anderson. they have come inforan head ofjimmy anderson. they have come in for an awful lot of flick. michael vaughan the former england captain says they are acting like stu d e nts captain says they are acting like students and the next one to step out of line should go home. you sort joe root, the england captain, michael vaughan says some of the senior players should be held accountable and need to get everybody in line. alastair cook is an elder statesman of the side and he was asked about all of this field controversy overnight. he was asked about all of this field controversy overnightlj he was asked about all of this field controversy overnight. i don't think we are getting painted fairly in the media because, on our culture, clearly there has been a couple of things, it sounds silly me saying it, but the media have brought that up. but the world has changed after the september incidents so it's down to us to adjust to that and we cannot afford any more mistake

the most recent incdient saw england lion ben duckett suspended by the ecb after pouring a pint of beer ashes tour, says that results will temper how any off—field indiscretions are reported. the key thing, as ever, in these situations is if you are producing the right results on the pitch, then people are very, very forgiving. we had, i remember one years ago at manchester, an international against new zealand. we were found to be in the win bar at new zealand. we were found to be in the win barat 1am new zealand. we were found to be in the win bar at 1am —— wine bar at 1am. headlines were ready to go in the papers next day slamming us for being out of order. as we won the game, the headline wassic,ic hooray. -- hic, hic, game, the headline wassic,ic hooray. —— hic, hic, hooray. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in sportsday at 10:30pm. "brexit must work for animals too" — those are the words of environment secretary, michael gove, who today promised that animal welfare standards would improve after the uk leaves the eu. the government has published a new law that sa

the most recent incident saw england lion ben duckett suspended by the ecb after pouring a pint of beers are reported. if you are producing the right performance on the pitch then people are forgiving. years ago we were found to be in the wine bar at one o‘clock in the morning and they have headlines ready to go in the papers the next day slamming us for being out of order but we won the game and the headline was, array. that‘s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website and we‘ll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. plans to change the rules in england on using people‘s organs after they die are being set out by the government. the health secretary has launched a consultation on moving to a system of what‘s called ‘presumed consent‘ — in which people opt out of being a donor — rather than opting in. it‘s already been introduced in wales. scotland is planning to follow suit. professor nadey hakim is consultant surgeon at imperial college london, and is here with me now. thank you for coming in. does this consultation makes sense to

the england lions cricketer ben duckett has today been suspended from their tour of australia for pouringe's also been fined and issued with a final written warning over his conduct. yesterday england coach trevor bayliss described the incident as "trivial" but team management were left furious at another off—field misdemeanour. in his absence, tom curran boosted his chances of a place in england's test tea m his chances of a place in england's test team for the third test on thursday with five wickets. he also scored an unbeaten 77. moeen ali, the captain, did not bowl but did find some form when batting, scoring 47 in the second innings. the match endedin 47 in the second innings. the match ended in a draw against a cricket australia 11. i've had some good chats with andy flower and stuff about how to play the next test if selected. so from my point of view it is nice to get away from everything a bit and concentrate a bit on my game. great britain have topped the medal table at the european cross country championships in slovakia. andrew butchart won bronze and led the gb senior men to

and after being suspended by england earlier this month, batsman ben duckett has been left out of the next year. i will be back with more on those stories on afternoon live at 2:30pm. homelessness in england is a ‘national crisis‘ according to a group of mps. more than 9,000 people are sleeping rough and a further 78,000 families are in temporary accomodation. the committee of mps says that government efforts to tackle the issue are an "abject failure". the government says it‘s providing more than a billion pounds, in the next two years, to reduce homelessness. andy moore reports. just go through this. when his dad was made homeless, seven—year—old billy lived part—time with him in one room of this emergency shelter. billy had his own bed, his dad used a folding bed. so how does it work, he has to fold it out every night? yes, just like this. it is tough enough for an adult to be here, but to be here with a child and remain strong is difficult. he should not be here. he shouldn‘t be here at all. i‘m doing what i can do to be a parent to him, under these circumstances. this report says

in the midst of an ashes tour plagued by ill—discipline within the squad, batsman ben duckett has beendy been suspended for powering a drink overjames anderson's head in a perth bar. i will be back after the lunchtime news at 1. i will be back after the lunchtime news at1. 30pm. the european court ofjustice has decided that the taxi hailing app uber should legally be considered a transport company. the ruling will mean that the firm should be subjected to tighter eu regulation in the countries in which it operates. our technology correspondent is here. it had wanted to be, uber argued, a ding tal —— a digital service and recognised as that. what does this mean for uber and customers? it was interesting you described it at the beginning as we all describe it as a taxi hailing app which is true, it's what it is. it's always wanted to be called a ride—sharing app, a service that stands between drivers and people wanting a ride and just acts as an intermediary, this has made it clear it isa intermediary, this has made it clear it is a transport company and should be regulated as such. uber

rather gloomy over in aus but bowler craig 0verton says he still believes england are not batsman ben duckettd announced she will return to the wta tour next year. bartoli, who is now 33, quit tennis in august 2013 less than six weeks after winning her only grand slam title at the all england club, citing ongoing injury problems. the french player, who reached a career—high world ranking of seventh, intends to make her comeback at the miami open in march. she is so much fun, she works with the bbc at wimbledon so we get to talk to her about who will win and how the tournament is going and she will be back on the grass she hopes next summer. she had this illness that had her fearing for her life, she retired after winning that one grandslam and everyone thought, what a shame, she has finally done it and she could do more but she said i quite fancy doing something else. great comeback story. it would be if she won another grand slam, it would be remarkable, but she is such a jolly and likeable character, great to see her back playing. only a tiny proportion of new parents in the uk take advanta

is still very much on them and in particular their disciplinary problems after it emerged that ben duckettaid his tea m cameron bancroft and he said his team are not distracted by in the‘s problems. look, i think regardless of what issues pop—up, that certainly does not change what we want to do as a team. ithink not change what we want to do as a team. i think we have not change what we want to do as a team. ithink we have been not change what we want to do as a team. i think we have been pretty ruthless so far in this series and we certainly want to keep it that way. i think all those external factors, they are certainly out of our control. if we can keep focusing on our games our control. if we can keep focusing on ourgames and our control. if we can keep focusing on our games and the way we're playing, that will not make any difference in regards to that. the pitch at the waca was once famed for being one of the fastest and fiery sta n being one of the fastest and fiery stan the world. memories of some of the great pace bowlers charging in over the years. it has in recent times become