ben stokes is set to step in forjoe root, who's wife is due to have a baby and stokes says he won't bef attitude and commitment towards what i do as an individual, and then, you know, obviously having the added responsibility of being a captain, you know, that also comes with pressure in terms of making decisions, you know, especially through tough periods of the game which obviously test cricket can throw at you when you are putting a big partnership on, you are the person who makes the decision to try to break that partnership so you have got a lot to think about, but i think that even if i am in charge, thatis think that even if i am in charge, that is not going to change the way that is not going to change the way that i go about things in terms of how i want to influence the game, which is to try and make a positive effect with the ball bat in my hand, but i think no matter what i do in terms of choosing what to do in a situation, it will always be the positive route. this is going to end joe root‘s run of playing in england's last 77 tests. ben stokes' last captaincy was in 2008

he's awaiting the birth of his second child, but he says his vice captain ben stokes would be more thanou look at how he speaks to the group, the way he holds himself on the field, the way he leads from the front with his performances, the way he trains. everyone watches what he does and they want to copy him, to emulate him. when he speaks, people listen — another great trait to have, i suppose. he is a very good thinker about cricket. there's lots more on the bbc sport website and app — including from golf‘s travellers championship in the us. rory mcilroy‘s tied for fourth at the moment, as he tries to win his first tournament of the year. andy murray taking on dan evans in the battle of the brits. that is what i am going to settle down in front of this afternoon. that's all the sport for now. the us has recorded an all—time daily high of 40,000 coronavirus infections, according to figures from johns hopkins university. the white house coronavirus task force warned young people that their behaviour posed a risk to older people who are more vulnerable. 866,000 people aged between 18 an

and he says: ben stokes will captain england for the first time in their opening test against the westch starts next wednesday. it's because captainjoe root will be at the birth of his second child over the coming days. but with coronavirus protocols meaning he'll need to self—isolate for a week after leaving hospital. he'd not be back at the ageas bowl in southampton in time. it'll end root‘s run of playing in england's last 77 tests. but the bbc‘s cricket correspondent jonathan agnew‘s told me it doesn't matter. i think he will be a natural captain. he has this very aggressive side to him which makes him the all—rounder that he is. he is a natural leader in many ways and it'll be interesting to see how he on. he has transformed over the last couple of years, he had an amazing summer last year and he has huge respect from his own players. meanwhile, the west indies will wear the black lives matter logo on shirts for the series. their captain jason holder says they want to help raise awarness in the fight forjustice and equality. england are also expected to wear the logo and have the

it means ben stokes will captain the side when the first test begins next wednesday.ut what moves he's making when he's out there as well, so from my point of view, i'm looking forward to working with him. i'm extending the same courtesies i would to rooty, so he will have a lot of say of what's going on as well, and he will play a big part of giving his opinion on the selections as well. adam peaty should have been heading to the olympics in the next few days to defend his breaststroke gold medal. but with the tokyo games postponed, he's at home, training in his back garden. and he's calling on the english government to reopen swimming pools to help people's mental and physical health. he's also been opening up about his hopes for his baby son and how he wants to improve diversity in his sport. sally nugent‘s been to meet him. adam, lockdown has presented you with some real challenges in terms of training. but you are managing to get around them, are you not? tell me what this is. this is a five by three m tub, it's called in and list pool three m tub, it's called in

england all—rounder ben stokes says he won't change his style of play, if he's made captain for the firstad an incredible summer last year, and he says that although he's happy to be a leader, it's all about playing for him. if i'm being honest, i'm not one of those people who people with necessarily associate with as the next england captain. it's not been a goal but i'm really looking forward to the opportunity of doing it. yeah, being a captain has never been... i've never set massive goals, to be honest, it's always been about winning. a really proud moment for him, more sport later. adam peaty talking about something so adam peaty talking about something so many would love to be able to do, get back in the pools. it's interesting when you talk to him about it because obviously there's safety concerns, he's well aware of that, but he's working out aware of that, but he's working out a way when you can go to your leisure centre. there's lots of people who can't exercise in other ways who use their pools to all three times a week, it's important for them physical and mental health to ge

he is awaiting the birth of his second child, but he says his vice—captain, ben stokes, would be moremell and taste. in fact, both symptoms are now on a list, meaning people should self—isolate if they lose these senses. but how long does it take for them to come back? and what if that never happens? let's speak with cara bartlett, who lost her sense of smell and taste in march after displaying other symptoms of coronavirus. she isjoined by chrissi kelly, who founded the charity abscent, after she lost her sense of smell a number of years ago. kara, are you well now? you lost your smell and taste in march. i'm assuming you did have coronavirus? we assume so, yes. unfortunately, when my symptoms first came about their words —— they were not officially recognised as symptoms. they withdrew testing, so i have never had it officially confirmed. yet massive —— it must have been very frustrating for you. does it affect your everyday life? it does have quite a big impact. you jump in the shower, you cant smell your shampoo, you can't taste your brea kfast. shampoo, you can't taste your break

say then i will have to create order on my own no ben there was a time when the gun lobby and specifically the national rifle association what kind of stoke sales as these types of situations would happen when you would see a mass shooting or when you would see not necessarily pandemic of a social unrest you would see these kind of but it appears over the last few years and i want to say specifically since the shooting at the moment douglas high school in florida they've kind of been very very quiet why is that. yeah i think there's a couple of reasons for that were i mentioned in the piece of the last time we saw this major surge in sales would go back to 2013 president obama was reelected the sandy hook shooting took place and then there was talk at that time of banning eyre 15 rifles and we saw this huge surge in gun purchases and ammo purchases because people were rushing out to go ahead and buy these weapons before they became illegal because it was also said don't worry will ban new purchases anything that you already own is already grandfathered in so you had a huge spike of people going out and buying these what has changed. thoug

has focused most are on stoking culture wars, including his belief that nfl players shouldn't kneel to protest police brutality. the only black official in his cabinet, dr. benuggested that he's trying to change that. >> i think we just continue to work with him. he'll get there. >> reporter: one day after he turned 74, questions about the president's physical condition are also back at the forefront now that he's defending walking slowly and awkwardly down a ramp saturday at west point military academy. trump says the ramp was very long and steep, had no hand rail, and most importantly was very slippery. he made no mention of how he also appeared to have difficulty holding up a glass of water during his address. now, jake, the president did just take questions from reporters. he talked about that book from his former national security adviser john bolton that's scheduled to come out on tuesday. the president said he believes bolten will have, quote, criminal problems if that book comes out as is as there's been this fight back and forth between the white house and bolten's camp over whether or not it contains classified information. the president said he be

miss next week's test against the west indies to be at the birth of his second child — meaning ben stokesl lead the team for the first time. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. pubs and restaurants in leicester may stay closed for two more weeks due to a surge in coronavirus cases. the city's mayor says he's expecting current restrictions to remain when they are eased in the rest of england. but sir peter soulsby has criticised the lack of information from the government saying he only received more detail at one o'clock this morning. the health secretary matt hancock has been talking to local officials this afternoon. our health editor, hugh pym, reports from leicester. there were big questions for the city of leicester today. a community anxious to know what, if any, restrictions on their lives might be imposed. and health experts trying to work out why there has been a recent increase in the number of coronavirus cases. mobile testing units moved into the city in the last few days in an attempt to gain more information about the local cases. earlier the city's mayor was to