our correspondentjoe wilson was at st pancras for the homecoming.

our correspondentjoe wilson was at st pancras for the homecoming.re at saint pancras station, perhaps the first chance for members of the great britain olympic team to get a sense of the impact that they've made on audiences and the general public here in britain. of course, the paris games, as close as we're going to get to a home olympics, just a train journey away. and that journey for some of the medallists, a chance perhaps, to really begin in earnest a sense of reflection. my coach said it quite nicely, they've got a whole lifetime for it to sink in. and i guess that takes in a little bit, like i'm going to be an olympic champion for the rest of my life, and this whole game has been an amazing experience. and to yeah, to say it again, like to be part of this team. i'm so, so proud. and for the third time as well, it'sjust phenomenal. even before i left, my family were already organising a party on the 24th for me just to get... and i was like, it's only going to be my family. but now i think the whole community is going to turn up. um, but yea

of the 65 medals on show — but only 1a of them gold — their lowest total since 200a. our correspondentjoe wilson

our sports correspondentjoe wilson is at lord's.is week, a remarkable story of sporting perseverance. at the age of 30 ollie stone is about to play his fourth match, pulling at 45 95 miles an hour is the focus of his entire life. whether it's stress fracture, ecl, his body is broken down. many players years ago i'm sure would have given of the dream of playing test match cricket. but here he is. it's never been in my eyes to give that up and if my body then gave up on me i may have to step away but thankfully so far i've found a way and i can be back out there in an england shirt. screws in your vertebrae wasn't it? there are two, one in l3 and one in l4. just to stop it cracking again. there's no better feeling i think than bowling fast or trying to both fast so i'll never stop doing that whether i pick up a nickel or not. anglers are 1—0 up in the series, but at the old trafford, you can bowl left arm her right arm making a century and the second innings that is like a dream. you make test match cricket seem easy, how do you do it

it puts the batsman joint—top of the all time record for test 100s for england. 0ur sports correspondentjoe wilson30am this morning with bright — at 10:30am this morning with bright skies above, sri lanka's captain— bright skies above, sri lanka's captain decided after winning the toss_ captain decided after winning the toss to bowl. at lunch he probably— the toss to bowl. at lunch he probably felt it was a decent decision_ probably felt it was a decent decision because england were three _ decision because england were three down, and one of the batterers _ three down, and one of the batterers dismissed 0llie pope, who continues to ekuban the standing _ who continues to ekuban the standing captain and potentially * better with the sequence of low scores. the context _ sequence of low scores. the context then forjoe root was realty — context then forjoe root was really significant, because other— really significant, because other batterers were falling around _ other batterers were falling around him. he played a classic joe r00t— around him. he played a classic joe root innings. taking his time,

here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. sri lanka have found summer at lord's.t, they're confident, warmed up. test cricket revolves around the ball. bowlers depend on its condition. if it goes out of shape early, it can be replaced. that happened for england in the first test. sri lanka felt it changed the game and when they were bowling they also had queries. captain, can ijust check with the ball change, you were saying. do you think the umpires responded in the same way when you brought it up to when england brought it up? they were consistent. yeah, but they had their chance with the ball, so we haven't got that chance. the old trafford test was hard one for england. it needed grit from joe root. match winning knock, the rock in a changing team. of the england players who finished the last test match of last summer, only four of them are here preparing for this match, and the stand—in captain continues to stand—in — ollie pope working on his captaincy and his batting. hopefully over the next couple of weeks i can go and put some good scores together for the

here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. his left hamstring. when we saw him go down clutching that part of his leg. i think we initially feared it could be his left knee. and remember he did have surgery on that knee over the winter. but that surgery, ben stokes is extensive. rehab has all been about getting him ready to play test match cricket as an all rounder, as a bowler as well as a batter. we saw that earlier in the summer and if we look back to the circumstances of his injury, as you said, there he was playing for the northern superchargers in the hundred competition and it has led to a lot of england fans, i think, questioning why would your test match captain be playing in the 100 ball franchise competition? of course, the ecb are using the hundred to try and popularise cricket and they want their star players involved in that. it is interesting and pertinent that england have withdrawn chris woakes and ollie pope from playing in the hundred. woakes, of course, will have a big role to play now as the all rounder in

here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson.ut the next three weeks are an important window for test match cricket and an england team significantly disrupted by injury. now, the squad that gathered here at old trafford captained, of course, by ollie pope, but ben stokes torn hamstring, is overseeing things. now, we can only imagine his frustration to be close to the action. encouraging mightjust help his recovery as much as the team. but how to replace him? well, james anderson, in the hooded top, was advising the bowlers on his home ground, mark wood's leg under significant strapping, you will notice. but in the absence of all rounder stokes, the bowler re—emerging for england, matthew potts, who has done nothing wrong in his test matches so far, strengthens the bowling. but the ii is less balanced. greater responsibility on batters like harry brook, the new vice captain, and dan lawrence, who gets his chance in the team after being on the fringes for a long time now as an opening batter. obviously i've had a little taste for

here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson.s offers steps forward for england, but it's a huge leap for ollie pope, thrust into the captaincy ahead of schedule because of the injury to ben stokes. of course, he'll have plenty of help. he did a long practice session today with batting coach marcus trescothick, and pope still has to make his runs. very much in attendance, once again overseeing england's preparations, ben stokes. it is still his england team. so when it comes to the match itself, iwondered how exactly the decisions are going to be made. in terms of ben stokes being around, is it a case that he will give advice when you feel you need it, or do you think he will be giving advice when he thinks you need it? um, i think probably, i think he's going to let me go do my thing over the course of this series, which is good for me. but at the same time, he's obviously going to be watching, chatting with baz and then so i can sort of have those conversations in the intervals if i think anything needs to change, and bounce a

here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson.string. when we saw him go down clutching that part of his leg we feared it could be his knee. he did have surgery on that knee overwinter. that surgery of ben stokes has had extensive rehab and has been about getting him ready to play test match cricket as an all—rounder, a bowler as well as a better. we saw that earlier in the summer and if we look back to the circumstances of his injury, as you said he was playing for the northern superchargers in the 100 competition and it led to a lot of england fans questioning why you're test match captain be playing in the 100 ball franchise competition. of course ecb are using this to try and popularise cricket and they want their star players involved in that. it is interesting and pertinent that england have withdrawn chris woakes and ollie pope from playing in the 100. woakes will have a big role to play now and ollie pope, i can confirm, will captain england for the first time in these test matches against sri lanka starting next week with

here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. what do you call this place?headquarters. certainly twickenham well, no no war. henceforth this officially will be the alley on stadium. you've sold the soul of the home of rugby by renaming it after a commercial partner. yeah. there's a bit of truth in that, isn't there?— isn't there? fully understandable. | isn't there? fully| understandable. i isn't there? fully - understandable. i don't isn't there? fully _ understandable. i don't believe we sold — understandable. i don't believe we sold out. it's the home of rugby — we sold out. it's the home of rugby. experiences here are incredible, people are coming here — incredible, people are coming here. you've got some great matches — here. you've got some great matches coming up with the red roses _ matches coming up with the red roses in — matches coming up with the red roses in septemberand matches coming up with the red roses in september and the ottoman international. we believe _ ottoman international. we believe this will help us build on the — believe this wi

here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. has added a new dimension to the domestic game. 22,000 at lord's. welsh fire had one of australia's best players batting. she made 5a. that is very welcome for the fire. london spirit kept a lid on it. the hands of deepti sharma, who has played close on to 200 games for india. the spirit needed to win, but the fire... next, the england captain. she has got her. what you know? gone for 24. danni gibson was only in for 22. a big impact, but still work to do. three balls left, for runs needed. deepti sharma's shot, now it will rested on where the ball landed. just beyond her reach. six in victory. london spirit when their first hundred title at lord's. fourth year of the hundred and they had been waiting. london spirit are now the champions. the winning captain, heather knight, said she was delighted with how their game plan came together, on a packed day at lord's — the biggest crowd at the venue for a women's game. knight, who's used to captaining england, said it was a special moment

closing in on an unassailable 2—0 lead in the series and watching it all unfold at lords is our correspondentjoe wilsonly began the day and control it made sense for them to try to get on with that, control it made sense for them to try to get on with that, build fairly quickly. to be fair to all the pope i think that's what he was trying to do for them to try to get on with that, build fairly quickly. to be fair to all the pope i think that's what he was trying to another low score for the standing captain. gone for 17, go back to the pavilion and watchjoe root, master class with the brutes inning say it was a classic of its kind. he was scoring, never seem to be straining himself with the neared because he was running out of partners for the england were eight down when he got to his 34th test match entry for the just 33, he is free from the burden, he is fit, his focus was up i has a lot more to come in his batting career. there was more to do for him in this test match because there were england now in the field. they took two wickets before the close of play. now, at the end of the day is well wit

the other change sees dan lawrence come in for injured opener zak crawley. 0ur sports correspondentjoe wilson is on taking wickets. 0ne one of the issues when you are replacing ben stokes, never mind his captaincy, is that he does bring that balance for the team because he's been working so hard to being a bully for england as well. what is going on in the middle behind me is a group of england positive bowlers, including matthew potts, running through their preparations, going through their preparations, going through some deliveries with their bowling mentor, a certainjames anderson, but if you look at the balance of the england team met with potts in it, chris woakes will bat at seven, then potts and woods and beshear, so that is, as they say in creating circles, a long tail, but there's an old saying that if you've got win a test match, you need to take 20 wickets during that match. and england have given themselves the bastions of doing that when the first test of the series begins here on wednesday. —— the best chance of doing that. tennis, and the women's final at the cincinnati 0pen i

needs to get the balance right with being skipper and a top order batter here's our sports correspondentjoe wilsonfident, warmed up. test cricket revolves around the ball. bowlers depend on its condition. if it goes out of shape early, it can be replaced. that happened for england in the first test. sri lanka felt it changed the game and when they were bowling they also had queries. captain, can ijust check with the ball change, you were saying. do you think the umpires responded in the same way when you brought it up to when england brought it up? they were consistent. yeah, but they had their chance with the ball, so we haven't got that chance. what do you mean by that? the seam was like, you know out shape of the ball as they said to me. but our ball hasn't changed that much. 0h, 0k. so when england were bowling with it it changed? and when you were bowling it didn't change? yeah, that's what they said. oh, is that what you think? that's what umpire said. the old trafford test was hard one for england. it needed grit from joe root. match winning knock, the rock in a changing team. of the englan

our sports correspondentjoe wilson was watching at lords. test cricket isn't easy.molly pope is leading england only for this series, but in theirteam, england only for this series, but in their team, england have a man who captained them for 6a test matches. still going strong. once more, joe root. once in the middle, he waits for the ball. and makes the most of it. it has been the same for a dozen years the world over. in england's new attacking year, joe root�*s and going success is a triumph of a balanced mind. ii going success is a triumph of a balanced mind.— balanced mind. if you can play with that freedom _ with that freedom and mentality, you will first off always give yourself a better chance. being confident in yourself and your own game and making a good decision under pressure. making a good decision under ressure. ., , , , , pressure. there was pressure. en . land pressure. there was pressure. england were _ pressure. there was pressure. england were six _ pressure. there was pressure. england were six wickets i pressure. there was pressure. | england

closing in on an unassailable 2—0 lead in the series and watching it all unfold at lords is our correspondentjoe wilsonal day forjoe root and england. talk us through the story of the day. it talk us through the story of the da . ., , ., talk us through the story of theda. .,, ., the day. it does in a way feel like joe roots _ the day. it does in a way feel like joe roots test _ the day. it does in a way feel like joe roots test match - the day. it does in a way feel l like joe roots test match which likejoe roots test match which went other guys but let's remember the context of the test for the england finished this day and control for that they really began the day and control. it made sense for them to try to get on with that, build fairly quickly. to be fair to all the pope i think that's what he was trying to do for them to try to get on with that, build fairly quickly. to be fair to all the pope i think that's what he was trying to another low score for the standing captain. gone for 17, go back to the pavilion and watch joe root, go back to the pavilion and watchjoe root, master class with the

let's head to old trafford now, our correspondentjoe wilson has the latest, joe.erms of the weather, it's been a breezy, cool day, but it has been brighter. the brightest day so far as a consequence, play is still going on with sri lanka still increasing their second innings. at times, england will have felt dominant. let's go back to the end of the england first inning. he began to extend that, where jamie smith, the new wicketkeeper, and just his fourth test match, looks so composed. i was shocked when he reached 100, didn't lose control of his emotions. a sure sign that he and england expect him to do this for many years. he made 111, england built their lead to 122, so once again, sri lanka crumbled at the top. chris woke had immediate success woa kes ——. —— woa kes. 37 —— woakes. 37 now, he took the attack. england with some big hit. he had support from the much younger mendez. he looked very composed. they built a partnership of over 50. angelo matthews has gone, another wicket before chris woakes. just be on 60, and they are five down in their second inning

our correspondentjoe wilson was watching.s emotions. especially for players here who knew him well as a coach. and a friend. when this match began, it was a wednesday morning cloud with some sunshine and without ben stokes, injured in influencing england from there. sri lanka's powders are underprepared and consequently uncertain and soon, 6—3 and then this. earlier in a test match and everyone expects the bull to balance, including the bowler. test match cricket is most attached every aspect of the cricketers of validity and he left she won't get at lunch at 18 for five but as captain with courage and purpose, he made 75 and all those appreciate the contest they appreciated the weather and only slow boiling permitted and taking it on, pass 15 minutes debut and standing capitan all the two of them to keep going in last night, he finally fight if you will. their chance now to bowl. ben will bat like that, whatever the location or situation but finally curtailing the play. situation but finally curtailing the play, they leave t

here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson.m ready to play test match cricket as an all around her, ready to play test match cricket as an allaround her, a ready to play test match cricket as an all around her, a bowler and batter. we saw that earlier in the summer, and if we look back to the circumstances of his injury, as you said, there he was playing for the northern superchargers in the hundred competition. and it has led to a lot of england fans questioning, why would your test match captain be playing in the 100 ball franchise competition? of course the ecb are using the hundred to popularise cricket, and they want their star players involved in that. it is interesting and pertinent that england had withdrawn chris wilkes and ali pope from playing in the hundred. chris works will have an important role to play, and ali pope i can confirm it will captain england for the first time in these test match against sri lanka, starting next week, with the first test match in old trafford. james anderson might have played his last

here�*s our sports correspondentjoe wilson.layers batting. that is very welcome for the fire. london spirit kept a lid on it. home london spirit kept a lid on it. how must it back- _ london spirit kept a lid on it. how must it back. the _ london spirit kept a lid on it. how must it back. the hands _ london spirit kept a lid on it. how must it back. the hands of- london spirit kept a lid on it. how must it back. the hands of deepti| must it back. the hands of deepti sharma, must it back. the hands of deepti sharma. who _ must it back. the hands of deepti sharma, who has— must it back. the hands of deepti sharma, who has played - must it back. the hands of deepti sharma, who has played close - must it back. the hands of deepti sharma, who has played close on | must it back. the hands of deepti i sharma, who has played close on to 200 games for india. the spirit needed to win, but the fire... next, the england captain. she needed to win, but the fire. .. next, the england captain.— the england captain. she has got her. what the en

our sports correspondentjoe wilson is at lord's.ollie pope, stand—in captain. he was telling us he doesn't feel their captaincy is a negative for his batting. he just made one today. it is of course tough to combine the captaincy with making runs. joe root knows that better than anybody. test match captain for 6a tests. today, here, classicjoe root innings. in the context, the batters falling around him, picking his moment, picking his gaps in the field, all the way to another hundred. the 33rd of his test match career. that puts him right at the top of the england tree, level with sir alastair cook who was commentating onjoe root�*s performance for the bbc here today. in the context of the match his partnership, it should be mentioned, with gus atkinson was important, because gus atkinson was playing like ben stokes. he finished on 7a not out. england 358—7. i should clarify thatjoe root was dismissed before the close of play for 1a3. he was playing one of those reverse scoop trick shots that he plays. can we forgive him? of course

our correspondentjoe wilson has been watching all day at old trafford and, joe, talk us through a topsy joe, first day of ollie pope captaining england. you know, they started looking like a team underprepared for a test match and that's because they are, the captain knows it, there was a wednesday where we had about three seasons in one day at old trafford. let's take you through some of the key bits of the action, starting with the wicked of the very experienced angela matthews. now, when sri lanka were reduced for six for three, i think we feared the worst. even matthews with his extensive experience miscalculated. taking three wickets in that early. for england. see much of him, just eight overs, but when he did bullet was seriously quick. i think he may still be nursing a sore thumb after his dismissal. the last thing sri lanka wanted to see was the pitch misbehaving. got a ball which kept solo, he was lbw at lunch. 80—5, sri lanka, yet we kind of thought 150 all out was a reasonable guess. that didn't happen because in the middle session, well, the captain played the kind of innin

our sports correspondentjoe wilson is at lord's.tire life. whether it's stress fracture, ecl, his body is broken down. many players years ago i'm sure would have given of the dream of playing test match cricket. but have given of the dream of playing test match cricket.— test match cricket. but here he is. it's never been _ test match cricket. but here he is. it's never been in _ test match cricket. but here he is. it's never been in my _ test match cricket. but here he is. it's never been in my eyes - test match cricket. but here he is. it's never been in my eyes to - test match cricket. but here he is. it's never been in my eyes to give | it's never been in my eyes to give that up and if my body then gave up on me i may have to step away but thankfully so far i've found a way and i can be back out there in an england shirt. and i can be back out there in an england shirt-— england shirt. screws in your vertebrae — england shirt. screws in your vertebrae wasn't _ england shirt. screws in your vertebrae wasn't it? - england shirt. s

it's lunch at lords, but our sports correspondentjoe wilson has been watching this morning.wept his way to 100. his unflappable temperament is probably his biggest asset. during the lunch interval in the practice area, ian bell is working with sri lanka's patters, putting them through their real places because they have work to do this afternoon. the latest car i have for you is sri lanka in reply 35—2. jae the latest car i have for you is sri lanka in reply 35-2.— lanka in reply 35-2. joe wilson, thank you- _ not that it's all from us. thanks for watching, goodbye. intelligence to catch dangerous drivers as part of a trial by over a dozen forces in england so far. more will continue in manchester next month and has the backing of a road campaigner whose partner died after being hit by a driver who was filming himself driving at over 120 miles per hour. sean dilley reports. our lives, ourworld was destroyed that day. calvin buckley's partner frankie and their unborn baby niamh were killed by a dangerous driver last year. they were struck on the hard shoulder of the m66 by 22

the other change sees dan lawrence come in for injured opener zak crawley. 0ur sports correspondentjoe wilson and woods and beshear, so that is, as they say in cricketing circles, a long tail. but there's an old saying that if you've got to win a test match, you need to take 20 wickets during that match. and i think with this selection, england have probably given themselves the best chance of doing that when the first test of the series begins here on wednesday. aryna sabalenka has won her second title of the year — and a first since the australian open injanuary — after beating world number sixjessica pegula in the final of the cincinnati open. sabalenka won the first set 6—3, but was taken to a tie break in the second, eventually winning it 7—5. she'll move up to number two in the world rankings on monday. the men's final gets under way later, as world number one jannick sinner takes on american francis tiafoe. after winning three medals for australia at the paris olympics, track cyclist matt richardson has switched allegiance and will now represent great britain. richardson was born in ke

here's out sports correspondentjoe wilson. was left sri lanka at lord's?al, then england bowled stock no—one has done more to get fit to than ollie stone, two wickets his reward. success was shared. matthew potts was accurate and so, of course, at lord's was chris oakes. straightforward, one—sided, one player resisted. kamindu mendis once more stood out for sri lanka, 74 from him in a total of 196. for sri lanka, 74 from him in a total of196. it's for sri lanka, 74 from him in a total of 196. it's been a tough test for england's stanning captain, but when ollie pope took a mere is throw was delayed and true. a run out. maybe pope can take that success in his batting. welcoming them will resume their second innings on the third day, already 256 ahead, they have lost dan lawrence but surely the batters can play with freedom knowing there is gus atkinson to come. joe wilson, bbc news, at lourdes. there was a tough welcome to the world of formula one in italy for lewis hamilton's expected replacement at mercedes next season. andrea kimi antonelli was given geo

here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson.mension. 22,000 at lord's for their final. london spirit needed 116 to win. shabnim ismail, welsh fire. her team, her approach. next, the england captain, heather knight, dismissed. she's got her. danielle gibson making 22 from just nine balls, big impact. there was still work to do. three balls left, four runs needed. dipti sharma's shot. now it all rested on where that ball landed. 0h! spirit have won in extraordinary fashion. just beyond the reach of shabnim for six. catch was on tenterhooks but the six just went over. yeah, so delighted, obviously, in front of a massive crowd, a record crowd as well. yeah, an awesome day. i'm a bit worried about the trophy lift, actually, it's quite heavy! the trophy, like the tournament, is designed to be noticed. onto the men's final, that's jofra archer for southern brave, whacked by willjacks for oval invincibles. 147 was the oval�*s total. then they bowled and the brave faltered. he's got him, he's got him, down the slope. saqib mahmood was to