dan evans can win this title britain.inst australia in the netball quad series at wembley, the second defeat of the tournament for england after a heavy loss to new zealand, it's a much improved england who led in this match, within touching distance of victory, but the lead slipped in the final stages despite pushing hard to pull level against the number one side in the world. they trailed by one goal with one minute left but a late australian steal meant there would be no chance of getting the victory. great match but they lost 47—46. australia won the series as well. through the game you can look at some of the critical moments where we could have got ahead of australia but we have to look at the positives, the way that we picked ourselves up, we came out and showed them, the girls fought from the start to the end and we made them made changes and you've got to do that as a coach, challenge the coach as well as the team. sergio garcia led from start to finish in the dubai desert classic. he won led by three shots from

dan da n eva ns dan evans won his first singles rubber on friday and is now playing against vasek pospisild 3—1 but not only did pospisil break back, he took the first set on a tie—break, 7—3. he got a solitary break in the second, took it 6—4, so canada are leading two sets to love and it's not looking good for dan eva ns. and it's not looking good for dan evans. kyle edmund might have to save the tie in the last match of the weekend. england lost by one point against australia in the netball quad series at wembley, the second defeat of the tournament for england after a heavy loss to new zealand, it's a much improved england who led in this match, within touching distance of victory, but the lead slipped in the final stages despite pushing hard to pull level against the number one side in the world. they trailed by one goal with one minute left but a late australian steal meant there would be no chance of getting the victory. great match but they lost 47—46. australia won the series as well. through the game you can look at some of the critical moments where we could have got ahead of au

nothing routine though about dan evans and his started the season.australian open is also in round two. easing past dustin brown, an impressive day for the british in dubai. heather watson is in acapulco where she beat bethanie mattek—sands to reach the second round of the wta event there. tom curran has been called up by england for their one day series in the west indies. it's the surrey fast bowler‘s first senior call up after impressing with the england lions over the winter. he will provide cover for the injured jake ball. the first of england's three matches is in antigua on friday. just over a year agojames taylor was playing for england but at the age of 26, after the discovery of a rare heart condition, he had to retire from all cricket. he almost died after falling ill at the start of last season. he has had an internal defibrillator fitted which produces an electric shock if his heart stops. he's told the bbc that the device has already done its job. it has worked and kicked in and it kicked in with the force shall we say, lot of voltage g

dan evans will play in the opening rubberfor great ireland. have started rationing some vegetables and salads — because of a shortage. supplies have been disrupted in recent weeks by poor growing conditions in europe. britain imports around half its vegetables and 90% of its fruit. in our hull studio is lord haskins — he's the former chairman of northern foods which supplies to tesco. and in halstead, north essex is mitchelle redman — he runs a fruit supplier business and joins us from his market stall. thank you forjoining us. what are you seeing, are you seeing an evidence of shortages? yes, we have in recent weeks but having said that the supplier has improved this week. how people reacting? they are not too bad at the moment, a little bit surprised about some of the prices, the wholesale price to me last night for iceberg lettuce was £1 50 the wholesale price to me last night for iceberg lettuce was £150 each. the price of small cherry tomatoes £5 plus per kilogram for me to buy which is extremely expensive for this time of year. at least

tennis because great britain are 1—0 up in their opening davis cup tie of 2017 against canada after dan evanson the opening rubber against the 17—year—old wimbledon junior champion denis shapovalov. evans is britain's flag bearer in ottawa in the absence of world number one andy murray. he's currently the most improved player in the world and set about showing it. he eased to the first then broke at a decisive moment in the second and again in the third. evans wrapped it up in straight sets 6—3, 6—3, 6—4 to put great britain one up with kyle edmund next to play. parliament will next week debate how english football is governed as mp's try to improve the way the sport is run. the culture, media and sport committee will bring a motion of ‘no confidence‘ in the football association's ability to restructure itself. the fa have responded saying they're committed to working with the government. here's our sports news correspondent richard conway with more. this is the culture, media and sports committee who have had their patients warned by the football association in recent years. they have had tw

and the davis cup tie against canada isa and the davis cup tie against canada is a nailbiter, with dan evans against pospisil. good evening. after yesterday's tight matches at twickenham and many feared it was one—sided in rome, that's how it looked on paper as wales beat italy 33-7. they are top of the six nations standings on points difference but they missed out on a bonus point although they will be more than satisfied because they trailed at half—time. a couple of points of concern before they play england next weekend in cardiff, injuries to george north and down big. patrick gearey reports. the italian national anthem asks dov‘e la vittoria? where is victory? something that the rugby team has often had to ponder, italy's place in the six nations has sometimes been questioned which might have influenced their team talk, their first try was a robust response. you can be too robust of course and giving away penalties meant giving away the lead because leigh halfpenny was wales's fullback. what was begun with his reassuring boot was continued with quick hands and an italian was in the sin

and in a few hours, dan evans will lead the davis campaign. will take on canada but they will be without british number one andy murray. more sports news later. european union leaders, who have been holding a summit in malta, have expressed concerns about some of the decisions taken by president trump. speaking after the talks, the maltese prime minister — joseph muscat — stressed the eu would engage with the united states but it wouldn't stay silent when important principles were trampled on. theresa may has been briefing the leaders about her meeting with mr trump at the white house. i was pleased to be able to visit president trump so early in his administration and, crucially, when i was there i was able to confirm with him his 100% commitment to nato — nato which has helped keep the security of notjust the uk but europe and is crucial in keeping that security in the future. but as we look forward to negotiations we will have with the european union, we will be looking to build a partnership with the european union which is in theinterests

dan evans will lead great britain in their first davis cup of 2017.onight. no andy murray of course. he's having a rest after the australian open. and canada will be without their star man milos raonic who is also resting. so evans plays the opening singles match tonight against the 17—year—old denis shapovalov. evans is the most improved player in men's tennis, now up to 45 in the world. after his match, kyle edmund will play someone ranked 80 places below him. we have really good players who have a tonne of confidence for. they are all playing really well, these quys are all playing really well, these guys here. it is always difficult with a way ties. you expect the opposition to raise their game in front of the home crowds. we have to be prepared for that full. these four guys are playing very good tennis and are ready for it. so that's a round—up of most of the day's sport. now it's time to turn our attention to the weekend's international rugby union and go inside 6 nations with olly foster. over the next six weeks six nations will be in pursuit

dan evans could also clinch a tie in the first singles rubber of this afternoon.d for british athletes in germany. laura muir has continued her recent record—breaking form by setting a european 3,000 metre indoor record. muir broke the british indoor 5,000 metre indoor record in glasgow last month, and took kelly holmes' british 1,500 metre record outdoors lastjuly. sprinter dina asher—smith and hurdler andrew pozzi also set world—leading times. the european indoor championships takes place next month in serbia. that's all sport for now. well, as we heard there marine le pen is officially launching her campaign later today. emmanuel macron has been rising fast in the opinion polls, as this report explains. he's young, he's handsome and, if things go his way, he could be the next president of france. emmanuel macron attracted huge crowds at this rally in lyon. a former socialist finance minister, now an independent, he vowed to unite the nation. this is one of the most open presidential elections in decades, ever since francois hollande announced he wouldn't seek r

dan evans is leading the side in the absence of andy murray, and he showed why he's currently the most—old wimbledon junior champion denis shapov—alov in straight sets. but kyle edmund couldn't back up evans' success. shapovalov in straight sets. but kyle edmund couldn't back up evans' success. he was beaten in straight sets by world number 133, vasek pospisil to level the tie at one—all. the doubles rubber featuring jamie murray and dom inglot is on bbc 2 from 6 o'clock tonight. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and i'll have more in the next hour. almost half of people who have a friend who's been diagnosed with cancer say they find it difficult to support them, with two—thirds admitting it's because they don't know what to say. but the charity macmillan cancer support says talking is an important part of dealing with with the illness, as andy moore reports. a diagnosis of cancer is bad enough to cope with, the macmillan cancer charity has carried out researcher that shows carried out research tha

after dan evans lost his singles rubber, the tie in ottawa was balanced at 2—2.n the decider. edmund was two sets up, so victory looked likely anyway. but, when the 17—year—old lost his serve, he did this. he hit the ball in anger towards the stand, but hit the umpire, arnaud gabas, straight in the eye. so default, game, match all over. to its critics it was a monstrosity, more like an oil refinery than a museum. but, as paris's pompidou centre celebrates its 40th birthday this weekend, its reputation as an icon of modern architecture is well established. it has been popular, too. more than 100 million visitors have passed through its doors since 1977. our arts editor will gompertz has been speaking to two of the original architects, richard rogers and renzo piano, about the building's enduring legacy. ah, paris, beautiful, romantic, and radical. a city of revolutions, riots and avant—garde ideas. like the pompidou centre, which in 1977 was like an electric shock for cultural conservatives. a daring, inside—out building, with its guts on show and weird these two

dan evans is on court in ottawa in the first match of britain‘s davis cup tie against canada.wimbledon junior champion. these are live pictures from the court... evansis evans is leading the way because the world number one andy murray is resting after the australian open, and he is doing well, already 2—0 up after the first set having broken the ca nadian‘s service. after the first set having broken the canadian‘s service. 2—0 up for eva ns. parliament will next week debate how english football is governed as mp‘s english football is governed as mps try to improve the way the sport is run. the culture, media and sport committee will bring a motion of ‘no confidence‘ in the football association‘s ability to restructure itself. the fa have responded saying they‘re committed to working with the government. here‘s our sports news correspondent richard conway with more. this is the culture, media and sport select committee, cross body mps, who have frankly had their patients warned slightly thin by the football association in recent years. they have had two report into the governa

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are missing, with the world number one andy murray and world number four milos raonic resting, but dan evanshapolalov. and in the first round serbia are beating russia 1—0. novak djokovic is leading in the third set. pep guardiola, the manager of manchester city, says his top scorer sergio aguero is still one of the team's top players. he was dropped in favour of the new brazilian striker gabrieljesus but favour of the new brazilian striker gabriel jesus but pep favour of the new brazilian striker gabrieljesus but pep guardiola insists they still need sergio aguero in the attack. remains one of the most important players in our squad, so without him goals would not be possible. he has played all the games except once in barcelona for a tactical decision, and one here, that one against everton, but apart from that he has played all the games, and played well. the by the games, and played well. the rugby union's six nations championship begins this weekend. scotland and ireland get the men's tournament underway tomorrow at 2.115. the provision has been good. it rained in training today, which

dan evans could also clinch a tie in the first singles rubber of this afternoon.thletes in germany. laura muir has continued her recent record—breaking form by setting a european 3000m indoor record in karlsruhe. muir broke the british indoor 5000m indoor record in glasgow last month, and took kelly holmes' british 1500m record outdoors last july. sprinter dina asher—smith and hurdler andrew pozzi also set world—leading times. the european indoor championships takes place next month in serbia. that's all the sport. now on bbc news, here's the papers. hello and welcome to our look at what the the papers will be bringing us today. with me are journalist james rampton and dave wooding, political editor for the sun on sunday. good to have the birds looking through the papers with us. let's have a look at the front pages. the front page of the sunday telegraph. the paper leads on the government's £60 million investigation into historic allegations of abuse in iraq, the paper says it understands that mps are due to conclude that it's unfit for purpose. the observer repo

it means dan evans will carry the baton for gb in the opening match later today.er in men's tennis, now up to 45 in the world. that's all sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport, and i'll have more in the next hour. let's return to paris, where there has been an attack at the louvre museum in the heart of the city. it's been described by the french prime minister bernard cazeneuve as being of a "terrorist nature". police say a man carrying two machetes and two backpacks shouted "allahu akbar" and tried to enter the underground shopping area of the museum. a soldier opened fire and the man was seriously wounded. the backpacks did not contain any explosives. a big security operation is continuing, and the louvre has been evacuated. the french prime minister bernard cazeneuve said it appeared to be a terrorist attack. and the official in charge of ensuring the security of the louvre museum was assaulted in what was clearly a n museum was assaulted in what was clearly an attack that was terrorist in nature

reaching the davis cup quarter—finals rest on kyle edmund's shoulders in the last singles match dan evansy, france await the winners in april's quarter—final. and england slipped to a narrow defeat against australia in the final match of netball‘s quad series. just one goal would have taken the match into extra time but england were unable to catch the world's number one side as they lost by 47—46. australia wrap up the series with three wins from three matches. and that, clive, is all the sport. to its critics, it was a monstrosity, resembling an oil refinery more than a museum. but as paris' pompidou centre celebrates its 40th birthday this weekend, its reputation as an icon of modern architecture is well—established. it's been popular, too, with more than 100 million visitors passing through its doors since 1977. our arts editor will gompertz has been speaking to two of the original architects, richard rogers and renzo piano, about the popidou's enduring legacy. about the popid( romantic ing legacy. about the popid( romantic and egacy. radical. a city of revolutions, riots and ava nt—g

dan evans could also clinch a tie in the first singles rubber of this afternoon.ance in the quarter—finals. ian stannard won the final stage of cycling sun tour in australia, claiming a third stage win for team sky this week down under stannard was part of the breakaway group that led for the majority of the 121 kilometre stage the race overall was won by damien howson. the 20—year—old australian won his first major event, beating three—time tour de france winner and defending champion chris froome. spain's sergio garcia has won the dubai desert classic, finishing on i9—under par. garcia carded four rounds in the 60s to finish three shots ahead of sweden's henrik stenson. his last victory on the european tour was at the qatar masters in 2014. tyrell hatton was the highest—placed brit. he finished equal third on iii—under. england's final against world champions australia in the netball quad series is now entering the third quarter. the score is currently 16 to 14 at wembley. england are hoping to come back from thursday's result against new zealand which saw the r

after dan evans lost his singles rubber, the tie in ottawa was balanced at 2—2., in the decider. edmund was two sets up, so victory looked likely anyway. but, when the 17—year—old lost his serve, he did this. he hit the ball in anger towards the stand, but hit the umpire, arnaud gabas, straight in the eye. it was freak accident, and once the frenchman had composed himself, there was only going to be one outcome. a very apologetic shapovalov disqualified, and great britain taking the tie 3—2. and they will face france in april. and, if it is any consolation for shapovalov, he will surely be featured in the next "what happens next" in question of sport. it isa it is a shame that it has happened that way, and ifeel for the it is a shame that it has happened that way, and i feel for the young lad, because, you know, he is a great talent and he has learnt a harsh lesson today. but what i would say is i thought kyle, from what we saw on friday, to come out and play against a low ranking player, he was absolutely fantastic. if he wants to compete at this level, he's got

dan evans could clinch a tie in the first singles rubber this afternoon.rmany. laura muir has continued her recent record—breaking form, setting a european 3000 metre indoor record. she broke the british indoor 5000 metre record in glasgow last month and took kelly holmes's record outdoors lastjuly. and took kelly holmes's record outdoors last july. dina and took kelly holmes's record outdoors lastjuly. dina asher—smith and andrew posey also said world leading times. the european indoor championships take place next month in serbia. that's all the sport for now. bye bye. thank you, see you then. pro—european conservative mps will ask parliament to give mps vote on brexit, suggesting privately that they could vote with the opposition, chris grayling told the andrew marr show today that he is confident theresa may will deliver a brexiteer lab works both sides the negotiations. theresa may has already promised a vote at the end of it, the legal position is, if there is no deal, we leave. the reality is that we will go into the negotiation with a view to deliv

tennis because great britain are 1—0 up in their opening davis cup tie of 2017 against canada after dan evansnis shapovalov. evans is britain's flag bearer in ottawa in the absence of world number one andy murray. he eased through the first set then brought in a decisive moment in the second, and again in the third. evans wrapped it up in straight sets, 6—3, 6—3, 6—4, to put britain w011 sets, 6—3, 6—3, 6—4, to put britain won it with kyle edmund next week. o nto football won it with kyle edmund next week. onto football no... onto football now... parliament will next week debate how english football is governed as mps try to improve the way the sport is run. the culture, media and sport committee will bring a motion of ‘no confidence' in the football association's ability to restructure itself. the fa have responded saying they're committed to working with the government. here's our sports news correspondent richard conway with more. well, this is the culture, media and sport, select committee, a body of mps who quite frankly have had their patients weren't slightly thin by the football assoc

vasek pospisil beat dan evans in four sets to make it 2—2. times, some lovely shots at the net. so kyle edmund has to beat the teenager denis shapovalov to put great britain into the quarterfinals where they'll face france. thiefjust thief just started that thiefjust started that match. i think it is going with serve in the first set. —— they've just started that set. that's all the sport for now. the catholic church in the philippines has called an anti—drugs campaign laurgeed by the president a reign of terror. the message was read out in sermons across the he will philippines on sunday. these are the toughest words yet from the roman catholic church on president duterte's drugs policy and they're likely to reach many millions of people who attend church in this devout country. the pastoral letter from the bishops‘ conference was read to congregations across the philippines, who heard that it was wrong to treat the killings as if they're necessary. an additional cause for concern is the reign of terror in many places of the poor. many are k

dan evans is now up to a5th in the world and he will start.eat people in remote areas, so it‘s one of a number of suggestions the governing body for athletics in england is making to runners to help them stay safe. joining us now on the sofa isjenny o‘brien from england athletics and in louth we‘re joined by derrick noble, who fell ill while out running, and melanie portlock, who helped save him. first of all, derek, you look well. what happened to you? and thanks for joining us. —— derrick. what happened to you? and thanks for joining us. -- derrick. last year on a wednesday evening i was in lincolnshire and i was about three quarters of a mile into a race and i collapsed. i don‘t even and about. u nfortu nately i collapsed. i don‘t even and about. unfortunately i was having a bit of a heart attack. a valve had closed in my heart and i a heart attack. a valve had closed in my heartand i had a heart attack. a valve had closed in my heart and i had gone. fortu nately in my heart and i had gone. fortunately behind me was melanie who was the br t

it means dan evans will carry the baton for gb in the opening match later today.a tonne of confidence in them. we're all playing really well. it is difficult ina way playing really well. it is difficult in a way ties, you expect the opposition to raise a game in front ofa opposition to raise a game in front of a home crowd, so we'll have to be prepared for that. these format guys are playing very good tennis and are ready for it. that's all the sport for be back in half an hour. we returned to paris, where there's bin attack at museum. it has been described as being of a terrorist attack that's nature. police say a man carrying two machetes and with two backpacks shattered allahu akbar and try to enter the underground shopping complex near the museum. the man was seriously wounded after being shot. the backpacks did not contain explosives. the liver has been evacuated. the presence of armed soldiers outside the museum is armed soldiers outside the museum is a measure of the security threat that paris continues to fade is, a place which is a must visit for tourists

dan evans could also clinch a tie in the first singles rubber of this afternoon.mpetition in austria. ormerod has had an impressive start to 2017, winning herfirst big air world cup title and x games slopestyle bronze last month. big air will make its winter olympics debut in pyong—chang next year. now in cricket it's normal for bad light or maybe even rain to stop play. but injohannesburg yesterday they invented a new one. bees stopped play there. the one—day international between south africa and sri lanka was halted because a swarm of bees entered the playing field. the players were forced off for around half—an—hour before a professional was called in to help get rid of them. look at that. i wonder what his call—out fee was, to race down their! they are quite harmless when they swarm, though. they are looking after the queen. they don't tend to swing, they take on lots of food to move and become quite docile. an expert here! i learned from bill turnbull, i know anything! stay with us, we are talking about more sport. it's one of the biggest dates on the us spo

dan evans is leading the side in the absence of andy murray and shows why he is currently the most improvedin the premier league with the pick of the days ties kicking off at stamford bridge at lunchtime with leaders chelsea taking on third place arsenal. the gunners are looking to repeat their victory earlier in the season whilst a win for chelsea would take them twelve points clear. we play at home. we have our fans to push a lot and for this reason we wa nt to push a lot and for this reason we want to play a good game. we want to play for a win for sure it will be a really tough game and we must play with attention. the british national cup diving is going on in plymouth this weekend — and olympic champions jack laugher and chris mears marked their return to action — for the first time since rio — with synchronised 3m springboard gold. the pair comfortably won on their first appearance back while laugher also won the individual one metre title. another 0lympic medallist tom daley won the 3 metres springboard synchronised gold with grace reid but was suprisingly beaten in the mixed platfo

dan evans is leading the side in the absence of andy murray, and he showed why he's currently the mostov in straight sets. but kyle edmund couldn't back up evans' success. he was beaten in straight sets by world number 133, vasek pospisil to level the tie at 1—1. the doubles rubber featuring jamie murray and dom inglot is on bbc 2 from 6 o'clock tonight. england cricket captain alastair cook has received his cbe from prince charles for services to the sport. cook received his medal at buckingham palace after a year in which he became the first english batsman to score 10,000 test runs. there is some uncertainty as to whether he will continue as captain after losing the test series to india. the british national cup diving is going on in plymouth this weekend — and olympic champions jack laugher and chris mears marked their return to action for the first time since rio, with synchronised 3 metre springboard gold. the pair comfortably won on their first appearance back while laugher also won the individual one metre title. another olympic medallist, tom daley, won the 3 metres springboar

dan evans is leading the side in the absence of andy murray, and he showed why he's currently the mostsets. but kyle edmund couldn't back up evans' success. he was beaten in straight sets by world number 133, vasek pospisil to level the tie at one—all. the doubles rubber featuring jamie murray and dom inglot is on bbc 2 from 6 o'clock tonight england cricket captain alastair cook has received his cbe from prince charles for services to the sport. cook received his medal at buckingham palace after a year in which he became the first english batsman to score 10,000 test runs. there is some uncertainty as to whether he will continue as captain after losing the test series to india. the british national cup diving is going on in plymouth this weekend — and olympic champions jack laugher and chris mears marked their return to action — for the first time since rio — with synchronised 3 metre springboard gold. the pair comfortably won on their first appearance back while laugher also won the individual one metre title another olympic medallist tom daley won the 3 metres springboard synchronis

dan evans is leading the side in the absence of andy murray, and he showed why he's currently the mostn straight sets. the davis cup tie is level at one all heading into today's double tie. but kyle edmund couldn't back up evans' success. he was beaten in straight sets by world number 133, vasek pospisil to level the tie at one—all. the doubles rubber featuring jamie murray and dom inglot is on bbc 2 from 6 o'clock tonight. kyle edmund was in the other game. its another big day in the premier league with the pick of the days ties kicking off at stamford bridge at lunchtime with leaders chelsea taking on third place arsenal. the gunners are looking to repeat their victory earlier in the season whilst a win for chelsea would take them twelve points clear. we play at home, we have our fans to push a lot and for this reason we want to play a good game. we want to play to win but for sure it will be a really tough game and we must play with attention. i believe the most important is turn up i believe the most important is turn up with great intention, with the same quality and show great re

when for dan evans or kyle edmund would see them win the tie.ve and breaking the canadian early on. although having led 3—1, pospisil has broken back and the latest score is in favour of canada in the first set. that's on the bbc website. england lost by one point against australia in the netball quad series at wembley, the second defeat of the tournament for england after a heavy loss to new zealand, it's a much improved england who had led in this match, within touching distance of victory, the lead slipped in the final stages despite pushing hard to pull level against the number one side in the world. they trailed by one goal with one minute left but a late australian steel meant there would be no chance of getting the victory. they lost 47—46. australia won the series as well. through the game you can look at some of the critical moments where we could have got ahead of australia but we have to look at the positives, the way that we picked ourselves up, we came out and showed them, the girls fought from the start to the end and we made them

dan evans could clinch the tie against pospisil in the first singles rubber of this afternoon.our guys to bite of the cherry tomorrow. british snowboarder katie 0rmerod has claimed a silver medal at the air and style big air competition in austria. 0rmerod has had an impressive start to 2017, winning herfirst big air world cup title and x games slopestyle bronze last month. big air will make its winter olympics debut in pyong—chang next year. spain‘s sergio garcia goes into today‘s final round of the dubai desert classic with a three shot lead, but yesterday‘s round probably wasn‘t the easiest he‘s ever played. he finished in the dark — look at the lights on those surrounding buildings! it was after a weather delay on day two pushed some second rounds into day three. garcia somehow managed to birdie his final two holes but said he "couldn‘t really see much" of his final three shots. i don‘t think i could manage that evenin i don‘t think i could manage that even in daylight. they always say that they don‘t focus on the hole. just hope for the best. sticking with sport. when roge

dan biggar will be fit. george north picked up a leg injury at the weekend although he did carry on playing for the rest of the match, and scored a try. props rob evanslee, but we will have to wait and see if north and dan biggar will be ready in time. we have tried to prepare as best we can. the players will be given every opportunity to be fit, andi given every opportunity to be fit, and i think that they are experienced players, george in the wide channels and down through his experience and leadership. so we're giving them every opportunity to be fit. england have also made two changes for the match. jack clifford will make his second start, replacing tom wood who drops to the bench. clifford will be part of an inexperienced back row which will have just 20 caps between them. jack nowell also comes in forjonny may on the wing. scotland were the other winners on the tournament's opening weekend, and there captain greg laidlaw says his team have learned how to handle pressure since coach vern cotter took over. laidlaw feels his team have an excellent chance of making it two wins out of two when they play france this weekend, even though it is 18 ye