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david gower — the man who succeeded him as england captain — was among those to pay tribute. saw anyone who was slacking or taking life easy, not putting in 100%, he would come down on them like a ton of bricks. he said high standards. and no doubt we will show him in vibrant form should pulling no punches. anthonyjoshua says he's not travelled to saudi arabia for entertainment — just to win back the three world titles he lost to andy ruinunior earlier this year. the two faced off at the pre fight press conference ahead of their eagerly awaited heavyweight rematch. joshua has been talking about the ‘challenger mindset‘ that he's needed to prepare for the fight. any heavyweight knows you need a challenger mindset. i have always said that previously, when i had the belts around my waist and now this is the challenge ahead. i want to get back to my 16th. i am hungry, determined and focused on the goal. that's all the sport for now. enjoy the rest of your night. we have some murky weather around at the moment, dense patches of fog for some of us the fog tending to be to the south

we can speak now to another formidable cricketer, david gower, who was bob's team—mate and who succeededr reaction to the news? well, i have lost a very loyal friend, very supportive friend, someone i have known for 40 years or so. cricket has lost someone who has been around the game and very big in the game for 50 years. an extraordinary character, actually, because what you saw there of course and what you read out just you saw there of course and what you read outjust there gives you a real snapshot of the various qualities of the man. not just snapshot of the various qualities of the man. notjust a cricketer, but a musicalfan, both the man. notjust a cricketer, but a musical fan, both wagner and the man. notjust a cricketer, but a musicalfan, both wagner and dylan, and a very funny man, actually, off the field as well. a lot of people have an image of the dour, acerbic man that they saw on television.” will come onto the man in a second, but let's start with the cricket. what made him so special? festival, despite his frame, despite the body which wasn't necessarily built for fast b

david gower was also in that same side, which pulled off one of the most remarkable comebacks in sport, for history to record. but to be with him, bobbles more than that, much than just him, bobbles more than that, much thanjust a him, bobbles more than that, much than just a pundit, him, bobbles more than that, much thanjust a pundit, he had many eclectic interests. strong opinions ona eclectic interests. strong opinions on a lot of topics. that little clip you have of him being interviewed in 1981, he was very fired up at that stage. there is a lot more to him than that very dour persona that he so than that very dour persona that he so often showed on tv. he was all sorts of things to all sorts of different men. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? three constitutional experts have told impeachment enquiry into president trump there's no doubt he should be removed from office. the head of a japanese aid agency in afghanistan has been shot dead. doctor tetsu naka—mura, and five members of his team, were killed by militants in the eastern province of n

david gower is a cricket commentator and writer; he captained england in the 1980s including in the 1985writer. thank you forjoining us so quickly here on bbc news. you were eight team—mate and towards down under with him. what was he like to play alongside? yes, we toured all sorts of places with him. that day of course was outstanding, that's what probably made his reputation for all to see for history to record but to be with him bob with more than that. much more than just a cricketer and much more than just a pundit and many eclectic interests, many strong opinions on a lot of topics and a lot of people see, for instance a little clip you had of him being interviewed there he was very fired up. a lot more to him than that dour persona that he so often showed on tv. he was basically all sorts of things to all sorts of different men. great fun to be with on a good day, loved his wine kambolov good company and we had a lot of very good mutual friends. company and we had a lot of very good mutualfriends. a lot company and we had a lot of very good mutual friends. a lot of them in the wi