so, wins for both australia and england, then, eoin morgan's side getting the campaign going in the bestossible way. former west indies head coach stuart law told me the confidence boost could set england up well as the tournament progresses. their bowling and fielding was outstanding. they took brilliant catches. the way they started, moeen ali brought his ipl form into the first game here, taking the two wickets, bowling his first four overs right through. great to see mills back as well, playing his first international for a long time and bowling well, and adil rashid, of his two and adil rashid, off his two point whatever it was! they should take a lot of confidence. and as an opener as well, a real statement of intent from england. it was. these tournaments, you have got to start fast. the 50—over world cup, you can build into it. you've just got to make sure you can get through to the next round. now, you've got to win every game you possibly can to make it easy for yourself at the end, and look at that net run rate that england have created now with that massive win. if it's a tig

england captain eoin morgan says tomorrow's match against australia will be a meeting of the "joint secondthrashed west indies and bangladesh, while australia edged past south africa before beating sri lanka. morgan has previously said that he sees india as favourites to take the title. most really are a very strong side. prohahly— most really are a very strong side. probably would be considered joint favourites. they are inside we know pretty— favourites. they are inside we know pretty well— favourites. they are inside we know pretty well and played against them a lot _ pretty well and played against them a lot. probably going to be one of our most — a lot. probably going to be one of our most difficult games in this group _ our most difficult games in this group stage. australia are very strong — group stage. australia are very strong side, very much like us and it has— strong side, very much like us and it has started to turn well. one thing _ it has started to turn well. one thing where the most proud of so far is our— thing where the most proud of so far is our level— thing where the

in reply kolkata knight riders, captained by england t20 skipper eoin morgan, were 91 without loss butt's a fourth ipl win for the super kings. we've already seen a photograph of him holding a bat after an operation on his finger, — now, england all rounder ben stokes has gone one better. this is video footage of him batting in the nets yesterday. he posted it on social media, just two weeks after his operation on a fractured finger. pretty encouraging for england fans ahead of the ashes tour to australia. stokes last played on the 26th ofjuly, before announcing he would be taking an indefinite break from the game. with him, it wasn'tjust a case of the crickets, there was a wider scale thing happening there, so it's hopefully the other things are going well and then the crickets can just come back, he is a quality player, so, he will get back into it, it's just whether, you know, he is feeling good, and i hope that that's the case. . , if you ever had balloons at a kids party, you've probably played keepy upy with them. well now, there is a world cup. they take it very seriously, weari

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england captain eoin morgan says he's willing to drop himself if his poor run of form continues for they beat new zealand in their final warm—up match yesterday, morgan managed just ten of england's innings of 163 for six. they take on the west indies in their first match on saturday. despite what his skipper says, david willey doesn't think you can ever count morgan out. he is one of those guys, he turned to when it counts. so don't be surprised if he had an absolute blinder of a tournament and comes out as top scorer or something, because he is one of those players, he is a matchwinner with a bat but his captaincy alone is phenomenal. staying with cricket and opener dom sibley has withdrawn from the england lions squad for the tour of australia this winter. last week the 26—year—old was named in the iii—strong squad, which will shadow the main england ashes party. but england say "after much thought and consideration" warwickshire's sibley has decided to work on his batting at home in a bid to regain a place in the test team. yorkshire batter harry brook has been added to the lions sq

everything eoin morgan thought worked and how west indies obliged.g however wasn't perfect. akeal hosein's agility to catch liam livingstone. four wickets down, but in just the ninth over, it was done. england looked like world number one. joe wilson, bbc news. england beat northern ireland 4—0 in today's historic women's football international at wembley. it means, they stay top of their world cup qualifying group. northern ireland are third. 0ur correspondentjo currie was watching. this is a landmark day here at wembley. walking into the history books, england women's first ever competitive match at wembley. for semiprofessional northern ireland, an opportunity to test themselves against theirfull—time neighbours. it was lauren hemp who struck first. the woodwork that is. with the goalkeeper jacqueline burns beaten, only the frame of the goal could deny the lionesses an opener. and that set the tone for england's first half. lots of chances created but one way or another, the lionesses couldn't find a breakthrough. a change of ends however brought

england captain eoin morgan says he would consider dropping himself, if his poorform with the bat continueshis year. they play a final warm—up game against new zealand on thursday, before their world cup opener against west indies on saturday. i'm not going to stand in the way of a team winning the world cup and i have been short on runs, my captain has been pretty good as it goes. will be standing here coming out of every bad run that i've ever had and being the nature of cricket and where i am bad, it means have to take high—risk options. and i've come to terms with that. it's just something that you deal with and it's the nature of the job and so i will continue to take those risks if the team dictates i need to. the olympic flame has been officially handed over to representatives from china ahead of the beijing winter games. it comes amid calls for a boycott because of china's human rights record. the event in athens passed without incident less than 24 hours after protesters disrupted the lighting ceremony. a number of activists were later detained by police. the world uigher congress

it's the last chance for england captain, eoin morgan, to find some form ahead of the start of the 2020finalwarm up. the biggest study ever undertaken in the uk into what's known as �*extreme pregnancy sickness,�* has found that the condition can be so severe, more than half of sufferers consider having abortions. while mild sickness is a common symptom of pregnancy, �*extreme nausea�* can affect between 1 and 3 per cent of pregnant women. the duchess of cambridge was seriously ill during her three pregnancies. daniela relph has been speaking to one woman, about her experience. i still can�*t eat, and i can�*t drink. and i�*m hungry, and i am stressed, and i can�*t sleep. extreme sickness in pregnancy can be brutal. the condition, known as hg, can overwhelm you. i�*m so cold. two years ago, laura anderson kept a video diary of her pregnancy. it�*s a horrible illness. itjust makes you a complete shadow of who you were. two years on, and laura is now mum to ava. we had to try very hard to get pregnant, and we had had four miscarriages and she was very wanted, and she was what kept me goin

everything eoin morgan thought worked and how west indies obliged.e match at the new wembley. 23,000 fans watched as beth mead became the first woman to score a hat—trick for england there. that took them back to the top of their group with three wins from three. northern ireland stay third. max verstappen edged out lewis hamilton in qualifying for the us grand prix, which returns after last year's race was cancelled due to the pandemic. the championship leader was two tenths of a second quicker than hamilton's mercedes, as he claimed his ninth pole of the season. verstappen will also have support from his red bull team mate sergio perez who'll start from third. great britain have won a second gold medal at the track cycling world championships in france — and again it came in the omnium. this time from ethan hayter. he followed on from katie archibald's success, by dominating the points race, that's the final event of the four—race contest. it's his first individual world title. so we will end where we started. we knew that cycling was coming. there

england are playing theirfinal warm up match before their first match on saturday, and captain eoin morgan's. he madejust ten in england's total of 163 for six against new zealand.. morgan said he would consider dropping himself if his poor form continues. staying with cricket, there could be some respite for england's batsmen on their upcoming ashes tour. australia fast bowler james pattinson has announced his retirement from all international cricket. pattinson took 81 wickets in 21 test matches. he's been ruled out of the first part of the domestic season through injury — and said he felt he wouldn't be able to do "himself and his team—mates justice". the ashes begin on the 8th of december in brisbane. not long to wait now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. it's three months since thousands of afghans were forced to flee their country and make a new home in the uk but many are still living in hotels that were meant to be temporary. it means they don't have access tojobs, proper healthcare or education as our home editor, mark easton has been finding out. a budget hotel in buckingha

england beat new zealand by 13 runs in theirfinal warm—up match, but captain eoin morgan's barren runimself if his poorform continues. england face the west indies in their first match on saturday. let's take a look at some other stories making the news today. two—time super bowl champion malcolm jenkins has taken a stake in premier league side burnley. jenkins currently plays for the new orleans saints but is also a minority stakeholder in the group that took over the clarets last year. scotland head coach gregor townsend has named 12 uncapped players in their a2—man squad for the autumn nations series. townsend said it's "exciting" to have a blend of experience within the team. scotland host tonga first at the end of the month. and after raising almost £3 million for motor neurone disease by completing seven marathons in a week last year, rugby league legend kevin sinfield is at it again — this time running 101 miles between his current club leicester, where he's a coach, to his former club leeds rhinos. tennis now. andy murray says he's never played a match like last night's, after

everything eoin morgan thought worked and how west indies obliged.ders stood west indies batters hit — there! four wickets for adil rashid. 55 all out 7 completely the new england. the batting wasn't perfect, though. hosein�*s agility to catch livingston. four wickets down but in the ninth over it was done. england looks like the world number one. joe wilson, bbc news. there was a rout at stamford bridge, as the premier league's top side chelsea beat bottom—of—the—table norwich 7—0. mason mount hadn't scored since may but he started the hosts off inside the first ten minutes — and that was just a sign of things to come. callum hudson odoi, reece james and ben chilwell all got on the score sheet, before mount finished off the scoring, with his first chelsea hat—trick. manchester city are breathing down chelsea's neck, just two points behind them. phil foden was impressive yet again, scoring twice in city's 4—1win at brighton. and what a turnaround we saw from watford — beaten 5—0 by liverpool last week, they put five past everton — including a hat—tri

premier league and it's giving them a good understanding of the conditions especially their captain eoin morgannd they are voting with the momentum that they have had in cricket for a number of years and it's been really impressive the way they started. he it's been really impressive the way they started-— they started. he said it was a really special _ they started. he said it was a really special rain _ they started. he said it was a really special rain and - they started. he said it was a really special rain and really. really special rain and really impressed with the bowling units developed in t20 in the game. in this tournament jason roy says �*we're a confident side thatjust wants to get better�* where can they improve do you think? australia are next and i think that a key part of them being that so far in this tournament has been the reading of conditions and that is something that has the torah and clairs on the week! get more tired and hard at the bat on self assessing those conditions in understanding what a good score is without feeling like you have to go out and scored 200 each t

england captain eoin morgan says tomorrow's match against australia will be a meeting of the "joint seconda very strong side. probably would be considered joint favourites. they are inside we know pretty well and played against them a lot. probably going to be one of our most difficult games in this group stage. australia are very strong side, very much like us and it has started to turn well. one thing where the most proud of so far is our level of performance and intensity that is been pretty good. the challenge continuing that for our next three games in pursuit of getting through the next phase of the tournament. manchester united manager ole gunnar solskjaer says it's been a tough few days but he's ready to "fight back". his side goes to tottenham tomorrow following that humbling 5—0 defeat to liverpool last weekend. the united boss insists he's the right person to turn things around and expects a reaction from his players at spurs. it's been a difficult week of course. we have had to deal with the result and performance against liverpool which we know it was not good enough. somethin

according to eoin morgan england and australia arejoint according to eoin morgan england and australia open. the us open champion was comprehensively beaten in straight sets by fellow teenager marta kostyuk in their quarterfinal. the ukranian world number 55 won 6—2, 6—1. to football then and despite suffering some of his darkest days as a manager, manchester united boss ole gunnar solskjaer insists he's ready to fight back. they travel to tottenham later following that humbling 5—0 defeat to liverpool — but solskjaer say�*s he isn't ready to give up. i've been through some very bad moments here as a player and when i've been a coach, the manager as well, i've had to deal with setbacks. there's probably been two or three crises, at least, since i became the manager here and one thing i can say is that i'll always give it a good shot and fight back. it's the start of the rugby union men's autumn internationals today. at murrayfield, scotland take on tonga. following that down in cardiff, wales take on the mighty new zealand. they haven't beaten the all blacks since 1953 but with a capac

but captain eoin morgan's barren run with the bat continued. ecause latest government figures show week—on—week, uk covid cases, deaths and hospital admissions are all rising at rate of 10% or more, though they remain well below levels seen injanuary. today the uk has reported more than 49,000 new positive covid cases and 179 further deaths. tighter rules are in place in other uk nations. in scotland, face coverings are still compulsory on public transport and inside places like shops. all school staff and secondary pupils must wear face coverings indoors, and indoor hospitality venues must collect customer contact details. in wales, face coverings are compulsory on public transport, and in shops and hospitals — but not bars or restaurants. the nhs covid pass is needed for entry to nightclubs, as well as many indoor and outdoor events. and people should work from home where possible. and in northern ireland, face coverings are compulsory in shops, indoor seated venues and visitor attractions. indoor seated venues are "strongly recommended" to as

england captain eoin morgan says he would consider dropping himself, if his poorform with the bat continuesurday. i'm not going to stand in the way of a team winning the world cup and being short on runs, my captain has been pretty good. and we have been in being the nature of cricket and where i am, or to take high—risk options and have come to terms with that and it's just something that you deal with and it's the nature of the job so, you deal with and it's the nature of thejob so, i'm going to continue to take those risks and if the team dictates that they need them, if they don't, i won't. after naming his squad for the upcoming autumn internationals yesterday, eddiejones is already having to make some changes. jones left out several big names, including saracens hookerjamie george — who has now been recalled to the squad after luke cowan—dickie picked up an ankle injury playing for exeter chiefs at the weekend. bath winger anthony watson will also miss out — he ruptured his acl. jones told the bbc rugby union weekly podcast, he is using this period as a stepping stone for the rugby wo

england captain eoin morgan's poor run of form continues as he admits he would consider dropping himselfmanaged just 10 of england's innings of 163 for 6. england face the west indies in their first match on saturday. well, ireland have already started their world cup campaign as they aim to qualify for the super 12. but they were beaten by sri lanka by 70 runs yesterday, joshua little the last man to fall for the irish. it meas that sri lanka have qualified for the next stage of the competition, but ireland face a winner takes all tie with namibia tomorrow, to see if their world cup can continue. and scotland face 0man today in a game they need to win to go through to the super 12 for the first time in their historym, that's at al almarat on the 0mani coastline. that's all the sport for now. the world health organisation has told the bbc it believes the coronavirus pandemic will go on for a year longer than it needs to because of the unequal distribution of vaccines. it comes as a group of charities have criticised the uk and canada for themselves using doses from covax, the global prog

england captain eoin morgan�*s poor run of form continues as he admits he would consider dropping himselfionships. lauren bate, sophie capewell, blaine ridge—davis and milly tanna all made their championship debut, beating japan in the bronze—medal final and coming home more than half a second clear. afterwards davis said it was a dream come true. and just before we go, he doesn�*t normally stand still for long, but liverpool forward mo salah was motionless — well it looked like mo salah. the striker unveiled a life—size waxwork of himself at madame tussauds in london. he was clearly very impressed with it. the general public will be able to see from friday. salah has been in great form this season so far, scoring 12 goals in 11 appearances. that�*s all the sport for now. i�*ll have more for you in the next hour. it is unusually good, some of them are a bit off, but that�*s very convincing. it's convincing. it�*s just as well it did look like him, but because it must be awkward if it doesn�*t. the bbc has obtained documents that show countries, including saudi arabia, australia and japan,

zealand by 13 runs in their final warm—up match for the t20 world cup in abu dhabi. but captain eoin morgan'sng himself if his poor form continues. england face the defending champions west indies in their first super 12's match on saturday. and scotland head coach gregor townsend has named 12 uncapped players in their a2—man squad for the autumn nations series. townsend said its "exciting" to have a blend of experience within the team. scotland host tonga first at the end of the month — before facing australia, south africa and japan. that's all the sport for now. lateral flow test. and people should work from home where possible. joining me now is doctor christine tait—burkard, an expert in infection and immunity at the university of edinburgh's roslin institute. professorjennifer rohn, cell biologist at university college london. dr meng khaw, national director of health protection and screening services at public health walesand dr lindsay broadbent, virologist at queen's university belfast. you'll have a lot in common but there are differences. first of all, if i may, just a snapshot of

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england captain eoin morgan says he�*s willing to drop himself for the t20 world cup if his poor run as top scorer or something, because he is one of those players, he is a matchwinner with a bat but his captaincy alone is phenomenal. staying with cricket and opener dom sibley has withdrawn from the england lions squad for the tour of australia this winter. last week the 26—year—old was named in the 14—strong squad, which will shadow the main england ashes party. but england say "after much thought and consideration" warwickshire�*s sibley has decided to work on his batting at home in a bid to regain a place in the test team. yorkshire batter harry brook has been added to the lions squad. the burnley manager sean dyche says the abuse managers have to suffer gets worse every year. he was speaking in response to comments made by steve bruce yesterday after he left newcastle about the insults he has had to endure. that is part and parcel of the job. when it gets to an unacceptable level, and i think steve �*s point was, someone with the respect that he has got, as a player, coach, manag