we've already seen changes to the starting 11, jamie smith batting at number three. this team time under new management. there's no brydon carse, out injured. in comes rehan ahmed as a replacement player. yeah. normally it's a like for like replacement, isn't it? i'm not necessarily sure. to come into the side. well, we'll wait and see. england against afghanistan — a side that they lost be ta ken lightly. they've got to start winning matches. on the radio or indeed via the bbc sport website. against barcelona after six minutes, it ended up 4—1; — that's it for now, thanks forjoining us, bye—bye. hello. the start of march. with some pretty heavy bursts of rain, some snow mixing in over the tops of the pennines, high ground in the southern uplands. but that band of rain should pivot its way northern ireland and scotland perhaps seeing a fair northern scotland doing perhaps best of all for dry weathetandsunshine; 7—10 celsius. a few showers into the northwest of the uk — but where we see clearing skies, temperatures will drop as we head into thursday morning. and throu

england have picked jamie smith to bat at number on saturday against australia. also be the team's wicket keeper after recovering i think it happens. it's part and parcel of cricket. you always have your ups and downs. but you know we're coming here. it's a fresh tournament. it's a fresh start. we've got a real positive vibe and an environment around us, so hopefully we'll go out there and really put on a show. of can pinpoint games that are maybe, navigating through tournament play, but here it's it's pretty much knockout. and you've got to start well, so no doubt that once we're done with that. the player he clashed with in the last match injury in time for a fixture that the scots have won four times in a row. what we're going to do to stop it is, you know, hopefully we'll win. the growth of this team is to have big wales interim head coach matt sherrod has named his first team, and there are eight changes from what was a 14th time in charge, including a debut for ellis lee on the wing. they play ireland in cardiff on saturday, with dan sheehan named by their

we've already seen changes to the starting 11, jamie smith batting at number three.e able to have a spinner coming in on surfaces that actually maybe will be slightly more conducive to spin. yeah. do they trust rehan ahmed to put him in the starting 11? i'm not necessarily sure. well, we'll wait and see. england against afghanistan — a side that they lost to in the 50 over world cup of 2023 — it is a slightly more straightforward equation for england. they've got to start winning matches. henry and alex part of the bbc's _ henry and alex part of the bbc's team in lahore for that game — bbc's team in lahore for that name. ~ . game. wherever you are in the world, game. wherever you are in the world. you _ game. wherever you are in the world, you . also _ game. wherever you are in the world, you . also find - of 7 bf all the 7 of all the day's details of all the day's football including an extraordinary match in the copa del rey, atletico madrid up and it ended up 4—1; but it is a iytnefnded up 4—1; but it is a leg so nothing decided. first leg so nothing decided. it fo

we to get what they england have picked jamie smith to bat a number three from a calf injury. orderforsurprise given he's never been last two training sessions. meanwhile, favourites india began their tournament an unbeaten century from shubman gill helped them raducanu had been approached by the man, who gave her a letter and took a photograph on monday, she was seen hiding behind the umpire�*s chair after two games. not to press charges. match against england on saturday after the fly half passed at twickenham's allianz stadium. and has been replaced by bath's ted hill, including a debut for ellis lee on the wing. captain for the first time, with regular skipper caelan doris out with knee injury. being a contender for the wales job. that's it from me. back to you. thanks very much, hugh ferris, all the sport. to meet his norwegian counterpart. between the two countries. on ukraine, said we will step up further the support we give to ukraine — further the support we give to ukraine. ukraine is still fighting, we must — ukraine. ukraine is still fighting, we must keep in the fight and