jonny bairstow hits a century on his comeback for england in the 3rd test against sri lanka.tigua on saturday night. and we look ahead to the final weekend of rugby union's autumn internationals, as wales go for a clean sweep against south africa. hello and welcome to the pgoramme. england's men are still hoping for a clean sweep in their test series in sri lanka, and this man, jonny bairstow gave them a brilliant head—start on day1 of the 3rd and final game in columbo. batting at that most unpopular of positions, number 3, he blasted a century on his comeback. it's still anyone's game though after england wobbled to 312 for 7 at the close, as andy swiss reports. it was a day defined by one man, and one of sports more unusual celebrations. how often do you see a test century greeted like this? for johnny, it was one way to silence the doubters. he came to the crease with england in early trouble, and when rory byrne is a bold, kate and jenny caught, and strike a sensed a colla pse jenny caught, and strike a sensed a collapse without they faced a point of prove, after being le

jonny bairstow was back having been left out of the second test and he was at his best, with a beautifullysed century in the third test against sri lanka, while earlier england's women moved to the verge of becoming double world champions. more at half past. we look forward to that. and all the weekend weather, howard looking?” think the best advice is hang onto your thick coat, it will stay chilly and we will need our umbrellas as well in the south. more details coming up in half an hour. hello, this is afternoon live — i'm rebecca jones. the prime minister has called for the british people to come together over her plans for brexit. she's been taking calls from the public on radio 5live and the bbc news channel, where she said the agreement she's negotiated with brussels is the right deal for britain. she said that if parliament doesn't vote for her brexit deal, the uk will end up back at square one and warned that the eu "won't give us any more." our political correspondent nick eardley reports. it is not looking easy for theresa may. with so much opposition to her brexit plan. what hap

for jonny bairstow this was some way to silence his doubters.they face the play with a point to prove. after being left out of the last march he set about sharing his team—mates what they had been missing and together with a blazing 50 from ben stokes, the pair were scattering sri lanka's hoax. england's only distraction was a four—legged one. dog stops play. but this was a pedigree performance. moments later, his century and that the raw emotion. frustration, vindication, whatever the case, the england balcony didn't seem to mind. on england balcony didn't seem to mind. 0n110, england balcony didn't seem to mind. on110, he england balcony didn't seem to mind. on 110, he succumbed to a weary shot but he left the field knowing this had been some comeback. from there, england faltered, a clatter of late wickets including jos buttler took the gloss off things while moeen ali was left clinging on, successfully overturning an lbw decision just before the close. far from perfect, they'll be hoping to turn this intriguing start into another match—winni

jonny bairstow hits a century on his comeback for england in the 3rd test against sri lanka. ps for world cup glory. it is over! he has done it. jonny wilkinson is england's hero. and the end of an era. ian robertson hangs—up his microphone after 46 years. hello and welcome to sportsday. so lots for you tonight and we'll also be chatting to a real life premier league footballer in a few minutes right here in the studio. but we're starting with cricket and there's a very busy weekend on the cards for england fans. we'll look at the 3rd test against sri lanka in a minute but first i want to look at the england's women's t20 team who are through to the final of the world cup. they'll play australia in antigua tomorrow and our reporterjoe currie is there and joins us live. so, joe, england have done it, and in some style against india? yes, hello. a wonderful night for england's women. we have been stood on the pitch at the viv richards stadium where groundsmen are working ha rd to stadium where groundsmen are working hard to get the page looking a bit better tomorrow night. in bo

jonny bairstow is back in the england team for the third and final test against sri lanka which startsinjured all—rounder sam curran and will play as a batsman, with ben foakes remaining as wicketkeeper. stuart broad also returns in place of james anderson who's rested. anderson's played a relatively minor role in their two wins so far, taking only one wicket, on pitches more suited to spin than seam bowling. he steps aside for stuart broad, who's yet to feature in the series, which england have already won. i understand the reasoning behind it, you know the series has been ramped up, and as an opportunity, andi ramped up, and as an opportunity, and i think with the winter we've got ahead, it makes sense for stewart to get some cricket. was going to be able to tour of the west indies, you know, it could be a long period without him bowling, so to have him get a game under his belt, it's good for him and the team. and there's a big match to come on friday, england face india in the semi finals of the women's world 2020 on friday. they lost narrowly to hosts west indies on sunday and fin

joe root is expected to make changes to england's top order there's still no confirmation that jonny bairstow — buttler says he's be happy to bat where required. i think that adaptability that trevor and joe talked about, being flexible with the order, is a real strength. i think it has been a strength. i think it has been a strength of the one—day side for a while now, being able to be flexible in the order, just because its test match cricket, there are not many egosin match cricket, there are not many egos in the side that need those defined roles as to this is where you will bat. of course, you need a good balance of being settled, but i think it shows a good team environment and ethic that people are willing to play wherever is required of them. liverpool's daniel sturridge has been charged by the football association with misconduct for alleged breaches of its betting rules. our sports correspondent andy swiss has more details. all we know is these alleged breaches of the betting rules by daniel sturridge happened in january this year, so some ten months ago. the fa say this all relates

jonny bairstow is fit again but he can't get back in the side so ben foakes will keep wicket again followingwin. it's been somewhat of a selection headache for captain joe root. there's a great position to be in, the fact that we turn up here and, you know, full of confidence as a group, as a squad, and we have got the opportunity to play the same tea m the opportunity to play the same team is the service requires it, but also we have got a group of guys who have been sat on the sideline, champing at the bat ready to take their opportunity, if it looks like they could be the guys to exploit that pitch. the nfl have decided to relocate monday's los angeles rams game against kansas city chiefs from estadio azteca in mexico city to the los angeles memorial coliseum. with less than a week to go, the league decided to relocate it to la because of significant concerns about the playing surface. last may, stadium authorities changed the surface from natural to hybrid, but the intense activity in the last few months has impacted the surface. after authorities admitted in august the field wasn't in g

a pat—down from jonny bairstow keeping the muscles ticking over. and maybe it helps.rds his half—century. ba i rstow he headed towards his half—century. bairstow again making himself useful. there was not much if you do about this though. as a jennings pa rt about this though. as a jennings part of came and went, next up was a jos buttler and he got off to promising start. but there is only one start man today. that's it. that is it. jennings making his to your way to make his second angle of the century to the delight of the fans and his captain. the bowler made his mark on his final four was forced la nka mark on his final four was forced lanka as a jos buttler caught with us lanka as a jos buttler caught with us for been folks join the party and mentors for the book 37 before being caught. shortly afterwards, joe root declared, setting the host a daunting target of 460 2a victory. jenks finishing in the victory in touching distance of his 150, streaking ahead of the victory in touching distance of his 150, streaking ahead of his team—mates. this is really pleasing

after a sluggish start, with rory burns and keatonjennings both going cheaply, jonny bairstow and skipperjoe to 278 for 6 approaching the close. chelsea midfielder n'golo kante has signed a new five—year deal. he's scored three goals in 81 appearances since joining from leicester two years ago, helping chelsea to the league title in his first season and winning the pfa's player of the year honour. he said he'd "completely improved" as a player at the club. kante was a member of france's world cup winning squad in russia this summer. max verstappen leads a red bull ‘one—two' in first practice ahead of formula 0ne's season ending abu dhabi grand prix. he was four—tenths of a second quicker than teammate daniel ricciardo. britain's lewis hamilton is back in 4th. he seemed to be having some problems but seems it is quite an unhappy car at the moment. we're heading into the final weekend of autumn internationals, with wales hoping to make it a clean sweep of autumn wins, they've made 13 changes to the side that beat tonga last weekend and victory over south africa in cardiff would be their ninth

in colombo tomorrow, jonny bairstow could be the fourth player to bat their in three games and captainnario, obviously you want to try to have that consistency, especially in your batting and have nailed down. we have not been in a position where we have not been in a position where we have managed to find that balance just right at the moment, but the exciting thing is we have found ways of winning games of cricket without bad. over time and over the next few months, if that can be done, it's another step in the right direction for this team. now, it's 15 years to the day since england beat australia to lift the rugby world cup and the two sides meet once again on saturday at twickenham. eddiejones was the australia coach back in 2003, now he's plotting their downfall from the other dugout and he's made a couple of bold selections. austin halewood has more at the touchscreen. the final test of the autumn is already here. both sides will be desperate to end the year on a high. england had coach eddiejones has made a bold call in his team selection. for the first time since taking over,

jonny bairstow is back in the england team for the third and final test against sri lanka, which startsurran and will play as a batsman, with ben foakes remaining as wicketkeeper. stuart broad also returns in place ofjames anderson, who's rested. anderson's played a relatively minor role in their two wins so far, taking only one wicket, and he steps aside for stuart broad, who's yet to feature in the series, which england have already won. i understand the reasoning behind it, the series has been wrapped up, it is the opportunity to rotate, and i think with the winter we've got ahead, it makes sense for stuart to get some cricket. we have what will be a tough tour of the west indies, so it could be a long period without him bowling, so to have him get a game under his belt i think is good for him and the team. speed skater elise christie was the focus of huge hopes at this year's winter olympics, but her dreams ended in heartbreak as she crashed out on the ice and came home empty—handed. the three—time world champion has since admitted she considered quitting after pyeonchang, but now s

jonny bairstow has struggled to get them back. are still coming in at number three.sions going forward for the selectors. it's absolutely great to see. keepers who are all outstanding batsmen as well. i think it's really good johnny coming in, doing well at number three. that's great. burns and his jennings have played really well. you need to give them time. we can't keep chopping and changing. for me this has been a really great team effort. it has been a fairly short but when you read captains of the biographies and they talk about taking a team away, how tough it is to maintain and keep results going, how impressed had you been withjoe root? he was very quick to say, it's not me, it has been all about the team. i have no great experience of captaining a side but, especially the subcontinent, you learn a lot about your the characters. and about yourself, you haven't got your family with you, i'm sure he misses them like crazy. he will cherish the moment is even them like crazy. he will cherish the moment is even more them like crazy. he will cherish the moment is

there's still no confirmation that jonny bairstow will be fit for selection.says he'd be happy to bat in that position. i think that adaptability that trevor and joe talked about, being flexible with the order is a real strength, and it has been a strength of a one—day side for a while now, being able to be flexible in the order, and just because it is test match cricket, i don't think they're right he goes on the side to want those defined roles. of course you need a good balance of being settled, but i think it shows a good team environment, and i think that people are willing to play wherever is required of them. plenty more to come in sportsday including... the north east football club who once conquered the world who are now fighting for their future. we've got to try and keep it alive. and it's only be in younger generation who can do that. and the snake boats making a splash in india. tennis now and germany's alexander zverev has got his atp finals campaign off to a winning start with victory in his opening round—robin match against marin cilic at the o

colombo in their third cricket test against sri lanka and it was mostly thanks to a century from jonny bairstow that we could keep has been relieved of glove duty and promoted to bat at number three in his first appearance in this series he justified the selectors decision by scoring one other than ten election some become would dismiss based on his way to form for ninety one england end of the day three hundred twelve for seven. and that's all the sport expect to marry him in london. thank you peter well that wraps up the news hour but i will be back in just a couple of minutes with much more of the day's stay with us. impoverished excluded and under attack roma communities are paying the price of hiking nationalism in a country but war with itself. people in power investigates the surgeon hate crimes at the hands of far right groups. ukrainian roma repression on al jazeera. to cope with driving in kabul you need nerves of steel and a strong heart the afghan capital has some of the most challenging driving conditions anywhere even though women are allowed to drive by law many men say culturall

stuart broad replaces him. jonny ba i rstow stuart broad replaces him. jonny bairstow comes in for theund half past. gambling is usually thought of as an adult issue — but now there's real concern about the impact it is having on the lives of teenagers. more than 50 thousand children in the uk have developed a gambling problem, according to a report by the gambling commission. the regulator says more teenagers now gamble than drink alcohol, smoke or use drugs. chi chi izundu reports. i got addicted to fixed odds betting terminals, which are the machines in betting shops. matt started gambling when he was 16. by the time he had stopped, he had racked up debts of more than £16,000. it was very exhilarating, when you win it is like a massive adrenaline rush. what you become addicted to eventually is the anticipation between bets. so if you have a bet, on these machines, you can gamble again 20 seconds later. so you're getting that hit three times a minute. now a new report has found that the number of children classed as having a gambling problem has quadrupled to more than 50,000 in just

play in colombo in their third test against sri lanka but it was mostly thanks to a century from jonny bairstow the wicketkeeper has been relieved of glove duty and promoted to battle number three in his first appearance in this series justified the selectors decision by scoring one hundred ten some become would dismissed based on his way to full for ninety one england ending the day three hundred twelve to seven. after taking a break for the thanksgiving holiday the n.b.a. will resume on friday with fourteen games but one of basketball's biggest stars from the pots to killer neil was unable to take the day off shaq as he is affectionately known is actually an absolutely deputy with these local sheriff's office in florida as he is new to the falsie had to work this thanksgiving holiday and you can see him on hand comforting children after a car crash and hania some meals to. and that's all the sport for now another update coming up again later falling thank you very much that's it for this news hour. from me for me back to when the whole team thank you very much for watching live from london. t

jonny bairstow has been ruled out of the first of england's three test matches against sri lanka, whichduring the one—day series, and missed the final two 50—over matches. england have not won a test series in sri lanka since 2001. it's not yet been announced who will take his place behind the stumps for the match in galle. some others stories making the headlines. mark allen beat australia's neil robertson by ten frames to five to win the international championship in daching, china. it's his fourth ranking title of his career and he earned the tidy sum of £175,000 for his victory as well. britain'sjonny brownlee has finished second overall in the super league triathlon in mallorca. he finished behind france's vincent luis in the enduro — the final event of the weekend. luis also took the overall win. that is all on me. i will be back at half past seven. next up, it is click. that's what the future is about, if you believe the hype. computer programmes that learn from past experience, that improve and that sometimes, learn to solve problems in ways that even we hadn't thought of. well,

the returning jonny bairstow starred with a controlled century on the first day of the third test against start, with openers rory burns and keaton jennings both going cheaply, bairstow‘s 110 and a half century from ben stokes helped guide england to 312/7 at stumps in colombo. it was a day defined by one man and one of sports more unusual celebrations. how often do you see a test century greeted like this? or johnny bairstow, this was one way to silences doubters. he came to the crease in early trouble. peter jennings court, sri lanka sensing a collapse. after being left out of the last match, he set about showing his team—mates what they had been missing together with a blazing 50 from ben stokes, the pair were scattering sri lanka's hopes. the only distraction was a 4—legged one. dog stops play, hardly whatjohnny ba i rstow dog stops play, hardly whatjohnny bairstow needed. that century, that raw emotion. the england balcony didn't seem to mind. on 110, he finally succumbed to a weary shot. it was some comeback. from there, england faltered. a clatter of late wickets. moeen ali was suc

coming up on sportsday on bbc news, jonny bairstow shows england what they have been missing, hittingfinal test against sri lanka. england closed on 312—7. it's been a tough year for the high street, but today we've been shopping like mad. yes, it's black friday. and this year, it could be even bigger than before. it's estimated that we'll spend more than £1.5 billion, just today, on the internet. up 13% from last year. if you break it down, that's around £1 million a minute. this phenonmenon, which has completely upended the traditional christmas spending, is now predominantly online. and many small and medium sized firms are taking advantage, as our business correspondent, emma simpson, reports. the black friday orders are flying off the shelves. it is a small warehouse but boy, do they do big business. this firm in colchester specialises in selling excess stock online and they did £6 million worth of sales last year. well, we are growing at about 20% per annum, which is terrific. we have got this chance of the smaller players as such being able to compete with those bigger players

jonny bairstow will be the first to bat at three in three matches when the final that starts in colombonext year, going to the west indies, you would have settled one up and have people in the positions for a period of time, learning how to craft the innings in a specific positions. it is exciting for us as a team because you have people combating all different positions. we're showing this to and also it is good that you have a group of players who have little enough to do so. from a converter will return to formula 1 to race for williams in 2019, completing a remarkable comeback. he was one of the emerging stars of formula 1 at the time and the crash left him with serious injuries, including a partially severed arm. —— robert kubica. he will be back in formula 1 with blooms next year, after a comeback with renault. i know what it took me to get here and i know what it takes to get here and i know what it takes to be one of the top drivers in formula 1. so now the question is to work, to give me a bit of time, and to focus on what is the work to do. sadio mane has agreed a new terms wi

pat down from jonny bairstow to keep the muscles ticking over. and maybe it helped.again making himself useful. there wasn't much stokes could do about this from dilruwan perera though. asjennings' partners came and went, next bit was jos buttler‘s turn, who got off to a promising start but there was only one star man today. that's it. that is it. keaton jennings ending his year wait make his second england century, much to the delight of the fa ns century, much to the delight of the fans and his captain. bowler made his mark on what was to be his final performance for lanka as button was caught with this brilliant reaction. ben foakesjoined caught with this brilliant reaction. ben foa kes joined the caught with this brilliant reaction. ben foakesjoined the party caught with this brilliant reaction. ben foakes joined the party making a respectable 37 before being caught. shortly afterwards joe root declared, setting the hosts a daunting target of 462 for victory. jennings finishing the day in touching distance of his 150, streets ahead of his team—mates. jo currie, b

they made a sluggish start, losing a couple of quick wickets, but a century from jonny bairstow was the as england made a solid start to the third and final test, closing on 312 for 7. andy swiss reports: it was a day defined by one man, and one of sport? more than usual celebrations. how often duty to see a test century greeted like this? this was a way to silence the doubters. he kept the crease in early travel, rory byrne is bold and keatonjennings early travel, rory byrne is bold and keaton jennings caught, is early travel, rory byrne is bold and keatonjennings caught, is sri lankan sensed a collapse. in best of the someone with a point to prove after being left out of the last march. he showed his team—mates what they've been missing, with the glazing 50 from ben stokes that they we re glazing 50 from ben stokes that they were scattering sri lankan‘s hopes. there are only distraction was four—legged as a dog stopped play, that's hardly what they needed. this was a pedigree performance. moments later, a century, and that fraud emotion, frustration, vindication, whatever the case, th

jonny bairstow has been ruled out of england's opening cricket test match against sri lanka which beginsfrom an injury earlier in the tour, but its not yet been announced who will take his place behind the stumps for the match in galle. england have not won such a massive 2001. years unavailable for the first one, a decision more based on long—term, giving him extra time to get right for the second test and not put into much doubt. looking forward to next summer much doubt. looking forward to next summer at home. england's rugby league side can complete a series victory over new zealand this afternoon when the teams meet in liverpool. england won the first of the three test series last week. james graham will captain the side at anfield after injury to sean 0'loughlin, whilst the st helens forward luke thompson will make his first start for his country. that match live on bbc2 this afternoon. i think they played really well last week. they can be proud of their performance. sometimes when two teams down together like that, both teams down together like that, both teams they really well,

and jonny bairstow has signed a short—term deal with keller nights to play dt ten league fresh from hishe england test side ‘s fight to the uae where the test is taking place. two boats carrying a total of 18 migrants, including an 18 month old child, have been stopped in the channel. they're the latest of more than 100 people who've been picked up trying to cross to the uk. simonjones reports from dover. nine migrants on a fishing boat found this morning by the french authorities, another nine rescued from this small —— despite repeated warnings of both is the talent people are putting their lives at risk kind across the busiest shipping lane in the world this is continuing. well, it's unprecedented what is happening at the moment, and it's like crossing the m25 on foot during the rush hour. it is the busiest thoroughfare for shipping in the world, there's over 400 commercial shipping movements a day, they do not have lighting, they do not have experience, they've got an inadequate boat. they're very, very lucky to be alive. the french authorities rescued another nine migrants in the e

there's still no confirmation that jonny bairstow will be fit for selection.t has been a strength of the one—day side for a while now, been able to be flexible with the order. just because it is test match cricket, there are not many egos in the team that need these defined roles. you need a good balance and i think it shows a good team environment and an ethic that people are willing to play wherever is required of them. samir nasri will undergo a medical at west ham — as he makes his return to football after an 18—month ban for doping. he was punished for using an intravenous drip, which contained more nutrients than the limit allowed. the france international has formerly played for arsenal and manchester city — and it's understood he'lljoin west ham for six months — but can sign a proper contract from january 1st. manchester city boss pep guardiola has been asked by the football association to explain comments he made about the referee before sunday's derby with manchester united. premier league bosses are not to speak about match officials before fixtures

jonny bairstow has been ruled out of the first of england's three test matches against sri lanka, which. it's not yet been announced who will take bairstow‘s place behind the stumps for the match in galle. johnny for the match in galle. is unavailable for the storm probably johnny is unavailable for the storm, probably a decision based more on the long—term, giving him a little bit of extra time to hopefully get right for that second test and not put him into much doubt for the rest of the winter, looking forward to next summer at home. meanwhile, in theirfirst home match since the ball—tampering scandal earlier in the year, australia were heavily beaten by south africa in the first one—day international. australia were all out forjust 152, before the visitors cruised to victory by 6 wickets. it's the first time australia have lost seven consecutive 0dis. mark allen has claimed the fourth ranking title of his career and picked up a cheque for £175,000 by winning the international championship in china. he beat australia's neil robertson by ten frames to five in daching. it was third tim

jonny bairstow and skipper joe root took up the reins, before root dropped a clanger on a6 and scoopedon 87. england will be proud of themselves. no cricket on the back pages today for obvious reasons but there is a real spread of stories. the guardian one of those reporting on the on—going delay with tottenham's new stadium — pochettino hinting the hold up could go on even longer, saying they need to be patient. sadio mane's new contract at liverpool dominates the star sport — he says agreeing to stay on is the best decision of his career. and the sun's headline writers have had a bit of fun with "granieri" — claudio ranieri has apparently taken advice from his 99 year—old mother, before naming his first fulham line—up. renata is a huge football fan and supports roma. but she has taken fulham as a second tea m but she has taken fulham as a second team for obvious reasons. mothers a lwa ys team for obvious reasons. mothers always support their son. it's the last weekend of the grand prix season too. we have radio commentary from abu dhabi this afternoon. and on 5 live at seven darren f

the times looks at where the returning jonny bairstow will fit into the england side for the final testof manu tuilagi, as we wait to see if he'll be risked for england against australia this weekend. on the 15th anniversary of england's win at the rugby world cup, we liked this from their instagram page. this is jamie george and elliot daly who've set up their own coffee parlour in the hotel they're staying at for the autumn internationals. apparently daly‘s quite the barista and george is more than happy to be front of house. before we leave you, just time to remind you about sportsday. all the day's sports news on the bbc news channel at 6:30pm tonight. that's all the sport for now. nhs digital has published a report into the mental health of young people. one in eight of children and young people aged between five and 19, surveyed in england in 2017, had a mental disorder according to a major new report which provides england's best source of data on trends in child mental health. the report published by nhs digital also surveyed 2 to 4 year olds for the first time. with me now is o

been rested for england's third and final test against sri lanka and replaced by stuart broad. jonny bairstoweeds to cut costs and improve efficiency. bombardier is one of the biggest employers in northern ireland, with a large base in east belfast. 0ur northern ireland business and economics editorjohn cambell is outside the bombardier factory in belfast. this is about one in ten of all bombardierjobs in northern ireland to be going. we knew thatjobs were going to go because earlier this month the company said it was cutting 5,000 jobs across its global operations but i don't think anybody quite anticipated the scale of the job losses here and the union, the unite union, described thesejob losses as completely disproportionate. john campbell reporting in belfast. the government's borrowed far more in october than analysts predicted — the first figures to be published since the chancellor's budget last month. the deficit rose to £8.8 billion, making it the biggest 0ctober figure for three years and well above what the £6.1 billion forecast. however borrowing is still at its lowest levels for

jonny bairstow has been ruled out of the first of england‘s three test matches against sri lanka, whichnced who will take his place behind the stumps for the match in galle. mark allen has claimed the fourth ranking title of his career and picked up a cheque for £175,000 by winning the international championship in china. the northern irishman beat australia‘s neil robertson by 10—5 in daching. it was third time lucky for allen who was runner up last year and in 2014. he also had the highest break of the tournament. that‘s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories — and follow the action in today‘s premier league games via live text commentary — on the bbc sport website. chelsea have just scored against crystal palace. chelsea with a 1—0 lead after 31 minutes. plenty more on the website. that‘s bbc.co.uk/sport. let‘s get the weather, now. hello, part two of the weekend was quieter for many, lighter winds and variable cloud and sunshine, but also some rain, particularly across the south west of the country. this rain is going to pep up and move northwards across much

jonny bairstow will be the fourth player to bat at three against sri lanka in three matches when theying football in training, and is back in the team but won't keep wicket. we know going into the ashes next year, we go “— we know going into the ashes next year, we go —— we know going into the indies you want a settled line—up, people to be in their positions for a period of time, learning how to craft the innings in those positions. yes, it is exciting for us as a team because you have people that can bat in different positions and we are showing that this tour and also its good that you've got a group of players that are flexible enough to do so. we'll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. let's return to brexit — and theresa may has hailed the eu draft declaration on post—brexit relations as ‘right for the whole of the uk'. negotiators cleared the way for a summit of european leaders this weekend, after agreeing the document, which the government hopes will be finalised by the other eu countries. but the document has been fiercly criticised by brexit supporting conserva

joe root is expected to make changes to england's top order there's still no confirmation that jonny bairstowrevor and joe talked about, being flexible with the order is a real strength, and it has been a strength ofa strength, and it has been a strength of a one—day side for a while now, being able to be flexible in the order, and just because it is test match cricket, i don't think they're right he goes on the side to want those defined roles. of course you need a good balance of being settled, but i think it shows a good team environment, and i think that people are willing to play wherever is required of them. samir nasri is undergoing a medical at west ham and could be reunited with his former manchester city manager manuel pellegrini. nasri's served an 18 month ban for doping after being punished for using an intravenous drip containing more nutrients than the limit allowed. it's understood the france international will join west ham for six months — but can sign a proper contract from the first of january. manchester city boss pep guardiola has been asked by the football association to

jonny bairstow and skipper joe root have since taken up the reins. ere soon. afterjoining from southampton two years ago, he's scored 40 goals for the club and he's now agreed to extend his deal, and says its the best decision of his career. in rugby union, it's the final weekend of autumn internationals, and wales are hoping to make it a clean sweep of wins. victory over south africa in cardiff, would be their ninth test win in a row. they've made 13 changes to the side that beat tonga last weekend. they are really motivated and they wa nt to they are really motivated and they want to do well. ijust they are really motivated and they want to do well. i just see the effort that the players are putting in on and off the field and keep saying we are in a good place. we are ina saying we are in a good place. we are in a good place for the depth that we are creating and the squad and we are up to confident we will have a good 12 months. the best that great britain's women hockey players can now do, at the champions trophy is win bronze — but they'll have

ben folks will keep wicket meaning there is no place in the side for fit again jonny bairstow.face requires it. but also we got a the surface requires it. but also we gota group the surface requires it. but also we got a group of guys that have been sat on the sideline chomping at the bit ready to take their opportunity if it looks like they could be the quys if it looks like they could be the guys to exploit that damp pitch. england is george cruise is out of the final two autumn internationals because of injury. he was taken off in the second half against new zealand at the weekend. it is a blow for head coach eddiejones who is already missing a raft of other forwards for the games againstjapan and australia. scotland full—back stuart hogg has confirm that he is joining premiership side exeter next summer, he will be leaving glasgow warriors. that is all the sport for now. more on all of those stories on the bbc sport website. there‘s been a small rise in unemployment. the figure increased by 21,000, with 1.38 million people out of work. official figures show the number of un

jonny bairstow will be the fourth player to bat at three against sri lanka in three matches when theause you have people who can bat in different positions and we have shown that this tour and also it is good that you have a group of players who are flexible enough to do so. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you in the next hour. now on afternoon live, let's go nationwide and see what's happening around the country in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. let's go to leanne lawless in dover, where 14 suspected migrants have been rescued from two dinghies off the kent coast. in southampton is laura trant, with the extraordinary story ofjo berry, who befriended the ira man who killed her father. so leanne, what more do we know? it has definitely been another day of high drama. border force officials were called out to the coast around 1:30am this morning to reports there were migrants in a bolt stranded. there were seven migrants on board that any including one woman and they have all presented as iranian nationals. around 8:30am border force officials we

their style is a sleepy boards present to back —— jonny bairstow. present to back —— jonny bairstow., they chose to bat, it wasn't a great start for them. to 312 for 7 at stumps in colombo. work that has gone into getting back into the field is massive. into the field is massive. long—term, who knows what is going to happen. to happen. long—term but yet, as you said i am happy with my performance. "castigated" for being injured. cricketers because they could become double world champions? india in antigua... produced a 92—run partnership to see england home with 17 balls to spare. after they thrashed west indies. been clear and we knew our game plan. —— preparation. partnership, we would be in a good place. place. the way, it will always be a case of who wins it on the day. who wins it on the day. varies with a lot of drama so i'm sure there will be even more. sure there will be even more. —— stelios x —— that attract australia. autumn international against england with a neck injury. in the starting line up for the match at twickenham... that the wallabies would not risk his long—te