jonny wilkinson is england's hero. and the end of an era.obertson 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 both semifinals, it has been criticised. it is dead, slow and didn't offer up many runs. but it didn't affect england

this is the one, it's coming back for jonny wilkinson! he drops for world cup glory! it is over!mentary and for his final match on the microphone after 48 years, england were soon beating australia once more. jonny may the finisher after his side was my perfect start. ‘is after his side was my perfect start. ' is ahead but israel folau spotted a hole in the plan, blink and you'll miss him. england did and they were lucky to be level at the break and afterwards elliot daly find the fast lane and after that the result becomes inevitable. if he is the express,, cigarette is the speed train with heavy carriages. after a memorable entering the's year and a legendary career. i have loved every minute of it and thank you very, very much. patrick gearey, bbc news. match of the day follows the news with highlights from today's seven games in the premier league, but if you'd like the results now, then here they come... manchester city still lead liverpool by two points at the top of the table, both won today, but spurs have moved above chelsea into third after beating them 3—1 at wembley.

jonny wilkinson is england's hero! let's get some winter sun.day for england's cricketers on the second day of the final test in colombo. they have a 99 run lead, adil rashid taking five wickets as sri lanka collapsed to 240 all out. ben croucher was watching. pitches in sri lanka have a tendency to turn and crumble, and the same can apply to sri lankans batting orders. a high five for adil rashid before he spun the game england's way. he watched on as their tale took their way to 336 all out. if you thought that catch was good, jennings started a competition with himself. it doesn't matter how you take them, just that you do. whatever he had at lunch wasn't catching joe root, he had to take this one on the chin. he was dismissed within a split second. if you missed it, here is almost a carbon copy, different ball, different batsmen, same fielder, even more stunning result. sri lanka were being blown away by a rashid whirlwind twisting the ball to his tune, to 222—5 became 222—6 and then seven, then eight, sri lanka even managed to find new ways

and the fact that he, at the peak of his career, was that moment when jonny wilkinson drop kicked andoment in your career. . . there and to have had that moment in your career... it is what all commentary makers covet. what are you starting with? i have to confess that i'm on the council of the university of birmingham, but what is the future of paying for our universities and students? there is talk of cutting fees, of course. there is talk of two—year courses in recent times. but here you have the russell group of universities warning that unless, yes, you may cut fees if that is what the public demand. but who is going to fill that gap. and they are of course warning of science courses being cut. museums, which rely a lot on the universities, would face closure. and a serious matter is that there is a real chance in the next year or two that as things stand at the moment, whole universities may close. that is quite a prospect for a country like ours, which is at the forefront of higher education. if you look at this generation, who are being asked to pay so much more in tuition fee