jos buttler back in from the white ball cricket he has been playing.n administrative role and that is what they will be looking for now. they say the replacement should be in place before the new year tour of the west indies. 2019 is such an important year for english cricket. an ashes series on home soil and a world cup. you cannot plan for these events. he isa events. he is a very pragmatic individual, andrew strauss. a typical opening batsman, ina andrew strauss. a typical opening batsman, in a way. he gets on with his business. personally, ithink batsman, in a way. he gets on with his business. personally, i think he has done a really good job in difficult circumstances. the england team, their fortunes have difficult circumstances. the england team, theirfortunes have waxed difficult circumstances. the england team, their fortunes have waxed and waned. he has been the director. when you look at next, not simply in terms of what happens on the field but actually fit, it is a huge opportunity for the game of cricket to be sold in this country —— act

james anderson and jos buttler have this evening been named england's test and one day players of thee test cricket's most successful fast bowler as he passed glenn mcgrath‘s record with the final ball of the summer series against india — he has 564 wickets. buttler excelled again in the one day game and regained his place in the test side. he's with the team in sri lanka where they start their first warm up game in the monring. the great and good of indian cricket have been lining up with praise for 18 year old prithvi shaw — who became the youngest indian to make a century on his test debut on day one of the first test against west indies. sachin tendulkar tweeted lovely to see such an attacking knock in your first innings, continue batting fearlessly, former test batsman vvs laxman tweeted that it was wonderful. ravi shastri — the india coach added his congratulations. well played young man for a free and fearless performance on debut. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorro

the england cricket vice—captain jos buttler says he's happy that they're favourites to beat sri lankaich starts tomorrow. their preparation hasn't been ideal, with the first warm—up game cut short and the second washed out completely because of heavy rain. only four batsmen have spent any time in the middle and they have a poor record in sri la nka they have shown going with bangladesh and winning in those conditions. we have to do the same here. you are considered to be favourites for the series, how do you feel about that? yes, i'll be like being favourites. that means you're doing well. being on top of the rankings come i think the guys enjoy that pressure of being the number one. and obviously, going glam playing international cricket isa glam playing international cricket is a real tough challenge, but i don't think there's anything that worries us. that's all from sportsday. coming up next on bbc news it's the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are caroline wheeler, who's the deputy political editor at the sun

jos buttler was captain for the day. he lasted two balls.from ben stokes made their innings look respectable. the deficit in runs made it england's heaviest defeat in one—day cricket, a result no one saw coming, confirmed in more familiarfashion. this series in the monsoon season ending with the covers on. for england, when the rain clears, they'll have to paper over the cracks. joe lynskey, bbc news. it gives to all the players, as i say, especially, the guy a really good start and they are the ones who set the tone. and after that, they batted really well. and also when it comes to bowling, we were brilliant. soi comes to bowling, we were brilliant. so i mean, this is all in all i really good performance and i am sure our boys and continue this going forward. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. update you on baseball, at end of the second inning and now 2—1 to boston. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there, good morning. this mild weather is not going to last forever,

now, tomorrow england's one—day team will begin their five—match series in sri lanka and jos buttlerrites tag. eoin morgan's side are ranked number one in the world, with sri lanka eighth, and they are just seven months away from a world cup on home soil. however, their preparation has been hampered with heavy rain ahead of the series. time in the middle, some guys say it isa time in the middle, some guys say it is a big thing. some are not too fussed. if you get the practising around those games and you have a good day, we managed to dodge the showers. the guys are feeling good and there is more experience in the side of the guys know their game is pretty well and what they need to achieve in order to play. that go for you as well? the united hit the ball a lot before you go out and play a proper match? not all the time, no. there's been a lot of cricket this summer and i have felt ina good cricket this summer and i have felt in a good place, very specific with my practice. it is not about volume as much as getting what i need. i think some of the other guys are similarand a lot thi

to cricket and england vice—captain jos buttler says he's happy that they're favourites to beat sri lankaseries, which starts tomorrow. their preparation hasn't been ideal, with the first warm—up game cut short and the second washed out completely because of heavy rain. but they are the world's best 0di side. very happy to be favourites. it shows we have been doing some good stuff and i like being favourites, it means we've been playing well. but we come in here very aware of sri lanka's qualities in their own conditions. they have experienced players who played well in these conditions and it has been tricky in the past for english teams. we look forward to the challenge with confidence, look to adapting our style and pushing the boundaries of what is capable in these conditions. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i will have more in the next hour. prison officers in england and wales will be issued with canisters of a synthetic pepper spray to help deal with violence and disorder. the government had been

jos buttler is one of the few survivors of that side and says those losses were a watershed moment. has changed quite a bit, so i the blueprint of how we want to play has changed quite a bit, so i think we obviously have been playing really well for quite a few years now. but the improvement in the team comes from pushing act against boundaries and trying to improve in whatever conditions we are faced with. that is obviously what keeps driving us forwards, and the growth of the side probably. the countdown to the end of the tennis season is now on, with the shanghai masters this week and the world tour finals next month, and after winning the australian open and spending time as world number one, roger federer is looking to end the year in style. he gets the defence of his shangai title underway on wednesday in china, against russia's daniil medvedev in the second round. roger federer is ranked second in the world at the moment, behind rafael nadal, and both of their spots are under threat by this man, novak djokovic. he's had an almost perfect second half of the season, winning the

jason roy and jos buttler stating an early intention.isitors‘ progression. they brought up 50 after being dropped four times, on 69 his luck was out. after the rain delay the hosts improved, moeen ali and later ben stokes bold, 188 was the victory target. back in the team for the first time in eight years, joe denley didn‘t hang around, two wind hits in his first three overs causing concern, then adil rashid entered claiming three wickets are the hosts were caught short. and denley finished off what his started as england secured limited overs double by 30 runs. now the focus is on the up coming test series. that‘s all the sport for now, back to you. a £1.5 billion boost for high streets will be announced by the chancellor in his budget speech on monday. business rates for smaller firms in england are to be temporarily cut by a third, and £650 million will be allocated to rejuvenate high streets and transport links. our business correspondent, joe miller, reports. it‘s an increasingly familiar sight on britain‘s high streets — a shuttere

james anderson and jos buttler have this evening been named england's test and one day players of then mcgrath‘s record with the final ball of the summer series against india. he has 564 wickets. buttler excelled again in the one day game, and regained his place in the test side. he is with the team in sri lanka, where they start their first warmup game in the morning. that is all the sport for you for now. see you later. hello there. we end the week with a big temperature contrast across the country. much cooler, fresher conditions for scotland and northern ireland today, whereas further south, given some sunshine, it really will feel quite warm, and central areas will have cloud and rain. and that is because of this weather front, which will be on the boundary between the cooler air to the north and the warmer air to the south. so we will start friday off with some cloud, outbreaks of rain through central portions of the country. quite a chilly start for scotla nd country. quite a chilly start for scotland and northern ireland, temperatures in low single. very mild and the south pie

to cricket, and england vice—captain jos buttler says he's happy that they're favourites to beat sri. their preparation hasn't been ideal, with the first warm—up game cut short and the second washed out completely because of heavy rain. only four batsmen have spent any time in the middel but they are the world's best odi side. there have you be favourites. it shows we have done good stuff i like the favourites and playing well. we come in here very aware of their qualities and their conditions and some experienced players have played well in these conditions. it has been tricky in the past for anglicized to come here are full of confidence and look forward to the challenge and look forward to adapting our style of play and pushing the boundaries of what is available in these conditions. pakistan have a massive lead in the first test after an almighty collapse from australia in dubai. australia were going along nicely at 142 without loss, but were all out for 202 on the third day. that was in reply to pakistans first innings of 482. openers usman khawaja and aaron finch reached half c

to cricket and england vice—captain jos buttler says he's happy that they're favourites to beat sri lankath the first warm—up game cut short and the second washed out completely because of heavy rain. but they are the world's best 0d! side. very happy to be favourites. it shows we have been doing some good stuff and i like being favourites, it means we've been playing well. but we come in here very aware of sri lanka's qualities in their own conditions. they have experienced players who played well in these conditions and it has been tricky in the past for english teams. we look forward to the challenge with confidence, look to adapting our style and pushing the boundaries of what is capable in these conditions. if you have ever watched freestyle skiers making those use jumps and balancing on the smallest edges, have you ever thought about how they train to do that? check this out, this is a swiss freestyle skier, posting this on instagram. i imagine that it posting this on instagram. i imagine thatitis posting this on instagram. i imagine that it is probably harder than he is making that

james anderson and jos buttler have been named england's test and one day players of the year respectivelyfinal ball of the summer series against india. he has 564 wickets. buttler excelled again in the one day game and regained his place in the test side. he's with the team in sri lanka where they're playing their first warm up game right now. it has just started, it is under way. finally, what is your aim like with an air rifle? 2020 vision? with contact lenses. 0k. not bad. what about if you run 400 metres, of course, you are fitter than that. it isa course, you are fitter than that. it is a sport called target sprint, the championships in bristol are this weekend, that is me coming in from behind, then you have to shoot targets and when you have the five targets and when you have the five targets you have to run another 400 metres, shoot five more targets and then run another 400 metres. they have a version of this in the winter olympics with skiing. and that has given them this idea around the world. the uk have caught on. we will have a closer look at that tomorrow. see if i can hit