eventually out with the partnership of 103 and then steve smith run out for 85, a direct hit from jos buttlers what england needed because they were whittled through the australia tale order very quickly and put themselves in a great situation where a jason roy and jonny bairstow came out and put ona and jonny bairstow came out and put on a partnership of 124, jason roy is hitting three sixes before eventually out but refusing to go because jonny bairstow eventually out but refusing to go becausejonny bairstow used the review, he went lbw and roy was ushered away. that didn't matter and eoin morgan hit the winning runs along with the test captainjoe root and england booking their place in the final against new zealand, cricket is coming home, we shall see. it has been a heartache somewhat in terms of semifinals and last summer but they put that semifinal who do behind and we could hear from the captain.” semifinal who do behind and we could hear from the captain. i think the performances have got better and better, we talked before that we would have to do that in order to get to the semifina

ben stokes is in magnificent form at the moment, jos buttler has been fantastic, and thatis jos buttlerc, and that is where england need to score their runs. but the top order needs to stick around somehow. i know rory burns has not looked to be in great form and struggled a bit of lloyds but he has played a lot of four—day cricket and for the other batsmen, many of them coming up from one—day cricket, but the real challenge will be getting back into the four—day test batting mode. can someone set out on the platform, but for a whole day and when you do the work required in test match cricket. rank you very much forjoining us. britain's nicola adams has become wbo world flyweight champion for the first time because her opponent arely muthino is injured and unable to defend the title. adams was interim champion and mandatory challenger to mucino ahead of their scheduled fight in march but adams was injured in the build—up. a chelsea fan has been banned for life after abusing raheem sterling ina life after abusing raheem sterling in a match in december. chelsea have taken matters in a mat

jos buttler and ben stokes are both rested whilst seamers mark wood and jofra archer are missing dueis expected to make his test debut in the first ashes test at the start of august. australia's caleb ewan has won the eleventh stage of the tour de france. the twenty five year old is riding in the race for the first time and lived up to his nickname "the pocket rocket" to pip dutchman dylan groen—e—wegen to victory in toulouse. france's julian alaphilippe retained the overall leader's yellow jersey while geraint thomas remains second. now, it's been 68 years but tomorrow, royal portrush in northern ireland will stage the open for only the second time. tickets for all four days of the tournament have sold out for the first time in history with more than 190,000 fans expected to attend. our reporter adam wild is there for us. after 68 years, the open championship is finally back here and the northern coast of northern ireland. it is a spectacular setting, the rugged coastline playing host to this competition for the second time. the first way back in1951, it the second time. the first w

a spectacular catch from jos buttler, followed by the ultimate touch of luck.tumps to run out captain kane williamson. the finger of fortuna run out captain kane williamson. the finger of fortu na was run out captain kane williamson. the finger of fortuna was pointing england's way as the wickets kept tumbling. including one for ben stokes with his very first ball. fairto stokes with his very first ball. fair to say he enjoyed that and england will surely be enjoying this performance. it's been a bumpy ride but their world cup dream looks very much alive. and in the last few minutes, england have wrapped up an emphatic win. it means they are through to their first world cup semifinal said 27 years and if they can reproduce this sort of form, well, anything is still possible, natalie. thanks, andy. so, success for england's cricketers today but last night saw heartbreak for the lionesses, as england lost in the semi—final of the women's world cup. their match was the most watched programme of the year so far though, and now it's hoped women's football can capita

ben stokes and jos buttler, slowly but surely fighting back for england.kes and jos buttler closing in on respective half centuries. a short while ago england 173-4, centuries. a short while ago england 173—4, leading 69 runs of 5a balls. england will be pleased with the way they have bowled this morning to restrict new zealand to a target. impressive bowling from liam plu nkett impressive bowling from liam plunkett who took three wickets. the only new zealand batsmen to surpass 50, went for 55. substitute fielder james vince was on, this time chris woa kes, james vince was on, this time chris woakes, getting him for 16. james vince was on, this time chris woakes, getting him fori6. he james vince was on, this time chris woakes, getting him for 16. he took three wickets as well as new zealand finished up on 241—8. in reply, england lost quick wickets. rory and ba i rstow went england lost quick wickets. rory and bairstow went early and it was down tojoe bairstow went early and it was down to joe root to see bairstow went early and it was down tojoe root to

the likes of ben stokes and jos buttler, given this test match ahead of five weeks of intense test battle squad for the first time. a lot of focus is on the top of the order. england's opening partnership of rory burns and jason roy looking to get some form in ahead of the challenge to come against australia. you know, to see the boys get over the line last sunday is an amazing thing. and, yeah, just to get in amongst the feeling, that can. as you imagine, there is a fair amount of excitement, maybe a couple of sore heads as well. here, no, it has been a really good mood, a good place to get amongst. a bit of irish only. i was keep an eye on what the irish boys are doing. yes, it will bea irish boys are doing. yes, it will be a good test. we have played a fair few encounter cricket. as a youngster, when both my brothers stopped playing with many beau gardner would throw a ball against the back wall and have a bite. so potentially to have the chance to do thatis potentially to have the chance to do that is great. so much cricket has already gone the summer but there are still six test matc

a place in the world cup semi—finals for england after a sensational catch from jos buttler helps them and a new wimbledon star. 15—year—old american teen sensation coco gauff breezes into the third round of wimbledon after knocking out a former semifinalist. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, novak djokovic looks imperious at wimbledon. the defending champion cruises into the next round. tennis action on the way. good evening. china and britain have become embroiled in a heated war of words over the demonstrations in hong kong. it's after the foreign secretary jeremy hunt warned of serious consequences for china if the rights of people living in the territory were infringed. today beijing accused britain of indulging in "colonial era fantasies". china's ambassador to the uk was summoned to the foreign office after he warned the government it should "seriously reflect on the consequences" of its "inappropriate" words and actions. here's our diplomatic correspondent james landale. the aftermath of an invasion. this was hong kong's parliament today, where they were beginning to clea

a spectacular catch from jos buttler, followed by the ultimate touch of luck.he ball onto the stumps to run out captain kane williamson. the finger of fortune was pointing england's way, as the wickets tumbled, including one for ben stokes with his very first ball. fair to say he enjoyed that, and england certainly enjoyed this. thumping win and a place in the first four. it's been a bumpy ride but their world cup dream looks very much alive. it means they are through to their first world cup semifinal said 27 years and if they can reproduce this sort of form, well, anything is still possible, natalie. the way in which we played, i think, is more satisfying than the actual win, because if you win the game, you go through to the next game or the following test, you know, full of confidence. and i think today is a similar instance. i think the wicket did change after 25 overs, but in teams i've played with in the past, we'd have played a completely different game to 25 overs, and not made the most it. today we did, and it was probably the winning of the game. on

but take delhi when eglin got to a stunning start, what a catch that was from jos buttler to dismissus martin stop led to a perfect start as new zealand lost early wickets. fairto as new zealand lost early wickets. fair to say england also enjoyed something of a dose of good fortune as well with this extraordinary dismissal of kane williamson, the new zealand captain. such a danger man. mark wood just getting a fingertip onto the wall on the stance, running out kane williamson at the non—strikers and, touch pad lock. that was what england needed, and from there it went from strength to strength. ben stokes taking a wicket with his very first ball of the day. he enjoyed that one. new zealand ultimately dismissed, doubly as far as england are concerned. england are taking that final wicket which takes them through to the world cup semifinal. it has been a nerve—racking ride to get here, but for the first time in some 27 years, they are through to last four of the world cup. the key elements to eglin‘s game seem to be prospering. you mentioned the key opening partnership and also at the

steve smith was australia's anchor but watch england's wicketkeeper jos buttler here gather the balltargets. commentator: excellent. australia 223 all out, job half done. now england chased that total. the opening batsmen normally thrill. if roy doesn't hit it, bairstow will. another hundred partnership. australia brought steve smith on to bowl, red rag to bull. some of the biggest hitting birmingham has ever seen. commentator: up here in the commentary box! jason roy overdrive, get the match over with. roy was given out for 85. england had used their review, couldn't challenge the decision. well, he didn't hit it but you have to go — that is cricket. it meant the captain, eoin morgan, could wallop thejoyful winning runs. england won with a flourish, they won with ease, they won with nearly 18 overs to spare. hoyt and eden silva lost their quarterfinal to evan the achieve the team have almost been hidden, the lack of free—to—air coverage has been a talking point. sunday's final between england and new zealand will be on channel 4, as well as sky so will is the potential for a bigger

steve smith was australia's anchor, but watch england's wicketkeeper, jos buttler, here, gather the balls. australia 223 all out, job half done. now england chased that total. the opening batsmen normally thrill — if roy doesn't hit it, bairstow will. another hundred partnership. australia brought steve smith on to bowl — red rag to bull. some of the biggest hitting birmingham's ever seen. it is up here in the commentary box! jason roy overdrive — get the match over with. roy was given out for 85. england had used their review, couldn't challenge the decision. well, he didn't hit it, but you have to go — that is cricket. it meant the captain, eoin morgan, could wallop thejoyful winning runs. england won with a flourish, they won with ease, they won with nearly 18 overs to spare. morgan said the performance was close to perfect. results have suggested that england's one day tea m suggested that england's one day team is the best in the world. now in the final againsts they have the chance to prove it and a lot of people will be able to watch it. the igame people will be able to watch it.

big breakthrough for kane williamson cop byjos big breakthrough for kane williamson cop by jos buttler the bowling of liam plunkett forjust 30. it was henry nichols who then followed as well. having reviewed and lbw decision he could have gone earlier in the new zealand innings. liam plunkett getting his second wicket as nicholls went for 55. mark wood getting a fourth wicket a few members ago. taking the wickets of ross taylor. new zealand ne 35th over, 142—4, england will be pleased with those breakthroughs add the wickets that they have taken, because as we know it is not often, it has not proved fruitful for those teams trying to chase totals here. four matches staged here, they have been won by the team that have batted first, but we know that england can chase down a total. they proved that against australia in the semifinals. that didn't quite play out on some of those matches that they lost in the group stages. eoin morgan will be pleased with that not be disappointed with the cloud cover here, bowling first, he will be pleased to have seen those wickets fall. as we know, eglin

steve smith was australia's anchor but watch england's wicket—keeper jos buttler here gather the ballent. australia 223 all out, job half done. now england chased that total. the opening batsmen normally thrill. if roy doesn't hit it, bairstow will. another hundred partnership. australia brought steve smith on to bowl, red rag to bull. some of the biggest hitting birmingham has ever seen. commentator: up here in the commentary box! jason roy overdrive, get the match over with. roy was given out for 85. england had used their review, couldn't challenge the decision. well, he didn't hit it but you have to go — that is cricket. it meant the captain, eoin morgan, could wallop thejoyful winning runs. england won with a flourish, they won with ease, they won with nearly 18 overs to spare. joe wilson reporting. serena williams is through to her iith wimbledon final. it took her less than an hour to beat barbora strycova in straight sets. she's now looking to make history by winning her 24th grand slam title. andy swiss was there. it has become one of sport's most familiar sights. another ser

a spectacular catch from jos buttler, followed by the ultimate touch of luck.the stumps to run out captain kane williamson. the finger of fortune was pointing england's way as the wickets kept tumbling. including one for ben stokes with his very first ball. fair to say he enjoyed that and england will surely be enjoying this performance. it's been a bumpy ride but their world cup dream looks very much alive. and in the last few minutes, england have wrapped up an emphatic win. it means they are through to their first world cup semifinal said 27 years and if they can reproduce this sort of form, well, anything is still possible, natalie. the netherlands have beaten sweden 1—0 to go through to the finals of the women's world cup. after a goalless first 90 minutes, in extra—time the netherlands were dominant, and scored early on. they will face the usa, who beat england in their semi—final, in the final on sunday. the 15—year—old american sensation coco gauff has breezed into the third round of wimbledon after beating former semi—finalist magdalena rybarikova in s

but then joe root went out for 2a, jos buttler a11.re over the last half hour a5 minutes or so. the new zealand bowlers have started to restrict england's progress. england still going well, 232—a, they will be looking for a total well in excess of 300 so that they can endive their view hopefully when this match. it is a match that they really need to want to make sure of a place in the semifinals. yes, that prime edition that which spoke about earlier, as whether england are worried or not worried as to how much you want them to win this game. pakistan's involvement is crucial if things don't go well for england. that's right. if england win here today, they are through to the semifinal. if they lose here today, it gets a bit complicated. they face a nervous wait until friday, that is when pakistan played bangladesh at lord's in theirfinal when pakistan played bangladesh at lord's in their final group when pakistan played bangladesh at lord's in theirfinal group match. if pakistan were to win that game, they were to the final semifina

with wicketkeeper batsmen jonny bairstow and jos buttler also in the squad.ieves that the selectors have got the big decisions right. england have been good in terms of showing the faith in the players playing against ireland. everyone was thinking about changing the batting order, may be changing the bowling, as well. some people felt that this was a perfectly balanced squad. and i think that when you're choosing a squad, especially for the ashes, you want to keep that faith in the players. in their mindset, it allows them to be free and clear about their game plans, knowing that the selectors are showing a lot of faith in them. and that's the best way to be, and i think that really puts the players in a good frame of mind, the first test that starts next week. joe root has said he has no concerns over the batting. but is it fair to say they are art concerns over the top order? joe root will be having concerns about that, he knows they are relying heavily on the bawling. and this is likely to be more of a bowling dominance series then bunting. the previous a

with wicketkeeper batsmen jonny bairstow and jos buttler also in the squad.the faith in the players that played against ireland —— england. everyone was thinking about changing the batting order, may be changing the batting order, may be changing the batting order, may be changing the bowling as well. some people felt that this was a perfectly balanced squad. and i think that when you're choosing a squad, especially for the ashes, you wa nt to squad, especially for the ashes, you want to keep that faith in the players — in their mindset, itjust allows them to be free and clear about their game plans, knowing that the selectors are showing a lot of faith in them. and that's the best way to be, and! in them. and that's the best way to be, and i think that really puts the players and a good frame of mind on the first test that starts next week. football and arsenal have reached an agreement with lille to sign the ivory coast winger nicolas pepe. the deal worth just over 70 million pounds is still waiting for personal terms to be finalised but is expected to be c

ben stokes and jos buttler, you felt that would see england over the line, that partnership, and theythe pressure that you face in that situation and the magnitude of what it would do for english cricket in this country, the fact it was watched by millions and you are thinking to yourself, notjust the fa ct thinking to yourself, notjust the fact england are going to lose, but there is an opportunity wasted there. so the fact they have managed to do it and inspired so many kids, boys and girls, who want to be the next ben stokes, i think that's the real message. it's what it's done for cricket as a sport in this country. there are lots of kids at the oval waiting to meet their cricket heroes. we've heard from some of them. we were hearing from jofra archer earlier. thank you for joining us and let's catch up with some more reaction in the sports news. away from the cricket...novak djokovic says his wimbledon win over roger federer was his most "mentally demanding" match. in an astonishing day of sport, the men's final went to a fifth set, then 12 games all and then to a tie break. it w

with wicketkeeper batsmen jonny bairstow and jos buttler also in the squad.inst island —— england. everyone was thinking about changing the batting order, it may be changing the bowling, as well. some people felt that this was a perfectly balanced squad. and i think that when you're choosing a squad, especially for the ashes, you wa nt to squad, especially for the ashes, you want to keep that faith in the players. in their mindset, it allows them to be free and clear about their game plans, knowing that the selectors are showing a lot of faith in them. and that's the best way to be, and! in them. and that's the best way to be, and i think that really puts the players in a good frame of mind, the first test that starts next week. colombia's egan bernal is set to win the tour de france. he'll go into tomorrow's final stage to paris uncontested as is the tradition. bernal has a 1:11 advantage over the defending champion geraint thomas, who is also his team mate. today's stage was won by italy's vincenzo nibali while, bernal and thomas finished together — arm—in—

jos buttler and ben stokes have both been rested.sing for somerset. —— has earned. australia's kaleb ewan has won the 11th stage of the tour de france. he was riding in the race for the first time andy lived up to his nickname, the pocket rocket, to pit his dutch opponent to victory in toulouse. that's it for now, more for you in sportsday at 6:30pm. many thanks. theresa may has made her last major speech as prime minister, calling for an end to what she calls "uncompromising absolutism" in politics. she says public debate — at home and abroad — has become "coarse" and "adversarial", often leading to "hatred and prejudice". she's due to stand down next week after three years in the job. the two leadership contenders — borisjohnson and jeremy hunt — will take part in the final hustings tonight. with me now is tim montgomerie, conservative writer and founder of website conservative home. thank you for coming in. you listened to the speech. what did you think? somewhat disappointing, i'm afraid. everything she said, i agreed with, descr

fielding and jos buttler ran out steve smith. perfect thinking and execution. batting.nd england still won with over 18 overs left. what happened here may go down as one of english crickets are best but thejob is not as one of english crickets are best but the job is not done yet. england canal prove they are the best in the world. standing on their way, new zealand. it won't be easy but the world has seen what england have done and how they won and why can't they do it again? i think the performance in the last three games we have gotten better and better as a group before each tournament. we would have to do that in order to get to semifinals and finals and be contenders. so today was a step further in the performance and adding on the two that we have built a ready it was important to get that. and now england will meet new zealand at lords on sunday. the netball world cup begins today but first, the tennis. it's men's semi—finals day at wimbledon. defending champion novak djokvic plays roberto bautista agut, he had to rearrange his stag weekend because he did not ex

joe root, jonny bairstow, jos buttler, moeen ali, ben stokes, the majority of the team we saw yesterdayguys play cricket once again. michael, lovely to speak to you. thank you very much indeed for answering that early alarm call this morning! 0ver this morning! over time from last night, over time this morning he's fine! thank you. we will keep reflecting and celebrating for england on that. brilliant. and great weather as well for all of us. that is a gorgeous picture, where is that? the western isles. start to your working week, blue skies are not a bad start to the week for many. very good morning to you. for some it will stay over that —— that way over the next few days. legend has it what you get today will be the case for the next a0 days. that is not the case. some wet and windy weather in the second half of the week but that for some gardeners across the south will be very welcome news. the wet and windy weather in the atla ntic wet and windy weather in the atlantic at the moment, link to this area of low pressure, another one waiting in the wings. for us, high which means drive

into the southerton three —— in 2003, jos buttler was the same age as rory.ow immediately, when someone likejos buttler comes onto the field, do you know straightaway that is something special because ——? know straightaway that is something special because --? he had that air, that something about him that made you look twice but equally, i have beenin you look twice but equally, i have been in the game long enough to know, you think of a player has certain future prospects for england and he disappears from the game when he is 19 or 20 or maybe even younger. i have seen many of them come through. alistair cooke played here years ago. i remember taking him to hospital once when he was hit on the head as a 14—year—old. he had something about him. i have yet to see enough of rory to know whether he willjoin that illustrious group but we live in hope. we will and me way well be playing this interview backin way well be playing this interview back ina way well be playing this interview back in a few years. great to see you both. thank you very much for joining us