one of those batsmen has fallen, jos buttler out so england find themselves 7—i buttler out so englandland need to hit enough runs quickly to give themselves enough time to bullet west indies on the final day and get the victory to the series. stokes is playing with crawley out in the middle, england desperate to see the scoreboard take over. how much will england have an ion the third and final test? they will be staying through the week here at old trafford and hoping the weather forecast will pick up because it looks questionable for next weekend when the final test ta kes next weekend when the final test takes place. the west indies will be thinking they have got this series wrapped up. they won that first match in southampton. they will keep their hands on the trophy and that would be some achievement, coming to england and doing that so england will be looking for that final game and then the series against pakistan that follows it. if when this came in the final game tomorrow and have a short turnaround, they will have a lot of confidence going into the final match to snatch thi

jos buttler was caught laterfor a overnight score of 91.ore of 91. jos buttler was caught laterfor a 67, leaving england vulnerable. but stuart broad helped steady the ship with some impressive big hitting. he made england's third fastest half—century after just 33 balls, england's third fastest half—century afterjust 33 balls, on his way to 62 as england made 369. and then england got off to the perfect start with the ball. broad in the action once again with the early wicket of craig braithwaite injust the once again with the early wicket of craig braithwaite in just the second over. the windies, they were digging in butjofra over. the windies, they were digging in but jofra archer over. the windies, they were digging in butjofra archer has taken another wicket. openerjohn campbell dismissed for 32. his team are 52—3, still more than 300 runs behind. you can still more than 300 runs behind. you ca n follow still more than 300 runs behind. you can follow it on the bbc sport website. some indoor gym and swimming pools and sports facilities

between england and pakistan, this condensed summer meaning that the likes of ben stokes, joe root, jos buttlern speaking about the "brutal" abuse he suffered after his infamous red card during the 1998 world cup. the former england captain opened up about his experience at a summit —— a video call with prince william. it's all part of a plan — spearheaded by the future king — to make mental health a priority at all levels of football. andy swiss has more. hi, david, tyrone, steph, carlo... when footballing royalty meets the real thing. i should have put a jacket on for you, david. i forgot. i know, sorry. i'm slightly overdressed! behind the smiles, though, a serious issue. david beckham among the stars chatting with the duke of cambridge about mental health. we've managed to get the entire football community to sign up to promoting and showing how important mental

we saw jos buttler and ben stokes marching out to start the batting, really going for it, trying to scorey but in the end butler fell without scoring, zach railey fell $0011 without scoring, zach railey fell soon after. but they will fancy they can get the sort of lead that they could defend. if it all looks likely, how much will england have an eye on the third and final test? absolutely. they will be looking to draw the series. they will also be keeping an ion the weather forecast because it may be sunny in manchester but next weekend looks farfrom ideal, they will be thinking that they need to get the job done in this test match and what pa rt job done in this test match and what part the weather will play next weekend. if west indies can get out of this with a draw, they convey teen the wisdom trophy which is the trophy they compete for. plenty riding on tomorrow, england will be hoping they can get the job done and they had —— hidden to last match with the series level. it's the second fa cup semifinal of the weekend, chelsea are playing manchester united at wembley. they kicked off

jos buttler with the grab and blackwood was finally gone. england's talisman had done it again. resisted but at last... a stunning catch from 0llie pope a fitting way to win it. stokes, the player of the match, after a first innings hundred and that remarkable morning masterclass. obviously the game situation dictated how the game was to be played and it was obviouslyjust to try and get as many runs as possible. the most pleasing thing is that we managed to get over the line, especially when you consider that we lost a day's play to rain. well, after losing the first test, this was some performance from england. they will go into the series decider, starting here on friday, with renewed confidence. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello to viewers in the uk joining those around the world. it's now time for us to take a first look at the national and international front pages in the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me is the d

jos buttler helped to raise a lot of money for the nhs during lockdown.t for 35 here, and england were soon 204 all out. six wickets in all for jason holder, in his best ever performance as a bowler. west indies made a solid start to theirfirst innings. reaching 57 by the close and losing just one wicket. now the headband is new for lockdown but it's still james anderson. campbell finally out lbw, and then that look. would you try to stop him tomorrow? joe wilson, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello to viewers in the uk joining those around the world. it's now time for us to take a first look at the national and international front pages in the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are stefanie bolzen, uk corresponednt at german newspaper die welt, and mo hussein, former adviser to the uk conservative party. great to have you both with us on this thursday evening. lovely to see you both. let's have a look at tomorrow's front

a few questions around jos buttler. he's got runs under his belt. and then a glorious seam attack.in, but going to the pakistan series, this isa going to the pakistan series, this is a good platform to build on. not a man who often gets credit, chris woa kes, a man who often gets credit, chris woakes, but a man who often gets credit, chris woa kes, but he a man who often gets credit, chris woakes, but he had a great day as well. absolutely. any kind if feel that anderson— broad duo retire, he will be out of the limelight, but you feel he doesn't mind that. he has got a fantastic record in england and he will step up as the opening bowler once they do retire. hope not too soon, though. know, and i guess on another day, he would be getting more of the headlines but it is about stuart broad and what he has received, and that response. 0ne of the things i liked broad said afterwards was about the west indies saying they are here, they were in the bubble, they made the sacrifice of the series could have been played. we continue to watch what broad did today. one thing that struck me abo

jos buttler helped to raise a lot of money for the nhs during lockdown.s out for 35 here, and england were soon 204 all out. six wickets in all for jason holder, his best ever performance as a bowler. west indies‘ turn to bat. what we have seen at southampton is classic cricket with a few covid safety twists. players don't give their caps to the umpires to hold, for example. that is why mark wood ended up wearing two. while headband and lockdown hair is james anderson's latest look. finally he gotjohn campbell out lbw after several close calls. the anderson in motion. haven't you missed it? joe wilson, bbc news. the rapper stormzy has helped decorate the teenager's bedroom as a reward for his good behaviour at school. he paid a surprise visit to the home in croydon with a decorating company which each month does upper room of a deserving person. it's part of a scheme aimed at giving back to communities and helping young people. that would definitely surprise you! time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. the weather looks like it will be better

jos buttler was caughtjust a short time later for 67, to leave england in a vulnerable position.g. he made england's third fastest half—century off just 33 balls, on his way to 62 as england made 369. and england got off to the perfect start with the ball. broad in the action once again with the early wicket of kraigg brathwaite injust the second over. west indies are 61 for 5, still more than three hundred runs behind. follow that on test match special and on the bbc sport website, where there are in—play video highlights. some indoor gyms, swimming pools and sports facilities in england have reopened for the first time since march in the latest easing of lockdown rules. swim england has published guidance for how operators can welcome swimmers back and mike bushell spent the morning with some at a pool in london. it has a 30 day —— it has been a busy day. groups of swimmers are allowed at a time. it has got everybody back in the water again. let's talk at some of the swimmers who have had theirfirst let's talk at some of the swimmers who have had their first experience in swimm

jos buttler could have got them scoring quicker as well. they are ina them scoring quicker as well.ould win the game, the washer yesterday has made it all that harder and the west indies will think if they can get through the first couple of sessions without losing too many wickets then realistically it is ha rd to wickets then realistically it is hard to see how the scheme could be anything but a draw. we can just about make out of the blue skies behind you —— how this game could be anything but a draw. that starts at 11am this morning, all going well, there will be more from the bbc sport centre throughout the afternoon but now on bbc news, it is time for the papers. hello and welcome to our look at what stories the papers are reporting this morning. with me are james rampton, features writer at the independent, and katherine forster, journalist at the sunday times. thank you for being with us today. let's show you the front pages. the sunday times reports that the chinese social media giant, tiktok, has shelved plans for a global headquarters in britain amid a mounting economic w

jos buttler with the grab, and blackwood was finally gone. england's talisman had done it again.m ollie pope — a fitting way to win it. stokes, the player of the match, after a first inning's hundred and that remarkable morning masterclass. obviously the game situation dictated how the game was to be played, and it was obviouslyjust to try and get as many runs as possible. the most pleasing thing is that we managed to get over the line, especially when you consider that we lost a day's play to rain. well, after losing the first test, this was some performance from england. they will go into the series decider, starting here on friday, with renewed confidence. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. this year's men's t20 world cup has been officially postponed due to the pandemic. west indies beat england in the final in 2016 and had been expecting to defend their title from october this year in australia. it's now scheduled to be held in october and november 2021, with another tournament the following year. brighton ensured they'll be playing premier league football next season in a

jos buttler helped to raise a lot of money for the nhs during lockdown.ll out. six wickets in all for jason holder, in his best ever performance as a bowler. west indies made a solid start to theirfirst innings. players don't give their caps to the umpires to hold, for example. it's why mark would ended up wearing two. headband and lockdown here is james anderson's latest look. campbell finally out lbw, and then that look. the anderson emotion — haven't you missed it? joe wilson, bbc news. the four—time tour de france winner chris froome is leaving team ineos at the end of the season after they decided not to renew his contract. he's joining another team — israel start—up nation, where he'll be sole team leader. at ineos, his role's been challenged by geraint thomas and egan bernal, who've won the past two editions of the tour. froome says he's still be focused on winning another tour title with ineos before he leaves. novak djokovic is the latest player to cast doubt on his appearance at the us open later this year. it's due to start in new york at the e

england then sent out the big hitters — ben stokes and jos buttler — to try and get a quick lead, but219 runs. it's all set to start at 11am this morning, weather permitting. david de gea is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world but the manchester united goalkeeper had an absolute nightmare at wembley. he did. he made two big mistakes, as united lost to chelsea in their fa cup semifinal. ben croucher reports. there may not have been any fans at wembley, but in their place, all the signs were there. this was an uncomfortable evening for manchester united. so often were their players in the wars, there were 14 minutes of added time in the first half. in the 11th, 0livier giroud pounced. david de gea may well have felt he could have done better, that wasn't even the worst of it! commentator: this is mason mount! oh, and it's gone right through david de gea and into the back of the manchester united net! well, the first goal might have been a de gea error, the second goal is an absolute howler! de gea couldn't really be faulted for the third. if chelsea's players fou

england then sent out the big hitters — ben stokes and jos buttler — to try and get a quick lead, butchelsea's second goal. it went right through de gea. chelsea went on to win the semi—final 3—1 at wembley and will play arsenal in the final a week on saturday. as for de gea, his manager 0le gunner solskjaer says it was an off day for his keeper. everyone has to perform and everyone has a chance every time we perform to sta ke has a chance every time we perform to stake a claim in the team. david knows he should have saved the second goal that's. .. knows he should have saved the second goal that's... that's done now. we have got to move on. watford have sacked their manager nigel pearson with the club on the brink of premier league survival. pearson joined in december when watford were bottom of the table — he's since guided them out of the relegation zone, and although they still can go down his dismissal was a bit of a surprise. watford are the first premier league team to sack three managers in the same season. lewis hamilton has criticised formula one and his fellow drivers for n

in stokes they have a man with a midas touch. jos buttler with a grab and was finally still the wested and that remarkable morning master class. obviously the game situation dictated how the game was to be played. but it was obviously true trying to get as many runs as possible. the most pleasing thing is we managed to get over the line, especially when you consider that we lost a day's later rain. after losing the first test, this was some performance from england, they will go into the series decider, starting here on friday, with renewed confidence. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. it's a huge night at the bottom of the premier league. aston villa could be relegated. they play arsenal and will go down, if they don't match watford's result. they're just three points above villa and visit manchester city. meanwhile, brighton are now safe after a goalless draw against newcastle. at the other end wolves moved into the sixth and final spot to guarantee european football with a 2—0 win over crystal palace. jonny otto with their second as palace lost a seventh match in a row. but shef

jos buttler and ollie pope still there after reaching half centuries. backin at how it is working and swimming back in indoor pools, who could be quite busy today. football focus is on bbc one at 12pm and dan will be hosting. he's here with us now. morning, dan. good morning. lovely to see you both. if you are one of those people fully fed up with football continue throughout the summer, this is the final weekend of the regular premier league season. the fa cup and chappies league will follow, we have a pet football focus for you as you would expect. we'll hearfrom a pet football focus for you as you would expect. we'll hear from that title winners liverpool, mo salah will be on the programme. we heard from jordan henderson on breakfast in that interview earlier. he the football writer player of the year. a few issues to sort out in the top division, both the top and the bottom. we know who the winners are, manchester city second, but they you have manchester united, chelsea, leicester all vying for two spots remaining in the champions league positions

jos buttler with the catch, and blackwood was finally gone. england's talisman had done it again.hough, was still frustrating them. but when sam curran eventually trapped him for a fine 62, england needed just three more wickets. and soon it was two, as dom bess conjured a beauty. the west indies skipperjason holder gone, to leave england closing in on victory. and eventually, it was all over, england completing a thrilling wind. they had certainly had to wait for but after an enthralling day of they had certainly had to wait for but after an ent done. ; day of they had certainly had to wait for but after an ent done. england