would play for the senior england side before his 26th birthday so that moment was great for lewis cookndad who is now £17,000 richer. not a bad night for him but it was italy who eventually cashed in on the var controversy. one of their players looked to go down quite dramatically in the penalty area but the referee decided to look at it, and the replay showed that james tarkowski had stepped on his foot. was that a clear and obvious error? should the referee have made the decision to check the replay? that is what is raging around tonight. if it had been england in a game against belgium needing a win in the world cup, would we have thought that was a clear and obvious error? so this is the debate, this var is not going anywhere. italy is clearly a sterner test tha n anywhere. italy is clearly a sterner test than the netherlands on friday. the first time england have conceded in more than ten and a half hours of football, plenty for him to ponder and he will name his 23 man squad for the world cup had of the nigeria game here on june for the world cup had of the nigeria game here onju

one person who will be helping that used are given a chance tonight is the grandad of lewis cook, andf lewis cook, and when the bournemouth midfielder was 18 he put on a £500 bet that he would play for the england senior team at some point before his 26 up if he gets a debut tonight is grandad will make £17,000, not to be sniffed at. also the area is going to be used, the fourth time england have had a game in which that is used. 65 professionals from the global world of football will be here tonight to see how it is used and essentially trying to find unit for the bus course we know it will be used in russia. but most importantly this is all about gareth southgate and a chance for him to cement in his mind which players will be notjust on the plane but i guess featuring ahead of that nigeria game before he really has to whittle down the squad. but he wants to get that ready before the nigeria game so tonight very much the last chance to impress. elsewhere tonight, alex mcleish will be looking for a first win since taking up charge of scotland for his second time. he's said he'll fiel

bournemouth midfielder lewis cook has been called up for the second time you may remember he helped england's lift the world cup last year. manchester united's ashley young and arsenal midfielder jack wilshere return to the fold as southgate takes another look at his options ahead of this summer's world cup. i've got to now go into the world cup looking at who are the players we believe can play at that level, who are the players that have done well in the past? there are clearly some inclusions of players that are playing well for clubs, and some that are getting their first call—up. so, there is a little bit more complex minefield to get through. west ham games are to have increased police presence and tighter security measures in place after crowd trouble during last saturday's defeat to burnley. an emergency meeting was held tonight to discuss the pitch invasions and protests that at one point saw captain mark noble wrestle a fan to the ground. the group in charge of stadium safety has also warned any future trouble could lead to closure of the stadium. penhill ridden by paul townend won

pope's team—mate james tarkowski, plus swansea defender alfie mawson and bournemouth midfielder lewis cookcluded. arsenal's jack wilshere and danny welbeck are also called up. with just three months until the world cup in russia, southgate insisted his players are not being distracted by the political tensions between london and moscow. here's our reporter ade adedoyin. 0ver over the last week there have been calls for england to boycott the world cup in light of the former russian spy being poisoned in salisbury. the football association said their plans remains the same. gareth southgate said today he will leave it to the fa to make any decisions but he conceded that there are decisions but he conceded that there a re protocols to decisions but he conceded that there are protocols to make sure players are protocols to make sure players are comfortable with playing in russia. i think it is out of my control and the likes of robert and the senior management team at the fa are able to have those conversations. we are desperate to go to wait world cup and that is where my remit ends. england

also, alfie mawson, centre half from swa nsea, also, alfie mawson, centre half from swansea, and lewis cooklder. four new faces in this particular squad which started at 27, very big, much smaller, the squad that goes to the world cup. italy at wembley on tuesday, this one, and then friendlies against nigeria and costa rica at wembley, injune, four nigeria and costa rica at wembley, in june, four matches, nigeria and costa rica at wembley, injune, four matches, not long for gareth southgate to get the squad together. 20 fans have travelled to amsterdam, 5000 expected inside the johan cruyff arena, many in town today, 25 arrests overnight, but from what i saw, on the whole, it was good—natu red and from what i saw, on the whole, it was good—natured and they will be travelling near to this stadium to get behind england tonight. a young, experimental team, and gareth southgate has said that ahead of the tournament, in russia, he is excited about this squad. i'm pretty clear on the vast majority of the squad. and if we have to play tomorrow, i know the starting team i will play. what we have go

burnley‘s james tarkowski and nick pope, plus swansea's alfie mawson and lewis cook, of bournemouth,e world cup, looked at, who are the players we believe can play at the players we believe can play at the level, who are the players that have done well for us in the past. there are clearly some inclusions of players play well for clubs and getting their first call—up. so there is a little bit more complex minefield to get through. head coach eddie jones has rung the changes for saturday's six nations meeting with grand slam—chasing ireland. fly—half george ford has been dropped, with owen farrell moving to ten instead. dylan hartley returns to captain the side. while scrum—half danny care and forwardsjoe launchbury and dan cole all drop out of the starting xv, as england look to recover from back—to—back defeats. that is all the sport for now. now, across the bbc, it's the day when thousands of young people get behind the microphone — or in front of the camera — for school report. the focus of this year's project is helping young people to identify real news and filter out so—called

bournemouth midfielder lewis cook is also hoping for a first cap at wembley.hina cup in nanning. although the welsh had their chances, a goal from edinson cavani was enough to win the friendly competiton for uruguay. we thought they were there for the taking. we had chances but, yeah, their keeper made some very good saves as well so old and lee were disappointed, we felt we could have got more out of the game but it wasn't meant to be. we'll keep learning, we'll keep trying to progress and when the major games, round in the qualifiers will be ready. well, there is one other friendly match worth keeping an eye on tonight. the first time two sides have played each other since a now infamous meeting four years ago. germany welcome brazil to berlin for the first time since they thrashed them 7—1 in the semi—finals of the world cup in rio. germany went on to become champions, of course, and it was a humiliating day for brazil, one they will not want to repeat. let's be honest, it isn't going to be an england win. i was in rio for the game, and the brazilians were

cook went in the third over for just 2 runs. of course, the opening race of the formula 1 season is under way in melbourne. lewisy and is currently leading the ferraris of kimi raikkonen and sebastian vettel. that is by three seconds. you can follow the action with commentary on bbc radio five live. with no premier league football this weekend, it was a busy weekend of international friendlies, and a great result for northern ireland. they came from behind to beat world cup finalists south korea in belfast. the levelled the match thanks to an own goal after a clever 0liver norwood free—kick. then substitute paul smyth scored the winner in the 86th minute becoming the first northern ireland player to score on his debut since george mccartney against iceland in 2001. imean, i i mean, i am i mean, iam getting i mean, i am getting used to it. it isa i mean, i am getting used to it. it is a great feeling in front of all of the crowd. they have been a great support every single home game to be i thought i would take the moment and put up my hands. —— game. i am enjoying it. saracens are up to second in rugby union's p