edged and mitchell starc with a hammer blow! _ game. edged and mitchell starc with a hammer blow!mitchell starc with a hammer blow! to win the - game. edged and mitchell starc with a hammer blow! to win the test, - a hammer blow! to win the test, australia need _ a hammer blow! to win the test, australia need just _ a hammer blow! to win the test, australia need just six _ a hammer blow! to win the test, australia need just six wickets i a hammer blow! to win the test, | australia need just six wickets and they have all day to take them. patrick gearey, bbc news. match of the day 2 is on after the news, so don't listen if you want to wait for the day's premier league results. manchester city have stretched their lead at the top of the table to three points. they thrashed newcastle a—0. and then nearest rivals liverpool were held to a 2—2 draw at tottenham. that game, definitely one to watch later, with plenty of drama and incident. elsewhere, wolves v chelsea was 0—0. celtic have won the scottish league cup for the 20th time. they beat hibernian 2—1 at hampden park as adam wild re

travis head is included in the batting line up ahead of usman khawaja, while left—arm fast bowler mitchell starcd not to focus too much on what the exact 11 was going to be, making sure we prepared for the whole squad and ultimately looking after ourselves as well, making sure that we are ready ourselves and we are clear how we want to approach the series and the test match individually. we know what to expect now with 2 days to prepare and we have real clarity for that 1st ball. when we walk out here they won and see a packed house and see all the tv we walk out here day one and see a packed house and see all the tv cameras and the start of the summer feels like it's here, i think that is when it will hit me. but it has been really good. i think outside that everything else feels really the same, starting off the summer at the gabba here, it has been really good. it is the same with the boys and the staff _ it is the same with the boys and the staff. , y ., , ., , ., staff. remember, you will be able to follow the whole _ staff. remember, you will be able to follow the whole of _ staff. remembe

i think i said to mitchell starc, as it happened, i couldwt— to mitchell starc, as it happened, i couldn'tgoing _ couldn't quite believe what was going on — couldn't quite believe what was going on. it definitely fell my way at moments today, i rode my luck in parts _ at moments today, i rode my luck in parts but _ at moments today, i rode my luck in parts but all— at moments today, i rode my luck in parts but all in all i was able to put australian a great position and that's_ put australian a great position and that's what i'm here today and i'm very privileged to be able to do that _ so what do england have to do if they're to rescue this test? our cricket correspondent jonathan agnew doesn't think it's possible, but he did insist that england should take pride for never giving up on a hot day in brisbane. he's been speaking to our reporter henry moeran. i think first of all people will look at the scorecard and grimace, but you have got to take your hat off to wood and woakes and robinson for the way they bowled today. their first day in the field since early september and for those wh

as england were bowled out for 236, mitchell starc was the pick of the bowlers with four wickets.nd look to be heading 2—0 down in the series then. unsurprisingly, contrasting moods in the adelaide dressing rooms. i guess in terms of where it sits now, i think we hold all the cards with when we want to bowl, how big a lead we want to have. obviously the night sessions are a big one. certainly we see them as a big one, is a big striking session, if you like, with the new ball and conditions. yeah, certainly we have got a few options on the table now, being batting. pretty frustrating. disappointing. to have — pretty frustrating. disappointing. to have lost two wickets like we did last night _ to have lost two wickets like we did last night and to get ourselves back in a position where we could get within_ in a position where we could get within touching distance of them, it is disappointing. but we can talk about_ is disappointing. but we can talk about the — is disappointing. but we can talk about the guys that failed, but ultimately one of root or myself should _ ultimately one o

travis head is included in the batting line up ahead of usman khawaja, while left—arm fast bowler mitchell starceeps his place in the side. here's the reaction of england captainjoe root. we try to focus too much on what the exact line was going to be, making sure we prepare for the whole squad, and ultimately looking after ourselves as well, making sure we are readying ourselves and we are clear on how you want to approach the series and the test match individually. we know what to expect now, with two days to prepare, we have real clarity.— have real clarity. finally, the final of the _ have real clarity. finally, the final of the uk _ have real clarity. finally, the final of the uk championship i have real clarity. finally, the i final of the uk championship of snooker has got under way, belgian takes a long china. you can follow that along on bbc one. the first frame there, best of 11 for that. you can also follow it on the bbc sport website. up next on the bbc news channel is the travel show. enjoy. coming up on this week's show... we are in finland to meet the huskies who have been saved b

mitchell starc picked up rory burns.had made four, england had made seven. 0n came michael neser for his test debut. 0ut went haseeb hameed with more regrets. but australia weren't the only thing striking. that storm will pass, but, for england, the heat won't. patrick gearey, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. it has not been too bad today for many, ending the working week on a fine note in many northern parts of the uk. glorious sunrise here in scarborough. much of scotland and northern england are sunny and further south, grey skies continue. an example there in cornwall. this is the cloud in southern areas. same through parts of wales but in northern england and eastern scotland, it is glorious with plenty of sunshine and that is how it will stay much of the day. because of clear skies we had frost during the night, so not as warm here as it will be further south where we have more of the cloud. top temperatures here 10—11, further north with the clear skies but where we have the sunshine,

travis head is included in the batting line up ahead of usman khawaja, while left—arm fast bowler mitchell starcnd captainjoe root. we tried not to focus too much on what their exact 11 was going to be, making sure we prepare for the whole squad, and ultimately looking after ourselves as well, making sure we are ready in ourselves and we are clear on how we want to approach the series and the test match individually. we know what to expect now, with two days to prepare, we have real clarity for that first ball. just a reminder that the uk snooker championship final is under way in york. you can find it on the bbc sport website — luca brecel taking on zhao xintong — zhoa leading five frames to three i'll have more for you in the next hour. a six—year—old boy, who was the only survivor of a cable car crash in italy, has been returned to the country, after being smuggled to israel by his grandfather. israel's supreme court rejected a final appeal to let him stay. aytan biran was living in italy at the time of the accident that killed his parents, his younger brother and his great—grandparents. jati

travis head is included in the batting line up ahead of usman khawaja, while left—arm fast bowler mitchell starch on what their exact ii was going to be, making sure we prepare for the whole squad, and ultimately looking after ourselves as well, making sure we are readying ourselves and we are clear on how you want to approach the series and the test match individually. we know what to expect now, with two days to prepare, we have real clarity for that first ball. chelsea have taken a 2—0 lead against arsenal, sam kerr with that second goal there. and the uk snooker championship final is under way in york. you can find it on the bbc sport website — luca brecel taking on zhao xintong. it's the best of nine frames there, thatis it's the best of nine frames there, that is also live on bbc two, and that is also live on bbc two, and thatis that is also live on bbc two, and that is all from me. the pope has denounced "narrow self—interest and nationalism" over the way europe treats migrants. speaking on the greek island of lesbos, where he met dozens of migrants, pope francis said they were being used

mitchell starc has been declared fit as they go into the boxing day test 2—0 up in the series.hange and everyone in the squad knows that respects that. respect test cricket is tough, we respect england have got a number of very, very good players and their team in it changes quickly so the mission, if you like, was to win the ashes in australia. we've won two test matches, got one to go and hopefully from our point of view that happens this test match. two years after tearfully suggesting it would be his final appearance at the australian open... andy murray will be back in melbourne for the 2022 tournament. the former world number one has been given a wild card after missing the most recent edition because he'd tested positive for covid. he last played at the event in 2019 when he thought it might be his last match as a professional because of injury. and, finally, something of a remarkable comeback in the nba. a0—year—old joejohnson got a call from his agent on tuesday. 2a hours later was back playing for his former team the boston celtics. johnson is one of many players gett

joe root made a half—century but no more before he was caught behind off mitchell starc.runs behind. england know that they need a huge improvement if they are to get the win that they need. we have to get a bit stronger and tougher with our dismissals. we know that we have spoken about that and that has just been honesty with ourselves. we need to keep doing that, we saw in the second innings at adelaide that we batted for a period of time and put a lot on each of our wickets and when it comes to the second innings that is what we have to do. india are looking to win their first series in south africa. they've made a strong start, closing on 272—3 in pretoria in the first test. kl rahulfinishing the day unbeaten on 122. lungi ngidi took all three wickets for south africa. there are two more tests after this one. that's all the sport for now. a man who was arrested within the grounds of windsor castle on christmas day, while in possession of a crossbow, has been detained under the mental health act. the man entered the grounds but was not able to get into any buildings du

travis head is included in the batting line up ahead of usman khawaja, while left—arm fast bowler mitchell starcar on how you want to approach the series and the test match individually. we know what to expect now, with two days to prepare, we have real clarity.— have real clarity. finally, the final of the _ have real clarity. finally, the final of the uk _ have real clarity. finally, the final of the uk championship j have real clarity. finally, the i final of the uk championship of snooker has got under way, belgian takes a long china. you can follow that along on bbc one. the first frame there, best of 11 for that. you can also follow it on the bbc sport website. up next on the bbc news channel is the travel show. enjoy.

mitchell starc pitched up royally burns. on came michael for his test debut.ngland, the heat won't. patrick geary, bbc news. so, this is the state of play heading into day three — australia 473 for 9 declared. england 17 for 2 at stumps. joe root and dawid malan will be tasked again with turning the tide in their favour. remember, england are 1—nil down in the series are defeat in brisbane last week. let's hearfrom both camps, then, starting with england all—rounder ben stokes. it's been a tough two days. it's been a lot of time out of the field. but it was nice to get off the field at the end and watch the guys go out and bats. obviously, we came off pretty strange circumstances. not sure i've ever been involved in a game called because of lightning, but we get to turn up tomorrow. under natural light, which i think and you guys probably agree, is the easiest and best time to be a batter. probably the sort of majority of this means i thought i'd left the ball quite well. never really felt and _ ball quite well. never really felt and it— ball quite well. never

travis head is included in the batting line up ahead of usman khawaja, while left—arm fast bowler mitchell starcpite competition from fellow seamerjhye richardson. here's the reaction of england captainjoe root. we have tried not to focus too much on what their exact 11 was going to be, making sure we prepare for the whole squad. and ultimately looking after ourselves as well, making sure we are readying ourselves and we are clear on how we want to approach the series and the test match individually. we know what to expect now and we have two days to it is a huge day in the formula 1 title fight as contenders lewis hamilton and max verstappen battle it out at saudi arabian grand prix. hamilton starts the penultimate race of the season on pole but if verstappen manages to outscore hamilton by 18 points today he will win his maiden title. the first happenstance in third after crashing in qualifying on the final lap. earlier i spoke to the bbc�*s f1 reporterjennie gow, and started by asking her whether the pressure is getting to verstappen. he was on the most incredible lap, it would have been one

at the other end from mitchell starc... edged. ..ollie pope didn't last ten minutes.l for more than two and a half hours, say it quietly — maybe. but english optimism on this tour is no sooner formed than shattered. too good. the end of woakes and ultimately hope. the aussies were closing in. ollie robinson lasted an hour before lyon got him. still, perhaps improbably, the match went into its final session, still there, buttler, the adelaide barricade. for 206 balls he hardly put a foot wrong. he's trodden on the stump. he has. watch the lights on the bails. hit wicket, what a way to go. jhye richardson's fifth wicket finished the job for the aussies. australia win the test match. they go up 2—0 in the ashes. today marks 4,000 days since australia england last won a test in australia. to regain the ashes, they must somehow win the next three. patrick gearey, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's matt taylor. but will it be a white christmas? we are in the christmas run—up. it won't make for an easy forecast. let's take you to the big day, a battle not of th

mitchell starc picked up rory burns, he made aa and england had made seven. bid to regain the women's ashes in australia. they will be captained by heather knight, who says they will have to "fight fire with fire" as australia have held the ashes since 2015. the multi—format series begins in canberra on the 27th ofjanuary, and for the first time, england are also travelling with a i2—strong �*a' squad, with the possibility of players being promoted if they impress. sport's battle against covid is intensifying — premier league clubs will now meet on monday to discuss the escalating issues in the game due to the pandemic. manchester united, brentford, watford, norwich and leicester all have covid outbreaks amongst their squads, leading to their games being cancelled this weekend. the clubs want a chance to discuss topics including rearranging games and fixture congestion. one game due to go ahead this weekend in manchester city's trip to newcastle on sunday. pep guardiola cancelled his planned pre—match media confrerence a short while ago while he waits on the

at the other end, from mitchell starc... edged! ollie pope didn't last ten minutes.est of them was ben stokes. so, australia's fielders made on enclosure around him and then sent in a lion. nathan lyon thought he had him trapped lbw. the umpire didn't. australia reviewed, then rejoiced. england reset. chris woakes made a defiant 1m. jos buttler, a natural cavalier, relied on his shield. no wicket fell for more than two and a half hours. say it quietly — maybe? but english optimism on this tour is no sooner formed than shattered. the end of woakes and, ultimately, hope. the ozzies were closing in. olly robinson lasted an hour before lyon got him. still, perhaps improbably, the match went into the final session. still there, buttler, the adelaide barricade. for 206 balls, he hardly put a foot wrong. watch the lights on the bails. hit wicket. what a way to go. jhye richardson's fifth wicket finished the job for the ozzies. today marks 4,000 days since england last won a test in australia. to regain the ashes, they must somehow win the next three. patrick geary, bbc news

burns' dismissal set the tone for a dismal day, with grey skies overhead — mitchell starc only the secondus live text commentary, features and analysis on the bbc sport website and app. a test series which england hasn't won down underfor a decade. we're joined by cricket journalist and australian commentator adam collins. just a warning, everyone. adam is an aussie. so adam, what on earth happened to england?— happened to england? yeah, in cricket of terms _ happened to england? yeah, in cricket of terms it _ happened to england? yeah, in cricket of terms it was - happened to england? yeah, in cricket of terms it was a - happened to england? yeah, in cricket of terms it was a total i cricket of terms it was a total bloodbath. it was shock and all from australia _ bloodbath. it was shock and all from australia it— bloodbath. it was shock and all from australia. it is a cliche but it was a great _ australia. it is a cliche but it was a great toss _ australia. it is a cliche but it was a great toss to lose. pat cummins, the new _ a great toss to lose. pat cummins, the new australian captain

captainjoe root did stay in long enough to get a half century, went off the bowling of mitchell starcingworth played 61 tests for england between 1958—1973, scoring 1,836 test runs and claimed 122 wickets. he was captain 31 times and helped yorkshire win seven domestic titles in nine years from 1959—1968. he later became chairman of the selectors and coached england in the 19905. the traditional boxing day football fixture list has been heavily disrupted. there are six premier league matches today, there should have been nine, but outbreaks of coronavirus at several clubs forced three matches to be postphoned. one of the games going ahead is top of the table manchester city who are at home to leicester city. with second—placed liverpool's match postponed, a win for pep guardiola“s side would give them a six—point lead. but the manchester city manager is not taking anything for granted against a dangerous team. lest it remain at leicester. for me, they remain — lest it remain at leicester. for me, they remain a — lest it remain at leicester. for me, they remain a top quality manager, a

at the other end, from mitchell starc... ollie pope didn�*t last ten minutes. five wickets left. in. olly robinson lasted an hour before lyon got him. still, perhaps improbably, the match went into the final session. improbably, the match went into the finalsession. still improbably, the match went into the final session. still there, jos buttler, the adelaide barricade. for 246 balls, he hardly put a foot wrong. watch the lights on the bails. hit wicket. what a way to go. richardson�*s fifth wicket finished the job for the aussies. today marks 4000 days since england last won a test in australia. to regain the ashes, they must somehow win the next three. patrick geary, bbc news. tottenham have been eliminated from the europa conference league with uefa confirming that their postponed match against rennes is to be deemed a forfeit. the match at the tottenham hotspur stadium was due to be played on december ninth, but was called off after a covid—19 outbreak among the spurs squad. the ruling means the rennes have been awarded a 3—0 victory in the game, and spurs finish third in th

then malan was caught in the slips off mitchell starc�*s bowling for 80. have nine first team players out injured, rather than testing positive for covid. 19 games are also off across the english football league. premier league clubs are meeting on monday to discuss the crisis. now, rules are rules, according to the new boss of formula 0ne's governing body and, so lewis hamilton could be punished for not attending the sport's end of season awards bash. the mercedes driver, alongside team principle toto wolff, boycotted thursday evenings formula one awards ceremony in protest at the handling of the abu dhabi grand prix on sunday. rules state that the top three drivers must attend and the new fia president mohammed ben sulayem has refused to rule out action against hamilton for missing the event. it's not just football that is struggling. seven european rugby matches between french and british teams this weekend have been postponed because of france's new travel rules in response to the 0micron variant. the match between ulster and northampton saints did get