the notable omissions are james anderson, jonny bairstow and moeen ali.ntinent aren't friendly for fast bowlers so anderson will focus on recovering from a cracked rib and getting fit for the summer. jonny bairstow‘s poor red ball form sees him left out whilst moeen ali remains unavailable for selection. back into the fold comes keatonjennings. england seem to have a couple of reliable openers now in dom sibley, zak crawley and injured rory burns, butjennings is a good player of spin — crucial in sri lanka. and after much clamour, ben foakes is recalled. he was england's leading run scorer in sri lanka last year and could well replacejos buttler a wicket keeper. here's the squad in full. joe denly keeps his place. there are three spinners — dom bess, jack leach and matt parkinson. mark wood is england's quickest bowler withjofra archer injured but, in tough conditions, he knows it could be a challenge. we have a great backroom staff and management team who do little tricks with iced towels and come off the field, helping with 12 men, freshening them up. e

they posted 20a for seven from their 20 overs in durban with moeen ali's late hitting vital to the totaluth africa were always up with the run rate and captain quinton de kock fired the fastest half century by a south african in the format. they needed three from the final two balls. tom curran took two wickets to see england to victory. the deciding match takes place in centurion on sunday. no six nations this weekend. premiership leaders exeter chiefs beat gloucester 26—15 at kingsholm. stuart hogg is back with exeter after captaining scotland and scored his side's second try after a flowing move. it's the chiefs fifth win in six league games. in the pro1li, glasgow warriors thrashed zebre 56—24 for a bonus—point win. mesu dolokoto scoring two of his sides seven tries. in the night's other game munster were even bigger winners over southern kings — winning by 68—3. in the super league, leeds won their first game of the season — thrashed hull kr 52—10. last year's beaten finallists salford were beaten at home 12—10 by huddersfield. adam o'brien's converted try proved decisive. shaun mur

south africa, a reprieve, moeen ali moments later had the last word.urish took south africa to 256, despite the celebrations it didn't look enough. especially once jonny bairstow got started. brilliant, at times brutal. once others started chipping in, the chase should have been straightforward. but as late wickets fell, england were getting just a little nervous. victory more tense than it should have been, a special day in johannesburg but ultimately england's day. england's women are out of the t20 tri—series in australia, after losing by 16 runs to the home side. england bowled pretty well, restricting australia to 132 for 7 off their 20 overs. victory or a narrow defeat would have seen england reach wednesday's final, but 116—7 wasn't good enough and it's india who will now face australia. england have three warm—up matches coming up before the t20 world cup starts later this month, that's also in australia. sheffield united impressed once again after coming from behind to beat bournemouth 2—1 at bramall lane. it was the only premier league game o

south africa, a reprieve, moeen ali moments later had a last word.y bairstow got started. brilliant, at times brutal. 0nce others started chipping in, the che should have been straightforward. but as late wickets fell, england but getting just a little nervous. victory more tense than it should have been, a special day in johannesburg but ultimately england's day. england's women are out of the t20 tri—nation series in australia, after losing by 16 runs to the home side. england bowled well — restricting australia to 132 for 7 from their 20 overs. but they couldn't produce a good performance with the bat, finishing on 116 for 7. it's not the best preparation for the t20 world cup for england. they only have three more games, before their first match on 23rd march. sheffield united impressed once again after coming from behind to beat bournemouth 2—1 at bramall lane. it was the only premier league game of the day, after manchester city and west ham had to be cancelled due to bad weather. the victory pushes chris wilder's side to within two points of t

but that was nothing compared to a fanastic knock from moeen ali coming in at 7, he hit 39 offjust 11amazing catch to get the wicket of chrisjordan but england set south africa a tough target of 205. in reply, south africa's captain didn't hold back. heading out of the ground, the quickest t20 by south african. they are currently 101 41, needing 205 in total to win. they are currently 101 41, needing 205 in total to win. let's take you through some other stories you'll be interested in, and two european tour golf events in malaysia and china have been postponed in april due to coronavirus. the world health organization has told the international 0lympic committee that there's no case for rescheduling or postponing tokyo 2020. there were fears it could also be affected later in the year. ahead of his expected super league debut tomorrow, israel folau says he considered retiring when he was sacked by rugby australia last year for homophobic posts. four time winner ronnie 0'sullivan is into the semi final of the welsh 0pen — demolishing mark selby 5—1. he made a 1—4—2 break in the proces

morgan was gone and moeen ali facing, with three needed off two balls.ed victory. there are many cricket formats in twenty20 but this was classic twe nty20. formats in twenty20 but this was classic twenty20. joe wilson, bbc news. it's been another busy night in the championship and fulham missed the chance to go into the top two. they were held to a 1—1 draw away at millwall. fulham scored afterjust two minutes, but the home side equalised soon after with this goal from jon dani bodvarsson. but it turned out to be a really contentious one. replays showing that bodvarsson was clearly in an offside position. meanwhile, leaders west brom won away at reading. in scotland, steven gerrard's rangers side lost 2—1 away at kilmarnock. celtic beat bottom side hearts 5—0, and they are now ten points clear at the top of the premiership. in the women's super league leaders manchester city made it six wins in a row, as they beat bottom side bristol city 1—0. it was man city's first match under interim manager alan mahon, and gemma bonner scored the only goal. they're

and moeen ali smashes england into a strong position, in their t—20 match against south africa. in sportsday later in the hour, we report on the struggles of liverpool in the women's super league, battling relegation. a stark contrast to the men's team, in many ways. good evening and welcome to bbc news at six. another storm is heading our way, bringing with it high winds, a month's worth of rain, and warnings of more flooding. the met office has raised the threat level for storm dennis, including weather warnings in some parts of england and wales, that flooding could cause a "danger to life", as britain braces itself for a second weekend of disruption. storm dennis will sweep eastwards tomorrow across england and wales bringing very unsettled conditions with spells of heavy rain and widespread high winds, with some up to 60mph. the poor weather is expected to continue on sunday and spread to northern scotland and northern ireland, with warnings in place across the country until sunday evening. danny savage is in hebden bridge in west yorkshire for us tonight, which was flooded

moeen ali on his first return to england duty, after taking a break from test cricket, scored the winning, they now play a 3—match t20 series. that starts on wednesday. he does your football. sheffield united are back up to fifth in the table after coming from behind to beat bournemouth at bramall lane. this was the only match in the premier league today after manchester city vs west ham was postponed because of the weather. bournemouth came into the game looking to make it 3 wins out of three in the league. callum wilson opened the scoring for them inside 15 minutes. billy sharp equalised for the blades just before the break, his first goal since the opening day of the season and that was also against bournemouth. and substitutejohn lundstram scored the winner inside the last 10 minutes, 2—1 the final score and they are now just 2 points behind 4th placed chelsea, but they have played one game more. we've just rolled on a drawdown to the next game. we go again and we have a bit of a break now. we'll go again and it has to be that way. we wa nt to again and it has to be that way. we want

moeen ali moments later had the last word. celebrations it didn't look enough. especially once jonny bairstow got started. brilliant, at times brutal. once others started chipping in, the chase should have been straightforward. but as late wickets fell, england were getting just a little nervous. victory more tense than it should have been. a special day in johannesburg but ultimately england's day. adam wild, bbc news. the women's t20 world cup starts in australia later this month, england have room for improvement after being knocked out of the tri—series in melbourne. a narrow defeat to the hosts would have been enough to reach wednesday's final, but 116—7 off their 20 overs wasn't good enough and australia will now face india. there was just the one match in the premier league today after manchester city's game at home to west ham was postponed because of the weather. the match at bramall lane did go ahead and there are highlights coming up on match of the day 2 after the news, but here's the result if you want it. sheffie

moeen ali hitting the winning runs on his return to international cricket, after taking a break from sit top of the six nations table, ahead of ireland on points difference. the french beat italy 35—22 today in paris. three first half tries for the home side, including this from gregory alldritt, helped them to a 13 point lead at the break. france secured a bonus point with two more tries in the second half. baptiste seran with a fantastic solo effort. italy, scored three tries but the loss was their 24th consecutive six nations defeat. ireland are top of the women's six nations after beating wales by 31 points to 12 to make it two wins out of two. scotland's game with england was postponed due to bad weather. disappointment for great britain's women basketballers, as they've failed to qualify for the olympics this summer. gb finished their qualifying tournament in serbia without a single win. they lost 79—69 to spain today and that followed defeats against china and south korea. those three sides have instead secured their ticket to the tokyo games. i'm proud, we thought every game.

they posted 2011—7 from their 20 overs in durban with moeen ali's late hitting vital to the total.ate and captain tom curran took two wickets to see england to victory. the final match takes place in centurion on sunday. that is lawyers were for now. thank you very much, ben. climate change looks set to challenge the ways of life of vast numbers of people around the world. rising sea levels and failed harvests present a threat not just to prosperity but to peace as well. that's the message from an international coalition of military officials who say climate change brings "urgent" risks to global security that must be addressed. sherri goodman is from the international military council on climate and security — she's one of the authors of a report presented at the munich security conference on this topic. thank you very much for speaking to us. thank you very much for speaking to us. this report is really the first global assessment and comprehensive overview of climate related security risks. tell us about some of the biggest risks you have identified. thank you very much, it is a

moeen ali on his first return to england duty, after taking a break from test cricket, scored the winningin south africa. sheffield united are back up to fifth in the table after coming from behind to beat bournemouth at bramall lane, this was the only match in the premier league today after manchester city v west ham was postponed because of the weather. callum wilson opened the scoring for the cherries inside 15 minutes. they came into the game looking to make it three wins out three in the league. but billy sharp equalised for the blades just before the break, bournemouth failing to clear the danger. and substitute john lundstram scored the winner in the last ten minutes. they are nowjust two points behind fourth—placed chelsea, but they have played one game more. west bromwich albion are four points clear at the top of the championship after a 2—0 win at millwall. in really tough conditions, they took the lead through a great strike from filip krovinovic. and the baggies sealed victory late on. dara 0'shea with his first goal of the season. defeat leaves millwall10th, five points off

moeen ali was in great form with the bat, as england set their hosts a target of 205.league games. there was high scoring in the pro 14, with a huge win for munster — they beat southern kings by 68 points to 3, to move to the top of conference b. and fijian hooker mesu dolokoto scored two tries on his debut for glasgow warriors, in their resounding bonus—point win against zebre — 56—24 the score there. controversial australian isreal folau is set to make his super league debut today with catalans dragons — they're at home to castleford. last night, leeds rhinos scored nine tries to thrash hull kr by 52—10. and aidan sezer kicked a late penalty to make it two wins out of two for huddersfield — their best start to a super league season for six years. they beat salford red devis12—10. last night's action for you and plenty of talk today about manchester city and how that ban potentially will affect them. we will keep across that over the coming days and the appeal and we await the decision on that. and chester city back in action against west ham in the premier league and