mane is joined on the short list by pierre—emerick aubameyang, naby keita, victor moses and mohamed salahu can vote for your favourite at the bbc sport website. the countdown is on until the first ashes test, eight days to go now, chris woakes took six wickets on the first day of england's final warm—up game. there were a couple as well for craig overton who's trying to get a starting place in the test team. play finished with cricket australia on 249 for nine. our sports correspondent andy swiss is in townsville. ben wynter‘s last match before the ashes, the last chance to convince the doubters they are ready for the challenge. —— england's last match. chris walks, who was to enjoy quite a day. within minutes he struck again. but after lunch jonny ba i rstow again. but after lunch jonny bairstow was at the centre of england's biggest injury skier, hurting the middle finger of his left hand and leading the field for nearly an hour. it turned out to be only bruised but in his absence, ben foakes only bruised but in his absence, ben foa kes and chris only bruised but in his absence, ben foa

moses is joined on the shortlist by pierre—emerick aubameyang, naby keita, sadio mane and mohamed salahyou can vote for your favourite at the bbc sport website. now, it's ourjob as journalists to ask the right questions and hold people to account. you have to be pretty thick—skinned when interviewing football managers. but when you get on the wrong side of someone, you need a thick skin to be prepared for the backlash. algeria head coach rabah madjer lost his temper with a journalist and decided to answer for riyad mahrez instead. the journalist in question only asked about the team's performance after a 3—0 win. i don't know what the next question was. itjust shows, you have to be thick—skinned. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. more than 20 countries attending climate change talks in germany have forged an alliance to try to move from burning coal to clean up our sources, the first time the international community has met to discuss climate change since president trump pulled the united states out of the paris agreement. roger harrabin has more. we hav

mane is joined on the short list by pierre—emerick aubameyang, naby keita, victor moses and mohamed salah

aubameyang is joined on the shortlist by naby keita, sadio mane, victor moses and mohamed salah — youbsite. let me update you on the football. still 0-0. let me update you on the football. still 0—0. northern ireland need to score. the swiss havejust still 0—0. northern ireland need to score. the swiss have just cleared the ball. agonisingly close for northern ireland. we will have the results for you later. an old man with great power — he runs a media empire — sees his influence crumbling away. he's losing his grip, his family, perhaps even his sanity. what becomes of him? edward st aubyn‘s novel, dunbar, is a retelling of the story of king lear, as a contemporary novel. funny and melancholy by turns, the author of the celebrated series of novels about patrick melrose, is back on his favourite territory, dealing with a life touched and changed by tragedy. welcome. the inspiration for this story, the start of the novel in a way, was the idea that you should take the king lear story and do something with it. now, is it easy to leave the thought of that fundamental story behind, and ta

naby keita. pierre-emerick aubameyang. sadio mane. victor moses.s? laughter ifi if i have to say one team can win the world cup before england, i have to say egypt! maybe nigeria! maybe in africa... i play for liverpool. please vote for me... they won't vote anyway! please vote for me for the bbc footballer of the year. one more time, african footballer... african footballer of the year. crazy! please vote for me... for the bbc african footballer of the year. running a marathon is hard enough, but some people like yoasha zakrefsky like to push the boundaries all the way — running several marathons, over several days, in the sweltering desert. the 41 year old doctor from scotland was the second woman to finish the 0man desert marathon earlier today. the race covers 104 miles over six days, starting inland and finishing on the coast of the arabian sea. they had to carry everything they needed on their backs, except for water, making the run even more gruelling. in around fourand in around four and a half hours' time, the second day of the first ashes

pierre—emerick aubameyang, naby keita, sadio mane, victor moses and mohamed salah are those in the runningtion, and celebrations are continuing in brisbane after australia won the first ashes test against england. the hosts won the match by ten wickets but the damage was done on day four, when england's batting collapsed losing their last six wickets for just a0 runs. the second test, which is the first ever ashes day—night match, starts in adelaide on saturday. who's going to stop manchester city? pep guardiola's team are flying in the english premier league. a 2—1win at huddersfield means they're eight points clear of neighbours united. city equalled the club record, set in 2015, with their 11th premier league victory in a row. raheem sterling scored the winner with six minutes remaining. premier league is so tough, especially when the winter has come. and we knew that they are so aggressive. they are so strong. we are so happy for the way we won again. a controversial stoppage time penalty from alexis sanchez handed arsenal a 1—0 victory against burnley at turf moor. the win moves the g