jones joked that owen farrell had tripped over eddie jones' dog. confident that owen farrell will be okayed to start at inside centre. a key player for england who will need to be at their best for a resurgent scotla nd to be at their best for a resurgent scotland on saturday. one change for scotla nd scotland on saturday. one change for scotland and three for england. billy vunipola is on the bench. i think if he tripped over a dog it would be dead. he is from an incredibly powerful replacements bench which includes anthony watson and ben te'o as well. he will start on the bench. three changes for england. ben youngs turns at scrum—half, jonathan joseph in the centre and jack nowell on the wing as well. scotland have made one change and that is hamish watson starting on the open side flanker. watson was outstanding in the victory over the welsh at murrayfield and he has been rewarded with a start in the number seven shirt. thank you. arsenal manager arsene wenger says he will consider the opinion of fans when he decides on his future at the club,

england's owen farrell couldn't get through today's training session ahead of the calcutta cup matchthe centre had medics looking at his left knee as he departed the training field at pennyhill park. number 8 billy vunipola will make his first appearance in the tournament from the bench. and although head coach eddiejones admits farrell could be a doubt for the game, he made light of the incident. he has got a bad leg so he couldn't finish training. how did it happen in training? i think he ran into my dog, mate. my dog was running around. he will be all

england's owen farrell wasn't able to get through thursday's training session ahead of the calcutta cupthe centre had medics looking at his left knee as he departed the training field but number 8 billy vunipola will make his first appearance in the tournament from the bench. and although head coach eddiejones admits farrell could be a doubt for the game, he made light of the incident. he has got a bad leg so he could not finish training. (inaudible). he ran into my dog. my dog was running around and he ran into it. he will be all right. he will be all right. did you say he was a doubt? yes at i think you will be all right. is that 0k. he is an exceptional player and we have 12 exceptional players so we will be all right. as for scotland, edinburgh flanker hamish watson will start in place of the injured john hardie. it's the only change to the starting 15 and means their backline stays the same for the trip to twickenham, a venue where scotland haven't won since 1983. our players know we have to be on oui’ our players know we have to be on our best performance on that day, during that

how a run in with eddiejones's dog has supposedly put owen farrell at risk of missing the six nations on saturday. opener alex hales returns from injury to hit a century for england as they aim for a whitewash in the one—day series with west indies. we'll have the latest from barbados. good evening. all of that and more in store, but we begin with the ongoing dilemma at arsenal. boss arsene wenger says he will take the opinion of the club's fans into account when deciding his future. the frenchman's contract expires in the summer, and recent poor results have led to some disquiet amongst fans. david ornstein has the latest on the situation. well, for arsenal this season is starting to resemble so many that have gone before. and once again, there's enormous speculation over the future of arsene wenger. that intensified with tuesday's champions league elimination, losing 10—2 on aggregate to bayern munich, with a group of fans staging a pre—match protest march calling for wenger to bring his 21—year reign to an end when his contract expires this summer. meanwhile, there are suggestions

england fly half owen farrell failed to make it to the end of today's training session ahead of saturday'sngland's medics looking at his left knee. england trained in the sunshine at pennyhill park, number eight billy vunipola will make his first appearance in the tournament from the bench. head coach eddiejones admits farrell could be a doubt but made light of today's incident. he's got a bad leg so he couldn't finish training. i think he ran into a dog, my dog was running around and he ran into him. you'll be all right. he'll be all right, you. you just said he was a doubt. yet, but i think he'll be all right. is that 0k? think he'll be all right. is that ok? there's no risk for us. england's cricketers are batting in barbados as they go for a 3—0 whitewash in their one day series against the west indies. alex hales has hit a century in bridgetown — 110 off 107 balls. joe root has been lucky — he was dropped on one and was given not out on appeal for lbw — he's still batting and closing in on his century. you can follow the live text commentary on the bbc sport website or listen of test

england's owen farrell couldn't get through today's training session ahead of the calcutta cup match against scotland in the six nations on saturday. the centre had medics looking at his left knee as he departed the training field at pennyhill park. number 8 billy vunipola will make his first appearance in the tournament from the bench. and although head coach eddiejones admits farrell could be a doubt for the game, he made light of the incident. he has got a bad leg so he couldn't finish training. how did it happen in training? i think he ran into my dog, mate. my dog was running around. he will be all right. you are confident? yellow makar he will be all right, yeah. i think you will be all right, yeah. i think you will be all right, is that 0k? be all right, yeah. i think you will be all right, is that ok? we have got plenty of back—ups. we have exceptional players so there is no risk for us. as for scotland, edinburgh flanker hamish watson will start in place of the injured john hardie. it's the only change to the starting 15 and means their backline stays the same for the trip t

all of england's points came from the boot of owen farrell.e greater that. jared payne broke through, and thenjohnny sexton capping an amazing performance with this crucial kick. england, as so often in this campaign, turned to their bench for inspiration. but this time, it was lacking — the visitors were never really threatening. last year, ireland ended new zealand's 18—match winning streak, now they were denied another bid greatness. chastened, england were, at least, champions, hut themes! he»; reflect mam this was like a world cup final. you know, we got beaten 13—9. so you come away with a silver medal. it makes you want to get the gold medal. it was more about courage than class. there wasn't too much that we were able to put together, especially when the weather closed in a bit, but i thought in the first 20 minutes, that is where we built confidence in the game. a night of mixed emotions, then for england, this will hurt, but could be the making of them. dan roan, bbc news, dublin. wales head coach rob howley questioned the integrity

for england, owen farrell remains a doubt, after apparently falling over the coach's small dog.land have up to an hour before kick—off to finalise their team for what both coaches know, will be a hard fought game. we are concentrating on ourselves. we are concentrating on ourselves. we have had a great two—week preparation and a fantastic week at oxford. we have had two good days of training here. we are well prepared and looking forward to playing in the historic calcutta cup. it will be about the players on the field and we know, our players know, we will have to be on our best performance on that day, during that 80 minutes, when we will have to string together a number of excellent plays, attacking, defence, and to get them to start adapting to out and to get them to start adapting to our play. they are a very good team. coverage will be live on bbc radio 5 live extra on 3pm. kick—off is at lipm. that is all for now. time now for click. this week, watch out pollution, we're going to clean up this city... with a bird? no, a plane. no, it's a flying fish drone. this week is th

a new study aims to tell us about our musical tastes and coming up in the sport on bbc news, owen farrell a doubt for england‘s six nations match against scotland tomorrow, good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. schools in england are being forced to cut gcse and a—level courses in an effort to balance the books, according to a head teachers‘ union. the association of scool and college leaders has warned that budget pressures a re leaders has warned that budget pressures are causing them to cancel things like school trips. they have said budget constraints are driving up said budget constraints are driving up class sizes. let‘s go to our education correspondent gillian hargreaves, who‘s at the conference in birmingham. between now and easter there will be a number of teaching union conferences, this morning, head teachers in birmingham. justine greening could have been left in no doubt about how strong their grievances are. peter woodman at the wheeled school might bea peter woodman at the wheeled school might be a head teacher, but he still likes to work at the chalk face, pa

and coming up in the sport on bbc news: how a run in with eddiejones‘ dog has apparently put owen farrellrisk of missing the six nations clash with scotland on saturday! good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at 6. the chancellor has been forced to defend his budget and the controversial changes to increase national insurance for self employed workers. that's despite a tory manifesto pledge not to raise national insurance. it's angered a number of conservative backbenchers and been roundly criticised by labour. there has been partial backing for the increase from the influential think tank the institute for fiscal studies, but overall it described the chancellor's plans as a sticking plaster rather than a fundamental review. our chief political correspondent vicki young has been following the day's events. he says he's backing business, but visiting the west midlands today the chancellor had to fend off accusations that he's bashing the workers who keep the wheels of the economy turning. putting up taxes is never popular, and this is going to be a hard sell to conservative mps. we have

all of england's points came from the boot of owen farrell. just four soon after the restart. but it was the irish who continued to pose the greater that. jarred payne broke through, and thenjohnny sexton capped an amazing performance with this crucial kick. england, as so often in this campaign, turned to their bench for inspiration. but this time, it was lacking — the visitors were never really threatening. last year, ireland and new zealand's 18—match winning streak, now they denied another bid greatness. chastened, england were, at least, champions, but they must now reflect on a first defeat in the eddiejones era. we got beaten 13—9. so you come away with the silver medal. and it doesn't taste good. it makes you want to get the gold medal. it was more about courage than class. there wasn't too much that we could put together, especially when the weather closed in a bit, but i thought in the first 20 minutes, that is where we built confidence in the game. a night of mixed emotions, then — for england, this will hurt, but could be the makin

for england, owen farrell remains a doubt after apparently falling over the coach's small dog.d fought game. we arejust we are just concentrating on ourselves. you know, we have had a great two reparation. we had a fantastic week at oxford, we trained well. we have had two good days of training here. we were really well prepared. we are looking forward to playing an historic cup pickup. neither eddie wright play in the game. it will be about the players on the field that afternoon. the players know they will have to be on their best performance on that day, during that 80 minutes. they will have to string together a number of excellent players in attack and defence. they will have to think clearly to get them to start adapting to our play. they are a very good team. coverage of england vs scotland will be live on bbc radio 5 live from three o'clock this afternoon. kick—off is at four. the fa cup fairytale continues today, for lincoln city. they're the first non—league side in the quarter finals since 1914, and they've already beaten teams from league one, the championship and t

england fly half owen farrell failed to make it to the end of today's training session ahead of saturday'sined in the sunshine at pennyhill park. number eight billy vunipola will make his first appearance in the tournament from the bench. head coach eddiejones admits farrell could be a doubt, but made light of today's incident. he's got a bad leg, so he couldn't finish training. how did it happen in training today? i think he ran into my dog, mate. my dog was running around and he ran into it. he'll be all right. you just said he was a doubt? yet, but i think he'll be all right. is that 0k? there's no risk for us. chairman sir chips keswick has seen fit to comment on the current turmoil at arsenal. he says the board "respect that fans are entitled to their different individual opinions", but it will always run the club with its "best long—term interests at heart". manager arsene wenger, meanwhile, says he will consider those fan opinions when he decides whether to extend his contract, although it's "not the most important factor". a poor run in the premier league and that 10—2 aggregate de

for england, owen farrell remains a doubt, after apparently falling over the coach's small dog. a hard—fought game. we're just concentrating on ourselves. we've had a great two—week preparation, we had a fantastic week at oxford, trained well. we've had two good days of training here. we're really well prepared, we're looking forward to playing an historic calcutta cup. it's going to be about the players on the field, and we know our players know that we're going to have to be on our best performance on that day, during that 80 minutes, we will have to string together a numberof we will have to string together a number of excellent plays, whether it's in attack and defence and think clearly to get them to start adapting to our play. they're a very good team. coverage is live from 3pm this afternoon. kick—off is at 4pm. yohanna konta has won the battle of the brits at the indian wells tournament in america. it's the first time konta has met her fed cup team—mate heather watson in a wta tournament. konta struggled at times in the hot california sun but took the first set 6—4. the

if you take them as a 23, england‘s 23 are too strong for scotland today. lot could depend on owen farrellbout eddie is how he plays the media, how he spin it is. he doesn‘t put pressure on his players. it will be interesting how that works if they lose a couple of games and suddenly the roles are flicked a little bit in terms of he is not on a 17—match winning spree. to say what he said, i think farrell‘s going to be fine. he‘s going through a tough spot in some ways because england haven‘t sort of continued their level they were at in the autumn, they are still winning, but there are question marks. having the vunipolas back is massive, i think they‘re vital to the team in terms of going forward and how they want to play rugby. that‘s where i think this game will be won, in terms of — eddie likes to call them the finishers, so they‘re probably going to do thejob finishers, so they‘re probably going to do the job and get england over the line. it's sally, mike. i always thought they were substitutes, the finishers, he has a different way of approaching it. it's a unique way. one of the bi

farrell was out on the pitch with the rest of the squad this morning but he didn't take part in the session. owenall knock at the end of training yesterday. we waited 24 hours to assess his injury. it has only been 18 hours since the small knock he had. if he doesn't make it, we have others... we need to keep monitoring him. we will see. meanwhile, wales and ireland launch the penultimate weekend of six nations action tonight. anything other than a victory for ireland will almost certainly end their bid for a third title in four years. they're second in the table, behind england. who if ireland don't win are likely to claim the championship with a win over scotland. former england coach graham rowntree is set to join the british and irish lions staff for the tour of new zealand this summer. rowntree was forwards coach on the lions tour to australia four years ago, and willjoin steve borthwick, andy farrell and rob howley in warren gatland's set—up. tiger woods admits he has "no timetable" for his return to golf... after announcing he won't be playing in next week's arnold palmer invitational. woo

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