now on bbc news, it's extra time with rob bonnet. hello, i'm rob bonnet.times a day, the pathologist who rocked american gridiron football and his research on injury sustained by players. his findings about the physical and psychological damages sustained were initially rejected but authorities were eventually forced to respond. more generally, how far can concern about player welfare really go? and the rough—and—tumble of sport be made safe ? rough—and—tumble of sport be made safe? isn't physical challenge part of the reward in sport? doctor bennett, welcome to extra time. thank you so much. let's start at the beginning of the story and ta ke at the beginning of the story and take us back to do,000 and two. the legendary nfl player mike webster, what happened ? legendary nfl player mike webster, what happened? i was working as a pathologist —— as a, in pittsburgh in may early 30s. i was struggling with depression. you were? and low self esteem. but a pathologist who studied death, i discovered faith through science. and i practised my science in my faith.

now on bbc news, it's extra time with rob bonnet. hello. i'm rob bonnet.come to this edition of extra time. what does an international cricketer, a leading run scorer of his time and a player who relished the machismo challenge of facing the world's fastest bowlers do when his confidence is shot and he's finally told it's time to retire. in the case of our guest today, england's robin smith, he enters a downward spiral of depression fuelled by drink and involving also divorce and eventually a determination to kill himself. thankfully he is still here and he is about to tell us his story. robin smith, welcome to extra time. test batting average for england of 43.67 from 64 matches between your debut in 1988 and your last test match in 1996. it's a proud record. it's a very proud record and a record that i had no idea as a youngster that i would be playing test match cricket, having been brought up in the apartheid system in south africa. very, very lucky that mum and dad were both born in england. and an encouraging sporting environment from your parents? v

now on bbc news, it's extra time with rob bonnet. welcome to extra time. i am rob bonnet.n many ways, the most anticipated game might not be the final but this weekend pakistan versus india, which someone described something between sport and war. the stadium holds only 25,000 but they were a million application. my guest will be there. wasim khan is the managing director of the cricket bonn and he wants pakistan to win the cup but what is his long—term plan for pakistani cricket? rocky units said that they dump it a war. but it is notjust sport either. it is somewhere in between. the former cricketer. particularly the players, they all try to play it down because there is so much right emotion running through india versus pakistan, if you take in history and what is going on that there is so many what is going on that there is so ma ny fa cets what is going on that there is so many facets of play and because the health of the nation isjudged by how well india are performing or pakistan are performing it does mean a lot more to many people so the players have the responsib

now on bbc news, it's extra time with rob bonnet. welcome to extra time. i'm rob bonnet. in many ways, the most keenly anticipated game at the current cricket world cup might not be the final but this weekend's showdown between pakistan and india, in a rivalry that one former player described as somewhere between sport and war. there are about 500,000 ticket applications for the stadium in manchester which holds only about 25,000 but my guest today will be there and he'll be very seriously engaged indeed. wasim khan is the managing director of the pakistan cricket board. we know he wants pakistan to win the cup but what is his long—term plan for pakistani cricket? wasim khan, welcome to extra time. thank you. former pakistan fast bowler waqar younis said of pakistan versus india that "people dub it a war." but it is certainly not a war," he said, "at the same time it's just sport either. it is somewhere in between." what do you think it is? i think, particularly the players, they all try to play it down because i think there is so much raw emotion running through india ve

now bbc news, it is extra time with rob bonnet. extra time today comes from newmarket, on the east of england, otherwise known as the headquarters of britain's flat racing industry, and that's because over 70 licensed trainers are based here. and the most eminent of them all isjohn gosden, who has over 3000 winners to his name and experience stretching back to the late 1970s in california, where he trained horses for, amongst others, the film stars elizabeth taylor and cary grant. he is also very much a man who lives in the present, as the racing industry grapples with its current issues. john gosden, welcome to extra time. simple question, i suppose there could be a half—hour answer to this, but let's see if we can do it slightly shorter than that, what makes a good trainer? i think you have to have an appreciation of the horses around you and the people around you, and i think you have to be very sensitive to trying to blend all of them together, to make sure you're all going in the same direction together, and very much, to that