here comes sam curran.e bowling will never go out of fashion whatever happens to lockdown hair. in the absence ofjofra archer, england needed a bowling star. craig brown suite defy them. england did not have time for bad luck, their only choice was hard work. stokes. mistake, that we'd gone for 75. england needed more. late afternoon archer was seen in the practice room preparing. brookes lbw. black was clean bowled. you wait hours for the match to change and then suddenly this. chris woakes dismissed jason holder but west indies glided past 270. no follow—on, england have to bat again. with butler. 219 ahead, more needed in the morning. henry moeran is inside the bio—bubble for us at old trafford. what do england need to do in the morning? they have to score runs quickly, build that lead quickly and get bowling again, they need ten west indies wickets to force a victory. we are in this situation because of the weather yesterday when a whole day was washed away. so this matches been contracted and the press

here comes sam curran. fashion whatever happens to lock the ear. in the absence ofjofra archer, england needed a bowling star. england did not have time for bad luck, their only choice was hard work. stokes. mistake, that we'd gone for 75. england needed more. late afternoon archer was seen in the practice room preparing. bricks lbw. black was clean bowled. you wait hours for the match to change and then suddenly this. chris woakes dismissed jason holder but west indies by guided past 270. no follow—on, england have to bat again. running out of time. well, the west indies are all out for 287. henry moeran is inside the bio—bubble for us at old trafford. how is it going? england went for it. they decided to open, not what you would expect but with world cup herojos you would expect but with world cup hero jos buttler and you would expect but with world cup herojos buttler and ben stokes looking to score runs which could set upa looking to score runs which could set up a victory for the final day. 0ne set up

as england twhacked their way to a total of 469, still three days sam curran oblige.r the first time to him. andy swiss, bbc news. plenty more on the bbc sport website, but that's all the sport for now. hello there. a good chunk of england and wales enjoyed sunny skies on friday, and in that sunshine, it was pretty warm. temperatures reached 29 degrees celsius towards london and south east england. and it was a sunny end to what's been a pretty cloudy week. fruther north—west, though, we had some cooler and fresher air. and what separated the hot from the cooler was this weather front. it brought some rain to parts of northern england, north wales, northern ireland, too. and the front itself, this area of cloud, stretches quite a long way out into the atlantic, and indeed, we've got this bump on the cloud just here. that's known as a wave, and what that will do is it will essentially stop the weather front from moving very far very fast. so, small changes in the forecast as we get on through saturday. it means over the next few hours, we'll continue to see some rain a

england have left out batsman zak crawley and all rounder sam curran.e second test — was trapped lbw for nought in the first over. captain joe root got to 17 before he was run out by a direct throw from roston chase. ben stokes — batting at numberfour — repaired some of the damage with opener rory burns, but stokes, after his heroics in the last match, was bowled by kemar roach for 20. a few moments ago england were 93—3. the county cricket season will start on one august. the county cricket season will start on 1st august. counties have been split into three regional groups and will each play five first class games in a tournament named in honour of ex—england fast bowler bob willis, who died last december. the two group winners with the most points will meet in a five—day final, but there'll be no promotion or relegation. there will also be a shortened t2o blast competition beginning on 27 august. a one—off women's domestic so—over competition will also be staged, featuring the eight new elite women's regional teams. football now. liverpool captain jo

is and that is without mentioning chris woa kes and that is without mentioning chris woakes or sam curranlay. isa, i will come back to you in a second just before we go, i have done my share of early morning zooms, you are immaculate up top but have you got your pyjamas on downstairs? i was so tempted to do that, but the fact that i have got to go straight out today's upstairs to go straight out today's upstairs to the commentary box to do another interview, i'm not sure my calvin klein boxers would be appropriate... other plans are available! 7pm tonight —— other plans. other plans are available! 7pm tonight -- other plans. that's right andi tonight -- other plans. that's right and i am here in my pyjamas!” couldn't have asked you, isa, but thank you for showing us anyway! starting work in yourjimjams. i wish i could. for most schoolchildren, the lockdown has meant staying away from the classroom and learning online instead. but research shows hundreds of thousands of children in the uk are being left behind because they don't have access to the internet or to a computer or tablet. fiona

but when sam curran eventually trapped him for a fine 62, england needed just three more wickets.it was two, as dom bess conjured a beauty. the west indies skipperjason holder gone, to leave england closing in on victory. and eventually, it was all over, england completing a thrilling wind. they had certainly had to wait for but after an enthralling day of they had certainly had to wait for but after an ent done. ; day of they had certainly had to wait for but after an ent done. england

england all—rounder sam curran has tested negative for coronavirus following testing at the ageas bowlahainst west indies, and has been self isolating. however, he will now return to training in the next couple of days and will be closely monitored by the team doctor. the league one playoffs get under way this evening. it's the only football being played at that level following the decision to end their season. portsmouth host 0xford in their semifinal, kicking off at 5.30. portsmouth, who won the fa cup as a premier league team in 2008, last played in the championship eight years ago. the other semifinal sees fleetwood against wycombe later tonight. they are managed byjoey barton. we don't fear anybody, we are ready to rock and roll, as i say the team that beats us will be a good side. if wycombe better us over the two leg, you know, we will shake all the hands and wish them nothing but the best for the final, because as i say it will take a phenomenal team and a great collective team performance to better us over two legs. manchester united are enjoying one of the best runs in the pr