we look at the credentials of chris silverwood — as he replaces trevor bayliss in the topjob.hat feeling of frustration when you're playing andy murray and he's starting to rediscover his form. emotions running high in shanghai as murray wins again. and england wait for news on the fitness of billy vunipola while an incoming typhoon threatens this weekend's rugby world cup matches. hello and welcome to sportsday. in most sports if you were taking over a team that was already world champions you'd think that the only from there was down, but not with english cricket. chris silverwood, the new head coach of the men's team, will know that there is plenty of room for improvement. this summer the one—day world cup victory was followed by a drawn ashes campaign which saw austrlaia retain the urn. but what do we know about the man who'll be leading the team in theirforthcoming tour of new zealand? well, before he was an england coach, he was an england player. it was never an exceptional stint in international cricket — he played only six tests. but he's enjoyed success as coach. he

andy murray, i feel silverwood's long-term goal.e a grand slam is on the cards. using the second read of the cards. using the second read of the shanghai masters as he continues his recovery in a long—standing hip injury. he won in three sets in china. he produced some incredible passing shots that we came to love. that when he decided it was particularly impressive. his frustration grew and took it out in his cell. it didn‘t have the desired effect. murray won the final set about six — three. elsewhere in china, edmund lost and will lose his british number one ranking. ahead of theirfinal rugby world cup against france this weekend, england are sweating on the fitness of back row billy vunipola. they will wait another day before making a definitive decision on his ankle injury. if he is not deemed to be fit, it is expected mark wilson will come into the side instead. the lose of that match were likely to face wales in the quarterfinals. warren gatland has made two changes for their final match against fiji. but in the back row, jam

england have a new cricket head coach, and it's this man, chris silverwood.e team's coaching set up, and takes over from australian trevor bayliss. silverwood has a strong record in domestic english cricket and his first assignment will be on the upcoming tour of new zealand. we're down to a i—game decider the major league. the braves levelled the series at 2—2. they drove in and tied in the eighth inning, and the winning runs in the bottom of the 10th inning. the final game of their best—of—5 series is on wednesday in atla nta. best—of—5 series is on wednesday in atlanta. and the tampa bay rays of the mark in their american league divisional series against the houston astros, there are 10—3 win gave them the lead and they have never looked back. they are playing in the postseason for the first time in six years. and before we go, we loved this video on social media from the olympic gold medallist jack laugher. here he is at a training camp in turkey with a few other members of the british diving team and they're channelling the comic book movie franchise ‘th

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test cricket, that shift is going to need a little bit of work still. -- silverwood.t a change in the way that they selected the team for new zealand. more of a patient look about the task what i think there. more of a traditional type of batting. he knowsjoe root very well. it is vital, the world test championship assault now as well as a the ashes, they are again in two yea rs' a the ashes, they are again in two years' time. that is always bogus. england go to australia then they have to win the ashes back again. —— thatis have to win the ashes back again. —— that is always a book. they have got to get back test cricket back on track and get themselves to the top of the championship table and beat australia in two years' time. on to tennis and andy murray continued his singles comeback with a first—round victory over the argentinianjuan ignacio londero at the shanghai 0pen. the three—time grand slam winner — who was competing as a wild card — lost the opening set — but admitted himself he got better as the match went on. rhia chohan was watching. and 23 andy murray

you wanted to be on that to be in chris silverwood's face, to say, i can still do a job for you.shock. idid not absolutely. it was a bit of a shock. i did not have a good ashes series, but it was a shame. i have got to go away and work on my game and try and score a high volume of runs again and hopefully get picked again one day. i have always had a lot of self belief and worked extremely hard on my game. worked very hard to get selected in the first place. u nfortu nately, selected in the first place. unfortunately, it has not worked out for the time being. that is no reason to say the future does not include test cricket for me. at the moment, i have got to work on my game and see where i am at. but reflecting on the year, and what are you it has been, undoubtedly one of the best of my life. i can still look back and feel extremely proud. let's have a run through some of today's other sports news stories. new research has found that former professional footballers are more likely to die of dementia than people of the same age range in the general population. the study was comi

england have appointed chris silverwood as their new head coach, replacing trevor bayliss, who stepped down last month at the end of the ashes series. the former yorkshire and middlesex fast—bowler was described as the outstanding candidate by the selection panel. he said he wanted to build on england's success and focus on the test arena. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. there is a removal lorry behind this big splash of water in norfolk yesterday, a large part of its october average rainfall in just one day, now it is quiet and so far today, but there is more rain on the way later, and in fact for all of us at some stage this week we are going to see some rain, some of us quite often, wet and windy, and the reason why, no pressure packed just to the north of the british isles this week. if you look at these white lines, the isobars are close together, so you know it is going to be windy, there are weather fronts coming around the area of low pressure, showers moving on through, but sunshine occasionally too, some good weather at times, the sunrise that many of us e

england's new cricket head coach chris silverwood says he will prioritise the test match team for the next two years. they won the 50—over world cup this summer but couldn't regain the ashes after drawing the series with australia. i think it is just giving cricket the emphasis it deserves. you're talking about putting more structure around the test team and helping with that as well. we are making sure that the batting line—up is exactly how we want it, moving forward. and everything we do now puts the process in place so we can make a huge impact. the canoeing team are the latest to make the team gb squad for next summer's olympics. the five were named at a ceremony in central london today — that also marked 55 years since the games were last held in the japanese capital. chris slegg reports. in the grandiose setting of the foreign & commonwealth office in whitehall today confirmation of five of the athletes who will represent great britain in canoeing at next yea r‘s tokyo great britain in canoeing at next year's tokyo olympics. among them liam heath from guildford and...” don't th

coming up on bbc news, there's a new man in charge of england's cricketers — bowling coach chris silverwoodto replace trevor bayliss in the top job. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. an american businesswoman — at the centre of a controversy over her friendship with borisjohnson when he was london mayor — has refused to say whether she had an intimate relationship with him. jennifer arcuri joined trade missions led by mrjohnson, and received thousands of pounds in public money, giving rise to questions over whether he had failed to declare a conflict of interest over their relationship. ms arcuri said today the prime minister was just "a really good friend" and that he never gave her "any favouritism." mrjohnson has insisted everything was done "entirely in the proper way," and denies breaking any rules. here's our correspondent helen catt. i hope you're having a productive... when then mayor of london boris johnson agreed to speak at her events, young tech entrepreneur jennifer arcuri was overjoyed. ready to hang out! he ended up being a star attraction at several. you lik

england's new cricket head coach chris silverwood says he will prioritise the test match team for thecouldn't regain the ashes after drawing the series with australia. i think it is giving test cricket the emphasis it deserves now. more structure around that testing and helping him with that as well. we will be making sure the batting line—up is exactly how we want it moving

chris silverwood will replace trevor bayliss as england head coach.years now working with the bowlers, having previous been successful in a coaching role with essex. jos buttler has given his thumbs up to the appointment. chris silverwood has been someone who has been in and around a group for a little while so he can build on the success of obviously the one—day team and there isa obviously the one—day team and there is a big push for the test team to really improve now and i think having had someone who has been involved with the culture, it is a nice continuation, somebody who has got strong views and has had obviously success as a head coach with essex and coming into the england team, has done really well as the bowling coach. excited for him and looking forward to with him. andy murray continued his singles comeback with a first—round win over argentina's juan ignacio londero at the shanghai open. murray is competing in this event after accepting a wildcard. he lost the opening set before recovering to win 2—6, 6—2, 6—3. he reached his first sin

chris silverwood took the top job following trevor bayliss's departure.e premier league title race after being beaten by wolves at home yesterday, leaving them eight points behind juergen klopp's men after eight games. and things have gone from bad to worse for manchester united. their defeat to newcastle yesterday extends their worst start toa yesterday extends their worst start to a league season for 30 years. david haye has described it as the most difficult period he has experienced since joining the club. —— david o'hehir. the united states says it is stepping aside for an imminent turkish operation against kurdish—led forces within syria who, until now, have been a key us ally. kurdish militias played a major role in defeating the islamic state group, but turkey regards them as terrorists. the us — which has hundreds of troops near the turkey—syria border — has reportedly begun to withdraw them. our correspondent martin patience is in beirut with the latest. what is happening is, president trump spoke to the turkish president late last night, and pr

chris silverwood says that the test team will be his priority.stics championships in stuttgart. the american superstar won another gold medal today, this one came in the all—around final and she still has another four individual finals to come. david mcdaid is there for us. well, another two to show tonight. simone biles winning herfifth well, another two to show tonight. simone biles winning her fifth all around individual championship gold medal. it has never been done before bya medal. it has never been done before by a woman and you have one a few metals in your time. was there any doubt it was going to be her knight? to be honest, no, but it was so nice that she looked like she was enjoying that performance. she had a big smile on herface and the enjoying that performance. she had a big smile on her face and the skills that she is doing, they are so difficult. some gymnasts could only ever dream of doing. she seems to get better and better, doesn't she? what can we expect to see over the next year or so? and if this is the last one for simon

england's new cricket head coach chris silverwood says he will prioritise the test match team for the next two years. they won the 50—over world cup this summer but couldn't regain the ashes after drawing the series with australia. i think it is giving test cricket the emphasis it deserves now. more structure around that testing and helping him with that as well. we will be making sure the batting line—up is exactly how we want it moving forward. and every thing we do now puts the process into your time we can make a huge progress. much more in the bbc sport website. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are former trade minister, lord digbyjones and talkradio presenter, daisy mcandrew. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the telegraph leading with this picture of prime minister borisjohnson and irish taoiseach leo varadkar walking around the grounds of thornton manor hotel near birkenhead earlier today. as reported in the times, hopes of a brexit deal ha

new england cricket head coach chris silverwood says he will place more emphasis on the test match game the ashes this summer after drawing the series with australia. and with an aging batting line—up to potentially replace, silverwood knows where his focus needs to lie. i think it is just giving cricket the emphasis it deserves. you're talking about putting more structure around the test team and helping with that as well. we are making sure that the batting line—up is exactly how we want it, moving forward. and everything we do now puts the process in place so we can make a huge impact. i think it is truly important we find a method of play in test cricket, a dna, if you like, we have heard that term. what does that make up look like and we have obviously tried different things this summer. not all of them would have had success but along that path, we have found a couple of guys we know can stand the test and the pressures of test cricket. simone biles is on course to win her 22nd medal at the world gymnastics. the most successful ever female in the championships is on course for gol

thejob of replacing england's world cup winning cricket coach has been given to chris silverwood. of south africa's gary kirsten and ex—england captain alec stewart. his first task will be to steer england to victory, on theirforthcoming tour of new zealand. the rugby world cup continues in a few hours time, when south africa take on canada in pool b. the springboks need to win to guarantee their spot in the last 16. head coach rassie erasmus has made 13 changes to his side but captain siya kolisi remains in the team. he's been talking about being the first black captain of south africa at a world cup. i'm just very happy that i'm captain, and being the first black is not something that comes to my mind. i'm just really happy that i'm the springbok captain, it's a huge privilege. and for anybody who comes from a community or any community, i just want to represent all of them, representing the whole of south africa. the tampa bay rays are off the mark in their american league divisional series against the houston astros. their 10—3 win on monday means they trail 2—i heading into g

chris silverwood is the man who will replace england's head coach.ow. working with the bowlers, having previously set ina the bowlers, having previously set in a coaching role with essex. but what is the task that lies ahead?|j can what is the task that lies ahead?” can detect a change in the way that they select the team for new zealand. more of a patient look about, i think. zealand. more of a patient look about, ithink. more zealand. more of a patient look about, i think. more of traditional type of batting. he knowsjoe root very well. there is the ashes, i know we have just had the ashes, but it happens again in two years' time. england go to australia then and they have to win the ashes back again. that will be the main thrust of where england are looking. they have got to get that tesco get back on track and get themselves to the top level of the championship table and beat australia. onto tennyson and beat australia. onto tennyson and many continued his singles comeback with a directory at the shanghai masters. the three—time ground psalm ten,

bread silverwood, a friend of our show, isn't too far behind him.he past 5 1/2 months brady silverwood has been running -- >> look at this beautiful horse. >> reporter: and running -- >> training my mind to become stronger, become harder. >> reporter: and running. >> i'm on day 170 today. there's been so many, so many different battles, mental, physical. >> reporter: just days ago, singer mike posner finished his cross-country journey. reaching the pacific ocean after six months, walking 2,800 miles from new jersey. >> i can definitely appreciate what he did. so it's an amazing accomplishment. i'm really proud of him. yeah, gives me motivation that the end is near and that i'm going to do the same thing soon. >> reporter: during mike's week and y'ru the two have kept in touch. >> we started messaging. we've had a nice little rapport back and forth. thout out there this journey. >> reporter: neither has been throughout difficult while walking through colorado in august, mike was bitten by a rattlesnake and airlifted to a hospital. for brady the most

we look at the cricketing credentials of former bowling coach chris silverwood as he takes the top jobh the england cricket team. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. police forces across england and wales are battling rising levels of knife crime. figures today show offences involving knives in england and wales increased by more than two—thirds — rising sharply outside london but with the capital still the most dangerous area. the trauma team at the royal london hospital in the east end is one of the busiest in europe, dealing with knife and gun attacks, and the bbc‘s clive myrie was given exclusive access to their work over a period of several months. you may find some of the images distressing. this the pained face of knife crime in britain. still early, the guys aren't even tipping out the pubs yet, and absolutely anything could happen tonight. these are stories over a three—month period, from the front line of the epidemic. when he came in, he'd lost a lot of blood volume, his pulses were very weak. stories of courage, kindness and honesty. let's face it, it doesn't t

sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, we'll hearfrom england cricket‘s new head coach chris silverwooder—typhoon heading towards japan has forced the organisers of the rugby world cup to cancel matches for the first time in the tournament's history — including england's game against france tomorrow. the storm has been described as the biggest of the year and could wreak havoc in tokyo and surrounding areas. but scotland and ireland's games are, for now, still set to go ahead. from japan, andy swiss reports. they should have been gearing up, instead, they were getting out. england's players leaving tokyo before the typhoon. not that you'd have guessed it's coming — it was business as usual today, as the city basked in sunshine. but saturday's game is cancelled, leaving the fans with a ticket to frustration. i feel very disappointed, especially — it's sunny, it's a gorgeous day here today, i can't believe that they cancelled it, so... seemingly, so far in advance. but, you know, in a few hours' time, maybe we'll realise that it's coming. just arrived today. you've just arrived today? yea

well silverwood was an england international himself and played six test matches over a 16—year playingr the last 18 months. finally you might have missed a few of the new rules that have come into force in football this year. one player in northern ireland has found out the hard way about one of them. glentoran's striker darren murphy was substituted in his side's match against cliftonville, but this season players have to leave the pitch at the nearest point, so they can't waste time. so when murphy didn't do that the referee followed him, and sent him off before he could leave the field. he will not be doing that again. they went down to ten men, conceded and lost the match. i feel sorry for all of them. it is the rules. it is all of them. it is the rules. it is a harsh way to learn that lesson. the royal london hospital is one of europe's busiest trauma centres. on average two people are admitted there every day with injuries from knife crime. attacks have become so commonplace in some communities, that experts are shocked by the ease at which people are willing to use knives to set

silverwood replaces trevor bayliss as head coach and he and joe root will be wanting to get england back how we wa nt the batting line—up is exactly how we want it moving forward and that everything we do now puts us in the process in two yea rs' everything we do now puts us in the process in two years' time when we can makea process in two years' time when we can make a huge impact on the australia world series. james maddison has withdrawn from the england squad for the euro 2020 qualifiers against czech republic and bulgaria because of illness. gareth southgate has chosen not to replace him so england will have a 23—man squad instead. they play the czechs in prague tomorrow — and will qualify for the european championship if they win. and two—time grand slam winner naomi osaka has chosenjapanese over american nationality with an eye on the tokyo 2020 olympics. osaka plays under a japanese flag but had dual nationality. japanese law stipulates an individual must choose one before their 22nd birthday which is next week. osaka has started the administrative process to make sure she can c