yes, steve smith a major doubt for the third test and today the brain injury charity headway urged thert to introuce a compulsory period out for any player following a concussion injury. smith was struck by a bouncer travelling at 92 mph in the second test on saturday, but was cleared to return an hour later, before being diagnosed with delayed concussion, sitting out the final day yesterday. he could be back on thurday if he shows no ill effects, which according to the charity is too soon, and that cricket should follow the lead of other sports in enforcing a spell on the sidelines. luke griggs is their deputy chief executive. i spoke with him earlier. concussion is notoriously difficult to diagnose, particularly in a short space of time. many of the symptoms are hidden and required the player to be honest, such as nausea or blurred vision. you should check is cognitive ability, so he is able to a nswer cognitive ability, so he is able to answer simple questions and is conscious of his environment. looking at people dilation and asking questions about how he's feeling. cricket austral

steve smith has developed this technique. -- bat like steve smith.f tennis balls. —— cricket balls. and he has developed an excellent method. and maybe with your coach's experience, can you see why england took the risk to pick james can you see why england took the risk to pickjames anderson at the start of the test? it had to be a calculative risk, and it was one that went wrong. he would have gone through numerous tests, the medical staff are very thorough in the work they do. unfortunately, it didn't work, which is a great shame. let's hope that we see james anderson at some point in the remainder of the series. mark, thanks so much. yes, a bit of a break now until the second test at lord's. a lot of things for england to think about, and also to ponder their methods against steve smith. manchester united have made harry maguire the most expensive defender in the world — signing him from leicester city for £80 million pounds on a six—year deal. for more on the transfer, here's our sports correspdondent david 0rnstein. manchester united have been

steve smith, what a story.n 42 and then so frustrating for england, they threw everything at it but he has just holed australia into a position where they can go out there. we could easily lose a couple of wickets. what a momentum shifting innings from steve smith. we still don't know how to get him out, been playing against him for 11 years! let's go through the day. extraordinary start for england. decent extraordinary start for england. d ece nt toss extraordinary start for england. decent toss to win for australia, there was cloud cover, their pitch looked pretty dry. england came out there, stuart broad, chris woakes, there, stuart broad, chris woakes, the bold —— they went out and bold beautifully. then steve smith does what he does, we don't know how to get him out. i think it will go down in his pile of test 100s as one of the most satisfying. and real redemption for a player, what a turnaround in fortunes. and itjust looks so simple. he missed a couple of great deliveries for stuart broad. at the end o

the most of this series, steve smith has been in the middle of things. the scorebook in the headlines but at headingley, he was australia's star is a spec data, not sufficiently recovered from concussion to face australia's quick bowlers later this week, he won't face england either. still if you wa nt to face england either. still if you want to be ready to but five days after being hit byjofra archer, should he have gone out to do with the very same afternoon?” should he have gone out to do with the very same afternoon? i asked him over and over and over. notjust as cricketers but as people. he was really keen and confident in the tests will show that they talk about this delayed concussion and it can hit you afterward and it did with him and that's why he's out of this test match. so because of his head, australia are without their heart. steve smith is the series top scorer and his runs have covered for the shortcoming of others. he will likely be replaced by marcus labuschagne. we are going to lose oui’ labuschagne. we are going to lose our best bat

for most of the series steve smith has been in the middle of things.headingley he was here as a spectator, not sufficiently recovered from concussion to face the quick bowlers selected this week he will not face england either. if he's not ready to about five days after being hit byjofra archer should he have gone out to do at the same afternoon? i asked him over and over and we have a duty of care to oui’ over and we have a duty of care to our players. he was really keen and confident to be ok and the tests all show that. this delayed concussion can hitch afterwards and it did with him. because of his head as cheddar and then without their heart for the petit smith is the top scorer in the series and his runs have covered for the shortcomings of others. we are arguably going to lose our best batter which is always a blow. you wa nt batter which is always a blow. you want your best players out and that a lwa ys want your best players out and that always has an impact so we need to make sure all the other guys, the senior players and younger players, st

well, steve smith had been banned, too, and he was greeted predictably. booing.njured. without him, it seemed fine. woakes took wickets. so did broad. australia's captain batting. well, there's a fielder, there. what luck, what joy. england's bowlers were making the first ashes day their day. but one man had a different plan — steve smith. he guided, steered and persevered. smith's tearful apology in the wake of the ball tampering scandal was even recreated in the stands. but whether mockery, drizzle or england's bowlers, smith absorbed it all. in a game of teams, and a test of everything, his hundred was personal. there were times throughout the last... um, 15 months, where i did not know if i was ever going to play cricket again. i lost a bit of love for it at one point. fortunately, that love has come back. at the close, england were 10—0 in reply to australia's 28a. steve smith is already the ashes act to follow. joe wilson, bbc news, edgbaston. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sports day

and the ball which struck steve smith has now sparked a far broader debate. why? ld for assessment, smith was allowed to return. just a0 minutes later, he was back batting again. but then, the next morning, he complained of headaches and was ruled out of yesterday's final day. so, should smith have ever been allowed back on? well, one leading brain injury charity believes not. i was surprised, i was disappointed and i was worried. the reality is that it is too short a time to accurately diagnose whether or not he was concussed and to then go back out to face 94 mph bouncers from jofra archer. it is only five years since another australian cricketer, phillip hughes, died after being struck in the neck. since then, helmets with the neck guards have been developed, but they are not compulsory. and some players, including smith, have preferred not to wear them. well, steve smith is being assessed by medical staff to see whether he can play in the next ashes test here at headingley on thursday, but whichever australian batsmen emerge here, they will be bracing themselve

england against steve smith.ore lunch. even if england got rid of other australian batsmen, smith was on another level. fast, aggressive bowling is a perfectly legitimate tactic smith here took a blow on his arm. a few minutes later it was far more worrying for everyone. to see a batsman in this state is where cricket suddenly remembers its context. to see smith turn his head and be struck like that is a stark reminder of the danger. the score didn't matter when smith rightly was led from the field of play. even if his bravery told him to continue. peter siddle was the next man to be dismissed by england. at that point, steve smith decided to come out to bat again. most applauded — some decided to boo. well, here's what steve smith did next. he passed a concussion assessment to allow him to resume. soon, however, he miscalculated. lbw and steve smith was out for 92. helping australia to 250 ad as soon as the second innings began, england we re as the second innings began, england were ina as the second innings be

absence could believes steve smith's absence could bea believes steve smith's absence could be a key huge, not just in terms of his runs, but i will be very interested to see how the impact of that injury plays out with his team—mates as well. that is the best batsman in the world cleaned up, and concussed and can't play in the match. how the rest of his players feel about that, mere mortals having to face this incredible pace, it will be interesting to see how they handle that. but as far as smith not playing, he needs to score the bulk of their runs, and he won't be here, so this is a really outstanding chance for england to level the series. this really could be the crucial match of this ashes series, and with the weather forecast looking promising, we could be in for a dramatic five days. thank you to andy swiss. so into the third test we go — it begins at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning — and you can follow the action at home with ball—by—ball test match special commentary on bbc radio 5 live sports extra with video highlights and live text commentary on the bbc sport website and ap

steve smith willjust be finishing off his lunch on 98 not out. i'm not sure if those rules apply to steve smith. so australia will resume 231—4. that is a lead already of 141. australia will feel another couple of hours of this and steve smith's innings could become the match—winning one. in for a tense afternoon, no doubt. everton have completed the signing of striker moise kean from juventus, their fifth of the summer. the teenager is an italy international and joins for an undislcosed fee thought to be around 30 million pounds. ken scored six goals injuventus' serie a title—winning campaign last season. england golfers bronte law and charley hull are in the mix going into the final round of the women's british open at woburn. japan's hinako shibuno has the lead at 14 under par in herfirst major tournament. excited and hopeful, when there are two english women in contention heading into the final round of the home of major tournament, there is a special kind of buzz around the crowd. and they wouldn't be a more popular winner here than charlie

good day for them but certainly great day for steve smith starring on day one for steve smith starringn day one for australia leaving england pretty frustrated. they say the host will think about what may have been. we can't get them out we don't know how, it's an amazing night, i think it'll go down in his pilot of a hundreds as at the most satisfying, it was unbelievable. it looks so simple to, he played in this step you but great deliveries, i don't think he played to miss the rest of the day spat so frustrating and be and we had everyone in the boundaries of how embarrassing part england from the position they were and that having everyone on the boundary when nine wickets down? what can you do? england will be a bsently what can you do? england will be absently pulling their hair out they bold well got into a decent position, but what may have been, that's what they will —— that's what is training in the stomach. golf, got a peek at babe angling on the price tag women's british open with charlie performing —— i did —— good day for golf. defending champion is not too far away, fini

ever since australia batsman steve smith went down after being struck on the neck during the second ashest on saturday, there's been a lot of talk around how quickly he was allowed to continue. he was struck by a bouncer travelling at over 92mph, but was cleared to return an hour later, before being diagnosed with delayed concussion and sitting out the final day yesterday. he could be back on thursday if he shows no ill effects, but leading brain injury charity headway says that's too soon, and that cricket should follow the lead of other sports in enforcing a compulsory period out for any player following a concussion. luke griggs is their deputy chief executive. currently, the return to play protocols don't mandate a set period of time where a player who has been diagnosed with concussion has to sit it out. football, rugby, hockey, all these boards have these periods of at least six or seven days in the professional sport and parameters it is three weeks. they mandate once you've been diagnosed you've got to go through a return to play protocol and you can't play until then. cricket doe

cricket, and the australian batsman steve smith has been ruled out of the third ashes test at headingleyries, was hit on the neck by a bouncer from the england fast bowlerjofra archer. australia currently lead the ashes series 1—0. the new boss at virgin galactic says the company will begin taking people into space on commercial flights by the end of 2020. the project hasn't been without its problems. in 2014, a pilot died after crashing during a test flight, and there have been question marks over the project's environmental impact. the bbc‘s marc cieslak travelled to spaceport in the united states, and sent this report. 20 miles past the town of truth or consequences in the new mexico desert, we find find spaceport america. we are here to get a rare glimpse inside that. it bills itself as the world's very first purpose—built commercial spaceport and it's home to virgin galactic, sir richard branson‘s company, which is hoping to send fee—paying customers to space. fire, fire! the spaceport‘s exterior is the product of british architects foster and partners. it's cost £179 million to bui

the way steve smith played shows that runs can be gone on the pitch.y wanted to bowl australia out but smith and peter siddle played beautifully. elsewhere, india are in florida where they will face the west indies into t20 matches before a third ta kes pla ce into t20 matches before a third takes place in galle. the first of the matches is on saturday with 31—day internationals and to test matches also scheduled in the caribbean. onto golf and macro —— ashleigh buhai is the leader. the south african, who was only finished once in the top 30 carded are seven underpar 65 to lead by 1—shot overnight. three shots of the lead is the south korean. the defending champion, england's georgia hall is a further shot back on three underpar. joe curry has more. heading into this is british open had been the players may have been too fatigued to play the best golf of this tournament coming just one week after the last major but there has been no sign of it here in the opening day. all eyes are currently on world number one kojin—young, the korean fighting for her t

well, steve smith had been banned too, and he was greeted predictably. booing.. australia's captain batting — well, there's a fielder there. what luck, what joy. england's bowlers were making the first ashes day their day. but one man had a different plan — steve smith. he guided, steered and persevered. smith's tearful apology in the wake of the ball—tampering scandal was even recreated in the stands. but, whether mockery, drizzle or england's bowlers, smith absorbed it all. in a game of teams, and a test of everything, his hundred was personal. there were times throughout the last, um...15 months where i didn't know if i was ever going to play cricket again. i lost a bit of love for it at one point. fortunately, that love's come back. at the close, england were 10—0 in reply to australia's 284. steve smith is already the ashes act to follow. joe wilson, bbc news, edgbaston. we heard from steve smith there saying he fell out of love a bit with cricket. i suspect there's one or two australian fans in there who have fallen a bit back in love with him after what h

and the ball which struck steve smith has now sparked a far broader debate. why? back batting again. but then, the next morning, he complained of headaches and was ruled out of yesterday's final day. so, should smith have ever been allowed back on? well, one leading brain injury charity believes not. i was surprised, i was disappointed and i was worried. the reality is that it is too short a time to accurately diagnose whether or not he was concussed and to then go back out to face 94 mph bouncers from jofra archer. it is only five years since another australian cricketer, phillip hughes, died after being struck in the neck. since then, helmets with the neck guards have been developed, but they are not compulsory. and some players, including smith, have preferred not to wear them. well, steve smith is being assessed by medical staff to see whether he can play in the next ashes test here at headingley on thursday, but whichever australian batsmen emerge here, they will be bracing themselves. the electrifying pace ofjofra archer shook up notjust smith, but most of hi

steve smith can give you the same impression. he was defending. ed by the technology and signalled by the umpire belatedly. australia, 178 behind, smith warming up, everything was poised for the next development, which was... play abandoned. today, the rain came downjust as england were feeling on top, and with two days left in this test match, whatever the two teams do, they must try and beat the weather. cricket floodlights are powerless in the rain. joe wilson, bbc news, lords. just one of britain's leading orchestra's has a female principal conductor. but efforts are under way to try to redress the imbalance, including at welsh national opera, where a new role of female conductor in residence has been specially created. sian lloyd went to meet tian—yi lu as she began herfirst week in thejob. music plays. taking on one of opera's best known and best loved pieces of music in her own way. i think a rehearsal should be like children playing. let's try this, let's try this, oh, wow, this works, and sometimes an orchestra or a chorus might give me so

one thing to watch out for is steve smith.y in the neck yesterday and returned to resume his innings. last night australia were confident he would play a part in today's action. today we are not so play a part in today's action. today we are not so sure. play a part in today's action. today we are not so sure. that's one of the many uncertainties that lie ahead of us here at lord's. joe wilson, at lord's, thank you. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6.35 this evening. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel with shaun ley. it's 12:10. more now on one of our main stories — and a leaked government document has warned of possible consequences in the event of a no—deal brexit. the information from operation yellowhammer outlines no—deal could lead to shortages of food, fuel and medicines, and the return of a hard border of the island of ireland. in the past few minutes the cabinet minister michael gove has tweeted another possible implication is frei

steve smith is one. he arrived at edgbaston at 9.1i5. ready to bat all day.ell, that's different. a surprise at least. options were limited with anderson injured. jofra archer was only a substitute fielder, he couldn't bowl until the next test. smith was still doing his thing. he bats like nobody else. great fun, unless you are the bowler. plenty more where that came from. how is your patience? wilting? a word from stokes. a reply from smith. even edgbaston‘s enthusiasts at times today struggled. with this shot, smith got to 100. his second of the match. with every beaming minute, he extended australia's lead. his personal total, 142. well, matthew wade took the opportunity to find his form. he made 100 as well. remember when australia were on the ropes in this match? it seems like a very different ashes now. even australia's tail—enders were dispatching england's weary bowlers as their lead just grew. they invited england to bat again. 397 behind. australia has such a good opportunity now. all they potential to ta ke opportunity now. all they potential to ta

steve smith is already the ashes act to follow. joe wilson, bbc news, edgbaston. wo overs before the close. wolves have beaten crusaders in the second qualifying round tie after win in belfast. the bennett own gold gave the irish a hope. had already made amends before the second of the night was scored byjimenez. 6—1 to the wolves. rangers have also progressed to the third qualifying round after a goal is draw in luxembourg, winning 2—0 on aggregate. come closest to breaking the deadlock, they now face the danish side next. double wins for linfield and aberdeen after a hat—trick. for all tonight's europa league results, head over to the bbc sport website. arsenal have confirmed the signing of ivory coast winger nicolas pepe from lille for a club record fee of £72 million pounds. pepe has signed a five—year contract at emirates stadium after completing a medical on tuesday. pepe scored 35 goals in 7a league appearances for lille. the fifith and final women's major of the year. georgia hall began her title defence with a bogey—free first—round 69. and charley hull al

steve smith is one. he arrived at edgbaston at 9.45 ready to bat all day.erent, a surprise at least. 0ptions were limited with anderson injured. jofra archer was only a substitute, he was not allowed to bowl until the next test match. smith was doing his thing, batting like nobody else. great fun, u nless batting like nobody else. great fun, unless of course you are the bowler. plenty more where that came from. how is your patience? wilting? even edgbaston‘s enthusiasts at times today struggled. with this shot, smith got to 100, his second of the match. and with every beaming minute he extended australia's lead, his personal total, 142. the england captain knows one thing already. after just four days of this five match series, he needs a new plan for steve smith. ideas welcome. a few theories for matthew wade would be useful, too. he found his form, made 100 as well. remember when australia were on the ropes in this art? it seems like a very different ashes now. even their tailenders we re ashes now. even their tailenders were dispatching england's weary b

and yet again it's steve smith who is the big talking point.mith returned. he top scored with 92, australia all out for 250, which meant england had a slender lead but their second innings has not started well. michael redford reports. another day of ashes cricket, another day of steve smith making the headlines, although perhaps not in the manner he expected. 87 more runs on day four will see him be the first batsman to score four consecutive ashes centuries in england. how to stop him? england did not have an answer. but if you can't get smith get the man at the other end. a moment of celebration briefly. through stubbornness and style smith brought up his 50, england needed inspiration. jofra archer provided it. his pace confused play. more pain could be found at the crease. archer was too quick, all of a sudden smith was looking for answers. aggression, accuracy, antagonism, archer had found his ashes spirit. smith was bamboozled again. smith was forced to leave over concussion concerns, down but not officially out. he was only absent for a

but one man had a different plan — steve smith. he guided, steered and persevered. stands. but, whether mockery, drizzle or england's bowlers, smith absorbed it all. in a game of teams, and a test of everything, his hundred was personal. there were times throughout the last, um...15 months where i didn't know if i was ever going to play cricket again. i lost a bit of love for it at one point. fortunately, that love's come back. at the close, england were 10—0 in reply to australia's 284. steve smith is already the ashes act to follow. joe wilson, bbc news, edgbaston. it resumes at 11am in birmingham. now at the other big event this weekend, the women's open golf. the second round gets under way shortly, and english players are in contention. defending champion georgia hall began with a bogey—free 69 to finish four shots off the lead, while charley hull also started strongly in her bid to win a first major title. woburn is her home course, and she made that knowledge count with a five—under—par 67. she is two behind the leader, south africa's ashleigh buhai. the fair

australia 80-4, steve smith on 13 not out. australia 80-11, that steve smith on 13 not out.hat is let us speak tojoe wilson at lord‘s. we were fearing the rain, where does this leave us then, in terms of this test, and a potential outcome and result? well, you have to say, if it is england, and australia, versus the weather, this stage the weather is probably winning, we do have two days left at the test match and the possibility for both those days to be long days so for both those days to be long days so there is time, best part let us say of 200 over, it sounds like a lot doesn‘t it. from australia‘s point of view, having made the decision to bowl first, tricky to see how they get to a winning position. unless they can get to 350 01’ position. unless they can get to 350 or 400 position. unless they can get to 350 or400 in position. unless they can get to 350 or 400 in this first innings, eve ryo ne or 400 in this first innings, everyone request steve smith at crease, it seems unlikely. england‘s hope will be they can come in at the weekend, bowl australia out quickly then

the third scenario is that steve smith makes a mistake.f what we have seen in this test match so far, and indeed for many years, that is about as likely as snow falling today in birmingham. go easy. joe wilson for us birmingham. go easy. joe wilson for us at edgbaston ahead of day four of the first ashes test. red bull's max verstappen will start a formula one race from pole for the first time at the hungarian grand prix later. despite seven race wins it's taken the dutchman until his fifth season in the sport to start a race from the front. he broke the track record in hungary and will start ahead of the mercedes‘ pair of valteri bottas and championship leader lewis hamilton. it is incredible. this one was still missing. the car felt good all weekend and then of course you know it is always going to be hard in qualifying but we managed to do it. a big thank you to the team. the car was fine other than in qualifying. it was incredible. england's bronte law and charley hull are still in contention ahead of the final day of the british open

it certainly has, and steve smith has had a lot to do without.aston at 9:45am, ready to bat all day. england had to try something. something? well, that's different. a surprise at least. options were limited with anderson injured. jofra archer was only a substitute fielder. he couldn't bowl — well, not until the next test. smith was still doing his thing. he bats like nobody else — great fun, unless of course you are the bowler. plenty more where that came from. how is your patience — wilting? a word from stokes, a reply from smith. even edgbaston's enthusiasts at times struggled. with this shot, smith got to 100, his second of the match, and with every beaming minute, he extended australia's lead. his personal total — 142. england's captain knows one thing already. he needs a new theory for steve smith. well, matthew wade took the opportunity to find his form. he made 100 as well. remember when australia were on the ropes in this test? well, it seems like a very different ashes now. even australia's tail—enders were dispatching england's weary b

steve smith will resume.saw him practising here again, he remains the outstanding batsman in the series and the outstanding test match in the world. in england we have to find a way of getting him out. they said they may have lost a bit of patience in the first test match but he is expecting a big response from his team. well, if either side are going to win this test match, they may have to go about it quickly. the weather will intervene. if you can spot some sunshine and blue sky above me, right now, enjoy it. while it lasts. he might‘ve lost on his singles return but andy murray is in the 16 at the doubles. he and his partner feliciano lopez, beat them 6—3, ten, three. but not out of the singles, he was beaten by russia's daniel 6—2 7-5. he was beaten by russia's daniel 6—2 7—5. beach volleyball and table tennis will be in the commonwealth games, they'll be able to boast the biggest paris port programme in history and women will be owed to win more medals than men and joe has more. the game is for every de

let's talk about steve smith.d it put them off last time around. how do you get steve smith out? it is quite simple, sally. all the england players need to do this morning is go into the away dressing room and steal the shoelaces, then we will be absolutely fine. but on a serious note, i thinkjofra archer will be the key to this, absolutely, for steve smith. they are also considering bringing in a left arm spinner injack considering bringing in a left arm spinner in jack leach. considering bringing in a left arm spinner injack leach. steve smith still averages over 30 as a left—arm spin and his role will be to keep things tight and manoeuvre the bowlers from the other end. i think stuart broad has been bowling incredibly well and chris woakes playing at this ground averages nine with the ball well plenty of options there and i am very hopeful that england will be able to get steve smith out. of course we will keep you up—to—date with the weather and the prospect of play throughout the day. elsewhere, a terrible ni

the australia batsman steve smith is not involved in today's action. ut after being diagnosed with concussion. smith was hit on the neck by a ball delivered by jofra archer yesterday and was forced to retire hurt. he did pass concussion tests and returned to bat, top scoring on 92. tests this morning showed "some deterioration", according to cricket australia. i would obviously love to be out there, trying to keep performing, trying to help australia win another test match, but the right decision has been made. i will obviously be monitored very closely over the next few days, with a pretty quick turnaround in between test matches, and i am hopeful i can make a recovery and be ok for that. i have got to be able to train a couple of days out and then face fast bowling, to make sure my reaction time and all that kind of thing is in place. what about the guard? that was something that lots of people noticed yesterday, you're not wearing a guard? explain why you do not wear one, and whether yesterday's incident will make you reassess? i, along with a few of

but i think obviously no—one wants to see steve smith miss out because ofan injury. to see steve smith out you. it's 7:a2am. we were talking about hs two, there was an announcement the government was considering scrapping it because it's costing too much and that is the concern now about the potential high—speed rail links —— hs2. ben, i understand there was a loose connection, someone forgot to plug into the camera last time? nothing to do with me. i'm not making any parallels between the state of our railways and our equipment this morning. you may have lost us earlier but i'm pleased to say the guests are back with us and we're talking about hs2 because you're right, the government yesterday said we will review this. a £56 billion pricetag on the project, £7 billion already spent but transport secretary grant shapps said it's not about throwing money after money to get this done, it's about whether it's value for money. i want to talk about the impact on the local area. we've heard the arguments about speed, capacity and getting people around the country but what would it mean for p

to be 1—0 up in an ashes series, that is as rare and precious as steve smith.ell as we would have liked, on day one. having said that, steve met was stealing one four 20 that, steve met was stealing one four20 —— 1—20, that, steve met was stealing one four 20 —— 1—20, so we thought we could drag a deep enough. having said that, we thought we were behind the game for three days. we stuck at it and we kept ranging, to a real credit to the boys. we played some superb cricket. credit has to go to australia, we were bowled out today, i don't think it was gifted to them. but ultimately, i think we got a lot further back in the game. and they fought extremely hard to get into that position. there's things that we can take from the game, absolutely, from both sides. i thought the three days we were brilliant. to get into that position of a 90 lead was a strong one and unfortunately we couldn't quite get it right yesterday. one other cricket line, south africa's leading wicket—taker dale steyn has announced his retirement from test matches to prolong his playing career.

a century from australia's steve smith underpin the opening days test against england in birmingham.toss a dreadful start with both openers going chiefly what they recovered from being 35/3 at one stage thanks to smith in his first test match since serving a band for his part in lusty‘s all tampering scandal. he made 144 as the australians posted a first innings total of 284. stuart broad in chris works took eight wickets between them

well, in short, steve smith happened.cond century of this match, not only had a huge impact in america, it also had a huge impact on england cosmic energy and morale. remember, england is here but withoutjames anderson, unable to bowl. moeen ali was the spin bowler they look to to make an impact. you know, that didn't happen. there was a tantalising glimpse of archer in his test match kit for england, just a substitute fielder. he may be able to play in the next test, of course, and bowl them, but where we will we be in terms of the ashes when we get to lourdes? because australia have such a good opportunity now. potentially to take ten wickets and when the match. tomorrow, there may be floodlight, they may even be showers, but england will have to about four hours to try to rescue this test match with a draw. from their point of view, each one of their point of view, each one of their players has to display the rory burns spirit. i've never doubted my ability, but yes, it was kind of a dream come back, in a way. to be ab

everyone at lord's knew the contest — england against steve smith. g is perfectly legitimate. jofra archer was picked to do that and he excelled. smith's blow to the arm was painful. no fracture. a few minutes later was far more worrying for everyone. to see a batsman in this state is where cricket suddenly remembers its context. as he turned his head, smith was hit in the neck. the australian batsman phillip hughes died after a similar incident. it was obviously, um... some pretty rough memories of a blow like that. so, yeah, there was no fun in it. smith was led away from the playing field. cricket has concussion protocols. but when the next wicket fell, look who came back out. the bravery was obvious to the majority who applauded, but apparently not to the minority who chose to boo. well, australia insisted smith was ok, but he did eventually make a mistake. 0ut finally, lbw, for 92. for steve to come back out having been hit the way he was, you know, it does show some courage and character to do that. i think he's been incredible in this series so

do steve smith? possibly play in the third art, but that starts on thursday. they need him to play, he‘s their best batsmen. but is that too soon? the brain injury charity headway say they put him in an incredibly dangerous position at lord‘s, and now they need to learn from other sports when it comes to bringing people back into the side. currently there is not a set period of time mandated where they have to sit it out. football, rugby and hockey and all of these other sports have these periods, and it is often up to three weeks, it is mandated, once you get diagnosed, you cannot play until that set point in time. cricket does not have that are set to and i think that is wrong and it needs to be looked at very quickly and carefully. they will be looking very closely at what australia do with steve smith. england have today named an unchanged squad for that headingley test match which starts on thursday. so, morejofra test match which starts on thursday. so, more jofra archer test match which starts

mockery in english bowling, steve smith observed it all today. er the first day, smith plus plus apparent endings helping australia reach 284 and england having two overs without loss tomorrow morning. england‘s golfers of started well, a fifth and final women‘s major of the year, she began her title defence with a bogey free first round at 69 and also started strong in her bid to win herfirst major title and shot a five under par in 67 in her home court so leaving her just two par in 67 in her home court so leaving herjust two shots drift of the leader of south africa. leaving herjust two shots drift of the leader of south africalj leaving herjust two shots drift of the leader of south africa. i just struggled to trust myself sometimes andi struggled to trust myself sometimes and i went out there and i have myself and i feel like and i went out there and i have myself and ifeel like i‘m going to be in myself and ifeel like i‘m going to beina myself and ifeel like i‘m going to be in a good mindset. deck and from the signing of ivory winter for a c

coming up on this programme: knocked on the head — australia‘s star batsman steve smith is ruled outfter ajax see new—sair maz—rowee sent off in their goalless draw in cyprus against apoel nicosia. and major league soccer is heading to saint louis. the city will have their first franchise in 2022. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the cricketing news that australian batsman steve smith has

steve smith absorbed it all today. thing. england might have hoped to have australia 1a0 all out. smith is still going. determination and defiance is still the essence of test cricket. time for a look at the weather. this evening looks pretty nasty. this evening looks pretty nasty. this is where we have the severe flood warning in force at the moment and the last week has brought a month of rain and more to many parts and funnelling down into the river systems, hence why we have severe danger to flood warning out in force from the environment agency, and it is still raining heavily. you can see the line of thunderstorms across north—west england moving on to the midlands and we have had funnel cloud in renfrewshire. quite intense downpours. ten — 15 millimetres, but thatis downpours. ten — 15 millimetres, but that is overnight and they get a little of mist on the east coast. it will be warm again. very little change in how the weather will feel over the next few days. we do not change much with the weather. low pressure

next to bat, labuschagne, replacing steve smith who had woken up replacing steve smith who had wokenness, so he became cricket's first concussion substitute, and now he faced archer. these blows are worrying but let's be clear again there was immediate concern from england, and both teams know it's pa rt england, and both teams know it's part of test cricket. so with slow bowling. with spin, each deceived bancroft, l b w. labuschagne had defied england with a 50 whenjoe root confirmed a fingertip catch. joe denley pulled off something spectacular. that catch left england —— australia six wickets down but that's where it stopped. england finally ran out of time but they ta ke finally ran out of time but they take inspiration. so the series stays at 1—0 but was jofra take inspiration. so the series stays at 1—0 but wasjofra archer now involve the whole dynamic has changed, hasn't it? it seem so. he has come in and he really has made a massive impact, added a different dynamic to our bowling group. so it's really pleasing to see someone coming on test debut and really shake up things. t

when steve smith stood up i felt an overwhelming sense of relief.hing except admire his bravery. the fact that some people chose, at that moment, to start singing sandpaper songs and billing, they could say it is their right to do that, but it is equally other people's right to criticise them for doing it. joe wilson, many thanks let's hope when lynn xp, the brolly is gone and the final day of the second text. —— second test. there are two more matches in the premier league this afternoon. it's chelsea's first match at home, they ‘ve got leicester. it'll be a homecoming for frank lampard, the clubs record goalscorer and now their manager. the blues had a chastening 4—0 defeat at manchester united on the opening day and they also lost to liverpool in the uefa supercup in istanbul midweek. proud to manage this club. been back to stamford bridge a couple of times since i left as a player and was lucky enough to have really good support on both those times and i obviously don't forget the times i had here as a player. it is going to be an emotional, spe

what has not changed since edgbaston, well steve smith will resume.him practising here again today. he remains the outstanding batsman in the series. the outstanding test match batsman, you would have to say, in the world. and england will have to find a way of getting him out. joe root says maybe they lost a bit of patience in the first test match. he is expecting a big response from his team. well, if either side are going to win this test match, they may have to go about it quickly. the weather will intervene, if you can spot some sunshine and blue skies above me right now, enjoy it while it lasts. joe wilson, bbc news at lords. let's get more from lords now. who will come in for moeen ali who has been dropped because of poor form? former england spinner monty panesar has been speaking tojoe. i think ithinka i think a special spinner always has the plate because the game could go on forfour orfive days the plate because the game could go on for four or five days and you may need to spinner in the fourth and fifth day when suddenly there's better we

travis head is still there and so is steve smith.uch now rests on how long steve smith stays in the crease in australia's second innings. joe wilson reporting there. england's charley hull and bronte law will begin the final day of the women's open five shots off the lead. hull, on her home course of woburn, managed four birdies on the latter half of her round, to move 9—under par. law hit ten pars before birdying the 11th and clawed another shot back on the 1ath. but the woman to catch isjapan's hinako shibuno, who's playing in herfirst major, her late surge saw her move to 1a—under par. just going to go out there and have fun. i'm just going to have fun. just another day at the office. just pretend i'm out there with my friends playing golf. go and make as many bodies as possible. i'm hitting the ball well, creating chances. there's no reason they can't go out there and shoot a low number. now to formula one. max verstappen has taken his first ever pole position ahead of sunday's hungarian formula 1 grand prix setting a new track r

steve smith carries the greatest comparison.emed impossible to get out. well, steve smith can give you the same impression. he was defending. but travis head was in trouble, lbw appeal, not out. the ball was missing the stumps said the umpire. the technology proved he was wrong, proved stuart broad was right. another wicket. would smith start to attack? well, this shot was safe. it went for four. and while steve smith prevailed, so could australia. it was the game within the game. australia will resume theoretically after lunch on 80 for the loss of four wickets, still 178 runs behind. theoretically, england are in a very strong position, but we are, of course, once more in the hands of the weather. keep that umbrella to hand! thank you. let's return to our top story. a murder investigation has been launched after a police officer was killed as he attended a reported burglary in berkshire. in the last few minutes, the prime minister has given his reaction. the murder of pc andrew harper is a mindless and a brutal crime and obvio

steve smith the man at the crease bold and incredible total for his first endings for them and what areem getting him out soon and early on? going back to the 1930s there was a time that england reckon the only time to beat australia it would get one man out and that what led bat series and i do not think england is quite there yet with steve smith but they are approaching it. they try to many things to get him out that he is an unconventional batsman and it drives you crazy as a fielding team as a bowling team. he got hit in the head and seem to shake that off. a lot of it depends on how long he spends at the crease tomorrow and is it possible he can make another century in this match and australia can end up in this match and australia can end up with a read of 200 or so, i think thatis up with a read of 200 or so, i think that is possible. thank you for that there. still to come on sportsday... a dream start for salford city in the football league. the newly promoted side impress in a convincing win over stevenage, on their league two debut. chris froome says his only goal is competi

you mention steve smith. he's obviously out of this match. batsman cameron bancroft will be dropped. he has really struggled in this series. just aa runs in his four innings. we expect that he will be replaced by marcus harris. also a suggestion that australia might make a change in their bowling line—up as well, possibly a recall forjames pattinson in place of peter siddle. australia looking to ring the changes. they struggled for large parts of that test at lord's. clearly they feel that they have to make some changes. we had a little bit of drizzle in the air so far this morning. fingers crossed it is dry at the moment, and play should get under way at 11. it will be great to see a great day's play. thank you, andy smith at headingley. you can listen to ball by ball coverage on test match special from 10:25am. play getting under way at 11. and in play video highlights alongside the commentary on the bbc sport website. one more win, that is all australia need to retain the ashes. we will have more from andy a little bit later on. join us fo

this is a snapshot of what steve smith has done in one ashes test match.st cricket in over a year they finally found a way to get him out. england have it all to do on day five if they're going to save the first ashes test >> adam, imagine how much better record would look if he hadn't been caught ball tampering thank you for bringing us that you can get in touch on twitter @streetsignscnbc. >>> i received a mysterious gnome on my desk saying, it's coming gnome, and the reference to the ashes i don't know if you have any ideas who may have put that on my desk. >> i'm going to guess adam. >> or steve sedgwick. >> we'll be back after this break. with sofi, get your credit cards right- by consolidating your credit card debt into one monthly payment. and get your interest rate right. so you can save big. get a no-fee personal loan up to $100k. >>> welcome back to "street signs. well, there is a lot of red on the board today. european indexes all trading in the red. weak handover from the asian session with the nikkei down 2%. shanghai also trading deeply in th

a lot for england to think about in terms of selection but also to ponder their methods against steve smith going to have to go against the tide of history if they are to regain the ashes after that defeat. that is because only once a century have they lost the first test in an ashes series and come back to win. that was the famous one into thousand five. —— 2005. you have to go back to 1981 to find the previous occasion that england lost the first test and still won the ashes. backs against the wall stuff already. if england are to do it this will be the route. wednesday week at lord's, that is the second test. after that it is to headingley, in september the 4th test at old trafford. the fifth and final test at the oval. three days to go until the transfer window closes in england. harry maguire was the headline move. finally confirmed by man united. hefty fee. to take us to the details, austen is here. as you say, just three days to go until the premier league transfer window shuts at 5pm on thursday. 0nce again, clubs voted to try and keep disruption to a minimum when the matches are un

steve smith will be continued to be assessed.bly exciting player and hopefully he comes back and fairer treatment from the england fans >> adam, thank you so much for joining us i'm not scared of much, but 95 miles an hour you would not see me looking very happy. >>> coming up, a deep dive into education all over the globe this week. today a look at learning and technology we'll speak to finland's administration li andersson coming up next the first survivor of alzheimer's disease is out there. and the alzheimer's association is going to make it happen. but we won't get there without you. join the fight with the alzheimer's association. olay ultra moisture body wash gives skin the nourishment it needs and keeps it there longer with lock-in moisture technology. skin is petal smooth. because your best skin starts with olay. ♪ >>> well, willem, they say you learn something new everyday well, it's the start of education week here at cnbc, and we're kicking it off by looking at the role technology is playing in the evolution of learni

reached a half—century and doing a pretty good impression of steve smith, holding things together. the last hour or so, they can play out until 7:30pm, it could be so crucial for england who will be so crucial for england who will be desperate to get him out. things delicately balanced as they stand at the moment. australia 162—5, that is the moment. australia 162—5, that is the latest score. england will be desperate to get another breakthrough before the close. injust over 2a hours, league one side bury could cease to exist. they have until midnight tomorrow to prove they have the funds to run the club or find a buyer. the english football league says that deadline could be extended — but only if a sale has been agreed. the efl‘s executive chair debbie jevans has told the bbc they are working to find a solution with the club's owner steven dale but time is running out. the clock is ticking. there is no question. i do not say that in an un—emotive way. we are in daily contact, be it through conversations 01’ contact, be it through conversations or email. it has been frustrating.