chris woakes has given his backing to england captainjoe root after their hopes of winning the ashesrne. both root and coach chris silverwood are thought to be under pressure after the abject display in australia, for which woakes has admitted the side were underprepared. england are 3—nil down in the series with two to play, and woakes says now is not the time to feel sorry for themselves. as a group of players, we have to take pride in what we do. obviously, no—one means to perform badly, no—one means to lose the way we have. we're trying extremely hard to put things right. but i think that's test cricket. it's called test cricket for a reason. it's really difficult, especially when a team gets on top. you have to show some character. that's what we have to do going forward, show some character, show some fight. it's not like australians to pull their punches at times like this, so cue their own version of a postmortem. former captain ricky ponting sez this engalnd team is the worst he's —— former captain ricky ponting says this engalnd team is the worst he's ever seen tour down un

england are 3—0 down in the series with two to play, and woakes says now is not the time to feel sorryns to perform badly, no—one means to lose the way we have. we're trying extremely hard to put things right. but i think that's test cricket. it's called test cricket for a reason. it's really difficult, especially when a team gets on top. you have to show some character. that's what we have to do going forward, show some character, show some fight. a third withdrawal due to a positive covid test at the pdc world darts has led the current champion to ask for the tournament to be delayed. dave chisnall has followed three—time champion michael van gerwen and vincent van der voort in pulling out. but the 2021 winner gerwyn price said he felt the tournament had been "devalued" following van gerwen's withdrawal, adding... and he's come to the conclusion the only answer is to postpone the tournament, admitting that it isn't the best option but an option he wouldn't disagree with. but the tournament goes on, and one man making the headlines today is alan soutar. the scotsman — who is a full—ti

the end of woakes, and, ultimately, hope. england dragged this into the evening. there, jos buttler, the adelaide barricade. for so long, he'd hardly put a foot wrong, until... 0h, he's thrown it onto his stumps. he has! watch the lights on the bails, hit wicket, the last in a series of backward steps. england's day five fight was too little, too late. australia win the test match! they go up 2—0 in the ashes. we can'tjust leave it to the last day and expect to pull - off an enormous feat, which is what it - would have been today. the disappointing thing about this week is that we made the same . mistakes as last week. we just can't afford to do that. it's 4,000 days since they will last won a test in australia. to regain the ashes, they must now win three in a row. patrick geary, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. as we head towards christmas, there's going to be some big changes in the weather. from the middle part of the week it turns more unsettled, that means some rain in the forecast, is a milder air as well and then a battle, just

woakes says now is not the time to feel sorry for themselves.rform badly, no—one means to lose the way we have. we're trying extremely hard to put things right. but i think that's test cricket. it's called test cricket for a reason, it's really difficult, especially when a team gets on top. you have to show some character. that's all we have to do going forward, zhoushan character, show some fight. —— show some character. now to alexandra palace, and dave chisnall has become the third player to withdraw from the world darts championship after testing positive for covid. michael van gerwen and vincent van der voort have also pulled out. but one man not leaving yet is alan soutar. the scotsman — who is a full—time fireman and also trains guide dogs — has made it through to the last—16 after beating seventh seed jose de sousa in a thrilling match at the palace. and in an all—english tie, callan rydz has just knocked out tenth seed nathan aspinall, sealing the victory with a 10—darter to book his place in the fourth round. the 23—year—old rydz is ye

woakes says now is not the time to feel sorry for themselves.bviously, no one means to perform badly, no one means to lose the way we have. we are trying extremely hard to put things right. but i think that is test cricket. it is called test cricket for a reason, it is difficult, especially when teams get on top. we have to show some character, show some fight. novak djokovic has pulled out of this week's atp cup in sydney, heightening speculation he could skip the australian open next month. the world number one is yet to confirm if he's received the coronavirus vaccination, having previously expressed his oppostion to it. all players and staff competing in melbourne must be jabbed or have a medical exemption. and andy murray has been practising in melbourne ahead of his appearance at the first grand slam. he was handed a wild card to compete where he's previously reached the final five times. best of luck to andy murray in that tournament. that's all the sport for now. children in schools have for years been taught about the dangers of drug an

the end of woakes, and, ultimately, hope. england dragged this into the evening. foot wrong, until... oh, he's thrown it onto his stumps. he has! watch the lights on the bails, hit wicket, the last in a series of backward steps. england's day five fight was too little, too late. australia win the test match! they go up 2—0 in the ashes. it's 4,000 days since they will last won a test in australia. to regain the ashes, they must now win three in a row. patrick gearey, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello. after a cloudy and cold day, a cloudy, rather cold night to come tonight. but we have seen a few breaks through the day. and where you see breaks in the cloud overnight, greater chance of some frost around, particularly to the higher ground of wales, northern england and into parts of scotland as well. but even where the clouds in place, for many of you, temperatures only a few degrees above freezing, leading to that rather chilly start to tuesday morning. and it's the winter solstice on tuesday, the s

started badly with rory burns dismissed off the very first ball of the day and by the time chris woakesay 2. and for all the latest you can follow the ashes across the bbc, ball—by—ball commentary on test match special. on the bbc sport website there will be in play—highlights clips alongside live text commentary and there's also a highlights show on the bbc iplayer from 5pm on every day of each test. olympic cyclist mark cavendish says he was violently attacked by four armed men during a burglary at his home last month — during which his wife and children were threatened at knife—point. cavendish was at home recovering from two broken ribs and a collapsed lung from a cycling crash when the break—in happened. essex police say they're appealing for witnesses. a louis vuitton suitcase and two "high—value" watches were stolen, while no arrests have yet been made. the mercedes formula one team's agreed with kingspan to end their partnership, saying it's "not appropriate". when the deal was announced last week, survivors of the grenfell tower fire and the housing minister michael gove asked

the end of woakes and ultimately hope. the aussies were closing in. job for the aussies. australia win the test match. they go up 2—0 in the ashes. today marks 4,000 days since australia england last won a test in australia. to regain the ashes, they must somehow win the next three. patrick gearey, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's matt taylor. but will it be a white christmas? we are in the christmas run—up. it won't make for an easy forecast. let's take you to the big day, a battle not of the christmas number one but of an air mass, mild to the south, no snow, but cold air

buttler dug in and resisted for over 200 deliveries, but he lost chris woakes and ollie robinson beforeea break and then the cruellest of blows for england — buttler out for 26. so australia need just one more wicket for victory. stuart broad and james anderson at the crease in adelaide. with the covid crisis deepeding, six games postponed in the premier league this weekend, the liverpool managerjurgen klopp�*s implored the premier league to ease the busy festive fixture schedule ahead of a meeting between the league and the 20 top flight clubs later. liverpool drew with tottenham yesterday, andy robertson put them 2—1 ahead. spurs capitalised following a mistake by liverpool goalkeeper allison. that was just before robertson was shown a red card for this challenge. klopp pretty angry with the decisions that went against his side who could have had a penalty and might have seen harry kane sent off. that was not the smartest challenge of his life, he knows it himself. you do not need a ref who helps you, you need a ref who is fair and objective. in three decisive decisions he was once ri

when chris woakes fell, well england were done. after all that promise, they were all out by lunch.ir second innings and this reached the boundary. normal service resumed. england down under outplayed. we had put a lot of good work in last night. we worked on that big partnership. it was really only myself and dawid who could make the most of that opportunity this morning. credit to australia, they put the ball in good areas. well, at least england have had four days of cricket to acclimatise. four test matches to come, four opportunities, they must still try to see it that way. joe wilson, bbc news. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5.15. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. more now on the top story this hour — health officials in the uk have renewed their appeal for everyone eligible, to come forward for a coronavirus boosterjab — after research showed it significantly reduced the chance of developing symptoms, from the omicron variant. earlier professor peter openshaw from imperial college lond

the end of woakes and, ultimately, hope. the ozzies were closing in.r, the adelaide barricade. for 206 balls, he hardly put a foot wrong. watch the lights on the bails. hit wicket. what a way to go. jhye richardson's fifth wicket finished the job for the ozzies. today marks 4,000 days since england last won a test in australia. to regain the ashes, they must somehow win the next three. patrick geary, bbc news. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6.30pm. we will hear from simon we will hearfrom simon hughes we will hear from simon hughes about what positives england can take through to the boxing day test. a spoiler alert for you, through to the boxing day test. a spoileralert foryou, clive, not spoiler alert for you, clive, not many at spoileralert foryou, clive, not many at all. see you at 6:30pm. ministers have again called on anyone eligible to get a coronavirus boosterjab, to get the job done. bookings have now opened for children aged 12—15 in england to get their second dose of vaccine. it comes as one nhs leader, warns pressure on hospital t

the end of woakes and, ultimately, hope. the ozzies were closing in.before lyon got him. still, perhaps improbably, the match went into the final session. still there, buttler, the adelaide barricade. for 206 balls, he hardly put a foot wrong. watch the lights on the bails. hit wicket. what a way to go. jhye richardson's fifth wicket finished the job for the ozzies. today marks 4,000 days since england last won a test in australia. to regain the ashes, they must somehow win the next three. patrick geary, bbc news. tottenham have been eliminated from the europa conference league with uefa confirming that their postponed match against rennes is to be deemed a forfeit. the match at the tottenham hotspur stadium was due to be played on december 9th, but was called off after a covid—19 outbreak among the spurs squad. the ruling means the rennes have been awarded a 3—0 victory in the game, and spurs finish third in their group, outside the top two quailfication places. the 20 premier league clubs are set to meet at one o'clock this afternoon to discuss the e

come into his favour and elsewhere in this england team all has struggled to potentially an chirs woakessted for that game and is likely to return to the team and what potentially the spin options that england have. he did not play in adelaide and likely to come back into the team in place of potentially steroid. all of the selection dilemmas that england have to contend with over the next couple of days. chris silverwood the head coach was asked about the selection problems they've had so far in this series after that defeat and he said he would not have changed a thing, a question for henry in australia to answer. he question for henry in australia to answer. , ., ., , ., , answer. he turns around the islands as we all got — answer. he turns around the islands as we all got it _ answer. he turns around the islands as we all got it wrong _ answer. he turns around the islands as we all got it wrong was _ answer. he turns around the islands as we all got it wrong was incorrect | as we all got it wrong was incorrect and that any exploding questions forward as to what direction this team is

people will look at the scorecard and grimace, but you have got to take your hat off to wood and woakesey bowled today. their first day in the field since early september and for those who have not done it, let me tell you, it is a painful experience. i saw robinson go off with cramp, stokes appeared to have jiggered his knee and australia played absolutely the game we knew they would, and i'm not going to criticise jack leach, he has hardly played either, and barring the same miracle england pulled off here 11 years ago, they will lose the game and they might lose it in three days. they targeted him. once england left out stuart broad i'm afraid it has followed a rather predictable course. five quick bowlers is a lot to have, and you don't do it every time, but in a match such as this one, in brisbane, with that weather, with the lack of preparation, with the fact that they haven't had this day in the field, i think they had to be more prepared and cautious than england were and they rather through leech to the lions. give australia credit for the way they played it, they showed a lot

and chris woakes, as well as the _ robinson. and chris woakes, as well as the pace _ robinson. of the england attack. all that pressure now transfers onto chris _ that pressure now transfers onto chris woakes, olly robinson, mark wood _ chris woakes, olly robinson, mark wood and — chris woakes, olly robinson, mark wood and jack leach. they need everything to go right from here. at a venue _ everything to go right from here. at a venue which has been disastrous for england in recent times. obviously it is early days. just the obviously it is early days. just the first innings of the first test. five tests to go. do you think england can turn this around, or are you expecting a whitewash? look. england can turn this around, or are you expecting a whitewash?- you expecting a whitewash? look, i think fromhere _ you expecting a whitewash? look, i think fromhere in _ you expecting a whitewash? look, i think fromhere in terms _ you expecting a whitewash? look, i think fromhere in terms of - think fromhere in terms of expectations, england can somehow -et expectations, england can some

started badly with rory burns dismissed off the very first ball of the day and by the time chris woakesst mark cavendish says he was violently attacked by four armed men during a burglary at his home last month — during which his wife and children were threatened at knife—point. cavendish was at home recovering from two broken ribs and a collapsed lung from a cycling crash when the break—in happened. essex police say they�*re appealing for witnesses. a louis vuitton suitcase and two "high—value" watches were stolen, while no arrests have yet been made. the mercedes formula one team�*s agreed with kingspan to end their partnership, saying it�*s "not appropriate". when the deal was announced last week, survivors of the grenfell tower fire and the housing minister michael gove asked mercedes to reconsider linking up with the company that produced some of the cladding installed on the block. lewis hamilton expressed reservations about driving with the branding on his car and team boss toto wolff wrote to the survivors�* group, apologising and agreeing to meet with them. ryder cup winner tho

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the end of so no chris woakes and, ultimately, hope. the aussies were closing in.win the next three. patrick geary, bbc news. tottenham have been eliminated from the europa conference league with uefa confirming that their postponed match against rennes is to be deemed a forfeit. the match at the tottenham hotspur stadium was due to be played on december ninth, but was called off after a covid—19 outbreak among the spurs squad. the ruling means the rennes have been awarded a 3—0 victory in the game, and spurs finish third in their group, outside the top two quailfication places. the 20 premier league clubs are set to meet at 1 o�*clock this afternoon to discuss the escalating issues around the coronavirus pandemic. six of the premier league�*s 10 weekend matches were postponed because of covid. managers and captains are also due to hold their own meetings. england manager gareth southgate thinks players need to take responsibility and take the vaccine i think everybody has that responsibility. we are notjust looking after ourselves, we are looking after ourselves,

it left chris woakes and jos butler digging in, try to see out the remaining two sessions.y. cloudy to start the day. this picture taken in the isle of wight earlier. it is cold. coventry we are looking at 5 degrees. bearthat coventry we are looking at 5 degrees. bear that in mind if you are stepping out. a lot of cloud the cloud is thick enough to produce spots of drizzle here and there. it has also been frosty in some areas where we had had clear skies. although there is a lot of cloud, through the day we do expect brighter breaks than yesterday. these are the temperatures. 49 degrees. a gentle breeze in the south—west and into the channel islands. this evening and overnight we will hang on some breaks in the cloud. once again there will be frost and patchy fog forming. the cloud big enough for drizzle. by the end of the night a week when a front will bring rain across shetland. these other temperatures in towns and cities. in rural areas where you see the blues you can expect some frost. into tomorrow the high pressure dominating our weather at the moment will still be w

people will look at the scorecard and grimace, but you have got to take your hat off to wood and woakesinson go off with cramp, stokes appeared to havejigged his knee and australia played absolutely the game we knew they would and i'm not going to criticise jack leach, he has hardly played either, and barring the same miracle england pulled off here 11 years ago, they will lose the game and they might lose it in three days. then they go to adelaide for a day night game, where again you are expecting them to perform well. they will have james anderson for that and stuart broad, albeit having played and no cricket. but at least they will have those bowlers on the side. we don't know whether ben stokes will be fit enough, but england are used to, i am afraid, do not playing well here in brisbane and the fact that australia hold the ashes means it is more difficult to come back from one behind to win them, but this match now has to be used really as preparation and the batsmen have got to get something out of tomorrow. england will almost certainly lose the game, but i want to see the engli

with two games to play — that means root has not won any of his three ashes series in charge, but woakesn forced to withdraw. dave chisnall has joined three—time winner michael van gerwen and vincent van der voort in pulling out after a positive test. we were treated to one of the matches of the tournament so far last night. michael smith beating jonny clayton, who had taken a two set lead before falling 3—2 behind. this bullseye helping him to level the match and then the deciding set went to a tie—break, smith eventually winning it at around 11 o'clock, to set up a meeting with the defending champion gerwyn price. as well as playing darts, scotland's alan soutar is a full—time fireman and also trains guide dogs. he reached the last 16 with victory over the seventh seed jose de sousa in a thrilling match, sealing his win with a 136 checkout. love those scenes. they are show men. i love those scenes. they are show men- i could _ love those scenes. they are show men. i could watch _ love those scenes. they are show men. i could watch it _ love those scenes. they are show men. i could watc

when chris woakes fell england were done. after all of that promise they were all out by lunch.drivers' title, a new record, moving him one clear of all time great michael schumacher. if verstappen is victorious, his first championship will end seven years of mercedes domination. let's speak now to our sports correspondent, natalie perks. natalie is on the scene. what an extraordinary set piece and a great advert for the sport, two characters, the final showdown, it has got everything. it characters, the final showdown, it has got everything.— has got everything. it really has everything- _ has got everything. it really has everything. yesterday - has got everything. it really has everything. yesterday at - has got everything. it really has everything. yesterday at the i has got everything. it really has i everything. yesterday at the track people were buzzing for this. the deal in the desert, the decider in the desert, whatever you want to call it, it is huge. every so often a rivalry comes around that gets people excited beyond the petrol heads, because formula! people excited

chris woakes said that he doesn't expect the recent controversies to be used as sledging once the serieslly it's good to watch. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's return to the efforts to contain the spread of the omicron variant here in the uk. this week, the use of compulsory facemasks was brought back in shops and on public transport. all adults in the uk will be offered a coronavirus boosterjab and all arrivals into the uk will need to take a pcr test and isolate until a negative result. in a moment, we'll speak to dr simon williams, a behavioural scientist at swansea university, but first... let's get some more details on those travel rules. lisa minot is travel editor for the sun. always good to see you. how difficult is it becoming to travel now? ~ ., , now? well, there are definitely challenges _ now? well, there are definitely challenges now. _ now? well, there are definitely challenges now. the _ now? well, there are definitely challenges now. the pcr - now? well, there are definitely challenges now. the pcr test l now? well, there are

chris woakes removed alex carey, but travis head is once again frustrating the england bowlers and hasgroup winners. but there were other highlights for the home fans. the debuts for zidane iqbal, the first british—born player of asian heritage, to make a senior appearance for the club and charlie savage, the son of former wales international robbie. barcelona failed to make the knockout stage for the first time in 21 years and drop down to the europa league. butjust take a look at these pictures taken at the game last night. they show chelsea striker sam kerr kncoking over a pitch invader — and she was booked for it. tonight's europa conference game between tottenham and rennes has been postponed after a number of positive covid tests at the london club. eight players and five staff had tested positive . spurs have also been advised to close the first team area of their training ground. they're due to visit brighton on sunday in a premier league game which is believed to be under review. olympic cyclist mark cavendish has spoken of the distress his family are suffering after he was at