jofra archer was the star of the show as england took charge of the fifth and final ashes test on day two. the home side made 294, before archer took 6 for 62 as australia were bowled out for 225. sam curran ripped through the middle order as steve smith stood firm making 80. our sports correspondent joe wilson was at the oval. the day began here with the end of england's first innings and start of their second innings. in between, ten australian wickets, six of them to jofra archer, ten australian wickets, six of them tojofra archer, who was certainly at his desk today. his duel in the afternoon a particular highlight prior to that, some cheap wickets again. david warnerfalling prior to that, some cheap wickets again. david warner falling for five. in the context of his series, not a bad score. in the context of steve smith's series, getting him off or 80 seemed like a good win. wa, the kind england had hoped to ta ke wa, the kind england had hoped to take against smith so many times so much earlier in the series. we also had the impact of sam curran, making his ashes debut. two and

surejeff sure jeff that, jofra archer wrapped up sure jeff that, jofra archer wrapped up the tail. england are now batting again, building their lead in the second innings. this means, sophie, that england can look forward to the final weekend of this long summer with the real prospect of finishing things on a high, maybe with a win. joe, thank you. time for a look at the weather... here's darren bett. .. the summer does continue in some parts of the country. most areas will see some sunshine this weekend. it has been a beautiful day today. we still have a few showers for northern scotland. those will be replaced by thickening cloud over night. and the wind is picking too. so for scotland and northern ireland, it will not be too cold. but for england and wales, it will be chilly. the reason for the sunshine is this area of high pressure, but we are seeing a change coming into northern areas. we have a deep area of low pressure, some rain moving in as well and that rain will set in across northern and western parts of scotland, the winds picking up too. in northern ireland, it will

jofra archer keeping his place. we are going to hearfrom well. jofra archer keeping his place. we are going to hear from jo root in the next half an hour or so. we have heard from the australian captain in the last couple of minutes. travis head has been dropped. marsh comes into the reckoning. he is looking to become the first man since 2001 to lead an australian side to victory in england. very happy. we came here to win the ashes. we have spoken about ita win the ashes. we have spoken about it a lot as win the ashes. we have spoken about ita lot as a win the ashes. we have spoken about it a lot as a group. last week's result was brilliant and we played very well. all the guys are fully aware that this test match is bigger than that one. this is our grand final. we want this testjust as much as any other test. we want to keep sticking to what we are doing and if we do that again, i think we'll be riding the nets. you know you have a team under pressure when the opposition captain, his position as being?? as the opposition captain, his position as being? ? as satisfying as an

jofra archer was bowling with real menace. marnus labuschagne lbw for 48 and england were in business. but there was him. that's steve smith. start counting when he gets to 50. now. sam curran on his ashes debut made his mark. england brought in a new bowler. sam curran on his ashes debut made his mark. he got paine and then he got cummins, in consecutive balls. from roughly five foot nine, he became ten feet tall and then the ultimate. smith's mistake. chris woakes' wicket. it is a measure of steve smith's status that to get him out for 80 seemed like a huge victory. jofra archer finished with six fast bowling wickets. this one can only be appreciated slowed down. rory burns held it. england will resume 78 ahead and it is this way to the weekend. joe wilson, bbc news, at the oval. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak. coming up: europe have the edge, with a one—point lead over the united states after day one of the solheim cu

jofra archer puts england in firm control heading into day three of the final ashes test at the oval. and at half past ten, the travel show is in amsterdam, taking a special look at the restoration of one of rembrandt‘s most famous works of art. the former prime minister, david cameron, has accused boris johnson and michael gove of trashing his government, with what he describes as their appalling behaviour during the brexit referendum. in his first major interview since leaving downing street three years ago, mr cameron has told the times newspaper that the result of the referendum left him feeling depressed, and that he worries about it every day. here's our political correspondent helen catt. after years of carefully keeping himself out of the headlines, former prime minister david cameron is once again the big news in town, and that may not be welcome news for boris johnson. he and his cabinet colleague michael gove are accused by mr cameron, in his new book, of behaving "appallingly" during the 2016 referendum. he actually, in the book — i said to him "you call michael gove,

jofra archer was the star of the show as england took charge of the fifth and final ashes test on day 2. the home side made 294, before archer took 6/62 as australia were bowled out for 225. sam curran ripped through the middle order as steve smith stood firm making 80. 0ur sports correspondentjoe wilson was watching at the oval. the day began here with the end of england was my questionings and ended with the start of their second innings. in between we saw ten australian wicket all, six of them to jofra archer who australian wicket all, six of them tojofra archer who was certainly at his best here today, bowling with pace, accuracy and stamina. his duel with minors labuschagne in the afternoon was a particular highlight, eventually falling lbw 48. -- highlight, eventually falling lbw 48. —— marnus labuschagne. david warner fell to five in the context of his series, not a bad score. in the context of steven smith's series, england getting him out the 80, seemed like a real victory. that wicket was taken by chris woakes, with smith making a rare mistake. the ball hitting him on hi

jofra archer hit back quickly though, removing both australian openers for 1h. at lunch, the vistors were 55—2, with that man, steve smith, still there. joe wilson reports. the oval is surely one of cricket's grandest stately homes, you would almost expect a butler. there he is. jos buttler would aim for boundaries on friday morning. with him, loyal footman jack leach, on friday morning. with him, loyal footmanjack leach, dependable and diligent. but it is not downton abbey, it is the ashes. jos buttler out. jack leach followed soon after. england 294 all out and mitchell much had five wickets, best ever bowling —— mitchell marsh. now it was england boss mick turn to bowl and the motivational talk may have included the words david warner. gently reminded by the crowd, scoring a lot of ducks. david warner managed five today, faint touch on the back only spotted by replays. that was enough to continue his misery. next marcus harris was out, jofra archer, the bowler again, fine effort by ben stokes to grab the ball just above the effort by ben stokes to grab

to cricket, and jofra archer, one of the stars of england's summer, has been rewarded with a central contract. archer only made his international debut four months ago. the contract covers all forms of the game. he was their leading wicket—taker in their world cup—winning campaign and impressed in the drawn ashes series. but what's next for the fast bowler? i thinkjofra is capable of anything. i chatted with his dad at the oval and he thought he would hit 100 mph next year and i said i would take that. but it's important we look after him, it's not easy to bowl that pace consistently, and he is a fine asset for the team. the formula i championship has hit singapore. lewis hamilton has a 63—point lead in the title race and he was quickest in second practice today. pollutions level in the city are at a three—year high because of forest fires in neighbouring indonesia, but the race shouldn't be affected. jennie gow is there for us. this is a race that everybody loves, it is the singapore grand prix, not just the culture, the food, the people that make it special, but the fact it

archer taken a difficult caught and bowled chance. but from there smith moved up through the gears and reached the century just moved up through the gears and reached the centuryjust before lunch. england took two wickets in the morning session but in the afternoon things began to unravel for them. they were dropped catches and then when smith was on 118 they thought they had got him out, caught in the slips but replay showed that jack leache had overstepped the mark. a no ball and a reprieve there. from there, smith went on to score a double hundred and even the english fans who have not warmed to him in the wake of the ball tampering scandal, even they gave him a warm round of applause when he was finally out for 211. australia eventually declared on 497—8. england hope to get through to the close without losing a wicket but joe was out before the close. caught out on four. england now face a huge battle if they are to remain in the match and save their ashes hopes. obviously really proud to score a double hundred for australia an

same to jofra archer, —— he is not somebody who shouts. same tojofra archer, make something happen. steve smith back in the side after losing out with concussion and jofra archer relishing the opportunity to bowl at him again. steve smith is a world—class player and he has been in bubble where he is hard to get out of that mental space. the only time he has been ruffled was when jofra space. the only time he has been ruffled was whenjofra archer was bowling 96 mph rockets. i am sure the crowd will be up for it and joe root will throw the ball atjofra archer and say, make something happen for me. steve smith preparing with that extra protection on the back of his helmet which he didn't have when he was hit by thejofra archer bouncer. tim paine for australia saying he has had sleepless nights about how to get ben stokes out. it will require something from australia after the disappointment at headingley. stokes is flying now, he had the world cup final and the heroics of the last test so he is really on a massive high and that confidence, knowing he can take down the australian bowl

taker, he pulled up with a calf injury in the first test after just 4 overs and his series was over, jofra archer and stuart broad have been good in spells but anderson has been missed and something's been missing at the top of the england order, runs ,jason roy and rory burns opened for the first three tests, roy has averaged 13.75, he was dropped to number 4 at old trafford swapping places withjoe denley, this is england's eternal work in progress. let's speak to cricket broadcaster and writer isabelle westbury, england have named an unchanged squad today as they look to level this series, that probably to be expected or do the debate has been raging. they've gone with an unchanged squad today for the final test at the oval. should they freshen things up do you think? it was a little bit of surprise, you would expect someone like ali pope and it would be his home ground and a chance for him to try and cement his place of the top of the order. although the ashes have been conceded, and retained there's still an to level the series as a test championship points to go in and to get the feel

but with that core, jofra archer as well has been an impact this series, potentially new exciting players, it could be a tasty line—up for the 2021 ashes series. there was that thinking as it all went wrong in the ashes series that they put so much weight and thought into their world cup preparations that they took their eye off test cricket. thus relinquishing the ashes and australia retaining them. they have got to get that balance right over the next two years if they are to get the ashes back. that could hinge certainly on a decision that thing that had to be over the next few weeks because england are losing their coach trevor bayliss now. he is departing after a good speuin now. he is departing after a good spell in charge. the 0val was the last match she is overseeing. he has beenin last match she is overseeing. he has been in charge of both the one day and the test team. what a remarkable summer and the test team. what a remarkable summer it has been, balancing those two teams, it is now up to ashley giles to make a decision if that is the kind of model they will carry on with o

and then mark roe —— jofra archer joined miracle at headingley. and then mark roe ——jofra archerjoined in miracle at headingley. and then mark roe —— jofra archerjoined in and took two wickets. then it travis head bowled by an absolute rocket, 92 mph, that reduced austria 2aa—a and at that point the england fans daring to believe something special could happen but since then, steve smith has taken the game away from england. smith unbeaten after another half—century, so australia more than 300 runs ahead and england are going to have an awful lot of batting to do tomorrow if they are to say this match and it save their ashes hopes at the same time. onto my next question then, wickets are good but in ways, england does not wa nt good but in ways, england does not want england to bowl australia out today and that means they have to bat all day tomorrow. let's face it, they have not been very good at doing that this series, have they? the danger is if they get australia out too quickly that gives an even more time they have to bat later o

stuart broad says jofra archer will australia tomorrow. stuart broad sastofra archer will relish the chance to bowl against him again. wales face northern ireland later in the second qualifying for euro 2021. wales are expected to challenge for top spot in their group. i will be back with more on those stories later in the hour. more on brexit — and a judge in edinburgh is due to hear arguments over the prime minister's plan to shut down parliament at westminster for five weeks in september and october, ahead of a queen's speech. a cross party group of parliamentarians, headed by snp mpjoanna cherry and liberal democrat leader jo swinson, wants a ruling that borisjohnson is acting illegally. the uk government opposes the move, arguing it acted within its powers by seeking to prorogue parliament. the hearing is due to start at the court of session in the next hour or so. we can talk now to dr nick mckerrell, a law lecturer at the glasgow school for business. thank you very much forjoining us. just explain first of all the various legal ca

archer be the future spearhead. if they find somebody like that, more spinner and opening batsmen, rory burns might be,| opening batsmen, rory burns might be, ithink opening batsmen, rory burns might be, i think rich will be fine as captain. simon hughesjoining captain. simon hughes joining me captain. simon hughesjoining me on that earlierfrom lord's. simon hughesjoining me on that earlier from lord's. -- i think route to newmachar rate will be fine as captain. —— joe root. let's have quick look at some of the day's other headlines. dylan groenewegan has now won three of the five stages so far at the tour of britain. they raced around the wirral today, and the dutchman finished ahead of british rider matt walls. matteo trentin regained the the overall lead. judd trump's winning run is up to 13 matches. the world champion beat david gilbert by six frames to four to reach the shanghai masters quarterfinals where he'll face mark allen. during the november international break, there will be what the fa are calling

the man who came into clean—up was jofra archer, down for 187. the man who came into clean—up wasjofra archer, his fifth and sixth wickets the final of the day. final wicket to four. owed so much to rory burns. he did had to come out and bat again as england's opener and survived a tricky session before the close of play. they will resume in the morning. nine without loss in the second innings so that gives them a lead of 78 which standing here right now feel significant. thank you very much. sir dave brailsford has revealed he's had surgery for prostate cancer. the team ineos principal, who's 55, was diagnosed with the disease injuly and will find out tomorrow if the surgery he had last month has been successful. brailsford oversaw team gb‘s domination of track cycling at the 2008 and 2012 olympics and has led a team that has produced seven tour de france winners in the last eight years. let's bring you up to date with some of the other stories we've been covering today at the bbc sport centre. staying with cycling, slovenia‘s primoz rogli

jofra archer finished with six, this one can only be appreciated slowed down. england will resume 78 ahead, this way to the weekend. it would mean a lot for the team, obviously. there's still a lot to play for — there's the test championships and even our own personal game, you know? so although the ashes is lost, we've still got a lot to play for. the premier league's back after the first international break of the season... no doubt it will provide much of the converstaion on football focus today... dan is here to tell us about it. it is nice to be back, a nice international break. we are coming back with some big interviews on the show. i will play a clip from the first one because marcus rashford, manchester united had a fantastic season, starts his manchester united career and they stalled a little bit. they had a number of injuries, they play at leicester this weekend you are playing good football at the moment so a couple of worries and this week, marcus rashford had a big sit down and here is a little bit of that. how different is he tojose mourinho?

jofra archer was bowling with real menace. england were in business. but there was him. that is steve smith, start counting when he gets to 50. this might be the fifth ashes episode but the cast does change. england brought in a new bowler. sam curran on his ashes debut made his mark, he got paine then he got cummings in consecutive bowls, from roughly 59, he became ten feet tall. then the ultimate smith mistake, chris woake's wicket. it isa it is a measure of steve smith's status that to get him out for 80 seemed like a huge victory. jofra archer finished with six, this one can only be appreciated slowed down. rory burns held it. england will resume 78 ahead, this way to the weekend. they are back on at 11 o'clock this morning. now it was billed as ‘friday 13th fright night‘ in the super league — as one of four teams faced relegation in the final round of fixtures. huddersfield and hull kr survived. but it was london broncos whose luck ran out. they were beaten by wakefield, whose19—10 win saved them from relegation. for the broncos they return to the championsh

archer in particular was as fierce as anything we have seen in the summer. archer getting up to 95 mph at times and there were stairs between them and was between them but archie did not get matthew wade out, that fell to joe root. but archie did not get matthew wade out, that fell tojoe root. he has not had the impact on the series with his batting that he would lie but he made an impact in this match with his wickets and with his final catch to end things in the early evening. now, is it possible that both teams end the series feeling happy? australia retain the ashes but england levelled the series and this was the summer when they also w011 this was the summer when they also won the world cup. a final thought, these five test matches have been played in front of huge crowds and the ashes significant to the whole concept of test match critic seems as important as important and as valuable as it ever has been —— test match cricket. there were two matches in the english premier league on sunday, including a thriller at bottom of the table watford. they

smith had started it on 60 and wouldn't have got much further had jofra archer not spilled an early chance. but by lunch, smith reached his century, his third of the series. he'd only just begun. england were starting to unravel. more dropped catches and then this... on 118, smith finally seemed to have gone, only for replays to show jack leach had overstepped. could you believe it? from there, smith piled on the agony, hitting england's bowlers to all corners. the result — a dazzling double hundred. he's the world's number one batsman for good reason. when he was finally out for 211, even england fans, who'd hardly warmed to him after last year's ball tampering scandal, knew they'd seen something very special. australia declared on 497. could england's openers make it to the close? well, no they couldn't, asjoe denly was brilliantly caught by matthew wade. a day then which belonged to steve smith and to australia, and its left england battling to save their ashes hopes. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. it was a huge moment. obviously i think that is my third now and my second against

temperature rising, his contest with jofra archer was frozen in time. anyone blinking? joe root needed someone else to get rid of weight, hidden, bestialstamping and wage gone for 117. then the tumble resumed. rich called for the match, england levelled the series but the ashes urn remains with holders australia. —— ridge called for the match. this was a summer england won the world cup and did not lose the ashes. they surely deserve that final smile? after three days' play, it all came down to the final putt in golf‘s solheim cup, with europe beating the united states by 14.5 points to 13.5 points. suzann petersen, currently ranked 665th in the world after having a baby, sank the winning putt and then promptly retired from golf. sarah mulkerrins reports from gleneagles. six years since europe won the solheim cup, six and a half points was the target for victory. if the players were feeling the heat it was not showing. scott catriona matthew skippered the side, and with georgia whole of england proving a cut above, early momentum went their way. at the power began

jofra archer was one of the stars of england's summer, only making his debut four months ago. he's been rewarded with a central contract. he was their leading wicket—taker at the world cup which they won and he also had a very good test series against australia. he has been given a contract for all forms of the game. rory burns has been given just a test contract but archer's inclusion was never in doubt. i thinkjofra is capable of anything. i chatted with his dad at the oval and he thought he would hit 100 mph next year and i said i would take that! but it's important we look after him, it's not easy to bowl that pace consistently, and he is a fine asset for the team. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's get more on our top story now that millions we have been from hearing from the brexit secretary, stephen barclay, this is what he had to say a few minutes ago. we had serious detailed discussions today with michel barnier and his team. discussions today with michel barnierand his team. a discussions today with michel barnier and his team. a common purpose, we both

he was running out of partner, next to gojofra archer was running out of partner, next to go jofra archer nicking was running out of partner, next to gojofra archer nicking behind for one, australia tighten their grip. england know once again they will need something is very special indeed. at lunch england are 278 for 8. they still trail israel by 219 runs and they will need another remarkable come back to keep their ashes hopes alive. football, and it's internationals weekend. england manager gareth southgate says his side still have everything to prove as they take on their group's bottom side bulgaria at wembley this afternoon. england have won two out of two of their euro 2020 qualifiers so far. after bulgaria, they play kosovo, at st mary's on tuesday. victories in both games would make qualification for next year's tournament, a near formality. and attendance records for women's super league matches will almost certainly be smashed this weekend with some games being played at their clubs' main grounds for the first time. the new season kicks off with manchester city hosting newly�

at afternoon, temperature rising, his contest with jofra archer was suddenly frozen in time. anyone blinking? joe root needed someone else to get rid of wade — him. wade finally gone for 117. the need to resume. the final moment belong to england's upton, rue's as for the match. england levelled the series but the ashes own remains with the holders, australia. so on the final evening of this longest summer was, what should they be? this was the summer they won the world cup but didn't lose the ashes. they deserved that final smile. he has been a paine really, for me. he is obviously the number one batter in the world —— paine. for a reason. number one batter in the world —— paine. fora reason. in difficult conditions he has stood up and done something very special. and been the difference, really. to the premier league then, where watford fought back from two goals down at half—time to draw 2—2 at home to arsenal. quite some start for quique sanchez flores in his first match since being reappointed watford manager. pierre—emerick aubameyang scored twice in the

jofra archer has been rewarded for his incredible debut summer with the england cricket team. he's been given a central contract for all forms of the game. he was england's leading wicket taker in the world cup, which they won, and he then showed what a force he can be in test cricket with an impressive ashes series. the england director of cricket ashley giles has been speaking to our co—respondentjoe wilson. joffre's capable of anything. i did have a chat with his dad at the oval and he told me he thought he would do hundred miles per hour next year andi do hundred miles per hour next year and i said i would take that. it is important we look after him, it is not easy to pull that piece consistently and he is a fine asset for this team going for it. and that speu for this team going for it. and that spell of cricket against steve smith was probably as good as i have seen at any stage in my life. when you have that to hand, it is a scarce commodity and we need to protect it. then stokes is a household name, that manifested one way with a certain tabloid story on the front p

coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news, jofra archer gets his reward after a brilliant debut summer — an england central contract for all forms of the game. why did they good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. children around the world have stayed away from school to lead what could be the biggest day of protest yet against climate change. thousands of separate demonstrations are taking place in 150 countries, including the uk. the protestors are demanding more action from both governments and businesses, as duncan kennedy reports. what we want? climate action! when do we want it? now! home to 7.5 billion people. beautiful, but fragile. robust, but warming. and today, the stage for a global message. the pacific island of vanuatu helped send the first of those messages. and no wonder. their low lying homes could be among the first to disappear, if sea levels rise. in sydney, children also put climate before classroom, thousands marching with teachers and other workers to call for government action to cut greenhouse gas emissions. the younger a person is, the

smith had started it on 60 and wouldn't have got much further had jofra archer not spilled an early chance. but by lunch, smith reached his century, his third of the series. he'd only just begun. england were starting to unravel. more dropped catches and then this... on 118, smith finally seemed to have gone, only for replays to show jack leach had overstepped. could you believe it? from there, smith piled on the agony, hitting england's bowlers to all corners. the result — a dazzling double hundred. he's the world's number one batsman for good reason. when he was finally out for 211, even england fans, who'd hardly warmed to him after last year's ball tampering scandal, knew they'd seen something very special. australia declared on 497. could england's openers make it to the close? well, no they couldn't, asjoe denly was brilliantly caught by matthew wade. a day then which belonged to steve smith and to australia, and it's left england battling to save their ashes hopes. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good nigh

..and wouldn't have gone much further had jofra archer not spilled an early chance. but that mistake proved predictably costly. at the other end the australian batsmen came and went. travis head trapped leg before, before matthew wade swiped into the stratosphere and was eventually snaffled by joe root. but all the while, smith just kept on going, reaching his third hundred of the series...and remember — he missed the last match with concussion. truly remarkable. england, meanwhile, were starting to unravel. tim paine was twice dropped, but that was nothing compared to this. on 118, smith finally seemsed to have gone. the replays show jack leach had overstepped, and it didn't count. could you believe it? they did eventually find a breakthrough. craig overton removed paine for 58, but smith was simply unstoppable as he notched up his double century. cricket‘s closest thing to a run machine, and he's put his side firmly in control. well, once again, it's been australia and steve smith's day. england now face a battle to stay in this match and save their ashes hopes

archer spurning a difficult catch, but it was a chance and he knew it. the wait for a breakthrough went on, finally, stuart broad struck, travis head, gone, for england, sorely needed celebrations. suddenly they we re needed celebrations. suddenly they were causing problems, a decidedly edgy start for matthew wade, close toa edgy start for matthew wade, close to a catch but agonisingly short. still, they could not shift smith, was this a chance? confusion, so nearly a run out, not quite. england's pressure paid off, wait misgiving somewhere into the stratosphere, all eyes onjoe root. —— wade. and wade was gone for 16, england kept chipping away but smith would not budge, the world number one batsmen lived up to his billing, just before lunch, he completed his third century of this ashes, a remarkable feat from a remarkable talent, but for england, but will not be much consolation. the existence of the loch ness monster is one of scotland's oldest myths. now scientists say the creatures behind repeated sightings could be giant eels. researchers from n

his contest with jofra archer was suddenly frozen in time. anyone blinking? no. on 117, wade fell, not to pace, but to guile, to root. bairstow‘s stumping. the final moment was also the captain's — root‘s catch for the match. the ashes remain in australia's hands but this series ends level and england's long summer ends with another smile. joe wilson, bbc news, the oval. to the premier league then, where watford fought back from two goals down at half—time to draw 2—2 at home to arsenal. quite some start for quique sanchez flores in his first match since being reappointed watford manager. pierre—emerick aubameyang scored twice in the first half to put the visitors in front, but they really unravelled after the break. tom cleverly taking advantage of some incredibly sloppy play by the gunners. that made it 2—1 before roberto pereyra rolled in a late penalty to help watford take only their second point of the season. elsewhere in the premier league, two goals from callum wilson helped bournemouth to a 3—1 victory over everton. a victory that catapau

jofra archer and his team—mates in relaxed mood at old trafford this morning, and after a dramatic third test victory to keep the ashes alive, the pace bowler told me confidence is high. we've had really good momentum coming into this game. obviously because of last week, the amazing win, you know, winning it from nowhere. i know there has been a buzz in the camp and everyone is a lot more happy. having qualified to play for england in march, the barbados born star's impact has been phenomenal, bowling the decisive over to clinch the world cup, appealing to a new generation of fans, and now spearheading his country's test attack. can you believe it sometimes?” country's test attack. can you believe it sometimes? i can believe it because it is what i sacrificed a lot for to have this opportunity, and a lot of people don't get the opportunity, so i'm very grateful. archer's searing pace was too much for australia's top run scorer steve smith at lord's, this blow forcing the batsmen to stick —— sit out the third test, but now smith is back from concussion and the duke —— defining

steve smith missed the last test after being hit by a jofra archer bouncer. welcome back. but soon smith was calling the shots. that's why he's the world number one batsman. only the weather, seemingly, could stop him, a lengthy rain delay followed by a few wind—powered problems. beach balls, crisp packets, even the bails kept blowing off. australia, though, seemed unruffled, as smith and marnus labuschagne reached half centuries before, finally, england finally found the breakthrough. labuschagne bowled by craig overton. smith, though, was still there for 60 at the close, once again australia's rock. a testing day, then, for england and they still face a familiar question — how do they get get out steve smith? andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. so the weather could have a big affect on the game. the players say they are struggling with conditions. you feel like you get to the crease and the wind hits you and pushes you forward and you have to shorten your stride and then it pushes you back so you have to jump back a few times because i did not feel confident. it is j

but then a familiar obstacle, steve smith missed the last test after being hit by a jofra archer bouncer, welcome back. but soon smith was calling the shots. that's why he's the world number one batsmen. only the weather, seemingly, could stop him, a lengthy rain delay followed by a few wind power problems. beach balls, crisp packets, even the bales kept blowing off. australia, though, seemed unruffled, as smith and marnus labuschagne reached half centuries. before, finally, england finally found the breakthrough. labuschagne bowled by craig overton for 67. how they needed that. a testing day, then, both for england's players, and their fans. they'll be hoping for a little less rain and a few more wickets. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. some cricket today, and a lot of weather. it'll be interesting over the next couple of days. there will be some showers around tomorrow. there will also be some sunshine. it looks like a spell of rain on friday. especially early in the day. it just won't be friday. especially early in the day. itjus

jofra archer gets his reward for a brillant debut summer with england. he's been given a central contract for all forms of the game. good evening. welcome to the bbc news at six. millions of people, including many children, have been taking part in demonstrations around the world, demanding tougher action on climate change. huge crowds gathered in cities in more than 150 countries, calling for governments and businesses to do more to save the planet. the teenage activist greta thunberg, who protested alone outside the swedish parliament last year to draw attention to climate change, is tonight leading a march in new york. our correspondent, sarah campbell, has the latest. what do we want? climate justice! when do we want it now? now! many animals could go extinct and everyone could die. my generation is terrified. some of us that were already thinking of not having children and starting families. right now, we don't feel the difference. it doesn't mean there are other people in poverty and other countries that aren't feeling the difference, and it's up t

after tea, jofra archer was the eighth man out, it was surely all over? not quite. enter england's new hero, jack leach. for over an hour, he and craig 0verton kept australia at bay. each defensive prod greeted with a roar and with time ticking and light fading, the fans were starting to believe. when his long vigil was finally ended, australia needed just one more wicket and at 615 pm... gone! australia retain the ashes. cue the delirium for australia and utter despair for england. after the incredible comeback in the last match, not this time. a few nervous moments, coming from headingley. i thought again, we learn from that and we held our nerve. the guys fought extremely bravely, made it very difficult for australia and put a strong price on a wicket. it almost makes it a little bit harder to take. another enthralling finish then, but for england that will not be much consolation. some of which began with the world cup triumph is ending in ashes disappointment. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. there were more record—breaking crowds on the opening weekend of

can jofra archer deliver for england against australia? we'll hear from the fast bowler. showers will be at old trafford this afternoon as they will be for most of the country. the wind will pick up of the country. the wind will pick up and it will turn cooler as well. all the details, right here on request. —— breakfast. it's wednesday the fourth of september. our top story. it's the morning after the night before. in just one day, borisjohnson lost his working majority, his first commons vote as prime minister and control of brexit. mps voted by 328 to 301 to take over the parliamentary agenda. mrjohnson has said he will now push for a snap general election. here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake. it was boris johnson's first test of his authority as prime minister in parliament and it ended in a decisive defeat. some on his own sidejoined opposition parties in voting to take control of the house of commons to attempt to block a no—deal brexit. order. the ayes to the right, 328, the noes to the left, 301. labour and others want to force the prime minis

jofra archer was one of the stars of england's summer, only making his debut four months ago. he's been rewarded with a central contract. he was their leading wicket—taker at the world cup which they won and he also had a very good test series against australia. he has been given a contract for all forms of the game. 0pening batsman, rory burns, has been given a test contract. five british sides were in europa league action last night, and a couple of teenagers stole the show. 18—year—old bukayo sa ka score his first goal for arsenal and set up the other two, as they beat eintract frankfurt 3—0 in germany. manchester united's 17—year—old mason greenwood scored his first for the club, the winner against kazakh side astana 1—0 at old trafford. wolves are back in europe this season, for the first time time since the early 80s. they were beaten 1—0 at molyneux, in theirfirst group game, by the portuguese side braga. rangers were 1—0 winners over the dutch side feyenoord. this great strike from sheyi 0jo giving steven gerrard's side all three points. a draw for ce

jofra archer was the star of the show as england took charge of the fifth and final ashes test. he took 6—62 as australia were bowled out for 225 on day two. sam curran ripped through the middle order as steve smith stood firm making 80. our sports correspondentjoe wilson was watching at the oval. today began with the first of the innings and the start of their second innings, we saw ten australia wickets, six of them to archer who was at his best here today, with a ccu ra cy was at his best here today, with accuracy and stamina, in the afternoon it was a particular highlight weaving eventually falling at 78. chief wickets, david warner fallen for five at 78. chief wickets, david warner fallen forfive in at 78. chief wickets, david warner fallen for five in the context of the series and the context of steve smith series. england getting up to 18, seemed like a real victory, i was taken by chris who is making rare mistakes and the kind of dismissal england had hoped to take in smith, so many times, so much earlier in the series. also the impact of sam making his way to the debu

wales play their first match against georgia on monday. jofra archer, one of the stars of england's cricket summer, has been rewarded with a central contract. archer only made his international debut four months ago — the contract covers all forms of the game. archer was their leading wicket—taker in their world cup winning campaign and impressed in the drawn ashes series, so what next for the fast bowler? i thinkjofra is capable of anything. i chatted with his dad at the oval and he thought he would hit 100 mph next year and i said i would take that. but it's important we look after him, it's not easy to bowl that pace consistently, and he is a fine asset for the team. the hazy, smoggy conditions in singapore are a concern ahead of the grand prix this weekend. the city has recorded the worst air pollution levels in three years. practice has been taking place today. mercedes valterri bottas gave his mnechanics a bit of work to do in first practice — hitting the barriers of the street circuit. he missed the rest of the session as a result. championship leader lewis hamilton was the fas

jofra archer was one of the stars of england‘s summer. he only made his debut four months ago — he‘s now been rewarded with a central contract. it covers all forms of the game. rory burns has been given a test contract — but fellow openerjoe denly has just been awarded a one day version. archer was their leading wicket—taker in their world cup winning campaign. so what next for the fast bowler? i thinkjofra is capable of anything. i chatted with his dad at the oval and he thought he would hit 100 mph next year and i said i would take that. but it‘s important we look after him, it‘s not easy to bowl that pace consistently, and he is a fine asset for the team. hazy conditions have overshadowed preparations for the singapore grand prix this weekend, with the city‘s worst air pollution in three years causing some concern. but practice has been taking place today. valterri bottas crashed in the first session — hitting the barriers of the street circuit. he missed the rest of the session as a result. championship leader lewis ha

to cricket and jofra archer, one of the stars of england's summer, has been rewarded with a central contract. archer only made his international debut four months ago. the contract covers all forms of the game. he was their leading wicket—taker in their world cup—winning campaign and impressed in the drawn ashes series. but what's next for the fast bowler? i thinkjofra is capable of anything. i chatted with his dad at the oval and he thought he would hit 100 mph next year and i said i would take that. but it's important we look after him, it's not easy to bowl that pace consistently, and he is a fine asset for the team. danny willett is the joint leader at the halfway stage of the pga championship at wentworth in surrey. the 2016 masters champion missed the cut at wentworth last year. at the time, he was ranked a62nd in the world. now 64th, willett took only 29 shots on the front nine. he's tied on 11—under—par with spain's jon rahm after a second round of 65. rory mcilroy made the cut, but is 12 shots behind. that's all the sport for now. there's more on the website. connie, thank y

when he was soon followed by jofra archer, surely results. when he was soon followed byjofra archer, surely the end was nigh. but they still had a new cult hero, jack leach was ben stokes‘s partner at headingley, and once again he doggedly kept australia at bay. with time ticking, and light fading, the fans were believing, but jack leach‘s hour and a half vigil was eventually ended. nowjust one wicket left and at quarter past six it finally fell. australia retain the ashes! despair for england and a night for australia, they‘ve retained the ashes after another day of enthralling drama. —— delight for australia. england ultimately just falling short. it means australia will keep the ashes whatever happens in the final match at the oval. for england fans, it‘s been a sum of mixed emotions, really. just a few months ago they won the world cup. but the ashes is still their greatest rivalry, and their hopes have ended in disappointment. thanks very much. there‘s more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we‘re back with t

hot afternoon, temperature rising at his contest with jofra archer was suddenly frozen in time. anyone blinking? no. on 117, matthew wade fell, not to pace, but to guile, to joe root, bairstow‘s stumping. the final moment was also the captain's joe root‘s catch for the match. the ashes remain in australia's hands but the series is level and england's long summer ends with another smile. joe wilson, bbc news, the oval. there has been a thrilling finish at golf‘s solheim cup. europe have beaten the united states to regain the trophy. suzann pettersen, currently ranked 665th in the world after onlyjust returning to the sport after having a baby, winning one of the final two matches. sarah mulkerrins is at gleneagles, and it was a dramatic ending wasn't it sarah? it was a sensational sunday here under the scottish sunshine. remember, it's six years since europe last won this and they were led by local woman catriona matthew, a major winner in her own right but she said if they were to win here it would eclipse all else. this victory was hard —fought, would eclipse all else.

archer will be wanting the ball. there is no doubt about that. that is the intensity that test cricket brings. it was also revealed today that there will bea also revealed today that there will be a change to the england batting order, joe denley will open, swapping places with jason roy who drops down to number four. in rugby the ireland head coach has named his world cup squad with a shock omission, devin toner has been left out. that leinster lock has featured 60 times, more than any other player. john kline only qualify to play for ireland three weeks ago and has taken the place of toner. ireland begin their campaign against scotland on 22nd of september. the former manchester united striker rob miller lukaku needs to do more to tackle racism in the game. he was subjected to abuse yesterday playing for his new club inter milan. he scored what turned out to be the winner but was targeted with monkey cha nts winner but was targeted with monkey chants from sections of the crowd before and after his penalty kick. ina

and even less friendly in the times, with that glare between jofra archer and mattew wade. "see you down under in 2021" the headline there. quique sanchez flores will have been impressed with his side, in his first match back as watford manager. arsenal took a 2—0 lead — both goals from pierre—emerick aubamyang. but the gunners unravelled in the second half, and watford took full advantage. tom cleverley starting the fight back as they drew 2—2. england striker callum wilson was the star for bournemouth, as they got their first home win of the league season. he scored twice to help them to a 3—1victory over everton, which lifts them up to eighth in the table. everton‘s women made it two wins from two in the super league, beating bristol city 2—0. and manchester city did likewise, pauline bremer scoring both their goals in a 2—0 win over reading. she's now scored four times in two matches. there's more on all the weekend's games on the bbc sport website. and there's commentary on 5live sports extra tonight of manchester united's first home game in the women's

but once chris woakes removed him, jofra archer took over, finishing with 6 wickets for 62 runs, including the final dismissal of peter siddle — rory burns with a stunning catch. england will resume on 9 without loss in their second innings. it would mean a lot for the team obviously there is still a lot to play for as it has championships and even our own personal game, you know, so although the ashes is lost we still have got a lot to play for. now, it was billed as friday 13th fright night in the super league, as one of four teams faced relegation in the final round of fixtures. in the end, it was london broncos whose luck ran out. they were beaten by wakefield, whose19—10 win saved them from relegation. for the broncos, they return to the championship after one season in the top flight. huddersfield and hull kr also survive. after the international break, the premier league returns today. leaders liverpool are the only side with a 100 % record — they kick the weekend off at lunchtime, at home to newcastle. newcastle will fight like crazy and like they did against tottenham for ex

smith had started it on 60, and wouldn't have got much further had jofra archer not spilled an early chance. but by lunch, smith reached his century, his third of the series. he'd only just begun. england were starting to unravel. more dropped catches, and then this. on 118, smith finally seemed to have gone, only for replays to show jack leach had overstepped. could you believe it? from there, smith piled on the agony, hitting england's bowlers to all corners. the result — a dazzling double hundred. he is the world's number one batsman for good reason. when he was finally out for 211, even england fans, who had hardly warmed to him after last year's ball—tampering scandal, knew they had seen something very special. australia declared on a97. could england's openers make it to the close? well, no, they couldn't, asjoe denly was brilliantly caught by matthew wade. a day, then, which belonged to steve smith and to australia, and it has left england battling to save their ashes hopes. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. it was a huge moment. 0bviously — i think that's my third now

steve smith missed the last test after being hit by a jofra archer bouncer. welcome back. but soon smith was calling the shots. that's why he's the world number one batsman. only the weather, seemingly, could stop him, a lengthy rain delay followed by a few wind—powered problems. beach balls, crisp packets, even the bails kept blowing off. australia, though, seemed unruffled, as smith and marnus labuschagne reached half centuries before, finally, england finally found the breakthrough, . labuschagne bowled by craig 0verton. smith, though, was still there for 60 at the close, once again australia's rock. a testing day, then, for england and they still face a familiar question — how do they get get out steve smith? andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. not even the great british weather helping there. to new york next, where in the last hour rafael nadal has made it through to the semi—finals of the us 0pen. he beat diego schwartzman in straight sets. a comfortable victory there for him. remember both roger federer and novak djokovic are already out, so it looks like its

jofra archer quickly dismissed both openers, marnus labushagne and smith added 69 before labushagne fell — also to archer. sam curran got matthew wade but smith grinds relentlessly on alice tai‘s impressive performances at the world para championships continue. she set a new world record time in her heats in the s8 50metre freestyle, she‘s won four gold medals at the games so far. chelsea manager frank lampard believes there have been more than four refereeing mistakes through the use of var in the premier league this season. managing director of the professional game match officials limited mike riley said yesterday that four decisions should have been changed by var but weren‘t. lampard disagrees.. maybe we should have expected and in between momentary were coming to terms. from howi between momentary were coming to terms. from how i have seen var watch behind—the—scenes trying to get everything right and i would appreciate it has the minority of things that have not been quite right. there‘s been racing success for frankie dettori today — as he eased to victory in the

jofra archer dropped him on 65. ben stokes caught him on 118 only forjack leach to have bowled a no ball. all this means australia are firmly ahead in this one. resuming on 170 for 3 this morning, it‘s his 3rd century in 4 innings in this series alone. only don bradman has scored more tons against england than him. he averages more than 150 in his last eight innings against england dating back to the last ashes series down under. here is what his contemporaries see... and the all—time leading run scorer says... mps will hear evidence from those involved with bury football club and the decision to expel them from the football league. a failed takeover of the league one club meant they were kicked out of the league last week. the digital, culture, media and sport committee will hold hearings in the next few weeks to take evidence relating to the crisis at bury, and the role of the english football league and the fa in safeguarding the long—term interests of clubs. the committee says it will also inquire into wha