In a year full of special moments for england cricketers, could they squeeze in one more high before the end of 2019 . 376 runs would be englands highest ever successful run chase, and joe denly set about putting a dent in it. But the man that south africa really wanted, rory burns, they were not farfrom getting him. His innings yesterday had given england a chance but with a swipe and a grab he was out. No century, but still a valuable 8a. Like a lot of his team, joe root has been struggling with illness, but he looked on the road to recovery. He was about to lose his fellowjoe, joe denly, trapped lbw by dwaine pretorius. That meant the arrival of ben stokes, but what was left in the tank . It turns out just fumes. From the reaction of the south africans, and stokes himself, it shows how crucial this was. Jonny bairstow following, it was starting to feel like south africas day. Joe roots dismissal only made that feeling stronger. With the captain gone, england put up little resistance. A difficult week on and off the field for the captain. We had to deal with a lot of things outside the game itself, but we stood up, especially in the last two days, and weve really come up and shown a lot of character. Its very frustrating thats all weve got to take from the game. England move on to cape town for the second test on friday. Over half of englands touring party have come down with this flu like lurgy as theyve described it since theyve been in south africa. Whilst head coach Chris Silverwood didnt blame the defeat on it, he conceded it didnt exactly help. Now i have never been involved in the build up to a game like this before when you are told on the morning that your players are falling over. Yesterday joined josh showed a lot of courage and there are players showed a lot of courage and there a re players left showed a lot of courage and there are players left back at the hotel. What can you do to try and believe that your . Is that possible . You dont want to take this blog on to cape town. I would like to leave it year. Obviously the two guys i hear, they will come down to cape town with us just in case, because as you seem it has been very unpredictable with what is happening, but he medical staff are working very hard to make sure that those who are infected are quarantined and kept away from the healthy ones, which is a very difficult thing to do when you are in the middle of a test match. Have you literally had people in different rooms and travelling at different times . We have, for example the guys have been coming back and been training while the guys have been while the guys have been on the park, they have been separated. Whenjosh was poorly yesterday we had him in a different room, we got his head down and he had a sleep. Hand sanitiser is everywhere, you name it, it is all happening. Jonathan agnew with the questions there. In melbourne, australia crushed new zealand in their second test, beating them by 2a7 runs. Tom blundell made 121 but the kiwis were dismissed forjust 240 as nathan lyon claimed 4 wickets. The win gives australia an unassailable 2 nil lead in the three match series. Liverpool have restored their 13 point gap at the top of the premier league and made it 50 Home League Games Unbeaten with a 1 0 win over wolves. As has become the modern way it was the video assistant referee that had a big say in the outcome of this one. Nick parrott has more. With the festive fixtures coming thick and fast it is hard for teams to stay on form. Both liberals and wolves are thrilled in their last games but with such a short turn around anfield was unlikely to see a classic. Weary of the threat posed by the world champions, the visitors brace themselves for an onslaught. Kept it at bay until half time when the report went up to one goal. Sally ala na the report went up to one goal. Sally alana got through for a goal. It was initially ruled out by the referee but the video assistant referee but the video assistant referee said it is dad. How to buy that, the walls could be struck back and got level. That wasnt until var had a look and said it was knocked it all. It did until the second half for wolves to get over that but they could get past alison becker. The report often needed late goals to win the games but clearly sought out the victory to end 2018 on a high. After Nigel Pearson and Carlo Ancelotti have revived the fortunes of watford and everton, arsenal were hoping mikel arteta could do the same at the emirates stadium. Its not quite worked out like that so far. After a boxing day draw at bournemouth, arteta saw his side blow a 1 0 lead to lose 2 1 at home to chelsea. Its their worst home run for 60 years and leaves them still languishing in the bottom half of the table. Michael redford has more. The emirates have not been the most thrilling place to watch football. You have to back to october to find last time arsenal won in front of their home fans, a wake up call very much needed. The new man in the dugout aim to provide it and asked for energy in his First Programme notes. He his response. Chelseas defence were sleeping as was the rest of the team. This was the best ofa drab rest of the team. This was the best of a drab first half. But individual moments change matches. Joe genio wasnt shown a second yellow card for this. It would prove key for moments later when the midfielder got a late christmas present. The genial couldnt miss. His dream had become a nightmare, snatching victory. Three successive home defeats for arsenal for the First Time Since 1997 and there is plenty of work to be done to awaken them from their slump. Them from their slump. If one win in 15 is pretty disastrous for arsenal, chelseas indifferent form is a bit baffling. Away wins at arsenal and spurs, with home defeats to southampton and bournemouth thrown into the last fortnight. Whod be a manager, eh . Our next home games we will prepare for to turn that corner but we have shown in one week of football if you forget southampton for second is a really great performance against totte n ha m. Really great performance against tottenham. We need to put them together and keep doing them. tottenham. We need to put them together and keep doing them. If you could take you away form back, you will be laughing. Yeah, that is the reality of where we are. We are in fourth position and we want more. We have to focus on that when they come around. I am pleased with a lot of things i am seeing and the things they are taking on board, but there are many things we have to improve still. One other game today. Six oclock kick off for Manchester City at home to sheffield united. Its currently without goals. Just 2a hours on from sacking manuel pellegrini, west ham united look set to appoint the man he replaced at the london stadium. David moyes left the club 18 months ago, after guiding the club to safety in 2018 with west hams hierarchy saying they wanted to go in a different direction. Its believed moyes could be appointed as early as tomorrow, with the hammers just a point and a place above the premier League Relegation zone. 2010 was the last time rangers won an Old Firm Derby at celtic park. Before today that is. Their 2 1 victory has breathed fresh life into the scottish premiership title race with Steven Gerrards side heading into the winter break just two points behind their glasgow rivals with a game in hand after a predictably lively encounter. It was watched by lydia campbell. Its been nearly a decade of domination for celtic but their eight titles in a row mean nothing on derby day. Rangers are here to keep a hold on their own title bid, but instead nikola katic took a hold of christopherjullien penalty to celtic. Up stepped Ryan Christie and injumped Allan Mcgregor to make the save. Minutes later, ryan kent made celtic pay, guiding his shot in. Celtic levelled shortly after, but it took a helping hand from Odsonne Edouard to guide Callum Mcgregors shot home. Celtics dominance of scottish football showing cracks. Alfredo morelos had a quiet game by his standards, but that changed in the final seconds, shown his second yellow for diving. But that will only be a subplot, with rangers winning at celtic for the first time in ten years. Elsewhere, hearts 1 1 draw against aberdeen means theyll be bottom for the winter break. Livingston jumped above hibs into fifth with a 2 0 win. Third placed motherwell conceded twice in the second half to lose at home to second bottom hamilton. Stjohnstone drew 1 1 with ross county. St mirren beat kilmarnock1 0. What a game at st andrews this afternoon in the championship with leeds united beating Birmingham City 5 4 to go top of the table. Having given away the lead three times, a wes harding own goal this settled the match in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Coupled with west broms defeat at home to middlesbrough, leeds are top on goal difference. Fulhams1 0 win over stoke takes them third. Nottingham forest have gone fifth, beating bottom side wigan prestons defeat at home to reading sees them slip out of the playoff places, whilst at the bottom, barnsleys goalless draw at swansea means theyre up to third bottom with only goal difference keeping them in the relegation zone. He was a target for Manchester United in the january transfer window but one of the hottest strikers in european football is heading to germany. Erling haaland is joining Borussia Dortmund after impressive for salzburg domestically and in the champions league. Dortmund are rumoured to be ready to listen to offers injanuary for england wingerjadon sancho and are likely to want more than a hundred Million Pounds for the former Manchester City man. Exeter will start 2020 on top of rugby unions premiership, prevailing by 1a points to 7 against saracens at sandy park. The two sides have met in three of the last four finals with saracens winning the lot, although their points deduction for financial indiscretions meant they went into todays match bottom of the table. Converted tries either side of half time put exeter comfortably in the lead but it all got a bit heated towards the end and the chiefs had finish the game with 1a men after Harry Williams was sent off for his part in a mass brawl. They managed to see out the win though and are now one point above northampton at the top of the table. We know the identity of the first two semi finallists at the pdc world darts championships. 2014 runner up peter wright, you cant miss him with that haircut, hit 12 180s in a 5 3 victory over luke humphries. Earlier, Nathan Aspinall reached the semi finals for a second straight year. He saw off a spirited performance from belgiams dimitri van den bergh to also win 5 3. Hell play either Michael Van Gerwen or darius la banuskas in the last four. Sheffield united still nil. Thats all from sportsday. Ill be back with another round up at 7 30. Now on bbc news, private eyes editor, ian hislopjoins the bbcs media editor amol rajan to look back on a fascinating year of front covers, cartoons and satire. Hello. Ian. Come in. Good to see you. Now, you are everywhere. Thank you for having us in, thank you so much. How do you come up with a private eye cover like those . Well, this was when theresa may, who do you remember her . She was around at the beginning of the year. Um, she used to be prime minister. Anyway, she left and we had to think how can we pay tribute to mrs may . So i thought perha ps a blank page will be good and so we have the theresa may memorial issue her legacy in full. And a little thing at the bottom, saying er, thank you. Which, again, seems quite cruel, but was quite funny at the time. Do you know how each of those do you ever keep tabs on how each of those sell . Yeah. Yeah, that was a seller. Im afraid that was popular and nigel farage . Nigel farage. This is great. Hes always good. Partly because he always does photo opportunities, so having been accused of having a party full of fruitca kes, he does a photo op eating a fruit cake. I mean, it is fantastic. I mean, he does thejoke for us. Boris johnsons private life has furnished you with ideas and this time you had a pretty busy one withjennifer arcuri. This was a smut special. There was a proper Public Interest in the story, public money had gone to this women who dances around the lap dancing pole, but essentially the joke was that borisjohnson had been caught out. He is saying, i need technology lessons, and she is saying, floppy disk or hard drive. There is a properjoke here, with boris saying to his new girlfriend, i do not lie to women any more, and she says, except the the queen. That is not a legal problem. That is the supreme courtjudgment. This is ourjob, reporting. And you sometimes jump on anniversaries, too . Yes. This is when boris became prime minister, which many people equate with an event as unlikely as landing on the moon. But he did, and theres this brilliant picture of him just going into number 10, so we did it as the loon landing, a souvenir issue one small step for man and a giant leap in the dark for mankind and put it in black and white. And in terms of your annual, when youve got a year to get through youve done many of these annuals, of course when youve got to curate a year, what you were saying a moment ago is whatjournalism is about,