has been named young player of the year. 0n the women s side, aston villa striker rachel daly won the pfa women s player of the year award, and chelsea s laurenjames was named young player of the year. england white ball captain jos buttler says it was an easy decision to have ben stokes back in the side. stokes retired from the shorter forms of the game injuly 2022, but with the 0di world cup in india looming in october, he made himself available again for selection and will play as a specialist batter in the first t20 international against new zealand at the riverside on wednesday evening. it s great for cricket to have a superstar like ben stokes at the world cup. you want to see those players in these major showpiece events. it s fantastic that he s made himself available. when a player of that calibre is available again, it s a no brainer that you want him back on the team. look at the impact he has in every game he plays really, but especially in the last couple of world cups.
now from the bbc sport centre. bye bye. hello. 0n the other side of the atlantic, a major weather story is going to be developing during wednesday, because florida is bracing for the arrival of hurricane idalia. this storm has been strengthening, moving northwards over the very warm waters of the gulf of mexico. it s going to make landfall during wednesday in the northwest of florida with a combination of dangerous winds, a life threatening storm surge, with the potential to cause catastrophic flooding. we will, of course, keep you up to date with that. here at home, a much quieter weather outlook for wednesday. sunny spells and scattered showers. most places getting off to a fine start. a little bit of mist here and there that will tend
last season only finished injune as a result, and then there was an international break and then the women s world cup. the awards are taking place at the lowry theatre on salford quays our football reporter alex howell is there. this is where some of the biggest names in english football will be taking their seat in about an hour s time as they get ready for the pfa awards. it s a special edition of the words here. some of the best names in football will be able to pick up trophies here this evening. 0n the men s side, manchester city arsenal and terry came for what he did at tottenham last season are competing. england captain want to be here tonight following the big money move to buy in munich this summer. also up for the young players awards as they are under 2a years of age. 0n the women s side,
for great britain at olympics and world championships. i think we have a huge depth of challenge in our team we have quite a lot of youth and inexperience which can come into play quite well in the championships when you don t understand the magnitude you and you go out there and ski freely. we saw with eoin he was 17th in the alpine combined which was out an exciting race for the men. 0n the women s side, charlie gets could be want to watch. she heard braces have not gone well so far she has been injured so farfor the gone well so far she has been injured so far for the last several weeks and i spoke to her earlier but she s back on stage and has no pain. i think because of that she would have no expectations for her performance and the is a really