off we go. that was the first ball of the morning. crawley playing at his pace. and so was ducky. england began 12 runs behind. by the end of the first over, they were ahead. there were challenges with travel, if you are going to be able, it was a good idea diary. stokes was in at number three. a good idea diary. stokes was in at numberthree. if a good idea diary. stokes was in at number three. if he was fielding down there, it might have been out. in fact, it was stark. he misjudged this catch, to put it kindly. i m not sure if those near him were putting it kindly. root was hitting the ball pretty much whatever he wanted. leading pass 200, everything under complete control, until, the captain found a fielder. stokes made 42 and no more. still, bairstow was in and batting like this. 265 4 at tea. building up a lead to win a test match, on the third day, there was not technically any rush. positive, measured batting here.
items. and i m loving all the medals in the brooches, items. and i m loving all the medals in the brooches, too. items. and i m loving all the medals in the brooches, too. thank- items. and i m loving all the medals in the brooches, too. thank you - items. and i m loving all the medalsj in the brooches, too. thank you very much for bringing those along. it s so nice to see those items. we know her majesty loves voters but i love hearing the stories behind all of those gifts and the fact that she manages to get to keep them and then of course wear them now the british public can see them as well. barry busy today, i have to say. back to you in the studio. we will go straight to the sports centre. we re into the afternoon session on day two of england s first test against new zealand. they ve contained the visitors somewhat. new zealand at tea. after england were 141 all out, giving them a first innings lead ofjust 9. jimmy anderson struck early for england, removing will young forju
eight wood with the wicket again. then steve smith went for 27 caught by dawid malan. mitchel starc and cameron green are also out and australia are 141 8 at tea. to the premier league where manchester city are 13 points clear at the top this morning, after victory over their nearest rivals chelsea. there was just one goal in it, coming from kevin de bruyne with a moment of brilliance in the second half. it s city s 12th league win in a row and afterwards manager pep guardiola had plenty of praise for his goalscorer. he won a lot in this club and still remains the same guy i met the first day. he is incredibly humble. always do for the team everything, and you cannot imagine how difficult it is to find this type of incredible top talent player has his humility and
back at half past the hour with more from the papers. 50 alive but i m gonna have a little rushed away while you watch a bit of sport and weather. i ll be back with a full summary of the news at the top of the hour. do you join me then. good evening. i m lizzie greenwood hughes here with your latest sports news. and we re starting with cricket because it s been a frustrating second day for england in the deciding test against west indies. after a slow start, england s bowlers quickly picked off the windies batters, ben stokes with the breakthrough taking captain brathwaite for 17. and after chris woakes took a confidence boosting quick three wickets, england had restricted them on 128 7 at tea. but the west indies stubborn tail added another 105 runs wicketkeeperjosh da silva with an unbeaten half century before the close of play. 50 west indies will resume
good evening. i m lizzie greenwood hughes here with your latest sports news. and we re starting with cricket because it s been a frustrating second day for england in the deciding test against west indies. after a slow start, england s bowlers quickly picked off the windies batters, ben stokes with the breakthrough taking captain brathwaite for 17. and after chris woakes took a confidence boosting quick three wickets, england had restricted them on 128 7 at tea. but the west indies stubborn tail added another 105 runs wicketkeeperjosh da silva with an unbeaten half century before the close of play. so west indies will resume on 232 8 on day three, leading by 28 runs with england hoping to knock off the final couple of wickets as they try to win their first series win in the caribbean for 18 years. the saudi arabian grand prix will go