for unicef s humanitarian work in ukraine, with a crowd of over 39,000 there, and £10 from each ticket, being donated. the tail enders rescued england on the opening date of the third and deciding test against west indies in grenada. it was looking bleak for the tourists as yet another batting collapse saw them slump to 67 7. but an unlikely last wicket stand of 90 betweenjack leach and saqib mahmood kept them afloat, and they made 20a all outjust before the close. mahmood hit a9 and he was as surprised as anyone. i did look at the scoreboard when i was on 12, and so i ve got my average year, but yeah, look, obviously we just we just tried you know, those times where we re sort of in 21 partnership and 30 year olds and then so that ten overs before the new ball. we knew that obviously have a little bit of sting out there attack. they d have to bring part time bowlers on and i felt that s there was a good win for heather watson
of restrictions sooner rather than later, if the spread of omicron is not as severe as originally thought. tomos morgan, bbc news, cardiff. well, there s been no new government data on coronavirus in the uk over the christmas weekend. but the surge in cases around the world has created travel disruption with a big rise in flights being cancelled or delayed. since friday, more than 7,000 flights have been cancelled according to the flightaware tracking website. flight operators said many pilots and crew had tested positive. chinese and us airlines appear to be the hardest hit, with further delays and cancellations announced for tomorrow. cricket, and england have it all to do when day 2 of the third ashes test gets under way in a little under two hours time. another batting collapse saw them bowled out for 185 on boxing day. at the close of play, australia, who lead the series 2 0, were 61 1. joe wilson reports. captaining australia