he has been very clear in the fact he is the elder statesman of formula i, he has done this, he said on thursday it is not my first rodeo so he is trying to draw on that and use this on a psychological battle between himself and max verstappen. but i think when it comes to it, both are very calm, they are going into today knowing the importance, max verstappen could end today with his first world title but both of them seem calm, cool and ready for action later. australia have named their team for the first test of the ashes which starts at midnight on tuesday evening our time. travis head is included in the batting line up ahead of usman khawaja, while left arm fast bowler mitchell starc keeps his place in the side. here s the reaction of england captainjoe root. we try not to focus too much on what their exact ii was going to be, making sure
in the batting line up ahead of usman khawaja, while left arm fast bowler mitchell starc keeps his place in the side despite competition from fellow seamerjhye richardson. here s the reaction of england captainjoe root. we have tried not to focus too much on what their exact 11 was going to be, making sure we prepare for the whole squad. and ultimately looking after ourselves as well, making sure we are readying ourselves and we are clear on how we want to approach the series and the test match individually. we know what to expect now and we have two days to it is a huge day in the formula 1 title fight as contenders lewis hamilton and max verstappen battle it out at saudi arabian grand prix. hamilton starts the penultimate race of the season on pole but if verstappen manages to outscore hamilton by 18 points today he will win his maiden title. the first happenstance in third after crashing in qualifying on the final lap. earlier i spoke to the bbc s f1 reporterjennie gow, and started
seem calm, cool and ready for action later. ., , ., , : i: later. that gets under way at 5:30 pm. australia have named their team for the first test of the ashes which starts at midnight on tuesday evening our time. travis head is included in the batting line up ahead of usman khawaja, while left arm fast bowler mitchell starc keeps his place in the side. here s the reaction of england captainjoe root. we try to focus too much on what the exact line was going to be, making sure we prepare for the whole squad, and ultimately looking after ourselves as well, making sure we are readying ourselves and we are clear on how you want to approach the series and the test match individually. we know what to expect now, with two days to prepare, we have real clarity. have real clarity. finally, the final of the have real clarity. finally, the final of the uk have real clarity. finally, the final of the uk championship j have real clarity. finally, the i final of the uk championship of snooker
they have changed too much. they are now not looking at a side that has got that many partnerships in the batting. young, fragile batting line up. they should be able to play better, they should score more runs, but i do look at the rotating and all this swapping and this hurts a team. in test match cricket is all about consistency. consistency of selection, playing together over long periods of time, series after series, and they get used to playing with each other. when you swap and change so much you will get inconsistencies, and that is what is happening. it s men s finals day at the french open with 18 time grand slam winner, novak djokovic taking on the greek fifth seed stefanos tsitsipas later. in the women s final meanwhile, barbora krejcikova dedicated her french open win to herformer coach, the late jana novotna. the unseeded czech beat anastasia pavlyuchenkova in three sets at roland garros to claim her first singles grand slam title, and she was quick to pay tribute to herf
at the azerbaijan grand prix as ferrari s charles leclerc takes another surprise pole position. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. wickets might have been falling all around him, but rory burns hit a century on day four of the first test against new zealand at lords to give the home fans something to smile about at least. it was a day where england s youthful batting line up was left exposed, giving the tourists the edge. patrick geary reports. test cricket is unusual in sport and life in that you get time to think. yesterday, rain meant no -la , time to think. yesterday, rain meant no play. so time to think. yesterday, rain meant no play. so joe time to think. yesterday, rain meant no play. so joe root time to think. yesterday, rain meant no play, so joe root could time to think. yesterday, rain meant no play, so joe root could carefully i no play, sojoe root could carefully plan his innings. for ball this