emotional at the end. iga swiatek also progresses, she fought back to beat sorana cirstea. england captainjoe root has been named men s test cricketer of the year by the icc. that s despite a difficult year for his side, including a humiliating ashes defeat in australia. root hit more than 1,700 runs last year, the third most in a calendar year in test cricket. he scored two double centuries and a furtherfour ioos, including three in successive tests against india. meanwhile, over in barbados, england seem to be back to winning ways. victory came in their second t20 match, having been hammered by nine wickets in their first. jason roy top scored as england set a target of 172. that left the west indies needing 30 off the final over.
with opposition calls for borisjohnson to resign, we ll bring you all the details and reaction, and be asking if he s done enough to fix the damage done. also this lunchtime: high energy bills could be here to stay for up to two years, says the head of british gas. putting the brakes on all lane smart motorways the government pauses the scheme because of safety concerns. an admission from tennis star novak djokovic of mistakes on his paperwork to enter australia. and why measures to protect the endangered red squirrel could be having the opposite effect. and coming up on the bbc news channel: can england finish the ashes series on a high? captainjoe root thinks so as he urges his side to bring that fighting spirit from sydney to hobart.
steve smith going for 27 here caught by dawid malan. stuart broad also pitched in with two wickets today. wood dismissed the aussie captain pat cummins to end the innings. australia all out then for 155. england chasing an unlikley but not impossible 271 to win. and they made a decent start untiljust before the tea break when rory burns was out for 26 bowled by cameron green. green also got dawid malan out for ten opener zak crawley still there with captainjoe root. england are 83 3. to the premier league where manchester city are 13 points clear at the top this morning after beating their nearest rivals chelsea 1 0. kevin de bruyne with the only goal fo the game in the second half. it s citys 12th league win in a row. lots of praise too for aston villa after they fought back from 2 0 down to earn a point
on friday after scans revealed the lesions, following a bout of covid. aubameyang tested positive on arrival in cameroon at the beginning of the month. he ll undergo further medical checks when he returns to his club. manwhile at the african cup of nations, cup of nations, the final two group a matches are taking place. hosts and group leaders cameroon are playing cape verde. it s currently 1 1. and in the other match, it s1 1 between burkino faso and ethiopia. if they win, they are guaranteed to go through. after a bitterly disappointing ashes tour in australia, england head coach chris silverwood says the packed schedule and lack of time to prepare impacted their performance. it comes after australia won the series four nil, despite the humiliating loss, captainjoe root wants to stay on, which silverwood says it the right decision. the hunger is definitely
root knew it, england had to forget it. after all, they were soon in the final session with stokes still there, wounded side, willing heart, butjust at the wrong moment, he was betrayed by a touch. oh, there he goes. a different kind of hurt, because now the door was open and pat cummins was charging through it. mark wood fell just afterjos buttler. down to the sharp end 13 balls left, two wickets left. oh, it s got him! whenjack leach became one of them. australia sensed blood, england perhaps deja vu last ball to jimmy anderson to decide the test. he s done it. he s survived it. england have survived it. and breathe. this is a draw, not a victory, but england waved no white flag, so there will be no whitewash. patrick gearey, bbc news. well, there has been a lot of pressure on captainjoe root. and he said he was relieved and proud that england managed to draw the match and remove the possibility of another 5 0 defeat. coming into the game, i spoke a lot about putting some pride b