and time was slipping by. time for him to reach 100, to reach 10,000 runs. the partnership with folks was worth even more because it kept the door closed new zealand. the hardest thing to do is to make it look easy. the most demanding of situations became a master class from one of the all time greats. winning the test like that. this is more than just the first test of the new summer, for england they hope this is the start of a new test match era. some called research, they preferred the term blank canvas. thanks to the former skipper, joe root, here is an image to inspire england onwards. well forjoe root, who ended 115 not out, he becomes the second england batter after sir alastair cook to reach 10,000 test runs. he says it was a much needed victory for this england side.
of the european cup winners cup. and leicester city are hoping to reach their first european final in the europa conference league. brendan rodgers side host jose mourinho s roma in their semifinal first leg at the king power stadium, with both teams bidding to play in the inaugural competition s first ever final. now as you mentioned in your look at the front pages, its expected that the new captain of the england test cricket team, will be announced today, with the overwhelming favourite, being, ben stokes, england s talisman all rounder for the last few years, and recently vice captain, forjoe root, who resigned a fortnight ago after the test side s poor run of form. england have lost five series on the trot, and won just one, of their last 17 test matches. katie taylor and amanda serrano s contest to be undisputed world champion has been dubbed a moment in time, as the first female fight
sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good morning. good morning, we start with some cricket news we understand ben stokes will be announced as the new captain of england s test team later this morning. england s talisman all rounder, was the overwhelming favourite. . . . . most recently vice captain, forjoe root, who resigned a fortnight ago.after the test sides poor run of form. . . england have lost five series on the trot,...now stokes who took time away from the sport last year, hopes to reignite, the test team, in their summer test matches against new zealand, india and south africa. it s widely thought he will bring experienced bowlersjimmy anderson and stuart broad back into the fold after they were dropped for the series defeat in west indies. liverpool are on course for the champions league final, and they will feel, they should have won by more
the fold undoubtedly, but yes, stokes seeing the obvious option an i think he will be a good one. he is a natural leaders, he has respect from those in the dressing room. is the next piece of the puzzle will be getting a head coach in for the test team. they are on a terrible run of result. rob keane says that stokes epitomises the mentality they want to take forward. does that suggest a more adventurous style, more front foot cricket we didn t see under root. , . ., , ., root. it s a winning mentality that ben stokes root. it s a winning mentality that ben stokes has, root. it s a winning mentality that ben stokes has, he root. it s a winning mentality that ben stokes has, he has root. it s a winning mentality that ben stokes has, he has a - root. it s a winning mentality that ben stokes has, he has a belief i root. it s a winning mentality that | ben stokes has, he has a belief you can win from any position, that was epitomised in the way he pulled back that incredible head
of the relegation zone. some good news forjoe root. last week he resigned as england test captain after a woeful series of results, but he s been named the world s leading men s cricketer by wisden. roots departure ended a tumultuous five year tenure, during which the 31 year old scored more runs than any previous england test captain. that move by wimbledon reflecting a stance taken by other sports as well, team sports, it s worth pointing out. we know russia have been excluded from competing in the world cup play offs and we saw the champions league final moved from saint petersburg to france this year and russia will not be competing in the women s euros as well but that is team sports and i guess this raises the question should individual athletes be punished for the actions of their country. what is certain though is that we will not be seeing someone like daniil medvedev winning here this summer and the message that would send out