in the final of the cricket world cup. australia will meet the hosts, india. but it wasn t a straightforward semifinal. they were up against south africa, who initially struggled, losing four early wickets before recovering to push australia right to the end. however, the five time champions used all their experience to battle through and take a nervy three wicket win, asjoe wilson now reports. what s in those south african expressions? pride of course, but nerves? well, first over of the match, their captain temba bavuma out. south africa chose to bat first they like to bat first. quinton de kock that s only going for pat cummins. australia caught everything. the kolkata conditions suited their bowlers. south africa for a while could barely score. when rassie van der dussen fell, it was 2a 4. heinrich klaasen resisted until this dismissed by the part time spin of travis head. through it all, david miller kept strong, kept swinging. his 101 gave his team something a t
pat cummins side made a flying start with travis head hitting a quickfire 62. australia edged closer to the target, but lost their seventh wicket with 20 runs still needed cummins and mitchell starc kept their cool to complete a hard fought victory with 16 balls to spare. i think there was enough in the wicket. it looked like every time they went to play a shot we had a wicket. yeah, we have both together for a long time now, we know each other s games. hopefully we can do that on sunday as well. there is a little bit of the wicket which we probably haven t had in the previous games, but it is nice to get the previous games, but it is nice to get to bowling. novak djokovic has boosted his chances of making the last four of the season ending atp finals in turin after he recovered from a second set slump to beat hubert hurkacz. all three of djokovic s group stage matches have gone to three sets he took the first against his polish opponent on a tie break, despite losing th
trooping the colour parade to mark the king s official birthday. it s the first royal engagement she has carried out this year. the king, who is also receiving cancer treatment, travelled with the queen in a carriage, instead of riding on horseback as he has done in the past. charlotte gallagher reports. the princess of wales back in the public eye. riding in a carriage with her three children at the king s birthday parade. all eyes on her for her first appearance since her cancer diagnosis was announced. she was a huge draw for the crowds in central london today. this is a day full of tradition and spectacle, but it s also about family. the king and queen in their carriage. it s his first trooping the colour since his own cancer diagnosis, and he chose not to travel on horseback. the troops taking part have been rehearsing for months. every step, drumbeat and musical note has to be perfect. the irish guards are leading the event this year and their colour, or regimentalflag,
hello, i m luxmy gopal. the princess of wales has made her first official public appearance since announcing she was being treated for cancer. she joined the rest of the royal family at the annual trooping the colour parade to mark the king s official birthday. it s the first royal engagement she has carried out this year. the king who is also receiving cancer treatment travelled with the queen in a carriage, instead of riding on horseback as he has done in the past. charlotte gallagher reports. the princess of wales, back in the public eye. riding in a carriage with her three children at the king s birthday parade. all eyes on her for her first appearance since her cancer diagnosis was announced. she was a huge draw for the crowds in central london today. this is a day full of tradition and spectacle, but it s also about family. the king and queen in their carriage. it s his first trooping the colour since his own cancer diagnosis, and he chose not to travel on horseback