Experience, bowled well yesterday. England will be pleased with the way the newcomers have adapted to the pressure and adapted to the situation here at the gabba. The question is now, can a push on toward victory . Australia have this incredible record at the gabba, they have not lost a test year that anyone for 30 years, and not for england for 30 years. It looks like a tall order. If they can get steve smith early and getting to that the struggle entail they have a real chance. We will keep our fingers crossed, many thanks indeed. England women have done well in qualification. The first fixture as an interim manager saw them win over bosnia tonight. Masterminded in part by captain steph horton who scored the opener. The Manchester City forward double the advantage shortly after half time before there was a second floor steph horton. And the third with well taken free kick. And the forth from the penalty spot. Really happy. Been doing a lot of work since we have been in post. Being a
Into the third day of the first ashes test in brisbane. Coming up on sportsday on bbc news, englands women make it two from two in world cup qualifying with a 4 0 victory over bosnia herzegovina. Good evening. Egypts president has vowed to respond with brutal force after one of the deadliest attacks in modern egyptian history. At least 235 people have been killed and more than 100 injured, many critically, after gunmen detonated a bomb and then stormed a packed mosque at the end of friday prayers. It happened in a remote town in egypts north sinai region. The mosque was popular with sufi worshippers. They follow a mystical form of islam which extremists regard as heresy. Just to warn you, there are some distressing images in 0rla guerins report. Sirens. A rush to save the wounded when a place of worship became a place of carnage. The attackers struck during friday prayers. For egypt, this was a grim new first a massacre in a mosque. Inside, worshippers lay dead where minutes earlier th
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