and you re probably going to lose, but if you take it that everyone is going to bowl all right and bat pretty well, then what s the point of difference between every team? it will come down to fielding, little things, the wides, no balls. but overall, it will come down to the strategy that you have and the tactical side of things and as i said, i think we ve got the best captain in world cricket in eoin morgan. australia and new zealand s decision to pull out of the rugby league world cup was premature , according to australia s players union, who have claimed a number of its members wanted to travel to england for the tournament this autumn.australia and new zealand withdrew on thursday it was called a selfish and cowardly decision. our paramount concern is the safety of our people. the keen focus is the stark difference what is acceptable in the
empty, no fans and selected athletes from the 200 countries taking part. there is a great overview of the stadium and the surrounding olympic venues as well. so the countdown begins for great britain too . british success will be measured by different criteria in tokyo. back in 1996, britain managed only one gold and finished 36th in the rankings, as hosts in 2012, britain rose to finish third, in the london games medal table of 2012, on the back of a huge injection of lottery funding. four years later in rio, britain finished an extraordinary second, behind the united states. expectations are lower this time, despite britain sending their biggest team to an overseas games. the welfare and well being of the athletes is at the heart of what we are doing. if you want to be the best in the world, what athletes are aspiring to be, it takes a special type of person and a huge amount of
take place and they can take place as safely as possible. it will never be 100% safe. from my point of view, for the athletes, potentially nearly missed out on olympic games, four years since the last one, i am happy it is happening because most of the sports in the olympic games are minority sports and there it is their chance to shine, it is their moment. i am their chance to shine, it is their moment. iam happy. there will their chance to shine, it is their moment. i am happy. there will be amazing performances. amazing performances. there are three team amazing performances. there are three team gb amazing performances. there are three team gb athletes - amazing performances. there are three team gb athletes who - amazing performances. there are i three team gb athletes who did not travel because they tested positive, you have spent four years and another year building up to this moment. ., ., , moment. you would be gutted. the athletes themselves, moment. you would be gutte
there are certainly those who are looking forward to tonight s opening ceremony. many of them are already lining up to take photos close to the main stadium. but overall, the mood in tokyo is more weary acceptance than eager anticipation. rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news in tokyo. and rupert wingfield hayes has been to one event, associated with the games, where lots of tokyoites gathered to watch. we have been saying for weeks that there is a lot of opposition to the olympics here injapan, and that s still true. but take a look at this in the middle of tokyo today. in shinjuku gyoen, thousands and thousands of people have come in here and have taken over the park because this is the only chance many people are going to get to take part in the festivities today. in a few minutes time we are expecting the arrival of the japanese air force acrobatic team blue impulse and that s what everybody is waiting to see. we are right in the right place, fantastic.
swimming, the ones out of the pool who are talented and have on the identification programme and fast track them to a national squad, we have a very good infrastructure from the high performance centre is down to the original performance centres, good coaches, good swimmers, good facilities and that is who we are getting the best out of them at the moment. in the main s team, it was all about the main s team, it was all about the main s team, but now the women are getting stronger. numberthree team, but now the women are getting stronger. number three in the world in backstroke. rebecca adlington would have been one of those names. we have the role models and we put them in the right place with the right coaches and the right people and thank you very much. early hours of the morning for the next two weeks.