for just 78. warwickshire, but they were all out forjust 78. rob yates and dom sibley began in reply and were soon at 12 without loss when it lancashire work 12 6. a righteous belt for the england test side but today looked more comfortable. yates worked his way to a half century with sibley or most on 49 when a bad light stopped play. a gloomy day for lunch, the county champions very much in control. gloomy day of her lancashire. time now for a quick look at some of the day s other sports stories. 2012 olympic long jump champion greg rutherford has moved a step closer to his dream of becoming the first british athlete to win medals at summer and winter games. he s been named in the gb bobsleigh squad aiming to make next year s winter olympics in beijing. he s now training for his first event in austria in seven weeks time. trainer johnny trainerjohnny has been banned from british racing after having been found to breach safeguarding rules
it would be england s first visit to pakistan since 2005 and was arranged to show gratitude to pakistan after their test side toured the uk last summer, despite the covid 19 pandemic. this is going to cost us millions of dollars. this has severely affected us from the cricket credibility perspective and has set us back. we certainly hope that england will be touring and that will be announced later on today. we certainly believe they should be coming and we hope he will be coming. they should be coming and we hope he will be coming- will be coming. staying with cricket- the england women s team were in action yesterday in worcester and beat new zealand by 13 runs in the second one day international. rookie off spinner charlie dean had a superb spell to help the hosts to victory, taking a wickets for 36 runs in only her second odi. england are two up in the four match series. the chelsea manager thomas tuchel said his team was sloppy, lacking energy and the right attitude, but
williamson. moeen ali will also be vice captain of the test side for the first time tomorrow. it s an absolute honour. i feel like everybody would do good if you re the captain of your country, and it s a massive honour. to be part of the team, to come into the series later on, and obviously due to ben stokes and jos not being here. for me it shows what the guys think of me, yeah. for me it shows what the guys think of me. yeah- for me it shows what the guys think of me, eah. ,, , of me, yeah. david smith became the bocce player- of me, yeah. david smith became the bocce player- he of me, yeah. david smith became the bocce player. he retained of me, yeah. david smith became the bocce player. he retained his - bocce player. he retained his victory of a malicious but he did it the hard way. fighting back from to nail down to eventually take it four two isa is a 30th go better for great britain at the game so far. kimi raikonnen has announced he ll
run scorer with 507 ahead of tomorrow s fourth test at the oval. the england captain, who began the year ninth in the charts, jumps above new zealand s kane williamson. moeen ali will also be vice captain of the test side for the first time tomorrow. it s an absolute owner. i feel like everybody would do good if you re the captain of your country, and it s a massive honour. to be part of the team, to come into the series later on, and obviously due to ben stokes and jos not being here. that stokes and jos not being here. that all starts at stokes and jos not being here. that all starts at 11 stokes and jos not being here. that all starts at 11 a:m.. now to the paralympics, where david smith became great britain s most successful boccia player. he retained his paralympic title with victory over malaysia s chew wei lun. but he did it the hard way, fighting back from 2 0 down to eventually take it 4 2.
but they re in friendly action this evening, taking on finland, but also have a host of injuries, so it s a weakened squad and after 30 minutes it s 0 0. harry wilson had a penalty save. joe root is back at the top of the international test batting rankings, for the first time in six years. he s enjoyed a stunning series so faragainst india. root has scored centuries in all three test matches, and is the series top run scorer with 507 runs ahead of tomorrow s fourth test at the oval. the england captain, who began the year ninth in the charts, jumps above new zealand s kane williamson to become the no1 test batsman. number one test batsman. moeen ali will also be vice captain of the test side for the first time tomorrow. defending champion primos roglic is back in the lead of the vuelta a espana after a dramatic 17th stage. norway s 0dd christian eiking started the day in the leader s red jersey, but was dropped