their celebrations, that s for sure. also celebrating today, is kate cross. she s been named in england s squad for the ashes test with australia after recovering from illness. the pace bowler needed multiple rounds of antibiotics to treat a parasite infection, but has been included in a is player squad for the four day test at trent bridge starting on 22nd june. she said on social media, it s always so special . the test is followed by three t20s and three one day internationals. full details of the squad are on the bbc sport website and app. it s a huge day for women s sport in england. last year was the baroness this morning euros. this summer at the ashes. the winners of the ashes in particular, for us, i think is much as we can we would encourage people to get out. and watch what we are hoping will be some really entertaining cricket. meanwhile, the men s ashes starts in four days time and australia got the perfect warm up by beating india on sunday to become world tes
and counterclaim from both sides. both sides are reporting heavy losses. and as we have been hearing, this counteroffensive is going to take many months, really the focus has been on the spring and now very much the summer offensive, which will last until about october or november before the rainy season begins. and as we have also reported, it is quite difficult to fight when the weather becomes colder. it becomes difficult for the tanks that go off road to be operating on wetland. so, they had this window where they need to try and make as many gains as possible. joining me live from fife in scotland, kezia dugdale, former leader of the scottish labour party, and from washington, bryan lanza, republican strategist and former director of communications in donald trump s transition team. looking at these developments in ukraine, this counteroffensive is something that has been anticipated for a while now. keep has been quick to talk about successes, but brian, these are small
trafford on day two of the ashes test. the endless appeal of test match cricket is its ability to suddenly surprise. oh, well, what s this? fluent english batting. dominant english batting. first, a partnership of 121 between zak crawley and mr adaptable, i ll bat at three, moeen ali. with no time to lose, under relatively cloudless skies, england needed to score quickly, but they do that naturally. look at zak crawley and look at the effect it has on the bowler. did he do that, there? it s hardly fair. it s what zak crawley does. and on good days, like this, it will take on all the way to 100. it s why the crowd rise to him it s why the crowd rise to him and exactly why england and exactly why england keep on selecting him. what next? justjoe root doing his thing. england scoring in every way, everywhere. crawley passed 150 and accelerating
in the 800 metres. she is in a time paralympic champion. she didn t race at the last championships, but she is entered for events here in paris. the wheelchair racer finished first in heat, but she is going to face some very tough competition in the final. also progressing from hits you final is norway s salam cache valley. the majorly impaired runner is known as the board s fastest para athlete. he holds a world record for the 100 metres, in the time of 10.37 seconds, and you ll be racing in the final on sunday. that is all our racing in the final on sunday. that is all your support racing in the final on sunday. that is all your support to another. you can find out more and other stories, and indeed, details are in the s and change 14 man squad for the ashes test, which is next week on our website. england s unchanged squad. at least 40 people have died as monsoon rains sweep across northern india causing majorflooding. the capital city delhi is on high
heat being squashed at the south west corner, temperatures could well get up to 31, fresher by the afternoon in the west, a fresher week ahead. this coming week and with that we will see some spells of rain at times. thanks, ben. that s it. i m back at ten, but you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website, as the news continues here on bbc one. let s join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. bye for now. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i m hugh ferris, the headlines this evening. tammy beaumont leads glenn s batting effort as they respond to india s innings in the ashes test. it was the moment that divided his old and no new clubs fans, brendan rodgers admits it was sad to leave celtic four years ago.