hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. england cricket fans have spent the last three weeks waking up to bad news, but the final nail in the ashes coffin came before they even went to bed. everyone in that dressing room is gutted. that's not a good enough performance. we all know that. we need to put some pride back into the badge. west ham swap places with spurs as they win for the first time in five premier league games to go fifth. and the three time champion becomes the third player to withdraw from the pdc world darts after testing positive for covid. hello again. in the end it took less time than the team had to quarantine on arrival in australia. england's ashes hopes turned into dust in just 12 days of cricket. the final nail — being bowled out for a measly 68 in melbourne to lose the third test by an innings. it leaves england three nil down in the series. and a significant fallout to deal with both down under and back home. joe wilson reports. what was it on the faces of the australian faces in melbourne? delight, of course. it surprise to? surely even they didn't expect everything this quickly. this easily... everything this quickly. this easil �* , ., everything this quickly. this easil... �*, ., �*, easily... 0h, he's got him. there's the comeback. _ easily... 0h, he's got him. there's the comeback. england's - easily... 0h, he's got him. there's the comeback. england's latest - the comeback. england's latest colla se the comeback. england's latest collapse was — the comeback. england's latest collapse was a _ the comeback. england's latest collapse was a new— the comeback. england's latest collapse was a new low. - the comeback. england's latest collapse was a new low. then l the comeback. england's latest - collapse was a new low. then stokes first man out. the bowling was to get and australia have the limitless supply. scott boland got rid ofjoe root for 20. pollen was selected specifically for this match. he took six wickets for seven runs and england's second innings. any sense of resistance vanished. film. england's second innings. any sense of resistance vanished.— england's second innings. any sense of resistance vanished. oh, there we no. the of resistance vanished. oh, there we 90- the final — of resistance vanished. oh, there we go. the final wicket _ of resistance vanished. oh, there we go. the final wicket was _ of resistance vanished. oh, there we go. the final wicket was taken - of resistance vanished. oh, there we go. the final wicket was taken by - go. the final wicket was taken by cameron greene, _ go. the final wicket was taken by cameron greene, 22 _ go. the final wicket was taken by cameron greene, 22 years - go. the final wicket was taken by cameron greene, 22 years old. l go. the final wicket was taken by cameron greene, 22 years old. a decade of ashes cricket ahead of him. who's next for england? their best players have been a distant second in the series. no long—term issues will be solved in the next few days, but there are two more test matches. in my viewpoint, when australia grow bored of beating england down under but don't rely on it. there's no sign of it. joe wilson, bbc news. watching that may have forced you behind your sofa, it's been described as "embarrassing" by more than one former england international, and joe root himself called the defeat "gut—wrenching". the captain's position is very much up for debate, as is that of the coach chris silverwood, while pat cummins has won the ashes just over a month after being appointed skipper. the everyone in that dressing room is cutted. the everyone in that dressing room is gutted- you _ the everyone in that dressing room is gutted. you know, _ the everyone in that dressing room is gutted. you know, that's - the everyone in that dressing room is gutted. you know, that's not - the everyone in that dressing room is gutted. you know, that's not a i is gutted. you know, that's not a good enough performance. we all know that. we need to put some pride back into the badge and make sure we come away from this tournament with something, you know, it's as simple as that. the series isn't over yet, we've got two very big games and it's, i mean, more than anything, we went to look past that, talk about it as a player and you talk about the next hour or the next session, the next hour or the next session, the very next ball and managing back to the best of your ability and that is all we have to focus on. that applies to me as well as captain of this team, and like i say, we've got to make sure we come away from this tour with some better performances and a win or two under our belts as well. everything is going to plan. it feels, — everything is going to plan. it feels, you know, ithink our everything is going to plan. it feels, you know, i think our bowlers to wear— feels, you know, i think our bowlers to wear i_ feels, you know, i think our bowlers to wear i haven't felt there's been one session — to wear i haven't felt there's been one session where it really got away from us _ one session where it really got away from us. yeah, it'sjust not... it's what _ from us. yeah, it'sjust not... it's what dreams— from us. yeah, it'sjust not... it's what dreams are made of, the way we have played _ what dreams are made of, the way we have played. ithink what dreams are made of, the way we have played. i think outside of the actual_ have played. i think outside of the actual results, that so many other positives — actual results, that so many other positives as — actual results, that so many other positives as well, we've been able to have _ positives as well, we've been able to have a — positives as well, we've been able to have a couple of debutantes really — to have a couple of debutantes really build a squad of, you know, strong _ really build a squad of, you know, strong 15 — really build a squad of, you know, strong 15 eyed players. it doesn't just feel— strong 15 eyed players. it doesn't just feel like a 3—0 victory committee is that we are really selling — committee is that we are really setting ourselves up for the next few years — setting ourselves up for the next few years as well. this really consolidates that we are, you know, a really _ consolidates that we are, you know, a really good strong test cricket side, _ a really good strong test cricket side, and — a really good strong test cricket side, and as said earlier, i think it's a _ side, and as said earlier, i think it's a good — side, and as said earlier, i think it's a good sign for the next few years _ it's a good sign for the next few ears. , particularly on ms, that. so where do england look for the reasons why yet another ashes series in australia has been lost and quite so calamitously. short term issues seem to include the disrupted preparation, while there are also long term questions about how red—ball cricket has fallen down the list of priorities for the english game. there's already been plenty of time to start the postmortem. there's not much that has gone right, if we are being quite honest. i think the lack of first innings runs has been a big problem for england, i think the lack of preparation time that they had in the build—up to the tour, they had less than a day's practice in the few weeks they had in australia in the build—up to the first test match because of bad weather which i think has a bit of a reason as to why they got into a bad run of form in their back—to—back test matches, by that i mean there's only three or four days in between each game so you just roll from game to game and it's easy to take the baggage from all of the bad performances into the next one. a combination of all of those things, i would say. the most disappointing thing over here from australians is they want to see their side challenged, i think, and i don't think at any stage over the three games so far have they really been challenged. england have only beaten australia five times — england have only beaten australia five times since the first world war in australia — five times since the first world war in australia. it doesn't happen very often _ in australia. it doesn't happen very often it's— in australia. it doesn't happen very often it's a — in australia. it doesn't happen very often. it's a completely different type of— often. it's a completely different type of game here, so to expect them to keep _ type of game here, so to expect them to keep coming here and winning is unrealistic — to keep coming here and winning is unrealistic. they've only won once in ten _ unrealistic. they've only won once in ten out — unrealistic. they've only won once in ten out of — unrealistic. they've only won once in ten out of 11. they should be playing — in ten out of 11. they should be playing better than they are. our championship cricket is so marginalised and so relegated to the fringes _ marginalised and so relegated to the fringes of— marginalised and so relegated to the fringes of the season, there is no way we _ fringes of the season, there is no way we can— fringes of the season, there is no way we can expect to reduce test players _ way we can expect to reduce test players who are going to come to somewhere like australia or india and competes. it's not going to happen — a lot more of that on the bbc sport website and app. thankfully come this afternoon, some football came along to distract one or two of us. the day's premier league games, those that survived the covid cut have so far been about pretenders to the top four, and spurs have dropped two points and a place further from that goal after having two goals ruled out in a i—all draw at southampton. patrick gearey has more. what day is this? what ground is this? is it a time of yearfor everyone from perhaps especially footballers. this meant started with 25 minutes of mottled football, then one moment of beautiful clarity. james celebrates with the goal swing. having scored with a perfect wedge. before half—time, things would bend back the other way. young men son followed spurious penalty, mohammed had already been booked, the red card a formality as with harry came taking was the penalty. now the game was there for tottenham to win, and on demand to south hampton forgot about terry kane at their peril, but all goals are now provisional. this one was outside. marginally. the keepers seems now is to protect the goal, but what happened here? according to the vector become a forest that had been filed. according to spurious, he had been lucky. they struggled to fashion their own chances, brian hill had the last of them in their chase for the top four, this was a mess. they will end the year with regrets. patrick geary, bbc news. it is not easy to play after only 44 hours. forsure, we it is not easy to play after only 44 hours. for sure, we have had a bit of fatigue and may be our decision wasn't so right. but i think that at the end of the game, we could win, and we are to be disappointed. replacing spurs in fifth are west ham. they had a big win over watford — who took the lead at vicarage road in the fourth minute, but lost 4—1. it's west ham's first premier league victory since december 4th. here's drew savage. 2021 ended with relief david myers. he said west ham hadn't been playing badly during their five—game win this run. his team had gone out and proved him right. nobody quite knew how watford would start not playing a match for 18 days. emmanuel dennis had the answer. also one or two holes in the watford defence at the other end. jared bowen spotted one, that was the equaliser. two minutes later, west ham were in front, the effort was deflected and. the game was in the balance for a while. lucas kept out to keep the hammers ahead. after the ar had spotted watford keeper �*s follow—up, veteran mark noble clipped the game beyond reasonable doubt. the cherry on the post—christmas cake was provided by the excellent bowen in entry ten, the excellent bowen in entry ten, the perfect pass to make it four, and a happy new yearfor the perfect pass to make it four, and a happy new year for the hammers. drew savage, bbc news. to be talked about, savage, bbc news. to be talked about. you _ savage, bbc news. to be talked about, you know, _ savage, bbc news. to be talked about, you know, i— savage, bbc news. to be talked about, you know, i chance - savage, bbc news. to be talked about, you know, i chance at. savage, bbc news. to be talked | about, you know, i chance at the savage, bbc news. to be talked - about, you know, i chance at the top four, it's a big turnaround for us. look, we have got a long way to go, we have got to try to maintain it. we have to get our standards back from our performances are not close to where they should be, but hopefully we can get ready and be like the good teams and get better in the second half of the season. crystal palace's second win in four games has taken them into the top ten... a place the team they beat can only dream of. 0dsonne edouard had given palace the lead against norwich from a penalty, before two further goals before half time from jean—philippe mateta and jeffrey schlupp gave them a comfortable win. 3—nil it finished, leaving norwich bottom of the league. chelsea defender ben chilwell could miss the rest of the season as he undergoes knee surgery this week. the england left—back suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage during chelsea's champions league win againstjuventus last month. the club had initially wanted to avoid surgery but have confirmed today he needs an operation. spain forward ferran torres has completed his move from manchester city to barcelona. the deal is worth an initial 46.7 million pounds and the 21 year old has signed a five and a half year deal. torres spentjust 16 months at city afterjoining from valencia last year. meanwhile, manchester united have turned down an offer from sevilla to take forward anthony martial on loan. it's thought the spanish club were only willing to pay half of the frenchman's 150 thousand pound a week wages. martial has told united he wants to leave old trafford. dominic thiem has pulled out of january's australian open. the 2020 finalist has not played sincejune because of a wrist injury. the issue meant the austrian could not defend the us open title he won last year. but naomi 0saka has landed in melbourne to prepare for the defence of her australian open title. the japanese four—time grand slam winner hasn't played since losing in the third round of the us open and taking a break from the sport. the australian open begins in just under three weeks. premiership rugby are investigating allegations against leicester regarding historical image rights payments. tigers have confirmed they've met with representatives of the league to discuss the potential breach of salary cap rules, which the times reports relates to links between the club and a now defunct company, worldwide image management. leicester are top of the premiership with ten wins from ten. three—time champion michael van gerwen has withdrawn from the pdc world darts championship after testing positive for covid—19. he was scheduled to play his third—round match against chris dobey, who will get a bye into the last 16 at alexandra palace. van gerwen's fellow dutch players raymond van barneveld and vincent van der voort have also tested positive for coronavirus. and just in case you're an english cricket fan looking for the tiniest crumb of comfort this evening... at least there was one player from these shores doing well down under today, albeit in t20 cricket. sam billings top scored for sydney thunder as they beat big bash league leaders perth scorchers in canberra. while his international teammates were being skittled for 68, billings on his own managed 67 off 35 balls to help his team win by 3a runs. that's all from sportsday. next up it's living with obesity: the mental health burden. from everybody here, thank you for joining us. it is goodbye for now. i feel weak, i feel like a failure because i can't lose weight. that's it. for thousands across the uk, living with obesity can be hard, physically and mentally. i think if you're living with severe, chronic obesity, then it's highly likely that you will have a mental health difficulty. this is not simply about lifestyle choices, it's a tangled mix of genetics, environment and emotion. food has been my- happiness for 15 years. and new research has found a link between obesity and feelings of despair and shame. i didn't realise i had self—confidence issues, i thought i was just an introvert and that was that. but we'll also see how for some, the most advanced treatments can offer a fresh start. india is 28 and she's lived with obesity for most of her life. the first time i remember bullying starting, i was injunior school.

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