you have to have a really strong inner belief to be able to come back and we need to put some pride back into the badge, and we need to give people back home something to celebrate. well, joe root can rely on himself to score runs but really no one else, and that is unsustainable. i don t think with our system we are producing quality test batsmen. there is a big emphasis, as is well documented, about one day cricket, hundred cricket, t20, 50 over we won the 50 over world cup in 2019, which was brilliant but our county cricket which is the breeding ground for our test players is marginalised. perhaps australia might actually long for england to improve. when it s such a one sided series, even winning could get boring. joe wilson, bbc news. there s more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. now on bbc one it s time for the news where you are.
electronic cigarettes are widely seen as a safer alternative, although most do contain nicotine, which is addictive. the pandemic has also affected smoking habits. there had been higher rates of quitting, but also high rates of relapse and signs of an increase in smoking among younger people. that bad food that you re probably eating, not being motivated enough to do exercise, smoking, all of those behaviours are little bits that your children are picking up. campaigners also stress that giving up smoking is one new year resolution that also benefits others. tim muffet, bbc news. cricket now and australia have thrashed england to retain the ashes at melbourne. the visitors were all bowled out for only 68 runs, in just over 80 minutes, their lowest total in australia since march 190a. joe wilson was watching through his fingers.
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