quick round up of some of the day s other sports stories. newcastle have agreed a fee of 12 million pounds with atletico madrid for england full back kieran trippier. the former tottenham player is understood to be now having a medical. the 31 year old will become eddie howe s first signing. arsenal s ainsley maitland niles is heading on loan to roma for the rest of the season. he s only started two league games this season and has spoken of his frustration at a lack of playing time. maitland niles will travel to italy for a medical ahead of the move. tomorrow s league cup semi final first leg between arsenal and liverpool has been called off after a covid outbreak in the liverpool squad. the number of cases has forced the temporary closure of liverpool s training base. the emirates will now host the second leg onjanuary 20th. let s get to some live football this evening now, as it s the first leg of the efl cup semifinal between chelsea and tottenham at stamford bridge, which sees the
it s the first day of the fifth and final ashes test the first time austrlia and england have ever played a test in hobart, tasmania. and we ve witnessed the rare sight of england actaully getting on top in this series. the ashes long gone, of course. england made five changes. one of those returning was ollie robinson he got david warner for nought. usman khawaja made two centuries in the last test but this time he scored just 6 falling to stuart broad. and then the big one steve smith a second catch for zak crawley off robinson for a duck. the aussies have recovered with marnus labuschagne going well. but he was bowled by broad. at the dinner break australia 85 for 1l arsenal managed to hold out for a goalless draw against liverpool last night, in their delayed league cup semi final first leg at anfield. the first half went by without a shot on target