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South africa are currently 57 without loss. theres live coverage of the match on bbc radio 5 live sports extra, with updates also on the bbc sport website. the winners of todays semifinal will play defending champions australia on sunday. and a brilliant 184 not out from harry brook put england in the ascendancy on day one of the second and final test against new zealand. early on though, england had been in trouble. an openers batting collapse, and they were struggling on 21 for three. but then...

He got to 100 with a kind of trick shot. even his mishits work. ten years into his england career, this may be the golden era ofjoe root, playing with freedom. a couple of wickets brought ben stokes to the crease, and he took freedom to another level — into the stands. england were still far from new zealands score. ben stokes saw the summit and fell. 46 off 33 balls. it was certainly brave. butjoe root reached his 150 with the kind of elegance that made his captain acknowledge. yeah, that is ...

Making his highest test score. is that a six? sure is. joe root in full flow. there are no safer hands in cricket. well, not many. he got to 100 with a kind of trick shot, even his miss—hits work. this may be the golden era ofjoe root, playing with freedom. a couple of wickets brought been stokes, and he took freedom to another level. england were still climbing towards new zealands score and ben stokes saw the summit. butjoe root reached his 150 with the kind of elegance that made his captain...

Vast first—innings total england had to bat, so why not enjoy it? alex lees made his highest score for england but 67 felt like a disappointment, such was the context. this was a day of opportunity, and he knew it. both teams dropped several catches. this was a tough one but it wasjoe root, and therefore to be regretted by new zealand. ollie pope was guiding his way to 100. england batting his talent, giving him responsibility, and this is how you show you are worth it. soon playing his full r...

Captained his country and will look back on the past five years with enormous pride. it was an honour to do thejob and enormous pride. it was an honour to do the job and be the custodian on the pinnacle of english cricket. questions will turn to who will replace him, but with the way the results have been, there have not been standout performances. the key name will be ben stokes, he has been deputising in the absence ofjoe root. you have to feel that is the main contender. a lot of big jobs to ...

Way against opponents. they face different ways to play. tonight, i take an inspiration and im going to do an incredible tactic tomorrow, so... we play with 12 tomorrow. i dont know if he will be allowed to do that. i dont know if he will be allowed to do that-— i dont know if he will be allowed| to do that._ being to do that. what was that? being exoressive- _ to do that. what was that? being expressive. on _ to do that. what was that? being expressive. on cricket _ to do that. what was that?...

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The county council had wanted to take down the padlocks on weir bridge in bakewell, to carry out maintenance work, but have now paused the scheme until 2023. campaigners are pleased, saying it gives them time to decide what to do with the padlocks. 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. what was it on the...

What was it on the faces of the australian players in melbourne? delight? of course. but surprise, too? surely even they didnt expect everything this quickly. this easily. commentator: oh, hes got him! theres the comeback! englands latest collapse was a new low. ben stokes, first man out. well, the bowling was too good and australia have a limitless supply of it. scott boland got rid ofjoe root for 28. boland was selected specifically for this match. he took six wickets for seven runs in england...

Regular tests, better ventilation — some of the measures adopted as englands pupils return to the classroom. and tonights world cup qualifiers, england breezed past hungary in budapest but the march red match was marked by racist abuse from the home fans. # and now you see another me # ive been reloaded, yeah and its abbas first album of new material for a0 years, backed up by a series of virtual concerts. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, the late wicket ofjoe root leaves th...