in reply, new zealand quickly tore into it. devon conway and man of the match rachin ravindra both hitting stunning centuries as new zealand went on to win by nine wickets. so not the best start for the defending champions england. here are the thoughts of our cricket reporter henry moaren. pa rt part of the problem was that they just part of the problem was that theyjust kept getting partnerships that fell away. a new look at the way that harry brook got out, liam livingstone, jonny bairstow, experience plays getting caught in the deep and not committing to the shots they were playing. this england team's identity in whiteville and more recently in test cricket has been absolute commitment to the shot, ensuring you give it absolutely everything when you're going to play those aggressive strokes. they didn't quite do that today and it seemed to fall away when they needed those partnerships

to build it didn't happen. joe root played really well. he will be the one bright spot from the england batting coach. the first time in one day international history, men's or women's, that everything the black may batting lineup has made it to double figures. significant, though, nobody went on to make it into three figures. england's problem today was the parting. —— there batting. so a chastening defeat for england, but a great start to the tournament for new zealand. the england captain knows his side will need to improve, but is looking on the bright side. disappointed. we were completely outplayed, but the first thing that springs to mind is, whether you do lose by a run or a defeat like that, it is one loss at the start of a very long tournament, so i think that is what i will be encouraging everybody to remember. it was certainly a tough loss to take, we were outplayed, but we have a lot of experienced guys in the room, guys who have been through lots of things and have faced defeats like that before. so just if we won the game we don't get too high, and we won't get too low

when we lose, as well. i think this is pretty special. it is pretty cool to share that with devon, my mate. it was a good game for us as a team, as a whole. it's another busy night of european football. in the europa league, brighton fought back from 2—0 down to draw in marseilles and earn their first point in european football. liverpool beat the belgian league leaders union saint gilloise 2—0. west ham won in germany at freiburg. but scottish side rangers lost in cyprus to aris limassol. elsewhere, aek athens drew with ajax. sporting lost at home to atalanta. and there were wins for villa real, real betis and roma. then in the europa conference league, aston villa won at home to the bosnian team — zrinjski mostar in their first european match at villa park in 13 years. aberdeen drew with hjk helsinki. and ki klaksvik held lille

to a goalless draw to become the first team from the faroe islands to get a point in europe. all the other scores are on the bbc sport website. well, one of aston villa's players on the bench for their match, ollie watkins, is back in the england squad. manager gareth southgate has recalled watkins for their upcoming games against australia and italy. watkins hasn't featured for england since march last year. ollie has started the season well. he has had a bit of scoring form in the last couple of weeks. you have to be careful with that because you can't just go on recency bias when you're looking at selection, but he is in good form. he is coming in on a high and he has been with us before, we know his character, his personality, he is a good

guy around the group. he is playing for a club that is really well coached and the team are in a good moment. at the rugby world cup, new zealand are into the quarterfinals after thrashing uruguay 73—0. after a slow start, the all blacks scored 11 tries with a hat—trick for leicester fainga'anuku. new zealand are likely to finish second in pool a behind france. well, the home nations are back in action this weekend. england are already guaranteed a place in the last eight and they take on samoa in theirfinal group game on saturday. head coach steve borthwick has announced his squad, with george ford and owen farrell starting together as fly—half and inside centre for the first time for two and a half years. can't wait to obviously get out there from the start of the game, we are doing a 12 again from we have done it many times before and avoids loved it, enjoyed it, we felt like we've had some great performances from doing it. got to get the

start right, build the game right, be ruthless in the way we play stop we can sense it and feel it from the preparation of a leading up to this game that it will be exciting. in terms of what's important and — in terms of what's important and what _ in terms of what's important and what will be the key factors _ and what will be the key factors in terms of winning, there's_ factors in terms of winning, there's nothing revolutionary. we have — there's nothing revolutionary. we have seen how important the defence — we have seen how important the defence is. the team with the best— defence is. the team with the best defence always ends up winning _ best defence always ends up winning. the higher up you go is less. — winning. the higher up you go is less. the _ winning. the higher up you go is less, the low things become more — is less, the low things become more important. we believe we can improve day by day, let alone — can improve day by day, let alone game by game. so that's the ambition, thus the belief within— the ambition, thus the belief within this team. well, also on saturday, scotland and ireland go head to head with scotland needing to beat the world's top side by at least eight points to reach the knock—out stages. i think everyone in rugby knows at the moment they are the

in—form team, the team everyone is trying to knock over full like i said, we have done a lot of work and we have belief in our squad. we think we've got the game and the place to go and beat them if we can make it work on the night. we are, again, not trying to focus too much and what they will bring, trying to look at what we can do. asa as a massive game, so important to us— as a massive game, so important to us and — as a massive game, so important to us and certainly, obviously, to us and certainly, obviously, to them — to us and certainly, obviously, to them. but to the travelling fans— to them. but to the travelling fans and _ to them. but to the travelling fans and the people back home, etc, it's — fans and the people back home, etc, it's a — fans and the people back home, etc, it's a huge game. we have iain henderson our group, he is good _ iain henderson our group, he is good at — iain henderson our group, he is good at maths, we are across everything as well as that's concern _ everything as well as that's concern. the easiest way is to make — concern. the easiest way is to make sure _ concern. the easiest way is to make sure we perform well and deserved — make sure we perform well and deserved to win the game. that is going to be quite a match, isn't it? let's go back to cricket and we now how much india loves the sport, they are of course hosting the world cup with high hopes of winning the trophy on home soil and in one small village there, an enthusiastic girls team is breaking traditions and dreaming big. samira hussain

reports from punjab. the pure joy of cricket. these players are part of the gulab cricket academy. all girls, all from neighbouring villages, and all heart. in rural communities, girls don't usually get these kinds of opportunities. they are the lucky ones, playing on a cricket pitch in the heart of farm country. this girl has been on the team since it started four years ago. she plays with passion and dreams of making it big. translation: when we are playing a match i feel- like i am wearing a jersey for team india. when i play i feel only one thing, that i am not playing for india now, but i will play for india's cricket

team some day. there's a lot more happening here than just girls playing cricket. they're also breaking with tradition. they are building confidence both on and off the pitch and also changing people's mindsets in terms of what girls can do. this man wanted to be a professional cricketer but lacked opportunity and resources. so he started this plucky little team free of cost to encourage these girls to dream beyond the boundaries of the rural communities. translation: mostly in indian villages girls are not _ permitted to go outside their homes. now we are also able to have matches between girls and boys. that makes them proud of themselves. now they are able to tell their parents that "i can do it".

for a few hours a day, they are free from societal pressures and able to just be kids. samira hussain, bbc news. that is such a lovely story. it reminds me of our top story that england have lost their opening match, the opening match of the cricket world cup. there the defending champion�*s but were heavily beaten by new zealand. that's it from me. that's all we've got time for. as always, there's much more on the bbc sport website and app. but from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. it was a rather mixed picture across the uk on thursday with a very slow moving weather front, giving outbreaks of rain, particularly towards the north and the west, such as here in argyll and bute, but further south.

a lot more sunshine around, albeit quite hazy at times. now, as we head through the next few days, there is more rain to come in the forecast. it's mostly for scotland, particularly western areas of scotland, but further south, largely dry and it will also be turning warmer. now for the rest of the night. still outbreaks of rain across the central swathe of the country to the north and the south of that front. lots of clear skies and its very mild start to the day tomorrow across the board, but particularly across scotland where temperatures dipped a little bit below freezing last night, a lot milder into friday morning. and on friday, you can see from the pressure chart, high pressure builds into the south, so it will be dry here and our weather front pushes ever so slowly northward. so it's a wet start to the day for northwest england, for northern ireland, but it should dry out here a bit later on the rain pushing into the central belt. it is a sunny start to the day across aberdeenshire. windy for caithness and sutherland, also blustery for the northern isles. lots of sunshine towards the south of the front. it will be quite hazy at times again. but temperatures starting to rise on friday, up to 20 to 23 degrees celsius in the south of england,

the high teens potentially for aberdeenshire. and then on friday night into saturday, that rain still driving into western scotland, very heavy over the western hills and it will be across the whole of scotland, i think, as we head through into saturday morning. further south, a lot of sunshine throughout the day. on sunday, temperatures in northern ireland could get as high as 19 or 20 degrees. we're looking at the low 20s for northern england, also for much of wales, maybe 25 or 26 celsius in the southeast of england and east anglia. and it's more or less the same on sunday. temperatures a little bit lower and our weather front gradually pushes further northwards across scotland to where of course, it's going to be cooler. big contrast in temperatures here. again, we're looking at the low 20s. much of england and wales, a bit more cloud too, across northern ireland. these are the daytime averages for this point in october. so you can see we're above average across the board, 12 degrees in the north, 16 degrees celsius in the south. so even scotland is mild for this point. in october, the unseasonable heat continues across england and wales as we head

into the start of next week.

live from washington, this is bbc news. mexico's president criticises the biden administration over plans to extend a us border wall. translation: to extend a us border wall. authorising the construction translation: authorising the construction of a wall is a setback. it does not solve the problem. international condemnation after a russian airstrike kills at least 50 in northeastern ukraine, including a 6—year—old boy. and a stark warning from climate scientists —

last month was officially the world's hottest september on record. in a significant shift in policy, us presidentjoe biden is waiving 26 federal laws to allow nearly 20 miles of border wall to be built on the nation's southern border with mexico. it will be constructed in a texas county where officials are reporting high numbers of crossings. the department of homeland security says the laws waived include the clean air act and safe drinking water act. president biden is being criticized for the move. one of biden�*s first actions in office back in 2020 was to issue a proclamation that "no more american taxpayer dollars be diverted "to construct a border wall." today his critics are claiming he's backtracking on that promise. migration across the southern us border has continued to tick up on president

biden�*s watch.