
He also enjoyed success against both Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith with short balls. While Wood’s home record is notably less impressive than Broad’s, he enjoyed a fine 2021/22 Ashes campaign, taking 17 wickets including 6-37, his Test best figures, in the fifth Test in Hobart. He has a fine record at Edgbaston, taking 43 Test wickets at 24.1 at the ground, and took 5-86 in the first innings against Australia four years ago. He particularly thrived against David Warner, Australia’s opener, dismissing him seven times in ten innings as Warner averaged just 9.5. Should Wood be chosen over Broad it would mean England’s bowlers will not have bowled a Test ball this summer as none of Anderson, Wood, Robinson and Ali featured against Ireland earlier this month with Stokes opting not to bowl entirely during the Test.īroad, England’s second highest wicket-taker of all time, had a fine Ashes series in 2019. Matthew Potts, Chris Woakes and Josh Tongue, the other three seamers in the squad, will hope to feature later in the summer. While the progress on Stokes will help with the make-up of England’s bowling attack, the captain and Brendon McCullum still face a major decision over who to select as the third seamer. Both James Anderson and Ollie Robinson are set to play, leaving the final spot between Broad or Wood. ▪ 1754 - transmitted only on LW on weekdays, as an opt-out from the PM programme, but at weekends transmitted on both FM and LW.England face a tough decision between picking Stuart Broad or Mark Wood as they finalise their team for the first Ashes Test.Ĭaptain Ben Stokes bowled 12 balls in the middle on Tuesday, giving England a boost about his fitness and the role he can play as the fourth seamer. ▪ 1201 - normally transmitted on LW only. Includes weather reports from coastal stations at 0525, and an inshore waters forecast at 0527. The broadcast finishes at approximately 0058.

Includes weather reports from an extended list of coastal stations at 0052 and an inshore waters forecast at 0055 and concludes with a brief UK weather outlook for the coming day.

The waters around the British Isles are divided into sea areas, also known as weather areas There are four broadcasts per day at the following times: ▪ 0048 - transmitted on FM and LW.

The forecasts sent over the Navtex system use a similar format and the same sea areas. It is produced by the Met Office and broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Shipping Forecast The Shipping Forecast is a BBC Radio broadcast of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the coasts of the British Isles.
