Welcome to another edition of The Nutmeg, the Evening Standard’s weekly football talk show. Here, reporters Dan Kilpatrick, James Robson, Simon Collings and Jack Rosser discuss the latest weekend Premier League action and all the biggest storylines on the London scene. This week the episode begins with a discussion on Gareth Bale; is he back to his best, or was it just Burnley? Is this a vindication of Jose Mourinho’s handling of the player, or should the player have been thrown into the team earlier? Talk of a resurgence for highly paid wingers, Willian grabbed two assists in his best performance for Arsenal since the opening day of the season. Is this the turning point the Brazilian, and Mikel Arteta, needed? Chelsea and Manchester United played out a dour draw, with most of the entertainment coming afterwards with most straight-talking from Thomas Tuchel and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer revealing a pre-match browse of Chelsea’s website. So, what of Tuchel calling out Tammy Abraham? Does the new manager not trust his younger players? The reporters also answer your questions on a range of topics such as the positive impact the Europa League has had not both Spurs and Arsenal, is Tuchel the new Mourinho, is Mason Mount the new Lionel Messi? Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RQon_YwCnp_LbPtEwW65w?sub_confirmation=1
Footage has emerged of a young Black gymnast appearing to be missed during a medal ceremony in Ireland. The incident occurred at an event in Dublin in March 2022. Four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles says the incident “broke my heart”. The child’s mother, speaking anonymously, has said she believes Gymnastics Ireland has failed to publicly apologise for the incident. Subscribe to the Evening Standard: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Evening-Standard for latest breaking news from the UK, US and around the world, plus podcasts and features. Evening Standard on socials: Check out our full video catalog: https://www.youtube.com/c/LondonEveningStandard/videos Videos, daily editorial and more: https://www.standard.co.uk/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/eveningstandard Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eveningstandard and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evening.standard
France’s 30-24 win over a spirited Ireland in Paris was at a “different level” to anything else we’ve seen in the Six Nations thus far, according to England legend Lawrence Dallaglio. Speaking on his new rugby podcast with the Evening Standard in association with Fuller’s London Pride, the former Wasps man was full of praise for the French, who are in pole position at the head of the Championship. This week, Dallaglio was joined by France legend Thomas Castaignède, Tom Counsell from the popular Bath Rugby Plug podcast and the Evening Standard’s Simon Collings to roundup all the action from the second weekend of the Six Nations and the wider rugby world. The crew discussed the physicality of a young French team, Wales’ return to form back on home soil and, of course, England’s win over Italy, which earned mixed reviews from the panel. Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RQon_YwCnp_LbPtEwW65w?sub_confirmation=1
West Ham defender Kurt Zouma has issued an apology over disturbing footage shared which shows him drop-kicking his cat across his kitchen. The French international said there were “no excuses” for his behaviour, while West Ham “unreservedly condemned” the centre-back’s actions and said they would deal with the matter internally. Continue reading: https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-kurt-zouma-cat-video-b981284.html Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RQon_YwCnp_LbPtEwW65w?sub_confirmation=1
At the end of a fourth day on which the rain refused to fall on twin centurion Usman Khawaja’s parade, England have 98 overs to bat to save the Sydney Test, which would save them from their third whitewash in Australia in 15 years. The forecast had been dismal, but a full day’s play – spanning three innings – was possible, with the rain arriving five minutes after the close. England started the day by batting 9.1 overs, losing their final three first innings wickets, and ended batting 11 overs, with their callow openers standing firm for their highest stand of the series, an unbeaten 30. Continue reading: https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/cricket/ashes-england-australia-sydney-day-four-report-b975599.html Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RQon_YwCnp_LbPtEwW65w?sub_confirmation=1
Before this series began, Joe Root declared that his England team would “do things differently to how we’ve done them” on previous Ashes tours. We are six days in, and nothing has changed. It has been a catalogue of errors seen on tours past. When she sang “I think I’ve seen this film before, and I didn’t like the ending”, Taylor Swift probably was not thinking of Ashes cricket. She might as well have been. In 2017, England lost by 10 wickets in Brisbane. This time, they lost by nine. And now in Adelaide, this match is following an unerringly similar path to the Test four years ago. Then, batting first, Australia cruised into the final session of day two, spending 149 overs compiling 442 for eight, so they could get tucked into England’s openers under lights. They picked up one wicket, on the way to a thumping win. Continue reading: https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/cricket/ashes-england-australia-report-close-day-2-adelaide-b972525.html Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RQon_YwCnp_LbPtEwW65w?sub_confirmation=1
David Warner expressed bemusement at England’s short-ball tactics that he felt “worked into our plan a bit” on an opening day of the Second Ashes Test dominated by Australia. Australia reached stumps on 209 for two, with England’s wicketkeeper Jos Buttler dropping a pair of simple catches off Marnus Labuschagne, who is second in the ICC’s batting rankings and finished the day unbeaten on 95. Warner had made 95 earlier in the day. After a promising morning session in which they conceded just 45 runs, England’s tactics became a little bizarre, including sustained spells of short-pitched bowling from Ben Stokes, one of five right-arm medium-fast bowlers in a samey attack. Continue reading: https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/cricket/ashes-david-warner-england-australia-day-one-b972389.html Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RQon_YwCnp_LbPtEwW65w?sub_confirmation=1
Recorded live in The Temperance pub in South West London, Lawrence and Ben are joined by former Wasps, Munster and Ireland centre, Rob Henderson, who shares his memories of the British & Irish Lions tour in 2001. Lawrence and guests also debate the team selection for the First Test against South Africa. Plus find out what made Lawrence insist on a different surgeon after breaking his ankle in the 2005 tour. Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RQon_YwCnp_LbPtEwW65w?sub_confirmation=1