The Bank of England must contend with a slowdown in Britain's economy but also stubborn inflation pressures when it considers whether to cut interest rates in early February as well as its message about the outlook for the rest of the year.

A weaker UK economy is expected to prompt the Bank of England to accelerate interest rate cuts; Goldman Sachs predicts up to six reductions by the end of next year. The investment bank’s analysts think that as inflationary pressures continue and economic growth slows,

Markets are greatly underestimating the likelihood that the Bank of England will need to speed up the pace of interest rate cuts, Goldman Sachs has argued. They forecast that UK interest rates could drop to 3.

England's heaviest defeats in terms of balls remaining in T20Is: Not making excuses but lots of Indian mis-hits have landed safely so the score might have been less one sided had we been luckier in that regard. A top-edge pull from Tilak Varma off Mark Wood flies past Phil Salt. India have won by seven wickets with a whopping 43 balls to spare.

India has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the series-opening T20 against England’s cricketers in Kolkata

England remain winless in the Women's Ashes as Australia won a dramatic rain-affected encounter by six runs in the second T20 to complete an outright series victory.

Australia 185 for 5 (McGrath 48*, Mooney 44, Dean 2-28) beat England 168 for 4 (Wyatt-Hodge 52, Knight 43*, Schutt 2-32) by six runs (DLS method) Australia secured Ashes outright despite a fine hand from Heather Knight when the skies in Canberra parted for long enough for the game to resume after England had been ahead of the DLS target.

Teenager Rocky Flintoff, son of former England all-rounder Andrew, scores a century for England Lions in Australia.