#england

#england

The two which perform best across the three European competitions this season will be handed European Performance Spots (EPS). That means fifth place in the Premier League table could go from being a Europa League place to a ticket into the Champions League - Newcastle benefited this way last season. But will an English club get that reward again? To work out who are the successful nations, Uefa takes into consideration the overall performance of clubs in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.

The England supporters on the hill in front of the heritage-listed scoreboard never gave up and, to their credit, neither did their team. But in the end, despite losing Nathan Lyon to a hamstring injury, it was Australia who prevailed by 82 runs to win this Ashes series with two Tests to spare. Needing just 11 days of play to claim an unassailable 3-0 lead, Pat Cummins and his men equalled Steve Waugh's sides in 2001 and 2002/03 for the fastest Ashes wins.

England fans won't have to pull all-nighters to watch their team in the group stages of the World Cup following today's confirmation of the kick-off times. The Three Lions were yesterday drawn in Group L alongside Croatia, Ghana and Panama and the start times have now been revealed. Thomas Tuchel's side will open their account against Croatia - the team that beat them in the 2018 semi-finals - in Dallas on June 17 with a 4pm ET kick-off, which is 9pm in the UK.

Croatia are the highest-ranked potential Pot 2 opponents (10th) and reached the final and the semi-finalis at the past two World Cups respectively but, with a maximum of two European teams in each group, drawing them would eliminate for England the possibility of facing Erling Haaland's Norway, who are in Pot 3, or Italy, who are in Pot 4, if the four-time champions get through the playoffs in March.

Another international, another impressive performance so far from Elliot Anderson. Only his fifth England appearance, already looks so at home, surely Tuchel's starting No 6 at the World Cup. Good in possession. Taking ball from Pickford, calmly passing through the Serbian press.

Jordan Pickford: England's number one did not have a meaningful save to make. 6 Reece James: As England dominated the game, James spent most of the time in attacking positions and was not up against much going towards his own goal. One of Thomas Tuchel's favourites and looks to be England's first-choice right-back. 6 Ezri Konsa: Just like the rest of the England back four, it was an easy night for Konsa. Good on the ball and kept it moving as he started attacks.

"At the moment, if we keep the structure, they cannot play. "They can but not in the structure, not for the balance that we developed and not for the structure that comes also with wingers who are like specialists in their positions. We play at the moment with a six, eight, a 10 and a nine."

England are on the cusp of World Cup qualification and could seal a spot at the 2026 tournament with a win over Latvia on Tuesday (19:45 BST). Who could England potentially join? For this week's big Tuesday quiz we want you to name the nations who have already booked their place at next summer's World Cup. We've given you each nation's football confederation as a clue. There's no timer on this one. Good luck!

We might be in the midst of the men's international break, but the WSL remains in full swing. All 12 teams are in action today, with four games kicking off at 12pm BST. Chelsea v Tottenham (12pm BST) London City Lionesses v West Ham (12pm BST) Aston Villa v Leicester City (12pm BST) Everton v Manchester United (12pm BST) Arsenal v Brighton (2:30pm BST) Liverpool v Manchester City (4:45pm BST)

Jarell Quansah will miss England's World Cup qualifier against Latvia due to injury and the defender who did not play a part in England's 3-0 friendly win over Wales at Wembley will return to his club Bayer Leverkusen. England did not reveal the nature of his injury but the 22-year-old has returned to the Bundesliga club as a precaution. The former Liverpool defender has been a mainstay in Leverkusen's defence this season

"Last season was tough for me, to the point where I thought about stopping. I didn't want to do it. I had had enough of being so professional and trying to do everything right in my power, to then keep breaking down and not having the answers. It was a very difficult place to be in."