:00:00. > :00:10.Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC Sport Centre. I'm Olly Foster.
:00:11. > :00:20.This is the final Saturday Sportsday of 2013.
:00:21. > :00:28.Lots coming up in today's show. An early kick off in the Premier
:00:29. > :00:31.League. We'll have an update on West Ham against West Bromwich Albion.
:00:32. > :00:34.Further afield, with Sochi fast approaching, we meet one of Great
:00:35. > :00:37.Britain's brightest Paralympic hopes.
:00:38. > :00:44.England's hockey stars are hoping to cook up a storm in 2014. D they have
:00:45. > :00:48.been finding a novel way to prepare for their next tournament.
:00:49. > :00:52.And before we jump into next year, we'll take a look back at some of
:00:53. > :00:56.the great moments of 2013. But first, here are today's
:00:57. > :00:59.headlines. England's cricketers are heading for
:01:00. > :01:02.defeat in the Fourth Ashes Test after a batting collapse in their
:01:03. > :01:04.second innings on the third day. We'll have more from Melbourne in a
:01:05. > :01:07.moment. Cardiff City have held talks with
:01:08. > :01:10.former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer about replacing
:01:11. > :01:15.their sacked manager Malky Mackay. And Murray has Lendl. Djokovic has
:01:16. > :01:21.Becker. Now Roger Federer has turned to Stefan Edberg to join his
:01:22. > :01:29.coaching team on a part-time basis. Now to the Ashes. Australia have two
:01:30. > :01:32.days and ten wickets in hand to score just 201 runs to win the
:01:33. > :01:36.fourth Test and go 4-0 up in the series. After one of England's best
:01:37. > :01:39.days on tour, they produced one of their worst. Our Chief Sports
:01:40. > :01:43.Correspondent Dan Roan is at the MCG.
:01:44. > :01:49.This was either the worst batting display of a dispiriting tour. They
:01:50. > :01:54.turned what was promising position at one stage into a perilous one.
:01:55. > :01:59.The danger is have squandered a golden chance to avoid a 5-0
:02:00. > :02:06.humiliating whitewash in this series and may go for-0 down by this time
:02:07. > :02:10.tomorrow. England managed to finally ball still you're out in their first
:02:11. > :02:15.innings for 204, giving them a lead of 51, which they had to build on.
:02:16. > :02:24.Everything began well. But after Alastair Cook Pro 12 macro -- after
:02:25. > :02:33.problems for Alastair Cook, the problems continued. It was left to
:02:34. > :02:38.Peiterson do try and steadied the innings. He was supported by the
:02:39. > :02:44.likes of Stokes. Then the second collapse, the tale crumbling, five
:02:45. > :02:49.wickets falling for six runs, England 179 all out, their lead
:02:50. > :02:54.230, and Australia showing how easy it was to bat on this wicket later
:02:55. > :02:56.in the evening. The work 30 without loss at the close of play and lead
:02:57. > :03:08.201 more runs. What exactly went wrong? Nathan Lyon
:03:09. > :03:13.was the main problem, five wickets. We will hear from him in a moment.
:03:14. > :03:19.At first from the England keeper. I am not sure what we can say. It was
:03:20. > :03:24.disappointing and the mood is looking forward to tomorrow. Knowing
:03:25. > :03:29.we have to take ten wickets. The guys are talking about how that will
:03:30. > :03:35.happen and the plans we will use to take that forward. Obviously, we
:03:36. > :03:40.know that is the challenge ahead of us, but we also know we bowled them
:03:41. > :03:46.out for less in the first innings. We did not expect to turn the game
:03:47. > :03:49.around, but knew that if we kept improving as a bowling unit, we knew
:03:50. > :03:57.we could crack open the game. We were lucky to get that. Definitely
:03:58. > :04:00.can get the job done, but it will be a tough challenge, we know how well
:04:01. > :04:05.England bowled in the first innings, and we need to have good intent with
:04:06. > :04:11.the bat and be patient. That will be the biggest thing, if we can build
:04:12. > :04:17.some big partnerships. It will be quite hard, with the reverse swing,
:04:18. > :04:20.and it will be a tough job and challenge. Fingers crossed. We will
:04:21. > :04:26.see how we go. We enjoy the challenge. No doubt this has been a
:04:27. > :04:32.desperate day for England, but there is still hope, they can still win
:04:33. > :04:36.this fourth Ashes test at the MCG. After all, it would be, if Australia
:04:37. > :04:42.can do this, the highest fourth innings run chase since the 1960s,
:04:43. > :04:46.but the reality is this picture is quite docile, it is not
:04:47. > :04:50.misbehaving. If England were to do it, their bowlers will have to
:04:51. > :04:55.perform with real discipline. Monty Panesar will no doubt come to the
:04:56. > :05:02.vote, but most people agreeing Austria are the favourites, and
:05:03. > :05:06.England staring down the barrel of another 5-0 whitewash, which they
:05:07. > :05:11.suffered when he in 2006 and 2006. Andrew Flintoff the captain then,
:05:12. > :05:15.ending in 5-0, England desperate to avoid that, but making it hard for
:05:16. > :05:19.themselves. They certainly have. Dan Roan, our
:05:20. > :05:24.Chief Sports Correspondent at the MCG. Now, Great Britain has never
:05:25. > :05:27.won a gold medal at the Winter Paralympics. Last week, they were
:05:28. > :05:30.dealt a blow when Heather Mills pulled out of the squad after an
:05:31. > :05:34.argument over her equipment. The Sochi Games are just over two months
:05:35. > :05:38.away. But the team might just have found a combination to get them to
:05:39. > :05:44.the top of the podium. Nick Hope reports from Austria.
:05:45. > :05:47.The thought of speeding down a mountain at 65 mph would terrify
:05:48. > :05:53.most, but imagine doing that when you were registered blind. I can see
:05:54. > :05:58.some things, but not very much, I cannot drive a car, cycle bike, do
:05:59. > :06:02.not know what is happening at speed, whether I am moving or whether I
:06:03. > :06:06.have stopped. It is like a bright light shining in my eye all the
:06:07. > :06:12.time. I would not see without dumbing helping. Kelly Gallagher is
:06:13. > :06:19.just about able to make out her gait. She finished fourth at the
:06:20. > :06:24.Vancouver Olympics. Since 2010, she has won six World Championship
:06:25. > :06:32.medals and World Cup gold in Sochi, but also a few mishaps. I assumed it
:06:33. > :06:36.would just happen, it would be easy, but we had to work hard for it. Two
:06:37. > :06:41.people who had never met, never knew anything about each other, then put
:06:42. > :06:46.together to make a team, and a nasty crash in our first year. It was
:06:47. > :06:51.frightening, all in my control, making a stronger, but hitting us
:06:52. > :06:55.hard. My poor mother Spencer full time saying prayers. And if we do
:06:56. > :07:02.not weep a picture looking healthy and happy, we get a phone call. --
:07:03. > :07:07.poor mother spends her time. After London 2012, how much do you Winter
:07:08. > :07:13.Paralympics one to June of that attention? It will obviously not be
:07:14. > :07:20.bombed, but the idea of getting selected for the games to start off
:07:21. > :07:28.with, -- it will not be at home. A guess it is our time, if selected,
:07:29. > :07:32.to shine at Sochi. I know the feeling of filling a course, feeling
:07:33. > :07:38.good about it, and the feeling of standing on a podium is amazing. It
:07:39. > :07:44.is a dream come true. The one silver earlier this month. Many in this
:07:45. > :07:49.board believe they can better that come their Paralympics in Sochi.
:07:50. > :07:55.From the cold to something considerably hotter. The hockey year
:07:56. > :07:58.starts in India next month with the World League Final, pitting the
:07:59. > :08:01.world's top eight nations against each other. England are taking part
:08:02. > :08:08.and their preparations took them to London's famous Brick Lane.
:08:09. > :08:15.I am George Pinner, the goalkeeper. I am Dan Fox, the defender. We went
:08:16. > :08:19.to Brick Lane for the evening, I was in charge of four chefs, Dan Fox was
:08:20. > :08:25.also in charge of four. It was our duty to cook two different meals for
:08:26. > :08:31.the squad. So we could experience some Indian food ahead of going out
:08:32. > :08:42.there for the worldly. How hot do you want it? Like the vindaloo? Not
:08:43. > :08:54.vindaloo! He is on the Lam. How is it going? -- lamb. Yes, adding
:08:55. > :08:57.another 50%. We are going hot. Not renowned for our experience to
:08:58. > :09:00.handle heat. It is important to get the
:09:01. > :09:08.opportunity to do stuff away from the pitch and uneasy. It is hard! It
:09:09. > :09:12.is getting hotter! -- away from the pitch and gymnasium. We can get to
:09:13. > :09:18.know each other better, allow us to strengthen bonds as a team.
:09:19. > :09:23.It is good! Two of my favourite ingredients, garlic and onions.
:09:24. > :09:26.England is a great place to play hockey. The crowds are
:09:27. > :09:32.enthusiastic. It is against the top eight sides of the world, testing
:09:33. > :09:38.ourselves. We cooked three different dishes, the squad tasted those, then
:09:39. > :09:44.tasted Dan Fox's team, voting on who they felt delivered the best.
:09:45. > :09:50.CHEERING. Absolutely devastated, I do not understand. My team, I am
:09:51. > :09:57.pleased to say, won with a unanimous vote. I am convinced it was raped by
:09:58. > :10:03.some members. Probably the better Hearts.
:10:04. > :10:07.I know what I want for lunch now. There's a lunchtime kick-off in the
:10:08. > :10:12.Premier League. West Ham have the early lead, 1-0 after nine minutes.
:10:13. > :10:16.Coverage of that is over on Radio Five Live right now. The BBC Sport
:10:17. > :10:20.website is also a good place to keep up to date with the live action
:10:21. > :10:24.today. I'll be back at 6:30pm and 7:30pm on BBC News with Sportsday
:10:25. > :10:27.Don't think that West Ham match is going to be one of the highlights of
:10:28. > :10:30.2013. But these certainly were. From all of us at the BBC Sport Centre,
:10:31. > :10:45.goodbye. Have a great New Year. CHEERING.
:10:46. > :10:51.The waiting is over! The big-time competitor saving the
:10:52. > :10:58.best for when medals are at stake. Running it fast, Christine is
:10:59. > :11:16.coming! She made it! She's got it! And new national record, 49-- 49.41!
:11:17. > :11:20.Robin van Persie thrashes at home! Manchester United celebrate 20th
:11:21. > :11:23.league title. Those last-minute goals, the comebacks, even the
:11:24. > :11:25.defeats all part of this great football cup of hours, and this
:11:26. > :11:49.makes all of us. Thank you for that. Headed in! It has won the FA Cup
:11:50. > :11:57.Final for Wigan Athletic! England on their way home after just
:11:58. > :12:05.three group games. It is official now, folks, Justin
:12:06. > :12:13.Rose has won the US Open. The defending champion, the rocket,
:12:14. > :12:25.Ronnie O'Sullivan! A magnificent victory for Non
:12:26. > :12:31.Stanford! It is learn a thing, the world title
:12:32. > :12:37.at stake, and Becky James is the champion of the world!
:12:38. > :12:41.Lance Armstrong has admitted for the first time he used performance
:12:42. > :12:46.enhancing drugs. He has done it! What a hero, what a
:12:47. > :12:56.sportsman, what a jockey! Tony McCoy!
:12:57. > :13:08.As he crosses the line, Sebastien Vettel is the 2013 world champion!
:13:09. > :13:24.Wales are storming to the title! 14 teams going head to head to win
:13:25. > :13:29.rugby's greatest pies and create a piece of sporting history.
:13:30. > :13:33.Shawn Johnson has scored!