Wales wing Hallam Amos will miss the rest of the 2020 Guinness Six Nations due to a knee injury. Amos sustained the injury during the Cardiff Blues' Guinness PRO14 victory over Benetton.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: It might have been a little subdued before the match but we should have known England and Wales would provide some action to perk us up. The 33-30 win for England was all action.

The skipper will play in his 148th Test - levelling Richie McCaw - his 139th for Wales to add to nine for the British & Irish Lions. Meanwhile Webb wears the No 9 shirt for first time since 2017.

EXCLUSIVE BY ALEX BYWATER: Hadleigh Parkes and Owen Williams are to end their Wales careers after they turning down offers in regional rugby in favour of big money moves to Japan.

EXCLUSIVE BY WILL KELLEHER: Wayne Pivac's side were due to play Japan in Shizuoka on June 27 before jetting down to New Zealand for a two-Test series shortly afterwards.

There is something deeply sinister about cashing in on the pressures faced by young women today. I remember well the 'need' to have a new outfit for every occasion - and that was before Instagram.

Our mailbag is overflowing with emails from bitterly disappointed holidaymakers whose travel plans are now in ruins. Many had spent thousands of pounds on once-in-a-lifetime trips.

NASSER HUSSAIN: The way that England have played their Test cricket in recent years, they were always going to be found out by a high-class bowling attack.

PAUL NEWMAN AT OLD TRAFFORD: Australia have retained the Ashes with victory over England in the fourth Test at Old Trafford, claiming their first away series win since 2001. 

Steve Smith was already the pantomime villain for England fans but he has riled them even more following Australia's celebrations after they retained the Ashes on Sunday.

Sportsmail columnists Nasser Hussain, David Lloyd, Lawrence Booth and Paul Newman answer the big questions for England's Test team after they failed to regain the Ashes.

PAUL NEWMAN: There have not been many England captains handed the chance to win a third Ashes series after losing his first two in charge but Joe Root could be the exception.

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE OVAL: Buttler, whose previous eight innings in this series had produced a best of 41, deposited Josh Hazlewood for three sixes to reach stumps on 64 not out.

Donald Butler's daughter Nicolle, 27, had recently passed away, with family staying nearby in Tampa, Florida, for the funeral when his truck disappeared with his daughter's urn inside.

Stokes struck an unbeaten 84 in the final against New Zealand on the way to England's maiden World Cup title and then crashed a barely-believable 135 not out to keep the Ashes alive at Headingley.

NASSER HUSSAIN: Sam Curran is something of an anomaly in the England side who will take to the Bay Oval for the first Test against New Zealand.

With another year's end came another installment of SPOTY, as England cricket star Ben Stokes picked up the honour. Sportsmail went behind the scenes to capture the special moments on reel.

England's Instagram account posted a compilation of Stuart Broad bowling David Warner out during the Ashes (pictured) after the batsman won Australian cricketer of the year.

EXCLUSIVE BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: Stokes and Leach pulled off an incredible run chase at Headingley in 2019 by chasing more than they had ever managed to keep Ashes alive.

The 'activist', 33, inspired the Love Island host, 39, to hit back, which saw Caroline insist those at the heart of the series 'are people not contestants' as she branded it 'a discussion show'

One Twitter user aimed the youthful jibe 'OK Boomer' at Shatner (pictured in France) yesterday but the Hollywood veteran fired back: 'Sweetheart, that's a compliment for me.'

The WAG, 33, took to Twitter on Friday to share a black and white snap with the footballer, 34, as they enjoyed a double date with pals. She tellingly captioned the post 'It's been a while...'

The 35-year-old singer joked about the age gap between she and her 70-year-old Canadian musician husband in some recent Twitter banter.

The Duke of Sussex collared the company's CEO Bob Iger and advertised his ex-actress partner's 'interest' in doing the roles during a Lion King premiere in July.

Stefano Okaka scored a late goal on his debut to give Italy a 1-0 win over Albania in a friendly on Tuesday as they remained unbeaten in six games since the World Cup.

France players including Olivier Giroud and Hugo Lloris were put through their paces at a training camp in Clairefontaine ahead of their international friendly with Albania on Saturday.

Albania have been awarded a victory over Serbia by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after a Euro 2016 qualifier was abandoned when a drone with a political banner flew into the stadium.

Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal team-mates were all smiles on Thursday as they took to the training ground ahead of Friday's clash with France and Monday's game against Albania.

Denmark's Christian Eriksen remains sidelined with a knee injury but that did not prevent him from watching his national side draw 0-0 at home to Albania in their crunch Group I clash.

Antoine Griezmann has claimed that his late goal for France against Albania enacted some 'revenge' for his disappointing showing in the Euro 2016 opener against Romania.

Albania are hoping the return of inspirational captain Lorik Cana will drive the debutants on to a first victory and help them sneak into the last 16.

Albania were rewarded with an open-top bus parade despite being knocked out of their first Euros after finishing third in Group A. England will surely have to go further before getting the same

Chris Wilder believes he has a potential £50million player on his hands in Ravel Morrison after providing one of English football's unfulfilled talents with a Premier League lifeline.

The Allen family is one of the most celebrated in English football. Tottenham's Double-winning striker Les Allen was at its head. Son Clive was the PFA Footballer of the Year in 1986-87.

Sessegnon only made his debut for Spurs in last weekend's 1-1 draw at Everton before making his bow in the Champions League on Wednesday following a £25m summer move from Fulham.

Swansea are confident of securing the loan signing of Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster next month. The European champions are ready to let the striker leave Anfield temporarily in January.

Nahki Wells scored a hat-trick as QPR began the new year with a 6-1 mauling of Cardiff. The outstanding Bright Osayi-Samuel netted twice and there was also a goal for Ebere Eze.

HECTOR NUNNS AT LOFTUS ROAD: Jordan Hugill took full advantage of a badly weakened Swansea team to grab his first FA Cup goals for six years.

Retired footballer Dexter Blackstock has pledged to help provide vital personal protective equipment (PPE) to NHS hospitals and care institutions after setting up a donations fund.

The actor was spotted at Erewhon in Calabasas on Sunday amid rumors he and wife Megan Fox are living separately.

The 39-year-old reality TV darling was made up beautifully with earth toned makeup and a Barbie spout hairstyle as she modeled an army green SKIMS top for her video.

She's about to reprise her role as shifty office assistant April Ludgate in the upcoming Parks And Recreation reunion, set for this Thursday.

The Facebook page for the Yosemite National Park posted a heartwarming video on Monday showing bears, deer and other wild animals out and about.

If Meghan King Edmonds was upset by news her ex is dating their former threesome partner, she didn't show it during an upbeat workout session with her kids on Tuesday.

The Riverdale, New York native had on sunglasses and wore protective accessories including a mask and rubber gloves as she stepped out with caution amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The Euphoria star, 47, opted for colourful yellow joggers for the outing, while Kimberly, 39, opted for blue flared jeans and a navy t-shirt in Brentwood, California on Tuesday.

Kendall Jenner was spotted on a 'road trip' with her friend and NBA star Devin Booker during lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday.

Paris Hilton has finally gone Instagram official with her boyfriend Carter Reum to mark their one year anniversary.

Arnold Schwarzenegger masked up for a Los Angeles bike ride this week with his daughter Christina, amid rumors her sister Katherine is pregnant with her firstborn child.

Winsor left her mark  in show business in many ways, having been a dancer in the Michael Jackson video Smooth Criminal and his Moonwalker film.