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"For both teams this is a massive game because we win on Saturday and we can get things on track a little bit more. For England it's a huge game because if you look at their final two games that's a challenge too, so it's a huge moment in this competition." Wales: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Josh...

"And then we're mixing that with giving players an opportunity. Owen Williams coming in at 10 - we need to find out about that 10 position so Owen gets a chance. "We've given Mason Grady a first cap. He's a big lad, he's got some really lovely rugby skills and offloading ability. He's quick, so...

Leigh Halfpenny is fit enough to start at full-back after a back spasm, with Liam Williams dropped from the squad, while tighthead prop Tomas Francis also returns following concussion. In the centres, Mason Grady is named in place of George North for his Test debut, and will start alongside Joe...

Warren Gatland has made nine changes to his Wales side to face England in the Six Nations on Saturday, after a tumultuous week in Welsh rugby. Among the alterations, wing Louis Rees-Zammit has recovered from an ankle injury to start in Cardiff, while No 8 Taulupe Faletau, second-row Alun Wyn...

"I am delighted to have welcomed Courtney Lawes back to the squad after injury. His quality and experience has contributed to a focused training week, marked by the sort of competition and intensity we expect. "I could not have asked any more from all the players and there is no doubt that they...

Lewis Ludlam, Jack Willis and Alex Dombrandt form the back-row again, after each impressing against the Azzurri at Twickenham a fortnight ago. England will be facing a Wales squad fresh from a tumultuous week, in which their initial team announcement was cancelled, and an extraordinary meeting...

The only other change made to the squad that beat Italy by head coach Steve Borthwick, sees back-row Ben Curry return to the replacements' bench in place of Ben Earl. Nick Isiekwe drops out to accommodate Lawes' return. Within the side, skipper Owen Farrell starts again at fly-half, with...

Anthony Watson has been recalled to England's Six Nations side to face Wales in Cardiff on Saturday, replacing the injured Ollie Hassell-Collins, while Courtney Lawes has returned to the squad. Leicester Tigers wing Watson comes in to make his first Test start for two years, and links up with...

We finally have a full set of 10 laps from all the drivers in this session. Almost two hours after we began, Felipe Drugovich has put in a 1:37.719, which puts him narrowly behind Oscar Piastri at the bottom of the timesheet. No change at the top for the moment, but there are plenty of laps...

Not many green sectors being put in right now but as Karun mentioned earlier, the cars are looking faster than this time last year, while they have also been reliable. There has been one red flag - for Aston Martin - but that may have been down to all the sensors on the car causing an...

Oscar Piastri has just put in his and McLaren's best time of the day, moving up from ninth to eighth with a 1:34.888. He's still 1.5s off the early benchmark from Sainz. Speaking of Sainz, on-board footage has just shown the Ferrari bouncing away along the straight. That may be more because...

Anthony Davidson on Sky Sports F1: "The Red Bull looks quite stiff in terms of when it hits the bumps, but it’s definitely not bouncing or porpoising, it’s just a stiff ride. "They’ve got their car in a bit of a different place at the moment to the likes of Ferrari."

Mercedes aren't up there at the top of the timesheet with Red Bull and Ferrari, but George Russell has got a very solid amount of laps in. He's now actually up to 66, which is around the same mark as Mercedes' two big rivals have managed.

You can now read our report on that opening session, which was full of intrigue as we got a first proper look at Formula 1's class of 2023. Double world champion Max Verstappen tops opening morning, 0.294s ahead of Carlos Sainz with Red Bull and Ferrari on top; Mercedes' George Russell fifth...

Hopefully you've had a nice sandwich and a cup of tea, and are ready for another fours hours and 15 minutes of testing! The light at the end of the pit lane has just gone green, and we await our first cars on track.

As ever with testing, it's been a fairly quiet start to the afternoon session after lunch - but we do now have a driver on track... It's that man Max Verstappen who is the first to emerge in his Red Bull, looking to build on his morning. Verstappen, remember, tops the timesheet by three tenths.

Lewis Hamilton has just completed his first lap of the day in the W14, with Lando Norris, Fernando Alonso and Charles Leclerc also on track in their respective cars.

These aren't the best conditions for fast times - it's the hottest part of the day in Bahrain - and that is evident from the lack of movement on the timesheets, into the top 10 at least. Charles Leclerc has the fastest time from the afternoon so far, a 1:34.896. That's two seconds off...

Due to the conditions, the only movement we're really seeing is from positions 11 to 19 and Lewis Hamilton has just posted his best time of the day to move up to 13th. It's a 1:35.958 for the seven-time world champion. He slots in behind former team-mate Valtteri Bottas in the Alfa Romeo, and...

Max Verstappen has a response to those times being put down by fellow world champions Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. The Dutchman does a 1:32.837 to pull four tenths clear at the top of the timesheet.