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While acknowledging that Steven Smith “took some convincing” to sit out the rest of the Sri Lanka tour in order to rest and re-charge for Australia’s forthcoming fixtures, coach Darren Lehmann has strongly defended the move

ESPNcricinfo staff25-Aug-2016While acknowledging that Steven Smith “took some convincing” to sit out the remainder of the Sri Lanka tour in order to rest and re-charge for Australia’s forthcoming fixtures, coach Darren Lehmann has strongly defended the move as being in the team’s best interests.”We just wanted to make sure that he’s fresh and ready to go for South Africa and then the big summer ahead,” Lehmann told reporters in Colombo. “It was well-planned and well thought out, and that’s what we’re doing.”Australia are due to tour South Africa for 5 ODIs in September-October, before hosting them for three Tests in November. That will be followed by home series against New Zealand and Pakistan. Australia will then tour New Zealand and India early next year.Despite leaving the tour early, Smith has emphasised his desire to continue captaining Australia in all three formats, and Lehmann backed that sentiment.”He wants to keep doing that and we’re very happy with the way he’s leading the side,” Lehmann said.Smith’s departure will give David Warner the opportunity to captain his country for the first time. Warner’s captaincy experience so far is limited to leading Sunrisers Hydrabad in this year’s IPL season and a lone match as captain of Sydney Thunder in an earlier edition of the Big Bash League.”If Steven happened to get injured then we need David to have some experience,” Lehmann said. “So that’s another opportunity and that’s important for us to get him that experience. They’re a great leadership duo together and David’s been exceptional over the last couple of years, coming through some difficult times and now playing really well.”Obviously we’d like him to make a few more runs in this tour but, having said that, with the leadership, he did really well with the IPL side [Sunrisers Hyderabad] so we’re confident he’ll do a good job for us.”The move to send Smith home mid-way through the ODI series in Sri Lanka has been criticised by a number of former players. Michael Slater tweeted that “the captain should be there to the end”, while Dean Jones and Michael Clarke felt that, if Smith had to be rested, it should have been done before the ODI series began, rather than halfway through it.
Meanwhile, Mahela Jayawardene also expressed surprise, wondering if other Australia captains would have done likewise.
Lehmann accepted that past players were entitled to their opinions, but reiterated his stand that resting Smith was for the best.”We respect our former captains and former greats who have an opinion. There’s no dramas, they’re entitled to that. But we think it’s the best thing for Steven to get him right and ready to go.”

Alastair Cook conceded that England, although often competitive, lost the pressure moments, leaving him to hold out the hope that they would learn from their shortcomings

Andrew McGlashan in Sharjah05-Nov-2015Alastair Cook praised his team’s efforts against Pakistan but conceded that repeated batting collapses and a failure to seize vital moments had led to the 2-0 scoreline.England slumped to a 127-run defeat on the final day in Sharjah, collapsing against the spin of Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar and Shoaib Malik in a fashion that many pre-series estimates expected to happen much sooner. The result meant England slipped to No. 6 in the world rankings while Pakistan climbed to No. 2.They had resumed on 46 for 2 with Cook and Joe Root – England’s two best batsman at the crease – possessing the belief they could hunt down 284, even though it would have been far and away their best chase in Asia, but an early clatter of wickets against Yasir and Zulfiqar left them 59 for 6 with defeat inevitable despite a battling 63 from Cook.England’s Nos 3-7 made just eight runs between them in the second innings – the joint worst ever by that combination in England Test history – and it followed a collapse on the third morning in Dubai which cost them the second Test.Cook’s 263 in the opening Test in Abu Dhabi also turned out to be finished as England’s only century of a series where batsmen have made starts but not cashed in.”It’s costing us dearly,” Cook said of the batting collapses. “To lose four for 11 wasn’t good enough and we keep doing it when the pressure is on. It is incredibly hard starting your innings out here on a fifth-day wicket against those bowlers. But for us to get better, go up the rankings and win away from home we can’t allow that to happen.”The guys are disappointed. I hate the words ‘you’ll learn from it’ but you do, especially in conditions such as these because we go back to India and Bangladesh next winter. We’ll see then whether we have learned.”In general I thought our batting has improved throughout the series in terms of the way we played but when the pressure came on in Dubai and again here we just weren’t good enough.”As well as the significant batting collapses, there were also mistakes in the field that came at a heavy price for England. They began in the first Test when Ian Bell dropped catches offered by Mohammad Hafeez and Asad Shafiq that cost a total of 188 runs while Shoaib Malik was caught off a no-ball on 40 and went onto make 245.On the fourth morning in Sharjah the match was still in the balance, with Pakistan holding a 74-run lead with seven wickets hand, when Jonny Bairstow failed to pick Adil Rashid’s googly and missed a stumping chance off Hafeez when he had 97 and he would finish with 151. Stuart Broad also put down a tough caught-and-bowled chance when Hafeez was on 113 and James Anderson spilled Shafiq at mid-on when he had 29.”Our four seamers in particular were outstanding but the bottom line is we were just weren’t good enough with the bat to repel the Pakistan bowlers at crucial times,” Cook said. “Then with the ball and in the field we weren’t able to take those tough half chances – yesterday in particular when the game was still alive, we had three or four chances to get Hafeez – none of them easy – but we weren’t good enough to take them. I think that epitomised the series. We were there or thereabouts but not quite good enough to put Pakistan under pressure or grab that opportunity ourselves.”I can’t fault the lads’ efforts. We threw everything at Pakistan for 15 days, with our commitment, our thought, our desire and in some really testing conditions. They’ve been absolutely outstanding. But it’s not down to effort, it’s the crucial moments and we just weren’t quite good enough during those. We have to front up to it and get better.”

Dale Steyn has said he did not do well in the first two Tests and is hungry to turn it around in the series-deciding Test in Perth

Firdose Moonda in Perth28-Nov-2012When Dale Steyn shows signs of irritability, the opposition should start worrying. The last time Steyn looked really angry, he returned from an ordinary day in the field to take two wickets in two overs and spark an England collapse that later proved to be series-defining.In Perth, he will turn up after “two Tests where I have not done too well,” and the bristle has begun. “Why would I want to come to Australia and be below average or average? You always want to come here and take five-fors,” Steyn said. “Just like as a batter you want to come here and score hundreds under immense pressure against one of the best teams in one of the most difficult places to tour in the world. Hopefully I can have a fantastic game in this one.”On average, Steyn has taken just under five wickets a Test in the 59 he has played. In Brisbane, he claimed only one of the five the South African attack managed in total. In Adelaide, he got closer with four scalps and thought he bowled a lot better. Although there was no swing, Steyn had better control and a touch more pace but he stopped short of spitting fire.The smouldering mood he was in at the SCG late on the last day of the tour match has yet to ignite, though. There, he sent down one of his fastest spells in Jacques Rudolph’s recent memory and it may take a real pressure-cooker of a situation before he explodes again.Something like Perth. Being the Test that will decide the series, Australia coach Mickey Arthur expects that Steyn will be readying for the big occasion and the man himself confirmed that. “There is a bit more want, a bit more need and that extra push. I know I will probably have a couple days off after this and I will do everything I can to get a result and to get the wickets South Africa need in this match.”But he won’t be able to do it alone. Steyn emphasised the rest of the attack will have to keep adding to the incremental progress they made from Brisbane to Adelaide so that they bring the full package to Perth. “It’s going to take everything out of everyone to win it,” he said.Although it is Steyn who has become Graeme Smith’s go-to man, in the same way Peter Siddle is Michael Clarke’s, he maintains he is not the only one with the tools to do the job. His reputation, according to him, was built only on been given the opportunity to dust off the tool box more than most and knowing how to use them well. “I don’t think I am the best bowler in the world and I am not the most skilful,” he said. “I am just fortunate enough to play every game for South Africa, I bowl a lot of overs for South Africa and I am able to take wickets when we need them.”Hopefully I can take wickets in this game. That’s what I am employed to do and that’s what I love doing. It comes down to one last game and it’s going to be a team contribution to winning this series. It’s not going to be just me standing up and taking seven or five wickets. Morne Morkel took eight in the last game. We will need a massive contribution from all of our bowlers.”One of the regular members of the attack who will not be able to contribute in any way is Jacques Kallis. While the physiotherapist is racing against the clock to get Kallis fit to bat, he has been ruled out from bowling in Perth and will leave a significant gap. “He is massive for us,” Steyn said. “Everyone can see he has been batting really well. But he can also hold up an end, he can take wickets, he is a valuable asset to this unit. An injury likes this puts a massive emphasis on what a great cricketer he really is and what a massive contribution he makes to the side. If he just misses one game, it’s massive but the day he retires, it’s going to be a whole different story.”Even without him, South Africa showed some glimpses of the attack that are known as the best in the world. “When we picked up the last five wickets in Adelaide for not many runs is pretty much how I know this attack can bowl and hopefully if we can string it together properly here in Perth, which is just around the corner for us, we could go home 1-nil.”With that in mind, Steyn extended his bullishness to the whole team. South Africa need only a draw to keep their Test mace but Steyn warned that they are still aiming for the Australian jugular. “We want to win the series. We didn’t come down to Australia to draw. We’ve played below what we are capable of but Australia have thrown everything they can at us and they still haven’t beaten us. If we can play to what our potential is, I think we will go home 1-nil.”

Auckland Aces took home the HRV Cup with a resounding win over Canterbury at Colin Maiden Park

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Auckland Aces captain Gareth Hopkins holds aloft the HRV Cup•Getty Images

Auckland Aces took home the HRV Cup with a resounding win over Canterbury at Colin Maiden Park. Prior to the final, Auckland had been the most successful team in the competition with seven wins from 10 games and they put in a dominating performance in the summit clash, winning by 44 runs. The win also gave Auckland a ticket to the Champions League T20.Their highest run-getter in this competition, Martin Guptill, led the charge, delivering an attacking start and laying the stage for a big total. He smashed four sixes and four fours in his 70 off 41 balls, first adding 71 with fellow opener Azhar Mahmood and then putting together just as many with Anaru Kitchen. At 142 for 2 in the 16th over, when Guptill fell, the stage was laid for a surge at the death with plenty of wickets in hand. The last 3.2 overs yielded 47 runs. Colin de Grandhomme made a quick 24 and captain Gareth Hopkins made a nine-ball 17. Auckland finished with 196 for 5, and cashed in most on the bowling of Mitchell Claydon, who was taken for 44 in his four overs.The Canterbury chase suffered a blow as early as the second over when Rob Nicol was bowled by Michael Bates. George Worker and Peter Fulton got starts but were unable to press on, and the Auckland bowlers struck regularly to reduce Canterbury to 75 for 6 in the 13th over. Canterbury were way behind on the required rate and only a miracle could help them catch up, but that wasn’t to be. Brendon Diamanti made a quick 22 and Andrew Ellis went further, smacking the ball around for 41 runs, to lend some respectability to the Canterbury innings. They were eventually bowled out for 152.Auckland’s bowlers put in a collective effort. Andre Adams picked up three wickets, so did Bates, Kyle Mills chipped in with two and Ronnie Hira and Bruce Martin nipped out one each.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board will conduct a security inspection of Pakistan in January 2012 as a precursor to Bangladesh’s tour of Pakistan in April the same year

ESPNcricinfo staff17-Dec-2011The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will conduct a security inspection of Pakistan in January 2012 as a precursor to Bangladesh’s tour of Pakistan in April the same year, Mustafa Kamal, the president of the BCB has said. His statements came after PCB officials, including new chairman Zaka Ashraf, met with BCB members in Dhaka.Following the meeting, Ashraf announced that the PCB had endorsed Kamal as its choice for president of the ICC from 2014. Under the ICC’s rotation policy, it is PCB’s and BCB’s turn to jointly nominate a candidate. If approved, the nominee will assume office as the ICC’s vice-president at the end of its annual conference in 2012 and thereafter ascend to the presidency in 2014.However, Kamal’s nomination is not a formality yet. He needs to be approved by a majority of BCB directors, and ESPNcricinfo understands he is not an automatic selection. The final nomination will then be handed over to the ICC by December 31, 2011.The two boards had been discussing the prospect of Bangladesh touring Pakistan as the by-product of a deal between them over choosing the next vice-president. The PCB had formed a security plan to present to its Bangladesh counterpart to convince it to send the national team to Pakistan.”My board today agreed to form a security committee to visit Pakistan in January 2012 to review their security measures so as to ensure proper security arrangements are in place prior to arrival of Bangladesh team in Pakistan,” Kamal said in a statement. “My board further agreed that Bangladesh cricket team will visit Pakistan in April 2012 as per ICC’s Future Tours Programme. I hope this way, slowly and gradually, international cricket will come back to Pakistan.”At the press conference following the meeting, Ashraf said that the situation in Pakistan was back to normal now. “All those things that you must have seen, they are over now. That’s why we want to reorganise cricket, bring back cricket to Pakistan. Fans are also being deprived of this game.”The purpose of the meeting was to find ways of strengthening the bonds between the two boards, and a number of other collaborations were also announced. Among them were reciprocal tours between “A”, Academy and Under-19 teams, as well as between the women’s team of both countries. Pakistan would also provide assistance in training the Bangladesh academy players. In addition, the two countries will partner together to “organising international cricket events in collaboration with other cricket boards”.”I am also encouraged with the steps that we agreed to today, which will help in developing and making Bangladesh cricket more stronger,” Kamal said. He also expressed his gratitude to the PCB for nominating him for the presidency of the ICC.”It is a matter of pride and a privilege to receive the PCB’s support on my nomination. I will try to live up to the expectations of not only the people of Bangladesh but for Pakistan as well, and also the entire cricketing fraternity. The support that the PCB has given me demonstrates the close relations that our two boards enjoy, and it is not the first time that the PCB has come forward to support us.”Who could forget that it was Pakistan that proposed Bangladesh’s entry into Test cricket? We are indebted to them. Pakistani players have played in Bangladesh and have helped our cricketers a lot. We will also try to support Pakistan in any way we can.”

Cruel arithmetic dictated that only one of Simon Katich and Mike Hussey would be handed a Cricket Australia contract.

Daniel Brettig07-Jun-2011Cruel arithmetic dictated that only one of Simon Katich and Michael Hussey would be handed a Cricket Australia contract for 2011-12.Born only a few months apart, the pair have a long history together, dating back to their days in Western Australia’s under-age team. Katich, 35, was best man at 36-year-old Hussey’s wedding, and was again stood to one side, this time in far unhappier circumstances, when the 25-man contract list was announced.Having produced one of the best series of his career amid a generally disastrous Australian performance in the Ashes, Hussey remains a part of the national selectors’ plans. Hobbled by an Achilles tendon injury during the second Test of the series and invalided out of the remainder of the summer, Katich can no longer join him.”I’m pretty disappointed for Kato, his contribution to the Australian team over the last few years has really been enormous so I’m very disappointed for him,” Hussey told ESPNcricinfo. “We go back right to the start – he was best man at my wedding – so you’d have to say we’re pretty good mates. My initial reaction was to be very disappointed for him.”It is a disappointing way to go out but knowing Kato he won’t think about it that way, he’ll remember all the great times he’s had with the Australian team and be proud of that. Not many players get to have the fairytale finish.”Though the older of the pair, Hussey’s physical durability has played an unquestionable part in his retention. He is clearly the more agile fielder, throwing himself around in the gully in Tests or the outfield in limited overs matches, while his powers of recuperation were made plain by a rapid rehab from a hamstring tear to reinforce Australia’s World Cup campaign.By contrast Katich has never been the most dynamic presence in the field, though he has held his share of excellent catches in the thankless position of short leg. Katich added plenty of grit to the team, but Hussey’s boundless energy fits more neatly with the vision of the new captain Michael Clarke.”I’m not sure what the selectors would’ve spoken about in relation to me but I made it clear to them that I still wanted to be a part of the Australian team, and I guess the way I got into my recovery from the hamstring tear showed that desire to still be around,” Hussey said.”I’m still enjoying playing, my physical fitness is still pretty good and I hope I can continue on. I haven’t thought about that (whether this is the last contract) and I haven’t ever thought about the end. I think if you’re starting to think about retirement then you’re already halfway there.”Andrew Hilditch, the chairman of selectors, has indicated that Hussey and Ricky Ponting will need to play a major role in mentoring the younger Australian batsmen about to come through. Hussey said he would be happy to help, though his prime goal would be to keep putting together the sort of scores he managed during the Ashes.”The most important thing for me still over the next 12 months is to be making as many runs as I possibly can,” Hussey said. “On a secondary level it will be important to help the other guys as much as I can. My way with the young guys is really to encourage them to play their way and to know their own games really well.”Before Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka in August, Hussey intends to speak with CA officials about the issue of the Twenty20 Champions League, which again looms as a potential sore point for both Doug Bollinger and Hussey. They remain contracted to Chennai for a tournament that will straddle Australia’s tours of Sri Lanka and South Africa.”I haven’t spoken to anyone about it yet or had too close a look at the fixtures, but I definitely will be talking to Cricket Australia about it to make sure things run a bit more smoothly than they did last year,” Hussey said.

ScorecardDarren Stevens was one of four Kent players to pass 50 (file photo)•Getty Images

Dogged by bad weather and unplayable conditions that wiped out six of their first eight days action in this summer’s County Championship, Kent have seemingly decided to take their frustrations out on Glamorgan. At the mid-point of this, their first home game of the campaign, Kent look well set for their first victory against their winless opposition.After banking a 224-run first innings lead and five batting bonus points, Kent picked up the wicket of Jacques Rudolph for a duck in the final half-hour of the day leaving the visitors on 16 for 1 at stumps and facing a mountain to climb simply to save the game.Resuming on their overnight score of 124 without loss, Kent batted on throughout the majority of a cloudy and chilly Bank Holiday Monday, with Tom Latham, Joe Denly, Darren Stevens and Mitch Claydon adding half-centuries to the one Daniel Bell-Drummond scored on Sunday.After an opening stand of 131, their best for three seasons, Kent lost overseas player Latham and top-scorer Bell-Drummond in quick succession and to near-identical dismissals. Both will have been disappointed by hard-handed, leaden-footed, back-foot pokes that resulted in catches behind the wicket.Two down at lunch, Kent lost 3 for 6 inside six overs after the resumption as Glamorgan’s seamers took advantage of the cloudy overhead conditions. But with the floodlights on, Kent’s middle order began to shine in the form of an enterprising sixth-wicket stand of 78 between Stevens and understudy keeper Adam Rouse.Stevens broke the stranglehold of Michael Hogan, the pick of Glamorgan’s attack with 4 for 91, and Craig Meschede, with some belligerent hitting on his way to a 58-ball fifty. Stevens hit three sixes, including a mammoth pull shot that landed in the construction site near the Old Dover Road that will become retirement flats by next June. A new ball was needed.Rouse and Stevens fell in quick succession with their side almost 100 ahead, but Kent were by no means finished as Claydon and Matt Coles joined forces to take up Stevens’ mantle.Though he was dropped on 5, Claydon’s lusty back-foot smears resulted in a fourth first-class fifty from 47 balls, while Coles also cleared the ropes in his cameo 29 only to perish to the very next delivery. Swinging his not inconsiderable weight off his own feet, he was almost fully prone by the time his middle stump went cartwheeling.In the day’s final exchanges and with drizzle in the air, Rudolph pushed hesitantly inside the line of a Stevens’ legcutter to feather a catch to the keeper and depart without scoring. The rain strengthened forcing an early finish to spare Glamorgan from further punishment.

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Líder do Campeonato Brasileiro e com uma confortável vantagem, o Flamengo retorna ao Maracanã para defender o topo. Nesta quinta-feira, às 20h, recebe o Atlético-MG pela 24ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, no Maracanã.

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O Rubro-Negro é dono da melhor média de público do Brasileirão (52.639 pagantes por jogo) e tem ótimo retrospecto atuando como mandante: dez vitórias e um empate nesta condição, com 29 gols feitos e nove sofridos.

Para o jogo desta quinta, buscando elevar tais números, o Flamengo não poderá contar com o zagueiro Rodrigo Caio e o atacante Gabigol, convocados por Tite para amistosos da Seleção Brasileira. Por falar a respeito de chamados, o Galo também terá contratempos por conta de seleções: Otero, Cleiton e Guga (os dois últimos na sub-23), além de lesionados e suspenso (Luan). Ao todo, Rodrigo Santana vê oito desfalques para o confronto como visitante.

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Confira mais informações da partida entre Flamengo x Atlético-MG:

Estádio: Maracanã, no Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Data-hora: 10 de outubro de 2019, às 20h
Árbitro: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (Fifa/GO)
Assistentes: Bruno Raphael Pires (Fifa/GO) e Fabricio Vilarinho da Silva(Fifa/GO)
Árbitro de vídeo: Wagner Reway (Fifa/PB)

Parcial de venda: 55 mil ingressos vendidos
Onde ver: Premiere e Tempo Real do LANCE!

FLAMENGO (Técnico: Jorge Jesus)
Diego Alves; Rafinha, Thuler, Pablo Marí e Renê; Willian Arão, Gerson, Everton Ribeiro e Reinier; Bruno Henrique e Vitinho.

Desfalques: Rodrigo Caio e Gabriel Barbosa (Seleção Brasileira)
Suspenso: –
Lesionados: Diego, Lincoln, Filipe Luís, Arrascaeta e Berrío
Pendurados: Everton Ribeiro, Rafinha, Willian Arão, Bruno Henrique, Pablo Marí, Piris da Motta e Diego

ATLÉTICO-MG (Técnico: Rodrigo Santana)
Wilson; Patric, Igor Rabello, Léo Silva, Maidana e Fábio Santos; Vinícius, Elias, Nathan e Cazares; Di Santo.

Desfalques:Otero (seleção venezuelana, Cleiton eGuga (Seleção sub-23)
Suspenso: Luan
Lesionados:Chará, Réver, Victor e Jair.
Pendurados: Nathan, Fábio Santos, Elias, Geuvânio, Vinicius, Jair, Lucas Hernández e José Welison

PALPITES: Na redação do LANCE!, 70% apostam em vitória do Flamengo; 20% acreditam em empate e 10%, em triunfo do Atlético.

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وأصدر القرار يوم، الخميس الماضي، بشأن تونالي المتورط في جريمة تخص المراهنات على نتائج المباريات ولن يخوض أي أنشطة رياضية حتى أغسطس 2024.

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بحسب صحيفة “ديل ميل” البريطانية فإن نيوكاسل يرغب في التعاقد مع لاعب الهلال السعودي، روبن نيفيز، على سبيل الإعارة في يناير المقبل.

ووقع نيفيز مع الهلال السعودي في الصيف الماضي مقابل 47 مليون جنيه إسترليني قادمًا من صفوف ولفرهامبتون، ويمتلك عقدًا حتى 30 يونيو 2026.

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