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“Temba is tough,” says Ashwell Prince after crucial partnership carries South Africa towards finishing line

ESPNcricinfo staff13-Jun-20252:56

Hayden lauds Bavuma’s ‘champion effort’

South Africa contemplated the need for captain Temba Bavuma to retire hurt on the third day at Lord’s after he suffered a hamstring injury early in his second innings. But with the urging of Aiden Markram, they opted not to disrupt a partnership that went on to carry them to the brink of the World Test Championship title.Bavuma was on 6, two overs before tea, when he pulled up with the hamstring injury which initially required lengthy treatment on the outfield before he made it through to the interval. He was clearly hampered when running between the wickets – which was one of the key factors the South Africa hierarchy discussed – but in the end, there were few alarms with the running, which even raised the question of whether Australia had pressurised Bavuma enough.”We had to make a big call whether he continues to bat and how it will affect his strokeplay, how that might affect Aiden’s rhythm,” Ashwell Prince, South Africa’s batting coach, said. “If twos are being turned into one [or] they can’t run the twos or the threes. Both of them were adamant that Temba was going to continue. He wanted to continue.Related

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“Aiden was adamant that the partnership is the key. Obviously, had [Tristan] Stubbs gone in, we would have still had Temba’s wicket intact, but you start a new partnership. They were feeling pretty good and they wanted to continue.”Aiden was well aware that he’ll have to curb his intensity just in terms of running between the wickets to allow Temba to ease his way through it.”By the close, the two were still unbeaten together with a stand of 143, with Markram having brought up a masterful century, although there was a question mark over how Bavuma would pull up after the night’s sleep and the body having cooled down. It was hard to see, however, a situation where South Africa’s captain wouldn’t emerge on the fourth morning.”Temba is tough,” Prince said. “Aiden has great respect for Temba. In fact, I think this team’s greatest strength is the unity that they have in this camp… they are well aware that South Africa have had much greater individual players, but they’ve got something special going on in that dressing room, and that sort of helps them to drag each other along.”But with the task not quite finished, Prince was reluctant to be drawn into discussing the wider narrative of what could unfold for Bavuma on Saturday. “He’s had to fight throughout his career, and this could be a defining moment for his career,” he said. “I believe it’s the biggest stage of in terms of Test cricket. Maybe I should answer the question after the game.”

علق ثروت سويلم المتحدث الرسمي باسم رابطة الأندية على أزمة منتخب مصر الثاني وتضارب مواعيد بطولة كأس العرب مع مواجهات بيراميدز في كأس الانتركونتيننتال.

وقال سويلم عن تلويح حلمي طولان مدرب المنتخب الثاني بالاستقالة حال عدم تأجيل مباراتين لـ بيراميدز: “نحن في بداية وضع الجدول لم يكن هناك تخطيط لأي تأجيلات لأي ناد، ألغينا الهبوط بموافقة الأندية وفي وجود كبير الكرة في مصر هاني أبو ريدة وأحمد دياب رئيس الرابطة، القرارات تم اتخاذها من أجل حتى الثلاثة مواسم المُقبلة”.

وتابع في تصريحات لبرنامج الكلاسيكو على قناة أون إي: “أهم ما في القرارات هو عدم تأجيل أي مباراة، رابطة الأندية كانت تتهم بالمجاملة عندما يتم تأجيل مباريات، رغم أنه لم تكن هناك مجاملات”.

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وكشف: “لن يكون هناك مؤجلات وهذا هو الوضع القائم، وافقنا على وجود منتخب مصر الثاني بهذا الوضع، وهو قبل بذلك من البداية، ولا أعتقد أن حلمي طولان يلوح بالاستقالة، ممكن لا يكون قد قال ذلك، لأنه قبل بهذا الوضع من البداية، وهو وافق على هذا الوضع”.

وبسؤاله هل هاني أبو ريدة تواصل مع أحمد دياب لحل الأزمة؟، أضاف: “الموضوع لا يُحل في مقابلة، هذه القرارات تم اتخاذها في القرعة، وأبو ريدة كان مؤيدًا لها، لذلك لا نريد العودة للوراء، لو فتحنا هذا الباب كل ناد سيطلب التأجيل.. إذًا الموضوع محسوم لا توجد مؤجلات، وحلمي طولان سبق ووافق على الوضع القائم”.

وبسؤاله في حالة استقالته من يقود المنتخب؟، ورد: “أنا لا أريد أن أتكلم في هذا الأمر لأن حدث موقف وحلمي طولان زعل مني، لكن أنا أقول إنه سيستمر وإذا أصر على الاستقالة فمصر مليئة بالكوادر الموجودة التي تتمنى هذا المنصب”.

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Sem poder contar com Caio no último sábado (1), na vitória do São Paulo contra o Fluminense, Patryck foi o titular da posição na partida. Este foi o nono jogo do atleta como profissional na temporada e o quinto como titular. O jogador, por sua vez, chamou atenção de Dorival Júnior.

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Patryck começou a ser relacionado entre os profissionais em 2022, sob o comando de Rogério Ceni. Inclusive, sua estreia na categoria aconteceu justamente em um jogo contra o Fluminense. Neste partida em questão, jogou apenas os primeiros 30 minutos. Antes do intervalo, o técnico Rogério Ceni sacou o novato e promoveu a entrada de Wellington, explicando o motivo após o confronto.

– Naquele momento do jogo, a gente precisava de alguém mais ofensivo. Estava pensando em fazer no intervalo já. Se o Jandrei não precisasse sair, eu não iria trocar ele também. Tinha hora que ele tinha que adiantar na linha de quatro e ele esperava. Mas isso não é culpa dele. É culpa do pouco tempo que temos para treinar os jogadores. Não é culpa do garoto. Foi a necessidade – disse o ex-comandante tricolor.

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Nesta temporada, sem Welington, Patryck se tornou o reserva de Caio, que assumiu a titularidade na posição. Contra o Fluminense, neste jogo mais recente, deu conta do recado – e inclusive, mostrou as características ofensivas citadas por Ceni.

Após a partida, Dorival Júnior não poupou elogios. O treinador chegou a se referir ao atleta como ‘promessa’. Dorival destacou que Patryck está passando por uma boa evolução, crescendo e encontrando maturidade.

– Com exceção da primeira partida contra o América-MG, nas demais partidas o Patryck cresceu demais, encontrando uma maturidade. Marcou um dos principais atacantes do Campeonato Brasileiro, não lhe deu espaços, não permitiu nenhuma ação, estava sempre presente, encurtando espaços, obrigando e criando um desconforto para o Arias, que tem uma facilidade, uma mobilidade impressionante – explicou.

Porém, sobre o futuro do atleta, destacou que é importante ‘ter calma e tranquilidade’, muito pelo jogador estar ganhando maturidade e demonstrando cada vez mais potencial. Mas destacou: é animador.

– É um garoto que promete muito. Temos que ter calma, tranquilidade. Está ganhando maturidade, está ganhando confiança para poder jogar também chegando por trás, fazendo jogadas de fundo. Tudo é questão de tempo e que ele mantenha essa condição que ele vem apresentando. É bem jovem e já demonstra um potencial desses. É animador – concluiu.

Crystal Palace are leading the race for a “skilful” attacker, and they are now working to make a breakthrough in talks with his club, according to a report.

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Sky Sports reporter Florian Plettenberg has now revealed that Tottenham Hotspur are making progress in their pursuit of Eberechi Eze, who is now fully expected to make a move across the capital before the September 1st deadline.

Losing Eze will, of course, be a major blow for Oliver Glasner, given that the England international chipped in with 16 goal contributions in the league alone last season, but the manager has already started working on bringing in a replacement.

Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Hwang Hee-chan and Leicester City’s Bilal El Khannouss have been named as potential options, with positive talks being held over a deal for the latter, and there has now been a new update on the Eagles’ pursuit of the Moroccan.

According to a report from TEAMtalk, Crystal Palace are now leading their Premier League rivals in the race for El Khannouss, and they are looking to make a breakthrough in club-to-club talks with Leicester.

The 21-year-old has been left impressed by the strides Palace have made under the helm of Glasner, meaning he is now keen on a move to Selhurst Park, and the Eagles are in a strong position to win the race.

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However, a deal for the youngster, who is regarded as one of the top targets to replace Eze, could be on the expensive side, with the Foxes now looking to hold out for £30m.

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At just 21-years-old, the Leicester starlet is at the right age to be a long-term replacement for Eze, and there are indications he has the talent to replace the England international, having received high praise after performing well against Manchester City last season.

Former manager Ruud van Nistelrooy said: “I think Bilal deserves a big compliment today, for his work rate off the ball and on the ball for how skillful and technical he is.”

The Belgium-born maestro has also gotten off to a fantastic start to the new Championship campaign, picking up two assists in his opening two games for Leicester.

It would be a gamble for Palace to sign El Khannouss, given that he is yet to truly establish himself at Premier League level, but the Leicester ace is clearly very talented, and can play in both attacking midfield and left-wing, making him a like-for-like replacement for Eze.

Pakistan captain scored just 46 runs off 77 balls during a middle-overs slowdown which cost his side

ESPNcricinfo staff24-Feb-20251:31

Urooj Mumtaz: Rizwan chewed up too many dot deliveries

The loss to India has all but pushed Pakistan out of their home Champions Trophy, and it had a lot to do with a middle-overs slowdown. They ended the first ten overs at 52 for 2, but the next 14 overs netted them just 42 runs. Urooj Mumtaz lay the blame squarely on captain Mohammad Rizwan, who, she said, had played too many dot balls in that period.”Rizwan, time and again, is at fault of chewing up too many dot deliveries. Then there is one release shot that comes out,” she said on ESPNcricinfo Match Day. “He was on 40-odd from something like 70 deliveries at the point where he looked like taking another release shot. He was 30 off 68 [24 off 53] at one point when he hit that one four. Saud [Shakeel], on the other hand, is not the normal aggressor; it is Rizwan who is normally the aggressor when he does get going and does get set.”During the period in question [overs 11 to 24], Rizwan faced 45 deliveries, and 29 of those were dots. He didn’t hit a single boundary, and got only 16 singles. Eventually, Rizwan struggled his way to 46 off 77 balls. He fell when he skipped down the pitch to try and loft Axar Patel, but missed and was bowled.Related

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Rizwan had slog-swept Kuldeep Yadav for four off the first ball he had faced. His next boundary only came on the 49th delivery he faced off Ravindra Jadeja in the 25th over. Another – the third and last – came off Jadeja in the 27th. When he was dismissed by Axar in the 34th over, Rizwan’s partnership with Shakeel was worth 104, but it had taken 144 balls.”I think Rizwan, in his 46 off 77 – strike rate of 59 – just wasn’t good enough because we’re talking about a team where the best batter in the team [Babar Azam] is obviously out of form, hasn’t been churning out those big runs… and he got out early,” Mumtaz said.”Imam [had] that unfortunate run-out. So it was down to Rizwan as captain to put his hand up and show that brave attitude. Maybe even not just trying to botch everything down, but maybe just better strike rotation, [the lack of] which I thought was a massive fault, and probably applied a little bit more pressure on Saud as well.”

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O meio-campista colombiano Gustavo Cuéllar, de 30 anos, pode ser reforço do Internacional a partir de junho. Ao menos, é o que afirma o jornalista Bruno Abichéquer, integrante da “Rádio Grenal”.

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Cuéllar vem sendo especulado no Internacional há meses. O grande empecilho para que as conversas entre as partes avançassem era o “transfer ban” imposto contra o Al Hilal pela Fifa. Por irregularidades na renovação contratual de Mohamed Kanno, o clube árabe foi punido com a proibição de contratar novas peças até o meio de 2023 e segurou seus jogadores.

O Al Hilal pensa em fazer modificação radical no elenco. Essa intenção, aliás, pode ser potencializado com a derrota neste sábado na decisão da Liga dos Campeões da Ásia para o Urawa Red Diamonds-JAP.

Cuéllar, com passagem pelo Flamengo no futebol brasileiro, tem 117 jogos disputados e a conquista de três títulos nacionais da Premier League saudita pelo Al Hilal.

There was a lot of overnight rain and some morning drizzle before play was called off

Ekanth12-Sep-2024

Unrelenting rain has had the final say in Greater Noida yet again as play was called off before the scheduled start time for the second consecutive day. It leaves the first ever Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand on the brink of a washout, without a single ball bowled.”There has been more than 1200 mm of rain over seven days,” the broadcaster said as the fourth day’s play was abandoned. “The scale of rainfall has made it absolutely impossible for cricket today. We are going to come back on day five just in case, but the reality is there will be absolutely no prospect of play. We can’t envisage anything else but an abandonment very early tomorrow morning.”There were covers laid out over the majority of the ground and they were drenched from overnight rain. Some of the water poured over into the outfield forming a few puddles. Players from both teams remained in their hotels, which like the grim visuals, was a feature on Wednesday too. As was play being called off at 9.15am with the toss yet to take place.There have been three previous instances of play being abandoned for four days (not the first four days) in the past decade: India vs South Africa in Bengaluru in 2015, Bangladesh vs South Africa in Dhaka in 2015 and West Indies vs India in Port of Spain in 2016.Seven Tests have been abandoned, without a ball being bowled, in the history of men’s cricket, the last of which was in 1998, in Dunedin, between India and New Zealand.This is Afghanistan’s 10th Test match since they were given Full Member status in 2017. For New Zealand, the one-off Test marks the start of their subcontinent expedition which includes two Tests in Sri Lanka followed by three in India. Unlike those five fixtures, this one is not part of the World Test Championship.

Aston Villa are now strong contenders in the race for a “phenomenal” player, having recently opened talks, and they are confident he would be keen on a move.

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With Villa looking to raise funds for their own summer transfer business, amid concerns over PSR, they have now decided to cash-in on midfielder Enzo Barrenechea, who is very close to sealing an exit.

There have also been widespread suggestions that John McGinn’s future is in doubt, amid interest from the likes of Everton, while Ross Barkley is arguably yet to set the world alight at Villa Park, given his patchy injury record ever since leaving Chelsea.

Ross Barkley

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Games missed

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Hamstring

9

2023-24

Hamstring

5

2024-25

Unknown

3

2024-25

Calf

19

Consequently, it would make sense for Unai Emery to bring in another midfielder this summer, and the Villans are now stepping up their pursuit of a Premier League player…

According to a report from TEAMtalk, Aston Villa have now emerged as strong contenders for Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott, having now opened talks over a deal, and there is a belief he would be keen on sealing a move to Villa Park.

That is despite rival interest from West Ham United, with Graham Potter also pushing to sign Elliott, although Europa League football being on offer with the Villans next season could give them the edge in negotiations.

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Liverpool are not actively trying to find the attacking midfielder a new club, but they are open to bids, and there is a feeling that an offer of £35m could be enough to tempt them into a sale.

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While the Englishman is still young at 22-years-old, he is still yet to receive a senior cap, which indicates he may need to leave Liverpool for the good of his career this summer, and Aston Villa could be a perfect fit.

The London-born midfielder has become accustomed to playing in Europe during his time with the Reds, scoring a stoppage-time winner in his side’s 1-0 smash-and-grab away against Paris Saint-Germain in last season’s Champions League.

As such, the former Fulham man is likely to want to play for a club set to take part in a European competition next season, and Villa fit the bill, despite being in the Europa League.

Lauded as “phenomenal” by journalist David Lynch, the England U21 star also caught the eye at the U21 Euros this summer, scoring five goals throughout the tournament, including one in the 3-2 victory over Germany in the final.

Elliott is ready to be a regular starter for one of England’s top clubs, and with Villa very much back in that bracket nowadays, a move could make perfect sense.

Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta and his ‘scattergun’ approach to the transfer window continues, with a fresh report claiming that discussions are now being held over a marquee Serie A star.

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Berta operates a different transfer strategy to his predecessor, Edu. Rather than identifying one key target to seriously pursue, the Italian is known to work on numerous deals simultaneously before landing on the best one for a key position.

“The best way of describing it is that Andrea Berta’s approach is different to Edu. If he was going to a party, he would lay out three or four outfits, try them all on and finally decide what to wear,” said reliable journalist Ben Jacobs on talkSPORT recently.

19/20 – winter

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20/21 – summer

£81.5m

20/21 – winter

£900k

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£156.8m

21/22 – winter

£1.8m

22/23 – summer

£121.5m

22/23 – winter

£59m

23/24 – summer

£208m

23/24 – winter

£0

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£101.5m

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£0

“With this race for a number nine, what’s happening is that both deals, for Benjamin Sesko and Viktor Gyokeres, are being advanced or ‘tried on’ before a bid is made. Andrea Berta is out in the market, effectively lining up both deals, whereas Edu tended to pick one and be very meticulous, and then discreetly try and get it over the line, often with a series of bids.

“It was either a very smart tactic because Arsenal had confidence that they would get that man, or it dragged on, and we got more summer sagas. We won’t see that with Andrea Berta.”

This was echoed by Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg last month, who revealed that Berta held talks over “numerous” transfer targets for the wide area.

Recent reports from Turkey state that one of the many wingers on Berta’s Arsenal radar is Juventus sensation Kenan Yildiz.

Yildiz was said to have emerged as a “prime” Arsenal target recently, and a further update has now come to light on their interest.

Arsenal in discussions with Juventus over signing Kenan Yildiz

As per news outlet Juve FC, the Turkey international commands a valuation of around £85 million, following an excellent 2024/2025 campaign where he finished the Serie A campaign as the Old Lady’s best-performer by average match rating, according to WhoScored.

It’s also reported that Arsenal have entered discussions with Juventus over signing Yildiz, despite their unwillingness to sell the 20-year-old, as they also try to tie him down with a new deal which could run until 2031.

Juve view Yildiz as a future star and cornerstone of Igor Tudor’s team, while the player himself isn’t exactly chomping at the bit to leave either, despite some contact made with his “close” circle.

The Turk is currently starring at the Club World Cup for Juve, scoring in their 5-0 win over Al Ain, and with £97 million worth of prize money on offer to the victors, Tudor won’t want to lose one of his star men before the tournament ends.

Corteen-Coleman, MacDonald-Gay take command in death overs to edge a tight semi-final

ECB Reporters Network22-Jun-2024

South East Stars 162 for 5 (Dunkley 49) beat Southern Vipers 157 for 9 (Dean 43, Corteen-Coleman 2-23) by five runsSouth East Stars held their nerve to win the chance to take on The Blaze in the final of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, beating holders Southern Vipers by five runs in a gripping semi-final that went down to the last over.Although seven wickets down, Vipers fancied that their experience would carry them through after needing 21 from the last three overs but two fine overs from Tilly Corteen-Coleman and Ryana MacDonald-Gay left them with a requirement of 10 off the final over, the key moment coming when Charlie Dean (43 from 29 balls) was run out off Tash Farrant’s second ball of that over.Sophia Dunkley (49 off 34) and Georgia Redmayne (39 off 38) had earlier shared a second-wicket stand of 74 to give the Stars a strong platform after losing skipper Bryony Smith earlier before Paige Scholfield cracked an unbeaten 34 off 22 balls to post 162 for five.Danni Wyatt struck 34 from 17 to get Vipers off to a flying start in reply but Corteen-Coleman (two for 23), Dani Gregory (two for 25) in particular bowled superbly to give Stars the edge.Having opted to bowl first, the Vipers dealt the Stars a big blow in the fourth over when Bryony Smith hauled Dean over the midwicket boundary for her second six but skewed the next delivery into the hands of extra cover, but the Stars made a bright start nonetheless, with Dunkley assuming the lead role and Redmayne offering solid support.They turned 48 for one after six overs to 92 for one after 12, giving themselves a platform to set the defending champions a testing chase.Vipers were concerned enough to turn to left-arm spinner Linsey Smith in mid-innings rather than keep her back for the death. It paid off, a flighted turning ball combined with some nifty glovework behind the stumps sending Dunkley on her way one short of a half-century. Freya Davies bowled Emma Jones in the next over to leave the Stars 109 for three with 34 balls remaining.Scholfield’s clean hitting advanced the total by 36 in three overs and though they were checked by a couple of good death overs by Charli Knott and Davies, Vipers knew they would need to bat well to win.Needing a tad over eight an over, Vipers scored at nines in the powerplay, although at a cost of two important wickets. England’s Maia Bouchier fell for two, bowled behind her legs to add to the growing list of big scalps acquired by 16-year-old left-arm spinner Corteen-Coleman. Australian all-rounder Knott hit 21 as she and Wyatt plundered 48 from 29 balls but the last ball of the opening six saw her bowled by Smith sweeping.An even bigger blow for the Vipers came as Wyatt, looking in ruthless mood and picking up her second six in the same over, hit Gregory’s leg spin down the throat of deep mid-wicket.At 84 for three at the halfway point, Vipers were still well in the chase but lost another wicket in an eventful 11th over that saw skipper Georgia Adams caught off a no-ball and dropped off a legitimate delivery before Freya Kemp was stumped as Gregory claimed a second success.When Adams then became another victim of Redmayne’s sharp hands behind the stumps off some more clever bowling by Corteen-Coleman, the balance was tilting in the Stars’ favour, an impression that was strengthened when Smith had Georgia Elwiss leg before and Rhianna Southby was run out by a brilliant throw by MacDonald-Gay running in from deep midwicket.Dean now held the key. She eased the pressure by hoisting Smith over the long-on boundary but a five-run final over from Corteen-Coleman left Vipers needing 16 from the last two overs, which became 10 from six balls after MacDonald-Gay’s last over restricted them to six singles.The decisive blow came with five balls left as Dean, at the bowler’s end after taking a single off Farrant, as non-striker, committed to running whatever Smith did at the other end but was left hopelessly out of her ground as Farrant picked up the ball in her follow through and turned to break the stumps, Vipers ultimately finishing six short of their target.