Jason Holder's lean run continues as Phil Simmons rejoins squad

Captain dismissed for 2 off 15 balls as match fizzles out into draw

ECB Reporters Network02-Jul-2020

Jason Holder’s lean run with the bat continued•Getty Images

Holder XI 272 (Da Silva 133*) and 171 for 4 (Da Silva 56*) drew with Brathwaite XI 178 (Mayers 74*, Gabriel 4-42)West Indies captain Jason Holder underwhelmed with the bat once more as head coach Phil Simmons officially rejoined the team after his latest negative coronavirus test on the final day of their drawn intra-squad match.In a bid to get some time in the middle, Holder promoted himself to open the batting for the side he was leading against a Kraigg Brathwaite XI but the move backfired as he made just two off 15 deliveries.Holder’s cheap dismissal means he has made just seven runs and faced fewer than 30 balls in three innings across these two intra-squad matches ahead of the start of next week’s first Test against England at the Ageas Bowl.There was better news as Simmons rejoined the camp, having been self-isolating in his room at the team’s on-site hotel at Emirates Old Trafford after leaving the bubble to attend his father-in-law’s funeral.ALSO READ: Simmons is ‘right man at right time’ – CWI presidentHe has watched the majority of this rain-interrupted four-day game from his balcony but he presided over the warm-ups on Thursday after his third negative test for Covid-19.Before play, the Windies marked the passing of the great Sir Everton Weekes, who died on Wednesday aged 95, with a minute’s silence and wore black armbands when they took to the field under lights, which remained on all day.Less than an hour of play was possible on the last morning because of overnight rain as the Brathwaite XI advanced their position from 112 for 7 to 178 all out, with Shannon Gabriel taking 4 for 42.Gabriel will almost certainly be catapulted into the Test squad from the reserves list soon, and he ended the innings by disturbing the stumps of Chemar Holder, who broke his bat from the previous delivery.Kyle Mayers counter-attacked his way to 74 not out from 56 balls but he ran out of partners, with Alzarri Joseph pinning Marquino Mindley in front from the third ball of the day and Kemar Roach bowling Keon Harding.That gave the Holder XI a first-innings lead of 94, although at this stage getting under-cooked players middle practice seemed to take more of a priority than the result.That was emphasised when Holder strode out alongside Shayne Moseley to commence the second innings. The allrounder survived a couple of tight lbw shouts off Phillip, who had his man with a peach of a delivery. Holder shaped to leave but the ball swung back in at him and trimmed the off bail.Holder did at least bowl five overs last night, showing no discomfort after a recent ankle niggle, but while he struggled with the bat again, Jermaine Blackwood belatedly found some form.Hoping to earn a first Test start in nearly three years, Blackwood timed the ball nicely in his 43 from 48 balls, which was ended when he was bowled by Roston Chase’s first delivery of the match.ALSO READ: Batsmen need to look in the mirror – HolderBlackwood’s knock means most of the frontline batsmen currently in the Test squad have had at least one innings of substance across these two matches, and perhaps underlined the lack of urgency in a sleepy afternoon session.That continued after tea as the spin of Chase and Rahkeem Cornwall operated at either end. Cornwall accounted for Nkrumah Bonner, who departed three short of 50 after misreading a straight one and edging to slip.First-innings centurion Joshua Da Silva picked up where he left off, following up his unbeaten century with 56 not out as he took his tally in the match to 189 runs without dismissal.It is unlikely to elevate him from the reserves but if there is an injury over the next few days, then he is well placed to be called up after helping his side to 170 for 4 and a lead of 264 when an early finish was agreed.

Após dois meses no sub-20, Matheus Nascimento volta a figurar no time principal do Botafogo

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O Botafogo buscou um “reforço” na base. Matheus Nascimento voltou a atuar no profissional do Alvinegro após mais de dois meses focados na equipe sub-20. O atacante de 17 anos jogou por 45 minutos diante do Goiás, na última terça-feira, pela Série B do Brasileirão.

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A última vez que Matheus havia aparecido junto ao time principal foi no primeiro jogo da final da Taça Rio, diante do Vasco, ainda em maio. Desde então, voltou a ficar no dia a dia e rotina da equipe de base.

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Durante este período, Matheus Nascimento atuou em 12 partidas pelo sub-20, entre o Carioca, Brasileiro e Copa do Brasil da categoria. O atacante marcou quatro gols – ele é o artilheiro do Alvinegro do Botafogo no Brasileirão, com três bolas na rede.

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Matheus Nascimento voltou a ser relacionado na derrota por 2 a 1 para o Brusque, no último fim de semana, mas não saiu do banco. Diante do Goiás, entrou em campo após o intervalo. Nas duas partidas, vale lembrar, o Glorioso foi comandado por Ricardo Resende, técnico do sub-20.

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Spurs weighing up move for £60m star who’s "like Harry Kane"

Ange Postecoglou’s first season as Tottenham Hotspur manager ended in a frustrating manner, failing to secure a Champions League spot ahead of Aston Villa. That is largely down to the 2-0 defeat at home to Manchester City, a game which, had they won, Spurs would have snuck into fourth.

With that being said, it is still a season in which Spurs can be happy, with fifth place lining up with many fans’ and neutral’s expectations. They had an incredible start to the season; their first ten games saw them win eight and draw two. Not only that, the 26 points Postecoglou’s side accumulated is the most by a manager in their first ten fixtures in charge in the Premier League, as per Opta Joe.

This season has certainly given Spurs and Postecoglou a platform from which they can launch next season. Of course, the demands of European football, a Thursday to Sunday schedule specifically, will return in 2024/25.

With that in mind, the summer transfer window in 2024 will be crucial for the Lilywhites. According to ESPN’s senior writer James Olley, Postecoglou has “asked the club for at least three new signings in the summer transfer window”, with several players on the way out of the club.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou.

There is one player whom Spurs have been linked with in recent weeks, who could kickstart Postecoglou’s spending spree this summer.

Spurs looking to sign Premier League striker

The player in question here is Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke. The 26-year-old has been somewhat of a journeyman during his career so far but has found a home at Bournemouth, and after a wonderful season in the Premier League, is attracting interest from elsewhere.

According to Alex Crook of talkSPORT, Spurs are one of the clubs who are interested in signing the Englishman this summer and are contemplating a swoop. Despite the fact that it would take a “hefty bid” to purchase Solanke, Bournemouth owner Bill Foley knows that a deal could be struck this summer.

Indeed, Spurs will not be the only Premier League club interested in signing Solanke once the transfer window opens. As per reports, Eddie Howe’s Newcastle side are also strikingly interested in purchasing the 26-year-old.

It could cost Newcastle £60m to persuade the Cherries to sell Solanke, so it is safe to assume it will be a similar fee for Spurs, too. We could well be about to witness a big transfer saga surrounding the former Chelsea and Liverpool man.

How Solanke and Harry Kane compare

This season in Solanke’s game, there has been a certain likeness to former Spurs talisman Harry Kane.

The Bournemouth centre-forward bagged 19 goals in the Premier League this term and was only behind Erling Haaland with 27 goals, Cole Palmer with 22 goals and Alexander Isak with 21 goals for the Golden Boot.

Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke.

This was also comfortably Solanke’s best return in the Premier League. In six previous top-flight campaigns so far in his career, the attacker has not scored anywhere close to 19 goals combined.

Of course, Solanke’s numbers are not close to those that Kane put up in the Premier League; the England captain is “the best striker in the world” according to international teammate Harry Maguire. However, the Cherries striker's 19 goals outscored Kane in three of his ten full Premier League years, showing he can keep up at that goalscoring rate Spurs lost when he left.

Solanke vs Kane season by season in the Premier League

Season

Solanke games

Solanke goals

Kane games

Kane goals

2013/14

N/A

N/A

10

3

2014/15

N/A

N/A

34

21

2015/16

N/A

N/A

38

25

2016/17

N/A

N/A

30

29

2017/18

21

1

37

20

2018/19

10

0

28

17

2019/20

32

3

29

18

2020/21

N/A

N/A

35

23

2021/22

N/A

N/A

37

17

2022/23

33

6

38

30

2023/24

38

19

N/A

N/A

Stats from Transfermarkt

Aside from his impressive record in front of goal this season, Solanke has previously been slathered with comparisons to England's skipper. Former Bournemouth player Charlie Daniels explained that he is “a bit like Harry Kane” in the way he “combines the role” of a nine and 10, before explaining the fact that “his movement’s the same as Harry’s and they’ve the same intelligence”.

Comparisons with their creativity and link-up play can certainly be drawn when looking closer at the stats, too. Both players average one key pass per 90 minutes, according to Sofascore, although Kane did create 13 big chances compared to Solanke’s three in 2023/24.

Harry Kane scores for Tottenham.

With that being said, perhaps Spurs should look no further than Solanke as they hunt down a Kane replacement this summer. There is certainly merit to say Spurs should pursue this deal, and as Daniels points out, could have a striker in the ilk of their record scorer once more.

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Aston Villa eye £60m De Bruyne clone whose "quality" impressed Emery

When Aston Villa sold Jack Grealish to Manchester City in a record £100m package back in August 2021, Villans feared that their enjoyable purple patch would pale back into obscurity, like an etiolated plant failing to find sunlight.

But that was not the case. The England star might have won hordes of trophies and been praised for his "incredible contribution" by manager Pep Guardiola, but Villa Park has also gone from strength to strength and now waits for the 2024/25 campaign and the advent of Champions League football.

It's a product of Unai Emery's masterclass. The Spanish tactician's shrewd player management and sharp on-pitch assembling has seen Villa clinch fourth place in the Premier League. Some might call it a miracle but the reality is that Emery's worth his salt and carefully crafted a formidable outfit.

Aston Villa's Most Brilliant Wins (2023/24)

Fixture

Date

Result

Chelsea (A)

24/09/23

0-1

Brighton (H)

30/09/23

6-1

Man City (H)

06/12/23

1-0

Arsenal (H)

09/12/23

1-0

Arsenal (A)

14/04/24

2-0

Sourced via BBC Sport

Grealish's one-time sale might linger with poignancy in some cloistered area of a Lions supporter's mind but the feats of the present have dispelled any malaise and charted a course to heights unseen in generations. Now, Emery wants to bolster his pack and ensure that further success is on the cards.

Aston Villa eyeing Premier League star

According to reporter Ben Jacobs – speaking to GiveMeSport – this week, Villa have expressed interest in signing Emile Smith Rowe this summer, with the Arsenal star afflicted by injuries over the past two years and falling down Mikel Arteta's pecking order.

Villa offered £30m for Smith Rowe back in 2021, after Grealish's sale, but given that the 23-year-old has completed just four starts across the past two seasons, it might be time for him to revive his career away from the Emirates.

Arsenal's Emile Smith Rowe

Last year, Arsenal were adamant that Smith Rowe would cost £60m to transfer away from the club – using Manchester United's £55m move for Mason Mount as a yardstick – but whether any suitor would part with such a lofty outlay is now questionable.

Emile Smith Rowe's season in numbers

During the 2022/23 campaign, Smith Rowe underwent groin surgery after just two months, which ravaged his season and left him scraping for substitute appearances, featuring 15 times in all competitions and placing two assists but failing to register a single start.

Emile Smith Rowe playing for Arsenal

The three-cap England international, let's not forget, was previously touted as one of the finest youngsters in the Premier League, with pundit Jamie Carragher even proclaiming him to be the "best player in the Premier League running with the ball" in the early days of the 2021/22 term, continuing to name him a "special talent".

But his personal woes were carried into the recently-concluded campaign, with his lacklustre match action inversely proportional to the superabundance of quality that could be reignited at Aston Villa, under Emery's guidance.

He enjoyed slightly more promise throughout, starting four times in all competitions but still spending far too much time on the fringe, also sidelined with a knee injury during the later months of 2023.

Emile Smith Rowe: Starting Appearances 23/24

Fixture

Date

Result

G/A

Player Rating

Brentford (A)

27/09/23

1-0 win

n/a

7/10

Sheffield United (H)

28/10/23

5-0 win

1 assist

6/10

Nottingham Forest (A)

30/01/24

2-1 win

n/a

7/10

Luton Town (H)

03/04/24

2-0 win

1 assist

8/10

Sourced via Transfermarkt & football.london

But his meagre opportunity on the pitch showcased a skill set that would be perfect for a team like Villa, where he could find a promising place in the squad.

Why Smith Rowe would be perfect at Aston Villa

Smith Rowe, to further the argument, scored three goals from nine appearances under Emery at Arsenal while in the early stage of his career, and now the 52-year-old – who lauded Smith Rowe's "quality" as a teenager – has a vested interest in restoring the bond, in bringing him to a new home with pledges of prominence and prosperity.

Optical assessment reveals that recent issues do not nullify a wonderful ability with a football that simply needs some new life, some confidence and belief that, yes, he can thrive at the highest level.

Let's not forget, the £40k-per-week talent has proven himself across the duration of a Premier League campaign, scoring ten goals and adding two assists during 2021/22 (Sofascore), his last taste of sustained success, despite earning only 21 starts, also completing 87% of his passes and 60% of his dribbles.

Affectionately nicknamed 'the Croydon De Bruyne' by those close to him, Smith Rowe certainly offers qualities that could make him one of the Premier League's leading playmakers in the future, with real stylistic similarities to Manchester City's creative talisman.

Kevin De Bruyne is 33 this month but remains one of the most influential and immense players in Europe, scoring six goals and supplying a staggering 18 assists from 26 matches in all competitions, hailed as an "all-time great" by Carragher.

The Sky Sports pundit clearly knows a top-class player when he sees one and given that he has sung Smith Rowe's praises, whose ball-playing expertise and silkiness when shifting through the gears bears the hallmark of a high-level star, there's a real chance that, at Villa, he could kickstart his career triumphantly.

Arsenal have risen to an elite position on the European stage. A by-product of this is the talented peripheral players that get left behind, ousted for the greater good of the machine. Smith Rowe's issues over the past few years leave him in an almost untenable position, with Kai Havertz, Martin Odegaard, Fabio Vieira and Leandro Trossard all capable of performing in his favoured central or left-tilted attacking midfield roles.

He's also out of contract in 2026, and so if Arsenal wish to receive bang for their buck it might be wise to cash in swiftly for maximum value: he's not going to renew, lest he spend a career performing below his potential.

Villa can bring him back to the fore; Emery can make him a major player in a squad that now perches among Europe's elite.

Smith Rowe, for his part, has so much talent and would be a real creative asset to one of the Premier League's most exciting projects.

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ByBen Browning May 31, 2024

Jordan Thompson hits 98 to upstage Jonny Bairstow on his Yorkshire return

23-year-old allrounder falls short of maiden ton after Bairstow manages only five

Paul Edwards at Trent Bridge08-Aug-2020

Jordan Thompson fends into the leg side•MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Jonny Bairstow’s is sometimes so well-concealed that only someone whose eyesight has been sharpened in Barnard Castle can detect it. Nonetheless, even Yorkshire’s sometimes stony-faced wicketkeeper might allow himself a wry smile at the ironies of this game. For one thing, the day on which he had been expected to prove his case for an England recall was instead dominated by one of his country’s finer Test wins, a victory in which Jos Buttler, his rival for the gloves, made 75.And what was even more piquant, any attention paid to Bairstow’s 22-ball five against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge was quickly overshadowed by Jordan Thompson, a 23-year-old from Leeds, who fell two runs short of his maiden first-class century, yet was still responsible for Yorkshire making what seems a competitive 264 on the opening day of their Bob Willis Trophy match. Moreover, any satisfaction Steve Patterson felt near the end of the day’s play was increased when the skipper induced Chris Nash to play on in the final over of the evening session.Instead of the scarred battlefield it normally resembles by early August, Trent Bridge’s square is still largely untrampled lawn but Nottinghamshire still chose to play this game on the pitch they used when losing to Derbyshire by three wickets in a classic four-day match on Tuesday. This was not, as some thought, an attempt to imitate tight Yorkshiremen – “we’re not made of bloody pitches tha’ knows” – but rather, one imagines, an attempt to provide the most suitable surface for Samit Patel and Matt Carter, the two specialist spinners they had selected. Such a strategy would have been further justified by Steven Mullaney winning the toss, something he failed to do. So that, we reckoned, in the manner of Dr Bickleigh in “put paid to their little game”.Nottinghamshire’s side, though, is packed with ambitious cricketers who are hurting after that defeat to Derbyshire on Tuesday and their response to bowling first was to take four wickets in the first session. Not just any wickets either, to use a categorisation the Headingley coaches probably despise, but those of three Test batsmen and an England Lion. The most notable dismissal was that of Bairstow, who returned to four-day cricket with the intention of proving why he should be in the England side but instead showed why he isn’t.Bairstow strode to the wicket in the third over after Adam Lyth’s attempted nudge to leg off Jake Ball had resulted only in his lbw. And then, with more than a few lenses focused upon him… nothing much happened. Bairstow let most of his first 17 balls from Ball and Zak Chappell go by, sometimes investing even that behaviour with a trace of contempt, before cover-driving his 18th for four. Next over, though, Chappell had his man when Bairstow cut a steeply bouncing delivery head-high to Patel. It was a stroke he didn’t need to play and, more culpably, one he couldn’t control.The dismissal prompted much rejoicing among Mullaney’s men and not only because they had removed Bairstow at a cost of five runs. Poor Chappell played six games in three formats for Nottinghamshire’s first team last season without taking a single wicket. Six balls later he had two in 2020 when Dawid Malan flirted with one outside the off stump and edged a catch to Tom Moores. And the home side’s joyous morning was completed half an hour before lunch when Tom Kohler-Cadmore tried to sweep Carter’s offspin but only lobbed a catch off the glove to Mullaney at slip.Yet while international batsmen of various descriptions had been coming and going, Harry Brook was playing with quiet assurance, reinforcing the fine impression made by his innings of 41 and 66 not out at the Riverside in Yorkshire’s previous match. Unbeaten on just five at lunch, Brook hit Chappell for five fours in two overs after lunch, twice pulling him to leg with pleasing violence and straight driving him to the pavilion, a shot for the aesthetes. Mullaney’s response to this assault was to put his trust in spin and 36 of the 63 overs bowled by tea had been delivered by the twirlers.It worked for the Nottinghamshire skipper, too, although not in the way he had envisaged. Jonny Tattersall’s dismissal, lbw to Patel for 31 when sweeping, was conventional enough but Nash’s delight was surely mixed with incredulity when he gated Brook with the first ball of one of those faintly jocular pre-tea overs that can be trusted to either to spinners or occasional bowlers. Nash, of course, is both – this was his fourth wicket in five seasons – and he was even given five more overs after tea until Mullaney decided, rather in the manner of Mr Bennet, that he had entertained everybody long enough.In that time the off-spinner had dismissed Patterson for 11 but also seen Thompson reach his fifty with successive slashed fours through the slips off Chappell. Though we didn’t know it, the fun was still to come.Both Duanne Olivier and Jack Shutt were leg before to the frontline Nottinghamshire twirlers very cheaply and Yorkshire were 232 for 9 when Dominic Leech walked out to play his maiden first-class innings. Realising this was no time for nudged singles the left-handed Thompson twice launched Patel high in the direction of West Bridgford and levied a couple of other boundaries in the same over.Ball replaced Patel and Thompson clipped the England bowler off his hip for a third six, which was followed a few balls later by the mightiest clump of the lot. Now there was some point in a bit of push and run – Leech was defending competently – but the young man tried to reach the landmark in the grand manner… and edged Nash to Mullaney at slip. No doubt Bairstow enjoyed the chutzpah behind the stroke. No doubt he congratulated his young colleague. As ever, tomorrow awaits. There will be more opportunities.

رسميًا.. استبعاد 5 أندية قبل انتخابات اتحاد اليد بعد شكوى خالد فتحي

أصدرت محكمة القضاء الإداري حكمًا باستبعاد خمسة أندية من الجمعية العمومية للاتحاد المصري لكرة اليد، ومنعها من المشاركة في انتخابات مجلس الإدارة المقرر انعقادها بعد غدٍ الجمعة.

جاء الحكم استجابةً لدعوى أقامها خالد فتحي، المرشح لرئاسة الاتحاد المصري لكرة اليد، حيث قضت المحكمة بما يلي: “قبول الدعوى شكلًا، ووقف تنفيذ قرار الجهة الإدارية السلبية بالامتناع عن إعلان بطلان قراري الجهة المعنية بإدارة الاتحاد المصري لكرة اليد واللجنة الأولمبية المصرية، فيما يخص اعتماد تصنيف الهيئات الرياضية للموسم 2023-2024، والذي تضمن إدراج أندية: ديرب نجم، غار حراء، اتحاد الأشرف بالإسماعيلية، الدلتا الرياضي بالغربية، وسبورتنج كاسل كأعضاء عاملين في الاتحاد، وما يترتب على ذلك من آثار، وأمرت المحكمة بتنفيذ الحكم فورًا بمسودته دون إعلان، مع رفض باقي طلبات وقف تنفيذ القرار المطعون عليه”.

طالع..قائمة منتخب مصر “الأولية” المشاركة في بطولة العالم لكرة اليد 2025

أشارت المحكمة إلى أن طلب اللجنة المعينة بالاتحاد لاعتماد عضوية تلك الأندية أظهر عدم وجود عضوية عاملة لها مسبقًا، مما كان سيؤثر على شرعية انتخابات مجلس الإدارة.

من جانبه، أكد خالد فتحي أن الحكم يُمثل ضمانًا لسلامة العملية الانتخابية واستقرار الجمعية العمومية، مشيرًا إلى أن الهدف الأساسي من الشكوى كان حماية صحة الإجراءات، سواء بتأكيد صحة عضوية الأندية المستبعدة أو بإقرار استبعادها.

Acertou! Pintado é o novo técnico da Chapecoense

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Agora é oficial. Na tarde desta quarta-feira, a Chapeconese anunciou a chegada do técnico Pintado, que assume a vaga deixada por Jair Ventura.

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O acordo foi de maneira rápida. Livre no mercado após a saída do Goiás, o treinador recebeu o contato do time catarinense e topou o desafio.

No time de Santa Catarina, Pintado tem a missão de salvar a Chape do rebaixamento. No momento, o Verdão aparece na lanterna do Brasileirão com 4 pontos.

Agilidade

Desde o última segunda-feira, quando foi consumada a saída de Jair Ventura, a Chapecoense acelerou os processos internos para a contratação de um novo comandante.

A ideia era ter um nome certo para dirigir o time no fim de semana e iniciar a reação do time no Campeonato Brasileiro.

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Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey turn tide to seal thrilling series for Australia

Pair put on 212-run stand for sixth wicket to rescue Australia from 73 for 5

Valkerie Baynes16-Sep-2020

Glenn Maxwell and Alex Carey dug in for Australia•Getty Images

Twin tons to Glenn Maxwell and Alex Carey carried Australia past a precarious start to ensure a match and series victory against England in the final ODI at Emirates Old Trafford.Their 212-run partnership rescued the tourists from 73 for 5 and resigned England to their first bilateral ODI series defeat at home since 2015.Both fell in the dying stages, leaving it to Mitchell Starc to bring up the winning runs with a cool head and a swinging bat.The result overturned Jonny Bairstow’s powerful century, which had lifted England to a commanding total from their own troubled beginning.Early wickets to Chris Woakes and an inspired turn by part-time spinner Joe Root had Australia in dire trouble in their pursuit of 303 before Maxwell’s 108 off 90 balls and Carey’s 106 sealed the series 2-1.Going into the last international men’s fixture of a belated English summer, the hosts teetered on 2 for 0 within the first two balls of the match.But Bairstow’s authoritative 112 from 126 balls, combined with half-centuries to Sam Billings – with whom he shared an innings-saving 114-run stand for the fifth wicket – and Woakes, allowed England to reach 302 for 7.Woakes backed up his fine unbeaten 53 from 39 balls with two quick wickets to put Australia in trouble at 31 for 2.Root’s introduction looked on the surface to be a masterstroke by master captain Eoin Morgan, but had been foretold by the eventual dismissal of Bairstow earlier, beaten between bat and pad by a ball from seamer Pat Cummins which turned sharply into the batsman and clattered into the top of off stump.Australia wobbled when Woakes had Aaron Finch and Marcus Stoinis out cheaply, the latter holding his place in the side after Steven Smith was left out again still feeling the effects of the blow to the head he took in training six days prior.The tourists visibly slumped when Root dismissed David Warner with his fifth ball, which ripped off a middle-and-leg line to clip the top of off stump. Root then had Mitch Marsh out in his next over to a deflection onto his knee-roll which looped up and landed safely in the gloves of Jos Buttler.Australia were 73 for 5 after Carey dabbed a Root delivery to the off-side and dashed off for a quick single, leaving Marnus Labuschagne exposed to Billings’ sharp throw to Jos Buttler.Australia should have been six down when Carey, on 9, holed out to Adil Rashid at third man, but it turned out that Jofra Archer had over-stepped and Carey was reprieved. Maxwell was also let off on 44 when he edged Rashid to Buttler, who failed to gather behind the stumps.Carey and Maxwell brought up their 100-partnership off as many balls. By the end of the 35th over, Australia were 186 for 5 compared to England’s 184 for 4 and Maxwell did his best to up the tempo when he thumped Rashid for a huge six into the second tier wide of long-on.The sides were level after 39 overs – both 216 for 5 – and, as Morgan went to his seamers in the closing stages, the Australian duo dug in deeper. Maxwell brought up his second ODI hundred with a six off Tom Curran, taking him to 101 off just 84 balls, including four fours and seven sixes.Carey moved to 99 heaving Woakes over the square-leg boundary and brought up his century with a single off the next ball.Morgan brought on Rashid, who drew a top edge from Maxwell, caught by Curran at short third man, which left Australia needing 18 off the last 15.Adam Zampa struck in his first over to remove Eoin Morgan•Getty Images

Carey’s knock ended when he sent an Archer delivery flying to third man, where Mark Wood took a sharp catch diving forwards on the last ball of the penultimate over.With Australia needing 10 more runs and with new batsmen in Cummins and Starc, Morgan turned again to Rashid, whose first ball – a googly – was sent back down the ground for a six over long-off from Starc. Singles off the next two left Australia with two to get from three balls and, with Starc back on strike, he swept the next for four to seal victory with two balls to spare.With England winning the toss and batting on a fresh strip, Jason Roy fell on the first delivery of the match, sending Starc straight to Maxwell at backward point. Starc compounded the blow on the next ball, trapping Root lbw with one that swung in and struck the pad in line with leg stump.Morgan survived the hat-trick ball as he and Bairstow set about England’s recovery effort. Bairstow was in fine fettle, his timing sublime as he picked off Australia’s frontline seamers, seemingly at will, his pull shot particularly damaging. He clubbed Cummins over the fence at cow corner and added seven fours en route to 41 off 32 balls.At the end of the Powerplay England were 67 for 2 and Australia introduced leg-spinner Adam Zampa to almost immediate effect when Morgan tried to loft him down the ground but failed to get under it and found Starc at mid-off. Zampa struck again when he had Buttler out for just 8 off 20, driving to Finch in the covers.Billings joined Bairstow and the pair formed a formidable union. Starc conceded two sixes in as many overs to Billings, the second a deft hoick to fine leg where some of the England players and staff stood clapping with delight. They were applauding again when Billings sent Zampa to the boundary twice in the next over, bringing up his fifty in between with a pull to midwicket for two.Bairstow brought up his 10th century in ODIs in emphatic fashion, whacking Cummins for six over square leg.Billings was out top-edging a reverse sweep off Zampa to Mitch Marsh at short third man for 57 from 58 balls. But, when Bairstow fell to Cummins’ gem, England weren’t done.Curran threatened with 19 off as many balls, including a six off Starc, but Starc replied next ball with a beautiful in-swinging yorker that crashed into off stump. Starc was on the other end of a glorious six by Rashid over square leg, but it was Woakes who pushed England past the 300-mark with some late swinging.It wasn’t enough as Australia saved their best for last at the end of a remarkable summer.

Aston Villa ready to accept bid for £100k-p/w star alongside Luiz and Duran

Aston Villa are reportedly ready to accept offers for another star player this summer alongside Douglas Luiz and Jhon Duran.

Luiz to Juventus, Duran to Chelsea updates

After qualifying for the Champions League in Unai Emery’s first full season in charge at Villa Park, NSWE and Monchi are once again ready for a busy summer transfer window.

There could be plenty of incomings and outgoings in the Midlands, with plenty of rumours regarding the futures of Douglas Luiz and Jhon Duran at this moment in time. The Brazilian midfielder has now agreed personal terms with Juventus ahead of a player-plus-cash swap deal. Villa could receive Weston McKennie, Samuel Iling Jr and a €20m fee for Luiz.

Meanwhile, there has also been speculation that Villa and Chelsea have agreed on a £42m fee for Duran. However, it doesn’t look as if Villa will stop there when it comes to player sales. There have been rumours of a move to AC Milan for right-back Matty Cash, but it looks as if another defender is no longer wanted at the club.

Aston Villa ready to sell Diego Carlos

According to Football Insider, Villa and Emery are now ready to accept an offer for centre-back Diego Carlos during the current transfer window.

It is stated that Villa need to raise funds to comply with PSR before the end of the month, and alongside Luiz and Duran, Carlos is ‘another first-team starter who could leave Villa Park this summer to help balance the books despite featuring heavily last season’.

Diego Carlos for Aston Villa

Carlos, who picks up £100,000-a-week in the Midlands, joined the club from Sevilla during Steven Gerrard’s time as manager back in 2022. Since then, the Brazilian has gone on to make 41 appearances for the club, the majority of which came last season due to an injury-hit 2022/23 campaign.

The 31-year-old came in for praise from Gary Neville last season after Villa’s 2-0 win over Arsenal back in April, describing him as a “man mountain” at the back.

“He’s been Villa’s best player in the first half Diego Carlos, he’s been immense. Diego Carlos, outstanding in that first half. Clean sheet, he’s been outstanding. In the first half, he was a man mountain.”

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Alongside Carlos, Villa have Pau Torres, Ezri Konsa, Calum Chambers and the returning Tyrone Mings as centre-back options, so if they can bring in a figure more than the £26m fee they paid Sevilla two years ago, Villa could see it as good business, making this one to watch over the coming weeks before the June 30 PSR deadline.

ترتيب مجموعة الزمالك في الكونفدرالية بعد الفوز على المصري

تمكن فريق الكرة بـ الزمالك من تحقيق فوز هام على حساب منافسه المصري بنتيجة 1-0، في المباراة التي جمعت بينهما ضمن منافسات بطولة كأس الكونفدرالية.

وأقيمت المباراة بين الزمالك والمصري، على أرضية استاد برج العرب في إطار لقاءات الجولة الثالثة من مرحلة المجموعات للمسابقة القارية.

وتضم المجموعة الرابعة فرق الزمالك والمصري وإنيمبا النيجيري وبلاك بولز الموزمبيقي

كما فاز فريق بلاك بولز الموزمبيقي على نظيره إنيمبا النيجيري، بثلاثية نظيفة، في إطار منافسات الجولة الثالثة.

وبعد فوز بلاك بولز اليوم الأحد أمام إنيمبا، وصل للنقطة الرابعة في صدارة المجموعة بنفس عدد نقاط المصري. 

وكان الزمالك فاز في مواجهة الجولة الأولى على بلاك بولز 2-0، والمصري انتصر على إنيمبا بنفس النتيجة، في إطار نفس الجولة.

وحصد فريقا إنيمبا وبلاك بولز، النقطة الأولى لهما في المجموعة بالتعادل مع الزمالك والمصري على الترتيب، في الجولة الثانية. ترتيب مجموعة الزمالك والمصري في الكونفدرالية

1- الزمالك – 7 نقاط.

2- المصري – 4 نقاط.

3- بلاك بولز – 4 نقاط.

4- إنيمبا النيجيري – نقطة واحدة.

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