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The Hagley Oval has put Christchurch back on the cricketing map after the AMI Stadium was damaged by the earthquake of 2011

Marc Swain-Rogatski04-Nov-2014The venue
While the Hagley Oval has only had a handful of international matches so far – during the World Cup qualifiers in January 2014 – the newly built facilities are set to host New Zealand’s first Boxing Day Test in 11 years, against Sri Lanka, as well as the first match of the 2015 World Cup, featuring the same teams. The new set-up looks picturesque, with its lush outfield and floating tensile roof covering the pavilion – a fitting setting, indeed, for the cricket Christchurch has fought so hard to get back.The primary venue in the city was the AMI Stadium – formerly Jade Stadium and originally Lancaster Park – in the south-east of the city. Following the devastating earthquake of 2011, the ground suffered irreparable damage. From late 2014 building up to the World Cup, cricket in Christchurch will be homed in the more central Hagley Oval.The AMI Stadium was always abuzz on game day. Before the Hadlee Stand and the other large seating arrangements were raised, the ground had a large embankment area that was often home to some very colourful individuals; its atmosphere provided a lot of fun for the boundary fielders. Spectators were even allowed to play their own games of cricket on the field during the lunch interval. If one was to walk the corridors beneath the DB Draught stand, they would find games as fierce as those on centre stage, raging between the New Zealand players of the future.Ground page | FixturesGreat matches (AMI Stadium)
New Zealand v India, 3rd ODI, March 2009
The third ODI between New Zealand and India in 2009 saw an Indian batting class in session, led by Sachin Tendulkar. On track to record the biggest ODI score, he helped pummel New Zealand’s attack, but retired hurt in the 45th over on 163 as India reached a mammoth 392. An excellent Jesse Ryder century and a late partnership between Kyle Mills and Tim Southee gave India a scare, but they still emerged victorious by 58 runs.New Zealand v Australia, 3rd ODI, 2005
A few years earlier, in 2005, in the third ODI of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, a New Zealand chase led expertly by Scott Styris and Brendon McCullum got New Zealand to the highest ODI score at the time (332), and won them the match. McCullum’s unbeaten 50, thrashed from 25 balls, aided Styris’ gallant century in chasing down the large total, which had seemed a high mountain to climb after Michael Hussey’s 88 from 56 earlier in the day.Top performers in ODIs (AMI Stadium)
Most runs: Nathan Astle 705 at 50.35 | Highest score: Sachin Tendulkar 163* v New Zealand | Most wickets: Daniel Vettori 23 at 31.82 | Best bowling: Simon O’Donnell 5 for 13Major players
Chris Cairns | Stephen Fleming | Nathan Astle | Chris Harris | Shane Bond | Craig McMillan | Richard Hadlee | Rod Latham | Lee GermonHome team
Christchurch is home to Canterbury, which supplied several players to the New Zealand one-day team in the 1990s. They won the one-day trophy seven times in the 1990s. They have also won the first-class Plunket Shield 17 times.

From Kaushik Bhattacharya, UK

Cricinfo25-Feb-2013
Under-rated, despite his Test achievements•Getty ImagesGiven he’s the most celebrated cricketer India have had (with the exception of Tendulkar), it feels strange to say MS Dhoni is underrated. But I do think he’s not given due credit for his achievements as a Test match wicketkeeper-batsman.Partly, I think it’s his excellence as an ODI cricketer (second-highest batting average among all players with 4000-plus runs) that overshadows his achievements in the Test arena. Add to that, he looks somewhat ungainly (both as a wicketkeeper and a batsman), and for some unfathomable reason most people have the view that great Test match players need to be elegant or graceful. The recent Test thrashings meted out to his team in England and Australia have given fodder to his bashers to begin the “Oh, but he can’t play Test cricket” refrain.Ultimately, the things that matter are performance on the field, the numbers you rack up and the results you deliver. Let’s have a look at the stats. Starting off small-scale, there’s no doubt that Dhoni’s been India’s best Test wicketkeeper-batsmen ever (and he’s not finished yet). He has the most dismissals already and at a rate (dismissals per innings) higher than anyone else who’s played at least 10 games with only Dinesh Karthik coming close. Also (again for keepers who’ve played at least 10 Tests), his batting average is higher than his closest rival (Budhi Kunderan) by over four runs per innings. And he needs to play only 22 matches more to go past Kirmani as the most tenured Indian wicketkeeper.Going further afield, if you look at top wicketkeepers of all time, Dhoni ranks ninth in terms of overall dismissals and 14th if you look at dismissals per innings (for players who’ve kept in more than 30 Tests).Turning to batting, his average is the sixth-highest of all time (again for players who’ve kept in more than 30 Tests) and ahead of men like Alec Stewart and Brendon McCullum who’ve played as specialist batsmen at times.Plus, he’s captained the side in 37 of his 67 Tests and has a win-loss ratio that’s the best ever for an Indian captain and the eleventh-best for all captains (who’ve led their side in 35-plus Tests). This without a bowling attack half as good as that which any of the ten men above him had at their disposal. He didn’t even have Srinath and Kumble (unlike Ganguly, who had at least the latter for much of his reign) who are probably India’s best modern-day pace and spin bowlers respectively.So, give the man his due and stop branding him as only an ODI and T20 champion. He’s been good in Tests but needs better support from his team (especially the bowlers) to keep proving.P.S: For those who say he can’t score runs in pace-friendly conditions, he averages 39 in England and 31 in South Africa, though he’s been poor in Australia, averaging 19.

Plays of the day from the IPL match between Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad

Abhishek Purohit24-Apr-2011The stumping
Davy Jacobs has already stood up to Lasith Malinga, of all bowlers. So it was no surprise when he decided to stand up to Munaf Patel. But Munaf would not have expected a stumping to be added to his modes of dismissing a batsman, which is what Jacobs did to Daniel Christian. As the asking rate mounted, Christian decided to have a swipe at a length ball from Munaf, who normally gets extra bounce. He did, and Christian missed. Jacobs didn’t. He collected the ball nonchalantly even as it climbed, saw Christian had stuttered out, and had the bails off before the batsman’s foot was grounded back.The inevitable – I
Sachin Tendulkar held back Malinga, opening the bowling with Munaf and Harbhajan Singh. He even went to Abu Nechim before finally unleashing Malinga in the sixth over. Tendulkar had made him wait but Malinga gave his captain an early birthday present. Three balls into the over, the screaming yorker arrived. Shikhar Dhawan was in the firing line. He backed away to save his toes, but the bat came down too late, and the leg stump took a walk.The inevitable – II
Cameron White can’t buy a run at the moment. He can’t even steal a run at the moment. After pottering around for six balls to get off the mark with an edged single to third man, White managed to push a Kieron Pollard delivery to mid-off and eagerly set off for the single. But to his horror, Malinga was lurking close by. Even as White lumbered across, Malinga fired in a throw that clattered into the stumps, catching White short and putting him out of his misery.The inevitable – III
Pollard just has to turn up, roll over his arm, and he promptly gets a wicket with his slow-mediums. The longer the hop, the sooner the wicket comes. He had MS Dhoni caught at third man with a delivery that was a foot outside leg stump against Chennai. Today he got Bharat Chipli with a short delivery that was miles outside off. It even came excruciatingly slowly off the wicket, begging Chipli to hammer it to the point boundary. Probably tired of waiting for the ball to arrive, Chipli launched into a cut that flew straight to point.The vintage show
Andrew Symonds is slowly cranking it up this season. He showed glimpses of his brute power against Chennai, and today, he displayed another vintage dimension of his batting. While Symonds has always been ruthless in slogging deliveries over long-on, at this best, he also used to back away outside leg and drill deliveries anywhere in the arc from square third man to long-off. He tried that on numerous occasions today, and towards the end, was pulling it off at will against Deccan’s fastest bowlers, Dale Steyn and Ishant Sharma. First he made room and dismissed Ishant to the sweeper cover boundary. Then he hammered Steyn over extra cover, and as if to prove that it wasn’t all power, played a pleasing punch from outside leg that split sweeper cover and long-off.

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan offers five reasons why India’s outing against Bangladesh may not be so easy

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan16-Mar-2007

Bashar the glue
With three half-centuries against India, Habibul Bashar has often stood alone amid the disappointing batting efforts. All three fifties have come in losing causes but Bashar’s calm presence is often reassuring. He can hold the middle order together, sealing up one end as his more flashy colleagues take on the bowling at the other. He’s no slouch, though, well capable of stepping it up when the situation demands.Shock power
Floating around Bashar are a group of dangerous batsmen, often veering from the sublime to the ridiculous but one heck of a threat when they come off. India don’t need any introduction to Mohammad Ashraful, not after Chittagong in 2004; neither do they need to be reminded of Aftab Ahmed’s powers, not after Dhaka in 2004. Then there’s Shahriar Nafees, who’s opening exploits include a Test hundred against Australia, Tamim Iqbal and Saqibul Hasan. All are young batsmen in a similar mould, all with oodles of promise.New-ball variety
In Mashrafe Mortaza and Shahadat Hossain, Bangladesh possess a more than handy new-ball pairing to hustle the best. Mortaza’s skiddy cutters will be complemented by Shahadat’s discomforting bounce, a prospect that could unsettle the best. India will remember Mortaza’s contribution on Boxing Day in 2004, when he winkled out Virender Sehwag and Mahendra Singh Dhoni to help Bangladesh record their first (and only) triumph against India. Mashrafe has also chipped in with the bat, in the two games against India, and his recent exploits in the warm-up match against New Zealand suggest a handy allround talent. Shahadat is yet to play against India but nine wickets in two Tests against Sri Lanka translates into a dangerous talent.Left-arm menace
Rahul Dravid feels this World Cup will be won by the team that manages the middle overs best. India are likely to face a slew of left-arm spinners in that period, with Mohammad Rafique’s darts complemented by Abdur Razzak’s loop and Saqibul’s accuracy. Razzak and Saqibul arrive with economy-rates of 3.5 and 3.7 respectively and India will need to find innovative ways to manoeuvre the ball around with the field spread.More youth, more agility
Bangladesh enter the game with a head-start in the fielding department. Aftab, Ashraful and Saqibul will form an agile inner circle and their enthusiasm could be infectious. India’s main worry has been the ageing nature of the side (Dravid even indicated that they’d need to hide a few fielders) and an efficient performance from Bangladesh would enable them to bridge the gulf. A couple of lucky breaks and they will dream bigger.

“He has blown the house down,” says Bangladesh’s fast bowling coach, while praising his bowling group for their showing these past 12 months

Mohammad Isam22-Mar-2023

Allan Donald, the Bangladesh fast bowling coach, has said that Ebadot Hossain’s extra pace is making the difference in the team’s bowling line-up. Ebadot’s career-best figures in the first ODI against Ireland helped Bangladesh win by a record margin of 183 runs.The second game was a washout, which means Ebadot now has 17 wickets in his first seven ODIs. That is one wicket behind Mustafizur Rahman at the same stage of his career, in 2015.Related

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“He has blown the house down,” Donald said of Ebadot’s explosive start in ODIs. “From the moment I met him in Johannesburg exactly 12 months ago, he has been impressive. He is an athlete. He has a great engine on him. The ‘Syhet Rocket’.”We are working on small things which are more tactical. We are working on game intelligence in every game. I am still trying to find the area that he needs to work on.”What stands out for Ebadot is the stark difference in the way his Test and ODI careers got going. He had picked up seven wickets after his seventh Test, averaging 90.71 and with a strike rate of 139.70.But the turning point was his 6 for 46 against New Zealand in Bangladesh’s famous win in the Mount Maunganui Test in January 2022. His wicket counter went up and his bowling average and strike rate improved significantly. Ebadot became a much-improved bowler, making his ODI and T20I debut later in the year.”What has impressed me the most is that Ebadot is always in the game,” Donald said. “He will be in the wickets column in every single game. He bowls 145-148 [kph], so you know the pace factor will have a massive impact on the game. He showed it the other night [first ODI].”He is a wonderful talent; from a guy who won a fast-bowling competition to where he is now, he could consistently be a member of all three formats.”Mustafizur Rahman chats with Allan Donald at a training session•AFP/Getty Images

Donald praised the entire bowling group for their performances in the last 12 months, which has included two four-fors by Ebadot and one each from Shoriful Islam and Mustafizur. Taskin Ahmed’s 5 for 35 against South Africa last year gave Bangladesh a historic series win over the hosts.”It has been a terrific performance collectively. We have been speaking about this pack mentality for a while,” Donald exclaimed.”I just think great plaudits should go to the mindset of the group. It was wonderful to see how we bowled the other night [first ODI]. All three of them were very potent. All had an impact, asking questions and creating chances. Very happy to see that.”Donald also welcomed the addition of head coach Chandika Hathurusingha to the team for the second time. The former South Africa fast bowler said that his style matches with that of Hathurusingha’s and that is helping in the players’ development.”I have been here for 12 months. My work with that group and the stuff that I have done with them has never changed. Hathu [Hathurusingha] is an attacking, aggressive coach. It is my style as well. What he has told the whole group as well is to take the game on, not be afraid to win. I think it is a great message,” Donald said.”Hathu has been brilliant around the group. He has expressed his freedom to the group. I think they have unshackled themselves and played aggressive cricket. My mindset has never changed since I was 16-17. It is to be aggressive but someone has to give me an expansive role. It is exactly what I have done to the bowling group.”Mushfiqur Rahim cracked 100* off 60 balls, Bangladesh’s fastest in ODIs in the second game•AFP/Getty Images

Bangladesh’s aggressive intent has come to the fore in the ongoing series against Ireland where they have put up scores of 338 and 349 in the first two ODIs. Mushfiqur Rahim scored Bangladesh’s fastest century in the the format in the second ODI, while Shakib Al Hasan and Towhid Hridoy got quickfire nineties in the first game. Najmul Hossain Shanto and Litton Das also scored fifties in the second ODI.Donald added that Bangladesh are now looking to breach the elusive 400-plus mark in the third ODI, given their batting form and stocks.”It is definitely achievable. A couple of guys got nineties in the first game, couple of guys got seventies in the second game. Mushy [Mushfiqur] obviously converted it into a magnificent knock. We want to take those partnerships deeper, we want the hurt to feel even more. Take Ireland to the last ten overs with six or seven wickets in hand, so we can pile it on.”

The former MLS star expressed concern about the American’s debut with Atletico Madrid, highlighting the pressure of being substituted at halftime

• Cardoso was replaced at halftime during Atletico’s 2-1 loss 
• Pochettino was in attendance for Cardoso's debut
• Emphasized that Cardoso earned his transfer through club performances

• WHAT HAPPENED

  U.S. international Johnny Cardoso endured a rough Atletico Madrid debut, pulled at halftime of a 2-1 season-opening loss to Espanyol despite his team leading 1-0. After struggling in the USMNT's June friendlies and having a limited role at the Gold Cup, former U.S. star Alexi Lalas said he’s concerned about the 23-year-old’s confidence and World Cup hopes.

  “This is not good,” Lalas said on his State of the Union podcast. “This is not good for Johnny. I know it's just one game and but you know, you're associated ultimately with, you know, I guess it would be a surprise result and you want to get your best foot forward."

  Lalas wondered if Cardoso added extra pressure as a result of Mauricio Pochettino attending the match in Spain. 

  “But when they [the U.S. coaching staff] get on the plane and they go and they start sitting in the stands, yeah, I guess there's a an added pressure and an added pressure for him because this is his big move," he said. "But here's a situation where unlike most of the time when we're talking about Johnny, where we're lamenting the fact that it [his club form] doesn't translate to the national team."

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  WHAT ALEXI LALAS SAID

  Lalas stressed his concern is if Cardoso is now also struggling with Atleti, this could be an example of a move that didn't pan in the way intended. 

   “I think we have all been in agreement that the reason why he has even gotten this move is because he's been so consistent and so good from a club perspective," he explained. "And yet in his first game out, while it's great that he got the start, they get pulled off and they end up losing.

  “You don't want to be associated with that. Again, early, early days. I don't think it's 'cause for panic here, but if Johnny isn't doing it at club and we know he hasn't been able to translate it to the international game, then what are we left with here?”

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  Cardoso's $28 million summer move from Real Betis to Atletico Madrid represented one of the largest transfers for an American midfielder, creating significant expectations.

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  Following their 2-1 loss, Atletico Madrid sit 16th on the La Liga table and will host Elche in their second La Liga game and their first home game of the season.

MatériaMais Notícias

Fotos, autógrafos em camisa ou em algum caderno… Não faltam lembranças a quem tem uma relíquia ligada a Pelé. que morreu na quinta-feira passada (29) aos 82 anos. Porém, o produtor e divulgador musical Armando Pittigliani guarda uma recordação para lá de peculiar: uma foto na qual aparentemente dá um autógrafo ao “Rei do Futebol”.

+ Torcedores, autoridades e estrelas do futebol dão último adeus ao Rei Pelé

Produtor dos primeiros discos da turma da Bossa Nova e responsável também por ter lançado artistas do quilate de Sérgio Mendes, Jorge Benjor e Elis Regina, Armando Pittigliani trabalhava na gravadora PolyGram (atual Universal) na época. E explicou ao LANCE! como deu uma “caneta” no camisa 10.

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– Eu estava trabalhando como produtor de discos da gravadora PolyGram, no selo Phillips, quando o Jair Rodrigues, meu saudoso compadre, me procurou e propôs gravar um disco. Este álbum teria a participação do Pelé, que estava consagrado como tricampeão mundial desde o título no México – disse.

+ MERCADO DA BOLA: veja as movimentações do seu time de coração

Durante os bastidores, Pittigliani pegou um papel e escreveu para Pelé ler. Assim, o produtor e divulgador começava a pregar uma peça no Atleta do Século (veja o registro abaixo).

Pelé recebendo um autógrafo? Não faltam histórias em torno do "drible" do produtor e divulgador musical Armando Pittigliani no "Rei"… pic.twitter.com/uobReei917

— Vinícius Faustini (@v_faustini) January 2, 2023

– O que estava escrito no papel? “Amigo, você acaba de ser fotografado recebendo um autógrafo meu” (risos). Aí ele riu e disse: “Pittigliani, você é muito criativo, entende?” – contou, em tom bem-humorado.

Peladeiro declarado, Armando Pittigliani revelou que aprontou esse “drible” com outros dois craques: Zico e Ronaldo Fenômeno. O produtor e divulgador musical disputou preliminares no Maracanã ao lado de artistas como Chico Buarque, Dori Caymmi, dos integrantes da formação original do MPB-4 e de outros campos, como o ator Arnaud Rodrigues, o apresentador Sérgio Chapelin e o múltiplo Miele.

O ENCONTRO MUSICAL DE PELÉ COM JAIR RODRIGUES

Armando Pittigliani contou que a descontração tomou conta dos bastidores da gravação do dueto. O produtor também testemunhou a afinidade de uma dupla que se unia pela música e pelo futebol. Jair Rodrigues era torcedor do Santos.

+Títulos, gols, cinema, música e mais: a vida e a obra de Pelé, o Rei do Futebol

-Os dois sempre foram grandes amigos. O Jair foi um grande peladeiro! Tanto que, no sítio que ele tinha em Itu, fez um campo de futebol tamanho oficial, muito bem gramado e com iluminação para jogos noturnos. Jair e eu estivemos juntos em Nova York com Pelé. Quando nos apresentou a Xuxa, antes dela ser famosa… – contou.

Pelé dividiu os vocais com o “Cachorrão” na música “Cidade Grande”. A canção, de autoria do próprio “Rei”, entrou no LP “Alegria de Um Povo”, lançada em 1981.

– A gravação foi apresentada inclusive no “Fantástico” (programa da Rede Globo) – recordou Pittigliani.

O produtor contou como foi o “Rei” na rotina de gravação da canção.

– É claro que em matéria de afinação hoje seria mais fácil. Mas usamos alguns truques, como solar a melodia. Aí o artista canta ouvindo a melodia com você isso melhora um pouco. Depois, na mixagem, retiramos este instrumento “solista”. Mas o clipe no “Fantástico” repercutiu muito – afirmou.

O produtor e divulgador musical atualmente, segue “em atividade” no Clube dos Trinta, em São Conrado, no Rio de Janeiro. Neste momento, Armando Pittigliani tem projetos de registrar suas memórias em um livro e em uma minissérie. Uma das histórias passa pela “caneta” que deu no saudoso “Rei do Futebol”.

The India opener made his highest Test score – 179 not out – on a day where no other batter got past 40

Andrew Miller02-Feb-20241:38

Manjrekar: England are very much in the game

You can only judge a pitch after both sides have Bazballed on it, or so the saying might now go, after England’s preposterous exploits in Hyderabad. On Yashasvi Jaiswal’s watch, India appeared in the mood to make amends for their first-Test failings, thanks to a scintillating century that has met this new agenda for his team with poise and attitude aplenty.However, in claiming six wickets on a tough day in the field, England refused to buckle when previous visiting teams might have been braced for a batting landslide, and with Shoaib Bashir settling into his first day of Test cricket with two wickets and a calm command of his attributes, they are no worse off at the close of this first day than they had been at the same juncture of the opening Test. And both sides know full well how that one turned out.Either way, Jaiswal’s sublime 179 not out from 257 balls was the day’s outstanding hand – both the innings that he had promised amid the fluency of his first-innings 80 from 74 in Hyderabad, and the one that India desperately needed to regain their footing in this series. From his very first stroke, an unfettered slap for four off Joe Root’s first ball, via the towering six over long-on with which he brought up his second Test century and his first on home soil, Jaiswal was a class apart – the one Indian batter who found the fearlessness required to pre-empt the sort of challenge that England are sure to offer when their own turn comes to bat.By the final minutes of the day he was struggling with cramp, but Jaiswal still marched past his previous best of 171, made on debut in the Caribbean last year. His new career-best was secured with the fifth six off his innings off the legspin of Rehan Ahmed – another sweet connection down the ground that maintained a control percentage in excess of 90%, and ensured that he’ll resume with ambitions of significantly more on day two.Related

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The rest of India’s batting, however, was more of a mixed bag, and as a consequence, England’s rejigged attack was able to take comfort in the struggle on what has so far been a belter of a wicket. With six men dismissed between the scores of 14 and 34, including KS Bharat in the closing moments of the day, India were in danger of similar failings to those that undermined their performance in Hyderabad, when eight of the top nine reached double figures in the first innings but no-one managed to produce the knock-out blow. At least, on that count, Jaiswal cannot be accused of pulling any punches.Nevertheless, it was a gutsy display from England’s remarkably lop-sided attack. Having opted for three specialist spinners and just the lone quick, their line was led, perhaps inevitably, by the one man who’s seen it all before. The veteran James Anderson, back in action at the age of 41, put his Ashes struggles behind him with an ageless display of cut and guile. He picked off Shubman Gill for his 691st wicket, and thereby ensured that he has now struck in every single year since his debut in 2003, but his influence was felt in each and every one of his 17 overs across three distinct spells.James Anderson drew the outside edge off Shubman Gill’s bat to pick up Test wicket no. 691•BCCIAnderson’s presence – in place of the pure head-hunter Mark Wood, whose energetic efforts had gone wicketless in Hyderabad – offered a degree of control that Ben Stokes had been obliged to do without in the first Test. His infinitesimal command of each-way movement produced an economy-rate of 1.76 that was less than half that of any of his team-mates, and helped to ensure that – unlike in Hyderabad, where all the first-day focus had fallen on Tom Hartley’s struggle for control – this week’s new boy was nothing less than a good-news story.Bashir hadn’t even been born when Anderson made his own Test debut against Zimbabwe in May 2003, but with apologies to Jimmy’s own first scalp, Mark Vermeulen, the identity of Bashir’s maiden Test wicket will perhaps live on rather longer in the collective memory.Irrespective of Jaiswal’s fluency alongside him, Rohit Sharma had dug himself in for the long haul in making 14 boundary-less runs from 41 balls after winning the toss, the consequence of which was that Bashir had not only settled into his rhythm after entering the attack in the 12th over, but had been rewarded with a leg-slip to crank up the pressure. Cue a closed-face clip at a regulation offbreak, and a sharp take from Ollie Pope to pick off India’s captain against the apparent run of play.The same pattern would repeat itself as the day progressed. Gill, under extreme pressure for his place, started his innings watchfully with 17 from his first 36 balls, only for a sudden flurry of boundaries to prove his downfall. Two of these were classy cover-drives as Bashir over-pitched, but the other two were streaky edges off Anderson, who simply adjusted his line on the same probing full length, and induced a nicked drive to Ben Foakes for 34. It was the fifth time in seven innings that Anderson had got his man, at a cost of 7.8 runs per go, and as India went to lunch on 103 for 2, the session’s honours were broadly even.Only one man fell between lunch and tea – Shreyas Iyer, superbly caught by Foakes for 27, as he stayed low with a scuttling delivery from Hartley and clung onto an under-edged cut that could easily have nutmegged him. But Jaiswal by this stage had soared past his century – arms afloat in celebration after a mic-dropping of his bat – and when Rajat Patidar unfurled England’s signature stroke from Hyderabad, the reverse-sweep for four, it seemed India’s debutant had brought with him precisely the sort of youthful verve to complement that of his team-mate.But England would not be denied in their optimistic hunt for wickets. Rehan, held back until the 60th over, took up a central role in the attack for the final session, serving up 16 overs before stumps and picking off two priceless wickets in the process. On 32, Patidar failed to smother a top-spinning legbreak that rolled down the face of his bat and back into his stumps, and with the shadows lengthening, KS Bharat rocked back on a limp cut and gave his own innings away for 17.By then, Bashir had already claimed his second, and in similar circumstances too, as Axar Patel – India’s key allrounder in Ravindra Jadeja’s absence – failed to get on top of his own cut to pick out Rehan at backward point.But thankfully for India, nothing could slow down Jaiswal, whose wagon-wheel revealed shots all round the ground, but whose command in front of square was exceptional. One six off Rehan, a gallop to the pitch from round the wicket and an inside-out drill over extra cover, defied geometry.He had a couple of near-misses on the cut – Root twice got fingertips to tough chances – and a handful of wild hacks against Bashir that nearly cost him, but the bravery to take the game on was precisely what India had lacked at the key moments in the first Test. Whether he’s yet done enough to cover for his off-colour team-mates, however, remains to be seen.

كشف محمد عبد الله، لاعب النادي الأهلي، عن طموحاته مع الفريق الأول بالقلعة الحمراء، ذلك بعد تواجده خلال معسكر الإعداد الخارجي بتونس.

وأقام النادي الأهلي معسكر تحضيري للموسم الجديد في تونس، انتهى يوم 26 يوليو الجاري، وخاض خلاله مباراتين وديتين أمام الملعب والبنزرتي التونسيين.

وقال عبد الله خلال تصريحات عبر الموقع الرسمي للأهلي: “حققت استفادة كبيرة من المعسكر الخارجي، قبل انطلاق منافسات الموسم الجديد”.

وأضاف: “الحمد لله على ثقة الجهاز الفني بضمي للمعسكر، والحمد لله كنت موفقًا، وتمكنت من تسجيل أول أهدافي مع الفريق الأول في مباراة الملعب التونسي الودية، وأود أن أشكر اللاعبين الكبار على دعمهم ومساندتهم باستمرار داخل الملعب وفي التدريبات والجهاز الفني منحنا الثقة والدعم اللازم”.

فيديو | محمد عبد الله يسجل هدف الأهلي الرابع أمام الملعب التونسي

وتابع: “كل اللاعبين يعملون بجدية وتركيز شديد، والجميع ظهر بمستوى مميز في المباراتين الوديتين، وهذا الأمر منحنا دفعة كبيرة للاستعداد لخوض منافسات الموسم المقبل بشكل قوي، وللفوز بكل الألقاب”.

وأكمل: “ما زلت في بداية مشواري وأتعلم كل يوم من اللاعبين الكبار، وأستمع لكل نصائحهم وأحاول تطبيقها داخل الملعب، كما أحرص دائمًا على الالتزام الشديد بتعليمات الجهاز الفني”.

وعن طموحه مع الأهلي قال: “أتمنى أن أصبح من الهدافين التاريخيين للنادي، قيادة الفريق في المستقبل، هذا طموحي، وأسعى لتحقيقه بالعمل والجهد والاجتهاد”.

وأتم: “أشكر جماهير الأهلي على دعمهم الدائم لنا، هم السند الحقيقي للفريق، ونعدهم بأننا سنبذل كل ما لدينا خلال الموسم لتحقيق البطولات، وأن أسعى بكل قوة لأكون دائمًا عند حسن ظن الجميع”.

Uncapped batter Kate Anderson and allrounder Bella Armstrong have been named in New Zealand’s squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa.Andeson, 27, comes in on the back of a top domestic season for Canterbury, in which she topped the T20 batting charts with 536 runs at 59. She was subsequently in line for a call-up for the tour of Sri Lanka in July, but had to pull out due to a finger injury.Auckland’s Armstrong, 23, will only play the T20Is in South Africa, replacing Izzy Gaze who is in South Africa for the ODI leg of the tour.Coach Ben Sawyer was all praise for the duo. “Kate had an outstanding domestic season last year and was unfortunate to miss the Sri Lanka tour through injury,” he said. “We like her power and skills with the bat and we’re looking forward to giving her an opportunity on the international stage.”Bella’s an exciting young prospect who hits the ball hard and is an outstanding fielder, so she’s got all the attributes that we want from a White Fern.”The squad also features seamer Jess Kerr, who’s returning from injury. “It’s a real bonus to have Jess back in the squad after injury ruled her out of the Sri Lanka tour,” Sawyer said. “She’s got a world-class bowling skill set and is especially effective with her in-swinger, which is proving more and more difficult in the women’s game.”Jess bookends the innings, especially in a T20 match, as she swings it up front and then bowls an amazing legcutter at the death.”New Zealand kick off the tour of South Africa with a warm-up one-dayer on September 21, followed by three ODIs and five T20Is. The squad will undergo a training camp before leaving for South Africa, from September 10 to 14, in Tauranga.Allrounder Hayley Jensen was not considered for selection for the tour as she is yet to fully recover from the knee surgery she underwent in May.New Zealand squad for the tour of South Africa: Sophie Devine (capt), Kate Anderson, Bella Armstrong (T20Is only), Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Eden Carson, Izzy Gaze (ODIs only), Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu