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England gave out three new caps before play as James Taylor, Ben Stokes and Scott Borthwick were named in the XI. Taylor was the first to have a chance to impress, and much is expected of the Leicestershire batsman, but he couldn’t shine on this occasion despite his fine form in county and England Lions cricket. Facing Boyd Rankin, in the ultimate little-and-large duel, he got underneath a pull and top-edged to square leg. Taylor wasn’t alone, though, as none of England’s new faces enjoy a great day. Ben Stokes faced 10 balls for 3 and Scott Borthwick’s first over was taken for 13 courtesy of Kevin O’Brien.Welcome of the day
Much had been made of Eoin Morgan’s return to Dublin as England captain, but he was given a warm reception by the home crowd when he walked in at No. 4. His boundaries, though, weren’t greeted with quite the same affection as he moved to a swift half-century and threatened to take the game away from his former team-mates. However, Paul Stirling found Morgan’s leading edge and made excellent ground to his left to take the return catch and the crowd gave Morgan another warm hand.Team-mate duel of the day
Steven Finn and Stirling both play their county cricket for Middlesex and came face-to-face as Finn shared the new ball at the start of Ireland’s chase. After a first-ball wide Stirling wasted no time in making a mark as he cut a six over deep cover, but two balls later Finn had his revenge when Stirling couldn’t resist playing a huge heave across the line and the top edge looped to cover.Tactical run out of the day
After an afternoon of frustrating rain delays play finally resumed with Ireland needing another 87 off 10 overs. William Porterfield and Niall O’Brien were at the crease, but they really needed a certain Kevin O’Brien there. Off the second ball of Borthwick’s over Porterfield nudged the ball into the leg side and ambled out of his crease. He turned to try and get back as Borthwick fielded quickly off his own bowling but couldn’t quite reach the crease. For Ireland, though, there was no point Kevin O’Brien waiting around to bat and in he strode at No. 4. When he launched his third and fourth balls in the stands Clontarf was rocking with chants of ‘easy, easy’ from boisterous local support.Ball of the day
While Kevin O’Brien was in the middle Ireland were winning this match, but he had no answer to a pinpoint yorker from Jade Dernbach which zoomed in on middle and leg stump as he tried to bring his bat down. Dernbach had just bowled a series of slower deliveries, which are his trademark in one-day cricket, but showed the skill to immediately change up a gear. It was just the latest display of the nerve that has impressed England’s selectors in the early days of Dernbach’s international career. And, vitally for a bowler who is used at key moments, he relishes the challenge.

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There were cricket matches abandoned across the country on Sunday, and Sri Lanka’s Tour Match against Essex at Chelmsford was one of those to fall foul of inclement weather. Less than 13 overs were bowled before persistent rain led to an early end after lunch on day three, although that was still enough time for 17-year-old seamer Reece Topley to rattle the tourists’ top order with two quick wickets as they reached 38 for 3 in their second innings.Topley had first-innings centurion and likely Test debutant Lahiru Thirimanne caught behind in his second over before Maurice Chambers removed opening partner Tharanga Paranavitana for a single. In the very next over Topley got rid of Dinesh Chandimal and Sri Lanka were staring at a repeat of their final day capitulation at Cardiff, having been reduced to a perilous 10 for 3.But Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera stood firm until the lunch break and, ultimately, the end of the match, putting on an unbeaten 28 in 10 overs. With Tillakaratne Dilshan unlikely to feature in the third Test at the Rose Bowl, Sri Lanka will be looking to their other senior batsmen to step up their games, and as such Sangakkara’s performance in this match will have been heartening to them.”There is no change at this stage,” Sri Lanka coach Stuart Law said of Dilshan’s recovery from a fractured thumb. “His thumb is still in a splint, he is also in some discomfort at this stage and the medical team have said that he is highly likely to miss the Test. So the game against Essex has proved very useful because it’s allowed a couple of our batsmen to get amongst the runs.”Young Lahiru Thirimanne, who is only 21, batted well in our first innings and hit 104 before we retired him out, which was a good indication that he was hitting the ball as good as he could. It was also great for Sangakkara to get out there and score 153 runs in the first innings and that will do his confidence no end of good.”A lively Chelmsford pitch showed that the frailties in Sri Lanka’s batting remain, however, and they are still susceptible to pace and bounce – as the 6′ 7” Topley showed while collecting match figures of 6 for 34. “He has bags of talent and we are delighted with his progress,” said Chris Silverwoord, the former England seamer and current bowling coach at Essex. “He has a big heart, is quick to take on advice and works hard at his game.”It’s very encouraging to see the level of progress he has made so far and he’s made a very encouraging start to his career, but he knows there is a lot of hard work ahead of him yet.”

A fractured finger has put Mumbai Indians’ wicketkeeper-batsman Davy Jacobs out of action for at least two weeks

Firdose Moonda04-May-2011A fractured finger has put Mumbai Indians’ wicketkeeper-batsman Davy Jacobs out of action for at least two weeks. Jacobs said he was not sure for how long the injury would keep him out, but he hoped to be back for Mumbai’s final group match on May 22.”I won’t be out for too long, as it’s not a ligament or muscle, just bone,” Jacobs told ESPNcricinfo. “It won’t restrict me when I come back.”Jacobs picked up the injury while standing up to Munaf Patel in Mumbai’s match against Kings XI Punjab in Mumbai on May 2. Having often stood up to the fast bowlers in the tournament, Jacobs was struck on his thumb off Patel’s first delivery which is when he is likely to have suffered the fracture, but went on to keep for the rest of the match.Mumbai, for whom he has regularly opened the batting, had signed up Jacobs for this IPL season on the back of his solid performance in the Champions League 2010 for South Africa domestic side Warriors. Jacobs put together a series of attacking cameos without going on to make a big score, and he has been steady behind the stumps, drawing praise from former India gloveman and Mumbai’s wicketkeeping coach Kiran More.

With suggestions that his international career was at the cross roads, Phillip Hughes made arguably his most important century to anchor the Blues on day one of this decider

The Bulletin by Alex Malcolm17-Mar-2011
ScorecardPhillip Hughes celebrates another century in a Shield final•Getty ImagesFour years ago in the 2007-08 Sheffield Shield final, Phillip Hughes announced himself as a future Test player with his first Shield hundred to help New South Wales to victory. Four years on, with suggestions that his international career was at the cross roads, Hughes made arguably his most important century to anchor the Blues on day one of this decider.It wasn’t the same Hughes that we’ve come to know and expect. It was a new and improved version. A mature batsman who has shelved his dashing, flashing, style for a recalibrated technique that allowed him to survive 278 balls, and compile a classy 138 on a fresh first day pitch in Hobart.Tasmania fans might look at the scorecard and wonder why George Bailey decided to bowl when the coin fell his way. But the Blues captain Simon Katich admitted he would have done the same on a surface that had a lot of live green grass. Add to that the fact that the average first innings total in Hobart this year has been just 172, and that the side fielding first in all five matches at Bellerive this year has won, it was no surprise Bailey elected to bowl.But the surface was harder than expected. Although it did plenty off the seam early, anything overpitched was driven without fear. Hughes and a rejuvenated David Warner set up the day with a wonderful opening stand. They put on 88 in the first 74 minutes. They played the lines and were unperturbed at being beaten on a consistent basis. But anything overpitched was punished. Warner was particularly savage on Ben Hilfenhaus, his first seven overs cost 40.Warner looked set for another big score before Xavier Doherty was introduced. Doherty didn’t produce consistent spin. But he spun two balls sharply and both claimed wickets. He enticed Warner to drive on 47 and ripped it back to through gate to rattle leg stump. Doherty then forced a defensive prod from Usman Khawaja, yielding an inside edge which was claimed by Ed Cowan’s quick reflexes at short leg.When James Faulkner trapped Phil Jaques in front just on lunch Tasmania looked to have reclaimed the ascendency. But the middle session belonged to Hughes. He had looked impressive but vulnerable at different times in the morning. He was 55 at lunch having been reprieved by the normally reliable Bailey on 48. But in the afternoon Hughes showed how far his game had come. He looked impenetrable. His movements were simple; his bat looked as wide as the Derwent. His previously unusual back foot movement to leg was now going to off. He covered off stump in defence. He drove magnificently straight when given the chance. He also cut responsibly and sensibly when offered width and struck one powerful slog sweep off Doherty for six.He combined beautifully with his captain and, at times, Test opening partner who was unusually batting at No. 5. Katich was dogged prior to tea while Hughes flourished. After tea Katich scored prolifically while Hughes dropped anchor. It was typical Katich. Anything short and wide was punished and anything straight picked off. Their partnership of 185 looked to set the game up before Tasmania took the new ball and showed the wicket still had plenty to offer for the bowlers. Katich was trapped four shy of a century by James Faulkner. His 96 had taken him to fourth all-time for total runs scored in Shield Finals. Hughes fell to a beauty from Luke Butterworth who bowled better than his one wicket suggested. Butterworth consistently beat the bat all day but Hughes’ was the only edge that went to hand.The Blues sent in nightwatchman Scott Coyte with Katich falling in the 87th over. But the man they were protecting, Ben Rohrer, batted anyway with Hughes departure. New South Wales will look to post 400 plus with Peter Nevill and Steve O’Keefe still to come. It will be a good platform for the away side that need to win to claim their 46th Shield. A draw will be good enough for Tasmania.

Joe Gelhardt is likely to attract interest and could leave Elland Road if Leeds United are relegated, according to The Telegraph (via MOT Leeds News).

The lowdown

Leeds paid £900,000 to sign Gelhardt from Wigan Athletic in the summer of 2020, committing him to a four-year contract. He’s gone to make 18 first-team appearances for the club, and 28 at Under-23 level.

The striker scored what could prove to be a crucial goal against Norwich City in March, snatching all three points for Leeds in the 94th minute.

Jesse Marsch’s side are battling to avoid demotion to the Championship two seasons after their Premier League return.

They’re currently two points ahead of 18th-place Everton, but the Toffees do have a game in hand.

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Journalist Mike McGrath writes (via MOT Leeds News) that it would be ‘foolish’ to think that clubs would not consider a move for Gelhardt if Leeds drop.

He would also expects opportunistic suitors to present themselves for Raphinha, Illan Meslier, Patrick Bamford and Kalvin Phillips.

A number of contracts at Leeds include relegation release clauses, but it’s unclear if that applies to Gelhardt.

The verdict

Gelhardt may feel that he should have had more opportunities for Leeds’ senior side. He’s featured in 16 Premier League matches this season, but only two of those have been starts.

That’s despite the fact that Bamford has only been fit for ten games as a result of injuries. But he should think twice about leaving, even if Leeds fall to the second tier.

If another club does snap up Bamford, the manager may be willing to place more faith in Gelhardt as the team’s primary striker at a lower level.

The teenager may have offers from other Premier League clubs, but it could be a similar story to this season. Any suitors may also regard him as one for the future given his limited experience.

But if he’s the man to fire Leeds to promotion, then he could make the spot in his own in the top-flight at the second time of asking.

In other news, this man is unlikely to stay at the club. 

MS Dhoni, India’s captain, has said the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) should not be implemented unless it guarantees 100 percent accuracy, and that the on-field umpires must step up and make better decisions.”It is not something that gives cent per cent results,” Dhoni said. “It is not always correct. “If I am going to buy a life jacket which does not come with a warranty, that’s a bit of a hassle for me especially with the huge amount of money you have to spend for the DRS system coming into the game.”Instead of spending so much money on a system that cannot guarantee results, Dhoni felt the umpires needed to perform better instead. “There are two gentlemen standing on the ground as umpires. They are professionals and paid to do their job. They have got support from the TV umpire. So it is surprising to see them making some of the mistakes. They have to step up and perform.”Dhoni, however, said that he would be happy to use the UDRS if it becomes foolproof. “I would prefer some kind of warranty behind it. (The) moment it comes, I am all for it. For now, they have to improve on the technology.”India have opposed the UDRS ever since their failed experiment with it during their 2008 tour of Sri Lanka. The Indians struggled with their referral and got only one right, while Sri Lanka successfully challenged 11 decisions.Sachin Tendulkar has opposed the UDRS in the past, and last month Dravid made statements along the same lines as Dhoni. “If it can be proved that technology is foolproof there is no harm in it,” Dravid said. “There is a lot of ambiguity as to what kind of technology is available. In some series, you don’t get the same cameras, slow motion cameras and other equipment, and that’s the sort of thing which creates ambiguity. If we can have a common sort of system in every series, I see no reason why we cannot have it.”The technology has found support from one big Indian star though. “I am a big fan of UDRS,” Virender Sehwag said last week. “I want it to be there for the India-New Zealand series, India-South Africa series and in the World Cup. But this is my personal opinion. I was given out a few times when I was not out and in such a situation could have gone in for a referral that would have helped me continue to bat.”

West Ham United suffered a huge blow in their hopes of finishing in the top four after Brentford eased to a 2-0 victory in Sunday’s clash in west London.

The Hammers disappointingly fell to a resurging Bees outfit after goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney dealt David Moyes’ dreams of Champions League football a major setback.

The Irons remain sixth in the table, with Manchester United poised to climb above them if they can secure a point against a struggling Norwich City side next weekend.

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The Transfer Tavern have now used statistical experts SofaScore to analyse who the three worst performers (to have played at least 60 minutes) were for the visitors on the day. Could any of these players be worried about their places in the starting XI going forward?

Craig Dawson – 6.4/10

Three players all came out with the same 6.4 rating, although Manuel Lanzini has been omitted as he was given less than 60 minutes worth of game time.

As such, Dawson takes third place. The centre-back struggled on the ball, having lost possession 15 times. Out of 12 long balls he played, only two were successful, and he failed to record any key passes, shots or dribbles throughout the match.

Jarrod Bowen – 6.4/10

Despite having an excellent season so far, Bowen also received a 6.4 rating on Sunday.

The winger failed to make an impact on the match, having had just 22 touches of the ball, proceeding to lose possession eight times against the Bees.

The 25-year-old did not take a single shot all afternoon, also failing in the final third in his attempt to pull off a single successful dribble.

Michail Antonio – 6.3/10

Antonio was ranked as West Ham’s worst starter against Brentford, being given a 6.3 rating.

The striker failed to take a single shot throughout the match, adding to his ongoing drought which now stands at 12 league games without a goal.

The 32-year-old struggled to provide an attacking outlet for the Hammers, failing to succeed in either of his two dribble attempts. Having touched the ball on 26 occasions, Antonio lost possession 10 times, capping a poor display for the Irons’ only senior striker.

In other news: This West Ham trio came in for criticism v Brentford

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Pode-se dizer que Gum chegou às Laranjeiras em outra “era”. Contratado em 2009, o zagueiro viveu a época em que o clube tinha o suporte financeiro da parceira Unimed, que permitia a contratação de reforços caros e altos salários. Hoje, a realidade é outra e o Fluminense procura se adequar a tal situação.

A dispensa de vários atletas em dezembro foi uma das medidas tomadas pela direção, enquanto a negociação com outros por uma adequação salarial vem sendo trabalhada. É o caso do zagueiro e capitão Gum, que admitiu as conversas com a diretoria, mas evitou dar maiores detalhes sobre o assunto.

– Teve conversas sim, mas prefiro não dizer nada. Como disse, há muitas decisões a serem tomadas pelo presidente. Tenho contrato, estou feliz e minha situação noclube é menos importante neste momento perto das coisas que o clube passou e que estão se resolvendo. Há outras prioridades – afirmou Gum.

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‘Do mesmo jeito que no ano passado. Aconteceu muita coisa, a diretoria continua resolvendo muitas situações. A minha situação hoje é menos importante, tenho tranquilidade para trabalhar’, afirmou o capitão Gum.

Gum teve seu vínculo renovado com o Fluminense em janeiro de 2015. O atual contrato do defensor é válido até o fim desta temporada – 31 de dezembro de 2018 – e seus vencimentos mensais ultrapassam os R$ 300 mil, valor bem acima do teto estipulado pela gestão do presidente Pedro Abad para o grupo profissional.

Atualmente, Gum é o jogador com mais tempo de casa entre os nomes à disposição de Abel Braga no elenco principal. São 366 partidas com a camisa tricolor e dois títulos brasileiros.

Após um 2017 marcado por duas cirurgias no pé direito, Gum voltou a ter destaque dentro de campo pelo Fluminense neste início de temporada. No esquema com três zagueiros adotado por Abelão, o capitão tem atuado pela direita, formando o trio defensivo ao lado de Renato Chaves e Roger Ibañez.

Former West Indies opener Desmond Haynes has been named the new manager of Barbados for the upcoming Caribbean T20 tournament

Cricinfo staff02-Jul-2010Former West Indies opener Desmond Haynes has been named the new manager of Barbados for the upcoming Caribbean T20 tournament which starts on July 22. Haynes takes over from Jeff Broomes, who managed the team for the West Indies Cricket Board’s four-day tournament.The team has retained allrounder Ryan Hinds as captain and Emmerson Trotman as head coach. Vasbert Drakes will be the assistant coach while Jacqui King has been appointed the team physiotherapist.Since retiring from cricket, Haynes has served as the first-vice president of the Barbados Cricket Association and been the chairman of the West Indies selection panel. Over the course of his 16-year playing career he made 7487 runs in 116 Tests and 8648 in 238 ODIs.Eight teams are set to compete in the Caribbean T20, with the winner going on to represent the West Indies in the Champions League T20 tournament in South Africa in September.

The manner and nature of Pakistan’s squad selection for this summer’s tour to England has come under fire from members of the selection committee itself, who claimed they weren’t consulted over the composition

Cricinfo staff21-Jun-2010The manner and nature of Pakistan’s squad selection for this summer’s tour to England has come under fire from members of the selection committee itself, who are unhappy with the Twenty20 and Test squad, claiming they weren’t consulted over the composition.The squads were announced on Sunday by the board after a meeting between chairman of selectors Mohsin Khan, coach Waqar Younis, manager Yawar Saeed and captain Shahid Afridi in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, where the Asia Cup is underway. Cricinfo understands that the remaining selectors in Pakistan were not involved or consulted at all in the choices.A couple of key inclusions in particular – the recall of Yasir Hameed and Wahab Riaz and the overlooking of Younis Khan and Mohammad Sami – seem to have irked the selectors who are thought to have been against the decisions had they been consulted. The snub from the chief selector has led at least one of the selectors to ponder handing in his resignation.One of the selectors claims he wasn’t contacted until just before the announcement was made and that too only to be asked about the statistics of a player under consideration. The chief selector, it is claimed, wasn’t prepared enough in the first place to make the selections. Mohsin, still in Sri Lanka, has not spoken to the media yet about the squad.The squads’ composition has also been criticised for lacking experience, particularly in the batting; the overlooking of Younis is a case in point. Banned indefinitely in the aftermath of the Australia tour, Younis was one of several players whose punishments were subsequently overturned on appeal.But over the last couple of weeks the sense has emerged that the board will not let him back in unless he apologises for what they deem to be his mistakes, as the other returnees have done. Ijaz Butt, chairman of the board, said last week that Younis’s return would require clearance from the board, an issue that wasn’t deemed to be an issue at all with Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi and the Akmal brothers.”I feel Younis has been victimised,” Iqbal Qasim, the former chief selector who resigned from the post in February after the Australia tour, said. “He fought his case and was outspoken against the treatment and was dropped.”The absence of Younis and Mohammad Yousuf – who retired from international cricket in protest at his indefinite ban – from the 17-man Test squad robs an already fragile batting side of their two most experienced and successful Test batsman. The pair have scored nearly 30% of Pakistan’s Test runs since October 2004 and almost half their Test hundreds.Even with the pair Pakistan have crossed 300 in a Test innings only 11 times in their last 30 attempts. Now the most experienced batsman in the middle order in their absence is Malik, who has played 29 Tests without fully cementing his spot in the side and is not a certain Test starter in any case. Imran Farhat, with 33 Tests, is the most experienced specialist batsman in the squad.Javed Miandad, director general and regular critic of the board, was also left asking questions about the selection and the manner of it. “An England tour is always a difficult one and we’re playing good teams,” he told . “The conditions are such that you need experience because even they will be troubled, so new, inexperienced players also struggle. In the middle order there is no one to play a Test match innings. One or two experienced guys were necessary for the balance of the side, but apparently even the selectors here didn’t know about the team.”Miandad said he would brief the patron of the PCB, President Asif Ali Zardari, on the matter. “The president is a cricket lover, he encouraged me to take up the job in the PCB for the betterment of the game,” he said. “He must know what’s wrong in the PCB.”Former captain Rashid Latif said that, along with Younis, Sami, Faisal Iqbal and Khurram Manzoor also deserved a place in the squad. “I respect the selection but four players – Younis, Sami, Iqbal and Manzoor – deserved places in the team,” said Latif.