A convincing display with both bat and ball helped the ICL Pakistan XI pull off a comfortable win over the ICL World XI in their opening game of the tournament in Hyderabad.World XI had outclassed their Indian counterparts on Wednesday, but Pakistan XI turned out to be a much tougher opponents. Chris Cairns, the World XI captain, chose to bat, and openers Matthew Elliott and Ian Harvey got their side off to a brisk start.But once the first wicket fell with the score at 41, Pakistan XI managed to pick up another two for the addition of six runs. In the 14th over half the World XI side had been dismissed with just 80 on board, with offspinner Arshad Khan taking three wickets in his four overs, Shahid Nazir picking the other two.Lou Vincent and Russel Arnold put on a 32-run stand before Abdul Razzaq struck off the final two deliveries of the 17th over. Naved-ul-Hasan scalped two lower-order wickets as World XI were restricted to 130 in their 20 overs.The Pakistan XI openers then put the match in the bag with a commanding 119-run partnership. Imran Nazir scored 69 off 62, including eight fours and a six, before throwing away his wicket in sight of victory to the part-time bowling of Elliott. Razzaq remained unbeaten on 55 off 42, with three fours and three sixes, as Pakistan XI romped to a nine-wicket win, the second in a row for the side batting second.
Boeta Dippenaar has urged Cricket South Africa (CSA) to revamp its racial quota system and focus on cricket rather than politics. Dippenaar, the new president of the South African Cricketers’ Association, wants administrators to choose players on cricket ability rather than race.His comments come in the wake of Charl Langeveldt’s decision in March to withdraw from the tour squad for India in protest at Andre Nel’s omission because of CSA’s racial transformation policy. Dippenaar worries keen youngsters may be deterred from aiming for international honours because of the policy.”If people had an aspiration to play for South Africa they will now think twice about doing so,” Dippenaar told Reuters. “I have always said the game should be surrounded by people with cricketing interests at heart and not people with political interests at heart. There’s a distinct difference.”We are on dangerous ground as soon as we start saying ‘x’ amount of players have to be white and ‘x’ amount of players have to be of colour,” Dippenaar said. “We don’t mind if the whole team is black if that’s the best team. Throughout the whole transformation process a lot of patriotism has been lost.”Dippenaar pointed to the example of England’s Kevin Pietersen, who left South Africa partly because of his disagreement with their policy on quotas. “No country can afford to lose a player of Pietersen’s calibre,” said Dippenaar. “That puts a question mark about whether we are doing the right things. We should never have allowed a player of his calibre to fall through our net.”
The Pakistan Cricket Board has cleared batsman Umar Akmal’s selection ahead of the upcoming three-match T20 series against England in the UAE. Umar had been left out of the T20 squad and was handed a show-cause notice for “bringing the PCB and Pakistan Cricket into disrepute” after a news report emerged that he was involve in an “immoral activity”.Local newspaper had reported that some cricketers allegedly attended a party in Hyderabad and were caught in “immoral activity” during the third round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match between Hyderabad and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited. The PCB suspected Umar, along with Hyderabad player Azeem Ghumman, was involved in the activity and approached the local police to check if there was any report registered against him, but found nothing concrete to charge any player, and decided to clear Umar’s name for national selection.”Subsequent to his being cleared by the inquiry initiated by the PCB’s security and vigilance department with regard to media reports of an incident in Hyderabad, Umar Akmal has been inducted in the T20Is squad against England,” a PCB release said. “Meanwhile, Iftikhar Ahmed has been called back to make way for Umar Akmal.”Umar has been an automatic selection in T20s but was left out of the original squad hours before the announcement on instructions from the PCB.Allrounder Imad Wasim, meanwhile, has been ruled out of the three T20s after not recovering sufficiently from the fracture injury to his left little finger. Bilal Asif, another allrounder, was therefore retained in the T20 squad. Imad injured his finger in October during a QEA match in Islamabad and was subsequently advised rest for three weeks.”I don’t think there is enough healing to allow him to play international cricket at this stage for the fear of further damaging the joint,” Dr Sohail Saleem, head of PCB’s Medical & Sports Sciences, said in a statement. “I will wait for another two weeks for another review. So, unfortunately his prospects of representing Pakistan in T20Is against England are non-existent. Meanwhile, he has been advised to stay in NCA to work on his fitness.”
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsSteven Finn made the vital incisions for England as they remained on course for victory in the opening Test at Kingsmead. He claimed three wickets, continuing Hashim Amla’s horror run of form and then snaffling Faf du Plessis in the dying moments of the day, to leave South Africa 136 for 4 after they had been set 416 or 140 overs to survive.South Africa’s slim hopes were left with AB de Villiers, who was unbeaten on 37 at the close. However, England could have been further advanced towards a win in the opening Test of an away series for just the second time since 2004 had they taken a chance offered by him on 33. Facing Moeen Ali, de Villiers came down the pitch and was beaten by sharp turn and bounce from round the wicket, but Jonny Bairstow could not gather the stumping chance. Until then it had been a positive day for Bairstow, who struck 79 off 76 balls to swell England’s lead but, while acknowledging it was a tough chance, his latest error will do nothing to quieten the debate about the wicketkeeping position.It appeared de Villiers and du Plessis, who had revived memories of the second innings in Delhi with his dead-batted defence, would take South Africa to the end of the day in a position from where they would have had visions of a draw. Then, in what became the final over, Finn produced a terrific lifting delivery around off stump which forced du Plessis to play and Alastair Cook held on at first slip.Whether South Africa bring out another blockathon only time will tell, but they began the innings with a positive intent as the fifty came up in the 10th over. But Ben Stokes, who initially appeared to be struggling with a foot problem, provided the first breakthrough and Finn produced a telling four-over spell which brought 2 for 12, removing Amla and the in-form Dean Elgar, as conditions turned gloomy and the floodlights came on.Stiaan Van Zyl, who nipped in with 3 for 20 to finish off England’s innings for an injury-hit South Africa attack, quickly avoided a pair and although he offered a sharp, low chance to short leg on 6 played some fine strokes in the period leading into tea as he took on the pace bowlers. However, after six meaty boundaries he failed to cover the line of a Stokes delivery from round the wicket which squeezed between bat and pad. With Stephen Cook making a big hundred in the current round of Sunfoil matches he could face a nervous wait to see if he holds on to his place.His opening partner, Elgar, is far more secure and until he edged a full delivery from Finn to second slip – where Joe Root did well to react to the catch, which came from an unusual angle with the batsman jabbing at the ball – he had spent every moment of the match on the field.That wicket came eight balls after Finn had claimed Amla, who had actually looked much more assertive at the start of this innings. He was off the mark with a back-foot drive and then crunched Stuart Broad over midwicket, but facing Finn he played an indeterminate cut which sent a thick edge through to Bairstow.The first period of the day had gone as expected once South Africa did not extract a cluster of early wickets. Dane Piedt bagged his maiden Test five-wicket, shouldering a heavy burden alongside Morne Morkel and Kyle Abbott in the absence of the injured Dale Steyn. However, Amla opted not to take the new ball and seemed content for England’s innings to take its natural course rather than force the pace.Bairstow ensured England kept up a good tempo, playing as positively as anyone has managed on this surface, timing the ball sweetly from the off in what was one of his most convincing Test innings. There was one sharp chance to leg side on 34, which van Zyl could not gather, but overall it was a commanding innings. His run-a-ball fifty came straight after the break and when he was left with just Finn for company he opened his shoulders to try and speed to a maiden Test century but, after collecting his third six, picked out long-off.England’s other main contributor was Root, who had been dropped on 6 on the third afternoon but looked in serene form until he edged a half-hearted cut to slip. His dismissal for 73 – the 10th time this year he has fallen between 50 and 100 – meant that Steven Smith was assured of finishing the year as the leading Test run-scorer. It has been a stellar 2015 for Root, who has scored the most international runs ever in a year for an England batsman, but he gave a frustrated kick of the turf as he made his way off.Piedt was the main beneficiary of England’s attempt to play aggressively. Stokes came and went for 5 when he gloved a reverse sweep off Piedt in the same over as he had connected cleanly with the stroke. James Taylor, who had scampered and scurried, then charged and missed at a Piedt delivery which went straight on. He became the first South Africa offspinner in 50 years to claim a five-wicket haul in Test when Moeen was lbw on the sweep after a successful call to the DRS.
Barbados and T&T to face off in 2014 final rematch
Kraigg Brathwaite’s unbeaten 80 off 120 balls followed up a dominant spin bowling performance by Barbados to see off Windward Islands by seven wickets in the second Nagico Super50 semi-final on Thursday night at Queen’s Park Oval to set up a rematch of the 2014 final between Barbados and reigning title-holders Trinidad & Tobago.Eight of the ten wickets in the Windwards innings fell to spin as they struggled to 175 after choosing to bat first. Sulieman Benn claimed his third four-for of the tournament to lead the way in the field for Barbados but was well-supported by offspinner Ashley Nurse and fellow left-armer Jomel Warrican who took two wickets each.Nurse set the tone with a double-wicket maiden taking the new ball in the second over to remove Johnson Charles for a duck when the opener miscued a slog to short midwicket. The offspinner continued to choke off the runs and by the end of the opening powerplay he had figures of 5-2-12-1.Devon Smith and Tyrone Theophile saw off the threat of Nurse before targeting the pace of Jason Holder and Carlos Brathwaite to build a 74-run stand. However, the intervention of Benn and Warrican produced desired results for Barbados. After reaching the drinks break at 76 for 1 in 19 overs, Windwards’ batting slide was sparked by Benn on the first ball after play resumed as Smith drifted lazily out of his crease looking to drive and was stumped for 44.Benn proceeded to tear a hole in the Windwards middle order with wickets in each of his subsequent three overs. Theophile fell in the 22nd edging an attempted cut to slip before Andre Fletcher was trapped in front playing back to a good length ball in the 24th. Captain Liam Sebastien concluded the collapse of 4 for 19 when he fell in similar fashion to Theophile, though this time it was the keeper Dowrich who held onto the catch as the score became 95 for 5 after 26.Windwards reached 121 before the wicket of Sunil Ambris for 31 triggered another mini-collapse of 3 for 5 in seven balls. Warrican took out Ambris and Shillingford on back-to-back balls in the 35th before Nurse returned to induce a return catch off the bat of Keron Cottoy. Carlos Brathwaite wiped out the tail as Windwards were dismissed in 45.4 overs.Dwayne Smith’s poor tournament for Barbados continued when he fell on the first ball of the chase, playing around his pads to fall leg before to Mervin Matthew. Windwards couldn’t capitalize on the early breakthrough though and from there it was smooth sailing.Kraigg Brathwaite put on solid stands with Shai Hope and Jonathan Carter before a 96-run stand with Shamarh Brooks sealed the match with 33 balls to spare. Brathwaite coasted to his fifty off 95 balls in the 38th over with a flicked boundary through square leg. He survived a chance on 69 in the 43rd over but Fletcher muffed a simple stumping chance produced by Cottoy’s legspin. Windwards had given up hope of winning by that stage though and Brathwaite clinched victory two overs later with his ninth boundary through the leg side.
With the recriminations well underway from an Ashes defeat, compounded by the fallout from some rather embarrassing off-field shenanigans, England were momentarily feeling the Christmas cheer at a heaving MCG on the biggest day in Australian cricket.But not for the first time this series, England could not capitalise on a position of strength as they trailed by 42 runs on the first innings – a seemingly sizeable deficit given the bowler-friendly conditions. By the end of a madcap opening day of the Boxing Day Test, England once again have their backs against the wall.A ground record crowd of 94,119, surpassing the 2015 World Cup final for the biggest attendance, saw an astonishing 20 wickets fall – the most on an opening day at an Ashes MCG Test since 1901-02.Reminiscent of the first Test in Perth, the match is moving at warp speed on a surface that is set to attract scrutiny. With 10mm of grass left on the pitch by curator Matt Page, the wickedly seaming conditions made batting extremely difficult with Usman Khawaja the only batter to face more than 50 deliveries. No England batter faced more than 40 balls with only three making more than five runs.England’s bid to halt Australia’s push for a 5-0 whitewash did start well with Josh Tongue starring with 5 for 45. After being sent in, Australia were bundled out for 152 from just 45.2 overs amid overcast and cool morning conditions. It was their third-shortest innings in a home Ashes Test but the total was made to look formidable with England crashing to 16 for 4 when Joe Root walked off after a 15-ball duck.Harry Brook then produced the most extraordinary counterattack, top-scoring with 41 off 34 balls as he audaciously danced down the wicket, reviving Bazball along the way amid an increasingly febrile atmosphere.But his cavalier knock didn’t last long enough as recalled Michael Neser and hometown hero Scott Boland combined for seven wickets as England were bowled out just before stumps.Josh Tongue salutes the crowd after his five-wicket haul•Getty Images
To cap a whirlwind day, Australia had to face one over before the close with Boland opening alongside Travis Head in place of Jake Weatherald. He faced the entire over, but only just survived after Jacob Bethell dropped a tough chance at fifth slip before he hit a boundary to bring the curtain down on a dramatic day.In seam-friendly, overcast conditions reminiscent of the 2010 Boxing Day Test – fond memories for England – one suspected that Ben Stokes was much more enthusiastic to win this toss compared to a couple of others earlier in the series.But his mood soured quickly with 27 of Australia’s 72 runs in the session scored in the first six overs. Brydon Carse was the culprit with his forgettable opening spell starting off with a front-foot no-ball. Things did not improve with Carse wasting the new ball and conceding three boundaries in the fifth over.England were in danger of wilting early before Gus Atkinson was rewarded for tight lengths when he had Head dragging onto his stumps in a similar dismissal to the backend of the second Test.It was a tonic for Atkinson, who had been dropped for the third Test after a luckless start to the series – a selection decision that had raised the eyebrows of the Australia camp.Atkinson received strong support from Tongue, who had a simple game plan that perhaps England’s quicks should have implemented earlier in the series – pitch the ball full outside off stump. His eight-over spell yielded 3 for 24 to put England well on top at lunch.Tongue had initial good fortune when he had Weatherald strangled down the leg side. It continued a strange run of dismissals to start the Test career of Weatherald, who has not quite bedded down his spot despite a fluent 72 in Brisbane.Tongue then removed Marnus Labuschagne and skipper Steven Smith, back in the side after being unwell to play the third Test, with top-shelf full-length deliveries. Labuschagne’s long Test century drought continued after edging a drive to first slip before Smith’s middle stump was knocked over having loosely attempted a booming drive.
It continued Tongue’s mastery over Smith across formats, having dismissed him in every innings from five games. Retaining his spot in the middle-order in favour of Josh Inglis, Khawaja and the in-form Alex Carey managed to get through to lunch in a session Stokes only deployed his three pace bowlers.Stokes came into the attack after the interval as the ground suddenly became bathed in sunshine to suggest that batting might become slightly easier in the afternoon. Khawaja carried over his form from Adelaide and rolled past 8000 career Test runs before nicking off to Atkinson in an overturned decision – the latest example of him being troubled by quicks bowling around the wicket.Carey has been a thorn for England through the series, but Stokes had him hitting straight to leg gully in a well-executed plan. Neser then dominated a 52-run partnership with Cameron Green, who entered under pressure having been demoted down the order after clinging onto his spot in the XI.Green was mostly content with hanging in there, but Neser decided to counterattack and it was a plan that worked well as he clubbed Tongue for three consecutive boundaries in a rare period of batter dominance.But Australia collapsed after Green ran himself out on 17, following a direct throw from a swift-moving Carse, who was perhaps fortunate to later dismiss Mitchell Starc after seemingly overstepping.England were buoyed as they walked off the field but knew the job was not nearly done given the surface, Australia’s vaunted pace attack and also their own batting frailties.Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley got through the first couple of overs unscathed before the mayhem started. Capping off a horror week amid the fallout from Noosa, Duckett gifted Starc another early wicket after tamely hitting straight to mid-on.Related
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Recalled into the side – playing his fourth career Test match but first without the pink ball – Neser’s seam-bowling prowess saw him open the bowling to devastating effect.He was all over Root and Bethell, who both were reduced to being lame ducks by the ball darting off the surface. Bethell’s much-hyped inclusion, finally replacing maligned No. 3 Ollie Pope, failed to materialise as he nicked off for 1 before Root also succumbed to Neser in similar fashion.In the midst of all that, Starc added to his extraordinary series after Crawley edged to Smith at second slip before Brook for an hour had the fans in the palm of his hands.There was drama on almost every delivery he faced, starting off from the very first ball when Brook charged Starc only to fail to connect. That did not deter him and he doubled down on the tactic in an effort to knock the bowlers off their lengths.England finally had a batter in double-figures when Brook charged down the pitch and snicked Neser past Green’s outstretched arms at gully. He best stroke was a bludgeoning blow for six off Starc over extra cover and he also pulled Boland into the crowd.But Boland got his revenge when he had Brook trapped plumb lbw to trigger another collapse. It was a field day for Australia’s quicks except for Jhye Richardson, who went wickletless from just four overs in his return to Test cricket since his last match in the 2021-22 Ashes series.Atkinson added some invaluable runs to ensure England at least reached triple-figures, a landmark that was enthusiastically celebrated by the Barmy Army. But it was little solace for the embattled tourists who are again on the back foot in a match that might not last longer than two days.
In the aftermath of Rio Ferdinand’s knee injury which has ruled him out of contention for England’s World Cup campaign in South Africa the media hailed it as some sort of crisis, but is he really that important for the Three Lions?
Personally I do not feel as though we will miss him all that much during the tournament. Yes, he is the captain, but was he the right choice after John Terry was stripped of the armband? I don’t think so, I’m glad Steven Gerrard is the captain even though I thought the decision over Terry was a knee-jerk reaction about press speculation over a non-footballing issue. Not condoning what the player allegedly did, but nobody is talking about it now and if we’re going to start punishing bad role models then most of the squad are doomed.
I’m not denying Ferdinand’s quality as a player and as a defender, but even his most ardent fans will have to admit that he has not been the same player over the last 18 months. Over the last season the Manchester United defender made just 21 appearances for the Red Devils as his campaign was marred by unfortunate injuries.
When Ferdinand was playing he was something of a liability as he never seemed to be able to regain his form and he did stupid things…like landing himself with a four-match ban following an altercation with Hull City’s Craig Fagan, of which the Man United defender was found guilty of violent conduct. His ban was originally three games, but after the FA deemed his appeal to be frivolous and it was extended further.
One positive that almost everyone can agree on following Ferdinand’s injury was that Michael Dawson of Tottenham got the chance to join the squad. Many believe that his original omission over an out of form Matthew Upson was a criminal decision and now he has the place he deserved on merit throughout the good season he has had.
Another positive is that Ledley King, who I believe is England’s most able defender (such a shame about his chronic injury problems) can partner up with Terry, who was likely to be the loudest voice in the back four with or without the captaincy and remains the most natural leader in the squad. Terry has come into some stick this season for his performances, whilst it was not his best year his form was nowhere near as bad as it was made out. Of course he had a few bad games (against Everton, Bolton and most notably at White Hart Lane), but he was fantastic in games like the win at Old Trafford and in the FA Cup semi final victory over Aston Villa.
Having the captaincy could also be a real boon for Gerrard, who has not been able to showcase the best of his talent for England due to being wasted in a role on the left. Hopefully having him as the skipper will highlight the fact we are not utilising his talents well enough, or that of Frank Lampard (new vice-captain). We ought to be playing Rooney as a lone striker with the Liverpool captain just off of him and Lampard through the middle to get the most out of our three best goal scorers.
As for Ferdinand, it’s no crisis for Capello that you’re injured (sorry, Rio) and the press’ insistence that it is a disaster is a hyperbole. Now if Rooney, Gerrard or Lampard got injured (fingers crossed they don’t) then that would be fairly catastrophic.
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Joe Cole's agent has revealed that the England international's future will be decided in the next three weeks.
The former West Ham United star has not been offered a new contract by Chelsea and is free to find a new club, with the likes of Arsenal and Tottenham linked with securing his services.
The 28-year-old's agent, Kevin Giesse, was quoted on calciomercato.com as saying:"For now there is no news.
"The boy has just returned from South Africa and now he will go on holiday. There are clubs interested in him, we are talking about a world-class player.
"I think by the end of the World Cup there will be developments and within two to three weeks there will be some news. Are AC Milan and Juventus interested? All negotiations are possible and that is not garbage.
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I suppose one should never be surprised by the way the media contrives to sell a story, but the way Harry Redknapp’s words have been twisted this morning is another blatant attempt to make the club something of a laughing stock. Rival club’s supporters are already having a giggle at our expense on their respective forums as we apparently see ourselves as title contenders for next season.
It is not often I find myself applauding the Express, but at least they had the decency to report his actual quotes. Harry believes that Tottenham can challenge for the title, providing that he is able to bring in four world class players to complement the current squad.
Redknapp said: “If I went out now and brought in the four players I wanted from anywhere, we would win the title. If we went out and bought four world-class players, no matter what the price, we would have a fantastic chance.” Daily Express
Quite a different story I’ll think you agree, yet I suppose it doesn’t make for as interesting a headline or story that the journalists in Fleet Street crave, as they attempt to sell their shoddy papers. Print rubbish and move onto the next one seems to be the underlying theme of British Journalism these days; it’s just a shame that we are the ones who have fallen victim to it this time.
I know I should get so uptight about it, but unfortunately when you have to work in an office where nobody reads beyond the headline, or look at what was actually said. I thought the days of Tottenham fans getting ridiculed as a result of the media’s tripe was a thing of the past; it appears the past few months have proven to be a false dawn.
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Many of the Stamford Bridge faithful will be all too aware of Chelsea’s promising teenager Josh McEachran, who was part of the team that won the FA Youth Cup last season for the west London club, but to others the name won’t be so familiar.
Who exactly is McEachran and what exactly can the Blues hope to expect from him in the future?
McEachran is a 17-year-old who has recently been awarded for his progress at the club by being signed up on a full-time professional contract. He plays on the left-side or centre of midfield as a creative playmaker and had been England’s Under-16 captain, but has now become a part of the Under-17 side and helped them to win the European Under-17 Championships.
The England Under-17 side has been described as the best passing side by the FA’s Trevor Brooking, but he stressed that these players must find first team football at the highest level in the coming years if they are to fulfil their potential.
It should be some time before he will be expected to make the step up and play first team football for the senior team, but Carlo Ancelotti must have surprised him a little when he elected to play him in Chelsea’s pre season opener at Crystal Palace.
McEachran was deployed in the hole behind Daniel Sturridge and Franco Di Santo and seemed to relish his chance to play in front of a fairly large crowd at Selhurst Park showing promising skill, incisive passing and was heavily involved in most of the good things that Chelsea did in the first half. But his most telling touch came just before the hours when assisted Michael Essien for the winning goal following some good work by Sturridge.
He also made many mistakes during the game, but this is only natural for a player who is still learning and surely a pre season friendly is the perfect opportunity to do this as the pressure is off.
It is doubtful that he will start in the remaining pre season fixtures as Yossi Benayoun is probably over the injury that kept him out against Palace, but many fans will hope to see more from the youngster McEachran who will hopefully make the grade in the coming years.
For those who have seen Josh McEachran in action, do you believe he can make it at Chelsea?
Highlights of McEachran for Chelsea’s youths:
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