Southee works on batting in bid to cement Test spot

New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee, who failed to make the Test squad for the upcoming Caribbean tour, has said that he has been using the off-season to work on his batting, in a bid to cement his place in the Test side in the future

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Jun-2012

Tim Southee: “It’s not a nice feeling being left out. It’s been a kick up the backside for me.”•Associated Press

New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee, who failed to make the Test squad for the upcoming Caribbean tour, has said that he has been using the off-season to work on his batting, in a bid to cement his place in the Test side in the future.Southee, 23, played in South Africa’s last Test series, in March against South Africa, but was dropped after conceding 140 runs for no wicket in the first Test. He said that being dropped from the side was an eye opener. “It’s not a nice feeling being left out. It’s been a kick up the backside for me,” Southee told .He said that he hoped to contribute as an allrounder in future and that he worked with New Zealand batting mentor Bob Carter to improve his batting. “I have to go out and score some runs. It’s something that I’ve wanted to work on and now having a few months off, it would have been a waste not to do some work on it.”For me, if we can get our bowlers scoring runs, then that’s got to be a good thing for New Zealand cricket and I want to be a part of that; to contribute with the bat as well as with the ball and not make so many silly decisions when I bat.”Southee, who has scored 485 runs from 17 Tests at an average of 20.20, said that he hoped New Zealand’s lower order could emulate that of England and score runs regularly. “Hopefully we’re making progress,” he said. “It makes it tough as a bowler, when you know the opposition’s tail isn’t just going to fold.”New Zealand’s seamers will head to Brisbane on Saturday for a stint with head coach John Wright before joining the rest of the side heading to the West Indies via Florida at the end of the month.Southee said that he had worked on his action as well, in the lead up to the limited-overs leg of the Caribbean tour. “I just needed to change a couple of things in my action,” he said. “It wasn’t major, I was just rushing through the crease. I’m more of a rhythm bowler but I was trying to muscle it down, so I was losing the bounce I get and the swing.”New Zealand will play two Twenty20 internationals, five ODIs and two Test matches during the five week tour.Edited by Carlyle Laurie

ترتيب الدوري المصري بعد خسارة الزمالك من إنبي

انتهت مواجهة الزمالك مع إنبي التي أقيمت اليوم الأحد، ضمن منافسات الجولة الـ 21 من عمر بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

الزمالك واجه إنبي، على ملعب استاد القاهرة الدولي، واستطاع الفريق البترولي أن ينهي اللقاء لصالحه بهدفين دون رد.

وبتلك النتيجة فقد الزمالك ثلاث نقاط هامة في ظل صراعة على لقب الدوري أو التواجد في المربع الذهبي على أقل تقدير، وبذلك يظل في المركز الخامس برصيد 33 نقطة.

طالع | موعد مباراة الزمالك القادمة بعد الهزيمة أمام إنبي في الدوري

بينما فريق إنبي ارتقى إلى المركز الثالث عشر في ترتيب جدول الدوري برصيد 20 نقطة.

وفي الصدارة يتواجد الأهلي برصيد 44 نقطة، وتأجلت مباراته أمام الاتحاد السكندري في تلك الجولة بسبب مواجهة القطن الكاميروني بدوري أبطال إفريقيا الجمعة المقبل.

وحافظ فيوتشر على المركز الثاني بعد تغلبه على أسوان في المباراة التي جمعتهما اليوم الأحد، بهدفين لهدف. ترتيب الدوري المصري الممتاز بعد خسارة الزمالك من إنبي:

1- الأهلي – المركز الأول – 44 نقطة – من 18 مباراة.

2- فيوتشر – المركز الثاني – 42 نقطة – من 21 مباراة.

3- بيراميدز – المركز الثالث – 39 نقطة – من 20 مباراة.

4- الاتحاد السكندري – المركز الرابع – 36 نفطة – 20 مباراة.

5- الزمالك – المركز الخامس – 33 نقطة – 20 مباراة.

6- المقاولون العرب – المركز السادس – 32 نقطة – 21 مباراة.

7- المصري – المركز السابع – 28 نقطة – 21 مباراة.

8- فاركو – المركز الثامن – 27 نقطة – 21 مباراة.

9- سموحة – المركز التاسع – 27 نقطة – 21 مباراة.

10- غزل المحلة – المركز العاشر – 27 نقطة – 21 مباراة.

11- سيراميكا كليوباترا – المركز الحادي عشر – 25 نقطة – 20 مباراة.

12- أسوان – المركز الثاني عشر – 25 نقطة – 21 مباراة.

13- إنبي – المركز الثالث عشر – 20 نقطة – 21 مباراة.

14- الداخلية – المركز الرابع عشر – 20 نقطة – 21 مباراة.

15- طلائع الجيش – المركز الخامس عشر – 17 نقطة – 21 مباراة.

16- الإسماعيلي – المركز السادس عشر – 16 نقطة – 20 مباراة.

17- حرس الحدود – المركز السابع عشر – 16 نقطة – 20 مباراة.

18- البنك الأهلي – المركز الثامن عشر – 14 نقطة – 20 مباراة.

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São Paulo pode ter Everton e mais seis reforços contra o Santos

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O São Paulo deverá ter um importante reforço para o clássico contra o Santos, às 16h de domingo, na Vila Belmiro: Everton, que ficou fora dos últimos três jogos por causa de um estiramento na coxa esquerda, tem boas chances de ser liberado para jogar. Há a expectativa de que ele e mais seis jogadores estejam novamente à disposição: Arboleda, Luan, Reinaldo, Bruno Peres, Rodrigo Caio e Araruna.

O zagueiro Arboleda, que estava a serviço da seleção equatoriana, certamente estará de volta, o que dará a Diego Aguirre a possibilidade de retomar o rodízio na zaga após três jogos seguidos com Bruno Alves e Anderson Martins como titulares. O volante Luan, que estava com a Seleção Brasileira sub-20, também retorna e deve ficar no banco.

Outro reforço confirmado é Reinaldo. Ele volta após cumprir suspensão contra o Bahia e pode jogar tanto na ponta esquerda (se Everton não voltar) quanto na lateral (no lugar de Edimar).

Os outros retornos dependem da liberação do departamento médico e da preparação física. Além de Everton, o lateral-direito Bruno Peres está em recuperação de um estiramento muscular e tem chance de jogar. Seria importante contar com ele porque Régis, seu reserva imediato, recebeu o terceiro amarelo no domingo e cumprirá gancho.

Rodrigo Caio, recuperado de um trauma no joelho direito, tem chances boas de estar disponível. Já Araruna sofre com uma tendinite no calcâneo esquerdo e vai depender da evolução que apresentar durante a semana.

O elenco do São Paulo ganhou folga no domingo e na segunda e retorna aos trabalhos nesta terça, no CT da Barra Funda.

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Flamengo x Ceará: prováveis times, desfalques, onde ver e palpites

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Flamengo e Ceará se encaram neste domingo, às 11h, no Maracanã, pelo Campeonato Brasileiro. Enquanto o time rubro-negro quer encostar no líder São Paulo, o time alvinegro quer vencer para conseguir se manter na luta para sair da zona de rebaixamento.

No Flamengo, que quer se recuperar após a eliminação na Libertadores, o técnico Maurício Barbieri não poderá contar com o volante Cuéllar e com o volante Leo Duarte, ambos cumprindo suspensão. Para as respectivas vagas, Piris e Rhodolfo devem ter oportunidades.

Já o Ceará, que vive situação complicada no Brasileiro, conviveu com protestos da torcida no decorrer da semana, após a derrota para o Bahia. O técnico Lisca contará com os retornos deEdinho, Arthur e Leandro Carvalho.

FICHA TÉCNICA
Local: Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Data/horário: 2/9/2018 – 11h
Árbitro: Raphael Claus (Fifa/SP)
Assistentes: Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis (Fifa/SP) e Rogerio Pablos Zanardo (SP)
Onde acompanhar: Premiere e tempo real do LANCE!

Provável Flamengo (Técnico: Maurício Barbieri):
Diego Alves, Rodinei, Rhodolfo, Réver e Renê; Piris, Diego, Lucas Paquetá, Éverton Ribeiro e Vitinho; Henrique Dourado

Desfalques: Cuéllar (suspenso por expulsão direta) e Léo Duarte (suspenso após terceiro amarelo)

Pendurados: Diego Alves, Marlos Moreno, Diego, Rodinei e Geuvânio

Provável Ceará (Técnico: Lisca):
Everson, Fabinho, Tiago Alves, Luiz Otávio e João Lucas; Edinho, Pedro Ken, Ricardinho e Calyson; Arthur e Leandro Carvalho

Desfalques: Fabinho (lesão na coxa esquerda), Cordona (desconforto na coxa direita), Eder Luis (fase final de recuperação) e Richardson (3º Amarelo)

Pendurados: Romário, Reina, Everson, Ricardinho, Leandro Carvalho, Elton e Pio

Palpites: Na redação do LANCE!, 90% das pessoas acreditam na vitória do Flamengo, enquanto outros 10% acham que pode ser empate.

Wells reconciles father's woe

Luke Wells defied Surrey’s bowlers for more than five hours but Sussex were still a long way from securing an unlikely victory at the close of day three

George Dobell at The Oval07-Apr-2012
ScorecardPerhaps Luke Wells felt he had some wrongs to right for, on the ground where his father’s Test career started and ended in a flash, Wells junior produced an impressive display of defiance to take this game into a fourth day.It was at The Oval in 1995 that Alan Wells, then a veteran of Sussex and the county game, was called-up for a long overdue Test debut. Confronted with Curtly Ambrose at his best, Wells was unfortunate that the first ball he received was a brute of a delivery that reared up to his throat. There was little he could do other than parry a catch to short leg. While he made an unbeaten 3 in the second innings, the England selectors never called again.Luke Wells was only four at the time. But, on his first senior appearance on this ground, he has produced a performance that should have exorcised a few ghosts. When Sussex slipped to 173 for 7 in pursuit of an unlikely victory target of 342, it appeared Surrey’s first win in the top division of the Championship since 2007 was imminent. But Wells, with some steadfast support from the Sussex tail, produced an innings that should have put the profligacy of more senior players on both sides to shame.The 21-year-old left-hander got off the mark with an elegant cover drive to the boundary. But it was not so much his strokeplay that impressed – there are at least two dozen highly talented young English batsmen who can put bat to ball in attractive fashion – but the way he defended and the way he left the ball. Few of his contemporaries have the ability – or the inclination – to bat all day but Wells, who has already resisted for more than five hours in this innings, has shown there is substance behind his style.He is already a man on the radar of the England selectors. He was part of the ECB’s Performance Programme over the winter and spent some time in Sri Lanka playing first-class cricket. His modest results there suggest there is still work to be done against spin bowling but he has the skill and the character to progress a long way.Some of his colleagues could learn from such restraint. Joe Gatting had helped add 52 for the fourth wicket when, inexplicably, he lofted a catch directly to the fielder on the long-on boundary, while Amjad Khan spoiled his hour of resistance by mistiming a slog to mid-off. It was hard to avoid a conclusion that both strokes demonstrated a lack of application.The top order were less culpable. An outstanding spell of fast bowling from Stuart Meaker skimmed the cream of the Sussex batting away within a few overs. To defeat batsmen as accomplished as Ed Joyce and Murray Goodwin for pace – both they and Ben Brown fell victim to fast, full balls that may have nipped back a fraction – says much for Meaker’s ability and he was comfortably the pick of Surrey’s seamers.It was odd, then, that Surrey’s bowlers spent so much of the day thumping the ball into the middle of the pitch. Jade Dernbach eventually had Naved Arif taken at leg gully, but generally he and Chris Jordan bowled far too short.Jon Lewis enjoyed a memorably day, though. The wicket of Chris Nash, chopping on to his stumps as he attempted a repeat of a backfoot drive that had just brought him two delightful boundaries, provided the 36-year-old seamer’s 800th first-class victim. While 771 of them came for Gloucestershire – the first way back in 1995 – Lewis’ skill, discipline and experience should prove invaluable in an attack that possesses a great deal of talent, but not so much nous.Earlier Lewis and Meaker also played their role with the bat. The pair extended their ninth-wicket stand to 57 before James Anyon claimed the wicket that secured a much-deserved fourth five-wicket haul of his career.Barring a minor miracle, Surrey will not be denied on the fourth day. Sussex still require 102 and there is precious little batting to come. But had Lewis and Meaker not added those runs and had Wells had just a little more support, things might have been markedly different.Edited by Alan Gardner

Marcinho e Matheus Fernandes estão suspensos contra o Atlético-MG; Valencia gera polêmica

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O Botafogo perdeu dois jogadores para o próximo jogo pelo Campeonato brasileiro, contra o Atlético-MG, no próximo domingo. Além do volante Matheus Fernandes, expulso, o lateral-direito Marcinho levou, diante do Paraná, o terceiro cartão amarelo dele neste Campeonato Brasileiro.

A suspensão da dupla não vale, obviamente, para quinta-feira, quando a equipe alvinegra encara o Nacional-PAR, pela Copa Sul-Americana. No fim de semana, eles deverão ser substituídos por Luis Ricardo e Jean. Quem foi desfalque neste domingo e é dúvida para quinta-feira é o centroavante Kieza.

O centroavante já não atuou em Curitiba por um incômodo na coxa direita e será reavaliado neste início de semana.

Após a partida contra o Paraná, no Durival Britto, o meia Valencia gerou polêmica nas redes sociais. O chileno publicou uma história no Instagram com os dizeres, em tradução livre: “Tem uma hora que cansa”, e emoticons que remetem a palavrões.

A torcida botafoguense, que já não é das mais pacientes com o camisa 10, logo se manifestou com reclamações sobre a atuação do jogador. A publicação foi apagada em seguida.

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Blues take points in rainy draw

New South Wales denied Queensland first-innings points in their match at the SCG, which finished in a severely rain-affected draw

ESPNcricinfo staff04-Mar-2012
ScorecardNew South Wales denied Queensland first-innings points in their match at the SCG, which finished in a severely rain-affected draw. The Bulls needed to score 270 to take two points from the game, but instead they will enter the final round of Sheffield Shield matches level on points with Victoria and Tasmania, and four shy of the competition leaders Western Australia.Joe Burns scored 90 for Queensland and was almost single-handedly keeping them in the contest as wickets fell at the other end. Trent Copeland picked up 4 for 69 but it was Scott Coyte who delivered the points to New South Wales when he collected the last two wickets in consecutive deliveries, the first of which was Burns caught at second slip.Steve Magoffin was then bowled first ball to give two points to the Blues, who cannot make the final. New South Wales started their second innings and reached 0 for 15 as the match petered out to a draw

LANCE! Espresso: Histórico! Brasil tem 1º jogo com decisão de árbitro mudada após uso do VAR

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Dia 2 de agosto de 2018. Agora é oficial: Bahia x Palmeiras, na Arena Fonte Nova, marcou a estreia definitiva do árbitro de vídeo no futebol brasileiro. Implantado na Copa do Brasil a partir das quartas de final, o VAR alterou pela primeira vez em competições nacionais uma decisão do árbitro de campo. No segundo tempo, em contra-ataque veloz do Verdão, Artur foi derrubado na área por Gregore. Anderson Daronco assinalou a penalidade e na sequência expulsou o volante do Bahia. O juiz, no entanto, retardou a cobrança para esperar a revisão da jogada pela equipe de arbitragem de vídeo, chefiada na partida por Leandro Vuaden. Avisado por rádio, Daronco fez o gesto que ficou famoso na Copa da Rússia, o desenho de uma tela de TV com as mãos, e revisou o lance à beira do campo. Ele manteve a penalidade, mas retirou a expulsão de Gregore, aplicando apenas cartão amarelo. Por ser a primeira vez que a interferência ocorre por aqui, é um avanço. Mas o tempo despendido pela arbitragem para tomar uma decisão final, entre a primeira marcação e a retomada do jogo, foi longo demais, quase seis minutos. Na Copa do Mundo, a média por jogo não ultrapassou 80 segundos. É um aspecto importante a ser avaliado em um procedimento que é novo e depende de ajustes para melhorar a qualidade do espetáculo.

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قائمة برشلونة لمباراة قادش في الدوري الإسباني.. عودة بوسكيتس وغياب بيدري

أعلن تشافي هيرنانديز المدير الفني لفريق برشلونة، عن قائمة اللاعبين لمباراة قادش، في الجولة 22 من الدوري الإسباني.

برشلونة يحتل صدارة الدوري الإسباني برصيد 56 نقطة بفارق 8 نقاط عن الثاني ريال مدريد، ويواجه قادش غدًا الأحد على ملعب سبوتيفاي كامب نو في تمام الاعشرة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة.

طالع أيضًا.. تشافي يوضح حالة المصابين في برشلونة.. ويعترف: ظلمت جارسيا

قائمة برشلونة شهدت عودة القائد سيرجيو بوسكيتس بعد ان حصل على التصريح الطبي عقب تعافيه من الإصابة، بينما يغيب بيدري جونزاليس بعد إصابته في مباراة مانشستر يونايتد الخميس الماضي.

بالإضافة إلى ذلك، يغيب رونالد أروخو بسبب الإيقاف، بعد أن حصل على الإنذار الخامس له هذا الموسم في مواجهة فياريال الماضية بالدوري. قائمة برشلونة أمام قادش في الدوري الإسباني

حراسة المرمى: تير شتيجن، إيناكي بينيا، أرناو تيناس.

خط الدفاع: كريستنسن، ماركوس ألونسو، جوردي ألبا، جوليس كوندي، أليكس بالدي، إريك جارسيا.

خط الوسط: سيرجيو بوسكيتس، سيرجي روبيرتو، جافي، فرانك كيسيه، فرينكي دي يونج، بابلو توريه.

الهجوم: ألاكرون، ليفاندوفسكي، فيران توريس، أنسو فاتي، رافينها.

Final chance for Dilshan the captain?

ESPNcricinfo previews the fifth ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Johannesburg

The Preview by Abhishek Purohit21-Jan-2012Match factsJanuary 22, Johannesburg
Start time 1000 (0800 GMT)There have been plenty of calls for Tillakaratne Dilshan to be sacked•Getty Images

The Big PictureIt is hard to believe that less than ten months ago, Sri Lanka were World Cup finalists. After the heartbreak of April 2, 2011, they have lost series to England, Australia, Pakistan and now South Africa. Tillakaratne Dilshan’s helpless, yet inwardly hurting, visage has been a common sight in all those defeats. Sunday’s game could be Dilshan’s last as Sri Lanka captain. There have been calls back home to sack him as leader. Some even want him to be dropped from the side. They want change.What is being forgotten is that it is not only Dilshan who has failed. Sri Lanka’s senior batsmen have consistently failed. Their fast bowlers have picked up more injuries than wickets. The hunt for a match-winning spinner continues. To hold Dilshan responsible for all these failures is to ask the world of what was only a stop-gap appointment.It hasn’t helped that leadership does not come to Dilshan as naturally as attacking batting does. The only way he knew was to lead by example, and on that count, he has definitely failed. Even more revealing than a disappointing batting average of 19.95 has been his bowling return of three wickets at 129.33. Dilshan the bowler was Sri Lanka’s partnership breaker. Dilshan the captain has turned Dilshan the bowler into a default Plan B. When the wickets are not coming, he brings himself on. When the runs are flowing, he brings himself on. It shows cluelessness, it shows desperation, and it hasn’t worked.Dilshan finally put it together in the fourth ODI with an innings that seemed to have shaken off the shackles binding him. Sri Lanka took the cue from their captain and an uninhibited Thisara Perera blazed them to their first win of the series. If this indeed turns out to be Dilshan’s final game as captain, he would want his side to play like he has throughout his career. Without apprehension.Sri Lanka’s struggles have made AB de Villiers’ first series as captain much easier than he would have thought. There were signs of panic, though, when Perera started to hit out. Suddenly, the fielding came down several notches, catches were spilled and de Villiers lost control over proceedings. He admitted after the game to have erred tactically. There will be time for him to learn on the job. A win in South Africa’s final game of the home summer season would not be a bad start on the learning curve.Form guideSouth Africa LWWWL
Sri Lanka WLLLLWatch out for …The under-pressure Graeme Smith made only his second half-century in 17 innings in Kimberley. At the very least, his 68 has silenced the critics till Sunday. Another failure will renew the calls for him to be dropped from the limited-overs side. South Africa’s Test captain can do without such added pressure ahead of the tours of New Zealand and England. He needs one more meaty performance tomorrow.For a proud performer who has looked in supreme touch in the previous two matches, Kumar Sangakkara’s 77 runs for the series don’t do him justice. He was run-out after a mix-up in Bloemfontein while what should have been a six was turned into a catch by Alviro Petersen in Kimberley. Will he have better luck in Johannesburg?Team newsRobin Peterson has taken only four wickets in four games and hasn’t been able to squeeze the flow of runs as well. South Africa have run out of reasons to deny Johan Botha, a better batsman than Peterson, a place in the XI. Albie Morkel was “rested” for the fourth ODI after having bowled ten overs in three games. Both Albie and Botha could play tomorrow. That will mean Vernon Philander and Peterson sit out.South Africa: (probable) 1 Graeme Smith, 2 Alviro Petersen, 3 Colin Ingram, 4 AB de Villiers (capt & wk), 5 JP Duminy, 6 Faf du Plessis, 7 Albie Morkel, 8 Johan Botha, 9 Wayne Parnell, 10 Morne Morkel, 11 Lonwabo Tsotsobe.Sri Lanka would not want to tinker with the XI that won in Kimberley. That means the offspinner Sachithra Senanayake could get another game ahead of Dhammika Prasad.Sri Lanka: (probable) 1 Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt), 2 Upul Tharanga, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Dinesh Chandimal, 5 Lahiru Thirimanne, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Thisara Perera, 8 Nuwan Kulasekara, 9 Lasith Malinga, 10 Rangana Herath, 11 Sachithra Senanayake/Dhammika PrasadPitch and conditionsThe Wanderers will have a pitch with more bounce than any of the four venues where the ODIs have been played. Sri Lanka don’t enjoy bounce; South Africa do.Johannesburg has had quite a bit of rain of late and there is a chance of thunderstorms tomorrow.Stats and triviaSouth Africa have lost their previous two completed one-dayers at The Wanderers, the latter by one run to India a year agoWith 191 runs at an average of 63.66, Dinesh Chandimal has been Sri Lanka’s best batsman of the seriesQuotes”We want to finish strongly. 2-3 will be a fantastic result considering how we started this series.”
“We spoke about ruthlessness before this game [Kimberley] but we weren’t that ruthless. We wanted a whitewash but we didn’t do that. We want to make it 4-1 now.”

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