Ed Cowan confessed to a “pretty flat” net session as Australia trained ahead of the third Test in Sydney
Daniel Brettig in Sydney01-Jan-2013
Ed Cowan hopes to not be distracted by a dismissal again, like he was by Phillip Hughes’ run out in Melbourne•Getty Images
Ed Cowan confessed to a “pretty flat” net session as Australia trained ahead of the third Test in Sydney, and it was hard to escape a sense of New Year’s lethargy around the SCG on the first morning of 2013. Given the injuries and poor results enveloping a bedraggled Sri Lanka, it may be attitude rather than opponent that provides the hosts’ greatest barrier to completing a 3-0 series sweep.As usual, Australia’s search for an exemplar of preparation with purpose did not need to venture far past the captain Michael Clarke, who is no longer in much doubt to play. Fastidious as ever, he completed a fitness test in front of the team physio, Alex Kountouris, comfortably enough, and now appears highly likely to be ready in time to toss the coin on January 3.Clarke and the rest have the motivation provided by Michael Hussey’s final Test – as they did when succumbing to South Africa in Ricky Ponting’s final match – while a schedule warped by the BBL also means this match will be the last chance for many members of the team to play in conditions that will give them some idea of the challenges presented by India in February. The SCG curator Tom Parker’s pitch is well grassed but has time to dry, leaving both sides to consider twin spin.”We have spoken at some length about our determination to make sure we win this series 3-0,” Cowan said. “We experienced some disappointment earlier in the season, and this is us trying to vent that a little bit and we are pretty keen to see Mike off with flying colours.”It’s not like we’re flying out [to India] tomorrow and are dumped in the middle of Hyderabad and told good luck. It’s six weeks [away]. Some guys are going over earlier, there’s going to be a huge amount of preparation time. I’m pretty keen to face spin [in the Sydney Test] if the wicket looks like that, because I don’t think it’s going to turn very much, so if Sri Lanka want to play two spinners that’s probably to our favour.”Hussey’s retirement, alongside Clarke’s flirtation with hamstring trouble, has forced the rest of the team to at least think about walking taller. Such is the paucity of leadership and experience left now that Hussey and Ricky Ponting have both departed that Cowan has been seriously discussed as a potential captain, while even the uncomplicated fast man Peter Siddle fielded questions about his leadership capabilities.”In the Australian cricket team it’s important to have multiple leaders, and not just guys who are captaincy material,” Cowan said. “We’ve seen people like Ponting and Hussey and those kinds of guys set standards around training, around how the team behaves on and off the field. For a strong group, which we aspire to be, you need to have a great captain, and we’ve got that. And you need some guys to step up and take over those responsibilities.”It’s nice to be mentioned, but I don’t think that changes anything about how I try to contribute to the group. From the first day I’ve tried to be myself, and contribute and give to the team and make sure we’re winning Test matches. If there’s 10 or 11 other guys doing that, that’s how culture is built. I believe pretty firmly in that.”Australia’s culture did not look particularly strong on the 2012 ODI tour of England when the team was routed 4-0, when both Ponting (dropped) and Hussey (parental leave) were absent. Cowan acknowledged the hole they left, but argued that in Clarke the team had a captain worth following, and simply needed a new generation to step into the front rank.”You can say what a hole it leaves; it’s pretty obvious. He [Hussey] is a phenomenal player, he’s still playing as well as he ever has, so sure it’s going to leave a hole,” Cowan said. “But the other side is it’s an opportunity for this team to move forward how they want to, be shaped not by the past but have a real crack with a new group shaping a new Australian cricket team.”That’s exciting, and it has to be. If we don’t think that’s exciting then we’ve got an issue. I think we’re inspired by the way the captain preforms. I think we’re inspired by the way he goes about his business and gives of himself to the group, and so he’s the guy who we’ll continue to look to. And he’s excited by it, so if he’s excited I think you’ll see a whole group of merry men following.”One area in which Cowan is seeking to improve in Sydney is to not allow himself to be distracted by a dismissal, as he admitted took place when Phillip Hughes was run out late on Boxing Day. There, Cowan lost focus, and nicked a skittish cut shot to slip to be out for 36 – the sort of middling score he needs to build on more often.”On reflection, it probably did [affect me]. It shouldn’t have, I was disappointed that it probably did,” Cowan said. “It was one of those moments when you’re travelling nicely in your own little bubble and controlling the game, and then when that bubble breaks momentarily it’s hard to get back into it quickly when your emotions are flying around.”In terms of learning, that’s what I took out of the last innings, not letting little situations like that take their toll.”
تعهد مرتضى منصور، رئيس مجلس إدارة نادي الزمالك بالرد على الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم بشأن التطورات الأخيرة في ملف مباراة كأس السوبر المحلي.
يذكر، أن أزمة مشاركة فريق نادي الزمالك بمباراة كأس السوبر، قد احتدمت خلال الساعات القليلة الماضية بعد إعلان مجلس إدارة القلعة البيضاء الاعتذار عن المشاركة.
اتحاد الكرة يرد عبر “بطولات” على أنباء إلغاء مباراة السوبر بعد اعتذار الزمالك
وجاء رد اتحاد الكرة بمنح نادي الزمالك مهلة لمدة ساعة واحدة لحسم موقفه من المشاركة أو الاعتذار رسميًا عن مباراة كأس السوبر.
وكتب منصور في بيان مقتضب عبر حسابه الرسمي بموقع التواصل الاجتماعي “فيس بوك”: “بعد قليل ننشر رد نادي الزمالك على خطاب اتحاد الكرة الذي أمهل نادي الزمالك 60 دقيقة للرد”.
وأضاف: “مع أنه امهل اللاعب الهارب 60 يومًا لتنفيذ العقوبة التي لم تنفذ حتى اليوم”.
يذكر، أن بعثة فريق النادي الأهلي وصلت قبل قليل إلى مطار أبو ظبي تمهيدًا للمشاركة في مباراة كأس السوبر.
O Figueirense apresentou, na tarde desta quarta-feira (05), na sala de imprensa do Estádio Orlando Scarpelli, Hemerson Maria como treinador do clube para a temporada de 2019. O novo treinador já mostrou empenho em suas palavras.
– O torcedor pode ter certeza que vai ter muita garra, muita luta e muita dedicação para fazer do Figueirense um clube vencedor em 2019 e colocar o clube de volta na Série A – disse.
Hemerson respondeu, como planeja a montagem do elenco para a próxima temporada e aproveitamento de jogadores oriundos das categorias de base. O treinador relembrou, a todo instante, sua história amplamente relacionada ao Figueirense.
– Cheguei aqui aos nove anos, trabalhei dez anos nas categorias de base do clube. Sou muito grato ao Figueirense por tudo, e sempre frisei isso. Tenho uma forte ligação e identificação com esse clube – destacou o treinador.
Os membros da comissão técnica trazida por Hemerson Maria: o auxiliar técnico Emerson Nunes e o preparador físico Alexandre Souza. A dupla vai trabalhar em conjunto com a comissão técnica permanente do clube, que conta com o auxiliar técnico Márcio Coelho, o preparador físico Norberto Cabral, os preparadores de goleiros Peçanha e Joseval e o analista de desempenho Enory Martins.
Vale lembrar, que Hemerson Maria já teve passagens por rivais do Figueirense. Em 2011 e 2012, passou pelo Avaí, sendo o primeiro ano pelas categorias de base. Em 2013, teve uma rápida passagem pelo Leão, mas que não vingou. De 2014 até 2016, vestiu a camisa do Joinville.
O treinador já conquistou o Campeonato Catarinense de 2012, com o Avaí, foi Campeão Brasileiro da Série B 2014 e Copa dos Campeões Cearenses 2017, com o Fortaleza.
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A wrap of the opening day of the second round of Ranji Trophy matches in Group A
ESPNcricinfo staff09-Nov-2012 Scorecard Hrishikesh Kanitkar scored his third centuries in the last three matches against Mumbai•Rajasthan Cricket Association
Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Vineet Saxena continued their domination of the most successful Ranji side, Mumbai, with centuries that took the defending champions Rajasthan to 269 for 2. Along the way Kanitkar also crossed 10,000 first-class runs, while Saxena went past his 5000th.Mumbai managed to get captain Kanitkar out before stumps, but their 220-run partnership made the Mumbai attack look weak, especially in the absence of Ajit Agarkar. With these centuries, the records of Kanitkar and Saxena in the last three matches against Mumbai became all the more daunting. As a Rajasthan player, Kanitkar has played three matches against Mumbai, and scored 113, 141 and 119 in this match. In the same matches, Saxena has piled on 143, 53 and 4, and 114 not out in this game.Mumbai tried seven bowlers, but only Kshemal Waingankar and Ankeet Chavan managed a wicket each. Scorecard The resilient lower middle order of Bengal bailed them out against a Punjab attack that looked like pushing towards a second straight position of dominance. Led by Manpreet Gony and Sandeep Sharma, they had reduced Bengal to 118 for 5, but ran into Wriddhiman Saha and Laxmi Shukla, who added 124 for the sixth wicket.This was a third half-century in three innings this season for Saha, who finished unbeaten on 75. Shukla, who played his part with both bat and ball in the previous game, provided him able support, and Punjab had to wait for 36.2 overs for the sixth wicket. Debutant Arnab Nandi then added 33 with Saha to further frustrate, but parity was restored with Nandi’s wicket with the last ball of the 87th over. Scorecard They were three bad-light interruptions in Hyderabad, the third one ending the day with only 54 overs bowled, but there was time enough for Hyderabad to get off to a usual ordinary start, and VVS Laxman to find a partner and put up a usual rearguard.Hyderabad lost their openers with only 22 runs on the board, but Laxman and the 19-year-old Hanuma Vihari then kept the MP attack at bay. Vihari finished the day five short of his personal best, and Laxman’s 70 even inculded a six. He hit only five sixes in Tests. Scorecard In the Gujarat derby, Gujarat gained the upper hand against Saurashtra on a day in which the balance of power shifted more than once. Saurashtra took two early wickets to make it 62 for 2, but the Patels, Smit and Parthiv, both wicketkeepers too, scored aggressive fifties only for Ravindra Jadeja to dismiss them within three overs to put the game in balance again at 148 for 4.From there on then, youngsters Manprit Juneja and Bhargav Merai put Gujarat in ascendency with a partnership of 82. Merai, playing his second game, missed out on a maiden first-class fifty, but Juneja seemed on the way to what could be his second century in only his fourth match. Juneja also found support from No. 7 Rujul Bhatt, with whom he added an unbeaten 48 before stumps.
حرص أشرف صبحى وزير الشباب والرياضة، على تفقد استاد القاهرة الدولى؛ للاطمئنان على كافة الاستعدادات المتعلقة باستضافة مباراتي الأهلى والهلال السودانى، والزمالك والمريخ السوداني ضمن دور المجموعات بدوري أبطال إفريقيا.
ويلتقي الزمالك مع نظيره المريخ السوداني مساء اليوم الجمعة في إطار منافسات الجولة الأخيرة من دور المجموعات بالبطولة القارية.
واطلع الوزير خلال جولته مع وليد عبد الوهاب المدير التنفيذي لهيئة استاد القاهرة على جاهزية الاستاد لاستضافة المباراتين وانتهاء كافة أعمال الصيانة بشكل كامل.
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جدير بالذكر أن الأهلي يستعد لمواجهة نظيره الهلال السوداني، بحضور 50 ألف مشجع غدًا السبت في الجولة السادسة والختامية لدور المجموعات لبطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.
Afghanistan Cricket Board chief Hamid Shinwari has said the one-day game scheduled to be played between Afghanistan and Australia, on August 25 in Sharjah, has been creating a lot of “excitement” back home
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Afghanistan played Pakistan in Sharjah in February•AFP
Afghanistan Cricket Board chief Hamid Shinwari has said the one-day game scheduled to be played between Afghanistan and Australia, on August 25 in Sharjah, has been creating a lot of “excitement” back home. This will be Afghanistan’s second ODI against a Full Member, following the game against Pakistan, at the same venue, in February.”The value of the match in terms of increased experience as well as confidence and skill building will be immeasurable,” Shinwari said. “Our players and supporters greatly admire and love cricketers from Australia, and the opportunity to play them has created widespread interest and excitement. They are anxiously waiting for the day to come.”Earlier this month, Cricket Australia had confirmed that their team – which will be in the UAE at the time for the series against Pakistan – would play a one-off match with Afghanistan, in an effort to assist with Afghanistan’s cricketing development. Afghanistan have qualified for September’s World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka, and they have one-day international status valid until 2013. They have had wins over Kenya, Canada, Netherlands and Scotland, and won more than half of the games they have played.Waleed Bukhatir, vice chairman of Sharjah Cricket Club (SCC), also extended Afghanistan support. “Afghanistan has a national team that is definitely on the rise. I think it’s the responsibility of every cricket-loving country to develop the game and to reach out to a country in need,” he said. “We [the SCC] hope Afghanistan’s matches against top teams in the world will go a long way in honing their competitive edge.”
تلقى الجهاز الفني لفريق الهلال السوداني بقيادة الكونغولي فلوران إيبينجي، دفعة معنوية قوية بعد أن تعافى ثنائي الأزرق من الإصابة التي لحقت بهما مؤخرًا؛ وذلك قبل المواجهة الحاسمة أمام الأهلي في دوري أبطال إفريقيا.
ومن المقرر أن يلتقي الأهلي مع الهلال السوداني، يوم السبت الموافق 1 أبريل، في إطار مواجهات الجولة السادسة والأخيرة من مرحلة المجموعات.
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وأوضحت صحيفة “سودانا فوق”، أن خبر شفاء الثنائي موفق صديق وإبراهيم ايمورا، مثل دفعة معنوية قوية للجهاز الفني لنادي الهلال بقيادة الكونغولي فلوران، مُشددة على أن حالة من الارتياح سيطرت على المدير الفني ومعاونيه.
وأشارت الصحيفة إلى أن فلوران سوف يعتمد على الثنائي في جولة الحسم أمام الأهلي، موضحة أن اللاعبين من أفضل من ينفذان طريقة لعب المدرب، خاصة في المباريات الكبيرة.
ومن المنتظر أن يكشف الجهاز الفني للفريق السوداني، عن التدريبات الخاصة بالثنائي من أجل اللحاق بمباراة الأهلي.