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Tim Nielsen, Australia’s coach, has launched a lengthy defence of the fourth-day tactics that have landed Ricky Ponting in the firing line from a wide range of commentators and former players

Cricinfo staff11-Nov-2008
Tim Nielsen has thrown his full support behind Ricky Ponting © Getty Images
Tim Nielsen, Australia’s coach, has launched a lengthy defence of the fourth-day tactics that have landed Ricky Ponting in the firing line from a wide range of commentators and former players. At stumps on Sunday, before much of the criticism had occurred, Nielsen said he did not for a moment believe Ponting had failed to push hard to win the match.Nielsen has had more than two days to reflect on Australia’s decision to use part-time slow bowlers after tea on Sunday, at a time when a quick end to India’s innings could have given Australia a gettable chase. In his blog on Cricket Australia’s website, Nielsen wrote on Tuesday that he felt compelled to defend Ponting.”Ricky had to take a number of things into consideration and having the prospect of a suspension for slow over rate hanging over his head was only part of it,” Nielsen wrote. “It’s all well and good to now say that he should have kept bowling the quicks at any cost but the question I ask is what sort of leadership is that as a captain of Australia? Is it all right to break the rules as long as you win without worrying about the consequences?”Some of the harshest comments on Sunday came from Allan Border, the former captain and a current Cricket Australia director, who said on air: “I’m glad Ricky can’t read my mind right now because he’s not going to like it.” Nielsen said he was particularly disappointed that much of the criticism had come from inside Australian cricket’s “family”.”Whether it be commentators, past Test captains or board members that make those comments, they help shape popular opinion and it really does make it hard for the bloke who is out there trying to make decisions on the run.” Nielsen was keen to point out that Ponting had stuck with his most successful bowler, the offspinner Jason Krejza, and the plan was to let Krejza attack while tying down the runs at the other end.”Unfortunately it’s not like our fast bowlers had taken wickets on call throughout the series,” Nielsen said. “When Jason is bowling, and his figures suggest he is giving up four, five, six runs an over at different times, it’s really hard to keep the game from getting away when you’re giving up runs from both ends.”We bowled our first selected spinner for the tour in Cameron White, who had done a good job of restricting the run-rate during the first three Tests while taking very timely wickets (dismissing Sachin Tendulkar twice). Unfortunately, this time it wasn’t successful, but if it had been I think those in the media would be singing Ricky’s praises.”

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Os três principais jornais esportivos da Espanha deram generosos espaços para a boa apresentação de Vinicius Júnior na vitória do Flamengo sobre a Ponte
Preta, por 2 a 0, na Ilha do Urubu. Mais solto, o garoto de 16 anos deu uma assistência e protagonizou bons lances diante da Macaca.

O “Diário As”, lembrando que Vinicius é o jogador de 16 anos que fez o Real Madrid desembolsar 45 milhões para tê-lo, publicou que a Joia do Flamengo, antes de ser substituída no segundo tempo, fez um partidaço, mostrou seu repertório de dribles e lençóis, além do passe para o gol definiu a vitória do Rubro-Negro por 2 a 0. O “Diário Marca” deu destaque em seu site ao vídeo que mostrou as principais jogadas da “promessa brasileira” e que Vinícius foi o
grande protagonista de uma noite de festa na qual o Flamengo pela primeira vez jogava na nova Ilha do Urubu.

O catalão “Mundo Deportivo” também fez menção ao atacante que o Barcelona tinha interesse, mas perdeu a disputa com o Real, publicando que a promessa deixou para os torcedores dois lances de “pura magia” no primeiro tempo e o cruzamento perfeito para o gol de Leandro Damião, também repetindo o ví-
deo com os melhores momentos de Vinicius Junior.

Sites ligados ao Real Madrid deitaram e rolaram no ufanismo. O “El Bernabéu”, por exemplo, disse que Vinicius Júnior mostrou todo o seu valor com jogadas incríveis e assitências impossíveis.

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It’s a huge contrast between the New Zealand captain and his Australian counterpart, Ricky Ponting. A disappointing loss in the two-Test series has seen New Zealand slip to eighth on the ICC Test rankings, while Australia have received the perfect impetus

Brydon Coverdale at the Adelaide Oval01-Dec-2008
Daniel Vettori: “The top six are all extremely talented players. We need to find a way to turn that talent into consistency.” © Getty Images
Daniel Vettori has ten days to instill a Test mindset into his players after they resembled a misplaced one-day line-up during their 0-2 loss to Australia. The series between the world’s No. 1 Test team and the group ranked seventh was as one-sided as could be expected, but both camps now move on to what should be much more closely-fought matches.New Zealand could not take Australia to a fifth day at the Adelaide Oval having also fizzled out inside four days at the Gabba last week, and the losses mean they have slipped to eighth on the ICC Test rankings. They fell below West Indies, who they take on in a Test series starting in Dunedin on December 11, while Australia will shortly be challenged by the No. 2 team South Africa.New Zealand will also have a new coach, Andy Moles, for the West Indies games and the immediate task is to convince the top order to take a longer-term approach. The batsmen lacked patience in Brisbane and again in Adelaide their shot selection was flawed as they could not make Australia bat twice, failing to learn from the resolve shown by their opponents, Michael Hussey and Michael Clarke.On the fourth day at the Adelaide Oval, New Zealand needed to stay firm at the crease. Instead, Aaron Redmond flayed at a wide delivery from the second ball of the day and was caught at point, Jesse Ryder prodded lazily to cover and Ross Taylor nudged a nothing shot back to the bowler Brett Lee. In both matches New Zealand have looked not like a Test team but like a limited-overs side being asked to play for five consecutive days.”Application is the big key because we all acknowledge that they’re pretty talented guys,” Vettori said. “The top six are all extremely talented players. We need to find a way to turn that talent into consistency, scoring runs, and in the end it does come down to application.”Part of the problem could lie in the order in which the men are sent out. Ryder at No. 3 and Taylor at No. 4 are naturally attacking players, while the next men in, Peter Fulton and Daniel Flynn, prefer to defend. It is a setup that works best when the openers make consistently strong starts, but the Redmond-Jamie How combination averages 26.64 before the first wicket falls.A loss by an innings and 62 runs was a disappointing way for John Bracewell to end his tenure as the national coach but Vettori said it was symptomatic of the way the Test side had performed under Bracewell. During Bracewell’s five years in charge, the team did not win a Test away from home against anyone but Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.”That’s not anything to do with him,” Vettori said. “He’s always set up the right plans for us…it’s the players who have let him down with this performance and probably a lot of other Test performances under him. We’ve thrived under him as a one-day team but just haven’t managed to put in the same application in our Test match performances.”It was always going to be difficult to turn that around in his final matches at the helm against the world’s highest-ranked team. Australia were coming off a frustrating series loss in India, where players like Brett Lee and Brad Haddin had struggled for impact, and captain Ricky Ponting was pleased to see those men return to form ahead of the South Africa Tests. But Ponting said the team needed to keep a win against New Zealand in perspective.”We’ve got to be realistic with ourselves,” Ponting said. “I think we were that after the Brisbane game as well. We won that Test convincingly by 150 runs but when I spoke to the guys coming into this game I felt there was a lot of room for improvement and I think we’ve all seen a great deal of improvement from most players in this game.”We know we have to play at our absolute best if we want to win the series against South Africa and I think the last couple of weeks has been a good step for us. Right through India we were a fair way below our absolute best. We were a bit off our best in Brisbane and we’ve taken a step closer here.”

A number of Newcastle United fans have voiced their frustration with Joelinton’s display away to Manchester United.

Newcastle headed to Old Trafford with only one point from their opening three matches, having conceded a 96th-minute equaliser last time out against Southampton.

The hosts were third at kick-off after collecting seven points from a possible nine, and were boosted further by the return of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

Inevitably, it was the former Real Madrid and Juventus man who opened the scoring in first half stoppage time, tapping in from close range after Freddie Woodman spilled Mason Greenwood’s strike from outside the penalty area.

Newcastle then grabbed an equaliser shortly after the break through Javier Manquillo, only to fall behind once again as Ronaldo doubled his tally. Bruno Fernandes added a spectacular late goal to compound the damage for Steve Bruce’s side, with Jesse Lingard making it 4-1 in added time.

How did Joelinton play at Old Trafford?

Joelinton started up front alongside Allan Saint-Maximin in the absence of Callum Wilson, who was sidelined by a thigh injury.

The Brazilian had been limited to substitute appearances in the Magpies’ first three matches of the campaign but he did little to suggest that he should be in the team going forward.

His SofaScore rating of 6.2 was the lowest of Newcastle’s outfielders. He failed to win any of his seven ground duels and lost seven of his 11 aerial battles. The 25-year-old also recorded a passing accuracy of just 53% and was unsuccessful with all three of his dribble attempts, losing possession 15 times in total.

His performance duly drew the ire of many Magpies supporters on Twitter, one of whom dubbed him a “utter garbage man”.

These Newcastle fans critical of Joelinton

“Joelinton is utter garbage man. Doesn’t help when the ref is blatantly one-sided to the team in red mind. Shockingly lenient to Man U”

Credit: @chris_ellis9377

“Joelinton is so bad man…”

Credit: @rickle_pick86

“Joelinton is a wet flannel”

Credit: @NUFCPreston

“Joelinton hanging Matt Ritchie out to dry best part of that half. Literally the worst #nufc player to ever pull a shirt on”

Credit: @MarkWallis9

“Joelinton and Ritchie are the weak area of the team, not surprisingly. Neither look comfortable in their position. Fair play to Matty for hammering a few tackles though.”

Credit: @AdamBeckett09

“What exactly does Joelinton do for this team, he’s got no direction with his headers. Is he playing centre forward or centre midfield today?? I would have played 4 5 1 today and left Joelinton washing the bibs”

Credit: @andyhud08

In other news, keeping this man thwarted Newcastle’s transfer plans.

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A lista de relacionados do Cruzeiro para o duelo com a Ponte Preta, nesta quinta-feira à noite, tem uma novidade ‘precoce’: a presença do atacante Sassá. Inicialmente cotado para estar à disposição de Mano Menezes somente no jogo com o Palmeiras, na próxima quarta-feira, pela Copa do Brasil, o camisa 99 ficará no banco. Contra a Macaca, a Raposa será comandada pelo auxiliar Sidnei Lobo uma vez que Mano cumpre suspensão após ser expulso contra o Grêmio.

Em contrapartida, a lista que inclui 23 nomes têm três baixas importantes: o zagueiro Léo, suspenso, Diogo Barbosa e Ariel Cabral, poupados. O jovem Murilo, de apenas 20 anos, segue no time titular e substitui o primeiro uma vez que Dedé e Manoel estão machucados. Ele formará dupla de zaga com Caicedo, com outro jovem, Arthur, no banco. Henrique e Judivan estão lesionados.

O Cruzeiro deve ir a campo com Fábio; Ezequiel, Murilo, Caicedo e Fabrício;
Confira a lista:

Goleiros: Fábio, Lucas França e Rafael
Laterais-direitos: Ezequiel e Lennon
Laterais-esquerdos: Bryan e Fabrício
Zagueiros: Arthur, Caicedo e Murilo
Volantes: Lucas Romero, Hudson, Lucas Silva e Nonoca
Meias: Alisson, Elber, Rafinha, Robinho e Thiago Neves
Atacantes: Rafael Marques, Rafael Sobis, Ramón Ábila e Sassá

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حدد نادي تشيلسي شرطًا للموافقة على بيع سيزار أزبيليكويتا الظهير الأيمن للفريق إلى نادي برشلونة، في نافذة الانتقالات الصيفية الجارية.

برشلونة يعمل على تعزيز صفوفه الدفاعية، إذ يريد النادي الكتالوني العودة إلى المُنافسة على الألقاب من جديد والتتويج بالبطولات.

ودخل برشلونة في مفاوضات مع تشيلسي من أجل شراء أزبيليكويتا الذي يتبقى عام واحد فقط على نهاية عقده في ستامفورد بريدج، ولا يريد التجديد، ويرغب المدافع المُخضرم في العودة إلى إسبانيا.

وحسب صحيفة “ديلي ميل” البريطانية، فإن تشيلسي لن يقوم بالموافقة على عرض برشلونة إلا بعد الانتهاء من ضم مدافعين جُدد.

اقرأ أيضًا.. برشلونة يستعد لإبرام صفقة رافينها رسميًا

تشيلسي في مفاوضات مع مانشستر سيتي لإعادة ناثان آكي من جديد، كما يتواصل مع نابولي لضم السنغالي كاليدو كوليبالي، ولكن النادي اللندني لم يحسم أي صفقة بشكل رسمي بعد.

وقالت الصحيفة أن تشيلسي لا يمانع استمرار أزبيليكويتا ويرحل بالمجان مع نهاية الموسم الجديد 2022/2023، في ظل حاجة النادي لمدافعين وعدم إبرام صفقات دفاعية جديدة.

وأوضحت الصحيفة أن أزبيليكويتا من جانبه سوف يضغط على إدارة تشيلسي لقبول انتقاله إلى برشلونة في ظل رغبته في الانتقال إلى الليجا.

برشلونة لديه اتفاق بالفعل مع أزبيليكويتا، حيث قدم النادي الكتالوني لقائد تشيلسي عقدًا لمدة عامين حتى 2024، ولكن ينتظر موافقة إدارة النادي اللندني لحسم الصفقة رسميًا.

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Depois de passagens por Grêmio e Flamengo, o zagueiro Willyan está com novo clube na carreira e enfrenta seu primeiro desafio internacional. Aos 22 anos, o defensor está em Lisboa para assinar contrato de duas temporadas com o Cova da Piedade, equipe da Segunda Liga de Portugal.

Com contrato válido até o fim desta temporada com o Grêmio, Willyan chegou a um acordo para rescisão de seu vínculo com a diretoria do Tricolor Gaúcho. Com poucas perspectivas de aproveitamento pelo técnico Renato Gaúcho, o clube deixou livre o caminho do atleta para se transferir a Portugal.

– Infelizmente a concorrência no Grêmio era grande, a defesa está muito bem ajustada e tive poucas chances de mostrar meu futebol. Agradeço ao clube pelo tempo que passei lá, seja na equipe B ou treinando com o time principal, mas agora é vida nova aqui em Portugal. Novos costumes, novos métodos de treinamento, novas competições. Vou trabalhar forte para jogar em altíssimo nível por aqui – explicou o jogador.

Revelado nas categorias de base da Desportiva Ferroviária (ES), Willyan chamou a atenção do Flamengo e se transferiu para o Rio de Janeiro ainda no sub-20. Após fim do contrato de empréstimo, retornou aos profissionais da Desportiva e foi novamente negociado, desta vez com o Grêmio. No Estadual deste ano, defendeu a Votuporanguense na Série A2 do Paulistão.

Many Crystal Palace fans have taken to Twitter following an official club post showing images of Conor Gallagher from their last two matches.

The 21-year-old has made an excellent start to life in southeast London since his season-long loan move from Chelsea, registering three goal contributions in four games.

Those were marked in clever fashion by the Eagles’ official Twitter channel, with the first letter O in ‘Conor’ replaced by a football emoji to signify his brace against West Ham, and then a capital A in his surname to mark his assist in the weekend win over Tottenham.

The emoji-laden pun was duly accompanied by images of him celebrating a goal against the Irons and playing a pass in the victory over Spurs respectively.

In light of the official club post, loads of Crystal Palace fans took to Twitter to express their delight at the post, and indeed Gallagher’s performances so far at the club.

Palace fans react

Replying to the official Crystal Palace Twitter account, here is what some fans had to say about the “perfect” midfielder:

“I think he will end up staying with us.”

Credit: @CPFCSaint1976″There is going to be heartbreak at the end of this season. This guy is something else”Credit: @apfarrington”If Loftus-Cheek was given his shot at Chelsea, Conor 100% will also be going back. I don’t think he’ll be here next year, especially if he keeps up these performances”Credit: @CPFC_WH”Just throw £30m at him, perfect McArthur replacement”Credit: @paIaceawayy”This boy is incredible”Credit: @cjbearcpfc”One of our recent greatest imports. Hope we can keep him with us for longer”Credit: @RonaldOkoth__In other news, the timeline for the return of a Crystal Palace player from injury has been revealed. Find out more here.

طمأن رئيس نادي برشلونة، خوان لابورتا، جماهير العملاق الكتالوني قبل بداية الموسم الجديد 2022/2023 من أجل المنافسة على جميع البطولات المحلية والقارية.

ونجح لابورتا وإدارته الفنية في الحصول على توقيع 5 لاعبين لتدعيم الفريق الأول لكرة القدم وهم روبرت ليفاندوفسكي، فرانك كيسيه، رافينها، أندرياس كريستنسن وبابلو توري.

ولكن بحسب الصحافة الإسبانية هناك المزيد من الأسماء التي يرغب برشلونة في التوقيع معها خاصة في الدفاع مثل جول كوندي، سيزار أزبيليكويتا وماركوس ألونسو.

اقرأ أيضًا.. إيان رايت يحذر تشيلسي من تكرار سيناريو محمد صلاح ودي بروين مع لاعبهم

وتحدث لابورتا عن الأمر خلال حوار مع شبكة “TUDN” المكسيكية، وقال: “سنعمل الآن على تعزيز الدفاع”.

وتابع: “لدي تفاؤل بشأن التعاقد مع لاعبين جدد آخرين في برشلونة، نريد تكوين فريقًا تنافسيًا قويًا”.

وأضاف: “خطتنا هي إعطاء تشافي كل الأدوات اللازمة لتكوين فريق جيد وأعتقد أننا على الطريق الصحيح”.

Melissa Bulow, Clea Smith and Kris Britt have returned to national reckoning after being named in the 30-member preliminary World Cup squad

Cricinfo staff08-Jan-2009
Melissa Bulow last played for Australia in the Rose Bowl series in 2007 © Getty Images
Melissa Bulow, Clea Smith and Kris Britt have returned to national reckoning after being named in the 30-member preliminary World Cup squad for Australia. The squad also includes six players from the Australia Under-21 side – Elyse Villani, Alyssa Healy, Corinne Hall, Jessica Cameron, Jo-Ann Verrall, Jessica Jonassen – who lost a close Twenty20 game against the senior team in October last year.Bulow and Smith last played for Australia in the Rose Bowl series against New Zealand in 2007, while Britt was dropped after a poor ODI series against England in February last year. Renee Chappell was called up to the national squad for the 2008 Rose Bowl series but did not get a single game.Eighteen-year old Healy, who is a wicketkeeper like her uncle, the former Test player Ian, said the news of being named in the squad came as a shock. Healy said her uncle had been a willing mentor in her career so far and was always happy to help her out with tips on the game. “Watching him keep for Australia definitely inspired me to do better things when I was younger. Knowing how much work he put in to get to where he wanted definitely helped me learn a few things about how I can better myself as a cricketer,” Healy was quoted as saying in the ICC website.She expected the top four teams – Australia, England, New Zealand and India – to be extremely competitive in the tournament. “However competition could come from any of the other seven sides so it will be a tough tournament for the Australian girls.”Australia preliminary women’s World Cup squad: Karen Rolton (capt), Lisa Sthalekar, Alex Blackwell, Kate Blackwell, Melissa Bulow, Kris Britt, Sarah Andrews, Jessica Cameron, Renee Chappell, Leonie Coleman, Lauren Ebsary, Sarah Edwards, Rene Farrell, Jodie Fields, Corinne Hall, Rachel Haynes, Alyssa Healy, Jessica Jonassen, Delissa Kimmince, Shelley Nitschke, Erin Osborne, Ellyse Perry, Kirsten Pike, Leah Poulton,, Emma Sampson, Clea Smith, , Selena Tainton, Jo-Ann Verrall, Elyse Villani, Julie Woerner.