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Bangladesh will be looking to close out the series as they enter the third ODI with a 2-0 lead

The Preview by Mohammad Isam25-Nov-20140:49

Zimbabwe look to save series

Match factsWednesday, November 26, 2014
Start time 12:30 local (06:30 GMT)
Mashrafe Mortaza will be full of confidence after his first Man-of-the-Match award in ODIs in over four years•BCB

Big pictureThe 2-0 lead going into the third ODI obviously puts Zimbabwe in a do-or-die situation but at the same time, Bangladesh will be under pressure too. They would be expected to close out the five-match series with a third consecutive win, and simply doing that would be a task in itself.The year so far has been of two extremes for Bangladesh: nine months of losing followed by four weeks of winning. The turnaround in the Zimbabwe series was much needed, and they will want to extend the victorious streak.The home side has a few more performers to bank on. Tamim Iqbal and Anamul Haque have made important runs, adding 158 for the opening partnership in the second ODI, the team’s second highest. Mominul Haque has shown he can bat at a lower position and still make a contribution.Mashrafe Mortaza, despite not being satisfied with his own performance, has led from the front. Arafat Sunny took four wickets, and generally bowled tightly whenever asked to do the job. Shakib Al Hasan was out for a golden duck in the second game but hit back with a very important late spell to keep Elton Chigumbura quiet.For the visitors, Solomon Mire was a welcome addition to their performers’ list. The young allrounder reached his maiden ODI fifty and looks like a strong hitter. Chigumbura was proud of his bowlers and the fielding but still they remain inconsistent with the bat. The top-order was in too much of a rush while the middle-order couldn’t keep up as soon the required-rate rose.Despite Zimbabwe’s indifferent form, the third ODI promises much. Bangladesh have the chance to clinch the series early, and that should be motivation enough for Chigumbura’s men to put together a fighting performance.Form guide (last five completed games, most recent first)Bangladesh WWLLL
Zimbabwe LLLWLIn the spotlightElton Chigumbura made a telling contribution in the field in the second ODI and had he stayed till the end with the bat during the chase, Bangladesh would have had a real match on their hands. He will be expected to play a more central role in the next game.Mominul Haque gave away a good start at No. 3 but did a good job in the demanding No. 7 position, despite it being a spot he isn’t used to. He could revert to his original position again, and will be expected to make a major contribution, given the chance.Team newsBangladesh have dropped Al-Amin Hossain to have a look at Shafiul Islam. He has been released to play in the Dhaka Premier League for Abahani. Otherwise there is little expectation of a change in the rest of the line-up.Bangladesh: 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Anamul Haque, 3 Mominul Haque, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Sabbir Rahman, 8 Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), 9 Arafat Sunny, 10 Shafiul Islam, 11, Rubel HossainZimbabwe persisted with the same line-up for the first two ODIs, but there could be places up for grabs in the crunch game. They may surprise Bangladesh with Timycen Maruma or Peter Moor.Zimbabwe: 1 Sikandar Raza, 2 Hamilton Masakadza, 3 Vusi Sibanda, 4 Brendan Taylor, 5 Regis Chakabva (wk), 6 Elton Chigumbura (capt), 7 John Nyumbu, 8 Tinashe Panyangara, 9 Tendai Chatara, 10 Solomon Mire, 11 Tafadzwa KamungoziPitch and conditionsThe Shere Bangla National Stadium pitches have been playing well in the six Dhaka Premier League matches held there this month. Batsmen have scored at 4.47 per over, though the team batting first will arguably have the better batting conditions.Stats and trivia Bangladesh have completed 100 international wins – 82 in ODIs, 7 Tests and 11 in T20s. Mashrafe has become the second Bangladeshi after Shakib Al Hasan to have won ten or more Man-of-the-Match awards.Quotes”We are certainly playing a one-off game that we must win. I hope the guys bounce back.”
Vusi Sibanda
“There is no chance of taking it easy just because we are 2-0 ahead. We will definitely look to clinch the series tomorrow.”
Mashrafe Mortaza

قرر الاتحاد الإنجليزي لكرة القدم معاقبة الحكم الشهير أنتوني تايلور، بعد ما حدث في مباراة ولفرهامبتون ونيوكاسل يونايتد مؤخرًا.

وتلاقى الفريقان في إطار منافسات الجولة العاشرة من الدوري الإنجليزي، حيث تعادلا بهدفين لمثليهما.

وحصل نيوكاسل يونايتد على ضربة جزاء مثيرة للجدل، بعدما تعرض فابيان شار للعرقلة من قِبل هوانج هي تشان أثناء محاولة الأخير إبعاد الكرة.

ورغم الفحص المطول للموقف من قبل تقنية الفيديو، إلا أن ضربة الجزاء لم تُلغ، مما تسبب في إثارة غضب ولفرهامبتون وعلى رأسهم المدرب جاري أونيل الذي وصف الأمر بـ”فاضح”.

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وحسبما ذكرت صحيفة “ذا صن” الإنجليزية، فإن ما حدث تسبب في هبوط أنتوني تايلور من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز إلى تشامبيونشيب.

وأوضحت أن تايلور سيتولى مسؤولية تحكيم مباراة بريستون وكوفنتري، في إطار لقاءات الدوري الإنجليزي الدرجة الأولى.

وستكون تلك هي المباراة الأولى لـ أنتوني تايلور، في تلك الدرجة من الدوري الإنجليزي، منذ عام 2019.

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O São Paulo terá. mais do que nunca nesta temporada, mostrar a força de seu elenco. Com vários jogadores importantes na transição, como Hernanes, Pato e Toró, e atletas na Seleção, casos de Dani Alves e Igor Gomes, o técnico Cuca terá que usar quase todo o seu elenco para dar a volta por cima no ano.

Alexandre Pato, Pablo e Hernanes estão sob os cuidados do Reffis e não há um prazo para o retorno dos três. Ainda não se sabe se terão condições de enfrentar o Internacional, no próximo sábado, às 19h, em Porto Alegre. Toró, que esteve cotado para ser titular contra os gremistas, voltou a sentir incômodo durante a última semana e foi poupado do risco de “estourar”.

Além dos que estão em transição,Antony e Walce, que se apresentam à Seleção Olímpica, Daniel Alves, que está com a Seleção Brasileira principal, e Igor Gomes, que foi chamado por Tite para fazer parte dos treinamentos do selecionado nos EUA, também são desfalques.

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Para driblar o tanto de desfalques, o São Paulo terá que ser criativo. Vitor Bueno, Helinho, Toró e Raniel devem ganhar mais sequência na temporada e mais rodagem no elenco. Para a vaga de Dani Alves, Pato pode ser escalado caso se recupere a tempo. Se não, Cuca deve utilizar Vitor Bueno na armação de jogadas, com Raniel mais centralizado no comando de ataque,

Portanto, a tendência é de que mais jogadores que não tinham espaço no elenco sejam utilizados. Neste sentido, Éverton aparece como um jogador importante no ataque, podendo ser um fator de desequilíbrio na parte ofensiva do Tricolor.

Fato é que, para dar a volta por cima, o elenco do São Paulo será muito exigido antes do retorno dos principais jogadores.

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A round-up of the Ranji Trophy 2014-15 Group A matches played on January 16, 2015

ESPNcricinfo staff16-Jan-2015
ScorecardAditya Shrivastava and Naman Ojha struck centuries for Madhya Pradesh as their match against Karnataka ended in a draw. Shrivastava’s century capped off a debut first-class match in which he tallied 199 runs, while Ojha went on the charge, scoring 115 off 81 deliveries with eight fours and nine sixes. Like the first innings, the pair added another century partnership for the third wicket – this time sharing 179 runs in 30.2 overs.Karnataka had taken the first-innings lead on the third day and their innings wrapped up quickly on the fourth morning for 522, with Puneet Datey picking up the last two wickets to finish with 4 for 80.
ScorecardImran Haroon struck a hundred on debut as Jammu & Kashmir drew their game with Bengal in Kolkata. Bengal had taken a 72-run first-innings lead and extended it to 288 on the third day. They lost overnight batsmen Wriddhiman Saha and Manoj Tiwary early on the fourth day before declaring their second innings at 264 for 5, setting J&K a target of 337. J&K openers Haroon and Adil Reshi shared a 103-run stand before the latter was dismissed for 58. Haroon built on his start, however, reaching his hundred during the 111-run third-wicket stand with Ian Dev Singh, who scored 56 – his second half-century of the game.
ScorecardHardik Pandya’s 90 held Baroda’s second-innings together as they drew against Railways in Delhi. Baroda walked away with three points from the draw after medium-pacer Gagandeep Singh and Irfan Pathan struck early on the fourth morning to bowl Railways out for 263, 35 runs short of Baroda’s first-innings total of 298.Baroda stumbled from 71 for 0 to 73 for 3 before fifties from Aditya Waghmode and Pandya took the score to 238 after which both fell in successive overs.

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O fantasma de um novo rebaixamento é o assunto do momento no Fluminense. Com 15 pontos, depois de 18 rodadas do Campeonato Brasileiro, o Tricolor é 17º colocado na tabela e está três pontos atrás do Cruzeiro, primeiro time fora da zona da degola. Em coletiva nesta quinta-feira, no CT Pedro Antonio, o lateral-esquerdo Caio Henrique confirmou os temores de uma nova queda para a Série B ronda o elenco, em razão do alto nível de competitividade do torneio nacional. O jogador, no entanto, mostrou confiança em uma sequência de resultados que tire o Flu da situação incômoda, a partir do jogo de domingo, contra o Corinthians, em Brasília.

– A situação que nos encontramos na tabela é preocupante, tendo em vista que o Campeonato Brasileiro é competitivo e não existe jogo fácil. A gente sabe que vai enfrentar o Corinthians e depois o Goiás fora, dois jogos muito duros. Mas também estamos confiantes em fazer uma sequência de vitórias que dará mais confiança ao grupo e em sair dessa situação.

Caio Henrique também em saiu em defesa do trabalho de Oswaldo de Oliveira. O recém-chegado treinador sofre com as comparações ao antecessor Fernando Diniz e tem sido cobrado por melhores resultados por parte da torcida, insatisfeita com a contratação. O atleta de 22 anos vê o grupo empenhado em adaptar-se ao novo comandante e acredita que apenas os bons resultados vão amenizar a pressão no clube.

– Com a mudança de treinador, muda o estilo de jogo. O time com Diniz jogava de um jeito, hoje com Oswaldo joga de outro. Procuramos fazer o que o professor pede, procuramos nos adaptar a ele. Futebol é resultado. Pressão só vai diminuir quando começarmos a vencer. Estamosnos adaptando nos treinamentos, escutando o que Oswaldo tem pedido,porque ele é um cara muito experiente. O professor tem total confiança do grupo. Abraçamos a ideia dele – disse Caio.

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Sobre a partida contra o Timão, no domingo, Caio vê como vantagem o fato do Flu já ter enfrentado a equipe comandada por Fábio Carille recentemente duas vezes. O lateral também minimizou o fato do clube ter vendido o mando de campo e de jogar com torcedores rivais, em Brasília.

– Sabemos que será uma partida muito difícil. O Corinthians tem jogadores muito qualificados. Vendo nossa situação da tabela, encaramos como uma final. Temos que ir a Brasília e ganhar. Essa questão de torcida não vai pesar. Lá dentro são onze contra onze. Já ficou bem claro para nós como o Corinthians deve se comportar. É uma equipe que se defende bem e espera os erros do adversário. Então temos que minimizar os erros e aproveitar as oportunidades de matar o jogo – concluiu.

Fluminense e Corinthians se enfrentam no próximo domingo, às 16h (de Brasília), no Estádio Mané Garrincha. A partida é válida pela 19ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro e encerra o primeiro turno da competição.

تحدث بيب جوارديولا مدرب مانشستر سيتي، في تصريحات عقب فوز فريقه العريض أمام بورنموث بالدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وتغلب مانشستر سيتي على بورنموث، بسداسية لهدف ضمن مواجهات الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز “البريميرليج”. 

وقال جوارديولا في تصريحاته لـ”بي بي سي”: “لم نتوقع الطريقة التي لعبوا بها بخمسة لاعبين في الدفاع، سجلنا في اللحظات المناسبة، بدأوا الشوط الثاني بشكل أفضل منا”.

وأضاف: “كانوا عدوانيين في اللعب رجل لرجل، عندما يخسر الفريق 3-0 ويلعبون حتى النهاية رجل لرجل، أحترم ذلك كثيرًا”.

وعن جيريمي دوكو، أردف: “لقد استقر بسرعة كبيرة، ليس فقط اليوم، كل المباريات التي لعبها، لقد لعب بشكل جيد حقًا، نحن سعداء حقًا”.

وواصل: “أكثر ما أدهشني هو كيف عرفنا قدراته ولكن مدى ذكائه عندما يتعين عليه اتخاذ قرار، إنه أمر جيد حقًا”.

وتابع بيب: “لدي شعور بأنه يفهم كل شيء، لذلك نقول بعض التعليقات، ربما يجب عليك القيام بذلك والتفكير ويقول نعم ويطبق على الفور، إنه يفهم اللعبة جيدًا جدًا، إنه تهديد لا يصدق، عدواني للغاية بالقرب من منطقة الجزاء وجيد جدًا هناك”.

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وأكمل مدرب مانشستر سيتي: “لا أريد تغيير مهاراته ولكن حتى الآن في كل مباراة لعبها كان يلعب بشكل جيد خاصة هنا على أرضنا”.

وعن بيرناردو سيلفا، استطرد جوارديولا: “إنه لاعب غير عادي، لقد صنع هدفين رائعين، الحركة من الهدف الثاني تبدو مثل ميسي، ميسي فعل ذلك مرات عديدة، الجميع سعداء جدًا بوجوده هنا”.

وبشأن إصابة إيرلينج هالاند، أوضح جوارديولا: “التواء في الكاحل، لم نرغب في المخاطرة معه لأنه لم يشعر بالراحة، سيعود ربما يوم الثلاثاء وربما يوم الأحد المقبل، نأمل ألا تكون مشكلة كبيرة، سنرى في الساعات والأيام المقبلة”.

وعن استقبال هدف من الخصم، أكد جوارديولا: “يحدث ذلك، كرة القدم ليست مثالية، لقد ارتكبنا خطأ، وسوف نقوم بتصحيحه”.

وعن طموح الفريق، علّق: “هذا الفريق فاجأني كثيرًا، بعد 11 مباراة نحن قريبون، سنرى بعد عطلة نهاية أسبوع أخرى، في صدارة الدوري ودوري أبطال أوروبا، قمنا بما يتعين علينا القيام به، الطريقة التي نتدرب بها، التفاني والالتزام، لدينا قادة لا يصدقون”.

وأتم: “في كل جلسة تدريبية يعرفون أن عليهم اللعب بشكل جيد ويفكرون أنهم عليهم ذلك حتى يضمنوا مكانهم في التشكيل،وهذا هو السر، لديهم شغف للعب ودعونا نواصل، الثلاثاء ثم الأحد، سنرى في النهاية ما هو مستوانا”.

Ireland coach Phil Simmons has never seen his team play better and believes the aggressive mindset, which appeared to take the beleaguered opposition by surprise, will become their trademark

Andrew McGlashan17-Feb-2015

The hangovers will not quite have matched Kingston or Bangalore, but Ireland’s players ensured they savoured their victory over West Indies in Nelson. The coach Phil Simmons has never seen his team play better and believes the aggressive mindset, which appeared to take the beleaguered opposition by surprise, will become their trademark.Ireland had 25 balls to spare as they chased down 304 – only a late flurry of wickets preventing the margin being even more convincing – and there was never a moment in the innings when they were losing control.”It’s the best I’ve seen so far and it augurs well for the future,” Simmons said. “It helps that we’ve had a stable top six, that makes a big difference. It’s just the first game, but all-round, in the field and the way we batted is the way we want to play cricket – in a positive way. It excited me the way we played.”The stand-out individual scores belonged to Paul Stirling, whose 92 was his first fifty-plus score in ODIs since May 2013 – 12 innings previous – followed by Ed Joyce’s supremely fluent 84 and an equally commanding, unbeaten 79 from Niall O’Brien.However, Simmons was also keen to highlight the early impact of captain William Porterfield, who pulled two early boundaries off Kemar Roach to reinforce that Ireland would not be tentative in the chase, after having been plundered for 167 in their final 15 overs with the ball.”They played four fast bowlers, thinking we wouldn’t be able to cope with the speed, and in the first couple of overs two short balls are pulled for [boundaries],” Simmons said. “It changes the way the team sees it. All of the top four played well. We played the fool a little at the end, but it’s great.”Niall O’Brien, who was central to the continuation of the high octane approach after Stirling fell just short of what would have been Ireland’s first ODI hundred since Porterfield against England in September 2013, said the warm-up matches, which produced mixed results, had taught Ireland that too much caution would not get them anywhere.”I thought we were a little timid in the warm-up games, perhaps a little careful, and it’s something we spoke about, playing with no fear and going for our shots. When you go through your shots 100%, more often or not they come off. We know we will need big scores during this tournament.”Ireland now have eight more days until their next match, against UAE in Brisbane, and that will bring a new set of challenges. It is a venue they have never played at and it is not a ground conducive to the spin-heavy attack Ireland shrewdly employed against West Indies.They will need to consider if they can find room for another seamer – Alex Cusack, Craig Young and Peter Chase are the options for Simmons and Porterfield to ponder. The first match reinforced the seam department is a weaker suit: the 24 overs of John Mooney, Max Sorensen and Kevin O’Brien cost 194, the 26 overs from the spinners 109.However, although conditions may not favour them, Andy McBrine will be difficult to leave out after his ten-over spell cost just 26, and George Dockrell remains the premier spinner after bagging three wickets.”UAE is a team we know a lot about. We don’t know much about the Gabba pitch but we’ll be right on the money,” O’Brien said.This is not the time for massive celebrations. Ireland’s aspirations for the tournament stretch much further.

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O Sport segue aproveitando oportunidades de mercado em relação a contratações para reforçar o plantel e, nessa quinta-feira (26), anunciou a chegada por empréstimo do lateral-direito Bruno Peres.

Na transação em questão, o atleta que tem seus direitos ainda ligados a Roma foi meramente repassado pelo clube italiano para o Leão assim como já havia acontecido quando de seu retorno para o Brasil em 2018 para defender o São Paulo.

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Apesar de sua posição original de lateral, o próprio site oficial do Rubro-Negro da Praça da Bandeira ressaltou em seu portal oficial que “também pode fazer outras posições, como avançado na segunda linha. Foi assim, em alguns momentos da carreira, que o jogador apareceu em excelente nível, principalmente no futebol italiano, tendo chegado a ser uma das grandes referências do tradicional Torino e chamando a atenção da gigante Roma, onde fez 69 jogos e marcou dois gols.”
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​Com a chegada do atleta de 29 anos de idade, agora o Sport terá três alternativas na posição por já estarem no elenco também Norberto e Raul Prata.

After shaky starts in the tournament, both England and Sri Lanka will be looking for resurgence when they meet in Wellington on Sunday

Andrew Fidel Fernando and George Dobell 28-Feb-2015Match factsSunday, March 1, 2015
Start time 1100 local (2200 GMT, previous day)2:09

Holding: Would like to see Hales in for Ballance

Big PictureIf social media is to be believed, England’s players have been enjoying themselves in Wellington. Several have been spotted in bars and restaurants. Others have been snapped on the waterfront. Perhaps they’re hoping to feel comfortable in the city in which they suffered the massacre at New Zealand’s hands, eight days ago. Maybe they’re hoping to keep minds fresh and loose, still hoping to mount a World Cup surge.They had been dominant against Scotland, as Moeen Ali and Ian Bell galloped to a graceful 172-run opening stand, and Eoin Morgan rediscovered a little of his confidence. There was energy in the pace attack too. Though England had been beaten 5-2 by Sri Lanka late last year, that team had been without James Anderson and Stuart Broad, who are sure to make good use of more helpful conditions than the England seamers encountered in Sri Lanka.Their opposition is just beginning to show signs they are warming to the tournament. Sri Lanka’s top order sputtered against Afghanistan, but they then hit 332 for 1 against Bangladesh, and now each of the three senior batsmen has triple figures from the last two matches. The bowling is slowly beginning to fall into place as well. Rangana Herath is steady as ever, but Suranga Lakmal has also delivered three decent performances, and Thisara Perera appears in better rhythm than he did for much of his time in New Zealand.Sri Lanka’s fielding still gives cause for concern; three clear chances were spilt against Bangladesh. But they appear now to have at least increased the intensity of their outings. Given they have chosen to rest instead of train because of the close proximity of matches, they should be fresh enough to raise their energy a further level on Sunday.They will be buoyed too by the memory of their most recent trip to this venue, which yielded victory.Form guideEngland:WLLLW (last five completed matches, most recent first)
Sri Lanka:WWLWLEngland need James Anderson to improve his modest record in the World Cup so far•Getty Images

In the spotlightBefore the World Cup, James Anderson was bowling with such skill that England had hopes his new ball spells may dictate games. But here we are, three games into the tournament and he has taken two wickets – both against Scotland – at an average of 67 apiece and is conceding his runs at a rate of 6.38 per over. England need more from their senior players. Anderson also has a modest record in previous World Cups: in 2011 his wickets cost 70.50 runs each and he was the 11th most economical England bowler (conceding his runs at 6.55 per over); in 2007 he claimed his wickets at a cost of 41.12 apiece and was England’s fifth most economical bowler and in 2003, his best tournament to date, he claimed his wickets at a cost of 22.50 but was England’s eighth most economical bowler (with a run-rate of 4.78 per over). If England are to progress to the business end of this tournament, Anderson will need to improve that record.Ahead of the World Cup, ESPNcricinfo asked a random selection of players to name the best death bowler they had ever seen. One name cropped up time after time: Lasith Malinga. But, now aged 31 and on the way back following ankle surgery, he is struggling to recapture his former rhythm and pace. While his really fast days may be behind him, he was also uncharacteristically loose in the defeat to New Zealand. He claimed six wickets in the following two games against somewhat weaker opposition, but more may be required of him against England. The will remains strong – he has trained unusually hard in the past week – but there are doubts whether the body can still obey.Teams newsSri Lanka’s batting conundrum is now this: Upul Tharanga is with the squad – some believe he should have been there from the start – but Lahiru Thirimanne is already settled, and scoring runs, as an opener. Thirimanne, however, is the more versatile of the two batsmen, and is a better bet at No. 4 or 5, where Sri Lanka are in search of reinforcement. There is also a case to be made for strengthening the bowling, via quick Dushmantha Chameera, who made a laudable debut at this stadium last month.Sri Lanka (probable) 1 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 2 Lahiru Thirimanne, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Upul Tharanga/Dimuth Karunaratne, 5 Mahela Jayawardene, 6 Angelo Mathews (capt) , 7 Dinesh Chandimal, 8 Thisara Perera, 9 Rangana Herath, 10 Suranga Lakmal, 11 Lasith MalingaIt seems England will resist the urge to make changes. While Gary Ballance – called into the first game of the tournament having not played a List A match since September – has looked understandably rusty, the men who might replace him are equally short of cricket. Alex Hales continues to push for inclusion, though, and could yet force his way into the top three. Ravi Bopara, after a couple of training sessions where his disappointment was visible, is also pushing hard. Having stuck with Steven Finn for the Scotland game and seen him repay that faith with a performance where he bowled in excess of 140kph, it also seems they will stick with the same attack.England (possible): 1 Ian Bell, 2 Moeen Ali, 3 Gary Ballance, 4 Joe Root, 5 Eoin Morgan (capt), 6 James Taylor, 7 Jos Buttler (wk), 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Steven Finn, 10 Stuart Broad, 11 James Anderson.Pitch and conditionsThe same pitch will be used in this game as the one on which New Zealand thrashed England. To that end, England have been preparing with an expectation that the ball may again swing throughout the innings. At least one side has been bowled out in each of the last three ODIs on the ground and only five times has a team exceeded 300 here; once since the end of 2005. In several recent games the ball has appeared to hold up just a little and provide some assistance to spinners. The weather is expected to remain warm, clear and windy, with the straight boundaries longer than the square.Stats and trivia England have won only five games against one of the top eight Test nations at World Cups since they lost the 1992 final in Melbourne. Sri Lanka have won both ODI series against England in the last year; home and away Upul Tharanga’s average in World Cups rises to 38.50, from a career average of 33.57 James Anderson has 24 World Cup wickets at 40.41 overallQuotes”Our performance is going to have to be better than anything we have produced at this World Cup so far.”
“The schedule certainly is inconvenient. It’s tiring for the boys too. It would have been nice to have finished our New Zealand matches before coming to Australia.”
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حقق الفريق الأول لكرة الطائرة بالنادي الأهلي الفوز على المقاولون العرب، في المباراة التي جمعت بين الفريقين مساء اليوم ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري.

أقيمت المباراة على صالة الأمير عبد الله الفيصل بمقر النادي بالجزيرة، وشهدت تفوقًا كبيرًا من جانب لاعبي الأهلي، الذين نجحوا في تحقيق الفوز بنتيجة 0/3.

طالع | الأهلي يعلن تجديد عقود 3 لاعبين من فريق اليد قبل مواجهة الزمالك في السوبر

وتقدم الأهلي في الشوط الأول بنتيجة 25-1، ثم استمر التفوق في الشوط الثاني بنتيجة 25-11، قبل أن ينهي الشوط الثالث بنتيجة 25-17.

ويخوض فريق الطائرة بالأهلي مباراة ودية غدًا أمام فريق السويحلي الليبي، على صالة الأمير عبد الله الفيصل بمقر النادي بالجزيرة.