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Hoey, Humphreys in Ireland squad for one-off Test against Zimbabwe

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Left-arm quick Josh Little, who is currently with LA Knight Riders in the MLC, is a notable absentee from the Test squad

ESPNcricinfo staff17-Jul-2024Uncapped legspinner Gavin Hoey has received his maiden call-up to the Ireland squad for the upcoming one-off Test against Zimbabwe, which begins on July 25 in Belfast. He will bolster a spin attack that includes left-arm fingerspinner Matthew Humphreys and offspinner Andy McBrine.Theo van Woerkom and George Dockrell made way for Humphreys and Hoey who have just one Test cap between them. Seamer Matthew Foster, who was part of the Ireland squad that had toppled Afghanistan for their first Test win in March earlier this year, also didn’t find a place in this squad.Humphreys had a tough initiation into Test cricket, conceding 67 runs in ten overs on debut against Sri Lanka in Galle last year. His recent form, however, is more encouraging: he bagged 15 wickets in two first-class games for Ireland Emerging side against West Indies Academy at an average of 12.60, including two five-wicket hauls, last month.Related

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“Humphreys made his Test debut in Sri Lanka and found the going difficult against good players of spin out in the subcontinent,” Andrew White, the national selector, said in a statement. “He’d admit himself that he went through a period of a loss of form and maybe a loss of confidence, but he’s worked extremely hard to come back into the reckoning and his performances for Ireland Wolves have been exactly what we were looking for. Obviously in the West Indies last year for Emerging Ireland, then in Nepal, and has now backed it up in the recent series for the Emerging Ireland side against West Indies Academy, where he took 10 wickets. But it’s the consistency he has shown over the last period which has been really pleasing and he very much deserves his call-up.”White also talked up Hoey as an attacking option. “Hoey is a talented legspinner, and his ability to spin the ball both ways gives us a strong wicket-taking option,” he said. “Again, he’s a player that’s been on the radar for a while and can play across all three formats. But this is an opportunity for him to come into the Test squad and get used to the environment.”Left-arm quick Josh Little, who is currently with LA Knight Riders in the USA for the MLC, is a notable absentee from the Test squad. Little has prioritised white-ball cricket, including franchise opportunities, but is passionate about playing Test cricket in the future. While Little is now a regular in T20 leagues around the world, he is yet to make his Test debut.”I sort of blocked off this [next] two years as pretty busy franchise-wise, and then after that I’ll be putting an eye on Test cricket,” Little told . “It’s definitely something I want to do, something I’m passionate about doing. I can guarantee I will play Test cricket at some stage.”I love playing for Ireland, but equally franchise opportunities may not come around forever. It’s tough at times. Cricket Ireland have been nothing but accommodating. Sometimes it is a balancing act.”The one-off Test against Zimbabwe will be PJ Moor’s first international game against his country of birth. Moor had qualified to play for Ireland in October 2022 and was more recently part of the Ireland side, which earned their first Test win, in Abu Dhabi.Ireland Test squadAndrew Balbirnie (capt), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gavin Hoey, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, James McCollum, PJ Moor, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Craig YoungIn: Gavin Hoey, Matthew Humphreys
Out: George Dockrell, Matthew Foster, Theo van Woerkom

Beaumont, Kathryn Bryce and Groves Blaze a trail into final

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Courtney Webb and Hannah Baker impress but Sparks come up short in first semi-final

ESPNcricinfo staff22-Jun-2024The Blaze booked their place in a third consecutive regional women’s final as they defeated Central Sparks by five wickets with two overs to spare in the first of the two semi-finals on Charlotte Edwards Cup Finals Day at Derby.Sparks England Under-19 legspinner Hannah Baker took 3 for 24 but the experience of England opener Tammy Beaumont (39 off 31 balls) and Scotland captain Kathryn Bryce (44 off 39) put The Blaze in control before a cameo 14 off four balls by Baker’s international captain Josie Groves saw last year’s runners-up across the line.Australian Courtney Webb rescued the Sparks innings from 93 for 6 with an unbeaten 45 from 31 balls after Davina Perrin (32 from 17) and Ami Campbell (21 from 14) had helped put on 54 in the powerplay after legspinner Groves, taking responsibility in the absence through injury of England’s Sarah Glenn, had taken 2 for 16 and left-arm pace bowler Grace Ballinger two for 34.Having been put in on a pitch that looked quite green, the aggressive approach adopted by Sparks openers Campbell and Perrin paid off with runs on the board, although neither survived the opening six overs.Blaze skipper Kirstie Gordon conceded 14 in her opening over but continued to toss the ball up to Campbell, who followed a six and two fours by being caught at long-on. And with the last ball of the sixth over, having been made to suffer as Perrin crashed her for three fours, Ballinger found the right line and length to bowl the 17-year-old.The Perrin dismissal signalled a switch of momentum, Sparks slipping from 75 for 2 in the 10th to 93 for 6 as skipper Eve Jones fell to a good low return catch by Lucy Higham, Kathryn Bryce ran out Abbey Freeborn off her own bowling and Groves bowled Katie George before having Charis Pavely stumped.Em Arlott hit Heather Graham straight to extra cover to make it 114 for 7 but Sparks finished well as Ballinger conceded 13 off her final over despite having Grace Potts caught at mid-off before a last over in which Webb was dropped on 41 and should have been run out on 43.The Blaze plundered 51 from their batting powerplay, putting them well on track despite the loss of Marie Kelly, who hit an unbeaten 89 against Sparks in their final points table match last Wednesday, fell for 8 to a catch at mid-off. By the halfway point, the Beaumont-Kathryn Bryce partnership had added 57 to take their side to 78 for 1.Sparks then made a second breakthrough as seamer George induced a low return catch to dismiss Beaumont for 39 off 31 before Jones’ team temporarily dried up the flow of boundaries, removing Sarah Bryce via a smart catch behind the wicket. But a huge six by Graham off Potts left The Blaze needing just 33 off the last five overs.Graham’s stay was short, perishing to a well-judged catch by Arlott at long-on off Webb, and Baker picked up her third wicket to keep Sparks in the hunt as Kathryn Bryce miscued to mid-on, but Groves crushed any hopes they might have had with three fours off the reel off George to seal victory with two overs to spare.

Ross Taylor second only to Virat Kohli since 2015 World Cup

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Ever since he’s had surgery to correct a growth in his left eye, the New Zealand batsman’s game has hit the stratosphere

Andrew Fidel Fernando21-Jan-2019There may be no point asking if you know who owns second-best ODI batting average since the last World Cup, because of course you have read the headline, and seen the photo above. But would you have known that? Could you have guessed it? Ross Taylor slides low.

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Too old to claim membership among batting’s “Fab Four”, and too embedded in New Zealand’s Nice Guys Collective (TM) to trumpet his own successes, Taylor has quietly put together one of the most impressive ODI records over the last four years. In doing so he has not only reinvented his own limited-overs batting, he has also surmounted a substantial medical obstacle.We will get to the growth in Taylor’s game, as well as the growth in his eye and the surgery that has helped transform him into one of the best ODI batsmen on the planet. But first, let us establish his credentials.Since the 2015 World Cup, only Virat Kohli (on his way to being the greatest one-day batsman) has had a better average than Taylor. Although others – especially openers – have had better strike rates, almost no one has been more consistent. In the 12 innings leading up to this India series, Taylor has been dismissed for less than 50 only twice. One-thirty-seven, 90, 54, 86*, 80, 181* – so read his six most-recent scores.

Although it would seem that Kane Williamson – who hit five consecutive half-centuries the last time these two teams met in New Zealand – was the key figure in New Zealand’s top order, Taylor has actually left Williamson in the dust since the last World Cup. Taylor’s average of 69.72 is more than 21 runs better than Williamson’s in the same period.What’s more, it is Taylor who is most likely to strike up a big partnership with one of the other senior batsmen in any ODI innings. In the list containing the top 15 partnerships (by average) since the last World Cup, Taylor’s name appears three times – Tom Latham, Williamson and Martin Guptill being the men with whom he has put up the most productive stands. Taylor has been especially effective alongside Latham – a fact Taylor puts down to the ease with which Latham settles into an innings.”Tom is great to bat with, and we have a right-left hand combination, which quite often goes really well,” Taylor says. “At the start of his innings, especially against slow bowlers, Tom can manipulate the field really well. Quite often how you start the partnership can dictate a lot of how much pressure you’re put under.”Only Kohli appears as often as Taylor on this list; Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane are his preferred partners.ESPNcricinfo LtdSo how has Taylor orchestrated his ODI advance? Until the end of the 2015 World Cup, Taylor was a good ODI batsman with an average in the low forties. Yet since then, he has quickly become a world-beater, rising to No. 3 on the rankings (behind Kohli and Rohit). Part of that improvement is down to experience, he says.”You play a couple of hundred games, you’ve worked out your game a little bit. I find that I don’t over-complicate things too much. I just try to relax before I go out to bat and just try to sum up the situation as soon as possible and as quick as possible once I get out there. Maybe in the past you have a pre-conceived idea on how the wicket’s going to play, or how you should play once you’re out there. And then you get out there and it’s totally different.”This can only part of the story, however, because while experience might lead a player to gradual progress, Taylor’s leap towards the stratosphere demands a more immediate cause. Around 2010, Taylor had become aware that there was a growth in his left eye – called a pterygium – but it was not until late 2015 that he paid it much heed. Immediately after having an optometrist inspect it, and picking up prescription eye drops, Taylor struck 290 in a Test in Perth. The previous week, in Brisbane, he said he “couldn’t really see the ball”, and had picked up scores of 0 and 26.After managing the pterygium for a year, Taylor finally had it surgically removed at the end of 2016, and his ODI form has been exceptional ever since. He has averaged 60.50 and 91.28 across the past two calendar years. He had also averaged 81.6 across five Tests in the year after having the growth removed, even if he would go on to have a more modest 2018.”The eye operation’s probably played a bit of a part in reading spinners out of the hand,” Taylor says. “I was never a fan of day-night games before that. I hated batting under lights. I always found spinners and people who bowled change of pace quite hard to pick up because of my eye. Since then I’ve been able to see it.”Two weeks after the operation, I had throwdowns with the trainer, and I saw the ball swing from the hand. I thought: ‘Geez, I haven’t been able to see that for a while!’ I don’t know when I started not seeing the ball as well as I used to. All I do know is that felt I was always playing very late at the start of my innings. I just felt like I was a nervous starter anyway, but I felt like I was lining the ball up and just missing. It’s a strange feeling as a batsman – when you’re in good positions and you end up not hitting the ball. I probably should have had the operation years ago.”Taylor’s point about picking spinners is illustrated beautifully by the data. Although he had played spin relatively well in the four years leading up to the operation, his average against spin has skyrocketed to 112. His average against wristspinners, who tend to be particularly hard to pick, has gone up by over 70% post-surgery. In comparison, his average against seamers has only slightly improved, which means that the majority of Taylor’s ODI advances over the past few years, have been against spin – something he faces plenty of, in the middle overs, batting at No. 4.

In addition to merely seeing the ball better, Taylor has also re-cast himself as a different sort of ODI batsman. Once renowned for his bruising hits to midwicket, and his punishing cuts, Taylor has substantially reined in his boundary-hitting over the past few years, focusing instead on accumulation. Where in the first half of his career – until the end of 2012 – Taylor had scored 48.24% of his runs via boundaries, he has scored only 38.53% of his runs via boundaries since the last World Cup. This has suited his team, and the new ODI landscape nicely. With batsmen generally better able to score rapidly at the end of an innings – thanks to the two new balls staying harder and easier to hit – New Zealand have often sought to conserve wickets through the middle overs, in order to explode more spectacularly at the death.”Trying to get to that 40-over mark is one of the most important parts of your job,” he says. “If you’re scoring boundaries it’s either a result of poor bowling or you’re taking a risk. If we want wickets in hand you’re better off not taking those risks.”What’s most impressive about Taylor’s transformation into an accumulator, is that he has not only become a more reliable batsman, he has actually his strike rate slightly while doing so. Globally, strike rates have also climbed, of course, but Taylor’s new consistency has certainly not come at the expense of moving the scoreboard along. In fact, since the start of 2018, no batsman has a lower dot ball percentage than Taylor.”There are areas I’ve been thinking about over the last little while: rotating the strike, dabs down to third man, soft hands and a lot of the touch shots probably come into my game a little bit more now than they used to,” he says. “I play spin a little bit differently as well. At the start of my career I used my feet a little bit more to spin. Now, I back myself to use the depth of the crease.”

If there is one weakness in Taylor’s ODI batting at present, it’s his scoring rate in the final 10 overs of an ODI innings. Where the likes Kohli, Rohit, Faf du Plessis, Steven Smith, Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler all have strike rates of over 140 through that period (Rohit’s is a stunning 199), Taylor goes at only 131. But this is nitpicking. And that stat only stands out, because by many other measures, Taylor is second only to Kohli as planet cricket heads into a World Cup year.

Allen and Milne ruled out of Pakistan series, Foulkes handed maiden call-up

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Tom Blundell has also been drafted in for the five-match series for which New Zealand were already missing a dozen players

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Apr-2024Finn Allen and Adam Milne have been ruled out of New Zealand’s tour of Pakistan raising concerns as to whether they will be fit for the T20 World Cup.Allen suffered a back injury and Milne picked up an ankle problem during training ahead of the team’s departure for the five-match T20I series.Related

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Tom Blundell and uncapped allrounder Zak Foulkes have been called in as their replacements. Tom Bruce was considered but made himself unavailable due to family reasons and to continue his county deal with Lancashire.Allen, the powerful opening batter who has a T20I strike-rate of 163.60, would be certain of his place in New Zealand’s T20 World Cup squad. Milne, who has had an injury-hit career, is less assured of a spot in the final 15 for the USA and Caribbean depending on how many quick bowlers are taken.”We feel for both Finn and Adam, suffering injuries so close to the start of the tour. They have been strong performers for us in the T20 format since the last World Cup,” New Zealand coach Gary Stead said.”Our support staff and medical networks will be working closely with both players over the next few weeks to complete plans for their treatment and subsequent return to cricket.”The 21-year-old Foulkes took 14 wickets at 16.28 for Canterbury in the 2023-24 Super Smash and had a batting strike-rate of 150. Blundell, New Zealand’s Test wicketkeeper, has previously played seven T20Is.”Zak has had an impressive season for Canterbury including being their leading wicket taker in all three competitions,” Stead said. “He has displayed impressive skills with the ball, particularly in T20 cricket for the Kings. We also know he has skills with the bat and it will be an excellent opportunity for him to be part of the group.”New Zealand were already without nine players for the Pakistan tour due to IPL commitments while Will Young (county cricket), Tom Latham (paternity) and Tim Southee (strength and conditioning) were also not available.Allrounder Michael Bracewell will captain the side with the squad also including uncapped batter Tim Robinson.The initial T20 World Cup squad needs to be named by May 1 but can be freely amended until May 25.

What's gone wrong with Mumbai Indians?

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A misfiring middle order, a slightly below-par death-overs specialist, and a captain batting out of position may have all contributed to the defending champions’ horror start to the season

Vishal Dikshit27-Apr-2018A few days ago, you could sympathise with Mumbai Indians because they were putting in the performances but narrowly missing out on results. Before their last match, they had lost four out of five games; all four in the last over while defending targets, and two by one wicket.On Tuesday against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai had no one to blame but themselves. Chasing 119, they collapsed to their lowest-ever IPL total of 87 on a fresh Wankhede pitch against an attack that was without Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Billy Stanlake.What has gone wrong for them? Here are a few factors that have combined to put Mumbai Indians at the bottom of the table.ESPNcricinfo LtdMiddle-order woesMumbai’s strength during last year’s winning campaign has turned into their weakness. The personnel has remained similar, after an auction in which they attempted to retain the core of the Pandya brothers and Kieron Pollard, but that core has not fired.Mumbai’s think-tank also decided to open with Suryakumar Yadav after their first two losses, so that Rohit Sharma could add stability to the middle order. Even though Suryakumar has adapted well, the lack of runs from the Pandyas and Pollard has hurt Mumbai.In each of their six matches so far, at least one of their top-order batsmen – Evin Lewis, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar – has given them a start. The hole in the middle order was exposed the most against Delhi Daredevils, when all of their top fired to power Mumbai to 141 for 2 in 13 overs. From there, they unravelled in the attempt to accelerate and ended on 194 when they were on course for 220.Hardik Pandya’s case is unusual. He started off well in the opening match at No. 5 but has moved down to No. 7 since then, below Krunal Pandya and Pollard. Apart from two unbeaten innings of 22 and 17, he has scored nine runs across three innings while coming out to bat in the last three overs. It could be that bowlers have found out Hardik’s weakness and don’t deliver the ball in his arc anymore. When Mumbai head coach Mahela Jayawardene was asked about this, he didn’t dismiss the possibility.”We knew that there will be people bowling at a different level because we analyse other opposition, we do analyse our guys and we give them information that this is something you look forward to and this is something that we need to work on,” he said. “Every year you can’t bat the same way. If people don’t evolve and improve, there is no progress. Young guys like Hardik will learn that and need to work harder, the talent alone will not get you there. Reading the game and thinking about the game, that’s the part they need to keep learning and especially with international bowlers coming and doing various things, you have to evolve, otherwise you won’t be able to be consistent.”ESPNcricinfo LtdWhere is Pollard?Pollard’s transition from a fixed asset to a non-performing one seems to be happening rapidly this season. He doesn’t bowl in the IPL anymore, he hasn’t won his side a match in times of crisis, and he takes one of the four overseas spots. Apart from the lack of runs, it is also his position that is under scrutiny now. He has been coming out to bat with not much time left in the innings and is striking at 88.23 in his first 10 balls, the fourth-worst of all batsmen to have faced a minimum of 30 balls this season. Will Mumbai now look to move him up the order or will they drop him altogether?ESPNcricinfo LtdBumrah’s 19th-over horrorsJasprit Bumrah has made such a reputation for himself in the death overs that even a small drop-off in his performance leads you to wonder what’s wrong with him. He has bowled well mostly – his Smart Economy Rate this season is 6.36 – but a couple of poor 19th overs have cost Mumbai games they might otherwise have won.The first time was when Chennai Super Kings needed 27 from 12 balls and Bumrah started the penultimate over. He attempted to bowl the yorker four times in the first five balls and got only one of them right. The other three went for sixes off Dwayne Bravo’s bat. Bumrah got him out off the sixth ball, but only after his over had gone for 20.That being the tournament opener, it is possible his confidence took a hit. Against Rajasthan Royals, Bumrah bowled a superb 17th over, varying his pace beautifully to pick up two wickets, and only conceding one run. When the 19th over began, Royals needed 28. Bumrah bowled short and wide twice, to Jofra Archer and K Gowtham, who both slapped him for four, overstepped on one occasion, and failed to nail his yorker even once. He leaked 18 in the over and Mumbai suffered close defeat.ESPNcricinfo LtdIs Rohit batting in the right position?Rohit Sharma clarified after his 94 against Royal Challengers Bangalore that he would continue in the middle order to allow Suryakumar and Kishan to flourish at the top. Rohit may have been batting at No. 4 on that particular day, but he walked out in the first over, with Mumbai 0 for 2, effectively opening the innings – which is where he bats for India.Opening works for Rohit because he is at his best when he has time to get his eye in, and time is a luxury in T20 cricket. In all T20s since 2015, he has a first-10-balls strike rate of 117.6, with a dot-ball percentage of nearly 50 in that time. If he opens for Mumbai, he can afford to go slow early on, since he will have Lewis or Kishan to do the early hitting at the other end. Once he’s set, Rohit is capable of murderous acceleration: once he has faced 30 balls, he strikes at 177.3. That was exactly the case against Royal Challengers; he was on 40 off 30 after 14 overs, and then launched into the quick bowlers to score 54 runs off his next 22 balls.As captain, Rohit might be thinking long-term by promoting Suryakumar and Kishan up the order. But given the situation Mumbai are in, he will have to prioritise immediate results over developing younger players. And for that, moving back up to open might not be a bad idea.

Cole Palmer can rule the world! Chelsea backed to win Club World Cup with cold superstar 'carrying' them as ex-Blue tips new no.10 to take home Player of the Tournament award

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Chelsea have been tipped to win the Club World Cup, with an ex-Blue claiming Cole Palmer can win Player of the Tournament.

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  • Palmer tipped to star
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  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    Former Chelsea player Geremi believes his old club have a good shot at winning the trophy in USA this summer, with Palmer capable of "carrying" them to the title. The Blues talisman has taken the new No.10 shirt at the club and will wear it for the first time in this competition.

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  • WHAT GEREMI SAID

    Geremi was speaking to BoyleSports, who offer the latest Club World Cup odds, and said: "Cole Palmer will have every intention of winning the tournament with Chelsea – and that might carry him to be the player of the tournament. He won’t be worried about individual awards going into it, but the chances are if Chelsea do lift the trophy then he will be the most influential player. He is a phenomenal player and he will want to show that to the world, there will be a lot of eyes on this tournament and it gives him a great platform to show what he can do."

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    Palmer has scored 40 goals and assisted 27 in 91 matches since signing for Chelsea in 2023, becoming one of the stars of the Premier League. He recently inspired Enzo Maresca's side to victory in the Conference League final against Real Betis.

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    WHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA?

    Chelsea open their Club World Cup campaign against Leon on Monday, before taking on Flamengo and ES Tunis in the group stage.

IPL 2024 likely from March 22 to May end; Hazlewood unavailable for first half of season

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IPL 2024 is likely to be played between March 22 and the end of May, with the final schedule to be announced once the polling dates for India’s general elections have been finalised by the Election Commission.On the eve of the 2024 auction, the IPL also notified franchises about the availability of players in the auction for next season:

Australia: Hazlewood not available in March and April

Josh Hazlewood will be available only from the first week of May if he is bought at the auction. It is understood that he and his wife, Cherina Murphy Christian, are expecting their first child. He was released by RCB and entered the auction with a base price of INR 2 crore (USD 240,000 approx).All the other Australian players in the auction are expected to be available for the whole IPL season. With the Sheffield Shield final scheduled from March 21 to 25, Cricket Australia has left the choice to the individual players if they have to choose between playing the Shield final and the IPL.Related

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England: Rehan withdraws from auction

England are scheduled to host Pakistan for a T20I series between May 22 and 30 but the ECB has told the IPL that its players will be available for the whole season “subject to fitness and international duty and any periods of unavailability that players submitted on their auction applications.”The ECB also pointed out that if any players “require specific management in the build-up to the T20 World Cup” its managing director Rob Key would “liaise directly” with both the player and his franchise.Harry Brook, Phil Salt, Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid are among some of the top England players who have entered the auction. Rehan Ahmed, the 19-year-old legspin allrounder who listed his base price as INR 50 lakh (USD 60,000 approx), has been withdrawn from the auction at short notice, ESPNcricinfo has learned. Rehan will be in India early next year for a five-Test series and the ECB is keen to avoid him spending too much time away from home at a young age.

Sri Lanka: Hasaranga, Chameera available

Sri Lanka Cricket has made all its key white-ball players available for the whole of IPL 2024. This includes Maheesh Theekshana and Matheesha Pathirana, who play for Chennai Super Kings, and Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera, who are in the auction after being released by RCB and Lucknow Super Giants respectively.None of those four players will be part of Sri Lanka’s Test squad, which is scheduled to play a two-Test series against Bangladesh until April 3. The other Test players who get bought at the auction will be available for the IPL after the series against Bangladesh.Mustafizur Rahman has listed his base price at INR 2 crore (USD 240,000 approx.)•BCCI

Bangladesh: Taskin, Shoriful withdrawn from auction

Left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman has been permitted by the BCB to play IPL 2024 between March 22 and May 11 if he is bought at the auction. He was released by Delhi Capitals and has listed his base price as INR 2 crore (USD 240,000 approx.). Fast bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam will not be available for the 2024 season because they are likely to play Bangladesh’s home series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in March and April.

Ireland: Josh Little available

Ireland left-arm fast bowler Josh Little will be available to Gujarat Titans for the whole of the 2024 season and will not play the one-off Test match against Bangladesh from March 22 to 26. He will also miss Ireland’s T20I series against Pakistan (May 7-14), and against Netherlands and Scotland (May 19-26).Afghanistan, New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies and Zimbabwe have made their players fully available for IPL 2024 if they are bought at the auction.

Sunderland may lose "clever" leader alongside Bellingham & Rigg in PL swoop

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da premier bet： As they continue their fight to seal a place in the play-offs, Sunderland have seen the pressure of gaining a Premier League place increase thanks to the interest of West Ham in as many as five of their stars.

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da poker： The Black Cats have their place in the play-offs all but sealed, sat fourth and inside the top six by as many as 12 points with just eight games left to play in the Championship.

The drama is far from over, however. Once the play-offs are set, those at the Stadium of Light must battle for a place at Wembley before desperately hoping to avoid the painful heartbreak of failure at the final hurdle.

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That said, Sunderland deserve great credit with or without promotion this season. When Regis Le Bris arrived last summer, he took charge of a side fresh from a frustrating bottom-half finish in need of an inspiration. Now, almost 12 months later, they have been inspired enough to climb into fourth and on course to fight for a place in the Premier League come May.

That achievement may not come without a catch though and the Black Cats could yet fall victim to their own success. According to ExWHUEmployee, West Ham are now plotting a move to sign Dan Neil alongside interest in Jobe Bellingham, Chris Rigg, Romaine Mundle and Eliezer Mayenda.

The interest in both Rigg and Bellingham comes as no surprise and Sunderland have already placed a reported £20m price tag on the former whilst the latter could be worth more than £12m this summer.

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As if losing two young midfielders wouldn’t be enough of a blow, it looks as though Le Bris also has to worry about losing Neil, Mayenda and Mundle when the summer arrives. Neil’s departure would be particularly frustrating, given his role as club captain.

Sunderland must keep "clever" Neil

Such is the ruthlessness of the Championship, Sunderland may need to earn promotion to the Premier League now more than ever if they are to stand a chance of avoiding a summer exodus of talent. The likes of Bellingham, Rigg and Neil could all turn their attention towards the top flight if promotion isn’t achieved in the current campaign in what would break Le Bris’ midfield apart.

The Black Cats boss will be desperate to keep hold of all three and knows just how important the likes of Neil are to his Sunderland side. The Frenchman told reporters when asked about his captain earlier this season: “He’s very clever, very important to adjust the formation and balance the team.

“At the end, the individual output is maybe not as huge as expected but is very important for the team. Now that job is done he can add more things like more forward passes, tackling, counter pressing, and you can see how strong he is as an individual player. But at the same time, the role he has for the balance of the team is very important.”

As the summer approaches, West Ham’s interest has suddenly handed Sunderland added pressure to win promotion to the Premier League this season.

بين مصر وتونس.. هيثم حسن لاعب ريال أوفييدو يحدد من سيمثله دوليًا

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كشف سامي الطرابلسي، المدير الفني لمنتخب تونس، عن محاولته ضم هيثم حسن جناح ريال أوفييدو الإسباني إلى صفوف “نسور قرطاج” استعدادًا لمواجهتي ليبيريا وغينيا الاستوائية بتصفيات كأس العالم 2026.

وأكد الطرابلسي في تصريحات نقلتها وكالة “الشرق” أن هيثم حسن أبلغه برغبته في تمثيل منتخب مصر، لكنه شدد على أن الباب أمامه لم يُغلق نهائيًا، قائلًا: “تواصلنا مع هيثم حسن عندما توليت تدريب تونس، اجتمع مسؤولون معه بحضور والده، وأخبرنا أنه أقرب لتمثيل الفراعنة، لكننا لم نغلق الباب”.

ويُعرف عن هيثم حسن صاحب الـ23 عامًا، أنه ولد في فرنسا لأب مصري وأم تونسية، ولعب لمنتخب فرنسا على مستوى الناشئين، قبل أن ينتقل إلى فياريال، ثم إلى ريال أوفييدو.

طالع أيضًا | قائمة تونس لمواجهة منتخب مصر الثاني وديًا

وخاض حسن هذا الموسم مع أوفييدو دورًا بارزًا في قيادة الفريق للصعود إلى الدرجة الأولى بالدوري الإسباني، كما ساهم بصناعة هدف الفوز على ريال سوسيداد 1-0، مسجلاً أول انتصار لناديه في الليغا منذ 24 عامًا.

وعلى صعيد آخر، يبدأ منتخب مصر معسكره المغلق يوم 1 سبتمبر باستاد القاهرة، استعدادًا لملاقاة إثيوبيا وبوركينا فاسو في تصفيات كأس العالم.

ويتصدر منتخب مصر المجموعة الأولى برصيد 16 نقطة، بعد 6 مباريات من التصفيات الأفريقية المؤهلة لكأس العالم 2026 في أمريكا وكندا والمكسيك.

Amorim has found his new Gyokeres at Man Utd & it's not Zirkzee or Hojlund

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Manchester United’s 4-1 triumph over Real Sociedad last night was undoubtedly one of the best of the Ruben Amorim era, booking their place in the quarterfinal against French side Lyon.

Bruno Fernandes captured all the headlines and rightfully so with his hat-trick, with his goals the difference between qualifying or getting knocked out given the 5-2 aggregate scoreline.

Compatriot Diogo Dalot also got himself on the scoresheet, hopefully giving the 25-year-old added confidence in the side after struggling to impress in recent weeks.

It was an all-round effort from the side, with their triumph over the LaLiga outfit putting Amorim one step closer to winning his maiden trophy at Old Trafford – potentially ending the campaign on a positive note after their poor form in the Premier League.

Such a convincing performance will give confidence to the manager but also many of the players who have been unable to perform throughout 2024/25.

Hojlund & Zirkzee’s stats for United against Sociedad

Despite their lack of goals in this campaign, Amorim opted to start with Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee as part of the front three, with both managing to produce admirable displays.

The Dane may have failed to find the back of the net once again, but he managed to register the assist for Dalot’s late strike, making himself a nuisance to the opposition and winning four of his six aerial duels.

He also completed 84% of the passes he attempted, creating three chances for his teammates, having a real positive impact within the final third.

As for the Dutchman, he also failed to find the back of the net but managed to register four efforts on goal, offering a constant threat in the final third throughout.

The 23-year-old also completed three dribbles during the win, finding a teammate with 100% of the long balls he attempted, starting to show his quality after his disappointing start to life at Old Trafford.

However, despite the showings of the aforementioned pair, one other player stepped up, potentially being Amorim’s new version of a star who thrived at Sporting CP.

The player who is Amorim’s new Gyokeres

Striker Viktor Gyokeres has been a name constantly touted with a move to United, potentially following Amorim to England after his impressive form in Portugal.

Sporting CP's ViktorGyokeres

The Swedish international has registered 82 goals in his 90 appearances for Sporting, with many supporters wanting the manager to be reunited with his former talisman.

However, strikers in today’s market cost a fortune, potentially making a deal too expensive this summer, but the fanbase shouldn’t worry, with midfielder Fernandes showcasing that he’s capable of making the jump to being the boss’s new talisman.

The 30-year-old has been a shining light throughout 2024/25, still managing to produce the goods despite their lowly Premier League standing, which sees them sit in the bottom half of the table.

He’s notched 26 combined goals and assists to date, with his three goals only bolstering his already impressive record despite the lack of success endured by the first-team.

Bruno has now notched 10 goals since the manager’s appointment in late November last year – the most of any player – showcasing his talents, making it unthinkable as to where they’d be without him.

Despite his deep-lying role, he registered six efforts on goal, creating four opportunities for his teammates in the process – producing a sensational attacking display.

Minutes played

90

Goals scored

3

Shots taken

6

Chances created

4

Aerials won

1/1 (100%)

Recoveries made

9

Tackles won

2

He also won 100% of the aerial duels he entered, whilst making nine recoveries and winning two tackles, demonstrating his importance at both ends.

His goalscoring record is truly phenomenal for a midfielder, consistently producing the goods when needed, with Amorim always able to rely on him to get the side out of trouble.

While a striker is undoubtedly a priority this summer, Fernandes has proved he’s capable of being the star man under the new management side, hoping to play a pivotal role in any future success during his tenure.

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