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كشف الإعلامي أحمد شوبير، آخر تطورات ملف المدير الفني الجديد للنادي الأهلي، مشيرًا إلى أن الإسباني خوسيه ريفيرو، المدير الفني السابق لأورلاندو بايرتس الجنوب إفريقي، هو الاسم الأقرب لتولي قيادة الفريق الأحمر خلال الفترة المقبلة.

وقال شوبير في تصريحات عبر برنامجه الإذاعي صباح اليوم الثلاثاء: “السؤال الذي على ألسنة الجميع، هل فعلًا الإسباني خوسيه ريفيرو مدرب أورلاندو بايريتس الذي تقدم باستقالته منذ يومين، مُرشح بقوة لتدريب النادي الأهلي؟ أقول لك نعم، هو من الأسماء القوية جدًا والأقرب لتدريب المارد الأحمر”.

وتابع: “لكن تتبقى بعض التفاصيل الصغيرة التي تفصله عن تدريب الأهلي، كان يوجد 3 نقاط خلافية، انتهت واحدة منهم بالأمس، ويتبقى نقطتين، خاصة بالطاقم المساعد والصلاحيات الكاملة، بعيدًا عن الأمور المادية، وهي نقاط قابلة للحل”.

وأضاف: “لكن مازالت هناك نقطتين يؤخران إتمام الاتفاق، بالإضافة إلى أن عماد النحاس يسير بشكل جيد مع الفريق، فلما التغيير الآن، الدوري سينتهي يوم 28، والمدرب لن يستطيع أن يبدأ مهمته في هذا التوقيت، لأنك بذلك تُفسد ميكانيزم الفريق”.

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وأشار: “أسامة هلال، هو من يعمل في هذا الملف، وسبق وتعاقد مع جراديشار ومحمد علي بن رمضان، وكان له دور في ضم وسام أبو علي، فأصبح يحوذ ثقة الكابتن جافين في الأهلي، وأسامة هلال هو من يعمل في هذه الملفات دون مُسمى معروف للناس، لكنه يبذل مجهودًا كبيرًا داخل النادي خلال الفترة الماضية”.

وشدد: “خوسيه ريفيرو هو المرشح الأقرب لتولي تدريب الأهلي، لكن هناك مثل يقول (الشيطان يكمن في التفاصيل) الماديات اتفقوا عليها، واتفقوا على المساعدين، لكن القصة الآن الخلاف على النقطتين السابق ذكرهما”.

وأردف: “ريفيرو من أقوى المرشحين، لو حدث وأتم الاتفاق، فإن الأهلي قد اختار مشروعًا للنادي، هو مدرب عمره 47 سنة، مدرب هجومي ومنظم دفاعيًا، تأهل لنصف نهائي دوري الأبطال، وفاز على الأهلي في القاهرة، وخسر في الدقائق الأخيرة أمام بيراميدز، لكنه مدرب مشروع، صغير السن إلى حد ما”.

واختتم: “هناك 3 أسماء أخرى مُرشحة، والكابتن الخطيب أجرى محادثات عبر (زووم) مع 4 مدربين آخرين، ولكن بات خوسيه ريفيرو أقوى المرشحين لقيادة النادي الأهلي”.

Liverpool could sign a “magnificent” two-footed player within the next few days, as they are now willing to pay his £19m asking price, according to a report.

Reds eyeing a midfielder

Arne Slot is very keen to bring in a new defensive midfielder either this month or in the summer, and the manager believes he may well have identified the perfect option, with Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Joao Gomes being identified as a major target.

The Reds are also considering some options from further afield, and VfB Stuttgart’s Angelo Stiller is now rising up their transfer shortlist, with a deal possible for a fee in the region of £34m in the summer.

Real Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni also remains an option for the Merseyside club, having reportedly submitted a bid for the 24-year-old midfielder earlier this month, although the move has seemingly not progressed since then.

Not only are the Premier League leaders keen on signing a defensive midfielder, but they are also considering some more attacking options, with Lyon star Rayan Cherki previously being identified as a January target.

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According to the latest update from Spanish sources, Liverpool are now willing to pay €22m (£19m) to bring Cherki to Anfield this month, having stepped up their interest over the past few weeks.

The French club’s financial issues mean they are willing to sanction the attacking midfielder’s departure in the January transfer window, and with the Reds happy to meet the asking price, the deal could be done imminently.

The report states the 21-year-old could complete a move to Anfield in the next few days, with Slot viewing him ‘as an ideal option to add dynamism and creativity to his midfield’.

Cherki showing promising signs in Ligue 1

The Lyon ace, who doesn’t have a weak foot as per Transfermarkt, is still in the infancy of his career at 21-years-old, but he has cemented himself as a key player since first making his breakthrough in the 2019-20 season, and he has shown signs of year-on-year improvement.

This season, the starlet has picked up three goals and three assists in 14 Ligue 1 games, meaning he is on course to better his total of 10 league goal contributions last term.

Football talent scout Jacek Kulig also lauded the youngster for his performance against Switzerland U21s just over 18 months ago.

Liverpool should not pass up the opportunity to sign Cherki this winter, considering he will be available for a very affordable price, and it is exciting news that a deal could be done in a matter of days.

Former WA opener was chairman of selectors between 1984 and 1995 and played a part in shaping Australia’s golden generation

ESPNcricinfo staff26-Jul-2022

Former Australian chairman of selectors and Western Australia opening batter Laurie Sawle has died at the age of 96.Sawle played a significant role in shaping Australia’s great teams of the 1990s and 2000s, having been a national selector for 13 years between 1982 and 1995, acting as chairman for 11 of those years.He played a part in the recruitment of Bob Simpson as national coach in 1986 and then was a key figure in the selections of Australia’s golden generation, including Steve and Mark Waugh, Mark Taylor, Ian Healy, Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne among many others. He was also an influential figure in the development of Australia’s Under-19 programmes and the Australian cricket academy in the late 1980s and 1990s, where a number of those players honed their craft.Related

The Colonel reflects

Sawle was nicknamed “Colonel”. He was born in East Fremantle in 1925 and served in the 7th Australian Infantry Battalion during World War II. He enlisted in January 1944 and fought in Bougainville as a teenager.He made his first-class debut for Western Australia at the age of 29 and played 35 matches, scoring 1701 runs at 28.83, including one century. He opened alongside one-Test batter John Rutherford while both were working as teachers at Kent Street High School.Sawle retired from playing in 1961 and applied to be a Western Australia selector in 1962, a role that he held until 1980. It was during this time that Western Australia won six Sheffield Shield titles, having won just one prior to that. Western Australia also won four 50-over titles in that period.Sawle was part of a selection panel chaired by Allan Edwards that fostered the careers of Dennis Lillee, Rod Marsh, Kim Hughes, Terry Alderman and John Inverarity, who formed the backbone of some of those sides, with Lillee and Marsh becoming two all-time greats of Australian cricket.During Sawle’s time as Australia’s chairman of selectors, he served as the tour manager on the 1989 Ashes tour of England. He was credited with handpicking and rearranging the top six that secured a 4-0 series victory.Jack Clarke presents Laurie Sawle with a medal•Mark Dadswell/Getty Images

Sawle retired from the selection panel in 1995 but remained a devoted cricket watcher at the WACA until late in life. He was awarded the Order of Australia in 1992 for his services to cricket administration. He was awarded the ICC Volunteer Recognition medal in 2009. Sawle is also a member of WA cricket’s gallery of greats and WA cricket’s best male player each year is awarded the Laurie Sawle medal. WA cricket CEO Christina Matthews paid tribute to Sawle after his passing on Tuesday night.”Laurie Sawle was enormous to the fabric of cricket in Western Australia for decades,” Matthews said.”He was an incredibly talented and devoted administrator who was prepared to back himself and others in, and his passion for cricket never waned. Even years after his retirement, we’d regularly see him at the WACA Ground cheering WA on.”The fact our highest individual men’s award is named after him speaks volumes about the type of character he was, and the legacy he left.”We were incredibly lucky to have him, and remain grateful for everything he achieved.”The WA Cricket community sends its thoughts to his three children Maryanne, Carmel and Mark and close friends in this difficult time.”

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Em entrevista dada pelo presidente do Internacional, Alessandro Barcellos, foi revelado que o clube se movimenta para assegurar a continuidade do zagueiro Vitão até o fim de 2022. Neste momento, o acordo tem validade até 31 de junho.

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-Já estamos em tratativas com o Shakhtar para estender o contrato do Vitão até o final do ano. A tendência é grande de que aconteça – disse o mandatário para a ‘Rádio Grenal’.

Defensor de 22 anos revelado nas categorias de base do Palmeiras, Vitão teve apenas uma oportunidade na equipe paulista principal antes de ser negociado, em 2019, com o Shakhtar Donetsk-UCR.

Em situações normais, soava como pouco provável um retorno do zagueiro ao futebol brasileiro dado ao número crescente de oportunidades que o mesmo vinha angariando no time da Ucrânia. Porém, a questão dos conflitos com a Rússia acabaram criando uma “brecha” onde o Internacional conseguiu acertar sua contratação por empréstimo.

Até o presente momento, o atleta vem agradando no clube, tendo participado de sete compromissos além de ter marcado um gol, em 8 de maio, quando o Colorado empatou fora de casa o clássico com o Juventude.

God Save The King played at a sporting event for first time since 1952

Vithushan Ehantharajah10-Sep-2022

Day three of the third Test between England and South Africa began with a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 96.In a moving 10 minutes before play got underway on Saturday, the Test match became the first sporting occasion in which God Save The King has been played since 1952, after rain had prevented the anthems being played on Thursday, prior to the accession of King Charles III.Both teams entered the field to silence as the capacity crowd stood in anticipation of the tributes. The players and officials passed through a military guard of honour before lining up facing the Pavilion, while the respective management teams stood at the edge of the boundary.A minute’s silence took place at 10:54am, followed by a one-bell chime by Senior NCO Robert Brockelsby Miller of the Irish Guards. The South African national anthem, Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika then rang out across the silent ground, with no musical accompaniment from the singer, Laura Wright, before the crowd joined in with the first rendition of the updated English national anthem. Both were given ground-wide applause.Despite the solemnity of the occasion, flags were at full mast at the start of play, due to this being the day of the Accession Council’s meeting at St James’ Palace – the occasion at which the new King was formally proclaimed. According to protocol, the Union Flag and all other official flags should be raised to full mast between the hours of 9am and 10:30am and remain at full mast until 1pm the following day, at which time the Union and official flags should return to being flown at half-mast.Speaking ahead of the start of play of what has now become a three-day Test, Ben Stokes, England’s captain, paid tribute to the Queen, and spoke of the importance of continuing with the match.”It’s been very sad news for not only the nation but the world with the Queen’s passing,” he said. “She was someone who dedicated her life to the nation, someone that we take incredible inspiration from and we are honoured to be able to walk out on the field in memory of the Queen.”We know how much the Queen loved this sport, and the show must go on. I’m sure she’ll be looking down on all the sport that’s still going ahead over this weekend and that we’re going out there in her honour. I’m very pleased and proud we can do that.”After day two was cancelled as a mark of respect following the Queen’s passing, the decision was made on Friday afternoon to play on, following consultation with officials from the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Cricket South Africa. but without an extension into Tuesday, meaning there will only be three days of play.The first-day (Thursday) washout means there will be 98 overs scheduled each day, with play able to run until 7pm with the extra half-hour. The series is tied 1-1. England struck hard with the new ball, having chosen to bowl first on Thursday, claiming three wickets inside the first seven overs of play.

Manchester United are now considering a late swoop for an “unplayable” Premier League attacker, with Marcus Rashford closing in on a move to Aston Villa, according to Sky Sports.

Rashford's time at Old Trafford coming to an end

Rashford has fallen out of favour at Old Trafford ever since a bombshell interview in December, in which the forward expressed he is “ready for a new challenge”, and he is now set to seal a move away from his boyhood club.

The United academy graduate is due to have a medical to complete a move to Villa Park, with transfer expert Fabrizio Romano revealing the Villans will have the option to make the deal permanent for a fee of £40m at the end of the season.

The 27-year-old has not been a part of Ruben Amorim’s plans for nearly two months, with his last Premier League appearance coming against Nottingham Forest back in December, and the manager recently hinted he hasn’t been giving 100% in training.

“It’s always the same reason – the training, the way I see a footballer should do in life. It’s every day, every detail. You can see on the bench we miss a bit of pace on the bench, but I would put [Manchester United goalkeeper coach Jorge] Vital before a player who doesn’t give the maximum every day.”

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With Rashford now poised to leave, Amorim is now tasked with finding a replacement, and Sky Sports report that Villa’s Leon Bailey is one of the players “under consideration” for a late transfer swoop.

The potential deal to sign Bailey would be separate from the Rashford move, which has seemingly already been agreed, with the Englishman set to undergo a medical.

The Villa winger is just one of the names under consideration for a move to Old Trafford, with the Red Devils yet to make a formal approach, but there could be developments before the deadline on Monday.

What Bailey could offer Man Utd

The £120k-per-week attacker has looked impressive at times in a Villa shirt, and he was particularly potent in front of goal during the 2023-24 campaign, amassing 19 goal contributions in 35 Premier League games to help his side secure Champions League football.

The Athletic’s Jacob Tanswell has lauded the 27-year-old as “unplayable” during his time with the Villans, however, he has struggled to replicate last season’s form this term, picking up just one goal and three assists in all competitions.

As such, there is some doubt over whether Bailey would be a solid signing to replace Rashford, but United’s options are likely to be limited at this stage of the transfer window, and he could make an impact if he is able to rediscover his previous form, making this one to watch.

انطلقت منافسات الجولة السادسة والثلاثين لبطولة الدوري الإسباني “الليجا”، قبل أمس الثلاثاء، لموسم 2024-2025.

ونجح فريق جيرونا في تحقيق فوز ثمين على بلد الوليد بهدف دون رد، فيما تمكن سيلتا فيجو من الفوز بهدف مقابل لا شيء على ريال سوسيداد.

وتغلب ديبورتيفو ألافيس على خصمه فالنسيا بهدف مقابل لا شيء، بينما اكتسح فياريال ضيفه ليجانيس بثلاثية نظيفة.

وفاز ريال مدريد بنتيجة 2/1، أمام ريال مايوركا في المواجهة التي أقيمت مساءً الأربعاء، على ملعب سانتياجو برنابيو، بينما خسر أتلتيكو مدريد بهدفين دون رد أمام أوساسونا.

فيما فاز برشلونة على مضيفه إسبانيول بهدفين دون رد، مساءً الخميس بملعب “كورنيا إل برات”.

وبهذا الفوز، تمكن برشلونة من حسم تتويجه بلقب الدوري الإسباني لموسم 2024/25. جدول ترتيب الدوري الإسباني

1. برشلونة، 85 نقطة.

2. ريال مدريد، 78 نقطة.

3. أتلتيكو مدريد، 70 نقطة.

4. أتلتيك بلباو، 67 نقطة.

5. فياريال، 64 نقطة.

6. ريال بيتيس، 59 نقطة.

7. سيلتا فيجو، 52 نقطة.

8. رايو فاليكانو، 48 نقطة.

9. مايوركا، 47 نقطة.

10. أوساسونا، 45 نقطة.

11. فالنسيا، 45 نقطة.

12. ريال سوسيداد، 43 نقطة.

13. جيرونا، 41 نقطة.

14. إشبيلية 41 نقطة.

15. خيتافي، 39 نقطة.

16. إسبانيول، 39 نقطة.

17. ألافيس، 38 نقطة.

18. ليجانيس، 34 نقطة.

19. لاس بالماس، 32 نقطة.

20. بلد الوليد، 16 نقطة.

ويمكنك مطالعة ترتيب الدوري الإسباني بشكل محدث من هنا

في إطار توجيهات السيد الرئيس عبد الفتاح السيسي بشأن ضبط وتطوير المنظومة الرياضية، اتخذت وزارة الشباب والرياضة برئاسة الدكتور أشرف صبحي خطوة استراتيجية بتشكيل “المجلس العلمي للرياضة”، في نقلة نوعية تهدف إلى دمج البحث العلمي مع جهود الدولة في الإعداد الأولمبي، وتحقيق إنجازات دولية تستند إلى أسس علمية واحترافية. رؤية متكاملة وتكليف رئاسي

ويأتي تأسيس المجلس كإحدى أدوات الدولة لمتابعة برامج التأهيل للأولمبياد وبطولات العالم، فضلًا عن تعزيز التنسيق بين السياسات الرياضية والنهج العلمي في جميع المشروعات القومية ذات الصلة بالرياضة. ويُعد المجلس أحد الركائز الأساسية في مسار الجمهورية الجديدة، القائمة على الاحترافية والتخصص. قيادة علمية رفيعة المستوى

يرأس المجلس المستشار علاء فؤاد، وزير شؤون المجالس النيابية السابق، وعضو الأمانة الفنية لحزب الجبهة الوطنية، ولاعب الفروسية السابق. ويشغل منصب نائب الرئيس الدكتور طارق راشد رحمى محرم، أستاذ العلوم بجامعة قناة السويس، ومحافظ الغربية الأسبق.

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الدكتور كمال درويش: أستاذ الإدارة الرياضية والمستشار الفني للمجلس.

الدكتور حازم خميس: أستاذ أمراض القلب ورئيس المنظمة المصرية لمكافحة المنشطات.

عدد من الأساتذة الجامعيين، وممثلي الاتحادات، وأبطال أولمبيين. أهداف استراتيجية شاملة

أوضح وزير الشباب والرياضة أن تشكيل المجلس يُجسد الدمج الحقيقي بين المؤسسات الأكاديمية والرياضية، ويمثل “بداية تأسيس آلية علمية متكاملة” لمتابعة الأداء الفني والإعداد البدني والنفسي للاعبين، بالتوازي مع برامج اكتشاف المواهب، ودعم خطة الاستعداد لأولمبياد لوس أنجلوس 2028.

وأضاف: “نحن نؤمن بضرورة وجود قاعدة علمية متينة تدعم الرياضي المصري في طريقه إلى التميز، ونحرص على تأسيس منظومة احترافية تتوافق مع معايير التقدم العالمية في الرياضة”. تخصصات متعددة لتحقيق التكامل العلمي

يضم المجلس العلمي للرياضة عددًا من اللجان النوعية المتخصصة، تشمل:

لجنة التخطيط الاستراتيجي والمالية

لجنة علوم التدريب وتخطيط الأحمال

لجنة الذكاء الاصطناعي وتحليل البيانات

لجنة فسيولوجيا الرياضة

لجنة التغذية والمنشطات

اللجنة النفسية والطبية

لجنة القياسات والتأهيل كما يشرف المجلس على مجموعة من المشروعات القومية الرياضية الكبرى، منها:

مشروع البطل الأولمبي

مشروع الموهبة الحركية

مشروع الجينوم الرياضي

مشروع المعد النفسي

مشروع أخصائي التغذية الرياضي

ومن المتوقع أن يضطلع المجلس بدور رئيسي في صياغة رؤى علمية لتطوير الرياضة المصرية، والمساهمة في تقديم استشارات فنية لتأهيل الرياضيين، ورفع كفاءة المنظومة بأكملها، بما يحقق أهداف الدولة في ترسيخ مكانة مصر على الساحة الرياضية العالمية.

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Após uma rara semana dedicada inteiramente aos treinos, era esperado que o Corinthians mostrasse evolução em campo contra o Atlético-GO. A vitória veio, e foi fundamental, mas novamente a atuação da equipe alvinegra deixou a desejar.

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É necessário ponderar que mesmo com cinco dias de preparação para encarar o Dragão no Antônio Accioly, Vítor Pereira tinha desfalques consideráveis. Ele não pôde contar com Fagner, João Victor, Maycon, Paulinho, Willian e Jô, todos considerados titulares ou muito importantes no rodízio do português.

Dessa forma, Vítor improvisou, mais uma vez. Ele escalou o Timão em um 4-3-3, com Mantuan na lateral-direita, Piton na ponta-esquerda e Róger Guedes centralizado no ataque. O meio-campo tinha Du Queiroz, Giuliano e Renato Augusto.

Até a metade do primeiro tempo, o clube alvinegro foi dominado pela equipe da casa, que chegava com perigo e explorava o lado de Mantuan e Bambu. Além do mais, o Corinthians não conseguiu ameaçar a meta de Ronaldo nesse período, penando na construção ofensiva.

O Dragão chegou a balançar as redes após desatenção de todo o sistema defensivo, mas o árbitro de vídeo traçou as linhas e flagrou impedimento de Jorginho.

A sensação no Antônio Accioly era que há qualquer momento a equipe da casa assumiria a vantagem no placar. Ledo engano. Com três garotos formados no Terrão, o Corinthians conseguiu um gol improvável, na conta do brilhantismo de Du Queiroz, a boa forma de Piton e a estrela de Mantuan.

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A vantagem no placar animou os visitantes, que melhoraram nos 15 minutos finais, mas além de um chute de Adson, não criaram muita coisa.

Na segunda etapa, Vítor Pereira abraçou sem nenhuma vergonha a vantagem e recuou o time. A circulação de bola seguia sendo o grande problema do Corinthians, que conseguia abafar a pressão do Dragão.

No decorrer do segundo tempo, ao colocar Bruno Melo, João Pedro e Cantillo nas vagas de Piton, Renato Augusto e Adson, respectivamente, o treinador lusitano montou uma linha de cinco na defesa para segurar a vitória.

Os números mostram que o Corinthians se comprometeu em não ser vazado. Na primeira etapa, a equipe alvinegra trocou 218 passes. Na etapa final, foram 109. A posse de bola caiu de51.73% para42.33%. No segundo tempo, nenhum chute ao gol, segundo o Footstats.

Mas, como disse Vítor Pereira na coletiva, defender faz parte do jogo, e o Corinthians soube neutralizar as investidas do Atlético-GO. Liderados por Robson Bambu (14), o Timão teve 48 rebatidas na partida.

O único perigo real de gol veio aos 45 minutos.Em falta cobrada por Jorginho, Lucas Lima aparece na pequena área, mas o camisa 17 não cabeceou bem e a bola passou a centímetros do gol de Cássio.

A atuação não foi das mais vistosas, mas ao contrário de algumas equipes deste Brasileirão, o Corinthians conseguiu ‘vencer feio’. E dadas as circunstâncias (desfalques de peso, sequência de cinco empates, jamais ter vencido Atlético-GO no Antônio Accioly) os três pontos são mais valiosos do que a performance coletiva.

Mohammad Rizwan gives Pakistan fighting total, debutant Aamer Jamal holds nerve at death

Danyal Rasool28-Sep-2022

Pakistan 145 (Rizwan 63, Wood 3-20) beat England 139 for 7 (Moeen 51*) by six runsFor the second successive game, Pakistan were put in to bat first, scraped to what appeared a below-par total, and saw their bowlers bail them out. After being bowled out for 145 in 18.5 overs, the hosts took the attack to England with the ball, knocking over three wickets in the powerplay and then squeezing with the spin of Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed. In the end, a majestic lone hand from Moeen Ali, who scored an unbeaten 51 off 36, threatened to snatch it away in an incredible smash and grab, but debutant Aamer Jamal just about held his nerve, giving Pakistan a six-run win, and a 3-2 series lead.There has been plenty of criticism of Mohammad Rizwan and his strike rate, but his innings encapsulated why Pakistan value his consistency so much. On an off-day with the bat and a splendid bowling performance from England, spearheaded by Mark Wood and David Willey, Rizwan hung around until the 18th over, and was the ninth wicket to fall. He had racked up 63 off 46; the next highest score from a Pakistan batter was 15. It allowed Pakistan to get to something resembling respectability, particular as humid, heavy conditions threatened to slow down both the pitch and the outfield. Even so, the odds were heavily against them, with Pakistan never having defended a total this low in their home country.England could have put the game to bed early on, but instead let Pakistan in with a spate of bizarre, reckless shots that went straight to fielders. Phil Salt picked out the only man out in the deep on the leg side in the fourth over, but it had taken Alex Hales just five balls to find backward point trying to slice a delivery that had turned and gripped. Ben Duckett, who has exploited the field so masterfully at times this series, fell into the most basic trap Pakistan had set, edging one straight down deep third’s throat with the man stationed specifically for that shot.After the Powerplay was done, Babar Azam turned immediately to Shadab, and having assessed that spin would be hard to get away paired him up with Iftikhar. England could neither stick nor twist against the two, continuing to lose wickets without scoring very many runs. It wasn’t until Moeen, who had scrapped through the early phase of his innings, began to cut loose that England realised a remarkable heist was on. A slew of fours and sixes off the middle of his bat took the game deep, before Jamal held steady and closed out the game with the final delivery.Wood on fire
There’s something about giving Wood a rest which sees him return all guns blazing. After an injury lay-off, he traumatised Pakistan in the third T20I with the sort of extreme pace the hosts have considered their birthright for generations, even clocking 97mph/156kph on the speed gun. Rested for the fourth game, he picked up where he left off in Lahore, breathing the sort of fire that proved much too hot to handle for Pakistan once more. He was hitting the low-to-mid 90s mph right from the outset, rushing Rizwan into a pull shot before firing a length ball at Babar at 95mph/152kph to follow. Two balls later, Babar pulled one that whizzed at him at 93mph/150kph, straight to the hands of square leg.Pace, as Pakistan know too well, troubles everyone, no matter the batter, or their individual strengths and weaknesses. Haider Ali found himself frozen at the crease trying to pull a 92mph/148kph length ball, and only succeeded in top-edging straight up into the air.In the middle overs, Wood showed there was as much guile to his game as speed. When he saw Asif Ali backing away outside leg stump – and who wouldn’t against a bowler in such fearsome form? – Wood ditched the shorter length, cleaning him up with a leg stump yorker. Mohammad Nawaz had a brain-fade the same over, meandering down the pitch aimlessly to gift England another wicket. The Englishman had registered figures of 3-0-9-3 at that point, and they didn’t flatter him in the slightest.Pakistan go slow
With the wicket steadily getting skiddier and conditions wetter, Pakistan opted for the complete inverse, throwing in Iftikhar and the returning Shadab right after the powerplay. The duo bowled out their allotted quotes in one fever dream of an eight-over burst, or so it must have felt like for England. Iftikhar slid them through flat almost every ball, taking care to steer clear of the batters’ hitting arcs, while Shadab got the ball to skid and stick in the pitch. It turned what looked like a straightforward chase into a horrible, scrappy affair. England managed just two boundaries off those 48 deliveries, and just 42 runs, losing both Dawid Malan and Harry Brook in the process. That passage of play had begin with the required rate at 7.42, but when the pair were done, it had soared to 10.50.Moeen’s mastery
Moeen seemed to have spent much of that innings in hibernation, happy to rotate the strike and even play second fiddle to Dawid Malan and later Sam Curran. He had managed just 14 off his first 19 balls, and looked to be finding conditions just as turgid as his team-mates were. But in the final five overs, there were signs he was stirring from that slumber. He was as spectacular against the pace bowlers as he was stodgy against spin. When Wasim was carved through point in the 16th over, there was evidence the game wasn’t quite done yet. If Pakistan hadn’t picked up that warning sign, they certainly did when Haris Rauf was insouciantly timed over square leg for six.A further six and a four off Wasim off the following two overs brought the game to a head with 15 required in the final six. Babar trusted Jamal over Nawaz to bowl it, and the signs looked ominous when a slot ball was butched over long-on to bring the equation down to eight off three. By this time, Moeen was in his zone, barely acknowledging the half-century that shot had taken him to. But with Moeen turning down singles, Jamal found the wide line that had kept him quiet and England found Pakistan’s modest total was just out of their reach.