Ollie Pope holds place in England squad for third Test, despite injured shoulder

Ollie Pope will have scans on right shoulder on Monday, Dan Lawrence remains only spare batter

Matt Roller02-Jul-2023

Ollie Pope hurt his right shoulder in the field•Associated Press

Ollie Pope has been retained in England’s squad for the third men’s Ashes Test at Headingley on Thursday despite sustaining shoulder injuries in both of Australia’s innings at Lord’s.Pope will undergo scans on his right shoulder on Monday after England’s 43-run defeat in the second Test, ESPNcricinfo understands. England are due to travel to Leeds tomorrow and Pope’s status ahead of the third Test will become clearer after his scans.He jarred the shoulder on the first day of the match, leaving the field for the rest of Australia’s first innings, and appeared to worsen it in their second innings after England were told that they would not be permitted to use a substitute fielder.Related

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Dan Lawrence remains the only spare batter in England’s squad and, in the event that Pope is not deemed fit to play in Leeds, he would be expected to replace Pope in a like-for-like switch at No. 3. Ben Foakes, the Surrey wicketkeeper, is again overlooked.England hope that Moeen Ali will be able to play a full part in the third Test after resting his finger and Rehan Ahmed, who was added to the squad for the Lord’s Test as cover, has dropped out of the squad.Matthew Potts, the Durham seamer who played six Tests last year, has also been left out. Chris Woakes and Mark Wood are the other seam-bowling options in the squad, beyond the four fast bowlers who played at Lord’s.England had hoped to pick Wood in the second Test, but selected Josh Tongue in his place when Wood deemed himself unfit for selection. Ben Stokes, England’s captain, suggested Wood would be unleashed in Leeds after an extra week of build-up.Stokes himself bowled a 12-over spell in Australia’s second innings as he continues to manage a chronic left-knee injury. “It’s pretty obvious I’ve been carrying this knee problem for a while,” he said. “I’m picking my moments to bowl.”ESPNcricinfo Ltd

He also insisted that England could come back from two-nil down to win the series. “It’s actually very exciting to know that the way in which we are playing our cricket couldn’t be more perfect for the situation we find ourselves in,” Stokes said.”We have to win these three games to get this urn back. We’re a team who are obviously willing to put ourselves out there and do things against the narrative. Now, these three games are a better opportunity than we’ve ever found ourselves in before.”Stokes cited England’s previous series wins under his captaincy as evidence that they could win three games in a row. “We won three-nil against New Zealand. We won three-nil against Pakistan in Pakistan. We’ve won three games in a row twice; all we’re thinking about is winning the series 3-2.”England squad for third Ashes Test: Ben Stokes (captain), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

Botafogo: Desfalque abre espaço para Gabriel Pires fazer estreia como titular

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A intensa busca da diretoria do Botafogo por qualificar o elenco foi para momentos como o que se aproxima em breve: sem poder contar com Eduardo, suspenso pelo terceiro cartão amarelo, contra o Goiás, pelo Brasileirão, o Alvinegro provavelmente terá Gabriel Pires fazendo a estreia como titular.

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+Botafogo dobra número de chances criadas nos últimos três jogos

Os dois foram reforços do Glorioso na segunda janela de transferências. Eduardo chegou primeiro e, consequentemente, se ambientou mais rápido ao ritmo de jogo, conquistando a vaga de titular e se tornando um pilar da equipe comandada por Luís Castro.

Mas chegou a vez de Gabriel Pires, substituto natural do setor. O camisa 14 vive um sonho de criança. Botafoguense assumido, ele estreou fazendo gol contra o Juventude, mas não repetiu o destaque nas outras partidas que fez.

Ainda longe do ritmo de jogo ideal, os nove dias de treino até a realização da partida – o Brasileirão ficará paralisado por conta da Data Fifa – cairão como uma luva para Gabriel chegar à parte física para aguentar mais tempo em campo.

+Fala, Doente! #5: Júnior Santos em destaque e boa fase do Botafogo; ouça

Em cinco jogos disputados no Brasileirão, Gabriel Pires tem médias de 73% de acerto nos passes, 58% de sucesso nos duelos, 0.6 interceptações, um desarme, 1.2 rebatidas e 0.8 passes decisivos por partida. Os dados são do “SofaScore”.

رسمياً | الزمالك يعلن التجديد موسمين لـ عبد الله السعيد

أعلن نادي الزمالك، رسمياً اليوم الخميس، عن تجديد التعاقد مع لاعب وسط الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بداية من الموسم المقبل، للاستعداد للموسم الكروي الجديد.

يأتي ذلك في إطار خطة النادي لتدعيم صفوف الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بصفقات مميزة في الموسم المقبل، من أجل المنافسة على كافة البطولات التي سيشارك فيها الفريق.

ووقع عبد الله السعيد على عقود التجديد لنادي الزمالك، لمدة موسمين، في جلسة مع جون إدوارد المدير الرياضي للنادي، بعد الاتفاق على كافة التفاصيل الخاصة بتجديد التعاقد.

طالع أيضاً.. رسميًا.. منتخب مصر يشارك في كأس الخليج للشباب

وكان الزمالك قد تعاقد خلال الفترة الأخيرة مع مهدي سليمان حارس مرمى فريق الاتحاد السكندري السابق لمدة موسمين في صفقة انتقال حر.

كما تعاقد مع الأنجولي شيكو بانزا لمدة أربعة مواسم قادماً من نادي إستريلا دا أمادورا البرتغالي.

وأيضاً حصل الزمالك على توقيع الثنائي عمرو ناصر وأحمد شريف لمدة خمسة مواسم قادماً من فاركو.

Spin wizardry from Bell, Morris leads Thunder to crushing win over Stars

Duo share seven wickets to bundle hosts out for 145 before Emma Lamb fifty leads chase

ECB Reporters Network05-Sep-2023

Olivia Bell snared four wickets•Peter Della Penna

Olivia Bell and Fi Morris produced spin wizardry as Thunder crushed hosts SE Stars by six wickets at Guildford to keep alive their hopes of a place in the end-of-season play-off.Bell bowled with great flight and revs to extract sharp turn from the Woodbridge Road wicket in taking 4 for 23, while Morris wheeled away effectively from the other end to return 3 for 33 as Stars were hustled out for 145, Paige Scholfield’s 38 the only significant contribution for the hosts.Thunder chased down the target of 146 with 145 balls to spare, England opener Emma Lamb leading the charge with 50.Stars soon slumped to 30 for 3 inside the powerplay. Skipper Bryony Smith couldn’t replicate her big hitting exploits of The Hundred, miscuing an attempted pull off Tara Norris to mid-on. Phoebe Graham then stepped up to castle first Alexa Stonehouse, then Kira Chathli to leave the hosts reeling.Aylish Cranstone briefly threatened, only to chip the second ball after the drinks break from Bell to a grateful Graham at midwicket. It marked the beginning of a bewitching spell from the off-spinner who soon disposed of Alice Davidson-Richards for a scratchy 21.Hopes of a rebuild lay with Scholfield and Chloe Hill, the former having made a hundred against Thunder in the reverse fixture back in April. With Bell briefly removed from the attack – a baffling call given the turn she was extracting, Scholfield took heavy toll of two wayward overs from Lamb as the 50-partnership rattled up in only 25 minutes.Just as they had a foothold Stars imploded, Hill lofting one from Morris into the deep. The dismissal sparked a dramatic collapse, five wickets tumbling for just 18 runs to the spin twins, Morris securing the prize wicket of Scholfield, caught by Lamb.With so few to defend Ryana Macdonald-Gay endured a nightmare 10-ball opening over, two wides and two no-balls helping Thunder knock 12 off the target.The errant bowler was jettisoned in favour of Schofield, who made the breakthrough in the fifth over, having Seren Smale caught at backward point and the South African-born all-rounder might have had two in two if her vociferous lbw shout against Naomi Dattani had been answered in the affirmative, but Stonehouse continued to leak runs from the other end.Stars unleashed spin in the form of Smith and Kalea Moore in search of inspiration, but Dattani swept the former for four, while Lamb, more comfortable with bat in hand, twice lofted Moore back over her head for glorious straight sixes.A sweep for four by Dattani raised the 50-stand, while Lamb moved serenely to a half-century from 56 balls, and it was a surprise when she fell lbw to Davidson-Richards without further addition.Spinner Dani Gregory was belatedly introduced and removed Dattani with one which stuck in the pitch and Morris too departed just before the emphatic win was sealed.

حقيقة مفاوضات برشلونة لضم رودريجو من ريال مدريد

ترددت أنباء خلال الأيام الماضية عن رغبة نادي برشلونة الإسباني في التفاوض مع البرازيلي رودريجو مهاجم الغريم ريال مدريد.

وأصبح مستقبل رودريجو محل جدل في الصحف، وتزداد التكهنات حول إمكانية رحيله عن ريال مدريد خلال انتقالات الصيف الحالية، في ظل الشكوك حول دوره بالفريق تحت قيادة تشابي ألونسو.

وارتبط رودريجو بعدة أندية بما في ذلك آرسنال وليفربول، وورد مؤخرًا أن برشلونة من بين الأندية التي تسعى للتعاقد مع المهاجم هذا الصيف (طالع التفاصيل من هنا).

وأوضح الصحفي فابيريزو رومانو خلال حديثه لقناة “DAZN” حقيقة ما تردد من أنباء بشأن نية برشلونة للتعاقد مع روريجو في انتقالات الصيف الجارية.

وأكد رومانو أنه لا توجد أي مفاوضات بين رودريجو وبرشلونة، وأن النادي الكتالوني يدرك جيدًا استحالة التفاوض مع ريال مدريد واللاعب.

وذكر رومانو خلال حديثه أن تركيز برشلونة انصب على التعاقد مع ماركوس راشفورد من مانشستر يونايتد، لتعزيز الهجوم.

ويقترب برشلونة بالفعل من إعلان صفقة راشفورد، والذي اجتاز الفحص الطبي يوم الاثنين، وسينضم على سبيل الإعارة للبلوجرانا مع وجود بند للشراء.

يذكر أن رودريجو انضم لريال مدريد في صيف 2019، ويملك عقدًا مع النادي الملكي حتى يونيو 2028.

Renato Augusto se firma como 'garçom' do Corinthians após lesão

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Renato Augusto costuma ser o termômetro do Corinthians na temporada. Se o camisa 8 está em campo e saudável, a tendência é que o Timão consiga ser produtivo no ataque e conquiste pontos. Quando é poupado ou está lesionado, a equipe sofre na criação e tende a sofrer mais nas partidas.

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+ ‘Trio parada dura’ do Corinthians brilha em vitória sobre o Cuiabá

Na vitória por 2 a 0 sobre o Cuiabá, pela 29ª rodada do Brasileirão, o atleta de 34 anos participou ativamente dos dois gols da vitória corintiana, servindo tanto Yuri Alberto quanto Róger Guedes. Assim, ele chegou a oito assistências no ano, ultrapassando Giuliano e se consolidando como ‘garçom’ do clube alvinegro no ano.

Desde que se recuperou da lesão na panturrilha que o deixou afastado dos gramados entre julho e o início de agosto, Renato já disputou 12 jogos pelo Timão, sendo sete como titular. Nesse período, a equipe conquistou cinco vitórias, três empates e quatro derrotas, e o camisa 8 marcou dois gols e distribuiu seis assistências.

+ Veja tabela e simule as próximas rodadas do Brasileirão

Além de ser o elo responsável por consolidar a parceria entre Róger Guedes e Yuri Alberto, formando um novo ‘trio de ferro’ no Corinthians, o meia vem sendo fundamental na reta final do Brasileirão, onde soma três passes para gol. Não só isso, o camisa 8 lidera a equipe em assistências para finalização no campeonato (25), segundo o Footstats.

Nos 20 jogos que disputou pelo Timão neste Campeonato Brasileiro, o atleta de 34 anos tem 661 passes certos, com média de 33 por jogo, além de 30 roubadas de bola e 11 cruzamentos certos.

Como a questão física é sempre um ponto importante envolvendo Renato Augusto e o foco do Corinthians está na final da Copa do Brasil, a tendência é que o camisa 8 seja preservado nesta terça-feira (4) contra o Juventude e participe de alguma forma (titular ou reserva) no sábado (8), diante do Athletico-PR, último duelo antes do primeiro confronto contra o Flamengo.

Alastair Cook announces retirement from professional cricket

Essex and England legend calls time on 20-year playing career

ESPNcricinfo staff13-Oct-20232:25

Miller: Alastair Cook’s career ‘hewn from granite’

Alastair Cook, England’s leading Test run-scorer and one of the foremost batters of his generation, has announced his retirement from the professional game.Speculation had swirled around the final rounds of this season’s LV= Insurance County Championship that Cook, 38, could be set to call time on his playing career. Essex played down the reports, with the club still in contention for the Division One title, saying Cook would sit down to discuss his future at the end of the season – but the former England captain has now confirmed his decision.”Today I am announcing my retirement and the end of my career as a professional cricketer,” Cook said in a statement on the Essex website.”It is not easy to say goodbye. For more than two decades, cricket has been so much more than my job. It has allowed me to experience places I never dreamed I would go, be part of teams that have achieved things I would never have thought possible and, most importantly, created deep friendships that will last a lifetime.”From the eight-year-old boy who first played for Wickham Bishops Under 11s to now, I end with a strange feeling of sadness mixed with pride. Although above all, I am incredibly happy.”It is the right time for this part of my life to come to an end. I have always given absolutely everything I possibly have to be the best player I could be, but now I want to make way for the new generation to take over.”Cook, who made his Essex debut in 2003, stepped away from Test cricket at the end of the 2018 summer, having scored more than 12,000 Test runs for his country. He first played for England on the tour of India in 2005-06 and he went on to be capped 161 times in Tests – captaining in 59 of them – as well as leading the ODI side.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

After bowing out with a hundred against India at The Oval, Cook continued to play for his home county for five more seasons, helping the club to lift the Division One title in 2019, as well as the Bob Willis Trophy the following year. His form remained impressive, with almost 1000 first-class runs in 2022 and 836 this summer – albeit his average dipped to 33.44 and there was only one hundred, taking his first-class tally to 74.His final appearance came in the defeat to Northamptonshire at Wantage Road last month, as Essex’s hopes of beating Surrey to the title were finally dashed.”I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Essex, the county I joined when I was aged 12,” Cook added. “I want to say a massive thank you to everyone at Chelmsford for everything you have given to me. All of the fans, members and staff have always been so supportive, patient and generous.”When I ended my international career, I had no idea that I would have five more bonus years playing for Essex. I cannot put into words just how much fun we have had during that time. For that I want to thank head coach Anthony McGrath, Ryan ten Doeschate and Tom Westley, my two captains during that time, and all of the players. I won’t miss strapping on my pads and facing the new ball, but I will miss being in the Eagles’ changing room.”Playing a full part in the season when Essex won the County Championship in 2019 is one of my favourite achievements in the game. I look forward to watching Essex continue to punch above their weight, hopefully winning many more trophies in the coming years.”There are so many people I want to thank, too many to mention. However, none of this would have been possible without Graham Gooch. As a seven-year-old boy, Goochie was my hero. He became my coach, mentor and, above all, a great friend. I dread to think of the number of hours he has given up to help me become the best player I could be.”Alastair Cook made his final professional appearance for Essex at Wantage Road•Getty Images

Overall, Cook scored more than 26,000 first-class runs during his professional career – 11,337 of them for Essex – as well as another 7500 in limited-overs cricket.In recent years, he has combined playing for Essex with working in the media, notably for the BBC as a summariser, and contributing back home on the family farm.”Although my England career came to an end in 2018, I remain blown away by the amount of affection I receive from England supporters,” he said. “Wherever I have travelled, you have been there with your enthusiasm, kind words and unshakable belief. English cricket really does have the best fans in the world.”I will never underestimate the privilege I have had to play cricket. I will always be grateful for what the game has given to me. Now, I hope the Bedfordshire Farmers will find space for a has-been ‘allrounder’ somewhere in their lower order.”

خاص | لاعب الأهلي يرفض محاولات تجديد عقده ويُصِر على الرحيل

يتمسك أحد لاعبي الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي بمغادرة القلعة الحمراء خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية الجارية، رافضًا تجديد عقده الذي ينتهي بنهاية الموسم المقبل، في ظل رغبته القوية بخوض تجربة احترافية خارج مصر.

وعلم بطولات أن اللاعب أحمد نبيل كوكا، أبلغ إدارة النادي الأهلي بموقفه النهائي، وذلك خلال جلسة جمعته بمحمد يوسف المدير الرياضي، الذي حاول إقناعه بتجديد عقده والاستمرار مع الفريق، إلا أن اللاعب تمسك بالرحيل.

وكان الأهلي قد تلقى عرضًا رسميًا من نادي قاسم باشا التركي للتعاقد مع أحمد نبيل كوكا مقابل 600 ألف دولار، وهو ما قوبل بالرفض من جانب الإدارة، التي حددت مليون ونصف المليون دولار للموافقة على البيع، إلى جانب نسبة من إعادة البيع وبعض البنود والامتيازات الإضافية.

طالع أيضًا | بايرن ميونخ يُربك حسابات لاعب الأهلي.. وثنائي الشباب يحظى بإعجاب ريبيرو

جدير بالذكر أن الأهلي كان يطلب في البداية 2 مليون دولار للتفريط في خدمات كوكا، قبل أن يوافق على خفض مطالبه، مراعاة لرغبة اللاعب، خاصة مع اقتراب عقده من نهايته.

ويُعيد هذا الموقف إلى الأذهان سيناريو المهاجم وسام أبو علي، الذي نجح في الضغط على إدارة النادي للموافقة على رحيله نحو الدوري الأمريكي، وهو ما قد يتكرر مع كوكا حال وصول عرض مالي مُرضٍ.

Rodada positiva! Internacional reduz a diferença para o líder

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Na noite deste domingo, o Internacional foi até o Rio de Janeiro e bateu o Botafogo por 1 a 0, placar que deu alegria ao torcedor Colorado.

Além de somar três pontos na classificação, o Inter se manteve firme na briga pelo título do Campeonato Brasileiro e começa a fazer contas.

Com seis jogos pela frente, o Internacional precisa tirar oito pontos de desvantagem do Palmeiras para assumir a liderança do torneio.

Vale citar, que o Colorado tem encontro marcado com o Alviverde na 38ª rodada do Brasileirão, no estádio Beira-Rio.

Veja o calendário do Inter até o final do Campeonato Brasileiro:

33ª rodada – Coritiba (F)

34ª rodada – Ceará (C)

35ª rodada – América-MG (F)

36ª rodada – Athletico (C)

37ª rodada – São Paulo (F)

38ª rodada – Palmeiras (C)

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India keep it light to deal with the pressure of a World Cup

Ahead of the semi-final against New Zealand, Rohit Sharma says the team environment isn’t dictated by results

ESPNcricinfo staff14-Nov-2023

Rohit Sharma takes a look at the Wankhede pitch on the eve of India’s semi-final•Getty Images

When they step over the boundary at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday, India will confront head-on the pressure of a World Cup semi-final – a heightened version, perhaps, of the feeling that’s enveloped them right through this tournament. While this pressure is unavoidable once they step on the field, India have made every effort to minimise it when the team is away from the ground.On the eve of the semi-final against New Zealand, Rohit Sharma detailed the efforts the team management has made to create a relaxed environment, going back to the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia.”We started in Australia in the last World Cup, we started there the same way,” Rohit said. “We reached Australia 10 or 15 days early. And we had set up a small camp in Perth for seven or eight days. There is an island near Perth, we went there. We went away from cricket. Wherever we get a chance, we try to do activities like that. To keep the team’s environment light. It’s not like it’s only happening in the last two years. It used to happen before as well. But now, I don’t know. I don’t know if it’s more visible now.”Related

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This has continued into this World Cup, where the team’s off-field activities have even included the players putting on a fashion show – the finer details of which Rohit declined to go into.”Our conscious effort has been on this, that the team’s environment does not change based on the results,” he said. “We have to create the environment that is needed for the team and that is mandatory. And this cannot be done by one or two boys. It is important for all the boys to come together, including the support staff.”So, like we were in Dharamsala, we had a five or six-day break there. We stayed in Dharamsala for two days. We did a lot of team activity there. We did a fashion show there, but no one knows about that. It’s a good thing that no one knows about it.”So, all this effort, the environment of the team that we always talk about, this is the environment where we like to be very relaxed. And all the boys like this a lot. Because you know when you come on the ground, there will be pressure, pressure of performance, pressure of winning the match. That can’t be changed. Because once you reach the ground, it is then up to the individuals how they want to take it forward.”But before that, we have done everything we can to make the team’s environment easy. The team’s atmosphere is very good. It is very relaxed. So, this is a good thing.”On an individual level, Rohit said having his family with him during the tournament has allowed him to take his mind off cricket whenever possible.”I have a family with me, so my mind goes here and there, which is a very good thing,” he said. “When I go to my hotel room, we completely stay away from cricket. We discuss a lot of other things. It’s a good thing. You think a lot about cricket, yes, but when you have time, when you have a chance to not think, then you shouldn’t think. Because, even if you think all day, what will happen? So it is important to think about something else.”One contributing factor to the relaxed dressing-room atmosphere, Rohit suggested, is the security players have enjoyed of having clear roles in the side and the faith of the team management in their ability to perform those roles even through lean runs.”I just believe that as a captain, if you have decided that this is how you want to play as a team, then there needs to be a clarity among the team,” Rohit said. “And then if a certain player wants to go out there and play in the way that you want him to play, then you’ve got to back that player to the hilt. And that is what we’ve done.”We’ve backed certain players because we’ve given them a different role. And if they perform the role, well and good, but even if they don’t, which will not come off in every game, we have got to back that player and tell him that we stand by you. That is something that I believe in and I want to do it as much as I can from my side and also got to give credit to Rahul [Dravid] as well, to buy into that thought of not changing too much when the player doesn’t come off with that plan.”So yeah, that is something that we have stuck by right from the beginning. And we will continue to do that even in the future as well. But yeah, that is something that I feel is quite important. And giving freedom to each player to go out there and perform their role. That is also again another important aspect of the game and how you want to play as a team. So, these are the two things, role clarity and giving the guys that freedom and going there and expressing themselves.”

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