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The build-up to the start of the Ashes, already reaching a fevered pitch, now has its cause celebre, after several current and former England players took to Twitter to express their disgruntlement at the decision by Nottinghamshire not to let the Barmy Army trumpeter, Billy Cooper, play his instrument at Trent Bridge.The first Investec Test will begin on Wednesday but the strains of Cooper’s trumpet – playing “Jerusalem”, or the Countdown theme music during a review – will be absent. Cooper revealed on Friday that he had been refused permission to play, tweeting: “Just to clarify that Trent Bridge have said I can’t play at the 1st test. Very disappointed. ECB were supportive but it’s up to the ground.”Kevin Pietersen called it an “absolute DISGRACE” on Twitter, while former England captain Michael Vaughan encouraged his followers to tweet the hashtag #LetBillyBlowhisTrumpet in an attempt to get the decision overturned. Matt Prior and Charlotte Edwards, the England women’s captain, also voiced their support for Cooper, while the majority of fans were voting in his favour on ESPNcricinfo’s poll.Cooper, a professional musician, has become a fixture with the Barmy Army group of supporters who follow England home and away, with his well-judged interludes becoming popular with spectators. On England’s last Ashes tour of Australia, he was an audible presence at all five of the Tests and the decision to ban him four years earlier sparked similar controversy.However, a Nottinghamshire spokesman said on Saturday that there were no plans to change the county’s policy, which was in force in 2005 when England just held their nerve to beat Australia in the dramatic fourth Test. “It is not personal against him or his trumpet,” he said. “It is just a long-standing policy position. There is no chance of a change of mind.”

ScorecardNottinghamshire will resume their second innings on 49 without loss against Championship winners Warwickshire, having wiped out their first innings deficit.The Bears were bowled out for 204 on a day shortened by rain, with Andy Carter leading the way for the hosts to finish with four wickets for 55 runs, Warwickshire allrounders Rikki Clarke and Ian Blackwell both making 37. Notts openers Neil Edwards and Sam Kelsall then put on 49 inside 13 overs before rain wiped out the rest of the day shortly after lunch.The day’s action means that the match has effectively becomes a single innings shoot-out, with Notts aiming for their first win since May to boost their chances of a second-placed finish in Division One.Warwickshire resumed their first innings on 139 for 6, with Blackwell and Clarke looking to increase their 42-run partnership for the seventh wicket. But Blackwell only added nine to his overnight score of 28 before he got a thick outside edge to a cut shot off Ben Phillips that was held at head height by Steven Mullaney at second slip.Clarke then offered no stroke to be bowled by Carter four overs later, with the lanky fast bowler softening up new batsman Chris Wright with a couple of venomous short deliveries. That paved the way for Paul Franks to have the tailender caught behind driving outside off stump, before Franks wrapped up the innings by having Jeetan Patel caught at first slip.While Edwards and Kelsall had been faced with batting in testing conditions at the start of the first day, the pitch seemed to offer less assistance to the Warwickshire seam attack second time around. The pair proceeded without real alarm and both had hit three fours when rain ended play, Kelsall on 25 not out and Edwards unbeaten on 16.

Alastair Cook has expressed support for the authorities’ growing willingness to use floodlights in Test cricket

David Hopps23-May-2012

Alastair Cook, the batsman at the centre of England’s successful run chase against West Indies at Lord’s, has expressed support for the authorities’ growing willingness to use floodlights in Test cricket.The ECB has traditionally been ultra-cautious in advocating the use of floodlights outside the one-day game but that suspicion has been markedly reduced this summer with England and West Indies both committed to using artificial light throughout the three-Test series whenever the occasion demands. The ruling came from the ICC’s match referee, Roshan Mahanama, during a pre-series briefing and neither board took up their right to appeal against floodlights being used at any of the three grounds hosting a Test in the series – Lord’s, Trent Bridge or Edgbaston.There has been no change in the ICC regulations governing use of floodlights, but there has been a shift in interpretation. Mahanama stressed that players would only leave the field if conditions were regarded as unsafe and expressed a stronger commitment to the regulation which states: “If in the opinion of the umpires, natural light is deteriorating to an unfit level, they shall authorize the ground authorities to use the available artificial lighting so that the match can continue in acceptable conditions.”Cook, whose opinion as England’s Test vice-captain and captain in 50-over cricket is significant, has no complaints and he indicated that the rest of the side were comfortable about a shift in policy that puts the entertainment of the public first. He experienced first-hand the difficulties of batting under lights when England collapsed to 10 for 2 in four hostile overs at the end of the fourth day but he survived to make 79 in England’s five-wicket win.”I think that fourth day was a prime example of why lights should be used in Test cricket,” he said. “There are occasions when it works to your disadvantage like when it’s pretty dark, such as the last 15 to 20 minutes on that day when we had to go and face it.”But we were talking about it in the dressing-room and if those lights weren’t on we probably wouldn’t have played much that day and I think for the crowd and the entertainment we’ve got to try and get as much play as we can. It will work in your favour one day and others you’ll have to go and face four overs in not ideal conditions but hopefully we’ll benefit from that situation at some stage as well.”The MCC has been as a champion of floodlit Tests at night and, in common with the ICC, it has conducted research into pink and orange balls that might be more suited to night Tests. But when it comes to poor light in the day time, the common-or-garden red ball does not seem to have outlived its usefulness.”It feels quite strange,” said Cook, who was one of four England captains gathered in Nottingham in support of the latest scheme to bring cricket to the inner cities. “It’s just different because we are exploring new ground but I think it worked really well. Because Test cricket is over five days, if one side are bowling under lights and then the other has to bat in those conditions all the time you might be able to change the game too much but at Lord’s because of the nature of the wicket, it was fine. There’s a good case for using them now.”We were saying we don’t think we’d have got much play, certainly not the 80 or 90-odd overs we got, and it probably would’ve been hard to get a result. We wouldn’t have got more than 30 or 40 overs. We wouldn’t have won that game without those lights.”We need a bit more experience of playing with them but at lord’s when the wicket was good it didn’t seem to affect what the ball did.”Without the willingness of England and West Indies to resort to floodlights, the scourge of bad light would have severely disrupted the Lord’s Test, frustrating spectators and potentially costing the ECB revenue when many counties are under severe financial pressure. Test cricket has benefited significantly from the investment in faster-draining outfields and it is logical to hope that floodlights, better quality on most English Test grounds these days, can bring similar dividends.It remains to be seen whether England and South Africa will remain so committed to floodlights later this summer in a series that could decide the No. 1 Test ranking. Nothing in ICC regulations is ever entirely clear: the use of floodlights is subject to the interpretation of clause 16 on playing which allows for additional playing time at the end of regulation hours to recover time lost to the weather.Cook, though, spoke for many who tire of interminable late finishes because of weather-interrupted days, a common feature of Test cricket in England, when he stated: “Of course common sense always has to be used at certain stages. But in an ideal world eleven ’til six is best.”Denesh Ramdin, West Indies’ vice-captain, did not sound quite as enthusiastic. He not only had to bat under floodlights, but keep wicket as well and he took several painful blows on the hands during the Test. “It was a bit difficult with the pavilion in the background,” he said. “It was difficult and it was challenging.”Shivnarine Chanderpaul had also expressed surprise at use of floodlights at the end of two prolonged innings in which he batted nearly ten-and-a-half hours in the match. “He didn’t seem to have any problems, he batted long enough I think,” Cook joked. “Like always in cricket, and any sport, sometimes when you go into the unknown it’s different.”

ESPNcricinfo previews the IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders in Delhi

The Preview by Kanishkaa Balachandran07-May-2012Match factsMonday, May 7
Start time 2000 (1430 GMT)Kevin Pietersen’s exit brings in David Warner•AFPBig PictureOnly one point separates Delhi Daredevils from Kolkata Knight Riders and a win for the Knight Riders will take them to the lead. The teams met at the start of the tournament, but not many would have expected at that stage that these two would be the powerhouses as the league approaches the playoffs. The rain-affected game at Eden Gardens was reduced to 12 overs a side, during which Knight Riders managed 97 for 9. It was a comfortable eight-wicket win for Daredevils, a sign of things to come as they strengthened their position in the table over the coming weeks.Daredevils have dropped just one game at the Feroz Shah Kotla this season. A big reason for their reversal of form from last season was Kevin Pietersen, who left after smashing 305 runs in eight innings, including a century. Pietersen will join England for the home series against West Indies, but his replacement is the equally intimidating David Warner. The Australian opener wasn’t at his best on the sluggish pitches in the West Indies which tested his patience. Still, he managed respectable returns of 171 runs in the three Tests. He will relish the batting highways in India, starting with the Kotla, which has been a high-scoring venue this season.Knight Riders are coming off a hard-fought win against Pune Warriors. They managed to defend a middling 150, thanks to their varied bowling attack which offered the best of raw pace and mystery spin. However, their middle and lower batting remains a concern as they crumbled after a century opening stand. Gautam Gambhir would hope that the batting finally comes good in this game as the bowlers will need the cushion against Daredevils.Form guide (completed games, most recent first)
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Kolkata Knight Riders: WWWWWPlayers to watchOne of the fascinating contests of Knight Riders’ match against Warriors was Sunil Narine v Sourav Ganguly who for all his experience against spin, was at sea against Narine’s viscious spin. With figures of 1 for 13 in four overs, Narine took the Man-of-the-Match award. Will he be able to silence the likes of Virender Sehwag and Warner as well?With 91 runs from seven innings, Daredevils’ Ross Taylor is yet to show up. Fortunately, his lack of form hasn’t affected the team’s results. But in Pietersen’s absence, Taylor’s role will be important.Stats and trivia Virender Sehwag needs 18 more runs to overtake Ajinkya Rahane for the Orange Cap in this IPL. David Warner made 324 runs in 13 games for Daredevils last season.Quotes”I am pretty sure I’ll be opening up with Viru and will try to continue the success we have had in previous years.”
“We messed up big time. The kind of start we had with the depth in batting we could have easily got past 180. It’s time the batsmen pulled up their socks.
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علق كريستوفر جاليتيه، المدير الفني لفريق كرة القدم الأول بنادي باريس سان جيرمان الفرنسي، على غياب الدولي البرازيلي نيمار دا سيلفا حتى نهاية الموسم الجاري.

نيمار دا سيلفا تعرض لإصابة في فبراير الماضي بالكاحل، وتأكد غيابه حتى نهاية الموسم حسب ما أكد نادي باري سان جيرمان أمس الإثنين في بيان رسمي.

وقال جاليتيه في المؤتمر الصحفي لمواجهة بايرن ميونخ في دوري أبطال أوروبا: “أرفض الحديث بأن موسمنا يعتمد على ما سيحدث غدًا”.

وأضاف: “فزنا أو خسرنا، نحن جميعًا ننتمي إلى باريس سان جيرمان، فرصنا ليست مستحيلة للتأهل، حتى وان كانت صعبة، لكننا سنقاتل من أجل الفوز على بايرن ميونخ”.

طالع أيضًا | فيراتي: نحن محظوظون بامتلاك مبابي.. ومباراة بايرن ميونخ بمثابة نهائي

وتابع: “بايرن ميونخ من كبار أوروبا، معتاد على التواجد في الأدوار المتقدمة، لديهم ملعب كبير وسيكون ممتلئًا عن آخره، نتمنى أن نمتص حماسهم ونسجل مبكرًا”.

وأكمل جاليتيه: “علينا أن نقاتل من أجل لعب مباراة أفضل من مباراة الذهاب، خاصة أن مبابي جاهز وسيشارك من بداية المباراة، لقد افتقدنا تواجده هو وحكيمي في مباراة الذهاب”.

وتحدث عن غياب نيمار: “لقد سجل نيمار 17 هدفًا وصنع 11، لذلك غيابه صعب علينا للغاية، لقد تلقى انتقادات كبيرة، لكن الإصابة ليست بيده، على الجميع مراعاة ما عانى منه بعد المونديال”.

وأردف: “ركات الترجيح قد تكون حاسمة غدًا، لم نتدرب عليها منذ فترة طويلة، ولكننا إذا وصلنا لركلات الجزاء، الأفضل سيسدد أولًا، ولن نتركه حتى النهاية، لأنه ربما لن يكون هناك وقت لكي يسدد”.

واختتم: “ماركينيوس جاهز، وحكيمي كذلك، ودوناروما عالج الأخطاء أمام نانت ومستعد بكل قوة لمواجهة بايرن ميونخ، سنرى كل شيء غدًا، وأتوقع مباراة كبيرة وهامة للجميع”.

Northern Districts rode on Kane Williamson’s all-round performance to snuff Wellington’s challenge by 34 runs at the Basin Reserve

ESPNcricinfo staff11-Jan-2012Northern Districts rode on Kane Williamson’s all-round performance to snuff Wellington’s challenge by 34 runs at the Basin Reserve. Williamson did the early running at the top of the order after Northern Districts chose to bat. His 53 off 41 deliveries dominated his three partnerships and laid the base for Peter McGlashan to launch a late assault. McGlashan hammered three sixes in racing to 29 off 14 before being run out off the final delivery of the innings. Andy McKay and Luke Woodcock returned decent figures for Wellington, picking up two wickets each, but Mark Gillespie went for 49 from his four overs as Northern Districts ended on 162 for 7.Trent Boult and Scott Styris almost ended Wellington’s chase early, striking twice each to reduce them to 35 for 4, a position from which they never recovered. James Franklin was the lone batsman to produce any sort of fightback, but when he fell for 48 to Daniel Vettori, Wellington’s chase was all but over. Williamson helped himself to three lower-order wickets as Wellington were dismissed for 128 with an over to go.

South Zone

Robin Uthappa destroyed Hyderabad’s attack with a brutal innings, blasting 92 off 36 balls, to set up an 80-run victory for Karnataka in Chennai. Uthappa hit eight fours and eight sixes in his blitz and was out as early as 9.1 overs, with Karnataka on 113 for 3. CM Gautam scored an unbeaten 53 off 38 balls to lead Karnataka to 202 for 8 in 20 overs. Hyderabad fell behind the asking-rate early and were 47 for 1 after 6.4 overs. They then lost four wickets for 13 runs and were shut out of the contest. KP Appanna took 3 for 31, NC Aiyappa took 2 for 14 and Stuart Binny affected two run outs in addition to taking a wicket to dismiss Hyderabad for 112.A half-century from Dinesh Karthik and a 16-ball 37 from Suresh Kumar helped Tamil Nadu chase down Kerala’s 159 for 5 in 19.1 overs in in Chennai. Tamil Nadu were 46 for 2 after 6.3 overs when Srikkanth Anirudha fell for 34 off 24 balls. Karthik was the dominant batsman in a 71-run stand with Abhinav Mukund for the third wicket and then played second fiddle to Suresh to ensure victory. In their innings, Kerala had recovered from a poor start to score 159 for 5. They were 32 for 3 after 5.3 overs but Robert Fernandez and Rohit Prem scored 44 and 48 to steady the innings. Yo Mahesh took 3 for 21 for Tamil Nadu.Goa clinched a tense two-wicket victory off the final ball of their low-scoring match against Andhra in Chennai. Chasing 119, Goa had lost wickets at regular intervals but were well placed to win with only one run needed off three balls and three wickets in hand. G Elaizar, however, set up a thrilling finish by bowling Amit Yadav for 31 off 28 balls, and also bowling Sher Yadav. With one run now needed off one ball, No. 10 batsman Vidyadhar Kamath struck the last delivery, his first, for four to spark celebrations in the Goa dressing room. Sirla Srinivas was Andhra’s most successful bowler, taking 3 for 28. Goa’s bowlers, and Ryan and Robin D’Souza in particular, had performed impressively to restrict Andhra to 118 for 9. Ryan took 3 for 19 and Robin 2 for 16. Manoj Sai, who scored 27 off 21 balls, was the only Andhra batsman to get past 20.

North Zone

A solid all-round performance led Punjab to a 48-run victory against Haryana in Rhotak. Punjab made 169 for 4 after getting sent in, with Sarul Kanwar scoring 53 off 29 balls, an innings that had four fours and as many sixes. Mandeep Singh made 47 off 28 balls to provide a strong finish. Punjab’s new-ball attack of Manpreet Gony and Love Ablish took two wickets each to reduce Haryana to 39 for 4. The chase never recovered and Haryana slipped to 121 for 9 in their 20 overs. Left-arm spinner Bipul Sharma also took two wickets, including that of Haryana’s top scorer, Dhruv Singh, who made 40 off 42 balls.A brisk 72 from Rajat Bhatia set up Delhi‘s 30-run win against Himachal Pradesh at the Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium in Rohtak. Delhi lost two quick wickets after choosing to bat, before Bhatia took charge. He smacked five sixes and two fours in his unbeaten 44-ball knock, and received support from Mithun Manhas, Pawan Negi and Yogesh Nagar, who all scored between 21 and 29 to carry Delhi to 158 for 5. Himachal got off to a quick start against new-ball bowlers Ashish Nehra and Ishant Sharma, but the other three bowlers in the attack – Pradeep Sangwan, Bhatia and Negi – reined in the scoring-rate. While the Himachal’s top six all got starts, none of them could carry on and their side managed only 128 for 5 in their 20.Services‘ bowlers performed impressively to defend a modest total and secure a 25-run win against Jammu & Kashmir in Rhotak. Amrendra Khan took 3 for 14 in 3.5 overs to spearhead the defence while three other bowlers – Abhishek Sakuja, Mohammad Khalid and Sumit Singh – took two each. Jammu & Kashmir lost a wicket in the fourth, fifth and sixth overs and never recovered after being reduced to 28 for 4. Thy were dismissed for 113 in 17.5 overs. Services also had a jittery start to the innings and were 7 for 2 at one stage. They were steadied by their captain Yashpal Singh, who scored 50 off 40 balls to lead his team to 135 for 6.

West Zone

Yusuf Pathan clobbered 86 off 46 balls to help Baroda beat Mumbai by 15 runs in Rajkot. Yusuf began his innings in the fifth over, when Baroda were 35 for 2 after choosing to bat, and proceeded to hit eight fours and four sixes in his innings. He added 53 runs with Ambati Rayudu for the third wicket and then put on 101 with his brother Irfan Pathan for the fourth. Irfan was unbeaten on 38 off 31 balls as Baroda ended on 189 for 3. Mumbai made a strong start to their chase, reaching 94 for 2 in 9.4 overs before they lost Shoaib Shaikh. They suffered a major blow in the 11th over, when Wasim Jaffer was bowled by Yusuf for 57, with the score on 98. Mumbai needed 64 off the last six overs but their lower-middle order could do the job. They finished on 174, with Baroda medium-pacer Murtuja Vahora taking 3 for 27.Maharashtra registered a four-wicket win against Gujarat, with seven balls to spare, at the Khandheri Cricket Stadium in Rajkot. While none of Gujarat’s line-up could get a half-century, contributions varying between 21 and 40 from five of their top six carried them to 144 for 6. Shrikant Mundhe was the pick of the Maharashtra bowlers, picking up 3 for 33. The chase was steered by opener Ajinkya Joshi. He made 52 off 43, and batted through to the 14th over, by which time Maharashtra has crossed 100. There were no standout performers otherwise, but the middle order managed to do just enough to ensure a simple win.

East Zone

Bengal put in a disciplined bowling performance to beat Assam by 38 runs at the Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur, in the first round of East Zone matches in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2011-12. After choosing to bat, Bengal’s batsmen could not infuse much momentum into their innings, but for the most part managed to score at around a run-a-ball to finish with 131 for 5. Their total was boosted courtesy 16 wides from Assam. Dheeraj Jadhav and Pritam Debnath looked to have settled in when Laxmi Ratan Shukla got Debnath to return a catch. That triggered a collapse. Shukla picked up two more, while spinners Arnab Nandi and Iresh Saxena claimed five between them to bowl Assam out for 93 in the 17th over.Biplab Samantray scored an unbeaten 73 off 53 balls to lead Orissa to a match-winning total of 175 for 3 against Tripura in Jamshedpur. After the first-over dismissal of Sumitosh Praharaj, Samantray added 59 with Natraj Behera, who made 38, and 56 with Halhadar Das, who made 37, to set-up a challenging target. Tripura didn’t get close. After a 50-run partnership for the third wicket that took them to 67 for 2 they lost seven wickets for 52 runs and ended on 119 for 9. Jayanta Behera, making his domestic Twenty20 debut, took 3 for 20 as Orissa won by 56 runs.

Central Zone

Rajasthan recovered from the loss two early wickets to post a match-winning total of 156 for 4 against Vidarbha in Indore. From 9 for 2, useful contributions from Pranay Sharma, Vaibhav Deshpande and Robin Bist, along with a half-century from Puneet Yadav, bolstered the innings. Shrikant Wagh took 2 for 21 for Vidarbha. The chase got off to a slow start, and Vidarbha had made only 45 for 2 in the eighth over when the steady fall of wickets began. None of their batsmen made more than Hemang Badani’s 29. Vidarbha needed 26 off the last ten balls but then lost two wickets off successive deliveries. They finished on 142 for 9. Pankaj Singh took 2 for 20 off four overs for Rajasthan.Madhya Pradesh edged home by two runs against Railways, in a high-scoring match at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. Madhya Pradesh’s total of 182 for 6 was set up primarily by a blistering half-century from opener Naman Ojha: he scored at a rate of 220, hitting six fours and six sixes in his knock of 66 off 30. The rest of the line-up contributed handy cameos. That Madhya Pradesh did not go past 200 was down to tidy spells from spinners Karan Sharma and Shreyas Khanolkar, who claimed four wickets for 50 runs in their eight overs. In reply, Railways were tottering at 6 for 3 after two overs before steady contributions from the middle order got the chase back on track. In the end, Jalaj Saxena’s run out of Ashish Yadav proved to be a big moment, as he had smacked 47 off 20 balls up to that point and looked good to power Railways home.

In a low-scoring final, the new-ball pair of Sandeep Sharma and Rush Kalaria bowled India Under-19 to a thrilling five-run win over Sri Lanka Under-19 in Visakhapatnam

ESPNcricinfo staff09-Oct-2011In a low-scoring final, the new-ball pair of Sandeep Sharma and Rush Kalaria bowled India Under-19s to a thrilling five-run win over Sri Lanka Under-19s in Visakhapatnam. Sandeep and Kalaria took seven wickets for 57 runs between them as Sri Lanka were dismissed for 163 chasing India’s 168 despite Lahiru Madushanka following up his 4 for 17 with the ball with 63, the highest score of the game.Sandeep and Kalaria had run through the Sri Lanka top order, reducing the visitors to 27 for 5 in the ninth over. Madushanka came in at No. 7 and revived the chase with a 75-run partnership with Duleeka Thissakuttige. When Thissakuttige fell to the series’ leading wicket-taker B Aparajith for a slow 29, Madushanka found enough support from the lower order to take Sri Lanka within 19 runs of victory with three wickets in hand. Kalaria, however, brought India back, catching Madushanka off his own bowling in the 44th over. Amila Aponso was not giving up though and his patient 21 put Sri Lanka on the verge of a win. Sandeep had Aponso caught before bowling last man Dilshan Dhanushka first ball to end the Sri Lanka innings in the 47th over.India had earlier recovered from a top-order slump as well after being put in, with a 67-run sixth-wicket stand between Akshdeep Nath (55) and wicketkeeper Smit Patel (31) lifting them from 37 for 5. Nath was the eighth wicket to fall – like Madushanka – with the score on 146. What helped India in the end was that they managed to bat out their 50 overs while Sri Lanka were dismissed with 19 balls to spare. India won all their seven games in the tournament.In the third-place play-off, West Indies Under-19s hammered 365 before keeping Australia Under-19s 16 runs short. West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite set up the highest total of the tournament with his second century in seven matches. Brathwaite added 162 for the second wicket with Anthony Alleyne after John Campbell fell for a duck. Alleyne was more aggressive, hitting 12 fours and three sixes in his 90 off 77 deliveries. Brathwaite continued to anchor the innings after Alleyne fell in the 26th over and put on another 87 with Kavem Hodge. Hodge and wicketkeeper Sunil Ambris ensured West Indies would go well past 350 with frenetic fifties. Hodge’s 62 came off 37 balls while Ambris’ 50 took just 24. Though Alex Pyecroft and Shane Cassell took four wickets apiece, no Australia bowler went for less than a run a ball.Derone Davis struck with his first two deliveries in the second over to have Australia in trouble at 11 for 2. Australia were steadied by Cameron Bancroft (63) and Sam Truloff (39). William Bosisto joined Bancroft in the 12th over with the score on 87 and settled in to put Australia on course. Though wickets continued to fall at the other end, No. 9 Cassell joined Bosisto in an 88-run stand off 61 deliveries. Bosisto finally fell for 107 with the score on 297 in the 44th over but Cassell hustled his way to a fifty in 29 balls, keeping Australia in with a chance. His run-out in the 47th over effectively ended Australia’s chances. In a game where no bowler went for less than six an over, Davies finished with 3 for 30.

Sri Lanka’s newly appointed captain Tillakaratne Dilshan has said he doesn’t mind leaving the IPL early in order to prepare for the upcoming tour of England

ESPNcricinfo staff20-Apr-2011

Sri Lanka’s newly appointed captain Tillakaratne Dilshan has said he doesn’t mind leaving the IPL early in order to prepare for the upcoming tour of England. Dilshan is among the 11 Sri Lankan players who have been asked by Sri Lanka Cricket to return by May 5, in order to attend a training camp before leaving for England on May 11.”Personally, I am not unhappy to return early,” said Dilshan, who is on a brief visit to Colombo amid his IPL commitments with Royal Challengers Bangalore. “Playing for my country is more important than playing the IPL. I think everybody selected for the England tour will be happy to come early. We have a new interim coach [Stuart Law] and a new batting coach [Marvan Atapattu]. I am also new as captain. We need to prepare together to build up for the big England tour.”The Indian board, however, said it would ask its Sri Lankan counterpart to reconsider. “According to us, the Sri Lankan players were to stay here till May 21, as they had promised, and the franchises are also under the same impression,” BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla said. “But now they want to go back early and it is not appropriate.”Apart from reaffirming his commitment to the national side, Dilshan has also toned down the flashier aspects of his image as he gets ready for captaincy. “Times have changed. I pierced my ear when my daughter cried when her ears were being pierced,” he said. “Now I don’t see a need to wear the earring. It’s the same with my hair. [Streaking it] was fashionable then for me, it is not so now.”Dilshan, however, said he was not planning to tone down his attacking brand of cricket. “I have come this far today because of the way I play my cricket. I don’t see any reason why I should change it. I am an aggressive player and I may apply that aggression to my captaincy as well, depending on the circumstances.”Captaincy is a challenging role for me. It’s a dream come true. I never expected it. I want to give it my best shot. I have played for nearly 12 years. It’s been a very long journey to the top.”Dilshan said he was “lucky” to have two past captains – Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene – in the side and was looking forward to playing “good cricket” on the England tour. “We know they [England] are a strong side in their own conditions but we are capable of giving them a good run.”We have an experienced batting line up and the first thing we need to do is to get used to the conditions there. We need to get acclimatised as quick as possible if we are to put up a good contest against England,” he said.The England tour will be Sri Lanka’s first full series after the retirement of offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan, but Dilshan was confident his spinners – Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath and Suraj Randiv – would deliver. “We have to look forward to the new bowlers like Suraj Randiv,” he said. “We are giving the opportunity to Suraj to do the job for us.”In the absence of Lasith Malinga, Sri Lanka’s pace attack will be led by Dilhara Fernando, who has played 35 Tests. Chanaka Welegedara and Suranga Lakmal have played eight Tests between them, while fast bowler Nuwan Pradeep and bowling allrounder Thisara Perera are yet to make their Test debuts.”I have the fullest confidence in my fast bowlers. Nuwan Pradeep is playing with me in the same team for Royal Challengers in the IPL and he is the best bowler in the squad.” Dilshan said. “We want to give young fast bowlers a chance if we don’t they’ll never get the experience. We have given the opportunity to the young fast bowlers and I hope they will make use of it.”SLC had initially signed a No Objection Certificate (NOC) with its players allowing them to participate in the IPL until May 20. The tournament carries on until May 28, while the England tour kicks off with a warm-up game on May 14. The BCCI has been in talks with SLC, to convince them to allow their players to extend their IPL participation, but Sri Lanka is unlikely to relent.”The BCCI has asked us to reconsider our decision, but we have not changed our stand,” SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga said. “We did sign a no-objection agreement with the players to play in the IPL. But there was no date to return. I am sure the BCCI will understand country must come first before IPL.”

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