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David Masters helped Essex fight back against promotion favourites Derbyshire after a four wicket haul by spinner David Wainwright had secured maximum bowling points for the Division Two leaders at Derby

28-Aug-2012Derbyshire 28 for 3 trail Essex 245 (Napier 52, Wainwright 4-64) by 217 runs
ScorecardDavid Masters helped Essex fight back against promotion favourites Derbyshire after a four wicket haul by spinner David Wainwright had secured maximum bowling points for the Division Two leaders at Derby.Wainwright took 4 for 64 and Mark Turner two wickets as Essex were bowled out for 245 but the visitors hit back by reducing the home side to 28 for 3 at the close.Masters followed a season’s best of 35 with the bat with 2 for 3 in seven overs on his return from a side strain and Graham Napier, who top scored with 42, also claimed a wicket to leave the game in the balance.Derbyshire dominated the first part of the day after their decision to put Essex in was quickly justified as Tony Palladino struck against his former county by having Jaik Mickleburgh caught behind for five in the fifth over. It was the seamer’s 49th Championship victim of the season but he was kept waiting for his 50th as Essex subsided to the spin of Wainwright and two needless run-outs.After Tom Westley had played down the wrong line at Tim Groenewald and Owais Shah had been beaten for pace by Turner, Wainwright got a ball to spit at Mark Pettini who was caught off his glove by Wes Durston at first slip.Ryan ten Doeschate has played some explosive innings against Derbyshire in the past and he briefly threatened to leave his mark on them again when he drove Wainwright over long on for six.But he made a misjudgement on 29 when he went back to Wainwright and was lbw to the arm ball and although James Foster was dropped by wicketkeeper Tom Poynton and saw a top edge hook carried over the ropes by Palladino, he did not make Derbyshire pay.The Essex captain had moved to 31 when he pushed Wainwright to mid on, set off for a single which was never on and was run out by yards thanks to Wayne Madsen’s direct hit.When Adam Wheater was lbw to a full length ball from Turner, Essex were 151 for 7 but Napier and Masters at least earnt their side a batting point with a stand of 74 in 19 overs. Napier fell to Wainwright when he edged a big drive to slip and Maurice Chambers’ attempted slog ended in the hands of backward point, leaving Masters to drive the spinner for six before he was run out going for a second run.Masters continued the Essex recovery when he bowled Madsen, who made a double century in the previous game, for two and had Usman Khawaja well caught low down at second slip by Westley for a 14-ball duck.Palladino was sent in as night watchman but Napier trapped him lbw in the penultimate over to end an absorbing day’s play on a high note for Essex.

Australia’s quartet of fast bowlers dismantled India for 161 in dishearteningly familiar scenes for the visitors on day one of the third Test at the WACA ground

The Report by Daniel Brettig13-Jan-2012
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsDavid Warner leaps in celebration after scoring the fourth quickest century in Test cricket•Getty ImagesDavid Warner smote a magnificently brazen century to rush Australia to 0 for 149 after their quartet of fast bowlers dismantled India for 161 in dishearteningly familiar scenes for the visitors on day one of the third Test at the WACA ground.In what was the joint fourth-fastest century in Tests, Warner utterly demoralised India in the company of the relatively obdurate but still free-scoring Ed Cowan. Warner was momentarily stopped by a blow to the head from Umesh Yadav, but recovered to clout his next two deliveries to the fence and moved from 95 to 101 with a rasping club over wide long-on from the bowling of the debutant Vinay Kumar. Unbeaten at the close, he did not give a chance.The match is now streaking away from the tourists, who had placed themselves in a position of peril with another abject batting display. Sent in to bat by Michael Clarke on a pitch promising early movement in addition to its customary bounce and pace, India were 4 for 63 at lunch, and subsided not long after tea to undo the grafting of Virat Kohli and VVS Laxman, who added 68 in the afternoon to momentarily blunt the hosts.That partnership aside, India once again failed to cope with the swing, seam and disciplined line of the home attack, comprising Ryan Harris, Ben Hilfenhaus, Peter Siddle and Mitchell Starc. Upon his dismissal of Laxman, Siddle sank to his haunches, in a sign of how much a hot day in Perth had drained Australia’s bowlers despite their regular wickets, and he did not re-emerge after tea.Hilfenhaus removed Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir at either end of the morning session before helping to round up the tail, while Siddle accounted for Rahul Dravid, bowled for the fourth time in five innings. Harris was sturdy in his first Test appearance since November last year, and had the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar to show for it. Starc nabbed two of the last four wickets.Warner and Cowan began not long after tea, intent on building their most substantial opening stand together. There were a few nervy moments early as Zaheer Khan gained some early swing, and Cowan edged centimetres short of Tendulkar at first slip.However Warner was striking the ball crisply, and he was given added impetus when Ishant Sharma chanced a few jibes. Warner responded with fighting words and a flailing bat, in what soon became a rare exhibition of unbridled batting aggression.He drove Zaheer through mid off, pulled Yadav wide of mid on, and greeted Vinay’s entry to Test cricket with the most impudent straight six. Warner would save his most telling blow for Ishant, who delivered a length ball only to watch it sail back over his head and rows back into the crowd.Cowan was moving along quite swiftly himself, driving and pulling with good sense, and together he and Warner looked the most perfect of contrasts. In the space of 17 overs Warner had sprinted to 80, on what now looked the most friendly of pitches.Peter Siddle broke India’s innings by dismissing Virat Kohli and VVS Laxman just before tea•Getty ImagesWarner’s eagerness to attack brought him one moment’s discomfort when he was too swiftly through a hook at Yadav and suffered a blow to the side of the head and helmet. After gathering himself and calling for new headgear, he spanked the next two balls to the boundary – there was toughness to go with the terrorising of India’s bowlers.His century duly and deservedly arrived before the close, and a sell-out crowd rose unanimously to salute two hours of awe-inspiring destruction.India’s openers fared very differently. They were confronted by a pitch that looked green but was already beginning to show evidence of cracking, which suggested it was not as moist as it appeared. Nonetheless there was still plenty of swing, seam and bounce on offer to Australia’s bowlers, requiring astute judgment of line and length.Sehwag had been at the centre of plenty of pre-match bluster surrounding his natural method, and the batsman looked tentative in his brief stay. Sehwag only faced four balls, the last of which was a beautifully pitched Hilfenhaus away swinger that flicked the edge and was well held by Ricky Ponting in the cordon.Dravid walked to the wicket having been bowled in three out of four innings, and played at more than he might otherwise have done to avoid a repeat. He struggled for timing, however, and was so intent on defence that when Siddle delivered a leg side ball of full length, Dravid’s unnecessarily conservative posture turned it into a yorker that clattered into middle stump via the pads.Tendulkar drew applause for a trio of straight drives from Siddle that recalled his sparkling 114 at the ground in 1992, but was not in total command. Harris was rewarded for two unstinting spells before lunch when he seamed one back to pin Tendulkar in front of the stumps.Next over Hilfenhaus ended Gambhir’s stony-faced occupation, whizzing an offcutter across the left-hand batsman to prompt a push away from the body and an edge through to Brad Haddin. Gambhir admonished himself for succumbing to a nick for the fifth time in as many innings, the victim of another intelligent display of full, fast bowling from Australia.Laxman and Kohli were more or less India’s last hope of a substantial total, and their batting in the first hour of the afternoon was suitably grave. Starc, Hilfenhaus, Harris and Siddle continued to bowl well, but neither batsman offered quite so much in the way of probing bats that their predecessors had done. The ball grew older, the pitch settled under the sun, and the batsmen grew a little more comfortable.The stand was gathering strength and tea was less than 10 minutes away when Siddle made a critical break. Bowling full and swinging wider, he tempted Kohli to press too eagerly forward, and the low chance was held by Warner at point. In Siddle’s next over Laxman pushed firmly at a length delivery and offered a catch to Clarke at first slip.Starc had been threatening to bowl the perfect inswinger for most of the day, and it was Vinay Kumar who received it to be palpably lbw. MS Dhoni played an ordinary stroke at Hilfenhaus to be caught in the slips, though Zaheer’s ugly smear at the same bowler was arguably worse. Ishant edged Starc behind to complete what had become a procession – the last six wickets falling for 30.

An all-round bowling performance, followed by a steady half-century from Jonathan Carter gave West Indies A a winning start in the three-match series against Bangladesh A

ESPNcricinfo staff24-Nov-2011An all-round bowling performance, followed by a steady half-century from Jonathan Carter gave West Indies A a winning start in the three-match series against Bangladesh A at the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown. The Twenty20 series was earlier tied 1-1.Bangladesh’s top order was in early trouble after being asked to bat, with new-ball bowler Jason Holder making early breaches. They were in a dicey position at 56 for 4, but Nasiruddin Faruque came to their rescue with a cautious 86. Carlos Brathwaite picked up two more wickets in an economical spell to restrict Bangladesh A to 182 for 8.West Indies A were struggling at 72 for four in the 21st over of their chase but Carter steadied the circumstances with two partnerships. He added 41 with Devon Thomas and 30 with Brathwaite, for successive wickets, to steer the home side to victory. Offspinner Shohag Gazi and seamer Kamrul Islam Rabbi picked up a combined 4 for 76 off 23 overs, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the winning runs being scored in the 45th over.

Graeme Smith has hailed South Africa’s determination to bounce back after a fiery Indian start that threatened to take the game away from the visitors

Firdose Moonda in Nagpur12-Mar-2011Five years ago, to the day, South Africa successfully chased 434 to beat Australia at the Wanderers. It was a historic win, featuring the highest run-chase in ODI cricket. It was a day to remember and when Graeme Smith was in the field against India on Saturday afternoon in Nagpur, memories of that game came back to him for all the wrong reasons.”On the bus this morning the team manager said to me it was the anniversary of the 438 game and at one stage I was having nightmares about chasing that,” Smith said. Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar were doing to the South African attack worse than what Adam Gilchrist and Simon Katich did that day in 2006. After 15 overs of that match, Australia were 96 without loss. India reached that point after 11.2 overs and they showed no signs of stopping.While South Africa had a stunned home crowd to deal with in Johannesburg, in Nagpur they had a boisterous Indian crowd, spurring on every run. “We were on the backend of a massive beating,” Smith said. “The noise out there was really intense.” Control was slipping from Smith’s hands and he didn’t know what to do to rein in the run flow. Two overs later, he did the only thing he thought might work and called for a time out.Robin Peterson had an lbw appeal against Sachin Tendulkar, which was clearly missing leg, but Smith asked for the review, not because he thought it was out, but because he felt the team needed a break. “It was really to bring the guys in together. The way Sachin and Viru were playing, it was difficult to connect and regroup.”The South African middle order stepped up at the right time•Associated PressThe team got into a huddle immediately and Smith began instructing. “I said to them: let’s show some composure and focus our heads and maybe we can make up the 30-40 runs extra that we’ve given away.” For the next 15 balls little changed but then the tide started turning. Johan Botha’s ability to turn the game around was on display, and even though the wickets didn’t come for at least another 20 overs the advantage began shifting.In the end, Smith was pleased to report that South Africa felt as though they had “beat our targets by miles,” during the innings break. Dale Steyn, Man of the Match for his 5 for 50, said that after the blitzkrieg South Africa would have been happy with keeping India to 340. “They kept putting up those projected scores and I kept thinking what is going on here,” he said.Steyn has had a particularly successful run in Nagpur, where he took 7 for 51 in a Test match last year and engineered the Indian collapse during the batting Powerplay on Saturday. Smith said the way his bowlers “just hung in there and pounced at the end,” was what pleased him the most about their effort in the field.There may have been some thoughts of South Africa being on too much of a high after their stunning comeback with the ball to focus on their task with the bat, but Smith said the positive vibes pushed them on. “We were on a bit of a momentum shift. We spoke a lot about partnerships and how we wanted to play.”Although the pitch was “not as free-flowing” as the Indian opening pair had made it look, South Africa stuck to the task. Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla laid the foundation, before AB de Villiers put the team on track to get over the line. Still, the untested middle order had to play their part and Smith was glad that their role ended up being vital. “This is massive for them and they would have gained a lot of confidence from this.”It ended up not being as difficult a task as the 434 they had to hunt down five years ago, but the conditions in Nagpur were tough to deal with. Smith said South Africa were careful not to be overawed and wanted to start building a legacy of being competitive in big games and pressure situations. “So many people talk about the privilege of playing in India and it is a privilege. But I also told the team that this is where a team of our quality deserves to play. We wanted to earn respect today and we did that with the way we played and the way we came back.”

Tillakaratne Dilshan has been retained as Sri Lanka captain for the home series against Australia

ESPNcricinfo staff20-Jul-2011Tillakaratne Dilshan has been retained as Sri Lanka captain for the home series against Australia beginning in August. Sri Lanka Cricket named a pool of 20 players in contention for spots in the ODI and Twenty20 squads, and left out Thilina Kandamby, who was vice-captain in the ODIs in England. Dilshan had led Sri Lanka on the tour of England in the wake of Kumar Sangakarra’s decision to resign after the 2011 World Cup.Dilhara Fernando, who picked up an injury in the third Test at the Rose Bowl and subsequently missed the ODI series in England, was also left out, but the pool included the rest of the 50-overs squad. Offspinner Sachithra Senanayake was the only uncapped player in the pool.Sri Lanka are scheduled to play five ODIs and two Twenty20 internationals against Australia, as well as three Tests. The series begins with a T20I on August 6.Sri Lanka pool: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardena, Kumar Sangakkara, Angelo Mathews, Chamara Kapugedera, Jeevan Mendis, Chamara Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Dimuth Karunaratne, Thisara Perera, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal, Dhammika Prasad, Nuwan Kulasekera, Isuru Udana, Suraj Randiv, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath, Malinga Bandara, Sachithra Senanayake

The India-Pakistan series scheduled for 2012 in the new Future Tours Programme (FTP) faces an uncertain future with the PCB awaiting word from the BCCI on whether the Indian government will grant clearance to the tour

ESPNcricinfo staff06-Jul-2011The India-Pakistan series scheduled for 2012 in the new Future Tours Programme (FTP) faces an uncertain future with the PCB awaiting word from the BCCI on whether the Indian government will grant clearance for the tour. The PCB is not even clear at the moment about which country will host the series, though the FTP says that Pakistan are scheduled to tour India for three Tests and five ODIs in March-April 2012.”In fact, we have to play four series against India in the FTP, spread from 2012 to 2020, but there is a question mark over the 2012 series as to who will host it,” PCB chief-operating officer Subhan Ahmed told the . “Pakistan toured India in 2007 and they had to visit Pakistan in 2009, but they skipped the tour. Pakistan have to play as hosts in 2012 according to the reciprocal turn.”Ahmed said the PCB had discussed the future of the 2012 series at the recent ICC annual conference with the BCCI, which said that it would reply after getting clearance from the Indian government. “As soon as they get clearance we will resume talks to decide the number of matches and the venues,” Ahmed said.There has been no international cricket in Pakistan after the attacks on the Sri Lanka team bus in 2009, forcing the PCB to ‘host’ teams at neutral venues like the UAE. Ahmed said that the board was willing to continue the same policy with India as well. “We are already playing our home series at neutral venues due to security concerns of other teams. And we feel no problem in hosting India too at any neutral venue.”There have been no tours between the neighbours since Pakistan’s visit in 2007, as relations broke down in the wake of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. This has also led to Pakistan being the only major Test nation without representation in the Champions League Twenty20 [which is organised by the Indian, South African and Australian boards], something that has not impressed the PCB.Ahmed said that such matters were down to the current state of political relations between the nations. “Once the two countries come on track to restore bilateral series, these smaller issues will be solved automatically. Once the ties revive, we’re confident we’ll be included in the Champions League.”Sohail Tanvir, captain of Faysal Bank Super Eight T20 winners Rawalpindi Rams, shared Ahmed’s view. “The matter of our qualification for the next edition of the Champions League T20 is dependent on the relations of the two countries and their cricket boards,” Tanvir told the . “As players we can only perform on the field and the rest is up to the government and the PCB.”

Sunil Joshi, the former India spinner, has been appointed the new head coach of Hyderabad, ending his 19-year domestic career

ESPNcricinfo staff03-Oct-2011Sunil Joshi, the former India spinner, has been appointed the new head coach of Hyderabad, ending his 19-year domestic career. Joshi played in last year’s Ranji Trophy semi-final, which Karnataka lost to Baroda, but said he is ready for the next phase in his career.”I have been in talks with the Hyderabad Cricket Association for a while and they offered me the coach’s position,” Joshi told the . It fits in well with my career and I am ready for this transition. I am qualified and have done my Level II and III courses at the National Cricket Academy and have also gained the Level II certificate from the England and Wales Cricket Board.”Hyderabad had a poor Ranji Trophy season last year. They were bowled out for 21 in their opening game of the season, when Rajasthan’s Deepak Chahar took 8 for 10 on debut, a result that saw several heads roll. They recovered somewhat from that point to finish fourth in their group, above Jharkhand and Tripura, and Joshi said he hopes he can “help the team improve its performance and qualify for the Elite section next year”.The 41-year-old Joshi took 41 wickets in 15 Tests and 69 wickets in 69 ODIs for India. The highlight of his international career was a remarkable spell of 10-6-6-5 in a one-dayer against South Africa. He was an integral part of the Karnataka state team since the 1992-93 season, having taken 615 first-class wickets at an average of 25.12 and a strike-rate of 62.1.In the long run, Joshi said he would live to give back to Karnataka cricket. “I would love to nurture spinners at the State academy and also help Karnataka in whatever role is possible.

The PCB has responded to Shahid Afridi’s retirement by putting together a showcause notice detailing several breaches of the code of conduct, which he will eventually be expected to respond to

Osman Samiuddin31-May-2011The PCB has responded to Shahid Afridi’s retirement by suspending his central contract and putting together a showcause notice detailing several breaches of the code of conduct, which he will be expected to respond to within a week.Announcing his retirement to a TV channel, the board said in a press release, was in itself a breach of Clause 2.1.4 of the Central Contract dealing with Covenants of the Cricketer.Afridi’s criticism of the board officials in the same interview to also constituted a breach. “In passing disparaging remarks about the board and its officials, Shahid Afridi is in breach of Clause 4.4 dealing with Media obligations.”A showcause notice has been issued to him seeking his explanation on these comments. Afridi has been asked to respond to the letter within seven days. His Central Contract has been suspended with immediate effect. Consequently, all NOCs granted to him have been revoked. All payments on account of Central Contract have been suspended.”A day after Afridi’s outburst against the administration on TV, and his decision to not play international cricket under this board, PCB chairman Ijaz Butt said he was “disappointed” by the remarks and that the “retirement” was not an issue at all.”It was disappointing to hear what he said,” Butt told ESPNcricinfo, “and it wasn’t correct or true. It was wrong of him to do that. If he doesn’t want to play under this administration, then he’s welcome. We’ve detailed several instances where he has breached the code of conduct and will issue a showcause notice to him, which he has seven days to respond to.”Senior board officials spent much of the day in a budget meeting, but the issue of Afridi was a live one throughout. The board took legal advice before acting on the suspension of the contract, as well as the withdrawal of the NOCs given to him for a T20 stint with Hampshire, and one for his participation in the upcoming Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL).Afridi was sent a separate showcause notice earlier this month for comments he made on his return to Pakistan from the Caribbean about the team management, remarks which landed him in trouble in the first place. Disciplinary action, if any, is pending on that notice as well.

Former South Africa fast bowler Allan Donald, who was appointed New Zealand’s bowling coach on Monday, has said that he hopes to instill aggression in the side’s bowling ranks

ESPNcricinfo staff20-Jan-2011Former South Africa fast bowler Allan Donald, who was appointed New Zealand’s bowling coach on Monday, has said that he hopes to instill aggression in the side’s bowlers.”This is an opportunity I have been waiting for, and I know I’m coming into a side which has had a few problems in one-day cricket but I feel I can help with the bowlers,” Donald said. “The big thing I always focus on is attitude and intensity and that all started at the training ground.”New Zealand have not won a Test since February 2010 when they defeated Bangladesh, but have suffered from bigger setbacks in the one-day format in which they are on a 11-match losing streak. The lack of incisiveness in the bowling, particularly since the retirement of Shane Bond, has been one of their worries. The 44-year-old Donald insisted that his focus would be to get the bowling unit to punch above its collective weight.”You can’t expect miracles and we need to discuss this as a bowling group, I need to find out from them about what their thoughts are and what they’re lacking, where we can improve,” Donald said. “But I’ve got to try and find a way to inspire. I grew up in a South African set-up where I knew what I was going to get from the guy at the other end, and I knew what I was going to get from the bowling group as a collective unit.”I’ve played against New Zealand a lot. I felt you could pick out the individuals within the bowling unit who were going to make a difference, guys like Dion Nash and Chris Cairns, for instance. But not collectively, and I think that’s what we need to bring to the table as a collective unit, the intensity and the attitude. You can work with someone who’s got a dodgy action or struggling, or injury prevention. If the fitness and strength is good then the mental aspect will fall into it.”Donald was also keen to bring about a difference in the way the bowlers trained. “You’re working with players who know and understand their actions and their roles in the team, so you’re not going to come in and over-coach things, but the big thing I always focus on is attitude and intensity, and that starts at the training ground,” he said. “I learned a lot from Eddie Barlow and he kicked my butt when I was practising wrong. So not only the skills, but that’s the inspiration I think these boys need now.”Donald was confident that he would have a rich line of talent to work with. “I switched the TV on the other day and I saw this kid Adam Milne run in at 150kmh, so there are some bright youngsters coming through the ranks. I like Tim Southee, I watched him the last three days [of the Wellington Test] and the way he operated. I think you need a guy who has got a bit of white-line fever. That aggression is good and that’s the kind of attitude that I’m talking about as a collective unit that we need to instill.”I know it’s not in everybody’s culture and makeup to be that aggressive but I think that the team needs to understand how it lifts people and the buzz it creates.”

Leeds United’s medical staff have been particularly busy throughout the current Premier League campaign, with the Whites being hit by a number of injury blows.

Even though there are only a handful of games left to play before the season draws to an end, it seems as though Jesse Marsch will have to get through this period without one player in particular.

What’s the news?

In a recent post on Twitter, The Athletic’s Phil Hay revealed that Leeds midfielder Adam Forshaw will be out of action for the remainder of 2021/22 after fracturing his knee cap.

In his post, the journalist said: “A fresh injury setback for Leeds United as Adam Forshaw ruled out for the rest of the season.”

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Terrible news for Leeds

Since arriving at the Yorkshire club back in the 2018 January transfer window, the Englishman has gone on to make 78 appearances across all competitions, chipping in with three assists along the way.

With 22 league appearances under his belt this season, the midfielder has been a rather important figure for the Whites in this campaign.

The 30-year-old has been one of Leeds’ best passers of the ball in the campaign, with only Jamie Shackleton, Liam Cooper and Pascal Struijk having a higher pass completion percentage than Forshaw – out of players to have played more than one game.

And, taking into account how Leeds are quite light in the central-midfield position, as well as having only just seen Kalvin Phillips back on the pitch following his hamstring injury, this news on Forshaw will certainly come as a huge blow to Marsch and his side heading into the final stages of the season.

Also, with the Englishman having recovered from a very significant hip injury that kept him out of action for a total of 560 days between September 2019 and April 2021, this latest setback will also be a disappointing blow for him on a personal level.

Moving forward, with the Whites having some big games ahead of them against the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea, Marsch will have to make sure that his side can pick up as many points as possible so they don’t potentially end up at risk of getting relegated.

Then, for next season, everyone at the club will undoubtedly be hoping that Forshaw can make another recovery and play a big part in their campaign.

AND in other news: Orta must launch Leeds bid for “complete” £72k-p/w gem, he could be their Luis Suarez