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Ao que tudo indica, o Estádio Nilton Santos terá grande público na noite desta quarta-feira, quando Botafogo e Bahia vão se enfrentar pela Copa Sul-Americana. Até a tarde desta terça-feira, cerca de 25 mil ingressos já haviam sido vendidos. O primeiro jogo terminou 2 a 1 para o Tricolor de Aço e há o critério do gol marcado fora de casa.

Estão esgotados os setores Norte, Leste Inferior e Leste Superior.Restam apenas Oeste Inferior e Oeste Superior para a torcida do Botafogo, além do setor visitante para a partida vália pelo segundo jogo das oitavas de final.

As vendas continuam nos postos físicos (nesta quarta-feira, somente no local do jogo) e em www.botafogo.com.br/ingresso. Os bilhetes para os setores Oeste Inferior e Superior custam R$40 (inteira) e R$20 (meia-entrada). A partida começa às 21h45.

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Moeen Ali claimed another six wickets to fire out Lancashire in their second-innings to take a 205-run victory at Old Trafford

Myles Hodgson at Old Trafford20-Jul-2012
ScorecardMoeen Ali claimed a 12-wicket match haul as Lancashire were bowled out for 63 in their second innings•Getty Images

Lancashire have escaped with no sanctions from an ECB pitch panel despite the pitch at Old Trafford being rated as poor following a humiliating defeat by Worcestershire that threatens their Division One status. The three-man panel was convened after their defeat inside three days, when 34 of the 40 wickets in the match fell to spin.The panel, headed by Chris Wood, the chairman of the pitch liaison panel, sat at Old Trafford after Worcestershire dismissed Lancashire for 63 – their lowest total at the ground for 49 years – with Moeen Ali’s offspin claiming career-best figures of 6 for 29 and match figures of 12 for 96. It was only the second Championship match played since the square was turned 90 degrees as part of Old Trafford’s redevelopment and although the pitch was rated as poor, which can result in an eight-point penalty, the ECB has been lenient because the bad weather hindered Lancashire’s preparation.”There was no skulduggery at all in that we probably would have stuck them in with four seamers in our side had we won the toss and we sent Gary Keedy off to play with the seconds,” said Mike Watkinson, Lancashire’s director of cricket. “This is a new pitch on the extra square. The Ashes pitch will be played, as was the one-day international, on one of the wickets that was common to both directions and used over many years.”Lancashire remain confident of being ready for next year’s Ashes Test but, for now, the defeat could prove most costly of all to their ambitions of avoiding relegation. They fought back strongly on the third morning and dismissed Worcestershire for 135, with Steven Croft’s offspin claiming 6 for 41 to finish with match figures of 9 for 105.On a wearing pitch that had given encouragement to the spinners since the opening morning, Vikram Solanki was the only batsman to demonstrate the necessary technique to survive. Using all the experience of his 20 years at Worcestershire, which is due to end this summer when he moves to Surrey, Solanki patiently accumulated runs and was the only batsman to score a half-century in the day.His 50, scored in over two hours at the crease, allowed Worcestershire to stretch their lead to 268, which was always likely to be beyond a Lancashire batting line-up which struggled noticeably against spin during a feeble first-innings effort. Indeed, they claimed two bonus wickets with Alan Richardson, their experienced seamer, dismissing Lancashire openers Stephen Moore and Paul Horton within the first six overs.Once Ali, bowling unchanged from the Pavilion End, entered the fray in the eighth over, the template for Lancashire’s demise was set. Standing at 6ft tall, the extra bounce he generated caused problems throughout the innings and he struck with his third, eighth and 14th balls to remove Karl Brown, Croft and Ashwell Prince to catches close to the wicket.Gareth Cross, the only Lancashire batsman to reach double figures, was caught in the deep trying to be aggressive against Ali, the only batsman not to be taken by close fielders. But for the Manchester sky-line, the disinterested builders and the obvious difference in temperature, you could have been watching a game anywhere on the subcontinent.Shaaiq Choudhry, who offered more of a threat with his flatter delivery from the Statham End, chipped in with two quick wickets but it was fitting that Ali claimed the last wicket when Kyle Hogg was stumped attempting to charge. It secured Worcestershire’s first Championship victory of the season and their first since beating Lancashire at New Road last summer, 11 matches ago – a win that ensured they avoided relegation.Heavily beaten by Nottinghamshire in their only other Championship match at Old Trafford this summer, this was Lancashire’s lowest total at their headquarters since being dismissed for 62 by Somerset in 1963. “It is really disappointing because it was a big game for us and it hasn’t gone as we would have liked at all, but we have to take it on the chin – we were well beaten,” Lancashire coach Peter Moores said.

علق ناثان آكي، مدافع مانشستر سيتي، على سباق فريقه مع آرسنال ببطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، وكذلك مواجهة ليفربول القادمة.

ويتصدر فريق آرسنال جدول مسابقة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز برصيد 69 نقطة، بفارق 8 نقاط عن الوصيف مانشستر سيتي صاحب الـ61 نقطة والذي لعب مباراة أقل.

وقال آكي في تصريحات نشرها موقع “مانشستر إيفننج نيوز”: “هناك مباراة على أرضنا لا يزال يتعين علينا لعبها أولا، لذا ستكون مباراة ضخمة وهائلة، نحن نعلم من الآن فصاعدًا أن كل مباراة ستكون حيوية، إذا خسرت نقطة واحدة، إذا خسرت نقطتين ستكون أزمة”.

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وأضاف: “الشيء الوحيد الذي يمكننا القيام به هو الفوز بمبارياتنا، لدينا اختبار صعب قادم أمام ليفربول يوم السبت المقبل، وهو الاختبار الأول بعد فترة التوقف الدولية، سيكون ذلك صعبا، لكننا بحاجة إلى الفوز بكل مبارياتنا”.

وعن منافسة آرسنال، اختتم آكي: “أعتقد أن جميع مباريات آرسنال المتبقية صعبة، في بعض مبارياتنا السابقة، أسقطنا نقاطًا ضد الفرق التي لم يتوقع الناس منا إسقاط النقاط أمامها، لكنهم خسروا أمام إيفرتون أيضًا”.

وأكمل: “كل مباراة في الدوري صعبة للغاية، لا يمكنك الاسترخاء في أي لحظة لأن الفرق سترد، أعتقد أن المنافسة ستستمر حتى النهاية، الشيء الوحيد الذي يمكننا القيام به هو التركيز علينا ونرى كيف ستسير الأمور”.

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Na briga contra o rebaixamento do Campeonato Brasileiro, o Vasco vai sábado a Pernambuco enfrentar o Sport. A equipe adversária também briga contra a degola da competição, estando em uma situação pior do que a do Cruz-Maltino na tabela – o Sport está em 19º lugar, com 27 pontos, enquanto o Vasco tem 34 pontos na 14ª colocação. Uma vitória vascaína no duelo do fim de semana fará com que o time se isole do Z4, praticamente afundando o rival no perigo. O zagueiro Werley comentou.

– Se fizermos os três pontos no fim de semana, praticamente matamos o Sport. Nosso pensamento nesta semana é trabalhar para chegar lá em Pernambuco e buscar o resultado positivo. Jogar fora nunca é fácil. Da mesma fora que usamos o fator casa, os adversários também usam. Mas pela grandeza do Vasco estamos devendo. Onde vamos jogar temos de nos impor. Nessa semana vamos trabalhar bem focados – afirmou o jogador antes do treino na tarde desta quarta-feira, no CT do Almirante, completando sobre a sequência no Vasco:

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– Todo jogador gostar de estar dentro de campo e estar à disposição do treinador. Eu vinha de uma sequência boa quando quebrei o braço. Trabalhei forte e retornei, mas acabei fissurando o pé logo na minha primeira partida. Estou muito feliz com esse momento, com o trabalho que vem sendo feito, pela dedicação diária de todos. O que espero agora é retomar aquela sequência para ajudar os companheiros na reta final da competição. Vamos procurar fazer uma grande semana de preparação.

Os jogadores do Vasco voltam a treinar na manhã desta quinta-feira, em São Januário, viajando no período da tarde para Pernambuco, local da partida de sábado contra o Sport. Nesta sexta-feira, a última atividade cruz-maltina antes do duelo será realizada em solo pernambucano.

Ajantha Mendis and Jeevan Mendis scripted a comprehensive win for Sri Lanka in the World T20 opener against Zimbabwe

The Report by Firdose Moonda18-Sep-2012
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Jeevan Mendis starred in an all-round effort•AFP

Ajantha Mendis marked his return to Sri Lanka’s national side by achieving the best figures in T20 internationals. He puzzled and prised out the Zimbabwe batsmen to contribute to a comprehensive victory in the tournament opener.After Sri Lanka posted an imposing total, Ajantha tore through Zimbabwe. He took three wickets in his first spell to kill off any thoughts of a chase and returned to take three more to end Zimbabwe’s limp challenge. Mendis served up deliveries that held their line, those that turned in, the carrom ball and the googly from the back of the hand, leaving Zimbabwe with a sour taste in their mouths and befuddlement in their minds.Another Mendis, Jeevan, too was major weapon in the home side’s armoury. He starred in a 94-run fourth-wicket stand with Kumar Sangakkara and took three wickets. Together, the two Mendises dominated an overawed and outplayed Zimbabwe.Despite not bowling badly, a shoddy showing in the field and being completely at sea with the bat left Zimbabwe looking like the underdogs they were labelled as. They conceded heavily in the second half of the Sri Lankan innings when Sangakkara and Jeevan asserted their authority over an attack whose spinners held their own while the seamers fell apart.Kyle Jarvis found swing and bowled an impressive two-over spell upfront, after he loosened up with a full-toss. He should have had an early wicket, too. Debutant Dilshan Munaweera hoicked a delivery to midwicket and Malcolm Waller could only grasp humid air. Jarvis’ opening partner, Brian Vitori, suffered the same fate. Tillakaratne Dilshan got a leading edge over Brendan Taylor’s head and even though the wicketkeeper moved quickly, he could not get to it in time to take the catch.Sri Lanka’s opening pair flirted with danger twice more in their 54-run stand. Dilshan escaped a run-out when he stole a single to point and Munaweera was dropped a second time by Waller. Along with risk, came reward. Munaweera went on to glance Mpofu’s low full-toss to the boundary after Dilshan brought out his scoop to make things worse for the bowler.Luck finally went Zimbabwe’s way in the seventh over when Munaweera was run out, after he dropped his bat in search of a run that was not there. As luck came, it went. Graeme Cremer had Mahela Jayawardene given out lbw of a back-foot no-ball. But, two balls later, Dilshan tried to cut Cremer and was caught behind.Smart stats

Ajantha Mendis’ 6 for 8 is the best bowling performance in Twenty20 internationals surpassing his own 6 for 16 against Australia in 2011. Mendis’ figures are also the best ever in the World T20.

The number of runs conceded by Mendis (8) is the lowest ever for a Sri Lankan bowler in a completed four-over spell. He is the only Sri Lankan bowler to concede less than ten runs in a completed spell on two occasions.

Mendis bowled two maiden overs in his four-over spell. It is first instance of a Sri Lankan bowler bowling two maiden overs in a Twenty20 international. Shaun Tait is the only other bowler to achieve the feat in the World Twenty20 (2010).

The margin of victory for Sri Lanka (82 runs) is joint-fourth on the list of largest wins (in terms of runs) in the World Twenty20. The highest is 172 runs for Sri Lanka against Kenya in 2007.

Zimbabwe have now gone on to lose their last 13 matches. Their last win in Twenty20 games came against West Indies in 2010.

The number of runs conceded by Chris Mpofu (49) is the third-highest for Zimbabwe in a Twenty20 international and the highest for them in a World Twenty20 game. Mpofu has also conceded 59 runs on two separate occasions.

Zimbabwe hauled Sri Lanka in temporarily. The hosts went 27 deliveries without scoring a boundary but Zimbabwe could not build on the pressure they created. Jeevan, who was moved up the order, broke the boundary drought when he drove down the ground off Mpofu, who was too slow to get down in his follow-through. The ball sliced between the long-on and long-off who both tried but failed to cut it off and Zimbabwe’s morale had been dented. Jeevan picked Cremer better than his predecessors and hit him for back-to-back fours to bring up the Sri Lankan 100. He also sunk his teeth into Elton Chigumbura who bowled a poor over, giving away the first six of the match.Zimbabwe unravelled in the last quarter while Sangakkara kept a cool head and collected runs in twos and threes, along with a gorgeous drive over point, which went for four. Their lapses would cost them, as they faced a tall target and Ajantha ensured they were never in a position to reach it.Hamilton Masakadza and Vusi Sibanda put on 37 for the first wicket, with Masakadza even having the gumption to take on Lasith Malinga. When Ajantha came on in the seventh over, he ended Zimbabwe’s hopes of running their own race of achieving a decent score or ending the match without being bowled out.A magic box of tricks came from Ajantha’s hands: the ball that held its line to bowl Sibanda, the carrom ball that had Brendan Taylor stumped and the googly to bowl Masakadza. With their top three dismissed, Zimbabwe needed fighters but Craig Ervine and Waller succumbed to Jeevan’s googly.After 10 overs, Zimbabwe were 59 for 5 and Ajantha could return to play some more. Zimbabwe reached three-figures but no more, as Mpofu spooned an easy catch to mid-off off Malinga to end the game.

حقق فريق الكرة الأول بنادي الزمالك فوزاً صعباً على البنك الأهلي بهدف دون رد، في المباراة التي جمعتهما اليوم الأحد، ببطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

الزمالك واجه البنك الأهلي على ملعب استاد القاهرة الدولي، في إطار الجولة الرابعة والعشرون لمسابقة الدوري.

وسجل هدف الزمالك الوحيد المدافع محمود حمدي الونش، من رأسية رائعة في الدقيقة 31 بعدما وصلته عرضية متقنة من أحمد فتوح من الجانب الأيسر.

وشهدت المباراة هدف للبنك الأهلي عن طريق باسم مرسي في الدقيقة 75، ولكن الحكم ألغى الهدف بعد العودة إلى الفار لوجود تسلل على لاعب البنك الأهلي محمود السيد في بداية اللعبة.

وبذلك يرفع الزمالك رصيده إلى 36 نقطة، ويحتل المركز الرابع في ترتيب جدول الدوري المصري.

بينما البنك الأهلي يتراجع إلى المركز السابع عشر (قبل الأخير) بـ17 نقطة.

طالع | ترتيب الدوري المصري بعد فوز الزمالك على البنك الأهلي هدف فوز الزمالك أمام البنك الأهلي في الدوري:

تفاصيل المباراة:

الشوط الأول

انطلاق المباراة بصافرة من حكم اللقاء وائل فرحان.

د27: أووووووووووه، أول فرص اللقاء تسديدة قوية من دونجا من علي حدود منطقة الجزاء بعد أن وصلته الكرة من زيزو من تنفيذه للخطأ من الجانب الأيسر، لكن حارس البنك الأهلي والدفاع تتدخل وتخرج الكرة إلي ضربة ركنية. فرصة الزمالك من تسديدة دونجا:

د31: جوووووووووووووووووووووووووووووووووول، هدف أول للزمالك في الدقيقة 31، عن طريق محمود حمدي الونش برأسية رائعة. هدف الزمالك الأول أمام البنك الأهلي.. محمود حمدي الونش:

احتفالات جماهير الزمالك بهدف الونش:

د37: هدف ضائع للبنك الأهلي.. محمد صبحي حارس الزمالك يسقط منه الكرة وتصل إلي محمد هلال وكريم بامبو داخل منطقة الجزاء ولكن الثنائي لم يستغل خطأ صبحي ويهدران الهدف الأول.

د38: سيف جعفر يسقط داخل منطقة الجزاء بعد تدخل محمد فتحي والحكم يلجأ للفار، ولم يحتسب شئ ويأمر باستمرار اللعب.

نهاية الشوط الأول بتقدم الزمالك علي البنك الأهلي بهدف عن طريق محمود حمدي الونش برأسية من داخل منطقة الجزاء.

الشوط الثاني:

انطلاق الشوط الثاني

د48: فرصة هدف التعادل للبنك الأهلي، عرضية من يعقوبو من الجانب الأيسر، تصل إلي كريم بامبو ويسدد برأسية من داخل منطقة الجزاء ولكن تخرج أعلي مرمي محمد صبحي. فرصة كريم بامبو:

د55: فرصة لـ باسم مرسي من داخل منطقة الجزاء ولكن يسدد بجانب المرمي.

د57: البنك الأهلي يواصل الضغط من أجل التعادل، محمد هلال يسدد من خارج منطقة الجزاء ولكن أعلي مرمي محمد صبحي.

د66: اووووووووووووووووووووووووووووووه، فرصة هدف مؤكد للبنك الأهلي بعد خطأ في التشتيت من حسام عبد المجيد مدافع الزمالك.

د75: جووووووووووووووووووول، باسم مرسي يتعادل للبنك الأهلي.

بعد العودة للفار، الحكم يلغي الهدف لوجود تسلل علي لاعب البنك الأهلي قبل وصولها إلي باسم مرسي.

نهاية المباراة بفوز الزمالك علي البنك الأهلي بهدف دون رد، ليرتقي للمركز الرابع في ترتيب جدول الدوري برصيد 36 نقطة.

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Figueirense e Criciúma estão empatados na tabela de classificação da Série B. Ambos têm 41 pontos e medem forças neste sábado, às 16h30, no estádio Orlando Scarpelli, em partida válida pela 33ª rodada. Quem vencer o duelo estadual praticamente liquida qualquer possibilidade de rebaixamento.

O técnico Rogério Micale fez algumas alterações na equipe. Matheus Sales foi deslocado para a lateral direita, e Daniel Costa retornou ao time em relação aos titulares do jogo contra a Ponte Preta. Além disso, busca sua primeira vitória no comando do clube catarinense e já gera pressão da torcida.

Quem também está confiante para o duelo é André Santos, que espera manter o histórico positivo recente contra o Criciúma.

– Tenho tido sorte nos últimos jogos que fiz contra o Criciúma. Esse confronto é importante para não agravarmos uma crise. Espero dar minha parcela de contribuição ao Figueirense e aumentar essa marca positiva que tenho diante do Criciúma – declarou o camisa 27.

Do lado do Tigre, o técnico Mazola Júnior comandou o treino fechado na tarde desta sexta-feira e afirmou que não tem informações sobre o Figueirense e ressalta que detalhes podem atrapalhar os jogadores.

– Veja bem como essa coisa está funcionando. Eu não tenho informação nenhuma do Figueirense. Quanto menos informações nós dermos para o adversário, é melhor. Porque você dar muita informação para o adversário, hoje com toda essa parafernália que existe aí, o cara estuda o seu time de ponta a cabeça. Fica 48 horas estudando individualmente os seus jogadores. Lógico que na nossa cabeça nós já temos as coisas definidas – comentou o treinador.

PROVÁVEL ESCALAÇÃO:

FIGUEIRENSE:Denis; Matheus Sales, Pereira, Henrique Trevisan e João Paulo; Zé Antônio, Betinho, Daniel Costa, Juninho e Felipe Amorim; Elton. Técnico: Rogério Micale.

CRICIÚMA: Luiz; Carlos Eduardo, Sandro, Fábio Ferreira e Iago; Liel, Jean Mangabeira, Eduardo, Alex Maranhão e Gabriel; Vitor Feijão. Técnico: Mazola Júnior.

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كشف ريو فرديناند، أسطورة مانشستر يونايتد، أنه كان يتنمر على كريستيانو رونالدو، عندما كان الثنائي مع الشياطين الحمر خلال الفترة من 2003 حتى 2009.

رونالدو انضم إلى مانشستر يونايتد في 2003 ورحل إلى ريال مدريد في 2009، قبل أن يعود من جديد في 2020 ويرحل بعد موسم ونصف بسبب مشاكله مع المدرب إريك تين هاج.

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لاعب النصر السعودي حاليًا، لديه ذكريات مع ريو فرديناند، كشف عنها الأخير، الذي أكد ساخرًا أنه اعتاد على التنمر على كريستيانو رونالدو عندما كانا معًا في مانشستر يونايتد.

وفي تصريحاته عبر البرنامج الإذاعي “كايل جاكي” الأسترالي، قال فرديناند: “لقد اعتدت أننا نسخر ونتنمر على كريستيانو رونالدو أنا ورجل يُدعى كوينتون فورتشن”.

وأضاف: “كان رونالدو أصغر كثيرًا منا في ذلك الوقت. وكنا نتنمر عليه في الحدود، مثل مرونته ولياقته البدنية وبنيانه الجسدي، لأنه كان صغيرًا جدًا”.

وأكمل: “كنا نلعب كل يومين قبل التدريب لعبة تنس الطاولة، كجزء من الإحماء، اعتدت على تحطيمه في كل مرة، وكلما خسر كان يظهر أنه على وشك البكاء”.

واختتم: “لقد ضربني في مرة من شدة يأسه في أن يفوز عليّ، لكن المنافسة بيننا كانت قوية مثل فيدرر ونادال، لكنني كنت أتفوق عليه”.

Andy Flower has admitted that England made a mistake in not selecting Monty Panesar for the first Test of the series against India at Ahmedabad.

George Dobell20-Nov-2012

Andy Flower has admitted that England made a mistake in not selecting Monty Panesar for the first Test of the series against India at Ahmedabad. England lost the Test by nine wickets after conceding a first innings deficit of 330 with Flower, the England team director, also conceding that he misread the pitch.But Flower declined to confirm that England would alter the balance of their attack for the second Test, which begins in Mumbai on Friday. While he conceded that England’s seamers had been out-performed by their Indian counterparts in Ahmedabad, he said the England team management will inspect the pitch before any selection decision is made. As things stand, Flower expects Mumbai to offer more assistance to the seamers and would only confirm that England would bring in a batsman to replace Ian Bell, who is absent on paternity leave.”With hindsight yes, it was a mistake not to play Panesar in Ahmedabad,” Flower said. “I didn’t expect that pitch to turn as early as it did. In fact, once we saw it turning early in the game I thought it might deteriorate more and I was surprised on day four and five how well it played. I certainly misjudged that pitch.”There might be a little more bounce in Mumbai which will help our seamers. Of course we have to bring in a batsman, but on any other changes I’d like to see the pitch first. Then I’ll try to make a better judgment than the last one. If it looks as though it will turn a lot, we will contemplate two spinners.”I don’t think our seamers bowled as well as they could have and the skill with reverse swing and finding the right length to hit the pads is a particular skill. I think India did that better than we did. Their seamers out-bowled our seamers, but I also think we gave them a couple of soft dismissals.”England’s attempts to square the series in Mumbai have been dealt a severe blow with the news that Steven Finn will not be fit to play in the second Test. Indeed, Finn undergoes a scan on Tuesday that will define whether he had any further part to play on the tour. Stuart Meaker, who was called into the squad when Finn was injured in the first warm-up game, will remain with them rather than joining the England Performance Programme squad.”Finn unfortunately hurt that same area of his thigh and he’s having a scan,” Flower said. “We don’t think there’s any structural damage, we need to check. If there is not he will go and join our performance programme. He’ll rehab with them and they’ve got a three-day game starting on the 27th which is the last day of this Test. Hopefully we can get him in that and test him out and if he comes through well he’ll be available for the third Test.”Flower conceded there was an air of predictability about England’s troubles in India but, despite the side now having lost five out of six Tests in Asian conditions this year, said “he would like to think” there was nothing fundamentally wrong with the team or the team set-up. Instead he felt that the batsmen, in particular, were guilty of simple errors. He did not condemn India’s decision to deny them quality spin bowling in the warm-up matches, though he did jokingly suggest that England would be unlikely to respond by providing only spin bowlers for India in their warm-up games on their next tour of England.”We have to overturn what seems predictable the moment,” he said. “There are some very basic things that we haven’t done well enough and I hope I’m not making personal excuses here. I don’t think it’s anything to do with the environment, or team dynamics, or the way we train. I think that we have failed in a number of first innings and if you do that in the subcontinent you pay the price. That’s the area where we have failed and I don’t think we should over-complicate it. I hope there is no real reason why it should keep happening in the first innings.”If we’d batted in the first innings like we batted in the second it might have been a different story. Those three wickets hurt us at the end of day two, obviously, and the ball turned quite sharply and quite quickly in that first innings. And there were a few soft dismissals which cost us.”Flower was keen to defend Kevin Pietersen, who, in his first Test since his recall, scored 19 runs in two innings and was twice dismissed by the left-arm spin of Pragyan Ojha, but Flower stressed the excellence of his long-term record.”Look, Kevin’s a very fine cricketer and he has 21 Test centuries,” Flower said. “This will not go down as one of his memorable Tests, of course, but he’s got three more Tests to contribute to winning games for England.”In this last Test the left-arm spinner got him out twice and he obviously struggled against him. But, only a few Tests ago against Sri Lanka, he scored a magnificent 150 and they had a reasonable left-arm spinner playing in subcontinent conditions. The method he used there was a very successful one. I’m not just talking about his very attacking method but his defensive one too. He’s a very experienced cricketer and I trust he’ll bring that experience to bear in the next Test match.”

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