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The Ashes: Aus
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Andrew Flintoff bounces a ball on his bat during a training session in Cardiff on Tuesday. — AFP
Sandeep to lead on European tour
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Herath spins Lanka to victory
Galle, July 7 But Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Rangana Herath and seamer Thilan Thushara upended the Pakistan innings, striking at regular intervals to hasten a batting collapse. Herath struck in the second over, trapping first innings centurymaker Yousuf lbw for his overnight score. He soon dismissed Butt caught by Paranavitana. Thushara then had Malik caught behind by Dilshan and trapped Akmal lbw. Misbah’s run out for seven left Pakistan on a precarious 85-7, with all their recognized batsmen back in the pavilion. Herath wrapped up the innings when he had Rauf caught by Jayawardene at slip to hand his side a famous win to kick start the three-match series, the first between the two countries since the Sri Lankan team’s convoy was attacked by terrorists en route to a match at Lahore, Pakistan in March. Pakistan was seemingly on top of the match from the start. Visiting skipper Younus won the toss and sent Sri Lanka in to bat, restricting the hosts to 292. Yousuf celebrated his return to test cricket with 112 runs, his 29th test hundred that helped Pakistan reach 342 in reply. Rookie bowlers Ajmal and Aamer produced three wickets each to end Sri Lanka’s second innings for 217 runs, giving Pakistan what should have been an achievable target. Aamer returned 3-38 and took a match haul of six wickets while Ajmal recorded 3-34 and took five wickets in the match.
— AP Scoreboard Sri Lanka Ist innings 292 Pakistan Ist innings 342 Sri Lanka 2nd innings 217 Pakistan 2nd innings Manzoor c Jayawardene b Mendis 15 Butt c Paranavitana b Herath 28 Younis lbw b Mathews 3 Mohammad Yousuf lbw b Herath 12 Misbah run out 7 Shoaib Malik c Dilshan b Thushara 0 Akmal lbw b Thushara 6 Rauf c Jayawardene b Herath 13 Gul b Mendis 9 Aamer c Dilshan b Herath 6 Ajmal not out 1 Extras (b13, lb 3, w 1) 17 Total: (all out; 44.3 overs) 117 Fall of wickets: 1-36, 2-39, 3-71, 4-72, 5-72, 6-80,7-85, 8-95, 9-110,10-117. Bowling: Kulasekara 7-1-25-0, Thushara 12-4-21-2, Mathews 4-0-13-1, Mendis10-0-27-2, Herath11.3-5-15-4
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No permanent slot for IPL: ICC
New Delhi, July 7 But the game’s governing body is not considering any such proposal at the moment. “No we are not considering giving a window to IPL. Mr Lalit Modi (IPL commissioner) has frequently said that a window for IPL is not appropriate and I agree with him,” ICC President David Morgan said. Asked whether this could lead to players opting out of bilateral tours to take part in the IPL, Morgan said it would only happen in the case of those on the brink of retirement. “I think some cricketers who are coming to the end of their career will opt to play in domestic leagues like IPL. But I believe established international cricketers will want to play international cricket,” he said. The Twenty20 boom has cast a shadow on the future of Test cricket, which was in any case losing popularity with spectators. Morgan said ICC has plans to revitalise the longest version of the sport and reducing Test matches to four days was one of the options. “I believe that Test cricket is very interesting product but there have been some matches that have been played in front of very poor crowd. The matches have been draws almost from day two forward and that is often due to the pitch not giving a fair balance between ball and bat,” he said. “We look at Test cricket as prime product and we look at the possibility of four days rather than five. We concern ourselves with quality of pitches and also overrate, because we have to be ever conscious of the need of the paying public,” he added. Asked whether the ICC would consider a two-tier structure for Tests, Morgan said such a system was already in place. “To some extent, that happens currently, doesn’t it? Because in a six-year cycle, some nations play each other home-and-away every four years as opposed to six years. They play five-match Test match series as opposed to three-match Test series. So there already is an element of stronger teams playing each other more frequently,” he said. Morgan did not foresee any such threat to one-day cricket, which he said was the cash-provider for the other formats. “The 50-overs game has been the cash-provider for other forms of cricket over a long period of time and I believe there is a continuing future for 50-over cricket. We have introduced the batting powerplays and I believe that is a quite bold change and that would definitely add interest to the game,” he said.
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Gill admits lapses
New Delhi, July 7 “The sports infrastructure work is progressing satisfactory. There have been instances of slippage in a few project milestones for which appropriate recovery schedules have been prepared and it is estimated that all the projects will be completed as per schedule,” Gill said in a statement. Gill also informed the House about the penalties being imposed on the defaulters. “Delhi Development Authority has imposed a penalty of Rs 50 lakh on the contractor for delay in completion of squash court in Siri Fort Complex,” he said. On being asked about the funds allocated and utilised for each project, Gill informed that out of Rs 2460 crore sanctioned for Sports Authority of India, Rs 990.28 crore have been released. The All India Tennis Association has received Rs 24.70 crore out of 30 crore sanctioned and CPWD have got all the Rs 15 crore for developing Bog Bore Shooting Range, Kadarpur, Gurgaon. Responding to the security related query for the Delhi Games, Gill said, “Ministry of Home Affairs is the nodal ministry for security related to the Games. The progress of security arrangements is reviewed on a regular basis by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Lieutenant Governor,” he said. — PTI Huge cost of projects
The creation of infrastructure for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi will cost nearly Rs 5000 crore as per the latest figures released by the Government reveal. The projected expenditure for the Games Village near the Yamuna River bank will cost a whopping Rs 1034.82 crore as the venue will also have competion and training facilities. The next big venue, in size and expenditure-wise, will be the show piece Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Built for the 1982 Asian Games, the Nehru Stadium is being given a complete make over costing Rs 961 crore. Renovation and addition of facilities at the sprawling Indira Gandhi Indoor stadium complex is expected to cost Rs 669 crore while most of the other stadiums are projected to cost upward of Rs 250 crore.
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The rivalry resumes today
Ponting has now challenged rookies Mitchell Johnson and Peter Siddle, who have never played a Test against England, to etch their names into Ashes history. “Reputations and legend are generally made out of these bigger series and there is no bigger series than an Ashes series to do that. One good initiative we have had since we have been here is during every game day or training day, one or two guys have been telling us what an Ashes series means to them, and what it means to be a part of it,” Ponting was quoted as saying. “Hearing them say some of the things they have said makes me think they really want to forge their own identities and make an impact in this series,” he added. Ponting, however, admitted that selecting a replacement for Lee in the eleven will be a tough job. On the other side England captain Andrew Strauss goes into tomorrow’s first Test confident his developing side have the character required to cope with the pressure of Ashes cricket. England’s form since winning the 2005 Ashes has been mediocre and when the Ashes were last up for grabs, in 2006-07, they were thrashed 5-0 in Australia. While the likes of Strauss, Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff remain from the side that triumphed four years ago, at least five players - Ravi Bopara, Matt Prior, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad and Graham Onions - could be making their Ashes debuts here at Sophia Gardens. Since Strauss was thrust into the captaincy in January, after Pietersen’s falling out with then coach Peter Moores, England have lost a series in the Caribbean and beaten a poor West Indies team at home earlier this season. Strauss, who has repeatedly emphasised the importance of keeping a cool head, said, “The key to the series is how you handle those pressure moments and there are going to be plenty of them. That’s going to be a bit of a test of character and a bit of a test of courage and technique. You have to be prepared for that and be mentally switched on enough to come through that, come out the other side and then apply the pressure on the opposition.” — IANS
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Sandeep to lead on European tour
Chandigarh, July 7 Sandeep Singh has been retained to captain the team. For the first time, 23-member Indian team will leave shores of the country with just two deep defenders, eight halfbacks and 11 forwards. This new pattern of team composition has come from the new coach who wants to prove he can deliver results overnight. Brasa is experimenting with the concept of complete hockey, expecting each player to fit in at each and every position on the playfield. Besides demanding high level of fitness, he also wants Indian players to adapt and adjust themselves to new patterns of play and pressures of the game. It also has a long list of officials accompanying it on the tour. Both Harendra Singh and Romeo James stay as a part of the coaching squad. Jose Brasa has also brought in with him a new Human Performance analyst. India will play four Tests against England, and three each against Belgium and Spain at Birmingham, Antwerp and Teresa, respectively. They will also play two Tests against the Netherlands at Amstelveen before flying back to India. Team: Sandeep (Capt), Adrian , Baljit Singh, V Raghunath, Gurbaj, V Pillay, P Tirkey, Sardar Singh, A Roy, I Tirkey, VS Vinaya, D Mahadhik, T Khandker, Shivendra, Rajpal, A Halappa, Prabhjot Singh, GS Chandi, H Prasad, SV Sunil, B Chikara, RP Singh, and B Lakra. |
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The Indian Premier League will not be given a permanent slot in the international cricket calendar, the ICC said today. Many top cricketers had to sit out of IPL due to their national commitments which has prompted calls for granting the cash-rich Twenty20 event a permanent window in the ICC calendar.
London, July 7
The team does not show much of changes except that India’s most capped player and a reliable defender, Dilip Tirkey, has preferred to sit out because of fitness problems. Even forward Deepak Thakur has stayed out of the selection process. Young Ravi Pal Singh will get a chance to prove his mettle. So will be some other youngsters.
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Pietersen: Gillespie
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