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England take charge
Bangladesh Tour of WI
Sachin, Kambli on the same pitch
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England take charge
London, July 18 Earlier, England struggled to impose themselves on the Australian bowlers during the third day of the second Ashes test at Lord's on Saturday after opting to bat again rather than enforce the follow-on. Australia, who started the day on 156 for eight in reply to England's 425, were dismissed in the morning session for 215. At tea England were 130 for two, an overall lead of 340, following a slow post-lunch period during which both Ravi Bopara (19 not out) and Kevin Pietersen (28 not out) were restricted by thoughtful pace bowling. Off-spinner Nathan Hauritz dismissed Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss for identical scores of 32 in eight balls after the England openers had put on 61 from 56 balls. Cook was lbw to Hauritz's first ball after lunch which hurried through. Strauss was caught by Michael Clarke at first slip after he was deceived in flight by a delivery which spun away from the left-hander. Pietersen drove Hauritz handsomely for four but then became increasingly introspective while Bopara, needing runs to secure his test place, could not find his timing. Ben Hilfenhaus and Peter Siddle found some swing and successfully contained the England batsmen. Mitchell Johnson, though, was again wayward, switching from over to around the wicket without finding his direction. The ease with which Siddle, who reached his highest test score of 35, and Hauritz (24) batted against the England pace bowlers might have helped persuade Strauss to bat for a second time. He would also be aware that Sri Lanka and South Africa have saved test matches in recent years at Lord's after being made to follow on. Strauss batted with appropriate urgency after his first innings of 161 but the game started to drift in the afternoon session. Ricky Ponting at second slip dropped Bopara on 11 from the bowling of Siddle with the score on 88. — Reuters Scoreboard England (2nd Innings)
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Bangladesh
Tour of WI
St. George’s (Grenada), July 18 Earlier, West Indies batsman Travis Dowlin fell five runs short of a maiden Test century as Bangladesh’s spinners dominated day one. The home team, sent in, was bowled for 237 an hour before the close. The 32-year-old Dowlin struck seven fours and a six and occupied 162 deliveries. Opener Dale Richards blazed a forthright 69 off 81 balls but no other batsman passed 25. The visitors’ attack was led by offspinner Mahmudullah and left-armers Shakib-al-Hasan and Enamul Haque Jr. Bangladesh reached 35-1 in reply with Tamim Iqbal unbeaten on 14 and nightwatchman Enamul Haque on 5 not out. Medium pacer Darren Sammy took 1-4. Earlier, Richards launched the West Indies innings with a volley of boundaries against the fast bowlers as he and left-hander Omar Phillips posted 60 for the first wicket. Bangladesh skipper Shakib-al-Hasan introduced spin in the eighth over and he provided the breakthrough himself. Phillips, on 23, holed out to deep midwicket where Tamim Iqbal pouched a brilliant catch diving forward. Richards passed his maiden Test fifty, off 64 balls with 10 fours, and celebrated by adding a six and a four in the same over off Shakib. Richards, who celebrated his 33rd birthday on Thursday, added another six but fell next ball to Mahmudullah as he chipped a simple return catch at 104-2. Two balls later, Mahmudullah went low to his right to grab another return catch to dismiss Ryan Hinds at 106-3 as the momentum shifted just before lunch. Mahmudullah, the hero of Bangladesh’s first test victory last Monday in St. Vincent with his five-wicket haul, snagged his third wicket soon after resumption. Captain Floyd Reifer played back to a flatter, straighter ball and was plumb leg before for 1. Dowlin and David Bernard Jr. shared a restorative stand of 43 for the fifth wicket before another collapse saw three wickets tumble for three runs. Bernard carefully compiled 17 off 56 balls before he swatted a square cut to backward point off Shakib. Enamul, in the team to replace injured skipper Mashrafe Mortaza, grabbed his first wicket when Darren Sammy played down the wrong line to be LBW. — AP Scoreboard
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Sachin, Kambli on the same pitch
Nagpur, July 18 Kambli, in a television reality show, was reported to have accused his childhood friend Tendulkar of not supporting him when his cricket career was on the downslide. Kambli later vehemently denied making the comment and said the report has shattered his and Tendulkar’s families. The former Test batsman added that he had spoken to Tendulkar and they had “laughed off” the matter. However, the video clip reportedly showed Kambli making the remark. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Shashank Manohar was the chief guest at Saturday’s event, organised by Thackeray foundation. Speaking on the occasion, Tendulkar attributed his success to Achrekar and said he taught him to be disciplined in life. Tendulkar said he was once slapped by Achrekar when, instead of batting for the school’s B team, he cheered for his seniors from the sidelines. Two other disciples of Achrekar, former Test players Praveen Amre and Sameer Dighe, were also felicitated along with Tendulkar and Kambli. — IANS
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Two riders shot at
Freire, from the Rabobank team, was hit in the right thigh by a small shot during the 13th stage from Vittel to Colmar but the injury did not hamper him. Dean, part of the Garmin team, was hit on the index finger. Both riders started Saturday’s 199-km stage to Besancon.
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Injured Baljit out of European tour
Initial reports suggest that damage to his right eye is substantial as the impact of the hard golf ball on the cornea, lens and vitreous fluid inside the eyeball were said to be tremendous. He will take a couple of weeks to recover from the injury and the subsequent surgery. PR Sreejesh will take his place in the team. This is not the first time that Indian team has suffered such a set back on eve of an international assignment. Some years ago, a security official of prestigious Shatabdi train unwittingly shot captain of the current team, Sandeep Singh, a drag flicker, in the back. Sandeep had to stay out of the national team for a long time before fully recovering from the bullet injury. The gun, an inquiry later revealed, had gone off accidentally and hit an unsuspecting Sandeep Singh in the back. And a couple of years ago, another bright player, Jugraj Singh, also a drag flicker, had his playing career cut short by a road accident in which he suffered several severe fractures of both his upper and lower limbs. He could not return to international hockey even after a surgery in the United States. He now plays for his employers, Punjab Police. Former Indian goalkeeper Charles Cornelius suffered a knee injury in a training camp at NIS Patiala in early 70s. Ultimately, his knee had to be permanently frozen to put him out of competitive hockey forever. The 28-year-old goalkeeper Baljit, doctors said, suffered a global rupture during the training session at Balewadi, Pune, on July 17 evening. He was struck in the eye during the golf ball practice session with the goalkeeping coach Romeo James. The Indian team is undergoing its training camp there for the four nation European tour that commences on July 24. The team is scheduled to play 12 Tests against England, Belgium, Spain and Holland during its four-week tour. The ultra-sonography tests done at Pune revealed that the globe of the right eye had shrunken and deformed with the intra-ocular contents showing heterogeneous appearance with hemorrhage in the vitreous. Hockey India officials reacted swiftly and organised his airlift to Delhi airport early morning where an AIIMS ambulance took Baljit to the hospital for an emergency surgery by a team of surgeons led by Dr. (Prof) Sudershan Khokhar, cornea specialist. The global rupture has damaged the retina, cornea and lens of his eye because of the direct trauma suffered due to the impact of the hard golf ball. Hockey India Secretary General Mohammed Aslam Khan requested Union Minister of State for Health Dinesh Trivedi to provide the best possible treatment to Baljit Singh. The AIIMS Director RC Decka personally supervised the surgery. Officials of Hockey India and Sports Authority were at the airport to receive Baljit Singh and were at the hospital during the three-hour surgery. Doctors said they would keep Baljit in hospital under observation for the next few days.
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