Titular absoluto da lateral-direita do São Paulo nos últimos três jogos, o jovem Moreira é mais um problema para o técnico Rogério Ceni na reta final do Campeonato Brasileiro. Segundo o clube, o luso-brasileiro sofreu uma lesão ligamentar no joelho esquerdo no treino do último sábado (29), no CT da Barra Funda, e será submetido a uma cirurgia na próxima semana.
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O jogador realizou exames de imagem e teve diagnosticada uma lesão de ligamento cruzado anterior do joelho esquerdo.
Não é algo inédito. Moreira ficou fora por sete jogos após realizar umaartroscopia no joelho direito no início de setembro. Assim como naquela ocasião, o camisa 30 estava convocado para defender a Seleção Brasileira sub-20 e teve de ser cortado por conta da contusão. Com dupla nacionalidade, o lateral também é chamado constantemente para defender o selecionado de base português.
Ao todo, é a quarta vez no ano que o jovem de 18 anos desfalca o Tricolor por problemas clínicos. No início de junho sofreu uma entorse no tornozelo e ficou afastado por quatro jogos. No mês seguinte, foi convocado para defender a seleção portuguesa de base, mas acabou cortado por conta de uma amigdalite.
Além de Moreira, Ceni já não poderia contar comCaio (cirurgia no joelho direito),Gabriel Neves (transição física após lesão no ligamento colateral medial do joelho direito), Diego Costa (aprimora a forma após tendinite no joelho direito), Alisson (dores na coxa direita), Miranda (lesão no ligamento colateral medial do joelho esquerdo), Igor Vinícius (pubalgia) e Nikão (desconforto na região do adutor esquerdo).
Sem Moreira e Igor Vinícius, o comandante são-paulino tem apenas o veterano Rafinha, improvisado como zagueiro nos últimos jogos, para o setor.
Moreira foi promovido ao elenco principal após a disputa da Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior deste ano e atuou em 11 jogos sob o comando do técnico Rogério Ceni, com um gol marcado – na goleada sobre a Universidad Católica (4×1) pela Sul-Americana.
O jovem defensor revelado em Cotia acumula convocações pela seleção de base de Portugal e havia sido chamado na última sexta-feira (28) para defender a Seleção Brasileira sub-20, ao lado do zagueiro Beraldo, para o período de preparação no Chile, no mês de novembro, de olho na disputa do Torneio Sul-Americano Conmebol 2023.
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A clinical bowling performance led by Kim Garth, Annabel Sutherland and Alana King helped Australia romp to a dominant eight-wicket win over West Indies and a 2-0 ODI series triumph. But their victory at Junction Oval was slightly overshadowed by two controversial TV umpiring decisions.Sutherland claimed three wickets, while Garth, King and Tahlia McGrath picked up two each as West Indies were bowled out for just 103 inside 31.4 overs after being sent into bat. Then a 57-run opening stand at better than a run-a-ball between Phoebe Litchfield and Alyssa Healy laid the foundation for a comfortable chase with Ellyse Perry and Beth Mooney finishing the job untroubled with 34.3 overs to spare.The only concern for Australia came when Ashleigh Gardner copped a blow on the thumb in the field, which required an x-ray, but she was cleared of any damage.West Indies were thoroughly outclassed by Australia but controversial decisions from TV umpire Claire Polosak did them no favours, although it is highly unlikely they had a significant impact on the result.West Indies were 38 for 2 in the 12th over, after Garth had struck twice early including the big wicket of skipper Hayley Matthews for 23, when the first of two decisions went against them. Stafanie Taylor chipped a return catch back to Sutherland, which dipped at the bowler’s feet in her follow-through. Sutherland did very well to get her right hand down but the ball appeared to wedge in her fingers after brushing the ground first. However, Polosak took a long look at various slow-motion replays and was satisfied that Sutherland had got her fingers under the ball to complete the catch cleanly and Taylor was given out.Annabel Sutherland took a controversial sharp, low return catch to send back Stafanie Taylor•Getty Images
Two balls later, in the next over from King, Polosak was called on again. This time, Shemaine Campbelle had been given out lbw by onfield umpire Eloise Sheridan and she immediately reviewed the decision. Campbelle was trying to defend King on the front foot with her bat and front pad very close together. Again, Polosak needed a long look at the slow-motion replays to determine whether Campbelle had hit the ball before it struck the pad. It looked clear that the ball had deflected off the bat as there was evidence both on UltraEdge and on the replay to show the ball deviating. But Polosak determined that the ball touched the front pad first before hitting the inside edge and then deflected. After deeming it hit the pad first, ball tracking showed three reds, with the ball smashing middle stump well under bail height.The decision caused Matthews to walk out of the team dugout and voice her frustration to the fourth umpire on the boundary edge.West Indies coach Shane Deitz was interviewed by broadcaster Channel Seven shortly after. He said he believed Taylor’s catch did not carry but he was measured in his analysis of the lbw decision.”[It] definitely looked like there was some bat and deviation from bat into the pad, but it’s hard to say,” Deitz said. “We just have to accept the decision and move on. The umpire on the side can’t do too much about it so we will just wait after the game and get clarification. But it’s out, so we just have to move on.”It left West Indies in tatters at 39 for 4 and without any reviews left after Matthews had earlier burnt one on her plumb lbw off Garth. Although they were out of reviews, they did not need them despite the next three batters also falling lbw. Chinelle Henry and Aaliyah Alleyne were both trapped plumb in front playing from the crease to straight balls from Sutherland.King continued on from where she left off on Thursday, causing West Indies batters all sorts of problems with her immaculate control. She had Rashada Williams dropped at slip by Mooney after inducing the edge with a beautiful legbreak but later trapped Shabika Gajnabi at the crease with one that skidded on straight.Captain Healy strangely opted not to continue with the destructive duo of Sutherland and King despite the pair having claimed five wickets between them, following six last Thursday, and pulled them from the attack with West Indies teetering at 80 for 7. With Gardner unavailable because of her thumb injury, Healy opted to give Georgia Wareham and McGrath a bowl instead, the latter having not bowled since the second T20I in Sydney.Wareham did pick up Williams for 25 when she skied a slog straight up in the air to leave the visitors 84 for 8. But Cherry-Ann Fraser provided some plucky resistance striking a huge six off Wareham over deep midwicket that bounced off the concourse and out of the ground on to Lakeside Drive. Karishma Ramharack struck a blow lofting McGrath over cover to find the rope but fell trying to repeat the dose holing out to Wareham, who had been placed there shortly after. Fraser was the last to fall, chipping McGrath to mid-off.The chase was a straightforward affair with Healy and Litchfield barely taking a risk while finding the boundary at will with some lovely drives and flicks. West Indies helped the Australian duo with some woeful ground fielding. Both openers fell trying to accelerate proceedings. Perry and Mooney took no such risks to see Australia home.
أعلن نادي الاتحاد السكندري، إجراء صفقة تبادلية مع سيراميكا كليوباترا، خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية الجارية، لتدعيم صفوفه قبل الموسم الجديد.
بحسب بيان رسمي من الاتحاد، أنهى محمد سلامة القائم بأعمال رئيس النادي إجراءات التعاقد مع 4 لاعبين من سيراميكا كليوباترا مقابل انتقال محمد المغربي لاعب الاتحاد والأهلي السابق خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية الجارية.
طالع.. خاص | لاعب الأهلي يوافق على الرحيل إلى سيراميكا كليوباترا
وحصل الاتحاد على خدمات محمد متولی كناريا لمدة 3 مواسم ومحمد توني لمدة موسم على سبيل الإعارة مع إمكانية الشراء.
كما ضم الاتحاد الثنائي محمود عجیب ونور علاء ضمن صفقة انتقال مغربي إلى سيراميكا كليوباترا، دون تحمل أي تكاليف مالية.
وجاء انضمام كناريا وتوني إلى الاتحاد السكندري، بناءً على رغبة أحمد سامي المدير الفني الجديد للفريق قبل بداية الموسم الجديد.
Arne Slot was outthought and Liverpool were outfought on Sunday afternoon, and the 2024/25 Carabao Cup does belong to Newcastle United.
This has been an extraordinary campaign for Liverpool, one which should reach its crescendo with the Premier League title in Anfield’s clutches after Jurgen Klopp called time on his legendary career in Merseyside last summer.
There can be no grievances; the Reds were comprehensively outclassed against a Magpies side that has hungered for silver for so many years, now rejoicing after ending 70 years of barren luck.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot
Only days on from Liverpool’s gutting Champions League exit on penalties against Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool were once again out of sorts, unable to match their opponents’ intensity and confidence.
Toothless in attack and bested in crucial midfield battles, seasonal euphoria has been subdued over the past week, with much to consider heading into the summer.
Liverpool's torrid performance at Wembley
With over 15 minutes of normal time still to play, Slot threw the kitchen sink at Liverpool’s black-and-white adversaries, launching every attacking option onto the field – to no avail.
It was a desperate gambit, and one that didn’t pay off as Newcastle’s bulwark stood firm against the second-rate frontline. Liverpool’s pitiful performances in recent weeks look so incongruous across the whole story of the season. But it has mattered, glory reduced to the shape of the Premier League cup.
Overwhelmed would be apposite wording: Slot’s tried-and-tested midfield trio flattered to deceive, winning just seven of 21 combined duels in the capital. Newcastle were far sharper, latching onto second balls and wanting the trophy more; it was clear.
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Federico Chiesa scored a lifting consolation in stoppage time, but it was far too little too late as Eddie Howe’s side expertly harnessed the dark arts to whittle down precious time.
Errors have punctuated Liverpool’s recent cup exits but had Liverpool avoided just one misplaced pass, you still feel United would have prevailed. It was, as The Athletic’s James Pearce so aptly put it, an “abysmal performance.”
Epitomised by the forward line’s woes.
Liverpool's frontline misfires (again)
It’s become a familiar tale over the past few weeks, Liverpool’s formidable frontline reduced to something far more ordinary against PSG and now Newcastle on momentous stages.
Mo Salah looks dejected for Liverpool
Nothing can detract from Liverpool’s brilliance on the Premier League front, but this will sting and indeed hang a light on the glaring problems up top.
Mohamed Salah has flattered to deceive of late, sure, but he’s carried a frontline lacking a cutting edge to the brink of a league triumph, and it has proved too much across cup fronts.
Player ratings courtesy of Sofascore
Diogo Jota in particular was non-existent at Wembley, hooked before the hour mark after missing a great chance to restore parity right after Ban Burn’s opener. That’s the tenth game on the trot that the Portugal international has failed to find the back of the net.
Mohamed Salah
43 (41)
32
22
Cody Gakpo
40 (25)
16
5
Luis Diaz
42 (32)
13
5
Diogo Jota
29 (18)
8
3
Darwin Nunez
40 (17)
7
7
Federico Chiesa
11 (3)
2
2
Luis Diaz’s tally is respectable, but when you consider only four of the Colombian’s strikes have been posted after November 5th 2024, with one goal across his past 18 matches, you begin to question whether his end product matches the gifted ability he carries.
Approaching the penultimate year of his contract, questions are indeed being asked.
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How Luis Diaz let Slot down
Diaz has had plenty to cheer about this season, bagging an almighty hat-trick against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League, enjoying an early Premier League flurry of strikes to get the Slot era up and running and also providing firepower from an unnatural role in the centre to help Liverpool’s lack of reliable options, to promote fluency.
Liverpool's Luis Diaz celebrates
But we keep coming back to his lack of bite. Here is a player with all the minerals to become world-class: startling speed, fleet feet and a tenacious appetite that arrested FSG’s attention and urged them to spend up to £49m on bringing him in from Porto in 2022 as Sadio Mane’s successor.
But Diaz will never be truly world-class, for he simply isn’t incisive enough in key moments. Since arriving at Anfield, he’s scored 37 goals from 140 appearances, also laying on 18 assists. It’s decent, but it’s not great.
Liverpool winger Luis Diaz
His bundled-in goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers in February stands lonely as his only strike in any competition since bagging in the rout over West Ham United after Christmas. Against the Magpies, he never looked like adding to his haul.
He’s surely got to be sweating over his long-term future on Merseyside. Diaz’s current deal expires in 2027, by which point he will be 30 years old. Is a renewal likely to be on the cards? If your reckoning is in the negative: should Liverpool cash in for maximum value this summer?
Chiesa’s last-gasp goal provided the Reds with something that had been lacking, instinctively darting into space after Harvey Elliott played a delightful threaded ball into space. Newcastle were carved open, and the Italian forward fired an excellent strike past Nick Pope.
Having failed to even attempt a shot on goal in the capital yesterday, the Colombia international also completed only one of his three attempted dribbles while creating one key pass for his teammates, as per Sofascore. He also won just four of his ten duels, ceded possession every five and a half minutes and failed to complete a cross.
The Liverpool Echo’s Ian Doyle was not impressed, echoing the sentiment that Liverpool’s left flanker failed to provide any sharpness, lots of huff and puff but little tangible product. He gave him a 4/10 match score, which was a fair assessment, in truth.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot
So then, where are we? Liverpool look rather poor at the moment, with their sapped legs and loss of inspiration and snap costing them dearly across Champions League and Carabao Cup campaigns. Players such as Diaz and Jota are playing themselves out of a future, and FSG have plenty to chew on over the coming weeks.
But the international break is upon us, the perfect chance for recalibration. There’s a league title still to win, after all.
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Shortly after winning his last game of the season at Chepauk and leading CSK into the IPL final, MS Dhoni was asked whether he’d be back in Chennai next year. He continued to be non-committal about the subject, saying he had another eight-nine months to decide, but acknowledged that it had taken a “heavy toll” on him.”I don’t know, I have eight to nine months to decide, the small auction may be around December, so why take that headache right now?” Dhoni said after CSK’s win against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1. “I have ample time to decide.”Dhoni has had an issue with his knee all through the season and was seen wearing a brace after CSK’s final league game. While he hasn’t missed a match, he has had trouble running between wickets.”I will always be there for CSK, whether that is in the playing form or sitting somewhere outside…I don’t really know. Frankly, it takes a heavy toll. I have been out of home for literally four months. January 31 was when I got out of the house, finished my work, and started practicing from 2nd or 3rd of March. It takes a lot, but I have ample time to decide.”Related
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Dhoni and CSK now travel from Chennai to Ahmedabad for their tenth IPL final in 14 seasons. When asked whether an IPL final now felt like just another game, Dhoni said it did not.”IPL is too big to say that it is just another … and not to be forgetting that there used to be eight top teams, who used to compete with the best players available in the world and now it is tougher.”I won’t say it is just another final. It is hard work of more than two months because of which we are standing over here. Lot of character shown by the individuals, from where we started to where we are, and I feel everybody has contributed. Yes, the middle order has not got ample opportunity, but in between everybody has got a chance to chip in and they have done that.”CSK managed to score 172 after losing the toss in Qualifier 1 on a pitch that was tough for batting. During the defence, Dhoni was in his element, marshalling his bowlers and making field placements to stifle the Titans’ chase.MS Dhoni gets his fielders exactly where he wants them•BCCI
“You see the wicket, you see the conditions and according to that, you keep adjusting the field,” he said. “I can be a very annoying captain because I shift the fielder one or two feet here and there every time.”The fielder needs to keep an eye on me. Imagine you are fielding and every two balls or three balls, I am like, ‘Okay two feet to your right, three feet to your left.’ It can be annoying. I always say I believe in my gut feel, I see the wicket, the line, what is really happening and more often than not, it pays off. The only request I ask from the fielders is ‘keep an eye on me, if you drop a catch, there won’t be any reactions but just keep an eye on me.'”It hasn’t been an easy road to the final for CSK. They have grappled with several injuries, but have managed with the resources they have, especially in the pace department where Tushar Deshpande and Matheesha Pathirana have grown into their roles over the course of the season.”We try to create an environment. Other than that, we reiterate as to what is the strength of the fast bowler. Along with that, we make sure that they are improving in the areas where they need to be good at,” Dhoni said. “At the IPL, more often than not with the new ball, they know what needs to be done. The question is when it is not swinging, when it is not in your favour, then with the two fielders, where you can bowl to a particular batsman and what field you can keep. If a bowler knows that, more often than not, he will be successful.”We try to motivate them as much as possible. The support staff is there, they are always there. Now, [Dwayne] Bravo is there, Eric [Simons] is there. There are lot of people who can help them out. At the end of the day, when they are standing, they are there on their own. It is a very lonely place, but that’s where you can be brave and courageous.”Deepak Chahar took 2 for 29 in Qualifier 1•BCCI
Deepak Chahar: “Everything is okay”
CSK’s most experienced fast bowler Deepak Chahar has said that “everything is okay” despite appearing to pull up with some discomfort in his leg after taking the final catch of the game against the Titans.”Everything is okay, one more to go,” Chahar said after the match.Chahar has missed six games this season due to a hamstring injury he suffered in an earlier match after missing the whole of the 2022 season due to a back injury. In Qualifier 1, Chahar picked up 2 for 29, which included the wickets of the Titans openers, Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill.”The ball was doing something on the track and it was sticking to it [the pitch]. So, as a bowling unit, we decided to bowl more length,” Chahar said. “When you get support from the wicket, then you obviously don’t need to experiment too much – just bowl the basic ball and let them take the chances because we scored the runs and, when it comes to semi-finals, it’s all about handling the pressure. And scoring 170, chasing 170 in a semi-final when the crowd is against you, is very difficult.”
A CBF se “antecipou” e já divulgou, mesmo que de forma indireta, a primeira foto de Adryelson com a camisa do Botafogo. O jogador já está vestido com o uniforme alvinegro no BID (Boletim Informativo Diário), plataforma de registros de contratos da federação.
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A contratação está fechada, mas o Botafogo ainda não anunciou o zagueiro de forma oficial. Adryelson, inclusive, já realizou exames médicos. O defensor, que rescindiu com o Sport, chega ao Alvinegro a custo zero e assinou até 2025.
O último registro de Adryelson no BID foi no dia 12, quando a rescisão dele com o Leão foi publicada. Até quarta-feira, a foto era dele com a camisa do Rubro-Negro, mas ela foi alterada para uma do zagueiro com o uniforme do Glorioso nesta quinta-feira.
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Adryelson, vale ressaltar, ainda não foi registrado no BID como jogador do Botafogo. O Alvinegro tem até esta sexta-feira para regularizar a situação do zagueiro se quiser relacioná-lo contra o Athletico Paranaense, no sábado, pela 19ª rodada do Brasileirão.
PRESENÇA NAS REDES SOCIAIS Adryelson, inclusive, já começa a se ambientar com o Botafogo nas redes sociais. O zagueiro passou a seguir o perfil do Alvinegro e de vários jogadores do atual elenco no Instagram.
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O zagueiro segue, inclusive, Jacob Montes, meio-campista que está vindo para atuar no time B por empréstimo junto ao Crystal Palace-ING, e Chay, que está de saída para o Bahia.
Outrora privado, o defensor abriu o perfil e praticamente dobrou o número de seguidores com a presença de torcedores do Botafogo na rede social.
A Borussia Dortmund delegation have flown to England to hold talks with Jude Bellingham's brother Jobe about a summer move.
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According to Sky Germany, club chiefs Lars Ricken and Sebatian Kehl, as well as head coach Niko Kovac, were in England on Wednesday to discuss a transfer with Bellingham, who has a contract until 2028 with Sunderland.
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The report states that Dortmund's delegation landing in England is a sure sign that the club are in contact with the Bellingham family, who they already have a good relationship with after Jude played for the club for three years.
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Dortmund are not the only Bundesliga club with their eyes set firmly on Bellingham. Sky Germany also claim that RB Leipzig are chasing his signature in what looks set to be one of the biggest transfer stories of the summer.
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Bellingham is set to star for Sunderland in the Championship play-offs and could be a Premier League player with the club next season. They play Coventry in the semi-finals, beginning on Friday, and aim to book their place in the final at Wembley later this month.
Após o revés para o Atlético-MG, no Mineirão, o elenco do Flamengo já iniciou a preparação para o próximo jogo contra o rival, na quarta, agora pela Copa do Brasil. No Ninho do Urubu, os titulares fizeram um trabalho regenerativo, enquanto os demais jogadores foram a campo sob o comando de Dorival Jr, em atividade que contou com as presenças do volante Thiago Maia e do zagueiro Fabrício Bruno.
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Com um quadro gripal, Thiago Maia ficou fora do último jogo do Brasileirão, mas não será problema para enfrentar o Galo na quarta. Já o zagueiro Fabrício Bruno está em recuperação da cirurgia no pé direito, em 15 de maio. O zagueiro não atua desde o dia 31 de março.
Por outro lado, o zagueiro David Luiz seguiu a recuperação de lesão muscular na coxa esquerda, informada pelo DM do clube no dia 15.
Nesta terça, às 10h, o elenco realiza a única atividade com o grupo completa visando o jogo contra o Atlético-MG, pela jogo de ida das oitavas de final da Copa do Brasil. A bola rola no Mineirão às 21h30 de quarta-feira.
West Ham are now in talks with a new forward for Graham Potter as they look to solve their striker crisis at the London Stadium, according to a fresh report.
West Ham chasing forward
West Ham have shown improvement under Potter since he took over in east London, but remain on the hunt for a new forward in the final days of the transfer window.
Mohammed Kudus was deployed as a no.9 in their most recent Premier League outing, a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa, underlining the lack of options available to the new manager.
Michail Antonio remains sidelined indefinitely after a car crash, while Jarrod Bowen has a fractured foot and is also unavailable. Summer signing Niclas Fullkrug’s injury misfortune continued earlier in the month too, with the German now set to miss the next three months with a hamstring injury which forced him off just minutes into their FA Cup defeat against Aston Villa.
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One player who they have been strongly linked with is Brighton forward Evan Ferguson, who Potter knows well and handed his debut during his time on the south coast. It is believed that he could be available on loan and several clubs are chasing his signature, but that previous relationship combined with the chance for regular first-team football could give the Hammers the edge.
Multiple forwards could arrive however, given the current shortage in the no.9 spot at the London Stadium. The club have also been in talks to sign Brian Brobbey from Ajax, while a move for out-of-favour RB Leipzig striker Andre Silva on loan for the remainder of the campaign has also been mooted.
Now, a new name has entered the fray, with the Hammers looking beyond the final week of the transfer window.
West Ham in talks over 10 goal striker
That is according to a fresh report from French outlet L’Equipe [Via West Ham Zone], who report that West Ham are in talks to sign OGC Nice forward Evann Guessand.
The 23-year-old striker has found the net nine times in Ligue 1 so far this season, as well as netting in the Europa League, and is regarded as a top prospect in France.
Guessand in Ligue 1 24/25
Appearances
19
Goals
9
Assists
5
Minutes per goal contribution
117
And the report claims that West Ham are “in talks with the entourage” of Guessand over a potential move, with Nice reportedly valuing their striker at £25m, a fee that would be their second highest-ever sale behind Jean-Michel Seri.
However, it is a deal that has been earmarked for the summer rather than in the coming days, with Guessand enjoying a fine season for Les Aiglons and expected to remain there this winter.
“I’m at Nice. The season is ongoing and we have objectives. I am fully focused on my club and the objectives that await us,” said the versatile forward in a recent interview.
There is also thought to be interest from Germany in the talent, but West Ham could be at the head of the queue as things stand following talks.
Doughty batting delays champions-elect in pursuit of promotion from Division Two
Paul Edwards20-Sep-2022 At once elegiac and urgent, September’s cricket suits the benign deceptions of autumn. For some players and nearly half the first-class counties, the shape of their seasons is clear. All that is left is personal pride and the hope of taking a couple of victories into the winter. For other cricketers, Nottinghamshire’s amongst them, there is the prospect of glory and the achievement of ambitions nursed since November.Steven Mullaney’s team began this match needing ten points to guarantee promotion and 22 to win the Second Division outright, so it was only to be expected that Mullaney would ask Worcestershire to bat on a morning when a pale sun did nothing to pacify a greenish New Road pitch. And nor was one taken aback when Nottinghamshire’s seamers took five wickets in the morning session, thus leaving their side well-placed to establish a match-shaping advantage. This, though, is the chameleon season. It begins with summer’s generosity before ending in grasping darkness. “In the edges of days, in the confluence of tides, in the unclear lapping and lap-backing of the between-seasons is autumn,” wrote Horatio Clare. “It can be obvious, a salute of blazing foliage, or disguised, slipping in behind distractions.”Nottinghamshire’s advantage was obvious enough when the afternoon session began but it would be more than four hours before they enjoyed another success and by the time Brett D’Oliveira’s attempted drive gave Jake Ball his third wicket and Tom Moores his third catch the nature of this day had changed utterly. D’Oliveira’s 85, his first score over fifty in red-ball cricket since June, and his 169-run stand for the sixth-wicket with Gareth Roderick had shown us this would be a very different match from that which Mullaney’s bowlers surely envisaged during a morning in which they were hungry, their slips were ravenous and the outfielders were chasing down balls as though their October golf depended on it.There was nothing fortuitous about Worcestershire’s recovery. The fall of Ed Barnard to the ball before lunch might have prepared home supporters for further reverses in the afternoon but D’Oliveira and Roderick had none of it. They played themselves back in, adjusted to the easing conditions and before long Roderick was easing the ball through the leg side while D’Oliveira shaped his drives or cuts through point. Liam Patterson-White bowled his slow left-arm tightly albeit without great threat and it said something about the changing balance of the innings that Mullaney needed a spinner at all.Though Patterson-White extracted more lift from the New Road pitch than the batsmen appeared to expect, nothing disturbed the Worcestershire pair and one noticed with a start that the home side had collected a second bonus point before their visitors. Mullaney took the second new ball he surely thought he wouldn’t require and gained rapid dividends, first with the dismissal of D’Oliveira and then when Brett Hutton had Matthew Waite lbw for 5.But the evening ended with Roderick unbeaten on 91 and New Road resplendent in the golden light of a late autumn afternoon. Such an conclusion seemed absurdly unlikely when one recalled a morning when the sun was barely apparent and there was a hint of amber in the trees on Bromwich Parade. It was a bowlers’ day for all money and one doubts Mullaney hesitated long before placing a wager on his seamers. They offered early returns, too.Ed Pollock tried to get off the mark with a massive drive at a wide delivery from Ball but only inside-edged the ball onto his off stump. Two overs later, Ball took his second wicket when Azhar Ali feathered a lifting delivery to Moores two balls after collecting his only boundary with a nick through the slips. Half an hour later, Dane Paterson brought one back off the pitch and collected his 50th wicket of the season when the ball thumped into Jake Libby’s pad.Worcestershire’s batsmen struggled on, often by tickling the ball to the unoccupied fine-leg boundary. The only member of top order not to need that resource was Jack Haynes, whose cover-drives off Ball and Paterson were the most felicitous of the session. But having hit five boundaries in his 38, Haynes came half-forward to Mullaney’s fourth ball of the morning and was well caught by Moores, who was standing up. Having been inserted, D’Oliveira might have accepted 99 for 4 at lunch but Barnard’s defensive shot to Paterson’s last possible ball of the morning edged a catch to Matthew Montgomery at second slip. A few Worcestershire supporters lunched gloomily, little guessing the late-season riches that were to follow.