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If this was a final, as Ricky Ponting wanted his side to view the fifth one-dayer in Vadodara, it was reminiscent of the hopelessly one-sided conclusion to the World Cup in 1999. Mahendra Singh Dhoni let out a big smile at the toss, with the crowd cheering as if the result was a foregone conclusion, but trudged away in the knowledge that his side could no longer win the series. Even drawing level from here will take some getting.The distinctly brick-red surface, one that demanded application, was to leave India’s batsmen ashen faced. A combination of injudicious shot-selection, accurate new-ball bowling, efficient left-arm pace and outstanding wicketkeeping is often a recipe for a lop-sided contest. It resulted in India’s lowest home total against Australia. In fact the game was up much earlier; spectators leaving the ground after 25 overs of the game realised as much.Adam Gilchrist imposed himself on the series with his allround brilliance. He equalled his record for the most dismissals in an ODI, including two sensational one-handed takes, before rattling off a 77-ball 79 as Australia cantered to a nine-wicket win. Chasing 149 was always going to be a doddle, even though India tried their bit by opening the bowling with Harbhajan Singh’s offspin, and Australia faced little trouble in reaching the target just after the halfway mark. Gilchrist’s four towering sixes rubbed salt into India’s wounds and one hopes youngsters watching his brutal assault on Murali Kartik did so with parental supervision.He was invaluable behind the stumps too, making amends for his poor showing in Chandigarh with a wicketkeeping display straight out of the Ian Healy manual. He was alert to an inside edge from Yuvraj Singh, stooping to his right and pouching a single-handed take, before snapping up a leg glance from Dhoni, this time throwing himself headlong to the left and clasping on to a chance. Both instances demanded quicksilver reflexes and his reaction underscored the extent to which Australia raise their game when it really matters.India’s innings resembled an automobile ignition on a wintry morning. On a ground where the average total hovers around 280, it soon emerged that the pitch wasn’t the subcontinental shirtfront that everyone expected. Brett Lee’s first over saw a couple of deliveries that died on the batsmen, short-length deliveries often came with a spongy bounce and it was clear the strip wasn’t conducive for hitting through the line.

Johnson, ending with five wicket for the first time in an international, prospered by keeping things simple and had Gilchrist to thank for four of his dismissals (another arrived through a poor umpiring decision). Unlike in Chandigarh, where he came on first-change, he was asked to share the new ball and thrived in Lee’s company. Johnson didn’t rattle with pace or swing, instead he nagged away outside off and troubled with minimal movement off the pitch. He appeared to have assessed the pitch early, unlike some of India’s batsmen, and deserved his best international figures.India paid for some indiscreet strokeplay after failing to read the surface. Sourav Ganguly’s early run out, when Sachin Tendulkar didn’t respond to a risky single, started the slide and there was hardly any time to recover. Rahul Dravid’s struggles continued with a first-ball duck, rooted to the crease and beaten by a Lee inswinger, while Robin Uthappa, confidently punching during his brief stay, was unlucky to be adjudged leg before to a ball striking him outside off and heading past the off stump.Tendulkar, honoured before the game for reaching 400 ODIs, briefly promised a classic but he didn’t have much of an answer to a ferocious away-cutter from Lee, a candidate for the ball of the series, that breached his defences. Lee produced the killer blow when he returned for his second spell in the 26th over. The good-length ball swung in, gripped the pitch, and moved away just enough to beat Tendulkar and had him edge a simple catch to Gilchrist behind the stumps.The hopeless situation didn’t deter RP Singh and Zaheer Khan. They handled the lack of pace sensibly and their 41-run stand proved that runs could be scored if one waited for the right ball. Eventually it was a case of too little too late; India’s story in the next two games might just follow a similar theme.

Despite a blistering 42 from Esuan Crandon, Rawl Lewis XI fell 20 runs short of victory against Darren Sammy’s XI in the second practice match of the Stanford Super Stars squad training camp.Travis Dowlin led the way for the Sammy XI, scoring a brisk 54 off 39 balls. He was supported by Tonito Willett of Nevis (26), and Sylvester Joseph (24) as the side posted 146 at the end of their allotted 20 overs.Lewis XI were stalled early in their chase by a sound opening spell by Jerome Taylor, the West Indies fast bowler, who conceded only 16 runs off his four overs and also picked up a wicket. Mahendra Nagamootoo, the former West Indies legspinner, was almost unplayable throughout his spell, conceding just three runs in his 3.5 overs, grabbed two wickets.Lewis XI were further stalled as their batsmen failed to build partnerships. Kieron Pollard though was the only batsman to lend significant support to Crandon, scoring 39 off 21 balls with six fours and two sixes. Crandon bludgeoned Sammy in the last of his three overs – in which he conceded 20 runs – slamming two consecutive sixes and a four. Sammy had the last laugh, as he had Crandon caught by Taylor to effectively end the run chase.

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Warwickshire stormed into the C&G final, beating Lancashire by 99 runs at Edgbaston. The excellent work performed by their tail-enders paid off, as Lancashire stumbled chasing 237 for victory, thanks to disciplined bowling by Warwickshire’s seamers.Lancashire lost their first two wickets cheaply, and worse was to come as their key batsman, Andrew Symonds, was caught by the South African Makhaya Ntini off Neil Carter. Indeed, Ntini and Carter were the stars for Warwickshire; Ntini took 2 for 12 from 10 overs to really apply the brakes, and Carter 4 for 26 from 6 overs.Lancashire were in trouble at 90 for 5, but staged a recovery through Stuart Law and Dominic Cork. The pair only put on 33, but while Law was at the crease, Lancashire could still hope for victory. His wicket, caught behind off Carter for 47, spelt the end as Lancashire lost their last five wickets for just 14 runs.Earlier, a late flurry by Mike Powell and Tony Frost had steadied Warwickshire to what was a reasonable score, after a clutch of middle-order wickets saw them reduced fo 155 for 7, thanks to tight bowling from Lancashire.Warwickshire’s innings started brightly, despite the early loss of Neil Carter for 13 who fell to James Anderson. Nick Knight and Jonathan Trott consolidated in a stand worth 48, but Knight fell for a rare low score as Lancashire tightened their grip on the game, with regular wickets. The highly promising fast-bowler, Sajid Mahmood, dismissed Trott, which spelt a collapse for Warwickshire who lost five for 29, including Jim Troughton who had made 34 at a run a ball.Marcus North’s accurate off-spin accounted for three of their wickets, and he was indebted to Warren Hegg, who completed two stumpings and two catches. North, an underused bowler, ended with the impressive figures of 3-31 from eight overs. Powell and Frost’s brilliant late burst, in which they put on 81 for the eighth wicket, dampened Lancashire’s hopes of dismissing them for under 200, and it was this late-rally which ultimately won the game for Warwickshire.Warwickshire will face Hampshire in the final at Lord’s, on September 3.

Derbyshire had little difficulty in forcing a draw against Yorkshire in their Second Division clash at Headingley. Derbyshire followed on this morning 202 behind, but batted calmly through 92 overs to finish with 245 for 5. Jon Moss, their Australian import, top-scored with 87. Play finally got under way after two washed-out days at the Riverside: Durham were shot out for 231, with Gavin Hamilton top-scoring with 41. Simon Francis took five wickets for Somerset – and Rob Turner caught five behind the stumps – but it’s hard to see how a draw can be avoided. Somerset had reduced the deficit to 104 by the close. It was a torrid start for Shaun Tait, Durham’s new signing from South Australia: touted as the next Brett Lee, he sent down 14 no-balls in four overs that cost 43 runs.In the First Division of the Totesport League Warwickshire wrapped up a quick victory over Kent, bowling them out for 135 – Heath Streak took 3 for 7 in six overs – and then knocking off the runs in just 24.1 overs. Centuries from Mark Chilton and Iain Sutcliffe set Lancashire up for a victory at Whitgift School to make amends for their three-day Championship defeat there. Chilton spanked 19 fours and Sutcliffe 17, and they shared an opening stand of 223, only a dozen short of Surrey’s total. Surrey had been in disarray at 72 for 6 before Alex Tudor joined Adam Hollioake and they put on 128. At the Rose Bowl Matthew Elliott inched Glamorgan to a narrow three-wicket victory over Hampshire, for whom Shane Warne went wicketless for once.Down in Division Two Scotland fell to their 11th defeat out of 12 completed matches (they’ve also had two no-results), going down by 114 runs to Sussex at the Grange in Edinburgh. Michael Yardy made 83 of Sussex’s 263 for 6, then Mushtaq Ahmed, with 4 for 46, made sure there was no upset. Graeme Hick’s 120 set up an 83-run win for Worcestershire at Lord’s, despite Simon Cook’s 5 for 34 for Middlesex. And Nottinghamshire’s 249 proved too much for Leicestershire at Trent Bridge, where Stuart MacGill’s three wickets all came courtesy of stumpings by Chris Read.

County Championship Division Two

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Day 1 report: Flying start by Wood – The Telegraph
Day 2 report: McGrath continues fine form – The Times
Day 3 report: Draw looming at Headingley – The Sunday Telegraph
Day 4 report: Yorkshire lack cutting edge – The Daily Telegraph

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Day 1: no play due to rain
Day 2: no play due to rain
Day 3 report: Francis duo impress on familiar turf – The Daily Telegraph

National League Division One

Glamorgan 209 for 7 (Croft 52, Elliott 79*) beat Hampshire 208 (Adams 40, Crawley 56, Hemp 3-11) by 3 wickets at the Rose Bowl
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Match report: Croft’s payback robs Hampshire – The Times
Lancashire 238 for 2 (Chilton 115, Sutcliffe 102*) beat Surrey 235 for 8 (Hollioake 66, Tudor 56, Cork 3-35) by 8 wickets at Whitgift School
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Match report: Sutcliffe and Chilton hit Surrey with killer blow – The Times
Warwickshire 139 for 4 (Bell 51) beat Kent 135 (Streak 3-7) by 6 wickets at Edgbaston
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Match report: Streak burst takes pressure off batsmen – The Times

National League Division Two

Worcestershire 261 for 7 (Hick 120, Leatherdale 63, Cook 5-34) beat Middlesex 178 (Scott 42, Shah 55, Batty 3-41) by 83 runs at Lord’s
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Match report: Hick gives his Sunday best to close gap – The Guardian
Nottinghamshire 249 for 6 (Gallian 75, Singh 45, Pietersen 51) beat Leicestershire 229 (Maddy 75, MacGill 3-50) by 20 runs at Trent Bridge
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Match report: Maddy battles in vain – The Times
Sussex 263 for 6 (Yardy 83, Prior 44, Yasir Arafat 3-49) beat Scotland 149 (Mushtaq Ahmed 4-46) by 114 runs at Edinburgh
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Match report: Saltires cut down to size – The Scotsman

Somerset beat Glamorgan by 7 wickets in a remarkable Twenty20 match at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff that saw 390 runs scored in just 38 overs, and all despite steady drizzle that fell throughout what turned out to be a quite amazing match.Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat first, with Robert Croft and Matthew Maynard blasting 53 in just 4.5 overs before Croft departed for a quickfire 28. Ian Thomas was then unluckily run out backing up without facing a ball, before Mike Powell fell leg before to Keith Parsons for 8. Two overs later Matthew Maynard departed for 39, and Glamorgan had reached 81-4 in just the 9th over.David Hemp maintained the momentum, scoring an unbeaten 49 off just 33 balls, and with useful support from the lower order, Glamorgan reached 193-7 at the end of their 20 over allocation – the highest so far in the new competition, passing the score of 188/7 that Warwickshire had made against the Somerset bowlers last Friday night at Taunton.However, the new record lasted a mere 70 minutes, as Somerset galloped past the target with two overs in hand. Jamie Cox and Carl Gazzard set the tone with a remarkable opening partnership, adding 61 in just 4 overs as Cox raced to a 19 ball half-century with 11 crisply struck fours and a huge six off fellow Australian Michael Kasprowicz, who was struck for 25 runs in his third over.Gazzard also unfurled some scintillating strokes, and Somerset`s reserve wicket-keeper had struck 6 fours from just 10 balls when he chipped Adrian Dale into the hands of Robert Croft at mid-on. Dale then removed Jamie Cox who was caught behind by Mark Wallace for 53 off just 21 balls.Keith Dutch, who had struck 70 in Somerset`s first game, kept the scoring rate in double figures with 8 further boundaries as the Glamorgan attack found it difficult to maintain any semblance of control in the damp and slippery conditions. Dutch was in sight of his second hal-century when Keith Parsons hit Adrian Dale to the long-leg boundary as Somerset romped home with 7 wickets in hand and still 12 balls to go.Somerset`s total of 197-3 became the highest in the new competition, and after this plethora of runs, the rain soaked crowd, that included many schoolchildren, must have gone home rather damp, but very happy after witnessing such a remarkable contest that saw almost 400 runs being scored in just 145 minutes.

November 2001Sun 18-Mon 19 MCA President’s XI v England (2 days)Mumbai (Bombay)Thu 22-Sat 24 Board President’s XI v England (3 days)HyderabadTue 27-Thu 29 India ‘A’ v England (3 days)JaipurDecember 2001Mon 3-Fri 7 FIRST TEST MATCHIndia v EnglandMohali (Chandigarh)Tue 11-Sat 15 SECOND TEST MATCHIndia v EnglandAhmedabadWed 19-Sun 23 THIRD TEST MATCHIndia v EnglandBangaloreJanuary 2002Thu 17 1st practice One day matchMumbai (Bombay)Sat 19 (D/N) 2nd practice One day matchMumbai (Bombay)Tue 22 (D/N) FIRST ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL Chennai (Madras)Fri 25 (D/N) SECOND ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL Kolkata (Calcutta)Mon 28 THIRD ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL KanpurThu 31 FOURTH ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL New DelhiFebruary 2002Sun 3 (D/N) FIFTH ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL Mumbai (Bombay)N.B. D/N denotes day/night match

After first approaching him in the middle of last season, Everton have finally confirmed the arrival of former Watford manager Marco Silva as their new manager following the departure of Sam Allardyce.

The Portuguese boss, who measures up at 5ft 11in, will attempt to oversee a more successful season at Goodison Park next time around and try to avoid the instability that saw Ronald Koeman sacked mid-season after a heavy summer of investment before firefighter Sam Allardyce was brought in to ensure that the Toffees didn’t get relegated.

In reality, the Merseysiders were never in any grave danger of relegation but it was still a season to forget for their fans and the exact opposite of how their nouveau-riche regime was supposed to kick off.

That has only served to stoke the excitement, also fuelled by the months of build-up and anticipation and the fact that Allardyce was a deeply unpopular figure at Goodison Park.

We’ve taken a closer look at the most optimistic of the reaction to Silva’s appointment on a three-year contract…

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Glamorgan have signed Craig Meschede from Somerset on a permanent deal after he was released from his contract at Taunton.He has signed a three-year deal and will report for pre-season training this week.An allrounder and product of the Somerset academy, Meschede spent the 2015 season on loan at Glamorgan and quickly becoming an integral member of the side in all formats.He joined Glamorgan in a swop deal with Jim Allenby, who immediately joined Somerset on a three-year deal, with no suggestion at the time that Meschede’s move to South Wales would become permanent.He hit his maiden century against Surrey at Cardiff, followed up with another against Northamptonshire at the SWALEC Stadium and his displays of clean-hitting prompted his elevation to open the batting during NatWest T20 Blast games.Glamorgan chief executive Hugh Morris was keen to recruit Meschede on a permanent basis and concluded negotiation with the Somerset management team on Monday.”Craig played an important role in our team last season and although we were keen to keep him, any deal relied on Somerset’s sanction as he had a year to run on his contract,” said Morris.”We’re delighted to have got the deal over the line and believe that we’ve signed a player who adds a lot to the side and also has the potential to develop further.”Meschede, 24, has taken 92 wickets in 45 first class matches while maintaining a batting average of 24.29.Meschede said: “This has been a tough decision as Somerset has been a massive part of my life. I’d like to thank Somerset for the last eight years. It has been an absolute honour and pleasure to represent the club.”Glamorgan is the best opportunity for my cricket at this stage in my career. I really enjoyed my time at the club last year so I look forward to returning on a full-time basis.”

The two-man official team from South Africa visiting Pakistan to assess the level of security ahead of the Test and ODI series next month was promised full and foolproof security for the visiting team.Goolam Raja and Sean Gallaher, the two officials, were at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on Friday and visited National Stadium in Karachi on Saturday as part of their two-day trip, which was termed routine by both sets of officials. They were briefed by the home secretary of Sind province on the security situation in provincial capital Karachi.”I have no doubts that Pakistan will provide us with the needed security and, God willing, everything will be alright,” Raja said. “It is difficult to say about our final assessments now but we will submit a report to Cricket South Africa and hope everything will be in place for the tour.”Zakir Khan, the Pakistan board’s director of cricket operations, said he was confident that the current situation will not affect the forthcoming tour. “A professional security plan has been put in place for the South Africans and they were briefed. We hope everything will take place accordingly and we hope to have a good cricket series.”The South Africans play a warm-up match in Karachi from September 27 while the first Test starts on October 1 in the same city.

Shoaib Malik, the Pakistan allrounder, has been passed fit for the one-day series against England after missing the Test matches with an elbow problem. Malik had to return home before the start of the first Test, but has now added his name the list of Pakistan’s returning injured players.Wasim Bari, the chief selector, told Reuters: “We have informed the team management that Malik is now fit and has been cleared to play by the PCB medical panel. The management has to decide when to call him.”He is now okay and keen to resume playing again. His inclusion will further increase Pakistan’s options for the one-day series which is also important for us.”Bari said no final decision had been taken on retaining Mohammad Hafeez for the one-series, despite his fine 95 in the final Test at The Oval, following his late call-up to the squad. “I think he should stay for the one-dayers as he is a very useful all-round player,” added Bari, “but let us see what the team management wants.”If both Hafeez and Malik are included in the one-day squad, Pakistan will be spoilt for choice went it comes to their allrounders. Abdul Razzaq and Shahid Afridi have both missed the last two Tests but are still dangerous players in the limited overs game.Before the final Test, Pakistan sent home the openers Taufeeq Umar and Salman Butt plus Samiullah Niazi, left-arm pacer, and Bari said a decision on the final one-day squad would be made in the next week. They are hopeful that Shoaib Akhtar will continue his recovery, while Mohammad Asif has shown his fitness with an impressive performance at The Oval and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan is also bowling again.Before the five-match one-day series, which starts at Cardiff on August 30, Pakistan play England in a Twenty20 International, at Bristol, on August 28.