موندو: تشافي في ورطة جديدة قبل مباراة برشلونة وإشبيلية

أصبح المدير الفني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي برشلونة، تشافي هيرنانديز، في ورطة قبل مباراة إشبيلية في إطار الجولة 20 من بطولة الدوري الإسباني لموسم 2022/2023.

ويلتقي برشلونة وإشبيلية يوم غد الأحد، في تمام الساعة العاشرة مساءً بتوقيت “القاهرة” على ملعب “كامب نو” بقيادة الحكم الدولي، خوسيه سانشيز.

في مباراة جيرونا الماضية، تعرض عثمان ديمبلي لإصابة في العضلة الأمامية ستبعده لمدة 5 أسابيع عن مباريات برشلونة وتحديدًا أمام مانشستر يونايتد في بطولة الدوري الأوروبي.

اقرأ أيضًا.. فيورنتينا: مفاوضات برشلونة وأمرابط بدأت وانتهت في يوم واحد

وبحسب صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الكتالونية فإن الظهير الأيسر، أليخاندرو بالدي، لم يتدرب مع زملائه في ختام الاستعدادات لمباراة إشبيلية بسبب إصابته بحمى شديدة، وبالتالي، هناك شك في مشاركته بالمواجهة.

لذلك سيكون غياب بالدي ورطة أخرى للمدرب تشافي الذي يعتمد على اللاعب أساسيًا على حساب جوردي ألبا في الموسم الحالي بعدما أثبت اللاعب الشاب نفسه.

الجدير بالذكر أن برشلونة يتصدر جدول ترتيب الدوري الإسباني برصيد 50 نقطة وبفارق 5 نقاط عن الغريم ريال مدريد في المركز الثاني.

Bright eyes Australia selection role

Ray Bright, the former Test spinner, has expressed his interest in joining Australia’s selection panel

Brydon Coverdale07-Oct-2011

Ray Bright is a Victorian state selector and national youth selector•Getty Images

Ray Bright, the former Test spinner, has expressed his interest in joining Australia’s selection panel. Bright wants to bring a specialist slow-bowling viewpoint to the group, while Dean Jones is still keen on a selection role if he does not win the job as Pakistan’s coach.Australia are searching for three new selectors, including a full-time chairman and two part-time independent selectors, after the Argus review prompted the restructuring of the panel. One of the Argus recommendations was that, if possible, the panel should feature men with a mixture of batting and bowling expertise.After the former fast man Merv Hughes was axed as a selector last year, the panel consisted of four ex-batsmen: Andrew Hilditch, Greg Chappell, David Boon and Jamie Cox. There had been no specialist spin input since the former legspinner Trevor Hohns departed in early 2006.The five years that followed was precisely the period in which Australia needed a slow-bowling expert, as 11 spinners were tried in the Test team following Shane Warne’s retirement. And while Nathan Lyon impressed during his Test debut in Sri Lanka, spin questions are likely remain in the coming months.Bright took 53 Test wickets for Australia bowling left-arm spin in a career spanning ten years, and he believes he could offer plenty of experience on the new panel. A Victorian state selector during a period of great success for the Bushrangers over the past decade, Bright has also seen plenty of the country’s best young players in his role as a national youth selector.”I’ve put my hand up for an independent part-time selector,” Bright told ESPNcricinfo. “I’ve been involved with Victoria for ten years now as a selector and also I’ve had about six years as a national youth selector, so I’ve seen a lot of the blokes running around now from an early age, Under-17s, and have seen a lot of the established players along the way.”I’m always keen to promote spin and put my point of view on who might be best suited in certain conditions. I can certainly help any panel I’m on to find that balance. It doesn’t do any harm to have a bit of a blend on any panel. It was probably a little bit heavily batting-based, one would have thought.”For the time being, Australia’s squads are still being chosen by a caretaker selection panel made up of the incumbents – Hilditch, Chappell and Cox – and the captain and coach, who will be part of the new group. Cricket Australia last month advertised for selectors but they won’t be appointed until the new position of general manager of team performance is filled.Hohns, the former chairman of selectors, and Rod Marsh have been linked to the full-time national selector role, while Jones is interested in one of the part-time positions. However, he is also among the final candidates to become Pakistan’s coach, and said in either position he would be hoping to contribute to the future of the game.”I’d look more towards the part-time job [than the full-time position],” Jones said. “I want to put something more back into cricket. I want to get back on the other side of the fence and be a bit more interactive with the game, instead of being in the media, which I’ve really enjoyed.”

Gonzalo Carneiro fica próximo de estrear com a camisa do São Paulo

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Contratado pelo São Paulo em abril deste ano por 800 mil dólares, o uruguaio Gonzalo Carneiro está muito próximo de, enfim, estrear com a camisa do Tricolor. Quem garante isto é o técnico Diego Aguirre. Em sua entrevista coletiva após o treino do último sábado, no Morumbi, o comandante da equipe cravou que o jogador pode ser relacionado para a partida contra o Flamengo, no dia 18 de julho.

– Quando ele (Carneiro) chegou ao clube sabemos de que necessitava de um tempo de recuperação. Estamos cuidando de não dar tanto minutos. É altamente provável de que esteja à disposição contra o Flamengo e seja convocado para esta partida – afirmou o treinador do São Paulo.

O jovem centroavante uruguaio, de apenas 22 anos, chegou ao Tricolor precisando se recuperar de uma lesão no púbis. Após a recuperação, o são-paulino passou a fazer reforço muscular, mas não teve a evolução física esperada. Apesar das cobranças da torcida, Carneiro não conseguiu estrear antes do início da Copa do Mundo.

Durante a folga de duas semanas do elenco, o uruguaio teve um período menor de descanso para seguir trabalhando no Reffis do CT da Barra Funda. Agora recuperado, o uruguaio foi totalmente integrado ao restante do elenco e trabalhar para conquistar seu espaço no time de Diego Aguirre.

Para ser titular, o centroavante terá uma concorrência acirrada. Afinal, disputa posição com Diego Souza, comprado por R$ 10 milhões no início da temporada, Tréllez, que costuma entrar com Diego Aguirre, e o jovem Brenner, de apenas 18 anos e tido como uma das maiores revelações da base nos últimos anos.

Antes do jogo contra o Flamengo, no entanto, o jogador poderá entrar em campo. O São Paulo programa amistosos durante a realização da Copa do Mundo, na Rússia, e o centroavante deve ganhar uma oportunidade para demonstrar trabalho antes do retorno das competições oficiais.

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Pelo placar mínimo, América-MG vence Coimbra em jogo-treino

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O América-MG teve mais um bom teste neste período de preparação. Na manhã desta sexta-feira, o Coelho recebeu o Coimbra-MG, no CT Lanna Drumond, para o terceiro jogo-treino da intertemporada. O time americano foi superior ao longo da partida e venceu por 1 a 0, com gol de Marquinhos.

Após o trabalho físico em campo e aquecimento de ambas as equipes, o duelo começou com muita disputa física. O Coimbra, que vem se preparando para a disputa da segunda divisão do Campeonato Mineiro e fez jogos-treino contra outros times da Série A do Brasileiro, não ofereceu facilidades ao Coelho.

JOGO-TREINO
O confronto desta sexta teve dois tempos de 45 minutos. Na primeira etapa, o técnico Ricardo Drubscky escalou o América da seguinte forma: João Ricardo; Norberto, Messias, Matheus Ferraz, Carlinhos; Leandro Donizete, Juninho, Wesley, Serginho; Gerson Magrão, Rafael Moura. O comandante fez alterações durante o primeiro tempo, testando diferentes peças no mesmo esquema tático.

Após empate sem gols no primeiro tempo, o Coelho dominou as ações na etapa final e chegou ao gol do triunfo após uma roubada de bola de Christian e passe para Marquinhos colocar a bola rede. No decorrer da segunda etapa, o time americano seguiu criando muito ofensivamente até o apito final.

No segundo tempo, o time americano foi escalado com Fernando Leal; Aderlan, Ricardo Silva, Sabino, Giovanni; Zé Ricardo, Christian, Ruy; Ademir, Capixaba e Marquinhos. Ao longo da etapa final, Drubscky também mexeu na equipe, utilizando David, Felipinho e Judivan.

DESFALQUE
O meia Renan Oliveira foi desfalque na atividade. Com dores no joelho direito, o atleta foi preservado e avaliado no departamento médico. O meia Matheusinho, seguindo a programação específica de transição, não foi a campo nesta sexta e fez trabalhos na academia.

NESTE SÁBADO
O Coelho fecha a semana com mais um treinamento. Neste sábado, às 9h, o time bicampeão brasileiro retorna ao CT Lanna Drumond.

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تقارير: مانشستر يونايتد يفقد الأمل في هاري كين ويُحدد بديله من الدوري الإيطالي

يحاول فريق مانشستر يونايتد البحث عن مهاجم كبير للتعاقد معه في سوق الانتقالات المقبل، خاصة وأن تعاقده مع الهولندي فوت فيجورست، كان على سبيل الإعارة قادمًا من بشكتاش حتى نهاية الموسم الحالي، نظرًا لعدم توفر المهاجمين الكبار في ميركاتو يناير الماضي.

وبحسب إذاعة “توك سبورت” البريطانية، فان مانشستر يونايتد قد فقد الأمل في التعاقد مع هداف فريق توتنهام وقائد منتخب إنجلترا، هاري كين، حيث يتمسك اللاعب بالنادي اللندني ويصر على إحراز البطولات معهم.

هاري كين أصبح الهداف التاريخي لفريق توتنهام، برصيد 267 هدفًا، بعدما قاد سبيرز للفوز على مانشستر سيتي 1-0 في ختام لقاءات الجولة 22 من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، الأحد الماضي.

اقرأ أيضًا.. جوارديولا يوجه رسالة إلى هاري كين بعد خسارة مانشستر سيتي أمام توتنهام

ووجه النادي الإنجليزي أنظاره صوب هداف الدوري الإيطالي حاليًا، وهداف فريق نابولي، النيجيري فيكتور أوسيمين، والذي من المتوقع أن يتركه فريق الجنوب يرحل الصيف المقبل، لكن بمبلغ 107 ملايين جنيه إسترليني على الأقل، وهو المبلغ الذي لن يشكل عائقا بالنسبة لفريق يونايتد.

أوسيمين برز نجمه منذ أن كان في ليل الفرنسي، وتعاقد معه نابولي في صيف 2020 بمبلغ 75 مليون يورو، ويحتل حاليا صدارة هدافي الدوري الإيطالي برصيد 16 هدفا في 17 مباراة لعبها، بفارق 4 أهداف عن لاوتارو مارتينيز مهاجم إنتر ميلان.

أهداف النيجيري قادت نابولي إلى صدارة الدوري الإيطالي حاليا برصيد 56 نقطة بفارق 13 نقطة عن الوصيف إنتر ميلان.

Pandey and Verma hurt Mumbai

Karnataka tightened their control over the game by adding a further 319 runs on day two and declaring on 635 for 9

The Report by Nagraj Gollapudi in Mumbai18-Nov-2011
Scorecard
Amit Verma notched up his career-best score•Fotocorp

Ramesh Powar took the usual few steps to deliver his, and the innings’, eighth no-ball. Embarrassed he walked back to the bowling mark. Rubbing the sweat from his forehead and temples, first with his left shoulder followed by the right, Powar prepared to bowl again. For a moment he gathered his breath, stared at the batsman before moving in with his quick-step bowling action to deliver. This time the ball slipped out of his sweaty palm and Powar fumbled to collect it from the ground. Finally he managed to deliver successfully what turned out be a flighted ball. Abhimanyu Mithun, Karnataka’s No. 9 batsman, skipped out of the crease immediately, confidently, to loft Powar over the straight boundary for a six. It was that kind of day for Mumbai: their bowlers were shown scant respect while the opposition batsmen ran the roughshod.Karnataka tightened their control over the game by adding a further 319 runs on day two. Manish Pandey, who had left the ground yesterday due to dehydration and cramps, returned to compile his maiden double-century in the Ranji Trophy while Amit Verma notched up his career-best score and his fourth century in this format.To compound Mumbai’s misery, the hosts lost their most experienced batsman when their captain Wasim Jaffer, erroneously, offered no shot to the fourth delivery of the innings from his Karnataka counterpart R Vinay Kumar. The ball nipped back into Jaffer’s right pad, just below the knee roll, prompting K Hariharan, the umpire, to raise his finger.The previous evening Pandey had made clear the visitors’ intentions: Karnataka would aim for at least 450 on a pitch where batsmen could comfortably play their strokes. And, so, 101 runs came in the first session. The visitors moved into top gear in the middle segment, cracking 189 runs in 30 overs, and, by then, Karnataka had breached the 600-run mark.Pandey walked in at the fall of Vinay, who enjoyed a harmless first hour to complete a fine half-century. Unlike Thursday where he was the pilot, Pandey allowed Verma to take the flight controls. It helped that Brabourne was a familiar environment for Verma, who had honed his basics under the tutelage of Vasu Paranjape, himself a former Mumbai stalwart, for three consecutive summers during his teens.No bowler presented any difficulty for the left-handed Verma, who picked runs on both sides of the wicket. Powar, bowling wide of the popping crease, tried luring Verma with flight and was soon dispatched past the cover boundary. Iqbal Abdulla focussed too much on bowling in to Verma’s legs only to be thwacked over his head a few times. The other left-arm spinner, Ankit Chavan, was not spared either.On 88, Verma reached three-figures with consecutive sixes against Powar – the first over the sight screen at the Churchgate End followed by another strong hit that sailed over long-on. Both batsmen easily charged bowlers, who tried everything – bowling from both ends, bowling negative lines, bowling to spread-out fields – yet failed to gain the upperhand.Disappointingly for Mumbai not one bowler could tie down the batsman. Ajit Agarkar, Powar and Abdulla, Mumbai’s leading bowlers in the past many seasons, were rendered useless. Interestingly, Powar and Abdulla had faced similar problems against a much weaker Rajasthan batting line-up last week on a similar track.There could be some sympathy for the bowler. The Brabourne pitch is not bowler-friendly as five wickets on the first day and four today indicated. However, domestic bowlers over the decades have toiled on flat pitches and gained respect by bowling tighter lines. On evidence, it would not be wrong to say that Mumbai’s bowlers have failed to maintain consistent lines of attack. Karnataka could have easily piled a 700-plus score but it seems they have more confidence in their bowling attack that contains three bowlers who have been in the Indian dressing room in the last two years.In Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma – the pair are part of the current Indian Test squad playing West Indies – and Abhishek Nayar, Mumbai have the wherewithal to challenge Karnataka. Each have their own individual ambitions to fulfil. And that could be a good enough spice to lift this contest which is in Karnataka’s favour at the moment.

Chapecoense mira primeira vitória fora de casa e promove jogo ofensivo

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O duelo contra o Botafogo para a Chapecoense será decisivo para se afastar da zona de rebaixamento e vencer a primeira fora de casa. A partida está marcada para às 19h30, desta quinta-feira. O técnico Gilson Kleina alertou que a equipe catarinense vai fazer de tudo para conquistar os três pontos.

-Manter o espírito de dentro de casa, competitivo, aguerrido, todo instante querendo o resultado positivo. Temos que ter essa identidade fora. Fizemos bom jogo contra o América, fizemos um bom jogo, sem abrir mão de nossa característica que é marcar forte, mas ciente que temos condições de ter resultado positivo – disse Kleina.

Além disso, o treinador do Verdão do Oeste garantiu que será uma partida disputada, pelo momento atual das duas equipes no Campeonato Brasileiro. Ressaltou também da manutenção do “DNA” do time.

-Precisamos ser inteligentes em todos os jogos. A gente entende que é jogo de seis pontos, mas fica mais próximo da vitória se estiver com o nosso dna aflorado, com nossa identidade. Que os jogadores possam estar agrupados. Tivemos mais uma baixa, mas a volta do Canteros. Terminou bem ele e o Luiz. Esperamos ter o mínimo de mudança possível para a equipe ter equilíbrio e determinação para conseguir a vitória – concluiu.

Apenas um ponto separa a Chapecoense e o Botafogo na tabela da disputa nacional. O Verdão do Oeste está na 14ª posição, com 16 pontos, enquanto os cariocas estão na 12ª colocação, com 17 somados.

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West Indies take title with thumping win

A round-up of the action from the eighth match-day of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Bangladesh

ESPNcricinfo staff26-Nov-2011

Anisa Mohammed was the Player of the Match in the final•ICC/Mainoor Islam Manik

West Indies Women completed a thumping 130-run win against Pakistan Women in the final of the Women’s World Cup Qualifiers in Mirpur. West Indies chose to bat and put on 250 for 5, driven by a hard-hitting career-best 95 from Deandra Dottin. The top order all contributed, with cameos, opener Juliana Nero also hitting a half-century. While Dottin’s knock included seven sixes and five fours, Nero steered the innings with a 98-ball 63. Pakistan’s opener Qanita Jalil put the side on course with a fluent 53, but once offspinner Anisa Mohammed came on, the innings collapsed. Anisa too put in a career-best performance, claiming 7 for 14 in 8.3 overs to bowl Pakistan out for 120.West Indies’ captain, Merissa Aguilleira said she was happy the side had moved up in the rankings. “It is truly fantastic to walk away with the tournament trophy and undefeated at that, and to also know we have improved on the global rankings,” she said. “It’s been a brilliant event, with some competitive cricket played – I’m extremely happy with the team effort, we have been consistent out there and it has paid off.”Player of the Match, Anisa said she had enjoyed playing in spin-friendly conditions. “It’s been great to play here in the subcontinent, where the wickets are good for spin. I had hoped to take five wickets in the final but to walk away with seven wickets, I’m thrilled.”Stafanie Taylor, who was the Player of the Series praised the team effort that went into the win. “I’m thrilled to have received the Player of the Tournament trophy, but it was very much a team effort throughout the event and I’m happy we’ve walked away with the trophy.”Sri Lanka Women chased down 193 in a close game against South Africa Women in Fatullah, to finish third in the tournament. After batting, South Africa were steered by a patient 68 from opener Shandre Fritz. The Sri Lanka bowlers shared the wickets around, but Sandamali Dolawatte was the pick, claiming three wickets with her legspin, as well as a run out. Sri Lanka’s chase was then set up by a century stand from their openers, Chamari Atapattu and Yasoda Mendis. The pair dismissed in quick succession, for 60 and 47 respectively, and South Africa picked up wickets at regular intervals thereafter, but it was not enough. Sri Lanka sneaked home with three wickets in hand and two balls to spare.Hosts Bangladesh Women eased to an 82-run win against Ireland Women in Savar, in the fifth-place play-off. Batting first, Bangladesh made 210 for 7, on the back of a 113-run stand from their openers, Suktara Rahaman and Sharmin Akhter Supta. While Rahaman and Supta got fifties, none of the other batsmen could build on the starts they got but the cameos they made was enough to push Bangladesh past 200. Medium-pacer Jill Whelan finished with the best figures for Ireland, 3 for 31, and also effected two run outs. The Ireland chase never really got going, and there was panic as four of their line-up were run out. None of the Ireland batsmen managed more than opener Cecelia Joyce’s 42.Netherlands Women secured seventh place by beating USA Women by 126 runs in Savar. Netherlands were put into bat and built their total around solid contributions from their top order. Captain Helmien Rambaldo and Kerry-Anne Tomlinson made half-centuries, with Tomlinson top scoring with 73, as Netherlands finished with 293 for 7. USA could manage only 167 for 8 in reply, Tomlinson again the star for Netherlands with four wickets. The result would have been much worse for USA if it hadn’t been for a 72-run stand for the eighth wicket between Triholder Marshall and Anahita Arora.

تشكيل بايرن ميونخ أمام باريس سان جيرمان في دوري أبطال أوروبا.. مولر وديفيز بديلان

أعلن جوليان ناجلسمان، المدير الفني لفريق بايرن ميونخ، التشكيل الرسمي، الذي سيخوض لقاء اليوم أمام باريس سان جيرمان في ذهاب دور الستة عشر من بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، على ملعب حديقة الأمراء.

وتأهل بايرن ميونخ بالعلامة الكاملة على رأس المجموعة الثالثة، والتي ضمت إنتر ميلان وبرشلونة وفيكتوريا بلزن، بينما تأهل باريس سان جيرمان كوصيف للمجموعة الثامنة خلف بنفيكا البرتغالي.

اقرأ أيضًا.. يويفا يعلن حكم مباراة باريس سان جيرمان وبايرن ميونخ في دوري أبطال أوروبا

وشهد تشكيل العملاق البافاري، تواجد القائد توماس مولر على مقاعد البدلاء بجوار سيرجي جنابري وكذلك ألفونسو ديفيز. تشكيل بايرن ميونخ أمام باريس سان جيرمان في دوري أبطال أوروبا

حراسة المرمى: يان سومر.

خط الدفاع: بنيامين بافار، دي ليخت، أوباميكانو.

خط الوسط: كانسيلو، جوريتزكا، كيميش، كومان.

خط الهجوم: ساني، تشوبو موتينج، موسيالا.

والتقى بايرن ميونخ فريق باريس سان جيرمان في ربع نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا 2021، وفاز النادي الباريسي في مباراة الذهاب 3-2 وفاز بايرن ميونخ 1-0 في مباراة العودة، لكن تم إقصاء الفريق الألماني بأفضلية الهدف خارج الأرض.

'We showed a lot of ticker today' – Taylor

A seven-run win ended 18 years of hidings and draws; a generation of young New Zealand players and fans now know what it’s like to beat Australia, it can be done

Brydon Coverdale at the Bellerive Oval12-Dec-2011

Ross Taylor: “We didn’t show much fight in Brisbane but we showed a lot of guts and determination out there today.”•Getty Images

New Zealand sides defeat Australia at rugby. Or netball. They don’t beat Australia in Test cricket. And they definitely don’t do it on Australian soil. At least, that was the way New Zealand were viewed until a quiet Monday afternoon in Hobart, when Doug Bracewell curled the ball through Australia’s middle and lower order. A seven-run win ended 18 years of hidings and draws.Before this day, New Zealand had only won in Australia when Richard Hadlee was at his peak. They hadn’t even managed it in New Zealand since March 1993. To put that in perspective, Bracewell, Kane Williamson, Tim Southee and Trent Boult had not yet started school. The New Zealand captain who ended the drought, Ross Taylor, was eight years old.”When did we win?” Taylor said after the Hobart victory. “Oh, 1993. Can I remember it? Vaguely. Not well.”A generation of young New Zealand players and fans now know what it’s like to beat Australia. It can be done. And after Taylor’s team stayed with Australia for two days in the first Test in Brisbane, only to lose their way as the match wore on, he had one simple message for his men. Show some ticker and never give up. As a result, Taylor has the enviable record of two wins from three Tests in charge.”I’m not a very good speaker, as you can tell by now, but the only thing I try to instil in the players is fight and be proud in playing for your country,” Taylor said. “We didn’t show much fight in Brisbane but we showed a lot of guts and determination out there today. That was for the New Zealand public, an early Christmas present.”[I have] over 50 text messages on my phone – I think that’s pretty big. Rugby is our No.1 sport but any sport against Australia, winning in Australia, the New Zealand public enjoys. The New Zealand public knows that the New Zealand cricket team, when playing against Australia, is always the underdogs, but they don’t like it when we don’t show much fight. That’s what we didn’t do in Brisbane. We showed a lot of ticker today.”They needed it. On the second afternoon, when Taylor and Kane Williamson were batting with discipline, New Zealand deserved to be favourites. By the fourth morning, when David Warner was on his way to a century with a composed Usman Khawaja also in the middle, Australia were 119 runs from victory with nine wickets in hand.”We believed in ourselves, that we could win this match,” Taylor said. “We knew we had to fight. We knew we had to play a lot better than we did in Brisbane. We talked a lot about the way we bowled in Zimbabwe [during the Bulawayo Test] in the last session; about just fighting, taking our catches and bowling in the right areas, and we’ll get reward. That’s what happened.”Not that it was smooth sailing, even when Bracewell and Tim Southee started to torment the Australian batsmen with hooping swing. With 42 runs still required, Warner was joined by the No. 11, Nathan Lyon, and the pair nearly steered Australia home.New Zealand thought they had won when Lyon was given out lbw but Australia’s review indicated the ball had pitched outside the leg stump, even though the right-armer Southee was coming over the wicket. To the naked eye, it was hard to believe the Eagle-Eye verdict, as the ball appeared to strike Lyon in line. It nearly cost New Zealand the game.”It’s a G-rated programme isn’t it?” Taylor said when asked about how he felt at the time of the reviews. “There were a lot of things going through my mind. There must be something wrong with my eyes. For me personally, some of them which I thought were not out were out and vice-versa. But at the end of the day, we won the match. The emotions going through? My goal was to show a calmness, but inside I was churning.”They fought the whole way. We would have won by 40 runs out there against some teams. But the way Lyon and Warner played, I nearly had a heart attack. Warner was outstanding. To come in in only his second match and control the game the way he did … we’ll be on the wrong side of a few hidings so I can’t feel too sorry for him, but he deserves a lot of credit for the way he batted.”As it turned out, Warner was Man of the Match, ahead of the more deserving Bracewell. The award was voted for by the Australian public, watching the telecast. But it’s the New Zealand public who will have the last laugh. For the first time in a generation, they can celebrate a Test victory over Australia.

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