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Ellyse Perry keen to get started under new head coach Ali Maiden, who steered Bears Women to Blast runners-up spot

Alan Gardner06-Aug-2025Ellyse Perry says Birmingham Phoenix will be approaching the new women’s Hundred season with “very much a clean slate” as they look to make significant improvement on last year’s seventh-place finish and reach the knockouts for the first time since the competition began in 2021.Perry is back for a third campaign in Phoenix orange, and second as captain, but there have been extensive changes throughout the set-up at Edgbaston, with a new head coach – Ali Maiden replacing Ben Sawyer – and significant turnover among the playing group.Perry’s Australia compatriots, Megan Schutt and Georgia Voll – the latter a £65,000 (US$86,350) signing in March’s draft after her stellar rise – will help fill the overseas slots, with former Phoenix captain Sophie Devine having moved to Southern Brave, while the core of the squad that Maiden, who was on the coaching staff of title-winners London Spirit last year, has assembled features an increased number of the players that he works with in his joint role in charge of Bears Women.Stir in another international recruit in Emma Lamb, who arrives from Manchester Originals having returned to England colours in recent weeks, and with Sterre Kalis, the Netherlands batter who was a key cog of the Bears side that reached the final of the women’s T20 Blast last month, leading the social side of things and Phoenix will hope to begin their season on Friday against Trent Rockets in buoyant mood.Related

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“I’ve chatted to Ali for the last six months or so, since he has come into the role, and he’s obviously also taken on Warwickshire over the summer, and I think it was really clear the way that they wanted to play, especially in the Vitality Blast,” Perry said at a KP Snacks event in Charlton Park, helping to celebrate their achievement of installing 100 all-weather, grassroots community cricket pitches across England and Wales.”It’s a really positive brand of cricket, which I know is spoken about all the time in the shorter format, but I think he’s got a real emphasis on athleticism, and creating opportunities with bat and ball through that. So that’s really exciting for us. He’s obviously had some really great success with Warwickshire in the first season of the new competition, and he just brings some great energy and enthusiasm to the group. I know the girls are really excited to play under him.”Perry led both the batting and bowling averages in 2024 but lacked support, notably in run-scoring, with Kalis, Devine and Amy Jones the only other Phoenix players to aggregate more than 100. Although the team finished second from bottom, their tally of three wins was three more than the season before, when they came last in the group.Perry said that recruitment for the upcoming campaign had focused on building “some really strong batting depth, which is something we’ve spoken about a lot in terms of being able to take the game on earlier, probably something that we struggled with last year”.”When you build depth, it gives you a little bit more leeway to do that [bat aggressively] and confidence and sort of buy in from the entire group, knowing that we’ve got a lot of weaponry in the cupboard to do that right throughout. So yeah, it will definitely be a focus for us, and I think we’ve got the blend to do that.”Joining Kalis in the squad are fellow Bears, Em Arlott, Hannah Baker, Phoebe Brett, Bethan Ellis and Miller Taylor. Alongside confidence built from the team’s Blast form, as they narrowly lost out to Surrey in the final, Perry said the group would benefit from Maiden’s “clarity” in the way he wants to play.”Ali is quite distinct and prescriptive about how he wants us to play in some respects, which is a really nice thing with when you see that be effective. And, yeah, I thought the Bears played some really great cricket across the Vitality Blast, and got some girls in some really good form. But equally someone like Emma Lamb’s had a great summer so far. It’s just nice to have that real clarity and confidence in the way that you want to play and know that it can be effective.”I guess every season in a franchise competition is really very much a clean slate. You look at how much changes across the board, whether that’s personnel or, in particular in women’s cricket, the depth of the competition and just and how close teams are now becoming in terms of lists.”So we’ve got a really fresh team this year, new staff, right across the board. So I think it’s probably just a really great opportunity to lay a new foundation, play a style of cricket that we’re really keen on playing. In terms of results, the things that you can control are really just the effort that you put in and how you want to play. The rest of it is kind of a bit of madness in franchise cricket, and to see how that pans out.”Perry was able to observe Maiden’s Bears at reasonably close quarters, having spent the last month playing for Hampshire; she made 58 off 44 balls before falling to Phoenix team-mate Baker when the Hawks were beaten at Utilita Bowl. The switch to lining up alongside those same players is one that regulars on the franchise circuit such as Perry are used to.”In this day and age, that’s not really a foreign concept. You play against and with team-mates all the time across various competitions. I had an absolutely amazing time at Hampshire. Was a really great experience, and a wonderful group of people. And just really lovely to be able to make new friends.”In terms of the Phoenix girls, we’ve got a pretty fresh group, not too many players from last year. So there’s quite an air of excitement around the group, some nerves, but in a good way, and just lots of energy, which is really cool. I know some of the girls from various instances, and then there’s some girls I don’t know as well. So it’ll be really cool to bring all that together.”KP Snacks, the Official Team Partner of the Hundred, are celebrating the installation of 100 new community cricket pitches across England and Wales. To find out more and search for your nearest pitch, visit: www.everyonein.co.uk/pitchfinder

At just 22, the India batter has played two World Cups, the Commonwealth Games, and won the inaugural WPL title, but she’s just getting started

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“Wicketkeeping has helped me pick deliveries out of bowlers’ hands better while batting”

Yastika Bhatia has featured in only 13 of the 35 women’s T20Is India have played since the start of 2022. Two of those were crunch matches – the Commonwealth Games final in August 2022 and the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final in February this year. While it said a bit about how Yastika fit into India’s T20I plans, it also revealed the management looks at her as someone who can hold her own under pressure.”I am still learning about how to play in that situation,” she says, ahead of India’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh. “That usually comes only from experience.”In the CWG final, Yastika walked out to bat at No. 9, with India needing 17 off 11, as a replacement for the concussed Taniya Bhatia, and was the last player out for a five-ball 2. She was trapped lbw when she missed a reverse sweep against Australia’s Jess Jonassen, and India fell short by nine runs.Related

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“Anybody can sit outside and say you should have done this or that,” she reflects. “When you are inside, you know what’s going on and how to tackle the situation.”If that shot had come off and it [had] been a boundary, everybody would have said something else. I just take it in my stride, whatever has happened. My intent was to win the match for the team. That will always be there. I will always put my best foot forward, never anything else.”Tackling pressure at the international level is vastly different from that in domestic cricket, Yastika says. She scored 223 in six matches in the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy, 212 in six outings in the Senior Women’s Inter-Zonal Trophy, and 203 in four outings in the Senior Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy in the 2022-23 season. She often stayed unbeaten in tricky chases, including in the final of the T20 Challenger Trophy for India D.Yastika doesn’t rue her missed chance in the CWG final: “If that shot had come off and it was a boundary, everybody would have said something else”•Aijaz Rahi/Associated Press”At the domestic level, if you face four dots and then if you hit a boundary on the fifth ball, you can cover up,” Yastika says. “But at the international level, you don’t get boundaries easily. You have to be on your toes from the first ball and cannot afford too many mistakes. That is what brings the best out of you. If you just play for Baroda, how would you understand your capacity? You understand that only at the international level.”Yastika is coming off a successful Women’s Premier League (WPL), where she was part of Mumbai Indians’ title-winning outfit. She formed a potent opening pair with West Indies’ Hayley Matthews, scoring 214 runs in the tournament. She flourished at the franchise under India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and a coaching set-up that made her feel valued.Head coach Charlotte Edwards’ clear message to Yastika – that she would play all games in the season – helped, giving her a “boost of confidence”, she says.”You must have seen in the WPL how that translated!” she laughs. “She gave me a lot of freedom. [Edwards said] ‘You just go out and play like a youngster would, without any pressure. There are a lot of good batters after you, so you need not just rotate strike. Just play your game and go for fours and sixes.'”At 22 and in only her second year of international cricket, Yastika has played an ODI and T20 World Cup each, the Commonwealth Games, and a Test – a checklist that many aspire to tick over a long career. She is well aware of what works for her and which of her skills she needs to hone.”If I focus on one thing, I more often than not accomplish it. That has been one of my biggest strengths since childhood and I am proud of that,” she says, reflecting on her learnings from the World Cups.”It is not always that [the expectations at world events] get fulfilled because the other team is also there [to win] after [putting in] a lot of effort. Perhaps our efforts may not be enough, and we need to do more. It is about learning from other teams or by looking at players from your own team; what they have done better, we can learn and apply [those lessons]. You only understand these once you go through those situations. Playing World Cups showed me what I am and what I need to do better. That was an important experience for my career.”Yastika was Mumbai Indians’ fourth highest run-scorer in the WPL, with 214 runs from ten games•BCCIAnd for times when things don’t go to plan, Yastika has her support system to lean on.”I vent to my parents – they listen and don’t say much, but I know they are there for me. They don’t judge me at all and are like ” [You have overcome multiple obstacles, so this is also something you can get through]. My coaches Kiran [More] sir and Santosh [Chaughule] sir help me in terms of what’s lacking in my game. For them, I am their kid.”You will treat your child the same, whether they have scored a century or a zero. Their [the coaches’] behaviour is the same and they shower me with a lot of love. That gives me belief that my support will be the same irrespective of results.”The white-ball tour to Bangladesh next month is the start of a busy season for India, one that features Tests against England and Australia, apart from white-ball series against South Africa and New Zealand. One eye will also be on the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh next year. Yastika has had a taste of it all, and she wants more of it.

His record in the tournament, for four teams, has been middling, but on the back of his recent success as a hitter and finisher, he’s looking to change that with RCB

Matt Roller23-Mar-2021Dan Christian’s most recent IPL game was a stinker. Brought into the Delhi Daredevils side after two weeks on the bench, he managed 7 not out off nine balls from No. 7, strangled by the Sunrisers Hyderabad’s pace-off options. In the chase, the Sunrisers needed 14 to win at the start of the final over. Christian was whacked for a six and a four by Yusuf Pathan, finishing with figures of 0 for 37 as the game was lost with a ball to spare. He was promptly dropped, and at 35 it seemed as though his unfulfilled IPL career had come to a subdued end.Three years later Christian is back, with success on the global short-form circuit under his belt – including four trophies. He was signed for Rs 4.8 crore (US$657,000 approx) by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in last month’s IPL auction and is looking to add a tenth title to his T20 trophy cabinet.The reason Christian is coveted is simple: he remains one of the best in the world at hitting boundaries at the end of an innings. Since the 2018 IPL final, only Kieron Pollard has scored more runs at the death than Christian around the world, and Christian’s strike rate in the last four overs – 192.69 – puts him in the same bracket as T20’s elite death-over hitters. Throw in the fact that he offers teams a sixth bowling option, the experience of 347 games – including nine wins in finals – and it is obvious why teams like what he brings them.”I’ve no doubt that I’m a better player than when I first played in the IPL – or when I’ve ever played in it,” Christian says from the UAE, where he is preparing for the season with Ben Cutting and Chris Lynn, following the postponement of the second half of the PSL. “I just feel like I’m a really good place with my game.ESPNcricinfo Ltd”I’m confident in what I’m trying to do when I’m out there, and from a batting perspective I’m really happy with how things are going. I just feel confident and comfortable in the role I’m playing in every side. All I’m really thinking about these days is just trying to win, so whatever a team needs at a certain time, I’m going out trying to do that.”The roots of Christian’s late-career flourish can be found in the end of his red-ball career. He lost his state contract with Victoria in early 2018, when he was phased out in favour of younger alternatives, and the result has been the opportunity to focus solely on his T20 skills – and in particular, his six-hitting swing.”It turned out to be a bit of a blessing in disguise, really,” he says. “I got the opportunity to play a few more tournaments and it’s worked out pretty well in the end. I think that the grounding that I got from playing four-day cricket is the majority of the reason that I’m still having some success, but being able to focus my training on T20 skills has helped me quite a lot.”It’s been about five years now of just playing this specific role: it doesn’t really matter where I am in the order, but I’ve been coming in around about the 10th-12th over mark – sometimes a little bit later, depending on which team I’m in – and playing that finishing role with the bat. I’ve been able to specifically train for that. With that grounding, you work out how to do it and what you need to do at what time.Specific training is not always straightforward when you live a nomadic, contract-to-contract lifestyle, but Christian has found a home away from home at Nottinghamshire. Since signing as a replacement for Daren Sammy midway through the 2015 T20 Blast, he has been a key part of the side’s short-form success, and has captained them since 2016.Christian sets specific scenarios for himself to bat to at practice•Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP/Getty ImagesAs a result, Paul Franks and Peter Moores, the club’s assistant coach and head coach respectively, have been key influences. “Those two are the ones that have probably helped me the most,” Christian says. “Generally if I’m playing in another competition and I feel like I need to talk to someone about something, they’re the two that I’d go to.”I do a little bit of scenario stuff, where I’ll set up little games, with a coach who will be throwing balls or using the flingers, and I’ll need x off however many balls. But the main things I do are specific nets, where I’m facing bowlers and treating it like a one-day game – trying not to face any dots, knocking ones around, and then occasionally hitting a boundary. And then separate throwdowns or bowling-machine stuff, where I’m working on grooving my six-hitting swing and trying to hit the ball as far as I can while making sure that my shapes are still good.”I’ve done a lot of research and watched a lot of videos of baseballers and golfers and how they generate their power to help me with that. My personal opinion is that batting at the end, you almost need a completely different swing – a slogging swing – to what you do when you’re batting normally.”Golf has been of particular help for Christian, who plays off a handicap of three. “Watch the way a golfer swings and the way they use the lower part of their body to generate that power, driving up out of the ground – and the way their body coils before they release and then swing through the ball. I’ve tried to bring in a bit of that, just to help with that power.”I know it’s a completely different game – stationary ball versus a moving ball, and the fact there are so many other variables involved with batting – but there are some common themes with the way that you swing. I play a lot of golf – clubs are the first thing I’d pack going on a trip somewhere – and it’s certainly helped me with the general mechanics of it.”Christian was the Player of the Match for his 4 for 23 and an unbeaten 11-ball 21 in Nottinghamshire’s win in the 2020 Vitality Blast final•Nathan Stirk/Getty ImagesThe result is that Christian arrives at the IPL feeling as though he has a real chance to improve on his own mixed record in the competition and propel RCB into the latter stages of the season. Since he was signed for Rs 4.14 crore ($900,000) by the Deccan Chargers in the 2011 auction, Christian has been a semi-regular squad player in the tournament. He feels as though he has unfinished business after the heartbreak of the 2017 final, where he played for the Rising Pune Supergiant and needed to hit the last ball of the innings for four and could only manage two. Now he’s heading back to a franchise that picked him only twice in their XI in the 2013 season.”I’m really excited to be back and hopefully to have some success – both personally, and also trying to win one. I got really close in 2017, which was pretty disappointing and the IPL is one that I’d love to add to the trophy cabinet. I’m really looking forward to being back at Bangalore too – playing under Virat [Kohli] and with AB [de Villiers], Glenn Maxwell, and playing under Simon Katich, who I played with at New South Wales years ago and have known for a long time.”Last time I was at RCB, I was on the bench for the Gayle 175 game. That was extraordinary to watch – as good a show of hitting as you’ll ever see. One of the highlights that season was playing against Mumbai and opening the bowling against [Ricky] Ponting and [Sachin] Tendulkar – two guys that I idolised growing up, and two legends of the game.”I’ve made a bit of a joke on my social media recently that whenever I’ve won something, I put a caption saying ‘That’s why you play’, but it’s the truth. When you’re a kid and you first do something, you want to win – that’s where it all comes from. As your professional career ebbs and flows, you have other [goals] that might sometimes cloud that, but as you get older, you go full circle and go back to thinking about how you started, which for me was always that competitiveness of trying to win.”Girish TS/ESPNcricinfo LtdChristian is not an automatic starter for RCB, with Maxwell, de Villiers, and big-money recruit Kyle Jamieson set to fill three of their four overseas slots for the majority of the season. But as he completes yet another period of quarantine – he has spent more than a month in mandatory self-isolation over the last year travelling for tournaments, playing online chess to kill time – he may reflect that any success he has in Indian conditions could help him press a case for an international recall.For all Christian’s experience as a short-format globetrotter, he has faced a paltry 28 balls in a T20I career spanning seven years, despite the fact that since his most recent appearance, on the 2017-18 tour of India, the finishing role has been a problem position for Australia. With two T20 World Cups looming, it is not completely out of the question that he could yet make a return.”I haven’t had much opportunity with the bat for Australia at all,” he says. “When I’ve played in the past, it’s generally been as a bowling allrounder. I’d love another opportunity – obviously Australia have never won a T20 World Cup, and being part of a World Cup-winning squad is one thing I’d love to do.”I’ve kept in touch [with the selectors]. I played a lot with George Bailey, so we speak a bit, and I’ve talked to Justin Langer a little bit as well – he might send me a ‘congratulations’ text if I’ve done something well.”I think it is realistic – I’m not completely on the outer, put it that way. If I’m putting performances on the board, staying fit, and the teams I’m playing in are winning, then I’d like to think that I’m certainly a chance.”

The Los Angeles Dodgers-San Diego Padres rivalry became tense this week as multiple players were hit by pitches and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts got ejected during the first two games of their four-game series.

Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages was among those players to get hit by a pitch, as he was plunked by Padres pitcher Dylan Cease on Monday. Pages was visibly upset after getting hit, initially believing that Cease hit him intentionally.

Padres manager Mike Shildt responded to Pages's frustration with Cease by appearing to exclaim from the dugout, "Who the f— do you think you are."

“I don’t feel like my reaction was right," Pages said after the game, via Kevin Acee of . "But adrenaline took over for me in that moment.”

After the game, Padres third baseman Manny Machado shared his thoughts on Pages's reaction. Machado did pay a compliment to the season Pages is having, but he also said that if the Padres wanted to go after one of the Dodgers' players, it'd be one of the team's "big dogs," not Pages.

“They’ve got way more superstars over there,” Machado said, via Acee. “[If] we want to hit somebody, they’ve got some big dogs over there we could hit.”

The day after Machado's comment, Pages put in one of the best performances of his young career, going 4–4 with two home runs and three RBIs in the Dodgers' 8–6 victory. The Dodgers social team appeared to throw shade at Machado's comment after, posting a video of Pages's home run with the caption: "Big dog, Andy Pages."

When Pages hit his second home run of the night, the Dodgers social team seemed to throw even more shade at the Padres, and Shildt's comment this time, posting the clip of the homer with the caption, "AND THAT'S WHO ANDY PAGES IS!"

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Grêmio e Athletico-PR se enfrentam nesta quarta-feira (17), pela segunda rodada do Brasileirão 2024. A bola vai rolar a partir das 19h (de Brasília), na Arena do Grêmio, em Porto Alegre (RS), com transmissão do SporTV (TV fechada) e Premiere (pay-per-view).

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🗓️ Data e horário: quarta-feira, 16 de março de 2024, às 19h (de Brasília)
📍 Local: Arena do Grêmio, em Porto Alegre (RS)
📺 Onde assistir: SporTV e Premiere
🟨 Árbitro: Lucas Paulo Torezin
🚩Assistentes: Nailton Junior de Sousa e Brigida Cirilo Ferreira; Marco Aurelio Augusto (VAR)

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Marchesín; João Pedro, Geromel, Kannemann e Cuiabano; Villasanti, Du Queiroz e Cristaldo; Gustavo Nunes, Pavón e JP Galvão.

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Bento; Léo Godoy, Thiago Heleno (Pedro Henrique), Kaique Rocha e Esquivel; Fernandinho, Erick e Zapelli; Christian (Julimar), Canobbio e Mastriani (Pablo).

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Com Thiago Carpini cada vez menos respaldado pela diretoria, o São Paulo se prepara para uma possível mudança no comando técnico. Qualquer resultado negativo contra o Flamengo, nesta quarta-feira (17), deve marcar o fim da passagem do treinador de 39 anos pelo Tricolor.

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Embora Carpini tenha apoio das lideranças do elenco, o São Paulo deve optar por um treinador estrangeiro caso a demissão seja confirmada. Livres no mercado, Vanderlei Luxemburgo e Felipão não devem ser consultados.

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Após a derrota contra o Fortaleza, a diretoria optou pelo silêncio em relação a Carpini e passou a receber indicações no mercado internacional. Hernán Crespo, último treinador estrangeiro a dirigir o São Paulo, foi sugerido por dirigentes são-paulinos.

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Embora o argentino tenha demonstrado interesse em retornar ao São Paulo, o clube ainda não quitou as parcelas de rescisão contratual, e o Al-Ain, dos Emirados Árabes Unidos, deseja renovar com Crespo.

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Neste momento, a multa de Thiago Carpini é a de três salários, equivalente a cerca de R$ 1 milhão, mesmo valor que o São Paulo pagou ao Juventude para tirá-lo do Jaconero.

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Carpini soma sete vitórias, seis empates e quatro derrotas no comando do Tricolor. Com Carpini, a equipe conquistou a Supercopa, mas foi eliminada nas quartas de final do Paulistão.

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West Ham are braced for an all-important January transfer window that may well define Nuno Espírito Santo’s first season in charge, with David Sullivan, Karren Brady and the Hammers board poised to back their new manager.

Following back-to-back Premier League wins and the first time they’ve won two straight home games since 2024, things are finally starting to click into gear for Nuno.

The Portuguese tinkered heavily with his first West Ham starting line-ups before finally discovering a winning formula against both Newcastle and Burnley, with Nuno naming an unchanged side for both matches as the east Londoners secured vital victories.

However, West Ham reportedly have no intention of resting on their laurels, and credible reports suggest that Nuno has been told they have a transfer budget to spend in the winter (Sky Sports).

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Niclas Füllkrug’s damning injury record and lacklustre spell at the London Stadium is paving the way for him to leave in January, and it is believed that West Ham are actively targeting a striker to potentially replace the German.

While Callum Wilson has done well in West Ham’s last two games, even getting on the scoresheet against Burnley, Nuno won’t be too comfortable relying on the 33-year-old given his own torrid fitness record.

West Ham also want a new defender, and potentially a midfielder if they can manage it (Sky Sports), but it is worth noting that they won’t have a bottomless pit of cash for January either, according to journalist Dean Jones.

The potential sales of Fullkrug, Guido Rodriguez and James Ward-Prowse could be crucial when it comes to raising funds, with all three players linked to the West Ham exit door and seemingly not part of Nuno’s long-term plans.

According to journalist Graeme Bailey, in an interview with Hammers News, they could also make the surprise decision to sell another squad member who’s only just arrived.

West Ham now ready to sell summer signing Mads Hermansen

Goalkeeper Mads Hermansen swapped Leicester for the London Stadium in a £20 million deal last summer, putting pen to paper on a five-year deal in August, but the Dane has since lost his place in the starting eleven to Alphonse Areola.

He started West Ham’s first four games of the season, conceding 11 league goals in total, with Areola seizing the number one spot back and West Ham now pondering a shock January call.

According to Bailey, West Ham are ready to cash in on Hermansen if the opportunity arises, but could also send him out on loan to get minutes elsewhere before returning.

If the 25-year-old were to leave permanently already, it would mark one of the shortest stints of any new West Ham player in recent memory, but would it be the right move?

Hermansen’s had just four games to showcase his worth in a turbulent side who seem likely to be battling relegation, and the shot-stopper is still very young in goalkeeping years. His prime is still to come, and goalkeeping coaches like Casper Ankergren have revered the former Leicester star as a serious talent between the sticks.

Jaiswal had three lives, while Sai Sudharsan, Akash Deep and Nair were all put down

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‘Disappointed, but it is what it is’ – Trescothick on dropped catches

4.5 Atkinson to Jaiswal, FOUR runs
Chance…. bursts through Brook’s hands at second slip. It went high, just above the left shoulder, and at pace. Had to hop across and was beaten by pace. Tipped it over and to the deep-third boundary. 140ks full ball outside off, Jaiswal committed fully to the booming cover drive, got a bona-fide edge13.2 Tongue to Jaiswal, 1 run
Another life for Jaiswal. Dawson doesn’t spot and gets hit in the face! This was hit flat and going right at his throat at deep fine leg. He swayed his head to the right and had his hands right in front. Might’ve come earlier than he thought. Was a shortish ball at waist-height that Jaiswal hooked14.3 Overton to B Sai Sudharsan, 3 runs
That’s another drop! Went quickly to the left of Crawley at third slip, he got on one knee and tried to snap it up with his hands. Reached across, got a big deflection that took it towards the third boundary. Might’ve hit the thumb. Duckett stops it. Was an overpitched ball outside off that Sudharsan looked to drive firmly through cover25.3 Tongue to Akash Deep, no run
edged into the cordon and dropped again! Crawley, diving across from third to second, a comfortable height, and it spans off both palms! Deep was pushing hard to the full length, and that’s two big opportunities gone for England53.4 Overton to Nair, 1 run
another one goes down! England’s fifth drop of the innings! It’s a tough one, but these have got to stick! Right in the gap between Crawley, diving across from third, and Brook, reaching down at second. It’s into Brook’s fingers and out again. The ball looping a touch off the splice as Overton hit his hard length57.4 Overton to Jaiswal, FOUR runs
Chance at leg gully! On a length and angled into Jaiswal, who looks to tuck it leg-side. Comes to Duckett’s left, and he dives to take it low, but it bursts through him. Tough chance, but that’s their 20th drop of the series so far!21.3 Tongue to Jaiswal, FOUR runs
fenced through the cordon! Chancy from Jaiswal! He rode the bounce outside off, but not very effectively, caught in two minds at the point of impact… two slips weren’t enough though, that would have been third’s or gully’s.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has urged patience with Alexander Isak as the striker returns to full training ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash with Manchester City. The £125 million record signing has missed four games with a groin injury, but Slot insists the Swedish forward needs "time" to regain match sharpness after a frustrating stop-start beginning to life at Anfield.

Isak could be available for Man City clash

Isak is set to return to Liverpool training after three weeks on the sidelines as Slot’s side prepare for a crucial trip to Manchester City this weekend. The Swedish forward, who sustained an adductor injury during last month’s 5-1 Champions League victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, has not featured since and has spent the past fortnight undergoing a personalised rehabilitation programme. Liverpool’s medical team confirmed that Isak is now back in full training, though his availability for the City game will depend on how he responds over the next 48 hours.

The 26-year-old’s return is a timely boost for Slot during a demanding stretch of fixtures. Isak’s absence has coincided with a dip in Liverpool’s attacking efficiency, forcing the Reds to rely on wide Hugo Ekitike, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo to shoulder the goalscoring burden.

However, Isak’s fitness woes have become a recurring theme since his blockbuster summer move from Newcastle United. After missing most of pre-season due to transfer complications, he has struggled to find rhythm or consistency in Slot’s system. The Liverpool manager has therefore stressed the importance of easing his record signing back carefully, with no desire to risk a relapse ahead of a congested winter schedule.

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Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Slot confirmed Isak’s return to team training and cautioned against expecting an immediate impact. "He will train for the first time today with the team again, after being three weeks out," Slot said. "I know that I said three weeks ago that his pre-season has ended, so now it’s time for us to see where he is. But I have to come back to those words, because if you are only three weeks with the rehab, that doesn’t bring you back to the levels he was three weeks ago."

Praising Liverpool’s medical staff for their work behind the scenes, Slot continued: "Although our rehab team is doing an incredible job, you cannot compare rehab with games of football or training sessions with the team. As much as we try to replicate it, that’s simply not possible. So, again I have to say, give him some time."

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Isak’s return comes amid mounting scrutiny over his early struggles since completing a £125 million ($164m) switch from Newcastle in the summer, a move that made him the most expensive player in British football history. The transfer saga dominated headlines throughout pre-season, with reports claiming the forward pushed to force through the deal, leading to tension with his former club. As a result, Isak began his Liverpool career behind schedule, lacking match fitness and sharpness during his first few weeks under Slot.

That slow start has been compounded by injuries. The striker has missed multiple fixtures due to persistent muscle problems, preventing him from developing chemistry with key teammates like Salah, Gakpo, and Ekitike. His current record – one goal and one assist in eight appearances – stands in stark contrast to his prolific spell at Newcastle, where he scored 54 goals in 86 league games.

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Liverpool’s upcoming clash with Manchester City will provide the first major test of Slot’s injury management approach. While Isak is expected to be included in the travelling squad, the likelihood is that he will begin on the bench with Ekitike starting instead. Slot and his medical staff will make a late decision after assessing Isak’s reaction to full training, but the emphasis remains on caution rather than risk.

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Existe, de fato, mais de uma versão sobre a origem do Mosqueteiro como mascote do Corinthians. A mais antiga delas remonta a 1913. Mas você sabe o motivo do quarto Mosqueteiro ter sido escolhido para representar o mascote do Timão? 

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Naquele ano, o Corinthians começou a disputar o campeonato da Liga Paulista de Futebol (LPF), ao lado de Germânia (atual Esporte Clube Pinheiros), Internacional e Americano. Teria, portanto, se tornado o “quarto mosqueteiro”, como o personagem D’Artagnan, que, no romance Os Três Mosqueteiros, do escritor francês Alexandre Dumas, juntou-se a Athos, Porthos e Aramis. Essa versão, no entanto, carece de registros da própria época, pois só aparece reproduzida em textos das décadas seguintes.

Além disso, o Campeonato Paulista da LPF de 1913 foi disputado por cinco times, e não por quatro, pois havia também o Ypiranga. A mais aceita é a versão de que o apelido “mosqueteiro” teria surgido após a primeira vitória internacional da história do Corinthians: 3 a 1 no Barracas, da Argentina, em um amistoso disputado no Parque São Jorge na tarde de uma quarta-feira, feriado de 1º de maio de 1929.

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A denominação apareceu no dia seguinte àquele jogo, em uma crônica para A Gazeta escrita pelo jornalista Thomaz Mazzoni, famoso também por ter criado as mascotes de outros clubes, como o Periquito do Palmeiras e o Santo do São Paulo, além de nomear os clássicos Corinthians x Palmeiras como Derby, Corinthians x São Paulo como Majestoso e Palmeiras x São Paulo como Choque-Rei.

Naquele texto, Mazzoni saudou a “fibra de mosqueteiro” do time bicampeão paulista de 1928/29 (que depois chegaria ao tricampeonato em 1930), formado por Tuffy, Grané e Del Debbio; Nerino, Guimarães e Munhoz; Filó, Apparício, Gambinha, Rato e De Maria. O “trio final” (goleiro e três zagueiros), Tuffy, Grané e Del Debbio, também era chamado de “Os Três Mosqueteiros”. Eles compunham, ainda, a defesa titular da Seleção Paulista, que na época disputava o Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções.

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