جوائز الكاف 2023 | كهربا يفوز بـ أفضل هدف في إفريقيا

نجح المصري محمود عبد المنعم كهربا لاعب فريق الأهلي، في الحصول على جائزة أفضل هدف في أفريقيا لعام 2023، وذلك خلال الحفل الذي أقيم اليوم الإثنين بدولة المغرب.

وتنافس على هذه الجائزة هدف محمود عبد المنعم كهربا لاعب الأهلي في الهلال السوداني، ومحمود صابر، لاعب منتخب مصر الأولمبي أمام المغرب، ومحمد الضاوي كريستو، لاعب منتخب تونس للشباب في شباك زامبيا.

كما تنافس أليكس نجونجا وباتريك موامبا لاعبا مازيمبي الكونغولي الديمقراطي بهدفيهما في مرمى ريال باماكو المالي، ودانجغو واتارا، لاعب منتخب بوركينا فاسو في مرمى إيسواتيني.

طالع | جوائز الكاف 2023 | بيرسي تاو أفضل لاعب في إفريقيا

وكانت قائمة المرشحين قد ضمت أيضاً هدف خالد بوسليو لاعب اتحاد الجزائر في مرمى الجيش الملكي المغربي، وجينيفر أووسوا، لاعبة أمبيم داركوا الغاني في سبورتنغ كازالانكا، وساول كوكو لاعب منتخب غينيا الاستوائية في بوتسوانا، وتيبوهو موكوينا لاعب صن داونز في مرمى الأهلي، وثولاكيلي تيبوجو لاعبة صن داونز في سبورتنغ كازابلانكا. هدف كهربا الرائع في مرمي الهلال السوداني بـ دوري أبطال إفريقيا

رودريجر يعترف قبل يورو 2024: أتمنى عودة كروس إلى منتخب ألمانيا

اعترف مدافع الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي ريال مدريد، أنطونيو روديجر، بأنه يتمنى عودة زميله، توني كروس، مجددًا، إلى منتخب ألمانيا.

وكان كروس قد أعلن اعتزاله الدولي مع ألمانيا في صيف عام 2021 بعد خروج الماكينات من بطولة كأس أمم أوروبا 2020 على يد إنجلترا.

ولكن يرغب روديجر في إعادة كروس إلى ألمانيا من جديد قبل يورو 2024 والذي سيقام في بلده بالصيف المقبل خلال الفترة من 14 يونيو إلى 14 يوليو.

اقرأ أيضًا.. كورتوا يوضح لـ ريال مدريد موقفه من المشاركة في يورو 2024 مع بلجيكا

وقال روديجر في تصريحات لشبكة “DAZN” الإيطالية: “كل يوم، أتحدث مع كروس عن إمكانية عودته إلى منتخب ألمانيا”.

وتابع: “لاعب مثله، لا يزال في مستوى مرتفع، يجب أن يعود إلى المنتخب، يركض بمعدل ضربات قلب يصل إلى 20 ويقفز في الالتحامات الهوائية ببراعة، أود أن أراه مع ألمانيا، لكن هذا هو قراره”.

وعن يورو 2024: “إقامة البطولة على أرضنا لها أهمية خاصة، يجب أن نذهب لأبعد مرحلة ممكنة ولا ينبغي لأحد أن يأتي ويقول إذا تأهلنا من دور المجموعات، فهذا أمر جيد”.

Mushfiqur's words were confidence boosters – Sabbir

Sabbir Rahman is a middle-order batsman who is building a reputation as a finisher. Needing 104 from 14.2 overs was right up his alley, and with someone like Shakib at the other end, the job was slightly easier

Mohammad Isam in Mirpur24-Apr-2015

Sabbir Rahman was the primary aggressor after Bangladesh had lost early wickets•AFP

Shakib Al Hasan bowled four tight overs and was the innings top-scorer with an unbeaten 57; Mustafizur Rahman took two for 20 in his international debut. But Sabbir Rahman’s entertaining unbeaten 51 pipped both to the man-of-the-match award.Of course, there was reason for choosing him ahead of the other two. To complete the seven-wicket win over Pakistan, Bangladesh needed an innings like Sabbir’s, especially when they lost three wickets within the first six overs of the chase. And the men out were Soumya Sarkar, run out without facing a ball, Tamim Iqbal, who scored two hundreds and a fifty in the ODI series, and Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh’s form batsman for more than three years.Sabbir had only spent seven minutes at the crease during the just-concluded ODI series, having batted only in the first game. But he brought the confidence of the whirlwind 123 against the Pakistanis in the practice match two days before the ODI series. It was the visitors’ first wake-up call, after they went on to lose the game by one wicket in Fatullah.So when Mushfiqur saw Sabbir walking in, he knew a confident hitter was heading to replace him. He just told him to trust the wicket, something that Sabbir says not many outgoing batsmen say.”When I was crossing Mushfiqur , he told me that the wicket is superb,” Sabbir said. “He said, ‘You just have to stand there and play’. Sometimes batsmen get out and say negative things like the wicket isn’t great. But Mushfiqur words gave me a lot of confidence.”Sabbir is used to such chases, particularly from domestic cricket. He is a middle-order batsman who is building a reputation as a finisher. Needing 104 from 14.2 overs was right up his alley, and with someone like Shakib at the other end, the job was slightly easier.”I did not see much difference between these situations in domestic and international cricket,” he said. “I always try to play seriously. My confidence rose after that hundred in the practice game. In this innings, I didn’t put much planning into the approach.”I just always try to be positive when I go to the middle. I play well when I bat positively. I hope I keep playing in this way. I wasn’t afraid, I just tried to play ball-to-ball. I didn’t see who was bowling,” he said.Shakib was batting freely at the other end, so Sabbir swiftly moved to 11 off his first ten balls. Bangladesh needed 67 from the last ten overs when he suddenly swung into action. He flat-batted Wahab Riaz over mid-off and squeezed one through the covers, before swinging wildly and the top-edge taking the ball for his first six.In Wahab’s next over, Sabbir again flat-batted him over the bowler before deftly touching the ball to get a second boundary in the over through fine-leg. At the start of the 15th over, he went for a reverse-sweep off Saeed Ajmal. Two more fours followed off Wahab, who conceded three fours in total in his last over and went for 39 in four overs.The win was a matter of formality from that point, and Bangladesh achieved something they haven’t been able to do since 2007: beat Pakistan in a T20. “The biggest thing for me is that Bangladesh won the T20. I always think that if my one run helps the team, I am happy,” Sabbit said. “One was for gold medal, and this was a first T20 win over Pakistan. On both occasions, my plan was to be positive. I am happy to have contributed to Bangladesh’s win.”He struck seven fours and a six in his 32-ball innings. He was brilliant in the field, effecting a run out off the last ball of the innings. Like many young players are asked, Sabbir too faced the question about the format of cricket he prefers. Sabbir said: “For me T20s come first, then the ODIs.”

Northants wrap up first win since 2013

Northamptonshire ended a run of 20 Championship matches without a win by beating Leicestershire by 92 runs at Grace Road

Press Association29-Apr-2015
ScorecardAzharullah did the early damage as Northamptonshire won their first Championship match since 2013•Getty ImagesNorthamptonshire ended a run of 20 Championship matches without a win by beating Leicestershire by 92 runs at Grace Road. Resuming on 44-1 in pursuit of 376 to win, Leicestershire lost three wickets in the first hour of play and, on a pitch that continued to offer occasional assistance to the seamers, never genuinely threatened to get close to their target.Angus Robson, 25 overnight, had added only seven to his score when his off stump was knocked out of the ground by an Azharullah delivery that straightened off the seam. Captain Mark Cosgrove was then given out leg before wicket for 2 to Olly Stone, a decision that surprised the left-handed batsman, who may have thought the ball was going over the stumps.There were no such doubts about the decision to send Neil Pinner on his way, however, Azharullah switching ends to trap the batsman plumb in front for 12, leaving Leicestershire on 93 for 4.Ned Eckersley and Niall O’Brien put together a partnership of 59 for the fifth wicket, but Northants struck again before lunch, Rory Kleinveldt ending Eckersley’s 111 ball innings of 37 with an in-swinger that won another leg before decision.Tom Wells became the fourth lbw victim of the day when he was beaten by Kleinveldt’s inswinger, but Niall O’Brien played with characteristic fluency in going to his half-century, hitting eight fours before inside-edging a Kleinveldt delivery into his stumps.Ben Raine went quickly, caught behind driving at Azharullah, but Leicestershire’s newly arrived overseas player Clint McKay hit out to good effect, as he had in the first innings, before top edging a hook into the hands of deep backward square leg. Ollie Freckingham and Charlie Shreck ensured Leicestershire’s defeat would be by less than 100 before Shreck went caught behind off Kleinveldt.Despite their victory, Northamptonshire were deducted two points for a slow over rate.Leicestershire coach, Andrew McDonald, said: “There were a lot of positives, but there were some crucial periods when we didn’t quite execute well. You look at a hundred-run deficit and you can probably find more than that where we could have been better.”Each day you learn about the players, and if we improve from here we’ll hold ourselves in good stead. We took 20 wickets, and created more than 20 opportunities, and that’s a real positive when last year we averaged 13 wickets a game.”

Grêmio foca em semifinal onde viverá situação diferente dos últimos anos

MatériaMais Notícias

Chegando na seu terceira semifinal nos últimos três anos, fato que apenas o River Plate conseguiu também, o Grêmio joga o seu primeiro compromisso diante do Flamengo na próxima quarta-feira (2) às 21h30 (horário de Brasília) na Arena.

Entretanto, o Tricolor precisará mostrar de imediato a força de sua casa pensando em adquirir alguma vantagem para o confronto de volta programado para o dia 23 de outubro no Maracanã. Situação, aliás, inédita para os comandados de Renato Portaluppi nessa instância da competição se comparadas as duas outras ocasiões.

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Em 2017, ano da conquista do tricampeonato, o Imortal foi até a cidade de Guayaquil e fez um dos jogos mais louváveis da era Renato goleando o Barcelona por 3 a 0, resultado que praticamente sacramentou a classificação para a decisão. Tanto é que, na volta, o revés por 1 a 0 de nada foi prejudicial.

No ano seguinte, o Grêmio visitou o River Plate no Monumental de Núñez e ganhou por 1 a 0, gol do volante Michel. Na volta, derrota por 2 a 1 com o fatídico tento de pênalti feito por Pity Martínez já nos minutos finais que acabou encerrando de maneira dolorosa o sonho do tetra.

As grandes dúvidas pensando no 11 inicial do Tricolor para a quarta-feira se dão no companheiro de Kannemann na zaga, o ocupante da vaga de Léo Gomes na lateral-direita e quem será o volante a atuar ao lado de Matheus Henrique. Nesse momento, David Braz, Rafael Galhardo e Michel sejam os escolhidos com Geromel, voltando de lesão, e Léo Moura, que jogou os dois últimos jogos, tendo possibilidades mais remotas.

Mascarenhas NZ bowling coach for England tour

Dimitri Mascarenhas, the former Hampshire and England allrounder, will have a chance to help defeat former team-mates after being named New Zealand’s interim bowling coach to replace Shane Bond for the tour of England in May.Bond will finish in his position after the World Cup having decided he wants to spend less time away from home and will focus on his role with Mumbai Indians in the IPL.Mascarenhas, 37, who played 20 ODIs and 14 T20s for England between 2007 and 2009, is currently in his first year as coach of Otago who are second in the Plunket Shield table and reached the preliminary-finals stage of the one-day Ford Trophy but finished bottom of the domestic T20.”After being in New Zealand for only a year, to have an opportunity like this come up is pretty special and I am honoured to be chosen for this position,” Mascarenhas said. “Bondy has done an extremely good job with his bowling unit; they have operated with real pace, skill and tactical awareness.”During this World Cup they have been phenomenal and I am looking forward to working with those guys to keep developing them and helping them achieve success on the international stage.”Mascarenhas finished his Hampshire career in 2013 and believes his recent experiences in England will serve him well with New Zealand when they arrive for a tour which includes two Tests, five one-day internationals and a T20.”I am newly out of the scene there as a player and I know most of the guys in the current team very well,” he said. “The new guys I have played a lot with in county cricket and I know all the grounds we are playing at intimately so those factors will be useful in terms of the scouting and bowling plans.”It will be a tough assignment to follow Bond who has been widely credited with the development of New Zealand’s bowling attack into one of the best in the world. Alongside the incisive new-ball pair of Tim Southee and Trent Boult, who have flourished under Bond’s tutelage since he became bowling coach in 2012, there is the upcoming Adam Milne in the World Cup squad alongside Mitchell McClenaghan and Kyle Mills.Matt Henry was unlucky not to make the World Cup while Neil Wagner, the left-arm pace bowler, will likely feature on the Test leg of the England tour as could Doug Bracewell.However, Mascarenhas will not have all the first-choice quicks to work with during the early days of the England with New Zealand’s IPL-contracted players – which include Southee and Boult, the latter who went for more than US$800,000 to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the recent auction – having been given permission to arrive in the UK by May 19, which is two days before the opening day of the first Test at Lord’s.The England tour will be an audition for Mascarenhas with a decision on a full-time replacement for Bond set to be taken later in the year before the tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa, which begins at the end of July.

'Temos a chance de coroar o acesso do America', diz Deola sobre a decisão da Série B1

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O sonho do America sacramentar sua volta à elite do Rio de Janeiro com título passará pelas mãos de quem tem vasta experiência no futebol nacional. Mesmo após contabilizar passagens em clubes como Palmeiras, Vitória, Fortaleza e Guarani, o goleiro Deola não esconde que ainda tenta controlar a ansiedade às vésperas de defender a meta do Mecão na decisão da Série B1 do Carioca, contra o Friburguense.

– Aansiedade de começar a partida é sempre a mesma, né?! Mas esta é uma partida na qual podemos coroar um trabalho, coroar tudo que temos feito ao longo da competição. Venho fazendo grandes partidas, com a ajuda do Henrique (Gulpilhares), que é o preparador de goleiros, dos meus colegas, ao lado do setor defensivo, que vem me ajudando bastante. Sei que o grupo todo espera de mim um auxílio. Espero que eu possa estar em um dia feliz e ajudar meus companheiros em tudo. Espero orientar de maneira mais incisiva a minha equipe para a gente sair com a vitória – afirmou, ao LANCE!.

O jogador de 36 anos não se omite diante do fato de ser uma das lideranças da atual equipe.

– Não só eu, mas o Sandro Silva, o Wagner Diniz, que também passaram por clubes de ponta, somos referências do America… Eu sou muito focado no treinamento, mas com a bagagem que eu tenho, por ter conquistado título de Copa do Brasil com o Palmeiras, estaduais pelo Vitória e Fortaleza, os jovens me ouvem bastante. Sei como é o caminho das pedras do futebol, por isto, dou conselhos aos mais jovens, que querem mais espaço no mercado. Busco dar tranquilidade para todos, em especial em um momento decisivo como o que a gente está vivendo agora – disse.

Deola acredita que o Friburguense exigirá atenção redobrada em Moça Bonita. Principalmente, por uma dor de cabeça americana.

– O Friburguense tem um setor defensivo muito forte e é um time que faz muita catimba, paralisa demais o jogo. A gente também tem que ficar atento para não repetir o que aconteceu nos últimos dois jogos. Tomamos gols antes dos dez minutos (coincidentemente, em dois empates em 1 a 1: com o Bonsucesso, no jogo de volta da semifinal, e no jogo de ida da final com o Frizão, no Eduardo Guinle). Não podemos correr atrás de novo. O título será definida nos detalhes – e em seguida, o goleiro é categórico sobre o jogo em Moça Bonita:

– Será um jogo de paciência. Talvez, por ser em Moça Bonita, que é um campo maior, nossa equipe possa fazer triangulações. Mas, sem dúvida, será um jogo bem truncado. Respeitamos a equipe do Friburguense, mas estamos muito preparados. Nosso time é muito forte, sabemos que fizemos uma campanha de muita regularidade e não estamos aqui à toa – completou.

Com a vivência de quem rodou pelos gramados do país afora, Deola expõe seu orgulho de lutar pelo bicampeonato do America na Série B1.

– É uma honra jogar por este time centenário. Após termos credenciado o America à disputa da Seletiva (do Carioca de 2020, fase preliminar na qual dois clubes se classificam para a sequência da competição estadual), temos chance de escrever nosso nome na história do clube. E o America tem um elenco digno de disputar a Série A do Estadual, de retornar ao lugar que merece – completa o goleiro.

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I wasn't given enough time – Moores

Peter Moores has expressed his “frustration” had not being allowed more time to develop the England side after his second spell as coach was brought to an abrupt end on Saturday with confirmation of his sacking.It came less than a day after he had been in charge of the side during the washed out ODI against Ireland, in Malahide, but that followed a winter of woeful limited-overs results then, most recently, the drawn Test series in West Indies which ended with defeat in Barbados – a reversal that has proved the final straw.However, Moores leaves the international arena – for the second time – retaining the utmost belief in his abilities as a coach and believes that England will reap the benefits of what he has done over the past year.”My record in developing players stands for itself and though we have had some frustrations along the way I am confident that this team will go on and bring the success the supporters desperately want to see,” he said.”I knew when I took on the role that this was going to be a tough period for English cricket and I would need time and support to get new players through. My frustration is not being given that time.”I believe time will show that I have been instrumental in the identification and development of a new group of England players who will go on and bring honour and success to the England badge. I am a passionate Englishman who believes in hard work and an investment in the right people will bring its rewards.”There are strong parallels with Moores’ previous spell as England coach. As in the 2007-2008 stint, when he recalled Graeme Swann, first selected Matt Prior and brought together James Anderson and Stuart Broad as the new-ball pair, there have been signs of promise from England’s younger players – particularly in the Test arena.Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler and Chris Jordan have been introduced to the Test team, Gary Ballance has flourished, Ben Stokes showed glimpses of his promise on recall in West Indies, while Joe Root has bounced back emphatically from his poor tour of Australia. There has, however, been far less to cling to in the limited-overs formats with series defeats against Sri Lanka home and away, India and then the first-round exit at the World Cup.”To the players I want to say thanks for your support and commitment and I will be gutted not to work with every single one of you going forward. I wish you all the very best for the future,” Moores added.

المصري يوضح تطورات ملف بيع مروان حمدي.. وحقيقة رحيل إلياس الجلاصي

أكد رجب عبد القادر، نائب رئيس النادي المصري، أن ملف بيع مهاجم الفريق مروان حمدي مطروح على طاولة مجلس الإدارة، مؤكدًا استمرار إلياس الجلاصي مع الفريق.

وكان المصري قد نجح في تحقيق الفوز على نظيره الزمالك في مباراة الجولة التاسعة من عمر الدوري المصري الممتاز بهدف دون رد.

وقال عبد القادر في تصريحات تلفزيونية بفضائية “تن” عبر برنامج “البريمو”: “هذه شخصية فريق المصري والإمكانيات المتواجدة، كل الإمكانيات متاحة للفريق وللجهاز الفني والمقبل سيكون مبشرًا للفريق البورسعيدي”.

فيديو | المصري يوقف قطار انتصارات الزمالك بهدف في الدوري

وأضاف: “دون الدخول في تفاصيل، ملف بيع مروان حمدي على طاولة مجلس الإدارة”.

وأردف: “ندرس هذا الملف بعناية لكي لا يكون هناك خسارة للمصري، العروض المتواجدة يتم دراستها بمعرفة المجلس بحيث يتم اتخاذ القرار بما يتناسب مع مصلحة النادي”.

وأتم: “إلياس الجلاصي مستمر مع المصري ولا يوجد مفاوضات بين اللاعب والمسؤولين في الزمالك، مجلس الإدارة يحافظ على القوام الأساسي للفريق”.

الجدير بالذكر، أن فريق المصري بات يحتل المركز الثاني في سلم ترتيب الدوري برصيد 15 نقطة حصل عليها من 5 انتصارات بينما نال 3 هزائم ويتبقى له مباراة مؤجلة.

Ferocious Edwards revels down the Hove slope

Fidel Edwards’ ferocious bowling spell made good a rapid century from Adam Wheater and left Hampshire anticipating a first Championship win of the season

Vithushan Ehantharajah at Hove08-Jun-2015
ScorecardAdam Wheater’s century gave Hampshire control before Fidel Edwards rounded off a satisfying day•Getty ImagesA pumped-up Fidel Edwards made ferocious use of the Hove slope to take four cheap post-tea wickets and give Hampshire every opportunity to achieve their first victory of the season and escape their position at the foot of the table as a consequence.Hampshire established a first innings lead of 141 thanks to their first century of the season, brought up by Adam Wheater in 82 balls, an innings including back-to-back reverse sweeps, top edges over the slips and some punchy drives. Of those 82 balls, 16 brought boundaries.Edwards was just as eye catching as the second day drew to a close. Before a ball had been bowled, the West Indian marked his run-up and ran through all the way to Luke Wells, who was busy, head down, marking his guard.Edwards mimicked the tall left-hander before rubbing his hands in the debris in an almost auspicious fanfare. Still on zero after 10 balls, having been pushed back by some superb short-balls from Edwards, Wells was hesitant in coming forward to his 11th and nicked to Will Smith at third slip.Machan then miscalculated the pace and length to pull Edwards onto his off-stump before Michael Yardy fell to an lbw decision that he was not in agreement with.Just as the first audible grumbles were coming from the home faithful, three of their own came and steadied. Ed Joyce and Chris Nash stemmed the flow with 71 for the fourth wicket, before Joyce uncharacteristically flirted with one from Berg through to Vince.But Nash was then joined by Wright, and both looked like seeing the day off before Edwards was reintroduced in the 37th over and produced a blistering spell of hostile bowling that would have made even the most adept of batsmen question their life choices.Wright had a short leg, deep backward square, fine-leg and, after top-edging a hook, then also a back-stop for company, as Edwards began pushing off from that nourishing Cromwell Road End. Nash, at the non-striker’s end for the first assault, was on back foot when he faced Edwards and was subsequently trapped in front by a full ball that fizzed through the air.In came Steve Magoffin, unlucky enough to have only taken one wicket, and rueing his luck once more as he had to see off what remained of Edwards’ fire. After five balls that must have felt like an eternity, he met Wright halfway down the pitch and punched gloves in relief.Edwards walked back with him and offered a pat on the back.They’ll meet again first thing in the morning.Wheater’s rapid hundred was seemingly an innings that had been earmarked for James Vince, who reconvened in the morning on 52, added 24 runs and then flayed Matt Hobden to Ed Joyce in the cordon.He was more than ably assisted by Gareth Berg, who is having one of his best games of his career. He fell one short of his first hundred in four years, urging No 11 Jackson Bird to hurry back for a second, only to find himself a good foot short of his ground with a direct hit from Hobden throwing from square leg.Together, Wheater and Berg put on a record eighth-wicket stand for Hampshire against Sussex, beating a previous best of 135 set by Nic Pothas and Shane Warne. The new record, 165, came off 153 deliveries, was superb in the context of this game and, barring a herculean effort from Sussex’s lower order, may have already determined the outcome of this match.It was a pretty wayward effort with the ball from Sussex, who have had to shuffle their pack more than they would like because of injury and availability.As Wheater and Berg played their respective hands, Ed Joyce seemed unsure who to turn to. Fynn Hudson-Prentice on debut was expensive and, as such, ended up bowling as many overs as Luke Wells – a part-time off-spinner who was bowled ahead of the 19-year-old for four overs when Gareth Berg was fresh to the crease. It was only when Wells went for 35 in those four that Hudson-Prentice was reintroduced. That first over back in the attack disappeared for 12, as a now settled Berg picked him off.The predicament for Mark Robinson is an unfortunate one. For years, he has cultivated something of a fast bowlers haven at Hove. Like India to gap year students, befuddled or disenchanted quicks have “found themselves” on the coast. The most notable in recent years has been Chris Jordan, whose newly found inner peace has seen him scale to international cricket, hence his unavailability until the end of the ODI series with New Zealand.Unleashed down the hill from the Cromwell Road End after time on the sidelines at Surrey, with a reworked gym programme and some technical refinement, he is a poster boy for Hove’s healing properties, so much so that his friend and former Surrey teammate George Edwards sought his opinion on pastures new, and life at Sussex, before eventually moving on from the Oval to Lancashire. “You look at what he’s done there and it’s pretty incredible,” commented Edwards at the beginning of the season.Ajmal Shahzad is the latest to experience a renaissance by the sea, on a roll with 22 wickets at 17.86 before an injured pectoral muscle during an impressive spell on day one of Sussex’s match with Middlesex. That was back on May 10 and, while it was thought he would be back in two weeks, the recovery has taken a little longer. It is thought that he will make his return in the seconds tomorrow.Then there’s the less fortunate Tymal Mills, diagnosed with a narrow spinal chord just a month into the season which requires constant assessment and a lightening of his workload. Rotten luck all round.

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