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South Africa’s unbeaten run in Test series on the road will extend further after their victory in Dubai, which allowed them to share the spoils of this two-match rubber with Pakistan

The Report by Firdose Moonda in Dubai26-Oct-2013
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsMisbah threw his wicket away and fell 12 runs short of a century•Associated PressSouth Africa’s unbeaten run in Test series on the road will extend even further after their victory in Dubai, which allowed them to share the spoils of this two-match rubber with Pakistan. The last time South Africa lost a Test series abroad was in Sri Lanka in 2006. Since then, they have become the No. 1 ranked Test team and they will stay there, but their lead will be cut by four points by virtue of the drawn series.Pakistan have risen to No. 4, thanks to their victory in Abu Dhabi, but were unable to protect fortress UAE, losing in their adopted home for the first time since moving here in 2010. They went down fighting though, with Asad Shafiq notching up his highest score in Test cricket and sharing in a 197-run fifth wicket stand with Misbah-ul-Haq, which kept South Africa in the field for much longer than they would have anticipated.On the fourth evening, AB de Villiers said the team felt they were one wicket away from running through Pakistan. That dismissal came 20 minutes before tea as Misbah, who had treated South Africa’s attack with the caution of someone handling a shipment of crystal glasses, gifted Dean Elgar, the part-time spinner, his first Test wicket. In Elgar’s second over, Misbah attempted to slog him out of the park, but got a thick outside edge which Jacques Kallis collected at first slip.Smart stats

South Africa are now unbeaten over the last 12 Test series played away from home, with their last loss coming against Sri Lanka in 2006, by a margin of 2-0. Including this series, South Africa are undefeated in 13 consecutive Test series, which is the longest sequence for them. Click here for a list of the longest undefeated sequence by teams in Tests

Graeme Smith won the 11th Man-of-the-Match award of his career in this Test beating Imran Khan to claim the most awards as captain in Tests.

The fifth-wicket partnerships in this match added 535 runs – the second-highest ever in a Test. This is only the third time ever that 500 runs or more were added for the fifth wicket. The 563 runs added by West Indies and England for the fifth wicket in Port-of-Spain in 2009 is the highest.

This is only the second instance since South Africa’s return to international cricket that their spinners have taken ten or more wickets in a Test. The last such instance was against Bangladesh in Chittagong in 2003.

Imran Tahir’s 8 for 130 in this Test is his career-best match-haul, just as his 5 for 32 in the first innings is his best return for an innings.

This was AB de Villiers’ second Man-of-the-Series award as a wicketkeeper equalling Andy Flower. Only Adam Gilchrist (3 awards) has won more

The 197-run partnership between Misbah-ul-Haq and Asad Shafiq equalled Pakistan’s record for the fifth wicket in the second innings set by Javed Burki and Nasim-ul-Ghani against England at Lord’s, in 1962. The Misbah-Shafiq partnership was the seventh-highest for Pakistan in the second innings of a Test.

This was Asad Shafiq’s highest score in Tests beating the 111 he hit against South Africa at Cape Town earlier this year. Asad Shafiq has now hit four hundreds for Pakistan batting at No. 6, equalling Saleem Malik. Only Asif Iqbal has more centuries – six – for Pakistan in Tests at that position. Garry Sobers holds the overall record with eight centuries at No. 6.

Jacques Kallis had a poor all-round performance this tour, a very rare occurrence for him. Not since his debut against England in 1995, has he gone an entire series without managing a score in double digits or without taking a wicket.

Including the two Kallis took in this match, he has taken 198 catches in Tests, the second-highest by any fielder. He went ahead of Ricky Ponting who has 196. Rahul Dravid is on top of the list with 210 catches.

JP Duminy’s bowling figures of 3 for 67 in the second innings are his best in an innings in Tests and are also his best in a Test.

That ended a vigil in which Misbah had ushered Shafiq to his second century against this opposition, and the fourth of his career, and seen off the second new ball to put Pakistan in a position to frustrate South Africa even further. They had only one wicket-taking opportunity before Misbah’s lapse in concentration, when Shafiq was given out lbw in the fifth over to a Vernon Philander delivery that pitched on leg-stump and hit him on the front pad. He was on 36 at the time and reviewed with replays showing the ball would have missed leg stump.Shafiq survived and went on to play a balanced innings combining defence with attack, particularly against the spinners. His footwork against Imran Tahir and JP Duminy was excellent, typified by the shot of the day – a spank over midwicket off Tahir.Misbah was more stoic, nudging the ball into spaces and encouraging Shafiq to keep the scoreboard moving, but not too quickly. They both brought up half-centuries off 121 balls before slowing down as the second new ball came. Once comfortable against it, Shafiq pushed past his captain after lunch. He danced into the nineties with a boundary off Duminy and brought up his century with a square drive off a full and wide ball from the same bowler. Encouragingly for Pakistan, once the milestone had been reached, Shafiq kept going.Misbah will be furious that he did not do the same. Although South Africa’s attack did not lapse into the lazy short-ball showing they put on in Abu Dhabi, they seemed to be running out of ideas. After trying everything from having two short midwickets in against the spinners – between whom Shafiq threaded the ball through – to having two short covers in for the quicks, Smith turned to Elgar to buy time.Smith would probably not have imagined getting a wicket off the tactic, Elgar’s delivery was innocuous as well, but once Misbah ran out of patience, the result was a foregone conclusion. Pakistan’s tail proved pesky to remove even though they were without Zulfiqar Babar, who did not bat because of the torn webbing on his right hand.With a ball short of 10 overs remaining in the day, Shafiq, after resisting for seven hours, was stumped off JP Duminy, to give him the same number of wickets as Tahir in the innings – three.On this day in 1952 Pakistan won their first Test, beating India in Lucknow. They did not have reason to celebrate on their anniversary but they did enjoy some positive signs as they dragged the Test late into the fourth afternoon and pushed South Africa as much as they could given their first innings failing.

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth day at Trent Bridge

Daniel Brettig at Trent Bridge13-Jul-2013With deed and then word, Australia’s captain Michael Clarke has ruled a line under the debate that surrounded Stuart Broad’s decision not to walk in the second innings of the Trent Bridge Ashes Test. Clarke himself declined to depart after none other than Broad procured a thin edge to Matt Prior behind the stumps as the tourists slid badly in their chase of 311 to win.Afterwards he said that while the Australians had been frustrated by failing to secure Broad’s wicket, there was little case for directing their anger towards the England No. 8. Clarke even referred to the concept of “getting away with” standing your ground and forcing an umpire to deliberate, something he has done several times himself in the past with varied results.”We would’ve liked him out for a lot less that’s for sure, but that’s the way the game goes,” Clarke said of Broad. “I’m not going to go back there. There’s no need, it’s the game of cricket. There’s ups and downs, good times, bad times. Sometimes you get away with it, sometimes you don’t. That’s what I’ve seen through my career and that’s the way it goes.”Clarke also offered unabashed support to Broad on Sky TV. “I’ve always been a believer that umpires are there to take decisions,” he said. “If everybody walked, we wouldn’t need umpires. It is an individual decision but I don’t think any less of Stuart for what he did.”Regarding his own dismissal, Clarke said he had been unsure of whether he hit the ball or not, having also brushed bat with pad. His consultation with the non-striker Steven Smith better reflected the 21st century conventions of dismissals in the DRS era than much of the commentary surrounding the question of walking that has sprung up since Broad also stood his ground.”Obviously not – I referred it,” Clarke said. “Well, I knew I had hit my pad. I asked my partner up the other end and he certainly wasn’t convinced I hit it either so I referred it. Actually when we both looked at the big screen we couldn’t see anything, so we were pretty pumped that we made the right decision. Then I was given out and had another look when I came in the change room and there was a little spot there on Hot Spot. That’s the way it goes. That’s how the review system operates.”I’ve said to our team that if you feel you’re not out then back your judgement. And if the review doesn’t go your way we move on. I’m not going to go into the DRS at the moment. We’re using it. Both teams are using it. It’s the same for both teams. We have no excuses at the moment. I’m certainly not going to use DRS as one.”Clarke also offered an extraordinary endorsement of the 19-year-old debutant Ashton Agar. Clearly impressed after watching Agar’s treatment of Graeme Swann during his startling, world record 98 at No. 11 in the first innings, Clarke declared Agar to be among the best players of spin to enter the Australia dressing room in years.Clarke explained that he had batted Agar at No. 11 in the first innings to help ease a nervous debutant into the match. But it seems inconceivable now that Agar will ever do so again for any team. His poise was on display a second time as he hung on stubbornly in the company of Brad Haddin to reach stumps on day four, Australia still needing 137 runs on the final day.”He’s as good a player against spin as we’ve had in the Australian team for a long time, so I think he’ll certainly look forward to facing Swanny tomorrow,” Clarke said. “He is definitely not a No. 11 in any team in the world. I batted him there in the first innings only so that he could find his feet in Test match cricket and get into the game. He showed he was ready.”I thought it was the right thing to let him get into the game slowly, but he obviously proved me wrong there, he batted beautifully.”Apart from Agar, Phillip Hughes in the first innings and a composed opening stand by Shane Watson and Chris Rogers on the fourth afternoon, Australia’s batsmen have largely failed to cope with the pressure imposed by England in Nottingham, even if Alastair Cook’s side have not sustained it for anywhere near as long as Australia managed. Clarke said the falling of wickets in clusters could be attributed to conditions that England’s batsman Ian Bell spoke of in subcontinental terms.”I think that’s the conditions in the UK to be honest,” Clarke said. “Especially when you’ve got a wicket that is quite dry so you’ve got reverse swing and a lot of spin. I think it’s these sort of conditions where if you get in it’s about cashing in, going on to big scores, because it is a hard place to start.”We’ve spoken about it as a batting unit. It’s not from lack of work, the boys have been working extremely hand for the start of their innings and we’re as well prepared as we can be. I think we’ve put up a really good fight so far and I’m excited about tomorrow.”

James Harris, the Middlesex seamer, has aggravated the hamstring injury he picked up during the opening Championship match of the season

ESPNcricinfo staff30-Apr-2013

James Harris, the Middlesex seamer, has aggravated the hamstring injury he picked up during the opening Championship match of the season and has been ruled out for another two weeks starting with the local derby against Surrey this week.He picked up the original problem against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge during his first-class debut for Middlesex, but had been passed fit to return against Cambridge MCCU last week where he took four wickets in the game and struck an unbeaten 43.He then played in a friendly 40-over match against the Unicorns, the team made up of players without professional deals that will compete in the YB40, during which he felt further problems with his left hamstringAngus Fraser, Middlesex’s managing director, said: “Everybody at the club feels sorry for James who is desperate to get his time at Middlesex off and running. But we are all confident that this is just a minor setback and that he will have a major role to play in our season as it develops.”At the moment we have the fast bowling resources to cope with James’ injury and it will be great to get him back fully fit for when Steven Finn departs for England duty.”Although Middlesex will be able to call on Finn, Toby Roland-Jones and Tim Murtagh for the Championship match against Surrey the following four-day fixture against Warwickshire could be more of a challenge if Harris is still sidelined because Roland-Jones has been named in the England Lions side to face New Zealand.

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Depois de fazer seu primeiro gol logo na primeira oportunidade como titular do Palmeiras, garantindo a vitória por 1 a 0 sobre o Oeste, em Barueri, na quarta-feira, Felipe Pires se mostra ainda mais animado. O atacante, emprestado pelo Hoffenheim, da Alemanha, até dezembro, vive a expectativa de estrear em clássicos pelo clube, neste sábado, contra o Corinthians, no Allianz Parque.

– Temos mais um desafio extremamente difícil, contra o nosso rival, e a minha expectativa é muito grande. É o meu primeiro clássico e, caso o professor precise de mim, estou preparado para fazer o meu melhor e ajudar o time a ir em busca da vitória – comentou o jogador de 23 anos de idade.

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Se atuar no Dérbi, o camisa 27 ainda poderá, finalmente, jogar no estádio do Verdão. Felipe Pires tem três jogos pela equipe, mas todos na condição de visitante: o empate por 1 a 1 diante do Red Bull, em Campinas, e o triunfo por 2 a 0 sobre o São Caetano, no ABC, além da vitória da última quarta-feira.

-A oportunidade de jogar pela primeira vez no Allianz Parque também me deixa bastante animado. Todos sabem que o Palmeiras é muito forte atuando em casa e a nossa torcida faz a diferença. Tenho certeza de que o estádio estará lotado no sábado e eles irão nos apoiar do início ao fim.

É o ânimo ainda maior do atacante depois do gol feito na Arena Barueri. Felipe Pires chegou ao Palmeiras ciente de que é um desconhecido para boa parte do público, já que nunca tinha atuado profissionalmente no Brasil, mas disposto a mostrar um nível que convença o clube a adquiri-lo em definitivo.

– O gol me deixou muito feliz porque me dá ainda mais confiança pra seguir trabalhando firme e forte. A gente sabe que esse início de temporada é complicado, as equipes do interior estão muito bem preparadas e cada vitória precisa ser conquistada com muito esforço.

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Na última sexta-feira, o Vasco lançou o primeiro episódio da série “Vasco Transparente”, com exibição no Facebook. São 13 episódios no total, numa busca do clube de mostrar bastidores da atual gestão, presidida por Alexandre Campello. Mas o projeto lançado no fim deste 2018 é apenas um dos modos da diretoria trabalhar para melhorar a imagem cruz-maltina e angariar receitas.

O entendimento é de que os problemas e as confusões em campo e fora dele diminuíram a visibilidade dos bons momentos do clube nos últimos tempos. Desta forma, a apresentação para investidores, há cerca de duas semanas, foi um passo. De acordo com Bruno Maia, vice-presidente de Marketing do clube, a instituição pode gerar mais dinheiro.

– Um dos principais desafios é pulverizar as (fontes de) receitas para além do patrocínio master. A gente começou e vamos continuar subindo o sarrafo. Não queremos ficar dependentes só de uma receita. Precisamos gerar receita. Essa torcida e esse clube são dos cinco maiores do Brasil. Vamos buscar aumentar as receitas a longo prazo – explica Maia, ao LANCE!.

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A maior parte dos episódios da série já está pronta, e a parceria com a rede social faz valores – não divulgados – entrarem nos cofres do Vasco de imediato. Porém, a intenção maior é produzir uma teia de rendimentos. Boa notícia que vira lucro, novas boas notícias e novos lucros. É o que o vice-presidente de Relações Públicas, Claudio Fernandez, chama de “juros compostos”.

– A receita é direta e indireta. Direta na fonte, pelo contrato com o Facebook, já está na contabilidade; e indireta porque ajuda a construir juros compostos. Não sou eu falando uma vez ou um evento com investidores. É investimento sobre investimento. O valor do Vasco cresce a cada movimento desse. O intangível é muito grande – analisa, também ao LANCE!.

A melhora literal na imagem do clube é algo ressaltado pelos dois dirigentes ouvidos pelo L!, que veem na qualidade dos equipamentos e de acabamento utilizados na série alvo louvável. Mas outro projeto, este de grandes proporções, também pretende modernizar o clube, na prática e na estética: a reforma do Estádio de São Januário.

O projeto apresentado a investidores no evento de duas semanas atrás está orçado em pouco mais de R$ 200 milhões e previsto de ser executado em três etapas. A entrega total, se dentro do prazo, seria em nove anos. Para obter tais receitas, um fundo de investimentos e a venda de camarotes – esta para a primeira fase, no lado das cadeiras sociais – vão custear. E as primeiras respostas foram positivas, de acordo com Claudio Fernandez.

– Temos retornos firmes da compra de camarotes. É um projeto total para 2027 e o valor não é irrealizável. A gente se compromete a entregar uma parte em 2020. Cabe ao próximo presidente, seja o Campello ou não, continuar. Ele (o projeto) é quase que autofinanciável, na primeira parte. Quando entregamos camarotes, estamos mudando a realidade de São Januário. Vira um lugar de interesse das grandes empresas do Rio de Janeiro – entende o dirigente.

With India and Pakistan set to face-off in a bilateral series for the first time in five years, Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore is excited

Umar Farooq14-Dec-2012With India and Pakistan set to face-off in a bilateral series for the first time in five years, Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore is excited. On the opening day of Pakistan’s preparatory camp in Lahore, he said he is ‘very keen to play the series’ and take on the challenge of playing India in India.”India v Pakistan in India is not going to be an easy one, particularly with the added interest of the neighbours playing each other [for the first time in a while],” Whatmore said at the Gaddafi Stadium. “But it’s fantastic. I can tell you players from both sides respect each other, we are fellow professionals. We understand the pressures that exist but sadly there are a number other people who build it up as something different … But that’s the way it is. We are very keen to play our neighbours and we are looking forward to it very much.”The series, which begins with a Twenty20 in Bangalore on December 25, will be the first bilateral series between the two sides since Pakistan toured India in late 2007. They have since met in multinational tournaments, but bilateral ties between the two were put on hold following the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai. India had withdrawn from their planned tour of Pakistan in 2009 and, after the attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore that stalled international cricket in Pakistan, have not agreed to play a series at a neutral venue as has been the case with all Pakistan’s ‘home’ series.”It’s a privilege to be involved in series like this,” Whatmore said. “I’ve been involved in the odd match at ICC events and Asian Cricket Council events, but this will be first time we’ll play more that two or three times in a small series.”It will be an experience, particularly playing in India, where the fans are also very keen to come out and have a look and support their team.”Saeed Ajmal will be Pakistan’s trump card, Whatmore said. “We will pick our group of bowlers depending on the conditions. You can’t do that until you’ve had a look [at the conditions]. We feel we’ve enough boys in the group to satisfy the requirements of any conditions. But Saeed Ajmal will always remain a trump card for us, he will always remain a threat [for the opposition].”Despite India’s struggles during the ongoing England Test series, Whatmore refused to be complacent. “England are playing very well at the moment and India have a big job to square the series. But one Test series [results] doesn’t necessarily mean that they are weak, we all know how good they have been over many years. I wouldn’t read much into that.”Fifteen players of the 22 who will travel to India for the two* Twenty20s and three ODIs attended the inaugural day of the camp; Shahid Afridi, Younis Khan, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Hafeez and Misbah-ul-Haq were absent due to various reasons.*02.13GMT, December 15: The article had said ‘three Twenty20s’. This has been corrected.

Kevin Pietersen may have pulled off a career-saving performance as outrageous as anything he has achieved on the pitch by unconditionally committing himself to play for England in all formats of the game and apologising for the behaviour that led to speculation about dressing room rifts and his premature retirement.In another development late on Saturday, the ECB announced that the squad for the third Test against South Africa would be delayed until 2.30pm on Sunday having originally been set for 9.30am, inviting the belief that England’s selectors, having picked the squad for the final Test at Lord’s, had been forced back into an emergency session.Pietersen, who was facing the prospect of being dropped by England following a series of incidents that appeared to have driven a wedge between him and the rest of the England team, has retracted his request to play a full IPL season, reversed his retirement from international limited-overs cricket and withdrawn many of the comments he made in an emotional press conference following the second Test at Leeds. In a personally arranged video interview, Pietersen expressed his unconditional return for England in all forms of the game.”I want to commit to all forms of cricket for England because I love playing for England,” Pietersen said. “I am wanting to play all three forms of cricket again for England: the ODIs against South Africa in a couple of weeks and the T20 World Cup if I am selected. I want to make myself available for every single format of cricket for England.”I am absolutely not insisting on playing the full IPL season. I am taking that all back. I will not be playing the full IPL. I will come back and play in the Tests against New Zealand next year.”I’ve realised what is important to be. I’ve realised I can be happy. I’ve realised how much I love playing for England. I’ve realised that the last three or four days would be a sad way to go after all the happiness I’ve enjoyed. I’d hate to leave playing for England and I’d hate to leave all the spectators and fans this way.”The stubbornness I’ve got sometimes – which is probably not a good thing as well – has led me to try to believe myself for too long and I’ve got to a point now where I’ve gone: play for England. This is what you love and this is what I want to do.”I am fully committed and passionate about playing for England. I want to play for England. That is why I want to get back playing in all three formats of the game for England. I love doing what I do and I don’t want to disappoint people.”I’ve had a change of heart because of the reasons I stated. I love playing cricket for England.”Money is not everything to me. I love winning for England. I loved the runs I scored at Headingley. I can’t wait to play in Straussy’s 100th Test next week. These things make me happy. Winning makes me happy.”I understand that I have a short career. I can’t do this until I’m 40. I have a young family and I’m the provider. I need to maximise my opportunities financially in order to have protection in later life. It’s not all about money. I love playing for England and the runs I score for England mean so much more to me.”Pietersen accepted that his comments in Monday night’s press conference following the second South Africa Test at Leeds had been emotional and unhelpful, but said he had held long discussions with a teammate in which many problems had been resolved.”There’s a press conference I did on Monday which I didn’t handle in the right way,” Pietersen said. “I was very emotional. I am who I am. I do make mistakes.”The mood in the dressing room, in the last 24 hours, has been sorted out. I had a really good long chat with a team-mate of mine yesterday. We went through everything. We went through differences. We went through everything. I finished that conversation a very happy bloke and somebody who can’t wait to meet with the team on Tuesday.”I didn’t handle the press conference well at all. I was in an emotional state. I did think there was a possibility it might be my penultimate Test. I said things I shouldn’t have said. I know I have to clear things up. I want to clear things up.”I need to pull towards the team. The team will need to pull towards me. I believe, in the last 24 hours, that’s been done.”Words are one thing, of course. It is Pietersen’s actions that will be scrutinised over the coming weeks and months by a dressing room that is somewhat jaded by recent events. There will be those in England’s limited-overs teams, in particular, whose own positions are jeopardised by Pietersen’s return. The World T20 team was picked at Edgbaston on Friday and must be announced by August 18. Whether Pietersen’s backtracking has come in time remains to be seen.But there can be no doubt that any England team is considerably strengthened by a Pietersen that feels respected, needed and appreciated. The brinksmanship between the ECB and Pietersen took their relationship to the edge over recent days but, once again, the uncompromising attitudes of Andy Flower would appear to have been vindicated.

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Sob olhares do diretor Raí e do auxiliar André Jardine, Brenner marcou um dos gols da vitória do São Paulo sobre o Atlético-PR, nesta segunda-feira à tarde, em Cotia, pelo Brasileiro de Aspirantes. Sem espaço com Diego Aguirre, o jovem de 18 anos foi emprestado à equipe sub-23 para ganhar ritmo de jogo e recuperar a confiança que o fez ser um fenômeno na base.

Há alguns meses, profissionais do clube acreditam que algumas etapas da formação de Brenner foram queimadas e tentam recolocar a carreira do garoto nos eixos. O atacante não é utilizado pelo treinador uruguaio desde o dia 2 de agosto, quando foi expulso dois minutos depois de entrar em campo contra o Colón (ARG), no Morumbi, pela Copa Sul-Americana. Domingo, contra o Santos, não ficou nem no banco.

Em maio, o São Paulo decidiu que Brenner reforçaria a equipe sub-20 quando não fosse relacionado por Aguirre, mas o jogador não gostou da ideia por acreditar que estava sendo “rebaixado”. A postura gerou certo mal-estar, mas o clube optou por não agir contra a vontade de sua revelação e o manteve apenas no grupo profissional. Paralelamente, ele foi convocado para treinos da Seleção Brasileira de Tite na Granja Comary e na Inglaterra antes da Copa do Mundo e ganhou moral, mas continuou como uma das últimas opções de Aguirre para o ataque quando voltou.

Promovido por Rogério Ceni em junho de 2017, o atacante foi direto do sub-17 para o profissional, sem passar pelo sub-20. Ele marcou 44 gols em 21 jogos na base são-paulina ao longo do ano passado, sendo artilheiro de três competições: Paulista Sub-17 (28 gols em 11 jogos),Copa Santiago (oito gols em cinco jogos) e Taça BH, que terminou com a equipe campeã (seis gols em três jogos). Em setembro, renovou contrato até 2022, com multa rescisória de 50 milhões de euros.

Brenner poderia ter disputado a Copa São Paulo Júnior deste ano, mas ficou fora da competição porque Dorival Júnior planejava utilizá-lo com frequência no Paulistão e na Copa do Brasil. Ele terminou o ano passado marcando gol no empate em 1 a 1 com o Bahia, no Morumbi, naquela que era a sua quarta partida como profissional.

Em 2018, foram 12 jogos disputados e dois gols marcados (contra Corinthians e Madureira) antes da saída de Dorival. Com Aguirre, a situação mudou: foi titular apenas uma vez, na vitória por 1 a 0 sobre o Paraná, pela primeira rodada do Brasileirão, e chorou no banco de reservas ao ser substituído. Depois, só jogou mais 33 minutos contra o Vitória, cinco minutos contra o Grêmio e dois contra o Colón (ARG).

Após jogar com o sub-23, Brenner voltará a treinar com os profissionais no CT da Barra Funda e estará à disposição de Diego Aguirre para os jogos do Brasileirão até o fim da temporada. O futuro depois disso é incerto.

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يترقب عشاق الساحرة المستديرة في إفريقيا، مباراة قوية ومرتقبة بين العملاقين الزمالك والترجي الرياضي التونسي، في الجولة الثالثة من مجموعات دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

ويستضيف ملعب حمادي العقربي بمدينة رادس، المباراة المنتظرة بين الزمالك والترجي، غدًا السبت.

ويتواجد الفريقان في المجموعة الرابعة رفقة كل من شباب بلوزداد الجزائري، والمريخ السوداني.

ويتصدر الترجي التونسي ترتيب المجموعة برصيد 6 نقاط، بعد أن هزم المريخ في الجولة الأولى بهدفٍ دون رد، وبنفس النتيجة انتصر على شباب بلوزداد بالجولة الثانية.

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وعلى الجانب الأخر، سقط الزمالك في الجولة الأولى أمام شباب بلوزداد بهدف دون رد، على ملعب استاد القاهرة وسط حضور 10 ألاف متفرج، ثم تعادل الفارس الأبيض سلبيًا في الجولة الثانية مع المريخ على ملعب شهداء بنينا.

ويدخل الزمالك المواجهة رافعًا لشعار “أكون أو لا أكون”، حيث يرغب الأبيض في تحقيق الفوز على الترجي خارج الديار، من أجل العودة بآمال الترشح للتأهل إلى دور ربع النهائي.

ولكن كتيبة المدرب المخضرم نبيل معلول ترغب في حسم الأمور مُبكرًا وحصد ثلاثة نقاط جديدة تؤكد الصدارة وتفتح الطريق أمام التأهل والابتعاد عن الصراع الذي من الوارد أن يحتدم بين الزمالك والمريخ وشباب بلوزداد، على بطاقة التأهل في مركز الوصافة.

وسبق والتقى الزمالك مع الترجي 13 مرة في مختلف المسابقات بين دوري الأبطال والسوبر الإفريقي والبطولة العربية، استطاع الأبيض الفوز في 6 مواجهات مُقابل 4 لصالح الفريق التونسي، وحسم التعادل 3 لقاءات.

The expressionless demeanour of Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s redoubtable captain, will cause a restless night for an England bowler or two in Abu Dhabi

The Report by David Hopps25-Jan-2012
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsPakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq played carefully to prevent England completely dominating on day one in Abu Dhabi•AFPThe expressionless demeanour of Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s redoubtable captain, will cause a restless night for an England bowler or two in Abu Dhabi. But before sleep sets in and Misbah stalks their imagination, England will be content after the opening day of the second Test.Misbah’s cussed resistance stabilised Pakistan after they lost 4 for 103, riches that England could not have dared to anticipate after losing the toss. By the close, Misbah had batted 220 minutes for an unbeaten 83 and did not look remotely sated. England will rue the let-off they gave him on 30 when Monty Panesar turned one from around off stump to find the edge but James Anderson uncharacteristically was slow to react at slip and missed the chance.When Misbah was provoked into aggression, it was Panesar who provoked it. Misbah struck him for four sixes, all more-or-less straight, in two batches of two, the last two remarkable for the fact that he unleashed them off successive balls in the final over of the day. Panesar was left with 1 for 91 by the close, Graeme Swann’s three cheap wickets still identifying him as very much the senior partner.Their almost-forgotten double act had dominated the morning. They were together again in a Test for the first time in two-and-a-half years and to mark the occasion both had a wicket to their name by lunch, Swann bowling Taufeeq Umar in his fourth over, Panesar dismissing Mohammad Hafeez in the same fashion in his seventh.Abu Dhabi is the driest Test ground in the world, with less than 100mm of rain a year. What little moisture there was initially came from England’s spinners salivating. Both found appreciable, if slow, turn while the ball retained its hardness; in Abu Dhabi everybody wants to bowl with the new ball. Panesar looked slightly tense, pulling the occasional ball down short, but both he and Swann beat the outside edge enough to rally England’s spirits.The England management had stroked the pitch at length before play; stroked it, stared at it and finally accepted the inevitable. Fielding only two quick bowlers goes against the grain for England and they agonised until the final minutes but Abu Dhabi demanded it and Panesar made his first Test appearance since he stoutly blocked out for the draw against Australia at Cardiff in July 2009.Panesar came on as early as the 10th over; Swann joined him three overs later. Both Pakistan openers fell to balls that slid on without turning. Taufeeq was guilty of misjudgement as he allowed a ball from Swann to strike his off-stump. Hafeez was undone by a quicker arm-ball from Panesar. He had been dropped the previous ball, Panesar failing to clutch a firm return catch down by his bootlaces, bringing a momentary appearance of his sad-clown expression.The pitch flattened as the day progressed. That will tempt England to call for Jade Dernbach as replacement for Chris Tremlett, who is flying home with a recurrence of back trouble. The belief is that Dernbach’s greater variety could be an attractive proposition.The desert was a comparatively cool 18 degrees and there was cloud cover about. England fans had been instructed to show decorum and keep their shirts on. They needed little encouragement. One or two even huddled in blankets. Only Newcastle United football fans would have disrobed in such weather.Taufeeq had one uncomfortable moment when he deflected a ball from Anderson into his grille, seeking to turn the ball into the legside, but the pitch was so slow it rested against his face like a disorientated butterfly. It was not long before Stuart Broad and Anderson began to mentally reduce their likely number of overs in the day. Two wickets for Broad in an excellent afternoon spell kept them busier than they might have imagined.Broad flogged life from the pitch in an excellent nine-over spell, seaming deliveries back to strike the off stumps of Younis Khan and Azhar Ali. There was slackness about the intended on-drive that caused Younis’ downfall. Azhar played straighter but with the same result.Misbah had reason to ruminate, sensing that Pakistan’s discipline during their 10-wicket victory in the first Test in Dubai was no longer quite as evident. He was intent at restoring order, ticking off his younger partner Asad Shafiq for an occasional flight of fancy.Even in Misbah’s defensive posture there was room for him to hoist successive deliveries from Panesar over long-on for six. Shafiq also struck Panesar over the rope at long-off but that came with quicksilver feet. Misbah is not the type to take to the dance floor, preferring to watch and wait, but he showed no indications of wanting to leave early.Shafiq’s ambition finally got the better of him when he fell lbw to Swann, attempting a slog-sweep, a decision that Pakistan failed to overturn by DRS. An over before the new ball was due, it was a headstrong shot.Anderson viewed the advent of the second new ball so seriously that he refused to accept the ball plucked from the box by Ahsan Raza, the third umpire, from Pakistan. “Not the one I chose,” was the gist of Anderson’s comments – he chooses cricket balls as seriously as some people choose modern art – and there was a long delay and an early drinks break before he got what he wanted.The new ball did not bring a wicket for Anderson – Misbah narrowly survived an appeal for lbw after England unsuccessfully resorted to DRS and Andrew Strauss dropped Adnan Akmal, chest high, at slip – but Akmal fell lbw to Broad and Swann nipped in with a third wicket, bowling Abdur Rehman for nought with one that turned, to round off England’s day.