Legendary ex-Arsenal player Paul Merson expects Ruben Amorim to be "honest with himself" and step down if Manchester United fail to beat Burnley.
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O novelão mexicano sobre o futuro de Jamerson continua. E mais uma vez – a terceira conforme o LANCE! vem noticiando – há indícios de final feliz para o São Paulo. Qual a novidade? Que o jogador teria se recusado a defender o Coritiba, para quem o Guarani teria acertado a venda na última sexta-feira (31/3).
O principal responsável pelo feito tem nome: Palhinha. Ídolo são-paulino, ele continua trabalhando para colocar o lateral-esquerdo, que representa, no Morumbi.
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Ao L!, fontes do clube campineiro apontam que o ex-meia, bi-campeão mundial pelo Tricolor, está por trás da decisão do atleta em não aceitar as condições do negócio propostas pelo Coxa. O jogador era esperado desde segunda-feira (3) em Curitiba (PR) para exames médicos, mas treinou normalmente com o elenco bugrino nesta tarde.
– Não é uma decisão só nossa, pois envolve os clubes e os atletas. Ainda está sendo cogitada, sim, a vinda do Régis e a ida do Jamerson. Eles vão decidir ao longo da semana e espero que tenha um desfecho feliz para todo mundo – destacou o superintendente de futebol do Guarani, Rodrigo Pastana, à ‘Rádio Central de Campinas’.
A decisão do jogador não é o único empecilho para o Bugre negociá-lo com o Coxa. Pelo lado paranaense, o meia Régis, que seria envolvido no negócio em uma troca (junto com pagamento de R$ 4,5 milhões), também ofereceu resistência em o alviverde interiorano.
– O que não vai acontecer é o Jamerson ir para o Coritiba e o Régis não vir. Isso é a certeza que posso dar ao torcedor. Não há hipótese disso acontecer – completou Pastana.
Jamerson em contrato com o Guarani até 2025 e multa rescisória de R$ 34 milhões. São Paulo e Santos tentaram envolver jogadores mais novos como moedas de troca, além de um valor menor comparado ao do Coxa, mas não empolgaram nas conversas iniciais. O Peixe já deixou o negócio.
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O torcedor do Palmeiras, por essência, é um pessimista, que jamais conta com a vitória antes de ela acontecer. Mas hoje, neste período vencedor e sob o comando de Abel Ferreira, o palmeirense passou a ser confiante. Foi assim que cada um deles encarou a decisão do Paulistão contra o Água Santa, mesmo com a derrota na ida. O time da virada e do amor é, sobretudo, um viciado em competir e precisa dessa intensidade para ganhar. A goleada e o título paulista são provas disso.
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Quem viu o jogo na Arena Barueri, quando o Verdão foi derrotado por 2 a 1, não reconheceu aquela equipe. Uma postura conformada, sem intensidade, displicente, dispersa e sem a percepção de que era uma final. Ou seja, nada a ver com o Alviverde que acostumamos a ver nos últimos anos. Era justo pensar que o Paulistão poderia ser um título perdido pela atuação decepcionante na ida. No entanto, trata-se do time da virada e do time que dificilmente faz duas partidas de baixo nível. Até mesmo Abel, sabendo disso, classificou uma possível nova derrota como “vergonha” para o clube.
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-Eu falei em ‘vergonha’ para expressar o orgulho dos meus jogadores porque sei o que eles conseguem fazer e alguns começaram a confundir. Eu não confundo. Qual foi a minha intenção? Eu disse: ou ganhamos ou passamos vergonha, porque eu sei o que tenho em casa, eu conheço meus jogadores e sei o que eles podem dar. Há duas palavras que são mágicas para mim: amor e virada. Nós somos o time do amor e o time da virada – disse o treinador após a final no Allianz Parque.
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A virada aconteceu. Era nítida a superioridade palmeirense em relação ao Água Santa, os níveis técnicos são incomparáveis e uma goleada por 4 a 0 para garantir o título não foi surpresa se pensarmos na lógica. Contra o São Paulo, em 2022, já havia sido assim e as equipes eram muito mais equilibradas. O Verdão colocou logo 4 a 0 em um dos seus grandes rivais e levantou a taça.
O amor vem da conexão entre elenco, comissão técnica e clube, com cada um dos mais de 41 mil torcedores que estiveram no Allianz Parque. O estádio, definitivamente, tem jogado junto nesses jogos decisivos. É preciso que o adversário tenha um equilíbrio grande para suportar a pressão.
No entanto, ser o time da virada e do amor depende muito da alma competitiva para ter resultado. Se o nível de competição fosse igual ao apresentado em Barueri, certamente não existiria amor nem virada. Essa equipe do Palmeiras de Abel Ferreira parecer ser uma viciada em competir, em ganhar, em se motivar. Quanto mais desafios, quanto mais contestações, maiores as respostas que ela traz.
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É claro que o trabalho de campo de Abel Ferreira é muito bom, que o elenco oferece peças de muita qualidade e que a estrutura disponibilizada pelo clube faz diferença, no entanto o que realmente faz com que o Palmeiras se sobressaia no futebol brasileiro é a capacidade de se manter competitivo em cada jogo ou torneio que participar. Méritos dos jogadores, da comissão técnica e da direção, que conseguem manter essa chama acesa por tanto tempo. Até onde vai esse Alviverde de Abel?
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The FA did not provide an independent assessment during Lucas Paqueta's spot-fixing case, claims an extensive report after the Brazilian was acquitted.
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As reported by , a 'damning' 314-page report has been submitted by the commission which looked into Paqueta's case after the West Ham star was charged with four counts of spot-fixing in May 2024, nearly a year after investigations into the charges began. The Brazil international has since been cleared of all charges but the controversy may not yet be over. The report claims that the FA's failure to provide an independent assessment of the betting data involved was an "obvious flaw".
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The report also claims that the FA contradicted the statements of its main witness, FA betting integrity investigator Tom Astley, leading the commission to believe that the FA "was not altogether certain what case it was presenting against the player".
The charges claimed that Paqueta deliberately picked up a yellow card in four Premier League matches between November 2022 and August 2023 for the financial gain of loved ones back in Brazil – charges that the 28-year-old was acquitted of. It is understood that the FA are not planning to appeal the verdict.
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The commission's report continued: “The commission wishes to record its surprise that at the investigation stage of what were clearly serious matters… the FA were apparently not interested in what the player had to say, notwithstanding his stance, taken on advice, in the first interview."
Nick De Marco KC, who represented Paqueta, claimed on X that the report was “understood to be the longest sports-related judgment ever issued in the world, a reflection of how serious the case was, and the amount of evidence deployed in the biggest case in the FA’s history”.
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It is not known whether Paqueta or the outcome of the legal procedure will be impacted by the commission's report. Considering the evidence presented during the hearings, which pointed towards the verdict of the player's innocence, it is more likely that the document aims to target the FA and its approach to such cases in the future. Nevertheless, it will not be pleasant reading for Paqueta or his family to see such criticism of a situation where his career was on the line.
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The Kolkata Knight Riders captain talks about leadership in T20, and developing his own methods to succeed
Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi03-May-2018What is the best thing about being in charge of a franchise that is successful?
Responsibility. And with responsibility comes a lot of happiness if you look in the right direction: the joy of seeing a lot of young guys perform well, the joy of allowing the senior players to be their own selves. The owners and the coaches have given me absolute freedom and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed being part of this team till now, touch wood.Were you surprised when the offer came?
From the team they had picked, I wasn’t too surprised. Venky Mysore [Kolkata Knight Riders CEO] called me up and said that they were looking at me leading the team. I knew I would be a leader of some sort, because I am a senior pro. Maybe a vice-captain or a captain – I was expecting that at some stage. There were not many senior India players in the squad so I was expecting it.How did you react?
I was all guns blazing. I was like, “Yes, wow!” Because it is a great opportunity for me, where I stand in my life, it is something important and [something] I would love to do.What things were you clear about wanting when you took up the captaincy?
We had a good, long discussion, me and Venky. More than me bringing a certain way of what and how I do things, I thought it was important to hear him out in terms of what the culture at Knight Riders is. Gautam Gambhir led the franchise for seven years and he left a big legacy.
| Team | Span | Matches | Runs | Avg | SR | 50s |
| Delhi Daredevils | 2008-14 | 56 | 1036 | 25.26 | 126.49 | 6 |
| Mumbai Indians | 2012-13 | 36 | 748 | 24.12 | 119.87 | 2 |
| Gujarat Lions | 2016-17 | 30 | 696 | 30.26 | 132.57 | 5 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 2011 | 14 | 282 | 25.63 | 128.18 | 1 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 2018* | 8 | 235 | 39.16 | 138.23 | 0 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2015 | 16 | 141 | 12.81 | 120.51 | 0 |
*Stats up to May 2, 2018There have been a few successful wicketkeeper-captains in the IPL. MS Dhoni and Adam Gilchrist are the prominent ones. What advantage do wicketkeeper-captains have?
We stand at a vantage point in the ground. We have a good view of everything – what’s the batsman doing, what are the kind of fields that can be set? Off the field, it depends on the type of person you are.Are you someone who likes forming a leadership group?
It is important to have leadership groups, but at the end of the day I need to be taking the call because I’m responsible for the team and I should know exactly what I’m doing and I believe in that.A lot of times while being a keeper, it is very hard to run up to the bowler frequently. So I have told Robin [Uthappa, vice-captain] the kind of things I want to achieve in the death overs and he speaks to the bowler every time it’s necessary. Initially I was trying to run to the bowler myself, but we were way behind the over rate and it wasn’t helping. So giving responsibility to someone who you feel can share the responsibility.
“One of my strengths as a person is, I’m very easy-going. You know me by now, I’m a restless, fidgety kind of guy who is always laughing, playing and monkeying around”
Mentoring youngsters is a key element in franchise-based tournaments. We have heard you have reached out to youngsters like Shubman Gill and Shivam Mavi, the India Under-19 players, and helped them settle into the roles assigned to them. How did you go about that?
One of my strengths as a person is, I’m very easy-going. You know me by now, I’m a restless, fidgety kind of guy who is always laughing, playing and monkeying around. It is the same with the young guys – I kind of like being friends with them. At least I would like to think I give an image where they don’t feel, “Oh god, he is a senior.”Youngsters like Gill and Mavi have a free-flowing spirit. It is important for me to show them the path while letting them take the right decisions. I feel they have a beautiful journey ahead of them and [it shouldn’t be a case of them] trying to do things that I tell them, what I feel is better. You give them the knowledge and insight, but always allow them to take the decision. I believe in empowering people rather than advising them and forcing them in a direction which I feel is right. It is important to throw the right questions at them and they find the right answers.Did you see AB de Villiers bat against Delhi Daredevils? What goes through your mind when you watch a performance like that?
I did watch that innings. I genuinely wish I play some day like him, but I guess it won’t happen in this new, short life of mine.Yet earlier the same afternoon, you yourself played a fluent, strokeful innings that helped your team win.
It was a typical good Dinesh Karthik innings: hitting gaps, running hard, pushing people.Look, I’ve got to be happy with how I am as a cricketer. I would love to do special things and keep doing them consistently. What is important is to win matches and I should try to find a way to win matches the Dinesh Karthik way. I have always admired these great players, but I know what I am capable of and I will stick to that.Still, you are batting with more freedom, appear more relaxed, expressing yourself more, both in the IPL and when you played for India recently.
Expression comes from confidence. I’m able to go and play freely because of the confidence I am trying to gain after every game. It is important that if I do that consistently, touch wood, then obviously things start falling in place. AB de Villiers does what he does because he is confident of whatever he is doing, he has done it over and over and over again, so he knows exactly how to play, how to set a bowler up, what are the kind of shots he could play. It comes with basically doing well. You then just repeat your skills.By your own admission you are a restless person, who has a lot of tics and routines while batting or keeping. You usually come in to bat in high-pressure situations. Do you think you need to feel anxious to perform?
Most days I am nervous as it is. The days when I’m not, I try and keep my adrenaline up by doing some running etc. The adrenaline is very important for me when I go in to bat. That makes me tick, makes me think better. When your energy is up and running, you have a much better chance of doing well.”I do have the skill to score a century. More important than that is the fact that I can win matches, and that is the skill that I want to master”•BCCIYou have played for various franchises. Which is the best position in the batting order for you, in the mind space you are in now?
I just fit in anywhere. Why restrict myself when I feel versatility is one of my strengths. Why restrict myself to a certain number? I will try and focus on what I can do on a given day in a certain situation rather than putting a number to my batting and saying I’m comfortable here. I would much rather go out and use my brains a bit, assess the situation, and try and do the best I can with my batting.Fourteen fifties from 140-odd innings in IPLs, but no century. You are a batsman easily capable of scoring one. You must think about it, for sure?
Everybody wants to hit a century. [However] to hit a century you have to bat in the top three – that is the best chance of getting to the landmark. I don’t know a lot of No. 4s who have got a century. In most teams I have played in, people don’t want me to bat in the top three, they want me to finish an innings, create impetus in the middle. Those are the kind of roles they are looking at. Yes, I would love to score a century. And I do have the skill to score a century. I believe in that. More important than that is the fact that I can win matches, and that is the skill that I want to master. If you ask me: do you want me to score a century or be a middle-order finisher – middle-order finisher every day of the week.The year 2013 was your best in terms of runs (510), but your strike rate was hovering around the early 120s till 2016. Over the last two seasons you have increased it to the late 130s, and you average around 35. That is a significant improvement. Did you consciously work on your power game, or has it just been that you are hitting the ball much better?
It is just the way the game has changed. Before, 140 was a winning total. [Now] coaches want you to go in and smack it. Go in and express yourself and play shots with good intent throughout the innings. Does it sound like a very clichéd answer?Look, 190 is the new 140. Today, even 190 is not safe. Before, getting 40 or 42 in the first six overs was the norm. The other day Mumbai [Indians] were 0 for 2 and then they were 60 by the end of the Powerplay. The wickets are better to bat on, there is a lot more power in the game.You don’t use so much muscle, though?
I am not as powerful as [Andre] Russell. As I said, I have to find the DK way of doing things, which is run hard, find the gaps, run hard, beat the field.And like you said, the game has evolved, bowlers have become clever and have been plugging the points batsmen pick to hit at death. What is the Karthik way of finishing?
Four overs for 40 [at the death] was unthinkable a few years ago. Now four overs 40 is unthinkable for a bowler to restrict. There is no Karthik’s way or Dhoni’s way, it is just about finishing the game. It is just about knowing your game, what are the shots you can play, how are the shots you can get executed on that day, on that wicket. Those are the questions you need to answer.And how do you keep a clear mind like you did to win India the Nidahas Trophy recently?
Yes, that was clarity. That can be achieved by trying to get into the zone consistently, for which you ought to prepare and practise.How much of your captaincy is by instinct?
Ninety-five per cent. There is not much planning you can do. It is a very fluid game. If you want to produce results on the field, the way you practise is going to give you the answers on the field.
Four factors that could influence how the franchises spend their cash at the 2018 IPL player auction
Gaurav Sundararaman24-Jan-2018Are really fast bowlers worth the big bucks?
IPL teams often splurge on a bowler who is capable of consistently hitting speeds in excess of 140kph. But are such express bowlers really effective in Indian conditions? Apart from Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell McClenaghan, Chris Morris, Mitchell Starc – who had one good season – and Nathan Coulter-Nile, who was effective largely only in Kolkata last season, none of the others have made an impact consistently. Bowlers like Adam Milne, Tymal Mills, Matt Henry, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Kyle Abbott, Kane Richardson, Mitchell Johnson, Sean Abbott, Varun Aaron and Chris Woakes – to make several – have failed to justify their high prices.Eden Gardens is the only pace-friendly venue in the IPL at the moment, so while it might make sense for Kolkata Knight Riders to invest in speed for their home games, the other franchises might do well to exercise restraint while bidding on high-speed bowlers. They could be purchased for smaller amounts and played largely in the few games when conditions call for the extra yard of pace. Shorter boundaries, batting-friendly pitches, bigger bats and night games have them rarer in the IPL.About half of IPL’s most consistent batsmen over the past three seasons have been retained by their franchises•ESPNcricinfo LtdSecond-season syndrome
Do you remember Swapnil Asnodkar, Paul Valthaty, Ashok Menaria and Sudeep Tyagi? They had one really good IPL season, and no others. One-season wonders are fairly common in the IPL and the challenge for the teams is to not get carried away by them in the auction. Historically, only a few players do well across two or three IPL seasons. Hardik Pandya had a great 2015 but a woeful 2016, and came back strongly in 2017. Similarly, Shreyas Iyer had a good 2015 and a poor 2016.Over the previous three IPLs, only ten international batsmen – AB de Villiers, Ajinkya Rahane, Gautam Gambhir, Brendon McCullum, David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Robin Uthappa, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina – have scored in excess of 300 runs each season at a healthy average and strike rate. Similarly, only eight bowlers – Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dwayne Bravo, Axar Patel, Chris Morris, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma and Yuzvendra Chahal) have been among the top wicket-takers list across all three seasons with good economy rates and strike rates. And though the likes of Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Washington Sundar and Ben Stokes did extremely well in 2017, history says that they might be hard pressed to have it as good in 2018. The franchises might want to watch out for that.Left-arm quicks have proven to be effective strike bowlers, but ill-suited to control the run flow in the IPL•ESPNcricinfo LtdLeft is right
Why did Tymal Mills get such a high bid – sold for $1.8 million – in the 2017 auction? Supply and demand. There aren’t that many left-arm quicks around internationally, and far fewer in Indian domestic cricket. Having a left-arm seamer who can swing the ball adds variety to the attack, especially because most Indian batsmen would not have faced too many quality left-armers in domestic cricket. As a result, these bowlers go for more money than others. Starc, McClenaghan and Mustafizur Rahman are some overseas success stories, while Ashish Nehra, Jaydev Unadkat and S Aravind have done well among the Indians.Data reveals that these fast bowlers are better used as wicket-taking options early on than to contain. Most left-arm pacers over the last three seasons have good strike-rates but only five have an economy below eight per over. Trent Boult, Mills, Mitchell Johnson and McClenaghan went for a lot of runs, while Aniket Choudhry, T Natarajan, RP Singh and Pradeep Sangwan failed. Franchises need to mindful of picking bowlers who are capable of providing the team with early breakthroughs, or at the back end with their variations.ESPNcricinfo LtdOverseas spinners
Unless they are Sunil Narine or Rashid Khan, overseas spinners have not had a major impact in the IPL. Only a handful have had match-winning performances in the league – a specialist overseas spinner has been Man of the Match in only 14 IPL matches. Narine won six of those awards, Shane Warne four, and Rashid Khan twice in his maiden season, which is a special performance.Apart from Imran Tahir – briefly in 2017 – no other overseas spinner has made any sort of impact consistently over the last few seasons. The likes of Adam Zampa, Ish Sodhi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Samuel Badree and Akila Dhananjaya are perhaps best suited as back-ups, rather than a first-choice overseas player. Franchises could choose to spend more prudently on overseas spinners, and pick up domestic spinners to do the job.
The Hundred’s retention window closed on Tuesday night, following weeks of negotiations between players, agents, coaches and general managers.In the women’s competition, each team was able to retain four players from their 2022 squad, with a maximum of three ‘marquee’ players – either two overseas players and one England-contracted player, or vice versa.In the men’s competition, they could retain up to 10 players at a mutually-agreed salary band, plus their allocated England centrally-contracted player.As ESPNcricinfo revealed this week, several leading Australian women will skip the 2023 tournament, while a number of high-profile men’s players will return to the draft.The drafts for both competitions will be held on March 23, with the tournament taking place from August 1-27.In full: Women’s retentions•ECB/The Hundred
In full: Men’s retentions•ECB/The Hundred
RetainedWomen: Amy Jones (£31.75k), Ellyse Perry, Issy Wong (both £25k), Emily Arlott (£15k)
Men: Chris Woakes (central contract), Liam Livingstone (£125k), Moeen Ali, Shadab Khan (both £100k), Adam Milne, Benny Howell (both £75k), Will Smeed, Kane Richardson (both £60k), Tom Helm (£50k), Chris Benjamin (£40k), Dan Mousley (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Sophie Devine, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Elwiss, Kirstie Gordon, Deepti Sharma, Eve Jones, Gwen Davies, Abtaha Maqsood, Ria Fackrell, Phoebe Franklin, Sterre Kalis, Davina Perrin
Men: Jack Leach, Matthew Wade, Timm van der Gugten, Ben Dwarshuis, Brett D’Oliveira, Imran Tahir, Miles Hammond, Graeme van Buuren, Henry Brookes, Tanveer Sangha, Sol Budinger, Olly Stone, Matt Fisher, Tom AbellShadab Khan did not feature in 2022 but has been retained by Birmingham Phoenix•Getty Images
RetainedWomen: Heather Knight (£31.25k), Amelia Kerr (£25k), Charlie Dean (£18.75k), Dani Gibson (£15k)
Men: Mark Wood (central contract), Glenn Maxwell (£125k), Nathan Ellis (£100k), Liam Dawson, Dan Lawrence (both £75k), Zak Crawley, Jordan Thompson (both £60k), Mason Crane, Adam Rossington (both £50k), Chris Wood, Ravi Bopara (both £40k)ReleasedWomen: Chloe Brewer, Beth Mooney, Megan Schutt, Freya Davies, Sophie Luff, Jess Kerr, Amara Carr, Naomi Dattani, Grace Scrivens, Natasha Wraith, Alice Monaghan, Grace Ballinger, Nancy Harman
Men: Kieron Pollard, Josh Inglis, Eoin Morgan (retired), Daniel Bell-Drummond, Ben McDermott, Toby Roland-Jones, Brad Wheal, Jamie Smith, Blake Cullen, Riley MeredithGlenn Maxwell could replace Eoin Morgan as London Spirit captain•ECB/Getty Images
RetainedWomen: Sophie Ecclestone (£31.25k), Deandra Dottin (£25k), Emma Lamb (£18.75k), Ellie Threlkeld (£15k)
Men: Jos Buttler (central contract), Wanindu Hasaranga, Phil Salt (both £125k), Jamie Overton, Tom Hartley (both £75k), Richard Gleeson, Paul Walter (both £60k), Josh Little (£50k), Wayne Madsen, Tom Lammonby (both £40k), Mitchell Stanley (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Lizelle Lee, Kate Cross, Amy Satterthwaite, Lea Tahuhu, Cordelia Griffith, Hannah Jones, Ami Campbell, Georgie Boyce, Phoebe Graham, Laura Jackson, Grace Potts, Mahika Gaur, Erin Burns, Daisy Mullan
Men: Andre Russell, Laurie Evans, Tristan Stubbs, Matt Parkinson, Sean Abbott, Ashton Turner, Colin Ackermann, Fred Klaassen, Calvin Harrison, Daniel Worrall, Ollie RobinsonKate Cross has been released – but Originals could keep her in the draft by using their Right-To-Match card•Getty Images
RetainedWomen: Alyssa Healy (£31.75k), Linsey Smith (£18.75k), Hollie Armitage, Bess Heath (both £15k)
Men: Ben Stokes (central contract), Adil Rashid, Harry Brook (both £125k), Adam Lyth (£75k), Adam Hose, Brydon Carse (both £60k), Matthew Potts, David Wiese (both £50k), Wayne Parnell (£40k), Callum Parkinson (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Jemimah Rodrigues, Laura Wolvaardt, Jenny Gunn (retired), Alice Davidson-Richards, Heather Graham, Beth Langston, Katie Levick, Katherine Fraser, Liz Russell, Lucy Higham, Rachel Slater, Bethany Harmer, Gaby Lewis
Men: Dwayne Bravo, David Willey, Faf du Plessis, Wahab Riaz, Jordan Clark, John Simpson, Roelof van der Merwe, Michael Pepper, Ben Raine, Saif Zaib, Craig Miles, Luke WrightFaf du Plessis captained Superchargers in 2022 but has not been retained•ECB/Getty Images
RetainedWomen: Marizanne Kapp (£31.25k), Alice Capsey, Lauren Winfield-Hill (£25k), Tash Farrant (£18.75k)
Men: Sam Curran (central contract), Sunil Narine, Will Jacks (both £125k), Jason Roy, Tom Curran (both £100k), Sam Billings, Saqib Mahmood (both £75k), Jordan Cox, Gus Atkinson (both £50k), Danny Briggs (£40k), Nathan Sowter (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Dane van Niekerk, Shabnim Ismail, Mady Villiers, Suzie Bates, Aylish Cranstone, Dani Gregory, Grace Gibbs, Kira Chathli, Emily Windsor, Eva Gray, Sophia Smale, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Kirstie White, Emma Jones
Men: Pat Brown, Rilee Rossouw, Reece Topley, Hilton Cartwright, Mohammad Hasnain, Matt Milnes, Jack Leaning, Jack Haynes, Rory Burns, Carlos Brathwaite, Peter HatzoglouMarizanne Kapp will stay at The Oval•ECB/Getty Images
RetainedWomen: Smriti Mandhana (£31.75k), Lauren Bell (£18.75k), Maia Bouchier, Freya Kemp (both £15k)
Men: Jofra Archer (central contract), James Vince, Chris Jordan (both £100k), Tymal Mills (£75k), Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton (both £60k), Finn Allen, George Garton (both £50k), James Fuller, Alex Davies (both £40k), Joe Weatherley (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Danni Wyatt, Sophia Dunkey, Anya Shrubsole, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Tahlia McGrath, Molly Strano, Carla Rudd, Georgia Adams, Tara Norris, Jo Gardner, Paige Scholfield, Ella McCaughan
Men: Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Paul Stirling, Jake Lintott, Tim David, Ross Whiteley, Dan Moriarty, Michael Hogan, Beuran Hendricks, Sonny BakerWhich England opener will Brave RTM at the draft?•ICC/Getty Images
RetainedWomen: Nat Sciver-Brunt (£31.75k), Katherine Sciver-Brunt, Alana King (both £25k), Bryony Smith (£18.75k)
Men: Joe Root (central contract), Rashid Khan (£125k), Dawid Malan, Alex Hales (both £100k), Lewis Gregory, Luke Wood (both £75k), Colin Munro, Sam Cook (both £60k), Daniel Sams, Samit Patel (both £50k), Matt Carter (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Kim Garth, Mignon du Preez, Sarah Glenn, Elyse Villani, Kathryn Bryce, Abbey Freeborn, Marie Kelly, Sophie Munro, Alexa Stonehouse, Georgia Davis, Ella Claridge, Emma Marlow, Meg Lanning
Men: Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ian Cockbain, Marchant de Lange, Steven Mullaney, Luke Fletcher, Tom Moores, Ben MikeTom Kohler-Cadmore will be available at the draft•ILT20
RetainedWomen: Tammy Beaumont, Hayley Matthews (both £25k), Annabel Sutherland (£18.75k)
Men: Jonny Bairstow (central contract), Joe Clarke (£100k), Ollie Pope (£75k), David Payne (£60k), Jake Ball (£50k), George Scrimshaw (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Rachael Haynes, Fran Wilson, Katie George, Nicla Carey, Alex Hartley, Claire Nicholas, Fi Morris, Georgia Hennessy, Alex Griffiths, Sarah Bryce, Hannah Baker, Lauren Filer, Nicole Harvey, Maddy Green
Men: Tom Banton, Adam Zampa, Ben Duckett, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Sam Hain, Leus du Plooy, Noor Ahmad, Ryan Higgins, Matt Critchley, Jacob Bethell, Josh Cobb, Naseem Shah, Ish SodhiWelsh Fire have retained Tammy Beaumont•ECB/Getty Images
The ODI Super League was meant to bring context to every game. Market forces have not let that happen
Matt Roller05-Mar-2023
Jos Buttler soaks in England’s series victory•Gareth Copley/Gareth Copley/Getty Images
Big picture – England’s Super League endsEngland arrived in Chattogram on Saturday ahead of their final fixture in the inaugural – and only – edition of the ICC’s ODI Super League. On Monday, they are looking to secure a three-nil series win, thereby becoming the first team to secure an away ODI series whitewash in Bangladesh since Sri Lanka in 2014.The Super League, the qualifying process for the 2023 World Cup in India, launched in 2020 with the lofty, noble aim to “raise the stakes of bilateral 50-over games”, according to the ICC at the time.The idea was simple enough. World Cup qualification had generally been decided on the opaque rankings system. Commercially-driven boards had no competitive incentive to schedule ODI series evenly, so top teams scheduled long series which were largely devoid of context against one another, rarely deigning to play emerging nations.The fixture list was imperfect – each team was scheduled to play eight opponents out of a possible twelve – but still generated series that might never have happened otherwise. The Netherlands hosted West Indies, England, Pakistan and New Zealand in a single summer. Ireland turned West Indies over in the Caribbean. Zimbabwe played Australia in a bilateral ODI series for the first time in 18 years – and won the third game.For Ireland, South Africa and Sri Lanka – who, along with West Indies, are jostling to avoid June’s qualification tournament in Zimbabwe by securing the final automatic World Cup spot – the final months of the Super League represent a vital opportunity.But for the rest, they are an irrelevance. As the qualification cycle draws towards a close, it is clear that market forces have overtaken the ICC’s ambitions: several series have now been abandoned as a result of franchise cricket’s squeeze on the international calendar, and the Super League has been scrapped altogether.”Since each point matters, there will be no dead rubbers and teams will always have to be at their very best,” the ICC said in 2020. Monday’s game in Chattogram is a direct refutation of that claim.Form guideBangladesh LLLWW (last five completed matches, most recent first)
England WWWLLIn the spotlight: Litton Das and Rehan AhmedLitton Das was the leading run-scorer for BPL champions Comilla Victorians and is long established as Tamim Iqbal’s opening partner in ODIs. But he has not got going in this series, scratching around for 7 off 15 in the first game before chopping his first ball to point in the second. He has now gone five ODI innings in a row without reaching 50, and could do with a score in Chattogram.Litton Das has been unable to reprise his BPL form•AFP/Getty Images
If not now, when? Rehan Ahmed, the 18-year-old legspinning allrounder, is England’s long-term replacement for Adil Rashid and could win his first white-ball cap on Monday. The deadest of rubbers provides the ideal low-stakes opportunity for him to make his debut, and his ability with the bat means he could even play alongside Rashid if conditions suit.Team news: Will Buttler rest himself?Mustafizur Rahman looked out of sorts and short on confidence in Mirpur, bowling 18 wicketless overs and leaking 5.83 an over, making him the most expensive bowler on either side. If Bangladesh decide to change things up, he could give way for Ebadot Hossain or Hasan Mahmud. The uncapped Towhid Hridoy is the squad’s spare batter.Bangladesh (possible): 1 Tamim Iqbal (capt), 2 Litton Das, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Afif Hossain, 8 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Taijul Islam, 11 Ebadot Hossain/Hasan Mahmud.Rehan Ahmed is in line for an ODI debut•AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi
Reece Topley is likely to play for the first time in the series, with England rotating their seam attack throughout the tour. Will Jacks has been ruled out of the rest of the tour with a quad injury; with no spare batter in the squad, England will change their balance somewhat.England (possible): 1 Jason Roy, 2 Phil Salt, 3 Dawid Malan, 4 James Vince, 5 Jos Buttler (capt/wk), 6 Moeen Ali, 7 Chris Woakes, 8 Rehan Ahmed, 9 Jofra Archer, 10 Adil Rashid/Saqib Mahmood, 11 Reece Topley.Pitch and conditions: Expect it to spin againThe weather in Chattogram has been warm and dry. The Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium pitches tend to be significantly better for batting than Mirpur; in the most recent game at the venue, India piled on 408 for 9. But this one could assist spinners for a change, as it looks quite dry. “The block, just walking over the square, definitely feels a bit harder; the one in Mirpur felt a little bit tacky, a bit softer,” Mark Wood said on Sunday.Stats and trivia Jason Roy’s hundred on Friday was his 12th in ODIs, taking him joint-third in England’s all-time list. He is one behind Eoin Morgan, and four behind Joe Root. Shakib Al Hasan needs four wickets to reach 300 in men’s ODIs. He would be the first Bangladesh bowler to reach that landmark, and the third left-arm spinner after Sanath Jayasuriya and Daniel Vettori. England have only played seven men’s fixtures across formats in 2023 but have already used 27 players, the joint-most of any team this year. Friday’s victory saw England leapfrog New Zealand at the top of the Super League table. They could extend their lead to 15 points on Sunday.Quotes”There’s nothing called an automatic choice. Nobody is an automatic choice. I will not be in the team if I am not performing regularly, even though I am the captain. A player’s performance graph will go up and down all the time, but we believe he will turn his form around.”
“He’s impressed everybody, not just me. The whole team have said how well he’s bowled. He’s bowling quickly, hitting good lengths. In the first game, he showed our seam-bowling group where to bowl, really.”