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Younis Khan has said that he will continue to play as long as he is fit and is able to sustain his hunger for the game

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Jan-2015

Younis Khan has said that he will continue to play as long as he is fit and is able to sustain his hunger for the game. The 37-year old Younis, who made a comeback to the one-day side after being dropped last September, also ruled out focusing on only Tests to prolong his career.”I don’t have such thing to just play Test matches. My body is in front of you, I don’t get stiffness in my body. Whenever I will feel that my body is not allowing me to play I will go and retire,” Younis said in Lahore. “I have some plans and I hope I succeed in them. I don’t get this life back and it makes you happy when your national anthem is played in other countries. I am a proud Pakistani and will try to serve my country. I will continue to play as long as I am fit.”Younis also did not feel any need to move down the order for the upcoming World Cup in Australia and New Zealand conditions. Nearly half of Younis’ ODI career has been spent in the No. 3 position and that was where he wanted to continue, he said.”I have been playing at No. 3 since 2004. I have no such thinking that there will be two new balls in Australia and [that I should] bat down the order. I will be very happy to bat at this position, like Imran Khan used to in 1992. I will be very happy if I repeat that and score runs for the team at No. 3.”While acknowledging that conditions would be different during the World Cup, Younis felt Pakistan had as good a chance as teams such as Australia and South Africa. “In the subcontinent, the pitches are skiddy and subcontinent teams do struggle when they play outside their own territory. But other teams like South Africa, England and Australia play well there. [But] with the new rule where five fielders are inside the circle, I think it will be good for us. I think Pakistan team has chances equal to Australia and South Africa’s to win the World Cup.”

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As principais janelas europeias já fecharam, e o São Paulo não conseguiu vender o volante Jucilei e o lateral-direito Bruno Peres. Com o futuro indefinido no Tricolor, os dois estão afastados há mais de dois meses e recebem salário integral do Tricolor.

Bruno Peres, emprestado pela Roma (ITA) até o final do ano ao Tricolor, não consegue mais retornar à Itália pois a janela de transferências por lá fechou nesta segunda-feira. O Besiktas, da Turquia, e o Genoa, da Itália, chegaram a procurar o jogador, mas não houve prosseguimento nas conversas.

Peres aguarda agora uma proposta do futebol nacional, pois não há impedimento para ele se transferir para outro clube do país. O jogador não atuou em nenhuma partida da Série A. O prazo das inscrições para o Brasileiro acabam no dia 27 deste mês.

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A lateral direita é bem servida no Tricolor, que conta com Juanfran, ex-Atlético de Madrid (ESP), Igor Vinícius e Daniel Alves, lateral de origem, mas que vem atuando no meio-campo. Portanto, uma volta ao clube é improvável.

Já o volante Jucilei tem contrato até dezembro de 2021 com o clube. O jogador aguarda propostas para deixar o Tricolor. Além do mercado brasileiro, o atleta tem as possibilidades dejogador tem possibilidades de México, Portugal, Argentina, Emirados Árabes, dentre outros países.

Diferentemente de Bruno Peres, que treina no CT mas em horários diferentes, Jucilei recolheu seus pertences e contratou um personal trainer para cuidar de sua forma física.O volante também não atuou na Série A do Brasileirão deste ano e poderia defender outro time do país.

Tamil Nadu took another big step towards clinching a spot in the Ranji Trophy semi-finals, as half-centuries from Dinesh Karthik and Vijay Shankar helped the team build a huge lead on the penultimate day against Vidarbha in Jaipur

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ScorecardFile photo: Dinesh Karthik hit 64 and shared an 89-run stand with Vijay Shankar to steer Tamil Nadu into a commanding position•Sivaraman Kitta

Tamil Nadu took another big step towards clinching a spot in the Ranji Trophy semi-finals, as half-centuries from Dinesh Karthik and Vijay Shankar helped the team build a huge lead on the penultimate day against Vidarbha in Jaipur.Vidarbha, who began the day at 206 for 6 staring at an innings deficit, lasted less than 15 overs, as R Malolan (3 for 42), L Balaji and Prasanth Parameswaran quickly wiped out the tail, earning the team a lead of 144. Tamil Nadu, though, were jolted early in their second dig as three quick strikes from the medium-pacer Swapnil Bandiwar had them reeling at 26 for 3.However, Karthik and Shankar counterattacked, combining for a fourth-wicket association which yielded 89 runs. Karthik was eventually caught behind for 64, but Shankar carried on, adding a further 65 runs for the fifth wicket with R Prasanna to guide Tamil Nadu close to the 200-run mark. Shankar was run out for 82 – his second 50-plus score of the match – towards the end of the day, but with Tamil Nadu stretching their lead to 337, Vidarbha will need to quickly wrap up the tail on the final morning and then bat out of their skins if they are to achieve an unlikely outright win and reach the semis.

أعلن تشافي هيرنانديز، المدير الفني لفريق برشلونة، عن تشكيل اللاعبين لمواجهة ريال سوسيداد في المباراة التي ستجمع بينهما اليوم السبت بالدوري الإسباني.

برشلونة يحل ضيفًا على ريال سوسيداد، ضمن الجولة 12 من الدوري الإسباني، على ملعب أنويتا، بقيادة تحكيمية لـ خافيير ألبيرولا روخاس.

طالع أيضًا.. قائمة برشلونة لمباراة ريال سوسيداد في الدوري الإسباني.. عودة بيدري

ويسعى برشلونة لمداواة جراحه، بعد الخسارة في الكلاسيكو أمام ريال مدريد بالجولة الماضية 2/1 على ملعبه في كتالونيا.

تشكيل برشلونة شهد مشاركة ليفاندوفسكي أساسيًا في الهجوم بجانب جواو فيليكس، بينما يشارك جواو كانسيلو في وسط الملعب للمباراة الثانية على التوالي.

وعاد جوليس كوندي للمشاركة مع الفريق، حيث يلعب في مركز الظهير الأيمن اليوم، في انتظار ما سنراه في الملعب من أفكار المدرب تشافي. تشكيل برشلونة اليوم أمام ريال سوسيداد في الدوري الإسباني

حراسة المرمى: مارك أندريه تير شتيجن.

خط الدفاع: جوليس كوندي، رونالد أراوخو، إينييجو مارتينيز، أليخاندرو بالدي.

خط الوسط: جافي، فيرمين لوبيز، إلكاي جوندوجان، جواو كانسيلو.

خط الهجوم: روبرت ليفاندوفسكي، جواو فيليكس.

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No fim de semana, o Inter retorna seu foco para o Campeonato Brasileiro e a rodada pode ser especial para um atleta. Trata-se do lateral Zeca que pode fazer sua partida de número 50 vestindo a camisa do Internacional. Desde 2018 em Porto Alegre, o jogador já entrou em campo em 49 oportunidades. Vindo do Santos, o jogador polivalente pode atuar nos dois lados do campo e é uma das principais alternativas do técnico Odair Hellmann.

Campeão Olímpico com a Seleção Brasileira, Zeca chegou ao Inter para reforçar o sistema defensivo e dar qualidade na saída de bola colorada. Importante na marcação, nesta temporada, o lateral foi o melhor da posição em desarmes no Gauchão e é no Brasileirão. No Estadual, foram 29 tentativas e 24 desarmes corretos com aproveitamento de 82,8%. Na competição nacional são 35 desarmes corretos e 94,6% de efetividade em desarmar o adversário.

Com decisão da Copa do Brasil na quarta, mas com o foco também no Brasileiro, Zeca afirma que completar 50 jogos pelo clube gaúcho será algo especial na carreira.

‘Estou muito contente aqui no Inter. Trabalho todos os dias para conquistar meus objetivos e estou vivendo um momento especial aqui. Será o segundo clube onde completarei essa marca e isso é especial para mim. Agradeço ao torcedor pela receptividade e apoio comigo, a comissão pela ajuda nos trabalhos e confiança e a direção por confiar em meu trabalho’, afirma o lateral Colorado.

O compromisso colorado será em Belo Horizonte. Em jogo válido pela última rodada do primeiro turno, o Inter enfrentará o Atlético-MG, no Independência, às 11h (Horário de Brasília) de domingo.

واصل ميكيل أرتيتا المدير الفني لفريق آرسنال الإنجليزي، انتقاداته لرابطة البريميرليج وقواعد الاتحاد الإنجليزي لكرة القدم، متحدثًا عن قرار إيقافه بسبب احتفاله بهدف الفوز المتأخر أمام لوتون تاون.

وسيغيب أرتيتا عن مقاعد التدريب في لقاء آرسنال وأستون فيلا للإيقاف بعد حصوله على البطاقة الصفراء الثالثة له هذا الموسم أثناء الاحتفالات أمام لوتون تاون.

ويلتقي آرسنال وأستون فيلا غدًا السبت، في مباراة مثيرة بمنافسات الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز “البريميرليج”، وتحدث أرتيتا في مؤتمر صحفي، ونشر الموقع الرسمي لآرسنال تصريحاته.

وقال أرتيتا عن الفوز المثير في المواجهة السابقة أمام لوتون تاون: “عليك إعادة التركيز والتفكير في الإعداد الأفضل لأستون فيلا، لكنها كانت لحظة رائعة بجانب جماهيرنا”.

وأضاف: “ترى الكيمياء بين اللاعبين، اللاعبين الموجودين على مقاعد البدلاء والذين لديهم وجوه حقيقية وسعيدة جدًا لبعضهم البعض وكانت لحظة جميلة”.

وعن التسجيل في الوقت المحتسب بدل الضائع للمرة الخامسة، أفاد: “يجب أن يكون لدى الفريق رغبة لا تصدق للفوز في كل مباراة، وأعتقد أننا حصلنا على ذلك وأظهرنا ذلك مرارًا وتكرارًا، كان بإمكاننا التسجيل مبكرًا”.

وأشار: “كانت هناك لحظات معينة كان بإمكاننا القيام بها بشكل أفضل لتسجيل الهدف الثالث أو الرابع، لكن عندما لا يكون الأمر كذلك، يمتلك الفريق الموارد والمهارة في الوقت الحالي للاستمرار في الإيمان والقيام فعليًا بما تتطلبه المباراة للفوز بها”.

وبشأن احتفالاته بعد الفوز على لوتون وإذا لم يسمح له بالاحتفال، أوضح: “أعتقد أن لدينا حدودًا ربما يتعين علينا تمديدها أو نحتاج فقط إلى حبل قوي جدًا مع مقاعد البدلاء حتى لا نتحرك، وهذا يعني أننا لا نتحرك، كلنا لا نتحرك”.

وحول ما إذا كان هناك حاجة إلى الوضوح بشأن كيفية الاحتفال، أجاب: “لهذا السبب أقول نحن، وليس أنا، لا أعلم، لقد تم اتخاذ القرار، لسوء الحظ، لا أعتقد أنني سأغير ذلك من هنا إلى يوم الأحد”.

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وبشأن ما إذا كان قد تلقى ردًا من الاتحاد الإنجليزي، رد أرتيتا: “لا، لقد عقدنا بعض الاجتماعات حول الأدلة والآراء والاستنتاجات والمحتوى الذي لدينا، نحن فقط ننتظر أن نسمع”.

وعن إيقافه ومكان تواجده الذي سيتابع منه المباراة أمام أستون فيلا، أردف أرتيتا: “أعتقد أنني سأكون في مقاعد المخرج، لا أعلم، إنها مناقشة سنجريها لاحقًا، لكن دعونا نرى، آمل أن أحصل على منظر جميل حقًا”.

وحول ما إذا كان مستهدفًا من قبل الحكام، علّق: “لا أعرف كيف أتوقف عن الاحتفال، لقد كانت لحظة عاطفية حقًا، الجميع يتقافزون وتفقد الإحساس بمكانك والمساحة التي يجب أن تكون فيها”.

وأصر: “كان الأمر مؤسفًا لأنني الآن لا أستطيع أن أكون بجوار فريقي على خط التماس ولكن هذا قرار اتخذوه، إذا نظرت بدقة إلى القواعد، نعم لا يمكننا القيام بذلك، لكن السياق مختلف، وأعتقد أن كلمة نحن مهمة جدًا ضمن السياق (إشارة إلى كافة المدربين الآخرين)”.

واسترسل: “بعد ذلك، جلست على الفور على مقعدي وبقيت هناك لمدة 30 ثانية، لكن ذلك كان بعد الانفعال، في الوقت الحالي، أعتقد أنه من الصعب جدًا المطالبة بذلك”.

وعما إذا كان يريد التوقف عن الاحتفال، علّق: “إذا أتيحت لي الفرصة لا، أود أن أكون هناك مع اللاعبين لأننا نعمل بشكل وثيق كل يوم لتحقيق ما نريد، وهو الفوز بالمباريات بأي طريقة”.

وصمم أرتيتا: “عندما تحصل على تلك اللحظات في الرياضة، يجب أن تكون قادرًا على القيام بذلك، لكنني أفهم أيضًا أن هناك حدودًا معينة ويجب عليك احترامها، كما هو الحال عندما تكون في ملعب الخصم، ولكن إذا أتيحت لي الفرصة، سأكون هناك أقفز”.

وبشأن تأثير عدم تواجده على مقاعد التدريب، أجاب: “نأمل أفضل! وسوف يلعبون بشكل أفضل، وسيكونون أكثر إيجابية، ويمكنني التأثير عليهم بعقلي الإيجابي، ولدينا مدربين ذوي خبرة كبيرة؛ سيكون ألبرت وكارلوس ونيكو بجانبهم، لقد فعلنا ذلك في الماضي من المنزل (فترة إصابته بفيروس كورونا)، لذا دعونا نفعل ذلك الآن”.

وحول ما إذا كان بإمكانه البقاء في مقعده في ملعب فيلا بارك أو الاحتفال، أتم: “في مقعدي، لا أعتقد ذلك! لكن لا تقل لا أبدًا، لأن المباراة يمكن أن تصبح عاطفية للغاية، لكنني سأحاول ألا أفعل ذلك”.

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Já foram vendidos 17 mil ingressos para Palmeiras x CSA, partida que está marcada para 19h15 da próxima quinta-feira. O duelo é válido pela 21ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro e ocorrerá no Pacaembu porque o Allianz Parque estará à disposição de show da banda Bon Jovi, na véspera.

O público geral pode comprar as entradas para o confronto por meio do endereço eletrônico palmeiras.futebolcard.com.

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O Palmeiras está na segunda posição, com 42 pontos, três abaixo do Flamengo, que lidera a competição.

Os valores dos ingressos são:

Tobogã – R$ 40,00 [R$ 20,00 meia-entrada]
Arquibancada Laranja – R$ 70,00 [R$ 35,00 meia-entrada]
Arquibancada Verde – R$ 70,00 [R$ 35,00 meia-entrada]
Arquibancada Amarela – R$ 70,00 [R$ 35,00 meia-entrada]
Cadeira Laranja – R$ 90,00 [R$ 45,00 meia-entrada]
Cadeira Descoberta – R$ 100,00 [R$ 50,00 meia-entrada]
Cadeira Coberta Azul – R$ 150,00 [R$ 75,00 meia-entrada]
Arquibancada Lilás (Visitante) – R$ 70,00 [R$ 35,00 meia-entrada]

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On the eve of Pakistan’s final group game against Ireland, the captain Misbah-ul-Haq roused his bowlers to be more aggressive

Daniel Brettig14-Mar-2015

If Pakistan are trying not to let the memories of 1992 lull them into a sense that history is about to repeat, then they have also adopted a strategy that carries heavy overtones of Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and the “cornered tiger” approach.Lacking a confident or prolific batting line-up, the captain Misbah-ul-Haq and the coach Waqar Younis have instead invested much time and effort into rousing their pace bowlers to be the aggressors and ultimately the victors. After subdued displays against India and the West Indies, a far greater sense of danger has grown through encounters with UAE and Zimbabwe, before a tournament-turning effort against South Africa.On the eve of their final group encounter with Ireland, Misbah returned to this theme, espousing the virtues of searching for wickets rather than sitting back and hoping for containment. It was not quite Imran telling Wasim not to worry about wides or no balls and go for the jugular, but it was close.”I think our approach is straightforward, simple for the last three games: go out there, be positive, and especially when you are there to bowl, just try to get wickets,” Misbah said. “Try to get the other team out, and that’s what we have been doing, and that’s what our plan is even tomorrow.”A win settles down a lot of things normally, and I think now everybody knows their role, especially the pacers are really bowling well. All of them are wicket-takers, aggressive bowlers. And that’s what we need if we are not batting well. We need some really good backing by the bowling, and all the pacers are really doing their job getting wickets, putting pressure on the opposition.”Mohammad Irfan, Rahat Ali, Wahab Riaz and Sohail Khan have all had their moments, underlining the remarkable depth of pace bowling in Pakistan. They have encouraged a change in philosophy by Misbah and Waqar, who entered the tournament expecting to play both Shahid Afridi and Yasir Shah, but now find themselves leaning primarily towards pace in a departure from the Saeed Ajmal ascendancy of recent years.Misbah has admitted that it will be difficult to drop any of his seamers•Getty Images

“At the moment all the seamers are really bowling well,” Misbah said when asked if Yasir might play against Ireland. “You could say that against South Africa they were very good against pace. These seamers bowl really well, and they’re just taking wickets. So it is difficult to drop any of them. What we have noticed playing in Australia is that it’s really difficult once you have two spinners on your side to just bowl 20 overs of spin because sometimes you lose that pressure which is built by the pacers, especially up front.”Let’s see. I mean, it’s a general perception, but what I feel is the Irish are really good against spin. Some of them struggle against the off spin, the left-handers. But I think overall we notice even when we are playing in Ireland, they are playing spin really well.”Pakistan’s building sense of momentum has been created in part by their World Cup draw. The team’s mental anguish and hesitance was palpable ahead of the opening meeting with India, and the fog did not lift in time for their second match against the West Indies. But now there is a strong sense of direction and confidence, something Ireland will have to counter in addition to the talents of individuals”It was just a matter of we were playing against two tougher oppositions up front just at the start of the tournament, and they played better cricket than us,” Misbah said. “That was the only reason I think, then after that we got a little, you could say, weaker sides, and we just get our momentum back and get our confidence back.”So this is always in these sort of tournaments when certainly you are against tougher sides at the start sometimes you just lose your confidence and momentum. But as we get back into a winning situation, the confidence and momentum is back.”Whether the momentum is comparable to that of 1992 can only be known after Sunday, and Misbah was adamant that while his men could take inspiration from history, they must not allow it to push them into complacency. “You could say you could take some positives from that,” he said. “We were in difficult situations in 1992, and Pakistan team is always capable of this from really difficult times, difficult situations, and this is a team which can really stand-up and perform very well. So that could be, you could say, a motivational factor for the team.”But what I believe is it is totally different. You can’t just sit and hold that we did it in 1992 so we are going to do it again. It’s totally a different story, and we have to perform. We have to go and deliver. Otherwise, just on based that we did it in 1992, so we are going to do it again, it’s not going to work. It’s not going to help. We have to really pull up our socks and we have to really perform well.”

فاز فريق الهلال الليبي، بهدفين مقابل هدف، على نظيره سوبر سبورت الجنوب إفريقي، في المباراة التي جمعتهما اليوم الأحد، ببطولة الكونفدرالية.

الهلال استضاف فريق سوبر سبورت، على ملعب شهداء بنينا في ليبيا، ضمن منافسات الجولة الثالثة من عمر مرحلة المجموعات للبطولة القارية.

وسجل هدف الهلال الأول، اللاعب المعتصم بالله الطيب في الدقيقة 13 من عمر الشوط الأول للمباراة، بتسديدة قوية من على حدود منطقة الجزاء.

وتعادل فريق سوبر سبورت في الدقيقة 58 عن طريق لونجو غامباني بعدما قابل عرضية مرسلة من الجانب الأيسر أسكنها الشباك.

وعاد المعتصم بالله الطيب لاعب فريق الهلال الليبي، ليسجل الهدف الثاني والفوز، في الدقيقة 60 بطريقة رائعة بعد مراوغة لدفاعات الفريق الجنوب إفريقي والتسديد في المرمي.

طالع.. ترتيب مجموعة فيوتشر في الكونفدرالية بعد فوز الهلال أمام سوبر سبورت

الهلال يتواجد في المجموعة الأولى من بطولة الكونفدرالية، بجانب أندية فيوتشر واتحاد العاصمة الجزائري وسوبر سبورت الجنوب إفريقي.

وبتلك النتيجة، يحصد فريق الهلال الليبي أول 3 نقاط في مرحلة المجموعات، بعد الخسارة في أول جولتين أمام اتحاد العاصمة وفيوتشر.

ويحتل فريق الهلال بقيادة المدرب المصري محمد عودة المركز الثالث في ترتيب جدول المجموعة الأولى برصيد 3 نقاط، ويتصدر الترتيب اتحاد العاصمة برصيد 6 نقاط، وفي المركز الثاني فيوتشر بنفس عدد النقاط، ويتذيل الترتيب في المجموعة فريق سوبر سبورت بدون نقاط.

ومن المقرر أن يلتقي فيوتشر مع اتحاد العاصمة، في التاسعة مساء اليوم الأحد، ضمن منافسات نفس الجولة، على ملعب 5 جويلية بالجزائر. أهداف مباراة الهلال الليبي وسوبر سبورت الجنوب إفريقي في الكونفدرالية

ESPNcricinfo assesses Essex’s prospects for 2015

Alan Gardner31-Mar-2015

Last season
In:
Out: Ben Foakes (Surrey), Sajid Mahmood, Tom Craddock (both released), Tim Phillips (retired), Tymal Mills (Sussex)
Overseas: Jesse Ryder, Shaun Tait (T20)2014 in a nutshell
It was the usual cocktail of promise, frustration and near misses for regular visitors to Chelmsford. A rousing charge down the final straight, in which Essex won six Championship games out of seven, was not quite enough to secure promotion, although they gained the dubious distinction of having achieved the highest points total without going up since the creation of two divisions. In all competitions, Essex won 22 times, behind only Warwickshire – but two home defeats, both to Warwickshire, in the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast and Royal London Cup left behind a sense of what might have been. Injuries were a problem, leading to chances for several young players, but while Jesse Ryder established himself as a local hero, Tymal Mills faded from England prospect to ex-Essex boy.2015 prospects
The squad again looks strong, though Mills and Ben Foakes are the latest young talents to move on and Essex will have to cope with the absence of Ravi Bopara and Ryan ten Doeschate at the IPL for the first six weeks of the season. Ryder is due to return and Essex will hope his seam-bowling remains as effective – he was their leading Championship wicket-taker in 2014 – while Shaun Tait will provide a more explosive option in T20. Should Graham Napier, David Masters and Reece Topley avoid the problems that limited their 2014 involvement then promotion ought to be within their compass; coach Paul Grayson would dearly love a trophy to prove that there is substance to back up the perennial hype at Essex. Power brokers
After seven years in charge, Grayson’s authority is only occasionally questioned around New Writtle Street – he seems to have weathered a stormy period that whipped up at the start of 2013 – but Essex’s habit of falling short is troubling. Grayson has two captains to work with in trying to land a prize or two this year: the evergreen James Foster in Championship cricket, where he led the run-scoring once again; and Ryan ten Doeschate in the T20 and 50-over competitions.Key player
Ryder may never play for New Zealand again – another comeback with the A side was aborted last year – but Essex fans will be the richer. After settling in quickly, he signed a two-year contract at the end of 2014, news that was greeted by rapturous applause at an autumnal ECG. His powerful strokeplay can win matches in all formats; he only averaged 37.05 in the Championship, so there should be more to come. Also proved an unexpectedly wily seamer capable of taking the new ball.Bright young thing
Nick Browne broke into the first XI during the second half of last season and, against Derbyshire at Chesterfield, became the first Essex batsman to hit unbeaten hundreds in both innings of a Championship match. A tall left-hander with a physique and stance reminiscent of Marcus Trescothick – if not the range of attacking strokes – Browne’s tally of three centuries, from nine matches, was more than any of his team-mates. Could be the sort of remorseless run-getting opener Essex have lacked since Alastair Cook graduated to bigger things.ESPNcricinfo verdict
As ever, Essex ought to be in the mix for Championship promotion, should be one of the strongest T20 sides around and could be a good bet for the 50-over cup as well. Youth will be given its head but cynics will start wondering which club cap it will be wearing a year or two down the line. It’s time to break the cycle. No batsman has passed 1000 first-class runs in a season since 2009 but, if that statistic is erased, they have the bowling to prosper.Bet365 odds
LV= Championship Div 2 7-2, NatWest Blast 12-1, Royal London Cup 12-1