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Former Huddersfield Town FC executive credited with transforming team’s fortunes on and off the field

ESPNcricinfo staff08-May-2025

Sean Jarvis, the chief executive who has overseen Leicestershire’s renewed fortunes both on and off the field, has announced he will be standing down from his role in October, after five years at the helm.Jarvis joined Leicestershire from Huddersfield Town FC in 2020, with cricket contending with the Covid-19 lockdown, and the club itself at a low ebb. They finished rock-bottom in all three county competitions in 2019, having been unable to sign an overseas player for the T20 Blast due to financial constraints. His predecessor, Karen Rothery, stood down after just 12 months at the helm, with the club recording an operational loss of £132,000 for 2018-19.However, Leicestershire are currently riding a wave of rare success. In 2023, they landed their first List A silverware since 1985 when they won the Metro Bank One-Day Cup, while they are currently top of Division Two of the County Championship after three wins in five games.”I’m delighted to have played my part in the ongoing journey of Leicestershire County Cricket,” Jarvis said. “When I joined in 2020, I set out a five-year plan and I’m pleased to have been able to deliver on that.”I’m proud to have overseen the one-day cup success, which was our first trophy in 14 years, plus the club’s first Boca [Business of Cricket Award] and the club is also currently top of its division. It hasn’t been without challenges, but that’s wider than the club itself and more linked to the game as a whole.”Off the field, Leicestershire is set to receive a significant share of the Hundred equity sale, as and when the Nottinghamshire-based Trent Rockets complete their £40 million negotiations with Todd Boehley’s Cain International group.”I’m proud to be departing with the club in such a great position for the start of a new era,” Jarvis added. “We now have a team that can compete on all fronts. Things are looking extremely positive for the future, both on and off the pitch. I’ll continue to follow the club and wish everyone all the best for the future. I’d particularly like to thank the staff for supporting me during my time at the club.”The club has already begun its search for a replacement, with John Thorpe, the club chairman, praising Jarvis’ role in transforming Leicestershire’s fortunes and strengthening its role in the local community.”Sean has been fantastic from day one,” Thorpe said. “He’s had to contend with a lot, successfully steering the club through the Covid times and carefully managing the operational side of the business. It’s been a challenging time for the whole game in recent years and we’ve come through it with the potential now for an exciting future.”We’re excited to expand our corporate, commercial and partnership opportunities. Leicester is quite a unique sporting city with the prominence of cricket, rugby, basketball and football here and we need to harness that community. We’re really excited for the new era and the opportunities that it will bring.”

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Em meio ao clima leve após vitória contra o Grêmio, o Santos contou com uma novidade nos treinos desta última quarta-feira (23). O zagueiro Jair, de apenas 18 anos de idade, integrou as atividades do elenco profissional.

O defensor ficou longe dos exercícios com o elenco profissional por um longo período. No ano passado, o atleta participou dos treinamentos durante as gestões de Lisca e Orlando Ribeiro na equipe principal.

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Entretanto, durante a disputa da Copa São Paulo deste ano, Jair se machucou na partida contra o Santo André. Na ocasião, o zagueiro sofreu uma lesão completa do ligamento cruzado anterior e também lesionou o menisco do joelho direito.

Por conta dos problemas físicos, o jogador passou por uma intervenção cirúrgica. Perto da recuperação completa, o atleta volta aos treinos com os profissionais na mesma semana que Robson Reis, zagueiro afastado por Aguirre, é anunciado no Paços Ferreira.

Além de Jair como novidade nas atividades, o lateral recém-contratado Júnior Caiçara começou os trabalhos pelo Peixe também nesta quarta-feira.

Pelas categorias de base do Santos, além de destaque nas campanhas do clube na Copinha, conquistou o Paulistão Sub-20 da última temporada diante do Corinthians.

* Gabriel Teles sob supervisão de Vinicius Perazzini

أعلن المدير الفني لفريق ليفربول، آرني سلوت، التشكيل الأساسي لخوض مباراة يوم السبت ضد نظيره أستون فيلا، في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

ويستضيف ملعب “الأنفيلد” مباراة ليفربول وأستون فيلا، في خضم منافسات الجولة العاشرة من بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي، موسم 2025/26.

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ويحتل ليفربول المركز العاشر في جدول الدوري الإنجليزي، بشكل مؤقت، برصيد 15 نقطة، بفارق الأهداف عن أستون فيلا صاحب المركز الحادي عشر.

وحسبما نُشر، يتواجد النجم المصري محمد صلاح في التشكيل الأساسي لفريق ليفربول في مباراة اليوم ضد أستون فيلا. تشكيل ليفربول أمام أستون فيلا في الدوري الإنجليزي

حراسة المرمى: مامارداشفيلي.

خط الدفاع: كونور برادلي، إبراهيما كوناتي، فيرجيل فان دايك، آندي روبرتسون.

خط الوسط: جرافنبيرخ، ماك أليستر، سوبوسلاي.

خط الهجوم: محمد صلاح، إيكتيكي، جاكبو.

البدلاء: وودمان، بيتشي، جو جوميز، واتارو إندو، ميلوس كيركيز، فلوريان فيرتز، كييزا، نيوني، ريو نجوموها.

أعلن الفرنسي ديديه ديشامب، المدير الفني لمنتخب فرنسا الأول لكرة القدم قائمته لمواجهتي أوكرانيا وأذربيجان ضمن تصفيات أوروبا المؤهلة لبطولة كأس العالم 2026.

ويستعد منتخب فرنسا لمواجهتين ضمن تصفيات أوروبا المؤهلة لكأس العالم 2026 وهما أوكرانيا المقرر إقامتها الخميس الموافق 13 نوفمبر، وأذربيجان يوم الأحد الموافق 16 من الشهر ذاته.

ومن المقرر أن تقام بطولة كأس العالم 2026 في ملف ثلاثي مشترك “الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية وكندا والمكسيك”.

ويغيب عن قائمة منتخب فرنسا كل من أوريلين تشواميني لاعب ريال مدريد وديزيري دوي لاعب باريس سان جيرمان، وأدريان رابيو بسبب الإصابة.

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واستدعى بدلًا منهم نجولو كانتي، لاعب الاتحاد السعودي وزائر إيمري، لاعب باريس سان جيرمان.

واستدعى ديشامب كلًا من هوجو إيكتيكي نجم ليفربول، وريان شرقي جناح مانشستر سيتي عوضًا عن عثمان ديمبلي، الذي يغيب بسبب الإصابة. قائمة منتخب فرنسا لمباراتي أوكرانيا وأذربيجان في تصفيات كأس العالم

حراسة المرمى: لوكاس شوفالييه، مايك ماينيان، بريس سامبا.

في خط الدفاع: لوكاس دين، مالو جوستو، لوكاس هيرنانديز، تيو هيرنانديز، إبراهيما كوناتي، جول كوندي، ويليام ساليبا، دايوت أوباميكانو.

خط الوسط: إدواردو كامافينجا، نجولو كانتي، مانو كوني، مايكل أوليس، وارن زائير إيمري.

في خط الهجوم: ماجنيس أكليوش، برادلي باركولا، ريان شرقي، هوجو إيكيتيكي، راندال كولو مواني، جان فيليب ماتيتا، كيليان مبابي، كريستوفر نكونكو.

A league official was hopeful MLC will be classified as a ‘major sporting event’ which would ease any concerns about the participation of the players

Matt Roller05-Jun-2025

Major League Cricket (MLC) officials hope that Afghanistan players including Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad will be able to fulfil their contracts for the 2025 season after US president Donald Trump signed a travel ban which will come into effect next week.Trump’s proclamation will “fully restrict and limit the entry” into the United States of nationals of 12 countries: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. He said the ban is designed to “protect the national security and national interest of the United States and its people”.There are seven Afghanistan players under contract for MLC 2025: Rashid, Azmatullah Omarzai and Naveen-ul-Haq (all MI New York); Gulbadin Naib, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Waqar Salamkheil (all Seattle Orcas) and Noor (Texas Super Kings).Related

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The ban, which is effective from 12.01am Eastern Time on Monday, June 9 includes an exemption for “any athlete or member of an athletic team… traveling for the World Cup, Olympics, or other major sporting event as determined by the Secretary of State”.The order also states: “This proclamation shall apply only to foreign nationals of the designation countries who: (i) are outside the United States on the applicable effective date of this proclamation; and (ii) do not have a valid visa on the applicable effective date of this proclamation.”ESPNcricinfo understands that some relevant players have already reached the United States after receiving visas, while others are yet to apply or travel. A league official told ESPNcricinfo they were hopeful that MLC will be classified as a ‘major sporting event’ by Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State, which would ease any concerns about the participation of Afghan players.An official at one affected franchise told ESPNcricinfo that they would explore all options, including the possibility of flying affected players into the United States before the ban kicks in. The official added that they will lean on MLC and other relevant authorities for guidance.An MLC spokesperson said: “We’re continuing to monitor the situation and are working with the relevant authorities to minimize travel disruptions for overseas players ahead of the start of Major League Cricket next week. We continue to attract some of the best players from around the world to come over to the US to showcase their talent, along with the best cricketers from the USA, and we are set to have the most exciting tournament to date this summer.”The order specifically mentions the Olympics, which will take place in Los Angeles in 2028, as an event for which athletes will be granted exemptions. Afghanistan should, therefore, be eligible to compete in the men’s T20 cricket event at the Games if they qualify.MLC’s 2025 season starts on June 12, with a rematch of last year’s final between Washington Freedom and San Francisco at the Oakland Coliseum.

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O Volta Redonda recebe o Amazonas neste sábado (23), às 19h (de Brasília), no Estádio Raulino de Oliveira, em Volta Redonda (RJ). A partida é válida pela quarta rodada da segunda fase da Série C do Campeonato Brasileiro e terá transmissão do Nosso Futebol (pay-per-view) e do DAZN (streaming). As equipes se enfrentaram na última semana, com vitória do time de Manaus por 2 a 0, na Arena da Amazônia.

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O Voltaço somou quatro pontos em três partidas e está na segunda colocação do Grupo C. Já os visitantes estão em terceiro, com três pontos até o momento. Apenas os dois primeiros de cada grupo avançam para a Série B de 2024. Os líderes fazem a grande final da competição.

FICHA TÉCNICA
VOLTA REDONDA X AMAZONAS
SÉRIE C

Data e horário: 23 de setembro de 2023, às 19h
Local: Estádio Raulino de Oliveira, em Volta Redonda (RJ)
Árbitro: Rafael Rodrigo Klein (RS)
Assistentes: Jorge Eduardo Bernardi (RS) e Michel Stanislau (RS)
VAR: Jose Cláudio Rocha Filho (Fifa/SP)
Onde assistir: Nosso Futebol e DAZN

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VOLTA REDONDA (Técnico: Rogério Correa)
Jean Carlos; Wellington Silva, Matheus Santos, Marcão, Ricardo Sena; Bruno Barra, Paulinho, Júlio Cesar, Douglas Skilo, Marquinhos; Ítalo.

AMAZONAS (Técnico: Luiz Henrique)
Edson Mardden; Patrick, Jackson, Thiago Spice, Renan Castro; Phillipe Guimarães, Ítalo, Rafael Tavares e Diego Torres; Douglas Santos e Sassá.

Aston Villa fans will be glad the football is back doing the main talking again when it comes to their beloved side.

After a turbulent summer saw PSR-related issues trouble their transfer activity, a slow start out of the blocks in the Premier League further piled on the misery.

Thankfully, after a winless six-game stretch of form in both August and early September, Unai Emery’s men have now bounced back with four straight victories collected in all competitions.

Still, after this season is over and done with, Villa will likely have to come to terms with some disastrous casualties, alongside also getting rid of some personnel that won’t irk fans that much at Villa Park.

How Aston Villa can solve their PSR headache

While they haven’t been at their terrifying best so far this season, it goes without saying that keeping both Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers at the West Midlands giants this summer was a big relief to the Villans.

After all, even if they have only accumulated three goal contributions between them this campaign so far, losing both star assets would have been disastrous, with a crazy 42 goal contributions picked up in league action between them across the 2024/25 campaign.

Villa will surely have their resolve tested again in the summer when it comes to their standout duo, with Chelsea once touted to be considering a colossal £100m bid for the services of Rogers, a move that would no doubt ease any existing PSR worries.

Meanwhile, Manchester United have also consistently been tipped to make a statement move for the 29-year-old striker, but in the back end of his prime is unlikely to fetch a similar sum.

Not every potential sale will be seen as a demoralising development, however, with Emiliano Buendia perhaps finally getting the move away he desires.

Recent reports suggest that the rejuvenated South American – who recently scored in the Europa League for Emery’s men against Feyenoord – might well be offloaded still to smooth out PSR-related difficulties.

While the ex-Norwich City attacker has managed to turn his up-and-down Villans career around in recent times, there is one figure in Emery’s camp who is seriously on borrowed time as his contract begins to wind down.

Not just Buendia: Emery signing is on borrowed time at Aston Villa

Buendia has miraculously fought back from some very serious injury issues to return to the Spaniard’s first team picture, having been sidelined for a mammoth 56 games courtesy of a cruciate ligament tear.

Ross Barkley might well have been looking at the Argentine midfielder for some inspiration, having had various injury issues of his own to contend with, but he doesn’t look as if he’s capable of a similar resurrection story to the rejuvenated 28-year-old, as he continues to stare his Villa Park exit in the face.

It’s been a sad decline for the former Everton playmaker, with Barkley actually once cutting a refreshed figure pulling on a Villa strip.

He initially joined on loan five years ago and tallied up three league strikes across his debut season in the West Midlands, which included a fierce effort which helped Villa pick up all three points against Leicester City in 2020.

He eventually return for good in the summer of 2024, with an alleged £5m forked out to obtain his services from Luton Town.

At the Hatters, Barkley rediscovered the swagger and vigour that made him such an exciting commodity back in the day at Everton.

Teammate at the time, Andros Townsend, said he was “outstanding”, while Paul Merson claimed that “Barkley is not far off player of the season” when lighting up Kenilworth Road for one season.

Five goals and seven assists came his way but he has struggled to pin down a starting spot since his return to the claret and blue half of Birmingham, as his exit now looks to be on the horizon.

Worryingly, only six minutes of Premier League action has been handed to the ex-England international in 2025/26, with the decision to leave him out of Villa’s Europa League squad entirely only further reinforcing his precarious status in the camp.

Barkley’s numbers at Aston Villa

Stat

Barkley

Games played

54

Goals scored

7

Assists

2

Games missed through injury

33

Wage per week

£60k-per-week

Contract expiry date

June 2026

Sourced by Transfermarkt/Capology

With his contract also expiring next June, and his wage coming in at a high £60k-per-week despite being a reserve presence, it does feel as if it’s a foregone conclusion that Barkley will depart Villa very soon, with his promising first spell at the club now feeling like a lifetime ago.

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Posts ByBen Goodwin Oct 13, 2025

David Moyes’ blistering start back to life in the Everton dug-out feels like a very long time ago now.

Indeed, the Scotsman was just the antidote the Toffees needed after the wheels came off Sean Dyche’s miserable reign, with just two defeats picked up from his opening ten games back in charge of the Premier League titans last season, steering them comfortably away from relegation.

The Merseyside outfit is still six points clear of that dreaded relegation zone in the here and now, but there are concerns in the air at the Toffees all the same, with Everton only coming out on top with a win in the league once across their last five matches.

A 3-0 defeat at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday would have only added to those worries, as former Everton hero Richarlison stood out for Thomas Frank’s away side.

Richarlison's potential Everton return

Richarlison has often found his time at Tottenham Hotspur to be fraught with bumps, but he would put the game beyond all doubt on Sunday evening when heading into the path of Pape Matar Sarr to make it 3-0.

The passionate Brazilian only has 23 goals next to his name for Spurs from 104 total appearances, but recent reports – as perTEAMTalk – suggest that the North Londoners are willing to cash in on their one-time £60m buy in January, and that Everton are circling.

It would well be a masterstroke of a return as the Toffees attempt to feel comfortable about their striker options again.

Richarlison’s numbers for Everton by position

Position

Games

Goals + Assists

CF

77

23 + 6

LW

51

24 + 8

RW

22

6 + 1

Sourced by Transfermarkt

While Richarlison might be remembered most fondly by those on Merseyside for his gung-ho performances down either wing, it feels unlikely that the South American – despite his previous heroics at the club – would be able to displace the likes of Jack Grealish on his favoured left channel at the moment.

Consequently, he stands his best chance at making waves on his return as an out-and-out centre-forward, when assessing Richarlison’s previous goal tally as a striker at Everton, with 23 goals picked up from 77 outings, leading to one of his ex-managers at Goodison Park in Carlo Ancelotti, hailing him as a “fantastic” finisher of chances.

Despite murmurs that Spurs want to offload their hot-and-cold number nine in the coming months, he is also able to boast a healthy haul of three goals and two assists next to his name from nine clashes this season.

Bringing back such a former beloved figure could signal the end for Beto in Everton blue, with the Lisbon-born striker struggling once again to get going yesterday evening, to the dismay of his impatient fanbase.

Why Beto is on borrowed time at Everton

You would think a striker in Moyes’ current set-up would be licking their lips at the prospect of how many goals they could put away, with the likes of Iliman Ndiaye and the aforementioned Grealish tricky customers intent on putting chances on a plate for the chosen marksman leading the line.

Unfortunately for Moyes and Co. though, Beto often fluffs his lines when a golden opportunity comes his way, with the former Udinese striker desperately unlucky not to find the back of the net on Sunday evening, when an acrobatic effort in the second half – with the scoreline still standing at 2-0 – was somehow clawed away by an alert Guglielmo Vicario.

That’s about as good as it gets for the under-fire 27-year-old, however, with his minimal 14 touches of the ball meaning he often cut an isolated figure at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, so much so that Jordan Pickford even managed to accumulate more touches himself, having tallied up 36 in total.

With just one goal next to his name in the Premier League this season, it isn’t a great shock to read all the widespread backlash he is receiving for his recent dismal displays, with Everton-based podcaster Paul Brown stating at full-time that the goal-shy number nine is “hopeless”.

Moreover, another Toffees podcaster in the form of Steven Kelly also stated that the ongoing striker situation is “killing” Moyes’ side at the moment.

It really does look like Beto is on borrowed time on Merseyside, therefore, with his precarious position in the starting XI becoming ever more shaky if the passionate South American potentially returns to the blue half of Liverpool shortly.

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أعلن الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم “كاف”، موعد أول مباراتين لفريق بيراميدز في دور المجموعات من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا، في إطار مشوار حامل اللقب نحو الدفاع عن لقبه القاري.

وتأهل بيراميدز إلى دور المجموعات بعد تخطيه عقبة فريق التأمين الإثيوبي في دور الـ32 من البطولة، ليبدأ رحلة جديدة يسعى من خلالها للحفاظ على لقبه التاريخي الذي توّج به لأول مرة في الموسم الماضي على حساب صن داونز الجنوب إفريقي. موعد مباراة بيراميدز وريفرز يونايتد في دوري أبطال إفريقيا

ويستهل بيراميدز مشواره في المجموعة الأولى باستضافة فريق ريفرز يونايتد النيجيري، في المباراة المقرر إقامتها في السادسة مساء السبت الموافق 22 نوفمبر الجاري، على استاد الدفاع الجوي بالقاهرة.

طالع أيضًا | ممدوح عيد: حصول بيراميدز على بطولة إفريقيا كان حلمًا.. ونريد الفوز بكأس العالم للأندية موعد مباراة بيراميدز باور ديناموز في دوري أبطال إفريقيا

وفي الجولة الثانية، يخرج بيراميدز لمواجهة نادي باور ديناموز الزامبي، يوم السبت 29 نوفمبر، على استاد ليفي موانواسا بمدينة ندولا في زامبيا.

ويطمح بيراميدز، بقيادة مديره الفني يورتشيتش، إلى تحقيق بداية قوية في مشوار الحفاظ على لقبه الإفريقي، خصوصًا بعد تتويجه مؤخرًا بلقب السوبر الإفريقي على حساب نهضة بركان المغربي، بطل كأس الكونفدرالية. مجموعة بيراميدز في دوري أبطال إفريقيا

بيراميدز (مصر)

ريفرز يونايتد (نيجيريا)

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نهضة بركان (المغرب)

The India bowling coach also heaped praise on Akash Deep and why conditions in the UK suited his style

Sidharth Monga05-Jul-2025

Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep were the wreckers-in-chief•BCCI

India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel was full of praise for Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep, who have taken 13 wickets between them to give India a great chance to level the five-match series 1-1.India need seven wickets on the final day after setting England 608 and taking three wickets in the 16 overs possible on the fourth evening. That India have done so in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah has pleased Morkel even more.”Very, very happy so far,” Morkel said. “We had a deep or good discussion after the last Test in terms of areas we want to improve on, and I think we’ve done that. So that’s a pleasing sign from a growing bowling attack, missing one of their most experienced players so they can react to those sort of things.”Related

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Siraj went the whole Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 on green surfaces without a five-for, but picked his first five-wicket haul in England on perhaps the flattest pitch India have encountered in the country this century. Morkel said it was just rewards for all the good bowling in the intervening matches between five-fors.”Siraj is a guy that I’ve got a lot of respect for,” Morkel said. “He’s a guy that always will push his body to the limits. I think sometimes the guilty part of him is trying too hard so for us. It’s about managing that sort of aggression and managing that intensity because he really bowls with his heart on his sleeve. I think sometimes those sort of things can give you that inconsistency.”In a match that he’s now the leader of the attack, he got the wickets, but for me in terms of effort and energy and with a sore body, he’s always done and will put his hand up, and he wants to bowl that over. I don’t think sometimes we give him enough credit for that.”Akash Deep’s line of attack, Morkel said, gave India the potency in brief windows of the new ball doing something. “He is an attacking bowler that asks questions, bowling at the stumps a lot,” Morkel said. “I think that’s one of the golden rules here in England: asking questions on the stumps. So for these sort of conditions in the UK, it suits his style. And coming back from injury and seeing him running in with high pace, it’s a nice sign for us.”That was a dream delivery… top quality player Joe Root and to dismiss him in that fashion just shows the quality of Akash, what he can do. I think he is also a guy like all of us. The more confidence you give him, almost like there’s a little bit more energy behind the ball and hopefully that delivery he will play over in his phone tonight, and then bring a couple more of those tomorrow.”Akash Deep left Ben Duckett’s stumps in a mess•Getty Images

However, Morkel did say it was not going to be easy as the pitch has responded only to the new ball, and the older ball has gone dramatically soft. “Your skill really gets tested on a surface like that,” Morkel said. “The margin for error is a lot smaller. Obviously, that’s nipping around a little bit now, but it’s going to be a challenge for us tomorrow.”In the first innings, India – having taken five wickets already – tried to buy a wicket with the short ball telegraphed, but Morkel felt this pitch was more about testing the stumps and going short only as a surprise.”For me personally on this sort of surface, you want to set a field where you can still have both options: using the short ball and try and nick a guy off,” Morkel said. “I think at times when you get too predictable, it can be a little bit easier to score because the surface is slow. But remember both those batters are attacking batters. They were going to take it on, and credit to Shubman, he took a gamble there for a couple of overs to potentially get a wicket. England at the time was 80 for 5. So to chase another wicket there, there’s no harm in that.”I thought we moved slightly away from our plans in the first innings, and in a way also with runs on the board you want to go take a couple of more risks but tomorrow for us it’s just going to be asking those questions on a good length because we know as the ball gets a little bit softer it is harder to strike.”The ease with which India were batting in the third innings and still scoring at five an over led India to what many might think is a conservative declaration. Morkel said it was more about how much time they wanted to bowl for rather than being spooked by England’s approach of late.