أعلنت وزارة الشباب والرياضة، بشكل رسمي، يوم الثلاثاء 8 يوليو، عن موافقة مجلس النواب المصري على التعديلات التي تمت على قانون الرياضة.
وكانت وزارة الشباب والرياضة أجرت بعض التعديلات على قانون الرياضة، ويعد أبرزها اعتماد منع مجالس الإدارات من الترشح أكثر من مرتين متتاليتين.
وقال مصدر لـ بطولات في تصريحات خاصة: “وزير الرياضة أشرف صبحي، استقر على تأجيل انتخابات الأندية التي كان مقررا لها في نوفمبر المقبل، لمدة عام على أن تبدأ في بداية يوليو 2026”.
وأضاف: “هذا القرار لن يشمل الأندية التي لديها انتخابات في عام 2027، القرار يخص الأندية التي ستجري انتخابات هذا العام”.
وأوضح: “يأتي سبب هذا القرار، حتى يمنح الأندية فرصة لتوفيق أوضاعها بعد صدور قانون الرياضة الذي تم اعتماده من مجلس النواب”.
وأتم: “القرار قيد المراجعة الآن مع الجهات المختصة من أجل إعلانه بشكل رسمي وإعلان الصيغة النهائية لتأجيل الانتخابات”.
يذكر أن النادي الأهلي هو أحد أبرز الأندية التي كانت ستقام انتخاباتها في شهر نوفمبر المقبل للعام الحالي 2025.
da betway： Faltam cinco rodadas para o fim da Série B e a tensão toma conta dos torcedores vascaínos, que estão ansiosos para o retorno à Série A. O Vasco tem 52 pontos, três de vantagem para o Sport, o 5º colocado, e terá pela frente quatro confrontos diretos na briga pelo acesso, o que dificulta qualquer previsão sobre o assunto.
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da betcris： O LANCE! então recorreu ao matemático Tristão Garcia para descobrir se existe uma pontuação mágica para o acesso e, de acordo com os cálculos, ela existe: 61 pontos.
– Pode acontecer de subir com 58, 59 pontos, mas não é seguro. Com 61 pontos, você não precisa depender do critério de desempate, 61 pontos é o garantido. É provável que se consiga com 60, mas o garantido é 61, porque o 5º colocado não vai fazer 61, pois se trata de muitas combinações, o que torna o fato extremamente improvável.
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Para alcançar essa pontuação, o Vasco precisa de três vitórias, justamente o número de jogos que fará em São Januário.
– Se ganhar os três jogos em casa, ele sobe. Vai chegar na última rodada com 61 pontos e garantido – cravou Tristão Garcia.
O último jogo em São Januário é contra o Sampaio Corrêa, apenas na penúltima rodada. No entanto, Tristão Garcia avaliou que será um risco muito grande deixar para resolver na última rodada, já que o adversário é o Ituano, em Itu.
– Se tudo continuar nesta tendência, o Vasco tem a chance de 70% de conquistar o acesso, mas a possibilidade dele chegar na última rodada dentro do G4 é de 80%. Isso mostra que há uma dificuldade na última rodada. É bom resolver o mais rápido possível.
Por esse motivo, Tristão Garcia apontou o jogo contra o Sport, na Ilha do Retiro, como o mais importante para sacramentar o acesso, já que ele antecede as partidas em casa contra Criciúma e Sampaio Corrêa.
– O jogo mais importante que o Vasco vai fazer na Série B é exatamente esse contra o Sport. Será um divisor de águas. É um adversário direto, fora de casa. Se conseguir pontuar contra ele, o segura, se ganhar, o mata. A vitória fora de casa é o que faz a diferença, ainda mais nas condições da Série B, onde se ganha muito pouco como visitante.
Após o Novorizontino, o Vasco enfrenta o Sport, na Ilha do Retiro, recebe Criciúma e Sampaio Corrêa, em São Januário, e fecha a Série B contra o Ituano, no Novelli Júnior.
da bet sport： A torcida compareceu em peso e fez uma bonita festa em São Januário, porém o Vasco não correspondeu e ficou apenas no empate por 1 a 1 com o Londrina, nesta quinta-feira, pela 32ª rodada da Série B. Andrey Santos abriu o placar após falha do goleiro Matheus Nogueira, enquanto Caprini deixou tudo igual. Com o resultado, o Cruz-Maltino segue no G4 com 49, a três pontos do Tubarão.
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da pixbet： O próximo compromisso do Vasco será na terça-feira, às 19h, contra o Operário-PR, no Germano Krüger. No dia anterior, o Tubarão entrará em campo para medir forças com o Guarani, às 20h, no Brinco de Ouro.
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DEFESA NO SUSTO O Londrina começou a partida apostando nos contra-ataques com transições ofensivas em velocidade. Na primeira boa chegada pela esquerda, Alan Ruschel cruzou na área para Mandaca. O camisa 8 tentou finalizar, mas a bola sobrou para Gabriel Santos chutar em cima de Thiago Rodrigues. A bola bateu no rosto do arqueiro cruz-maltino e levou muito perigo.
FALHA FEIA NA COLINA Debaixo de chuva, o Vasco reagiu depois do susto e em rápida jogada por dentro, Andrey Santos tocou, na medida, para Raniel. O atacante ficou na cara do goleiro, mas chutou sem direção. Na sequência, Paulo Victor cobrou lateral em direção à área, e Matheus Nogueira soltou a bola nos pés de Andrey. A joia vascaína só teve o trabalho de cabecear para o fundo da rede.
TUBARÃO EMPATA Com uma boa troca de passes, Jefferson encontrou Mandaca, que dividiu com Paulo Victor. A bola sobrou para Caprini, que teve liberdade para bater colocado no canto do goleiro cruz-maltino para deixar tudo igual na Colina.
NÃO PODE, MEU GAROTO! No fim do primeiro tempo, os donos da casa tiveram mais uma grande chance de desempatar. Raniel fez ótima jogada e retribuiu o lindo passe de Andrey. O jogador da base vascaína perdeu uma oportunidade incrível ao chutar no canto direito de Matheus Nogueira. NA CARA DO GOL Na volta do intervalo, Jorginho fez duas alterações e colocou Edimar e Figueiredo em campo. Na primeira chance do Vasco, Raniel recebeu ótimo passe e ficou frente a frente com o goleiro. O centroavante tentou uma cavadinha por cima e perdeu a chance clara.
CHANCES DE AMBOS OS LADOS O Vasco foi com tudo para o ataque na busca pelos três pontos, enquanto o Londrina seguia nos contra-ataques. Pela direita, Léo Matos passou pelo adversário e cruzou para Andrey Santos cabecear por cima. O Tubarão também levou perigo, quando Caprini cruzou e Gegê chutou por cima. No fim, o jogo esfriou e a igualdade no placar permaneceu.
FICHA TÉCNICA VASCO 1X1 LONDRINA Data e hora: 29/09/2022, às 21h30 Local: São Januário, no Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Árbitro: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (FIFA-GO) Assistentes: Guilherme Dias Camilo (FIFA-MG) e Cristhian Passos Sorence (GO) VAR: Rodrigo D’ Alonso Ferreira (SC) Público presente: 19.803. Público pagante: 19.216. Renda: R$ 548.028,00. Cartões Amarelos: Eguinaldo e Yuri Lara (VAS) / Jeferson e Mandaca (LON) Cartões Vermelhos: –
VASCO (Técnico: Jorginho) Thiago Rodrigues; Léo Matos, Danilo Boza, Anderson Conceição, Paulo Victor (Edimar – intervalo); Yuri, Andrey Santos e Nene (Alex Teixeira 13’/2T); Marlon Gomes (Gabriel Pec 25’/2T), Eguinaldo (Figueiredo – intervalo) e Raniel (Erick 13’/2T).
LONDRINA (Técnico: Adilson Batista) Matheus Nogueira (Matheus Albino 44’/1T); Jeferson (Samuel Santos – intervalo), Saimon, Vilar e Alan Ruschel; João Paulo, Emerson Souza (Pedro Cacho 36’/2T), Nadson, Mandaca e Gegê; Caprini e Gabriel Santos (Danilo Peu – intervalo) (Nadson 36’/2T)
تحدث نجم فريق إنتر ميامي، ليونيل ميسي، عن هزيمتهم الثقيلة على يد باريس سان جيرمان، مساء أمس، في بطولة كأس العالم للأندية نسخة 2025.
وتلاقى الفريقان في خضم منافسات دور الـ16 من كأس العالم للأندية، حيث فاز باريس سان جيرمان بأربعة أهداف دون رد.
وقال ميسي، في تصريحات لشبكة “directvsports” العالمية: “كانت المباراة كما توقعناها، باريس سان جيرمان فريق رائع، حامل لقب النسخة الأخيرة من دوري أبطال أوروبا، يتمتعون بلياقة بدنية عالية، كانت المباراة التي توقعناها، بذلنا قصارى جهدنا وتركنا انطباعًا جيدًا في كأس العالم للأندية”.
ولم ينس ميسي ما حدث في آخر مباريات دور المجموعات ضد بالميراس، حيث كان إنتر ميامي متقدمًا بالنتيجة بهدفين دون رد، مما يعني صدارته للمجموعة الأولى ومن ثم تجنبه مواجهة باريس سان جيرمان في دور الـ16.
ولكن الأمر تغير سريعًا منذ الدقيقة 84 حيث نجح بالميراس في تقليص الفارق عن طريق هدف أول، ثم التعادل بعد بضع دقائق، ليصعد الفريق البرازيلي إلى الصدارة، مقابل تراجع ميامي للوصافة ومن ثم اصطدامه بـ باريس سان جيرمان.
وأضاف: “شعورنا تجاه ما حدث ضد بالميراس، حيث تقدمنا بهدفين دون رد ثم تعادلنا، لم ينتهِ، هذا يعني أننا اضطررنا لمواجهة باريس، وهو أمر أصعب بكثير”.
وواصل: “ولكن هذا ليس عتابًا، ولكن وضع كان من الممكن أن يكون مختلفًا بالنسبة لنا، حيث إن التقدم والتعادل قبل 10 دقائق من النهاية ترك فينا شعورًا مريرًا”.
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وأردف: “أعتقد أننا نافسنا، انتهى الأمر الآن، علينا أن نفكر فيما هو قادم في بطولتنا (الدوري الأمريكي)”.
وفيما يخص التحيات الحارة التي تلقاها من لاعبي باريس سان جيرمان، وكذلك المدرب لويس إنريكي، قال: “كانوا زملاء لي في الفريق (عندما كان لاعبًا مع باريس)، كانت تربطني بهم علاقة جيدة للغاية”.
وفيما يخص التحيات الحارة التي تلقاها من لاعبي باريس سان جيرمان، وكذلك المدرب لويس إنريكي، قال: “كانوا زملاء لي في الفريق (عندما كان لاعبًا مع باريس)، كانت تربطني بهم علاقة جيدة للغاية، ورغم أن القليل منهم هم من تبقى في النادي، إلا أنني على علاقة جيدة معهم جميعًا”.
وشدد: “كما أقول دائمًا، أنا ممتن لذلك وللمعاملة الجيدة التي تلقيتها من الجماهير”.
وعندما سُئل عن رأيه تجاه ما قاله خورخي ماس، أحد مالكي إنتر ميامي ووصفه لما حققه الفريق في البطولة بكونه تاريخيًا، رد ميسي: “حسنًا، كانت تلك هي الفكرة”.
واستأنف: “المنافسة والارتقاء إلى مستوى التوقعات، لا أعلم إن كان الناس توقعوا ذلك منا، أو أقل، نظرًا لمشاركتنا في البطولة وطبيعة المجموعة التي كنا بها”.
واسترسل: “أظن أننا كنا على قدر التوقعات، لقد بذلنا قصارى جهدنا وهذا من شأنه أن يساعدنا على تحقيق المهم، أنا سعيد للغاية لتمكنني من المشاركة في كأس العالم للأندية والمنافسة، رغم أننا نلعب في دوري ومستوى مختلف”.
وأخيرًا، سُئل ميسي عن كيفية الحفاظ على مستوى في سن الـ38، حيث قال: “أسعى جاهدًا للتواجد واللعب ودعم فريقي دائمًا، وأبذل قصارى جهدي، كنا محظوظين لعدم سفرنا كثيرًا (في البطولة)”.
واختتم: “أشعر بالسعادة دائمًا عندما ألعب، وعندما أتواجد هنا، وأستمتع بهذا، هذا ما أحبه، أسعى دائمًا لمساعدة فريقي”.
da doce： With the January transfer window well and truly underway, Manchester City have unsurprisingly wasted no time before turning their attention to some much-needed reinforcements for Pep Guardiola.
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da heads bet： Sat outside the Premier League’s top four and entering 2025 off the back of just their second win in 13 games in all competitions courtesy of a 2-0 victory over Leicester City, the Citizens are enduring their worst-ever campaign under Guardiola. They’ve been hit from all angles, with an ageing squad catching up to them and injuries piling higher than they’ve ever done in the last nine years.
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ByBen Gray Jan 2, 2025
For the first time in what feels like forever, Manchester City are desperate for reinforcements in order to turn their season around once and for all. Signing a replacement for the injured Rodri will undoubtedly sit top of their list of priorities, with the likes of Martin Zubimendi already threatening to steal the headlines as a result, but Guardiola needs more than one reinforcement this month.
All it takes is one glance at the Spaniard’s defensive options to realise just how much Manchester City could do with an overhaul. Kyle Walker is 34 years old and has shown signs that he could be past his best, John Stones remains injury-prone and is also now in his 30s, and the same will be able to be said about Nathan Ake this time next year.
So, one particular transfer rumour should come as little surprise. According to Fabrizio Romano, Manchester City have now joined the race to sign Abdukodir Khusanov from RC Lens in the January transfer window.
Competing against a number of other top clubs, Guardiola and Manchester City will hope to convince the young central defender, valued at £25m, and commence a much-needed rebuild in the process.
"Excellent" Khusanov would ease Man City's defensive issue
Whilst it’s unlikely that Khusanov would come straight into Guardiola’s starting side if the likes of Stones and Ake were passed fit, recent injury issues open the door of opportunity for the young defender to instantly make his mark if he completes a January switch. At just 20 years old, he’d certainly solve City’s problem of an ageing backline in a deal focused on a future star who could play a part for years to come.
Khusanov has already earned plenty of fans throughout what is still a young career, including Football Talent Scout Jacek Kulig, who described Lens star as “an excellent” centre-back and “the future legend of Uzbek football” at the end of last year.
City have had no trouble in convincing players in the past and they may now look to use that pull power once again to win the race for Khusanov’s signature this month.
Ireland came back from 27 for 4 to take their lead past 100 on the third day
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Lorcan Tucker celebrates his ton with Andy McBrine•BCB
Lorcan Tucker led Ireland’s resistance against Bangladesh in the Dhaka Test, batting out the third day after starting it on 27 for 4. Tucker became the second Irishman to score a century on Test debut, and the sixth wicketkeeper to do so, as his 108 involved two sizeable partnerships to keep them in the hunt. Ireland ended on 286 for 8, when everyone thought that Test would end early on the third day.The visitors’ 131-run lead may not look impressive but they have done enough to put questions in Bangladesh’s mind. The home side doesn’t have a great chasing record at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, where they haven’t won since 2020. Taijul Islam was the pick of the bowlers again, taking his tally to nine wickets in the match, but Shakib bowling just six overs in the day was a peculiar decision given that he looked fit and fielded all day.Tucker defied the Bangladesh spinners superbly. His celebration after reaching the hundred got cheers from the tiny crowd who appreciated the young batter’s century. His 111-run stand with Andy McBrine for the seventh wicket frustrated Bangladesh for 28.3 overs, as Ireland put together a string of partnerships.The visitors had started the day on 27 for 4 after their top order crumbled in 6.5 overs on the second evening. Shakib and Taijul shared those four wickets and looked menacing. But PJ Moor and Tector negated them for 10.1 overs late on the second day, before continuing in the same vein on the third morning.Litton dropped Tector on nine in the second over of the day, but that was the only chance that went down. Tector and Moor lasted 25.4 overs for the fifth wicket and though they added only 38, it served as the foundation for the rest of the day. Moor fell to the one shot he played away from his body, edging Shoriful Islam at the end of the first hour.Tector and Tucker picked up the tempo with some fine shots. Tucker started with a reverse-swept four off Mehidy Hasan Miraz, before Tector cracked a cover drive off Shoriful. Tucker then played two pulls against Ebadot Hossain, before launching Khaled over midwicket with a flick. Tector’s last boundary was a straight drive before he fell for 56, having struck seven fours and a six in his 159-ball innings.Bangladesh celebrate Peter Moor’s wicket•Walton
Their partnership had lasted 24 overs, and they added 72 at three runs per over. It was the boost that Ireland needed, and McBrine and Tucker took that momentum forward.Ireland scored 106 in the middle session, during which Tucker reached his hundred with a cover drive off Taijul. Tucker finally got out when he drove Ebadot waywardly to cover, where Shoriful let out a huge roar after taking the catch. But Ireland weren’t done yet. McBrine reached his maiden fifty, adding another 31 runs for the eighth wicket with Mark Adair.Even the way the day ended – the ninth-wicket pair of McBrine and Graham Hume batting out the remaining 8.3 overs – will encourage Ireland to have a go at Bangladesh on the fourth day.
da 888casino： O São Paulo está escalado para enfrentar o Atlético-GO nesta quinta-feira (1). O jogo acontece às 21h30, no Serra Dourada, e é válido pelo primeiro duelo das equipes na semifinal da Copa Sul-Americana.
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Rogério Ceni optou por uma escalação parecida com a que adotou no duelo com o Flamengo, pela Copa do Brasil. Porém, desta vez Ferraresi será uma opção para a zaga, ao lado de Diego Costa e Léo.
O treinador não poderá contar com Miranda. O veterano não se recuperou a tempode um trauma sofrido no tornozelo direito e acabou não relacionado.
O time que entrará em campo nesta quinta-feira (1) é formado por:Jandrei; Diego Costa, Ferraresi e Léo; Igor Vinícius, Pablo Maia, Igor Gomes, Nestor e Reinaldo; Luciano e Calleri.
O banco de suplentes conta com Felipe Alves, Patrick, Alisson, Rafinha, Gabriel Neves, Andrés Colorado, Galoppo, Éder, Luizão, Marcos Guilherme, Nahuel Bustos e Welington.
da pinnacle： Arsenal are in ongoing discussions with the representatives of a Barcelona forward ahead of the looming January transfer window, and he could prove an extremely viable alternative to both Bukayo Saka and Raheem Sterling.
Mikel Arteta hints at possibility of new winger for Arsenal in January
da gbg bet： The Gunners have been dealt multiple injury blows in a key area of the pitch over these last few days, with Sterling and Saka now confirmed to be out for weeks through injury, as manager Mikel Arteta is handed a major selection headache.
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Things were just beginning to look far more productive in the final third, after their brief struggle to score from open play in the Premier League, having just battered Crystal Palace 5-1 at Selhurst Park – with the resurgent Gabriel Jesus making it five goals in two games against the Eagles.
The result has unfortunately been overshadowed by Saka’s injury, with the England star forced off on 24 minutes with a hamstring problem, and reports suggest that he could be facing a very lengthy lay-off – beyond Arteta’s confirmation.
Arsenal’s next five Premier League games
Date
Ipswich Town (home)
December 27
Brentford (away)
January 1
Brighton (away)
January 4
Tottenham (home)
January 15
Aston Villa (home)
January 18
Indeed, it has been reported since Arteta’s latest update that Arsenal fear Saka could be out until March (The Daily Mail), and that would be a seismic blow to their title hopes considering just how pivotal the £195,000-per-week winger is to their system.
Sterling’s knee injury means that the north Londoners cannot call upon the loanee summer signing to fill in for Saka, prompting rumours that Arsenal could bring forward their plans to sign a new winger in time for January.
Arteta, speaking in a pre-match press conference ahead of Ipswich, refuses to rule out the possibility of a new emergency wide option – despite prioritising the use of his current resources.
“The preparation is done,” said Arteta on Arsenal bringing in January reinforcements.
“We are ready if something happens. Obviously we didn’t predict the situation with Bukayo and Raheem at the same time. We predicted more if something has happened, for example, in the defensive line. But the job is done. Then, okay, if something has to happen we will be open. But the main focus is now how we should strive to distil the potential that there is in this squad.”
Arsenal in "positive" talks with Dani Olmo's representatives ahead of January
Now, according to Sky Sports reporter and Belgian transfer expert Sacha Tavolieri, a very intriguing option has surfaced in Barcelona playmaker Dani Olmo.
The 41-cap Spain international only joined Hansi Flick’s side for an initial £46 million in the summer, but Barca’s financial problems, combined with an overall lack of opportunities as a mainstay starter, means he could depart this winter.
Catalans president Joan Laporta needs to rejig the club’s books to pay his £149,000-per-week salary for the second half of 24/25, and their trouble with affording Olmo’s wages means he could leave the Camp Nou “free of any contract” next month.
That is according to Tavolieri, who writes in a column for Sky, that Arsenal are in “positive contacts” with Olmo’s representatives ahead of January, and it is believed Barca’s versatile attacker could be one of the “big” talking points of the next transfer window.
The 26-year-old, who’s operated both out wide and through the centre of attacking midfield this season, has registered six goals and an assist in all competitions over 15 total appearances so far.
تحدث الإيطالي سيموني إنزاجي، المدير الفني لفريق الهلال السعودي، عن التعادل السلبي في مباراة اليوم أمام ريد بول سالزبورج النمساوي، وذلك ضمن منافسات بطولة كأس العالم للأندية.
والتقى الهلال مع سالزبورج، على أرضية استاد أودي فيلد، في إطار مباريات الجولة الثانية لبطولة كأس العالم للأندية.
وقال سيموني إنزاجي في تصريحات خلال المؤتمر الصحفي عقب المباراة: “سعيد بالأداء، ولست سعيدًا بعدم تسجيل الأهداف، صنعنا الكثير من الفرص، سافيتش ومالكوم حصلا على الفرص، لكن ليس بوسعي إلا أن أشكر الجميع على أدائهم، نعمل على التحسن في كل مباراة واستغلال الجلسات التدريبية”.
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وتابع حديثه عن مواجهة باتشوكا القادمة: “باتشوكا يلعب بخطة متقاربة، علينا التحلي باليقظة، هم خصم قوي جدًا، وسيلعبون بشراسة في اللقاء المقبل”.
وعن إصابة المدافع حسان تمبكتي وخروجه مستبدلًا قبل صافرة النهاية، أفاد: “حسان كان على ما يرام، وكانت لياقته جيدة في التدريب، كل شيء كان على ما يرام، علينا النظر والتريث، وكما قلت لدينا خيارات متعددة”.
وأتم: “هذا النادي أراد التعاقد معي وأنا قبِلت هذا التحدي، وسعيد بالقرار وبالتعاون وبمجرى الأمور حتى الآن، مقتنع بكل قراراتي، وأؤمن أننا قادرون على صناعة شيء رائع في الهلال”.
Pat Cummins won’t reveal the make up of his team until the toss in Nagpur
Alex Malcolm08-Feb-20231:38
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Pat Cummins says he won’t reveal Australia’s first Test XI until the toss on Thursday, but Todd Murphy is firming to make his Test debut, while Peter Handscomb’s chances of a Test recall are increasing as Australia are wary of the problems too many left-hand batters might face on a made-to-order Nagpur pitch.The ground staff at the VCA Stadium were seen carefully curating the pitch two days before the start of the match, including doing selective watering of the surface. They watered the middle of the pitch and the areas outside the right-handers’ off stump at one end, but left those on a good length outside the left-handers’ off stump at both ends bone dry. There was also brushing and selective mowing of certain areas.Speaking from the team hotel on Wednesday morning, Cummins, the Australia captain, was not drawn into a discussion on pitch preparation, but did note that it would be a factor in Australia’s selection for the match.Related
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“I think it is a factor over here,” he said. “With so much traffic from the right-handers bowling, at times there is a bit more out there for the left-handers. The Indian line-up is going to be packed full of right-handers, so I think it plays a small factor.”Cummins ruled allrounder Cameron Green out of the series opener against India. Matt Renshaw had taken his place in Australia’s last Test match, but keeping him in for this one would mean five left-hand batters in the top seven having to deal with the bone-dry area of the pitch that is likely to get chewed up, as both teams have only right-arm quicks in their attack. While Cummins did not explicitly say that put Handscomb ahead in the pecking order, the chances of his recall seem to be increasing.Australia are set to play a four-man bowling attack with Cummins and Scott Boland to play as the two quicks in the absence of the injured duo of Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. Nathan Lyon will be their lead spinner. That leaves left-arm spinner Ashton Agar and offspinner Todd Murphy fighting for the last spot in the XI.1:11
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“I think he’d be as prepared as he could be,” Cummins said of the uncapped Murphy. “He’s been bowling beautifully in the nets over here. He’s started really well for Victoria in first-class cricket. If he got the nod, he’s got Nathan Lyon down the other end that he can work with; he’s ready. Everyone in the squad here has had really good preparation. Whoever we pick is 100% ready to go.”The fear of playing two specialist offspinners – and leaving Agar out – against India’s right-hand dominant batting line-up may have dissipated within the Australian camp after seeing the pitch on Tuesday.”It’s a factor. These conditions, they really spin, so just really good bowling is what you’re after, being consistent time and time again,” Cummins said. “I don’t think you need to go searching for anything more; the conditions will come to you.”You’ve seen Nath be really, really effective over here [with] a lot of bat-pad, leg-slip catches for the right-handers. So ideally, you’ve got variety in any attack, but I don’t think it has to be the case just for that sake.”Cummins has had an incredible record of winning tosses as Australia Test captain, with seven of his last eight and nine of 13 overall so far falling in his favour. He is hoping to keep that run of success going in Nagpur, but believes the toss may not be as big a factor if the pitch is a raging turner.”I think we’ll bat,” Cummins laughed. “I think when the conditions spin from day one, it’s actually not. I think you’ve seen India’s record. They win just as many games batting second as they do batting first. I think it can be overstated when the conditions do spin really quickly.”