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Mesmo com o vice do Flamengo no Campeonato Carioca, Arrascaeta foi eleito o craque da competição. O meia, inclusive, foi um dos poucos do Rubro-Negro que se salvou no empate em 1 a 1, no último sábado, que culminou no título do Fluminense.

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-Giorgian De Arrascaeta é o craque do #CariocãoBetfair22!O uruguaio do
Flamengojogou muita bola e foi eleito por jornalistas o melhor jogador da temporada por aqui!Parabéns, Arrasca – escreveu o perfil oficial da competição.

Giorgian De Arrascaeta é o craque do #CariocãoBetfair22!

O uruguaio do @Flamengo jogou muita bola e foi eleito por jornalistas o melhor jogador da temporada por aqui!

Parabéns, Arrasca! pic.twitter.com/zSR8ZfdWOI

— Cariocão Betfair 22 (@Cariocao) April 3, 2022

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Vale destacar que Arrascaeta – ao lado de Daniel Borges, lateral-direito do Botafogo -, teve o maior número de assistências no Estadual (5). Além disso, ele foi, isoladamente, o jogador com mais passes para finalização, com 28.

Outra estatística que chama a atenção é a de cruzamentos. Isso porque o uruguaio foi o jogador do Flamengo que mais acertou no quesito, também com 28. Everton Ribeiro, que vem em segundo e com um jogo a mais, teve nove.

Por fim, Arrascaeta foi o vice-artilheiro do Flamengo no Cariocão, com cinco gols marcados em 11 jogos. No Rubro-Negro, ele fica atrás apenas de Gabi, que balançou as redes adversárias nove vezes.

New white-ball coach sees parallels with time in charge of all-conquering Australia women’s team

ESPNcricinfo staff20-May-2022

Matthew Mott, England’s new white-ball coach, believes the coaching set-up appointed by the ECB is an “exciting” one, and is looking forward to working with Brendon McCullum, his Test counterpart, and Rob Key, the managing director of men’s cricket.Mott was unveiled earlier this week, having spent seven years in charge of Australia’s highly successful women’s team. With England’s men currently ranked No. 2 in both ODI and T20 cricket, playing to a clearly defined philosophy honed under the captaincy of Eoin Morgan, Mott said he saw parallels with his previous job.Related

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Australia’s women were reigning 50-over and T20 world champions when Mott took charge, although they lost both titles before going on to reestablish themselves as the dominant force, winning back-to-back World T20s in 2018 and 2020 before going unbeaten through this year’s ODI World Cup.”There is a lot of similarities and that’s certainly what we spoke about in the interview process,” Mott told SEN WA radio. “I took over a very successful team when I started and to be honest we almost seemed to be going backwards for a little bit. It wasn’t until the 2017 World Cup [when Australia lost at the semi-final stage] that we had to really start from scratch. It was the pivotal moment for that team, they had to come up with some solutions on why we were being timid under pressure, and it was the playing group themselves who got together.”His coaching style is likely to resonate with the players who have thrived under Morgan in limited-overs cricket, culminating in a maiden men’s 50-over World Cup success in 2019. “When I look at a player now I try to forget about the barriers around their game and try instil confidence that they take the game on,” Mott said. “Free the players up, let them enjoy themselves, and help them when they fall down.”With England’s Test team set to be the priority, Mott has already been told by Key that he “may not get your best side” at times. However, Mott already has a good working relationship with McCullum, having spent time together with Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, and he said he was keen to get together alongside Key and map out the road ahead.”Just the way the schedule looks – I haven’t looked too far into the next two or three years – but it will be a little like ships in the night. England play a lot of cricket in the next 12 months. Initially I’ll get over there and try to spend some time with him in London, and Rob Key, to try and get through the plan.”I have a great relationship with Brendon, I worked with him at KKR and he was pretty close to getting me to New Zealand a few years ago. We are very different people. It’s exciting the mix we’ll have, especially Rob, myself and Brendon with three really good, different ideas coming in.”Mott also admitted that England splitting the coaching roles had been a factor in his decision to apply. Australia have just appointed Andrew McDonald as head coach for the men’s team across all formats, but Mott said he would not have relished such a demanding workload.”Different systems have different needs,” he said. “What I will say is what attracted me to this role was the fact it was split. Family is really important to me and the idea of being on the road for 11 months wasn’t going to be a thing I’d really enjoy. For me it will be great to go back and watch some county cricket [Mott previously coached Glamorgan], get to know some of the fringe players, I think that’s important for me.”As for leading England in a T20 World Cup on Australian soil later this year, Mott said that parking his allegiances would not be an issue.”Coaching is one of those games where there’s only a few positions at the right time. I’ll wish well to the Australian cricket team, I coached a lot of those guys at New South Wales and love seeing them do well. Ben Sawyer, our assistant coach, said this when we talked about franchise cricket, you’ve just got to love the one you’re with. When I’m in there I’ll be trying to do everything I can to win cricket matches and leave some sort of legacy when I do move on.”

Both teams opt to retire out batters in eight-over thrash at wet Edgbaston

ECB Reporters Network05-Jun-2022

Birmingham Bears returned to winning ways with a thrilling one-run Vitality Blast win over Notts Outlaws at Edgbaston. Needing three to win and two to tie from the last ball, Outlaws batter Tom Moores could only scuff Craig Miles for a single.It rounded off a stunning Bears fightback by after Outlaws, chasing 98 for 5 in an eight-overs-per-side contest, charged to 55 for 1 after 20 balls as Alex Hales thrashed 30 from just nine balls. Spin bowler Jake Lintott turned the tide with a superb over which saw him dismiss Hales and Ben Duckett while conceding just two runs.Outlaws needed 15 from the last over but could find only 13 as Miles held his nerve.The game also featured two batters opting to retire out. With one ball to go and six runs needed, Samit Patel walked off from the non-striker’s end to get Calvin Harrison, a faster runner, to the crease. Earlier on, in the Bears’ innings, Carlos Brathwaite had retired out, in the belief that Sam Hain would be better-equipped to score quickly off the spinners.Put in on a relentlessly damp, grey afternoon, the Bears made 98 thanks largely to Chris Benjamin, who hit 36 off 17 balls. Patel bowled with his customary nous and control for 2-0-12-2.England paceman Olly Stone then marked his return to the first team after long-term injury with a wicket first ball but Notts were on course for victory until Lintott’s brilliant analysis of 2-0-6-2.Bears lost Paul Stirling to the first ball of their innings, but the wicket came at a cost for Notts as Joe Clarke fell awkwardly, taking the catch at long leg, and limped from the field. Benjamin then improvised effectively, hitting four fours and two sixes. He was supported by lively cameos from Jake Bethell, with 17 off nine, at the start and Alex Davies, 14 from four, in the final over.Outlaws also lost a wicket first ball when Clarke slashed Stone to short third man. Duckett and Hales hit immediate overdrive to heave the match their side’s way but they fell in the space of three ball from Lintott, the former slickly caught at deep extra by Hain and the latter driving a sharp return catch to the bowler.The potential match-winners keep on coming in Outlaws’ batting line-up but Dan Christian holed out to Brathwaite and Moores and Patel failed to find the requisite 15 from the final over.

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Concentrado apenas na disputa do Campeonato Brasileiro no segundo semestre de 2022, o Avaí terá seu próximo duelo somente na próxima segunda-feira (25), às 20h (de Brasília), onde jogará na Ressacada diante do Goiás.

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Para o compromisso em questão, a tendência é que o técnico Eduardo Barroca tenha, pelo menos, três novas alternativas seja pensando na composição do banco de resevas ou mesmo na formatação da equipe titular.

Enquanto o meio-campista Lucas Ventura está devidamente recuperado de uma entorse na região do tornozelo, o centroavante Rômulo também se reabilitou, porém de questão muscular, e o atacante Renato, ausência de período mais longo, que teve um edema ósseo ainda na disputa do Catarinense.

Apesar das boas notícias, também há a necessidade de certa paciência por parte do torcedor Azzurra, já que outra contratação recente, William Pottker, não treinou com seus companheiros e tem sua estreia na partida diante dos goianos, no momento, sob dúvida.

تحدث أشرف قاسم، نجم الزمالك السابق، عن وضع الأبيض الحالي وأداء مجلس إدارة النادي خلال الفترة الأخيرة.

وقال أشرف قاسم، عبر قناة “أون سبورت”: “لجنة التخطيط، المكوّنة من ميدو وحازم إمام والجنايني، تبذل مجهودًا كبيرًا وتُخطط للموسم الجديد وانتقاء اللاعبين ليس أمرًا سهلًا، واختيارهم لصلاح مصدق جيد جدًا، لكن لا بد من مساعدته داخل الفريق، ويجب على الجماهير أن تساند الفريق كما عوّدونا، رغم المشاكل والأزمات”.

وأضاف: “بعد رحيل زيزو، قال البعض فليذهب، نحن نُشجع الزمالك ولا نُشجع زيزو، الفرق الكبيرة تلتف جماهيرها حول الكيان وليس حول اللاعب”.

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وأكمل: “الزمالك، بعد التدعيمات في الموسم المقبل، سيكون قادرًا على المنافسة، وهناك فرصة حقيقية للمنافسة على لقب الدوري، أو على الأقل تحقيق المركز الثاني لضمان المشاركة في دوري أبطال إفريقيا كما أن أمام الفريق فرصة للفوز بكأس مصر”.

وواصل: “الزمالك فريق كبير، ولا بد أن يتحلى اللاعبون بالثقة في أنفسهم، وأن يقدّروا ثقة الجماهير بهم”.

واستكمل: “زيزو سيُحدث الفارق مع الأهلي، لكنه سيجد منافسة قوية داخل الفريق حسين الشحات، على سبيل المثال، كان بعيدًا عن التشكيل الأساسي مع مارسيل كولر، ولا أعرف السبب، رغم أن الشحات يُقدم أداءً رائعًا في المباريات الكبيرة”.

وأضاف: “كولر مدرب جيد، وقد سبق له تحقيق بطولات كثيرة ونال إشادة الجميع، لكن هذا هو حال كرة القدم”.

ورد على سؤال من الأقرب لدوري أبطال إفريقيا بيراميدز أم صن داونز؟ قائلًا: “صن داونز فريق قوي جدًا، وأتمنى أن يتمكن بيراميدز من تحقيق نتيجة إيجابية هناك، وليس الاكتفاء بالتعادل السلبي”.

We are now firmly in the second half of the season, and Tottenham Hotspur’s campaign has gone from bad to worse.

Ange Postecoglou’s great entertainers went into their early kick-off against Newcastle United on Saturday in 11th place, and thanks to a 2-1 defeat, now find themselves in 12th, with a North London derby their next game in the competition.

However, while the result against the Toon was poor, the overall performance was not and showed that there is still a chance that the manager could turn things around.

So, recent reports linking the club to a new attacking signing who could help him do that this month should excite the fans, even if the player in question could spell trouble for Son Heung-min’s place in the team.

Tottenham looking at new winger this January

According to a recent report from Caught Offside, Tottenham are one of several teams interested in Feyenoord winger Igor Paixao.

Alongside the Lilywhites, the report has revealed that Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa, West Ham and Roma have all scouted and been seriously impressed by the 24-year-old dynamo.

While the level of competition for the attacker’s signature is far from ideal for the North Londoners, the good news is that he shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg, as the report claims that the Dutch side are looking for up to €35m for him, which is about £29m.

It could be a challenging transfer to get over the line, but given Paixao’s ability and impressive form, it’s one worth pursuing, even if he could seriously limit Son’s minutes going forward.

How Paixao compares to Son

Despite starting over the weekend, the last year or so has made it quite clear that while he can be a somewhat useful squad player, Timo Werner is certainly not Spurs’ first-choice left-winger.

That honour still belongs to club captain Son, although for all of his incredible performances for the club over the years, his influence over games is starting to wane.

So, were Daniel Levy and Co to sign Paixao this month, then it would likely be with the intention of him ultimately replacing the South Korean.

With that said, how do the pair actually stack up against one another, and would the “exquisite” Brazilian, as dubbed by U23 scout Antonio Mango, really be an upgrade on the former Bayer Leverkusen star?

Well, from a pure output perspective, which is what matters most for any attacker, the answer is a resounding yes.

For example, in 23 appearances this season, the Chuncheon-born star has scored seven goals and provided six assists, which means he’s maintained an average of a goal involvement every 1.76 games.

Now, that is still undeniably impressive for any winger, let alone one who is set to turn 33 this summer, but it is still worse than the man who could be his upgrade.

Paixao vs Son in 24/25

Players

Paixao

Son

Appearances

24

23

Goals

5

7

Assists

13

6

Goal Involvements per Match

0.75

0.56

All Stats via Transfermarkt

For example, in just 24 appearances this year, the Macapá-born gem, whom Mango claims “has an eye for goal,” has found the back of the net on five occasions and provided 13 assists to boot.

This means that the 5 foot 6 dangerman is maintaining a brilliant average of a goal involvement every 1.33 games.

Ultimately, Son is undoubtedly a Spurs legend and could still be a valuable squad player for a few years more, but as things stand, his impact on games is starting to fade, and it would appear that Paixao could be the perfect upgrade on him.

Therefore, Levy and Co must do what they can to bring him to N17 before someone else gets there first.

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O Vasco fez um bom primeiro tempo, voltou a jogar mal na etapa final, mas, diante da Ponte Preta nesta quarta-feira, conquistou aquilo que era mais importante: a primeira vitória na Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro2022. O triunfo por 1 a 0, com mais um gol de Raniel, alivia um pouco a pressão em cima do técnico Zé Ricardo e dos jogadores – que aplaudiram a torcida ao apito final em São Januário.

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Agora com seis pontos, o Cruz-Maltino se afasta do Z4 e salta para a primeira metade da tabela: é o oitavo colocado. Já a Ponte Preta, que segue com quatro pontos, está na 15ª posição, fora da zona de rebaixamento com um ponto a mais do que o Vila Nova, primeiro time na área da degola.

Pela Série B do Brasileirão, o Vasco volta a campo no domingo, às 18h, diante do Tombense, em Minas Gerais. Depois, o Cruz-Maltino tem dois compromissos consecutivos em casa: CSA, no dia 7 de maio, e Bahia, no próximo dia 14. Já a Ponte Preta recebe o Brusque, em Campinas neste sábado, depois tem o clássico com o Guarani, no dia 8, pela frente. Confira a tabela completa aqui!

MELHOR, VASCO SAI NA FRENTE COM RANIEL

Com mudanças em todos os setores em relação ao último jogo, Zé Ricardo apostou em um Vasco mais leve, especialmente pela esquerda, com Riquelme, Figueiredo e Nene. O trio dialogou bem pelo setor, e foi responsável pelos melhores lances. Antes dos 15 minutos, os volantes da Ponte Preta Felipe Amaral e Léo Naldi já estavam pendurados por faltas no lateral e no camisa 10.

A primeira chance, contudo, foi em uma rara ida de Gabriel Dias à linha de fundo. O cruzamento foi na medida para Pec, que finalizou em cima de Raniel. A única finalização da equipe de Hélio dos Anjos foi no minuto seguinte, aos oito, mas Alexander não teve problemas para encaixar o chute de Danilo.

O Vasco seguiu com o controle do jogo e levando perigo no embalo de Figueiredo, titular apenas porque Erick sentiu no aquecimento. Aos 30, o atacante iniciou a jogada na intermediária e, dentro da área, finalizou para grande defesa de Caíque França. No escanteio cobrado por Nene, foi de novo Figueiredo quem escorou para Raniel, de primeira, enfim abrir o placar: 1 a 0.

VASCO NÃO REPETE ETAPA INICIAL, MAS VENCE!

Hélio dos Anjos fez duas mudanças logo no intervalo e o cenário da partida mudou. Não apenas pelas entradas de Wallisson e Gabriel Venâncio, mas também pela postura do Vasco, que não repetiu a marcação alta, que trouxe problemas à saída de bola da Macaca, e viu o adversário rondar a sua área com perigo. Apesar disso, os chutes seguiram sem ameaçar a meta de Alexander.

Depois de Figueiredo sair com dores, aos 13, o Vasco seguiu dando sinais de desgaste, e Zé Ricardo fez logo três substituições aos 29, colocando Edimar, Weverton e Palacios em campo. Com o cansaço também apresentado pela Macaca, a partida caiu demais em intensidade e emoção. Melhor para o Cruz-Maltino que, mesmo sem atuar bem na etapa final, conquistou os três pontos.

FICHA TÉCNICA
VASCO 1 X 0 PONTE PRETA

Data e horário: 27/4/2022, às 21h30
Local: São Januário, no Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Árbitro: Rodolpho Toski Marques (PR)
Assistentes: Ivan Carlos Bohn (PR) e Rafael Trombeta (PR)
Árbitro de vídeo: Daniel Nobre Bins (RS)
Renda/Público: R$ 277.262,00 /9.165 presentes / 8.796 pagantes

Gols: Raniel (1-0, 30’/1ºT)

Cartão amarelo: Nene, Anderson Conceição, Riquelme (VAS); Felipe Amaral, Léo Naldi, Wallisson (PON)
Cartão vermelho: Não houve.

VASCO (Técnico: Zé Ricardo)

Alexander, Gabriel Dias (Weverton, 29’/2ºT), Quintero, Anderson Conceição e Riquelme (Edimar, 29’/2ºT); Yuri Lara, Andrey Santos e Nenê (Palacios, 29’/2ºT); Gabriel Pec, Figueiredo (Vinícius, 13’/2ºT) e Raniel (Getúlio, 41’/2ºT).

PONTE PRETA (Técnico: Hélio dos Anjos)

Caique França;Norberto,Thiago Oliveira,Fábio Sanches eArtur (Jean Carlos, 34’/2ºT); Felipe Amaral (Wallisson, Intervalo),Léo Naldi (Pedro Júnior, 34’/2ºT) e Ramon; Luís Otávio (Gabriel Venâncio, Intervalo) e Danilo Gomes eLucca.

أبدى ديزموند أوفي المدير الفني لمنتخب غانا تحت 20 سنة، رضاه عن أداء لاعبيه بعد التعادل مع الكونغو الديمقراطية، ببطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا للشباب المقامة في مصر.

وتعادل منتخب غانا مع الكونغو بنتيجة 1-1، فى إطار الجولة الأولى للمجموعة الثالثة لبطولة كأس الأمم الإفريقية.

وقال أوفي بعد المباراة: “راض عن أداء اللاعبين والتعادل أمام الكونغو، هي بداية طيبة إلى حد ما خاصة بعد تعادل السنغال وإفريقيا الوسطى، وهو ما سيجعل مباراتنا في الجولة الثانية كأنها افتتاح للمجموعة حيث تتساوى الفرق الأربعة في رصيد النقاط والأهداف”.

وأضاف: “المجموعة الثالثة من أقوى وأصعب مجموعات البطولة على الإطلاق، لتساوي الحظوظ والرغبات في بلوغ الدور الثاني”، مؤكداً أن التأهل لكأس العالم بتشيلي من هذه المجموعة سيكون غاية في الصعوبة.

طالع | تشكيل منتخب مصر المتوقع أمام زامبيا في كأس أمم إفريقيا للشباب

وطالب المدير الفني لغانا لاعبيه بنسيان مباراة الكونغو والتركيز في المباراة المقبلة أمام السنغال بعد غد الاثنين، مشيراً إلى أن فريقه قادر على التأهل للمونديال ويملك الرغبة الأكيدة لتحقيق ذلك.

ومن جانبه، أعرب جاي بوكاسا المدير الفنى لمنتخب الكونغو الديمقراطية عن رضاه التام عن التعادل مع غانا المرشحة للمنافسة على اللقب، مشدداً على أن لاعبيه أدوا مباراة قوية ونجحوا في تهديد مرمى غانا كثيراً.

وأتم: “رغم صعوبة المجموعة وقوة منتخباتها إلا أن فريقنا يسعى بقوة إلى التأهل إلى المونديال”، مشيراً إلى أنه يركز حالياً على مباراته المقبلة أمام إفريقيا الوسطى بعد غد الإثنين، ووصفها بأنها ستكون قوية وصعبة على الفريقين.

Newcastle United are “keen” on completing the signing of “one of the brightest forward talents” in his country, according to Sky Sports Germany’s Florian Plettenberg.

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It has been another good week for Eddie Howe’s side, whose superb run of form continued with a precious 2-0 win away to Arsenal on Tuesday night. It means the Magpies have one foot in the final of the EFL Cup, as they look to end their long and painful trophy drought.

Up next for Newcastle is FA Cup third round duty, with Howe’s men hosting Bromley on Sunday afternoon. Their opponents are currently playing in League Two, so it goes without saying that elimination for the Premier League side would be one of the biggest shocks in the competition in many years.

With the January transfer window now in full swing, it’s no surprise to see the Magpies being linked with plenty of players, including Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher. With Martin Dubravka leaving St James’ Park this month, a backup option to Nick Pope is needed, as well as a potential long-term successor to the England international.

Former Reds stopper Kamil Grabara has also been mentioned as an option in goal for Newcastle, with the 26-year-old Pole currently playing for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.

Newcastle "keen" on signing talented youngster

According to Plettenberg on X, Newcastle are among the Premier League clubs “keen” on signing PAOK forward Stefanos Tzimas, who is considered a huge attacking prospect currently starring on loan in the 2. Bundesliga for FC Nurnberg.

Not much may be known about the 19-year-old ace, but the fact that Plettenberg speaks about him in such a positive light already suggests that the Magpies would be signing a player with an immense amount of potential.

Tzimas has scored eight goals in just 15 appearances on loan at Nurnberg this season, outlining his quality, and he has been capped for Greece across four different youth age groups, scoring a combined 16 goals in 32 caps.

Stefanos Tzimas’ international stats

Caps

Goals

Greece Under-21s

5

0

Greece Under-19s

11

7

Greece Under-17s

13

6

Greece Under-16s

3

3

The POAK teenager is the type of player that Newcastle should always be looking to snap up, in terms of young footballers with high ceilings, and the hope is that they acquire his signature, allowing him to come in and learn alongside the world-class Alexander Isak.

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There is clearly strong interest in Tzimas, which is only natural, but the Magpies could be seen as the most exciting option currently, given their imperious form under Howe.

“We need to maintain that intensity, maintain that level of fitness, maintain that level of performance right through a Test match”

Osman Samiuddin05-Jul-20221:02

Dravid: The batting has probably not been up to scratch

Rahul Dravid, India’s head coach, pointed to potential issues with fitness and sustained intensity among the bowlers in the aftermath of their failure to defend a target of 378 against England in the fifth Test. England chased down their highest fourth-innings target at Edgbaston with seven wickets in hand half an hour before lunch on the final day. By the end, England had scored their second-innings runs at 4.93 per over. This was also the highest target India have failed to defend in their history.Related

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The defeat denied India a first series win in England since 2007 and meant that the interrupted Pataudi Trophy was eventually shared 2-2. This result came on the back of two defeats in South Africa earlier this year, when India failed to defend 240 and 212 in successive Tests, having defended 305 in the first.”It’s been disappointing for us,” Dravid said. “I mean we had a couple of opportunities in South Africa as well and here as well. I just think it’s something we need to look at, something we need to probably work on.”We have been very good at that over the last few years, in terms of taking wickets and winning those Test matches. But, yeah, we haven’t been able to do that over the last few months. It could be a variety of factors: it could be maybe we just need to maintain that intensity, maintain that level of fitness, or maintain that level of performance right through a Test match.”India have used a combination of four pace bowlers from Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur and Umesh Yadav across those Tests with one spinner: R Ashwin in South Africa and Ravindra Jadeja at Edgbaston.It wasn’t the bowling in the fourth innings alone, however, where the Test was lost. India’s third-innings collapse of 7 for 92, which scaled back a potential target from 450-plus to under 400, played a part.”In the second innings, we have not batted as well,” Dravid said. “If you look at all the third innings of these two Test matches overseas and this one, the batting has also probably not been up to scratch. In both areas, we have sort of started the Test matches well but we haven’t been able to finish well and yeah we need to get better at that and certainly need to improve.”Post-result, there will be scrutiny – as there was all summer last year – on the exclusion of Ashwin. He didn’t play a single Test of the four last year, though India were leading the series 2-1 at the end of it. Dravid did not think, however, that the surface warranted two spinners.”In hindsight, you can always look at things and look at the combination of your team. Shardul has done a good job for us in these games,” Dravid said. “It is always not easy to leave someone like Ash out in a Test match. But having said that, when we looked at the wicket on the first day, it had a pretty good even covering of grass. We felt that there was enough in it for the fast bowlers.1:01

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“And even going into the last day the wicket hasn’t really spun – whether it’s for Jack Leach, whether it’s for Ravindra Jadeja who bowled through the Test match. If anything, because maybe the weather played a part over the first days, and there weren’t long phases of sun, the wicket didn’t break up as much as we expected it to, or didn’t spin as much as we expected it to. It’s easy to look back on the fifth day and say it would have been nice to have a second spinner in the fourth innings, but again it didn’t really turn to justify that.”Perhaps the year-long gap for the conclusion of the series played a part. When the Old Trafford Test was called off last year, India and England were both in very different spaces. England, in particular, were in a rut of results that would see them lose the Ashes 4-0, a series in the Caribbean and, ultimately result in a comprehensive leadership change. In the interim, India also have a new captain and coach and though they have won at home comfortably, they did lose their only overseas Test series in South Africa.”I don’t want to make excuses,” Dravid said. “I wasn’t part of the team then. India was on a roll at that stage. England were probably in a slightly different situation at that point of time. But they have come here on the back of three consecutive wins against New Zealand. We have had a long gap in between Test cricket, but no excuses.”They played well over the five days. We had our opportunities, we played well over the first three days. We couldn’t maintain that. That’s why Test cricket is hard. And that’s why Test cricket means that you have got to be able to keep putting those performances right through the five days. We were not able to do that and they did that better than us and they deserved to win this Test match.”