Cummins targets comeback in India ODIs ahead of World Cup

The captain suffered a fractured wrist in the final Ashes Test and will likely miss the ODIs in South Africa

Andrew McGlashan15-Aug-20231:29

Pat Cummins: Mitchell Marsh is a ‘real leader’

Pat Cummins is targeting a return in the ODIs against India in late September ahead of the World Cup as he recovers from the fractured wrist he suffered in the final Ashes Test at The Oval.Cummins, Australia’s ODI captain, picked up the injury on the opening day of the Test but the severity of it was only confirmed after the match. He has since been wearing a cast on his left wrist with a recovery time of around six weeks.That would take him up to around mid-September and he will fly out to South Africa for the ODI leg of that tour with five games between September 7 and 17, but the three matches in India immediately before the World Cup appear a more realistic return date.Related

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“It’s not too bad,” Cummins said. “I’ll head over to South Africa at the backend of that leg, but probably more those one-dayers ahead of the World Cup. Another few weeks and I’ll be right.”It hurt day one when I did it and hurt a lot when I was batting but didn’t think it was too bad. With each day it got a bit sorer, so knew it was probably bone as opposed to muscle.”Cummins was named as Aaron Finch’s successor for the ODI captaincy last year but has only led Australia in two of the team’s six matches since then. He missed one game against England when Josh Hazlewood stepped in then all three in India following the death of his mother, as Steven Smith took over.Pat Cummins is not expected to carry on as Australia’s ODI captain beyond the World Cup•Getty Images

Cummins, speaking at a partnership announcement between Cricket Australia and HCLTech, endorsed Mitchell Marsh, the new T20I captain, as the logical option to lead the ODI side against South Africa in his absence although said there could well be a rotation of the role if players’ workloads are managed ahead of the World Cup.”The captaincy for the ODIs we’ve kind of shared around a little bit,” he said. “We’ll get over there, have a look at that. The good thing is we have a few options. [Mitch] is probably the most obvious one if he’s doing the T20s as well.”Wouldn’t be surprised as well with the amount of ODIs before the World Cup that some guys might miss a game. If Mitch misses one, someone else might step up.”Cummins termed Marsh “a real leader” and believes he will be an excellent fit for the T20I team. Although he is currently appointed only for the three matches in South Africa, he is now the favourite to take the role fulltime ahead of next year’s T20 World Cup in West Indies and USA.He will also be a frontrunner for the ODI job in the future with Cummins only expected to keep that captaincy until the conclusion of the upcoming World Cup in India.”He’s always been a huge member of the team. A real leader,” Cummins said. “Probably in the last few years it’s been his body that’s got in the way at times. What made that Headingley hundred so special wasn’t just getting himself back in the team, he had surgery, got told he might not be able to bowl again, but worked so hard over the last 12 months to give himself another shot at red-ball cricket. We were just all so happy for him.”And off the field think he’s just a great people person. His energy is infectious, he’s great to hang around with, always good fun. Just gets the temperature of the room right more than anyone else. He’s going to be great for that T20 squad.”

VÍDEO: Confira os melhores momentos da vitória do São Paulo sobre o Ceará pelo Brasileirão

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O São Paulo venceu o Ceará por 2 a 0, na tarde deste domingo (18), no Castelão, e subiu degraus importantes na classificação do Campeonato Brasileiro, além de quebrar alguns jejuns, como Calleri voltar a marcar e o time encontrar uma vitória longe do Morumbi após dois meses. Confira os melhores momentos:

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Gurbaz 151 in vain as Pakistan hold nerve in last-over thriller

Chasing 301, Pakistan needed 11 off the final over, and just about got over the line to seal the series

Srinidhi Ramanujam24-Aug-2023

Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam’s 118-run stand helped set Pakistan a platform for the chase•AFP/Getty Images

Pakistan clinched an epic last-over thriller against Afghanistan to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODI series, in Hambantota on Thursday. Chasing 301, Pakistan, somehow, narrowly escaped a defeat and kept their unbeaten ODI record intact against the hosts, having registered their sixth win in as many games.The match came down to 11 runs needed off the final over and Shadab Khan going strong unbeaten on 48. Pakistan had two wickets in hand. And then some drama, as it so often happens in an encounter between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Fazalhaq Farooqi ran the allrounder out backing up right at the start of the last over. Shadab was way out of the crease before Farooqi delivered the ball and replays confirmed the run-out. Naseem Shah, however, kept his cool and slammed the first ball of the last over for a four past long-off.The equation soon came down to six off three balls with Haris Rauf on strike. A misfield at the deep midwicket region then helped Pakistan fetch three runs and with three needed off two balls and just a wicket in hand, Naseem Shah’s thick outside edge past short third took the visitors home.It meant a memorable batting performance by Afghanistan went in vain. Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s epic 151 and Ibrahim Zadran’s classy 80 had led the team to 300 for 5 after they were bowled out for 59 in the opening ODI. But in the end, it wasn’t enough to secure their first victory over Pakistan in this format.Imam, Babar and Shadab shinePakistan recovered well after losing Fakhar Zaman early, with Imam-ul-Haq top-scoring with 91 and sharing a century stand with Babar Azam for the second wicket. Imam looked like the most comfortable batter in the line-up, ticking along by mostly running ones and twos. His 105-ball knock had just four fours, but kept Pakistan’s required run-rate under control. Babar, who was out for duck in the first game, played a steady 53. But his wicket off Farooqi in the 31st over opened the gates and offered Afghanistan a way back.Pakistan lost three key wickets for three runs inside ten balls. Mohammed Nabi struck twice in the 38th over to dismiss Agha Salma and Usama Mir, who was promoted up ahead of Shadab and Iftkhar Ahmed. Mujeeb Ur Rahman then got the big wicket of Imam in the next over with the equation coming down to 56 from 30 balls.The game was still evenly poised. Though Pakistan lost Iftikhar and Shaheen Afridi in the 47th and 48th over respectively, Shadab kept attacking, blazing three fours and a six in his 35-ball innings. His cameo was crucial in Pakistan bringing the equation down to 11 off the final over and chasing down the big total. It also earned him the Player-of-the-Match award.Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored a valiant fifth ODI century•AFP/Getty Images

Gurbaz, Zadran power Afghanistan to 300Two days ago, Afghanistan faltered in a chase of 202 and registered their second-lowest total in ODIs. But on Thursday, two determined 21-year-olds born a few weeks apart, powered Afghanistan to their highest ODI total against Pakistan.The openers played out almost 40 overs and scored at a brisk rate on a surface covered with grass and offering bounce. It was also a different track than the one for the first ODI that assisted spinners. Gurbaz and Zadran’s massive opening stand extended to 227 and was finally broken by legspinner Usama Mir when the former holed out to long-off. By that time, Afghanistan had touched the par score.Gurbaz, who expressed his intent from the beginning by coming down the track against the pace, found boundaries regularly to reach fifty in 72 deliveries. Despite experiencing some pain in his left forearm, Gurbaz kept going and brought up his fifth ODI hundred in 122 balls. His best over of the innings came against Rauf, the bowler who rattled Afghanistan with five wickets in the opening game, in the 37th over when he greeted the pacer with four back-to-back fours.On the way to his career-best score, Gurbaz achieved a few feats: he became the first wicketkeeper to score 150-plus in men’s ODIs against Pakistan, his 151 is the second highest individual score for Afghanistan in ODIs, and is also the third highest individual ODI score by any batter in Sri Lanka.On the other hand, Zadran kick-started his innings quietly but got on with the act as the innings progressed. He took 71 balls to reach his fourth ODI fifty, in the 30th over. Playing in his 16th ODI, he crossed 50 for the eighth time on Thursday, showing the temperament for the 50-over format. In his 101-ball knock, Zadran hit six fours and two sixes.For Pakistan, their short-ball tactic proved futile against the openers who either played it down the ground or pulled away for boundaries. Afridi came back in the 45th over to remove Gurbaz and Rashid Khan, but it was too late for a Pakistan turnaround. Naseem was also in the wicket chart with a dismissal of Nabi in the final over, but neither the spinners nor seamers could break the Afghanistan spirit early in the innings.Afghanistan’s spirit, however, would eventually break at the end.

Corinthians tem retrospecto recente negativo com Daronco no apito

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O árbitro Anderson Daronco será o encarregado em comandar o duelo entre Fluminense e Corinthians, nesta quinta-feira (15), às 20h, pela partida de volta da semifinal da Copa do Brasil, na Neo Química Arena. Ele será auxiliado porRafael da Silva Alves e Guilherme Dias Camilo.

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O experiente juiz gaúcho de 41 anos já esteve presente em 27 duelos do Timão. No total, foram 11 vitórias do clube alvinegro, oito empates e oito derrotas. Em todas essas ocasiões, o árbitro FIFA já distribuiu 46 cartões amarelos e quatro vermelhos.

Contudo, o Corinthians carrega um jejum recente em jogos apitados por Daronco, haja visto que o clube alvinegro está há quatro jogos consecutivos sem vencer com ele no apito.

Na atual temporada, ele comandou o empate em 1 a 1 com o América-MG e a derrota por 3 a 0 diante do Palmeiras, ambas no Brasileirão.

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No ano passado, Daronco apitou a vitória do Flamengo sobre o Timão, por 1 a 0, e o empate sem gols com o Vasco, ambas também pelo Campeonato Brasileiro.

O último triunfo do Corinthians em jogo apitado por Daronco aconteceu em 2020, também pela competição nacional. Na oportunidade, o clube dirigido ainda por Vagner Mancini derrotou o Sport por 3 a 0 em casa, com gols de Mosquito, Vital e Jô.

رومانو: "تمت".. ريال مدريد يحسم صفقته الصيفية الرابعة

أنهى نادي ريال مدريد تعاقده مع صفقته الرابعة خلال سوق الانتقالات الصيفية الحالية، بحسب ما أكده الصحفي الموثوق فابريزيو رومانو.

وأكد رومانو عبر حساباته الرسمية أن ألفارو كاريراس غادر البرتغال بالفعل متجهًا إلى إسبانيا، ومن المتوقع أن يُعلن ريال مدريد عن الصفقة خلال الساعات المقبلة، إذا سارت الأمور وفقًا للخطة.

وأشار الصحفي الإيطالي إلى أن الإعلان الرسمي قد يصدر في غضون 24 ساعة، مؤكدًا أن الصفقة تمت بنسبة 100%.

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ويأتي انضمام كاريراس بعد تعاقد ريال مدريد مع دين هويسن، ترينت ألكسندر أرنولد في صفقة انتقال حر من ليفربول، إضافة إلى التعاقد مع الموهبة الأرجنتينية فرانكو ماستانتانتو.

ويُعد ألفارو كاريراس أحد المواهب الصاعدة في مركز الظهير الأيسر، حيث سبق له اللعب في مانشستر يونايتد، ولفت الأنظار في بنفيكا وهو أحد ناشئي ريال مدريد بالفعل لكنه رحل بسبب عدم الحصول على فرصة في المشاركة.

صفقة كاريراس جاءت بعد مفاوضات مطولة مع بنفيكا حيث حاول ريال مدريد ضم اللاعب قبل كأس العالم للأندية، لكن النادي البرتغالي رفض عدة عروض غير مرضية ماليًا بالنسبة للنادي البرتغالي.

Aniversariante, Róger Guedes soma expressivos números no Brasileirão desde estreia pelo Corinthians

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Róger Guedes, artilheiro do Corinthians na temporada com 13 gols, completou 26 anos neste domingo (2), um dia após marcar um dos gols da vitória corintiana por 2 a 0 sobre o Cuiabá, pela29ª rodada do Brasileirão.

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Através de suas redes sociais, o Timão desejou feliz aniversário ao camisa 10 e postou gols marcados pelo atleta vestindo o manto alvinegro.

O atacante chegou ao clube do Parque São Jorge no segundo semestre de 2021. Desde então, ele se tornou a principal arma ofensiva da equipe, tanto com Sylvinho quanto com Vítor Pereira no comando técnico.

Em 74 jogos disputados, Guedes já marcou 20 gols e distribuiu sete assistências pelo clube alvinegro, atuando principalmente na ponta pelo lado esquerdo.

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Pelo Brasileirão, tanto na temporada passada quanto na atual, o camisa 10 lidera o Corinthians em gols marcados (15), chutes certos (51), faltas sofridas (95) e duelos ganhos (212), segundo o SofaScore.

Desde que Róger Guedes fez sua primeira partida com Yuri Alberto no comando de ataque corintiano, o camisa 10 tem três gols e duas assistências, participando de um gol a cada 165 minutos. Contra o Cuiabá, a dupla balançou as redes pela segunda partida consecutiva.

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Hathurusinghe deflects Shakib vs Tamim talk, wants focus to be on making final four

Says the final four is a realistic goal and a call on who will open in Tamim’s place will be taken on the morning of the Afghanistan match

Mohammad Isam06-Oct-2023

Chandika Hathurusinghe did not give away much during his pre-match press conference•AFP via Getty Images

These days, a public appearance by a member of Bangladesh’s team management inevitably means a flurry of questions about the Shakib Al Hasan-Tamim Iqbal issue.It was no different for Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusinghe ahead of the team’s first World Cup game, against Afghanistan in Dharamsala. Hathurusinghe, though, deftly deflected most of these questions, saying it was his job to keep the pressure off his team.When asked whether Bangladesh would be better off without Tamim facing up to Fazalhaq Farooqi, Hathurusinghe called it a “weird question”. When asked about Shakib’s scathing attack on Tamim, Hathurusinghe just smiled.Related

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Hathurusinghe himself had caused a stir last month when he said that people should “wake up” if they were dreaming about Bangladesh winning the World Cup. Speaking to Dhaka-based newspaper , Hathurusinghe had said: “For whatever reason, our captain [Shakib] was appointed five weeks ago. I came six months ago. This is not ideal [so close to a World Cup]. But it doesn’t mean Bangladesh can’t do anything good in the World Cup…”Bangladesh’s biggest achievement is three wins in a campaign. So if someone is dreaming that we will win the World Cup, I will tell them to ‘wake up from their sleep’. It is possible to do something better than before. We are keeping our goal big – to reach the semi-finals.”Later, when these comments were pointed out to Tamim during the New Zealand series, he expressed surprise, saying, “I definitely think we should dream. You won’t achieve it if you don’t dream. Our Under-19 team never went past the quarter-finals but because they dreamt big, they became champions [at the 2020 World Cup]. This is our seventh World Cup, so when are we going to have a dream?”The question popped up again in Dharamsala, and Hathurusinghe responded: “My job is to take the pressure off from the players. People can dream, can aim. They can have goals. We are trying to have a good World Cup, win matches. Our aim is to get into the semi-final. It can be a dream.1:43

Steyn: It will be spin vs spin, and Shakib vs Rashid

“We all want to win the World Cup. Since you asked me our realistic goal, if we can win four or five matches we can get into the semi-finals. This is our first target. We have a good enough team to do this. We have to reach the semi-finals stage.”On the actual cricket front, foremost among the big questions is who will step into Tamim’s shoes at the top of the order? Will it be young Tanzid Hasan or will Mehidy Hasan Miraz remain their preferred opening option, particularly as coach and captain believe Mehidy is effective against offspinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who is likely to take the new ball alongside Farooqi? The surface, too, will need to be taken into account, with talk of the Dharamsala pitch perhaps not aiding the spin trio of Mujeeb, Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi, who have often dominated Bangladesh across formats.”We have two options [to take Tamim’s spot]. We will be in a better place to make that decision tomorrow morning,” the coach said. “We will see if we bat first or second, and then take a decision. Wicket looks really good for one-day cricket. It has a nice covering of grass. I think it will be a really good sporting wicket. We are expecting high scoring in this ground. We will decide the combination tomorrow morning.”Often, a big win has papered over many cracks for Bangladesh. This World Cup opener, against Afghanistan, is a game which Bangladesh desperately need to win, and for more than just the two points.

محمد حمدي: المرور بجوار الزمالك شرف.. ولم أتوقع مع فعله لاعب الأهلي

أكد محمد حمدي، لاعب نادي إنبي، أن تجربته القصيرة مع نادي الزمالك كانت محطة مهمة في مشواره الكروي، رغم تعرضه لسلسلة من الإصابات التي أثّرت على ظهوره.

وفي تصريحات لبرنامج “ميركاتو” عبر إذاعة “أون سبورت أف أم”، قال حمدي: “المرور بجوار الزمالك شرف، وأي لاعب يتمنى التواجد داخل هذا الكيان الكبير، حتى وإن كانت التجربة قصيرة، فقد اكتسبت خلالها الكثير من الخبرات، وتعلمت كيفية اللعب تحت ضغط جماهيري وعلى مستوى عالٍ”.

وأضاف: “الإصابات حرمتني من تقديم أفضل ما لدي، بدأت بقطع جزئي في الركبة، ثم تعرضت لشرخ، وبعدها إصابة نادرة في الرئة أبعدتني لفترة طويلة وصلت إلى ستة أشهر”.

وحول بنود إعارته للفريق الأبيض، أوضح اللاعب أنها لم تؤثر على تركيزه إطلاقًا، قائلاً: “لم أتأثر بأي بنود تتعلق بالإعارة، فتركيزي دائمًا داخل الملعب”.

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ونفى حمدي وجود مفاوضات رسمية مع النادي الأهلي، مشيرًا إلى أن ما تم تداوله لم يتجاوز “كلام وكلاء”، مضيفًا: “لم يصلني عرض رسمي من الأهلي، وكل ما قيل مجرد أحاديث إعلامية، في المقابل كانت هناك عروض خارجية لم تكتمل بسبب الخلافات المالية”.

وأشاد محمد حمدي بزميله السابق محمود عبد الرازق شيكابالا، قائلاً: “الكرة المصرية حزينة لاعتزال شيكابالا.. هو أسطورة داخل الملعب، وشخصية محترمة خارجه”.

كما أثنى على خطوة الزمالك بتجديد عقد عبد الله السعيد، واصفًا إياها بالذكية: “عبد الله السعيد لاعب خبرة، وأي نادٍ يتشرف بوجوده ضمن صفوفه”.

وفي تعليقه على انتقال أحمد سيد زيزو إلى الأهلي، أبدى محمد حمدي دهشته من الخطوة، مؤكدًا: “لم أتوقع خطوة زيزو، لكنها في النهاية قرارات شخصية يجب احترامها”.

واختتم حمدي تصريحاته بالتعبير عن أمنيته في الانضمام إلى منتخب مصر مستقبلًا: “منذ الصغر وأنا أحلم بقميص المنتخب الوطني، وأتمنى المشاركة في كأس العالم المقبلة”.

VÍDEO: os melhores momentos da vitória do Flamengo sobre o Cuiabá pelo Brasileirão

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Os reservas do Flamengo não fizeram uma grande apresentação, mas foi o suficiente para vencerem o Cuiabá, por 2 a 1, neste sábado. Os gols foram marcados na etapa final, por Matheus França e Marinho, na Arena Pantanal. Rafael Gava descontou para os mandantes. Com a vitória, o time de Dorival Júnior voltou, momentaneamente, para o G4 do Brasileirão. Clique no player acima e veja os melhores momentos.

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ODI World Cup digest: New Zealand maintain perfect record; Warner vents at DRS

Phillips, Latham and the bowlers combine to down Afghanistan while Warner suggests umpire’s decision stats should be shown on scoreboards

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Bond: Latham always ends up with contributions that matter

–Fixtures | Squads | Points table | Tournament IndexNZ keep perfect record as Afghanistan fall apart in chase of 289After causing a major stir in the 2023 World Cup by beating defending champions England on Sunday, Afghanistan briefly harboured hopes of upsetting the 2019 runners-up too. But the New Zealand brand of professionalism and experience came to the fore once more as they managed to keep their unbeaten record intact to make it four out of four in the competition.Sent in to bat, New Zealand slipped from a comfortable 109 for 1 in the 21st over to a not-so-comfortable 110 for 4 in the space of nine balls. However, captain Tom Latham and the do-it-all man Glenn Phillips revived the innings with a 144-run stand for the fifth wicket. They were also helped by Afghanistan’s sloppiness in the field with as many as six chances – five catches and a run out – going a begging as New Zealand racked up 288 for 6.Click here for the full reportMatch analysis: New Zealand’s do-it-all man Glenn Phillips shows he can play the waiting game1:07

Bond: Pleased with how Phillips batted today

Glenn Phillips is a man of many hats. He played both hockey and football at school before becoming a professional cricketer. He is also into archery, hiking, surfing and mountain-biking. He even has a flight simulator back home and dreams of becoming a commercial pilot after he finishes his sporting career.Phillips is also New Zealand’s do-it-all man on the cricketing field. He has opened the batting alongside Rachin Ravindra in Under-19 cricket. He can tee off from the get-go in the middle order. He can finish an innings. He can also keep wicket, though a back condition has somewhat restricted that skill. His outfielding skills need no introduction. He can also bowl quickish offspin. He is also an innovator.Click here to read the full analysis from Deivarayan Muthu in ChennaiMust Watch: Did Afghanistan make a big mistake at the toss?1:22

Deep Dasgupta’s advice to Afghanistan: ‘Bat first and back your bowlers’

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David Warner has called for greater umpire accountability and has vented his frustration at the ball-tracking technology following his lbw dismissal in Australia’s win over Sri Lanka in Lucknow on Monday.

Match previewIndia vs Bangladesh, Pune (2pm IST; 8.30am GMT; 7.30pm AEST)5:31

Bond: India could turn up 80% and still be good enough to win

The defending champions have been upset by Afghanistan. Australia haven’t looked like Australia of World Cups past. Pakistan seem lacking too. And the South African juggernaut fell apart against Netherlands. Of all the pre-tournament favourites, only India and New Zealand have played like favourites. The latter have made it four wins in four, and now India are looking to do the same, against Bangladesh in Pune.Bangladesh may have a favourable 3-1 ODI record against India in the last 12 months – most recently winning their Super Four encounter in the Asia Cup last month – but beating India in India is easier said than done.Full previewTeam newsIndia (probable): 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Shardul Thakur, 9 Jasprit Bumrah, 10 Kuldeep Yadav, 11 Mohammed SirajBangladesh (probable): 1 Tanzid Hasan, 2 Litton Das, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 4 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 5 Towhid Hridoy, 6 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 7 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 8 Mahmudullah, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Shoriful Islam, 11 Mustafizur RahmantAnalysis: Slow and steady England not winning the powerplay raceEngland haven’t been very quick off the blocks with the bat•ICC via Getty Images

At their best, England are unstoppable. But they have hardly got started across their first three games of this World Cup: in their defeats to New Zealand and Afghanistan, they started their batting innings in a different gear to their opponents, and never really recovered.On the tournament’s opening day in Ahmedabad, Jonny Bairstow hit the second ball he faced for six, flicking Trent Boult over square leg for six as he took 12 runs off the game’s opening over. But England managed only 51 for 1 after 10 overs, then leaked runs with the new ball as New Zealand raced to 81 for 1 at the equivalent stage.Click here to read the full analysis from Matt Roller

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