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O zagueiro Luiz Felipe completou o seu terceiro jogo consecutivo como titular no Santos. O atleta que está no clube desde 2016, sofre com a irregularidade e nunca se firmou no Alvinegro. Contudo, a sequência, que contempla a vitória por 2 a 1 contra a LDU (EQU), nesta terça-feira (24), pela partida de ida das oitavas de final da Conmebol Libertadores, deu confiança para o defensor engatar mais jogos com a camisa santista.

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– Fico feliz com a oportunidade e espero agarrar essas chances da melhor maneira possível. Como a gente sempre diz aqui, o Santos é um grupo, não tem titular ou reserva. Todos que jogam tem qualidade e sabem da importância que tem quando a bola está no pé. Quero continuar ajudando a equipe seja da maneira que for – afirmou Luiz Felipe via assessoria.

– Uma vitória contra a LDU nos dá confiança e moral para os próximos jogos. Jogar na altitude nunca é fácil, mas nos preparamos bem e sonhamos com essa vitória. Agora é hora de manter o foco para não deixar essa vantagem nos atrapalhar. Não tem nada ganho, pé no chão que o trabalho continua – acrescentou.

Luiz costuma atuar pelo lado direito do campo, mas contra a LDU jogou pelo lado esquerdo, substituindo o titular do setor, Luan Peres, acometido pelo novo coronavírus. No total, são 104 jogos com a camisa alvinegra.

* Sob supervisão de Vinícius Perazzini

Alastair Cook addressed a variety of issues, from mental strength to Kevin Pietersen to his future with Essex, after announcing his impending retirement

ESPNcricinfo staff05-Sep-2018Alastair Cook addressed a variety of issues, from mental strength to Kevin Pietersen to his future with Essex, in the wake of his announcement that he will retire from Test cricket at the end of the Oval TestWhat do you make of the reaction to your retirement news over the last couple of days?
It’s been a bit surreal. One of my friends rang me to check I was still alive because everyone was talking as if I’d died. It is nice when you hear so many nice words said about you. The last couple of days I’ve been back at home so I hadn’t seen what has been said or written until last night. I allowed myself a look last night. It means a lot. For example, someone stopped me when I was driving in and made me wind down the window and said ‘thank you very much’. That was a nice moment. Hopefully this week will go well, I can score some runs and then go home.When did you decide that this would be your last series?
It’s hard to put into words but there have been signs in my mind over the last six months that this was going to happen. I told Rooty before the game and then Trevor during the game.Why do it before the last Test?
In this day and age it’s very hard to keep anything quiet. If it were 2-2 I’d have had to keep my mouth shut. When you do media you get asked questions so it’s hard to constantly lie, though I’ve been pretty good at it! But there’s certain questions you’re asked and you know you’re not being true to yourself. If it were 2-2 I’d have kept my mouth shut but, once you’ve made a decision like that, it’s always in the back of your mind. As soon as I told Rooty I felt more of a release.What have your personal highlights been?
You can’t really look past those two away series where I was man of the series and we won, in Australia and India. That was the best I could play and probably, in my career as a whole, I can look back and say I probably became the best player I could become. That actually means quite a lot to me. Yes, I’ve never been the most talented cricketer, and I don’t pretend I was, but I definitely think I got everything out of my ability.Anything you’d do differently?
Of course there are decisions in hindsight that you question. Clearly the KP affair was a tough year, there’s no doubt about that. The fall-out of that wasn’t great for English cricket and wasn’t great for me. I was involved in that decision without being the bloke who actually made the final decision.What would it mean to you to finish on a high here?
That would be fantastic but it would be great for England to win, most importantly – 4-1 sounds better than 3-2. But if I could play a really good innings that would be fantastic.Can you tell us about the moment you told your team-mates?
I was a couple of beers in, which I needed to be otherwise I would have cried more than I actually did. I managed to hold it together. At the end of the game I just said ‘this might be good news for some and sad for others but it’s time. I’ve done my bit and if picked the next game it will be my last one.’ That’s kind of all I said. There was a bit of silence, then Mo said something, we all laughed and everyone got on with it. We had a nice evening in the changing room.You mentioned there had been signs in the last six months; what were those signs?
I’ve always had that mental edge. I’ve always been mentally incredibly tough and had that edge to everything I’ve done. But that edge had kind of gone. The stuff I’d found easy before wasn’t quite there. That to me that was the biggest thing.Alastair Cook brought up his fifth Test double century•Getty Images

Did you consider asking for six months off and then taking another look at this decision?
It did cross my mind briefly as the decision became clearer in my mind but, if you’re looking at the last two or three years, I haven’t played huge amounts of games. I’ve never struggled with getting on another plane or ever thought ‘here’s another game of cricket’. I’ve never struggled with that. When I’ve been talking about that little mental edge I’ve lost, if you have six months off and then come back, I don’t think it would have been there. Once the decision is in your mind, you ask people about it along the way and they say ‘when you know, you know’ and I honestly think that’s so true. For me, anyway.What do you think of the theory that, as an old-school batsman, you’re the last of a dying breed?
Naturally kids are going to be attracted by the razzmatazz of Twenty20 cricket. I’ve seen it when youngsters have come into the Essex team. Their attacking game is better than their defensive game. That’s fact, I believe. I’m not sure I’m the last of a dying breed, but there will certainly be less cricketers of my ilk who are naturally suited to red-ball cricket rather than white-ball cricket. The kids will have a diet of T20. We had it when I was younger but we still built any innings for the first five. We didn’t think ‘I’ll whack it over the keeper’s head third ball.’ I don’t think we should be scared of that. We have to embrace it and we are embracing it. If we play less Test cricket, which might happen, we might place more importance on it.Was the fall-out from KP situation your lowest point?
It could have been handled differently. The moment Andrew Strauss came on board and said he was making the decision, personally for me that was the best thing that could have happened. I have a regret over it, it wasn’t great for English cricket. The end of the Sri Lanka series and the second Test against India at Lord’s – that period – that was the lowest point.You’re happy you had the stubbornness to carry on?
Absolutely. That was when it was real tough and I didn’t throw the towel in. I still thought I was the best man for the job and the right man to be captain at that time. It wasn’t easy. I could have taken the easy option but I didn’t. And I got the – that sounds selfish – the team got the reward winning the 2015 Ashes, which was just brilliant.Who was the toughest opponent you faced?
I think I must regret getting Ishant Sharma out as my wicket, because he’s kind of got his revenge since getting me out constantly over the last couple of series. The ball going away from me from around the wicket I found the hardest to conquer. But in general, a bowler who maybe is not the quickest but constantly hits line and lengths – it goes back to when I played as an 11-year-old and a 60-year-old dropped it on a length. I never had the power or the shots to knock bowlers off their lengths. So a bowler who hangs it there and doesn’t give me the pace to work with, that I found the hardest.Have you had a chance to think about what comes next? Essex would like you to stay in the game.
It’s nice of them to say that. I’m still going to play for Essex and I am really looking forward to that. It would be a big step going from all I have ever lived for is playing cricket and chasing my dreams to suddenly not having that, that would be a big thing, so it’s great Essex still want me. I am determined after a break to score some runs for them and help them win some trophies. There’s some great people. If mentally I don’t have that buzz I won’t hang around. I have never done media or coaching, just focussed on scoring runs for Essex and England. Whenever this day came I will cross that bridge. I imagine I will be changing nappies after what happened with Isobel – there will be some payback for that – but we’ll see what happens in the new year. It’s exciting.Did you have to sacrifice a lot to pursue this career in cricket?
It wasn’t hard sacrificing. I was stubborn enough and knew what I wanted to do. Missing a stag trip or a lad’s party, it was because it was the right thing to do. It wasn’t a sacrifice. But you rely on other people, with the family, farming … that wouldn’t be there to come back to if it wasn’t for people like Alice’s mum and dad, their family, the friends who help Alice. So they have probably put more of a sacrifice in than I have to make sure that, when I do go home, things are still running smoothly. It’s not just my effort, yes I have put stuff in on my game but to have that to come back to is very special. They have sacrificed more than I have.What made you fall in love with the game in the first place?
The battle between bat and ball. It’s a one-on-one thing. I love that stuff, but you play it in a team. I love the individual sport stuff but the experiences I’ve had with some great people over 12 or 15 years … if you’re on your own in an individual sport I don’t think you get that. That individual thing: me versus the bowler, but you get that team as well, and that’s why it suits me so well.How have you changed as a person since your debut and do you think people might appreciate more now how tough opening the batting is?
I’m sure I’ve changed as a person. I’ve become more confident in certain situations. The one thing about captaincy is that it gives you a chance to grow. It throws you into so many different situations that you can only grow as a person. I hope I’m still the same person as when I started. I think those who know me best would say that. They’ll still same I’m stubborn; they’ll still say I’m single-minded and hopefully still okay to be around. And I think everyone knows opening is the toughest job in the team. I’m still going to say that now I’ve finished.What’s your assessment of where the team is now and where it’s going? Is this a chance for Joe to put his stamp on the team?
I think he is putting his stamp on the team. He’s growing every day into the role. As I found, I was a very different captain in the first couple of years to the second couple. I see that with Rooty. I think the team is in a really good space in home series. I think we’re an incredibly good side at home. So the challenge is, can we be more successful abroad? And be a bit more consistent. This team now is more talented than any I’ve played in. They can do special things on their day. It’s just a question of whether they can be more consistent and more adept away from home.

دعا أيمن عبد العزيز، لاعب الزمالك السابق، إدارة النادي إلى إعادة النظر في صفقاتها الجديدة، مؤكداً على عدم الحاجة إليها في ظل وجود لاعبين محليين أكفاء.

ووجه عبد العزيز انتقادات لاختيار الزمالك للاعب اسحاق يعقوبو ظهير أيسر البنك الأهلي، ليكون بديلاً لأحمد فتوح، مشيراً إلى أن ذلك سيخلق مشكلة في انسجام الفريق.

وقال أيمن عبد العزيز في تصريحات عبر برنامج “اللعيب”، على قناة “mbc masr”: “صفقات الزمالك الجديدة (ملهاش لازمة)، قلت قبل ذلك إنه لا بد عندما يرحل لاعب أن ينضم بديل على نفس الكفاءة أو أفضل منه؛ لذلك كان لا بد من الإبقاء على محمود علاء مدافع الفريق السابق، وعدم رحيله”.

وتابع: “محمود علاء كان قد تعرض لأزمة بسبب ضغط الجماهير عليه عبر صفحات التواصل الاجتماعي، وهذا أفقده الثقة، لكن كان يجب على الإدارة أن تتدخل وتُعيد للاعب ثقته، لأنه عندما تضع علاء مع كل اللاعبين بمركزه في الدوري الممتاز، ستجده أفضلهم”.

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وأضاف: “عندما يُقارن محمود علاء بالصفقات الجديدة التي سيتعاقد معها الزمالك، سيكون أفضل منهم، فكان لا يجب رحيله، لأنه لا يوجد بديل له في الفريق بعد إصابة محمود الونش”.

وأردف: “الصفقات الجديدة ستتسبب في مشاكل بالفريق، فكرة التعاقد مع اسحاق يعقوبو ظهير أيسر البنك الأهلي، وتضعه في منافسه مع أحمد فتوح بعد التجديد للأخير برقم كبير، سيتسبب في مشكلة، هل فتوح سيقبل أن يجلس بديلًا لـ يعقوبو؟”.

واستمر: “فتوح لن يقبل أن يجلس بديلًا، وفي هذه الحالة الزمالك سيخسر لاعب أجنبي انضم بمبلغ كبير، ونعود لنفس المشكلة التي نُعاني منها وهي التعاقد مع لاعبين أجانب ولا يستفيد منهم الفريق”.

واختتم: “أرى أن الزمالك عليه أن يصب تركيزه على التعاقد مع 5 أجانب أقوياء، أكثر من الاهتمام بضم لاعبين من الدوري المصري، الفريق الأبيض في وجود مدافع قوي وظهير أيسر معقول، إلى جانب 5 محترفين، لن يحتاج الفريق لأي لاعبين آخرين”.

تحدث المدير العام لنادي سوتشي الروسي، ديمتري روباشكو، عن مزيد من الإجراءات في الموقف مع مدافع المنتخب المغربي، يحيى عطية الله، وعدم عودته إلى النادي.

وكان يحيى عطية الله تخلف عن العودة إلى صفوف الفريق خلال الفترة الماضية، وأوضح محسن المعادي وكيل أعماله لاحقًا أن اللاعب كان يمر بفترة صعبة على المستوى الشخصي وبحاجة لرؤية عائلته، مع وجود مشاكل في حياته العائلية.

كما أوضح نائب المدير العام لسوتشي، أندريه أورلوف، أن عطية الله متواجد الآن في إسطنبول ويبدي رغبته في الانتقال إلى صفوف الأهلي المصري.

وقال روباشكو في تصريحات نشرها موقع “sport24” الروسي: “عطية الله هرب من سوتشي؟ لنكن على صواب، هو لم يهرب، لكنه ترك موقع الفريق دون سابق إنذار”.

وأضاف: “فسخ العقد؟ سوف نعرف كيفية التأثير على اللاعب، هذه المشكلة قيد المعالجة”.

يحيى عطية الله، البالغ من العمر 29 عامًا، انتقل إلى سوتشي في فبراير 2024 ولعب 11 مباراة، وسجل هدفا واحدا وقام بصناعة 3 أهداف.

وارتبط المغربي لاحقًا بالانتقال إلى الأهلي المصري، وسبق وأوضح  أندريه أورلوف أن هناك أشخاص تواصلوا معهم من الأهلي، لكن الأندية التي تقدمت بعروض رسمية كانت من ناديين من إيران ومن الدوري الروسي.

Manchester United are considering a move for an overseas goalkeeper to replace Andre Onana, according to a recent report.

Andre Onana struggling at Man Utd

Since putting pen to paper from Inter over the summer, Onana hasn’t made the beginning to life that he would have hoped at his new home, having kept just four clean sheets (Transfermarkt – Onana statistics), but it’s not just letting goals in that have affected his performance levels in the Premier League.

The Red Devils goalkeeper has looked nervous with the ball at his feet on multiple occasions this season – something he was supposed to thrive at – and made some silly mistakes leading to the opposition being given an opportunity to hit the back of the net.

Therefore, Erik ten Hag may be regretting signing him in the first place and it sounds like he’s already seeking out successors, which has led him to FC Porto’s Diogo Costa, and it’s not the first time the boss has attempted to secure a deal for the 24-year-old.

The Old Trafford side were pushing to land the Portugal international after David De Gea left the club, but having instead opted to go for their current first-choice between the sticks, a move failed to come to fruition before the previous transfer deadline.

Man United still keen on deal for Diogo Costa

According to Portuguese newspaper A Bola (via Sport Witness), Man United sent scouts to watch Costa during FC Porto's 2-0 victory over Vizela last weekend. The Red Devils maintain an interest in their target and "could make a new move" for him in January.

The M16 outfit are planning to deploy chiefs to assess the goalkeeper again in the near future, with €75m (£65m) being the price tag that has been set for him by his club, but it yet remains to be seen whether the board are considering submitting an offer.

Diogo Costa's impressive clean sheet record

During his time at FC Porto, Costa has kept 50 clean sheets from 122 senior appearances, which has seen him described as a “superman” by football talent scout Jacek Kulig, so it’s understandable to see why Old Trafford chiefs would want to take a second bite of the cherry (Transfermarkt – Costa statistics).

Standing at 6 foot 1, Sergio Conceicao’s colossus has also made 12 saves from 18 shots on target against so far this season, giving him a 72.2% success rate (FBRef – Costa statistics), with his impressive performances having helped to contribute towards securing ten pieces of silverware for club and country since the start of his career.

Diogo Costa – Achievements

Date

Portuguese Champion

2019/20 & 2021/22

Portuguese Cup Winner

2020, 2022 & 2023

Portuguese League Cup Winner

2022/23

Portuguese Super Cup Winner

2021

UEFA Youth League Winner

2018/19

Portugal European U19s Champion

2018

Portugal European U17s Champion

2016 (Data via Transfermarkt)

Therefore, Ten Hag would only benefit from having Costa’s winning mentality and extraordinary shot-stopping skills in the building, so having been a player on the radar for quite some time, this could be one to keep a close eye on ahead of January.

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A busca por fazer um controle de higienização nas atividades não é vista como uma novidade das categorias de base do Fluminense. O clube revelou que, bem antes da pandemia de Covid-19 se alastrar, uma medida era tomada para a hidratação dos atletas:a água ou o isotônico servidos aos atletas, durante os jogos, vêm na bandeja.

Há mais de dez anos, com um copinho para cada um. No decorrer dos jogos, são consumidos pelo menos dez copos.

Coordenador médico das divisões de base,Marco Azizi detalhou que o intuito é atender os jovens de forma protetiva.

-Sempre tivemos uma rotina de manter a higienização da água, por acharmos que a medida protege melhor os atletas. Mas isso ocorre há mais de dez anos. No momento, é mais uma ação de proteção dos atletas, mas que já fazíamos – declarou.

A higienização tem início com o recipiente onde é colocada toda a água que será servida durante os jogos. Depois, prossegue pelos copos, bandeja e até por quem fica responsável pelo atendimento, que geralmente é o massagista do Tricolor das Laranjeiras.

Azizi contou o que pesou para a medida ser tomada.

-As garrafinhas, e até mesmo os copos, acabam sendo anti-higiênicos pois são usadas por mais de uma pessoa, passando por outras mãos ou quando os jogadores espremem para jogar a água na boca. Os copos são mais higiênicos, além de termos todo um processo que cerca essa medida antes de os atletas terem acesso – disse.

Com os cuidados em relação à pandemia, o álcool em gel passou a fazer parte da rotina do banco e dos vestiários. Os jogadores têm sempre de fazer a higienização de suas mãos.

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Powar’s term will include the Sri Lanka tour in September, followed by a T20I series and the World T20 in the West Indies

Annesha Ghosh14-Aug-2018

Ramesh Powar’s tenure as India women’s interim head coach has been extended till the World T20 in November in light of a time-crunch ahead of India’s next assignment – in September – and a dearth of clarity regarding the Cricket Advisory Committee’s (CAC) role in the selection process.Powar, the former India offspinner, will remain coach till November 30, 2018. During this period, the team will tour Sri Lanka for three ODIs and five T20Is, followed by a T20I series and the World T20 in the West Indies.With the side scheduled to depart for Sri Lanka on September 5, ESPNcricinfo understands that the extension of Powar’s interim role comes as the most feasible stop-gap arrangement on the part of the BCCI. This, especially in light of the Supreme Court mandating the CAC’s involvement in the appointment of the head coach of both the men’s and women’s national teamsPowar was handed the job on July 16, a week after former head coach Tushar Arothe resigned from the post in the aftermath of a fallout with some of the high-profile regulars. Soon after his appointment, Powar took charge of the national camp at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, where all India regulars – save for T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana – participated between July 25 and August 5, while several uncapped players also featured in the mix.Powar’s appointment in the interim post had coincided with the BCCI inviting applications for the full-time role. On August 10, a panel comprising Diana Edulji, the former India captain and member of the Committee of Administrators, BCCI CEO Rahul Johri, and general manager (cricket operations) Saba Karim interviewed 20 applicants for about ten minutes each in Mumbai. While some flew down to the BCCI headquarters, a majority of them joined in via Skype.Following the initial screening process, six applicants had been shortlisted. Powar had made the cut alongside former India women’s captain Mamatha Maben, former India left-arm spinner Sunil Joshi, batsman Atul Bedade, India men’s U-19 team bowling coach Sanath Kumar, and Rajkumar Sharma, who formerly coached Delhi’s junior teams and India captain Virat Kohli in his formative years.Maben, ESPNcricinfo understands, was among at least the five female candidates to have applied for the job. Others included former India wicketkeeper-batsman Kalpana Venkatachar, former New Zealand batsman Maria Fahey, former India women’s assistant coach Suman Sharma, and Gujarat women’s coach Rituparna Roy. Suman was also in charge of the Kerala women’s team last season.”I haven’t received any official word from the BCCI,” Maben told ESPNcricinfo. “It’s only been the newspapers where I have been getting the updates from. But I feel if the selection panel chooses Ramesh to travel with the team to Sri Lanka, it only makes sense that he accompanies them to the WT20. There’s not much time at the team’s disposal, so Ramesh continuing from the Sri Lanka assignment to World T20 makes sense because eventually, it’s the results that count.”Most of the India players are part of the three-team Challenger Trophy which is currently underway in Alur and are scheduled to assemble for a preparatory camp in Chennai in the last week of this month. They will be joined by Harmanpreet and Mandhana who are set to return from the UK next week following their Kia Super League stints.

كشفت تقارير صحفية إنجليزية، تفاصيل العرض المقدم من نادي برشلونة إلى مانشستر سيتي بشأن التعاقد مع جواو كانسيلو، خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية الجارية.

ولعب كانسيلو الموسم الماضي في صفوف برشلونة على سبيل الإعارة من ناديه الإنجليزي لمدة موسم واحد فقط.

اقرأ ايضاً.. آس: برشلونة يقرر عدم تسجيل أراوخو في قائمة الموسم الجديد

وأفادت صحيفة ديلي ستار البريطانية أن برشلونة قدم عرضاً بمبلغ 7 ملايين يورو بالإضافة إلى 18 مليون يورو أخرى ستدفع العام المقبل للتعاقد مع كانسيلو.

حيث يرغب النادي الإنجليزي في بيع جواو كانسيلو بمبلغ 25 مليون يورو بحسب ما جاء في الصحف الإنجليزية.

ومن المقرر أن يتوصل الناديان إلى اتفاق نهائي حول مستقبل اللاعب البرتغالي في الفترة القليلة المقبلة.

وأبدى جواو كانسيلو رغبته في العودة إلى صفوف برشلونة وأن اللاعب مستعد لتخفيض راتبه من أجل إكمال مسيرته الاحترافية في الدوري الإسباني.

وسيحاول اللاعب البرتغالي مواصلة الضغط على إدارة مانشستر سيتي من أجل الموافقة على بيعه وقبول عرض برشلونة في الميركاتو الصيفي الجاري.

وشارك كانسيلو الموسم الماضي في 42 مباراة مع برشلونة بجميع المسابقات، حيث أحرز 4 أهداف وقام بصناعة 5 أهداف طوال الموسم.

Manchester United could be set to lose one of their first-team stars next summer, with a fresh report revealing that he’s set to receive an offer alongside Bruno Fernandes.

Bruno Fernandes – Saudi Arabia links

According to reports, Fernandes has emerged as a target for some of the biggest clubs in the Saudi Pro League who are keeping close tabs on his situation, with the same outlet claiming that his admirers are willing to offer up to £87m to prise him away from Old Trafford at the end of the season.

The Red Devils midfielder’s entourage are expected to hold talks with representatives from the wealthy division to discuss what a potential switch would look like upon the conclusion of the current campaign, but if the following update is to be believed, he might not be the only senior squad member heading for the exit door.

At the start of the season in the Premier League, Harry Maguire looked to have fallen significantly down the pecking order, but having started the past five consecutive games in the top-flight (Transfermarkt – Maguire statistics), Erik ten Hag appears to have handed the centre-back another lifeline.

West Ham United were heavily linked with a move for England’s international over the summer, whilst Everton also had a proposal rejected, and despite a deal failing to come to fruition for either club before the previous deadline, the 30-year-old is now attracting interest from a new potential suitor in the Serie A.

Juventus plotting swoop for Harry Maguire

According to JMania (via Sport Witness), Juventus are considering tabling a bid for Maguire next summer. The Allianz Stadium outfit are preparing a “monstrous offer” thought to be in the region of €30m (£26m) for their target, but with no further information available, it remains to be seen whether these claims are completely accurate.

Maguire has become "undroppable" under Ten Hag

Standing at 6 foot 4, Maguire is able to provide a real physical presence with his height at the heart of the defensive backline, and since being brought back into the team, he’s more than proved why he deserves to keep his place in the starting line-up at Man United.

The Sheffield-born talent is currently averaging 3.1 clearances and the same amount of aerial wins per game in the Premier League (WhoScored – Maguire statistics), but he’s also capable of posing a threat to the opposition when it comes to the action in the final third.

Sponsored by Puma, Ten Hag’s colossus has clocked up 54 goal contributions (29 goals and 25 assists) since the start of his career, so not only is he effective in his own position, but he can even help the side be successful at the top end of the pitch.

Since he’s returned to the team, Maguire has been described as an “undroppable” player by journalist Josh Bunting for the leadership qualities and the determination that he’s shown, so whilst a summer exit initially seemed likely, it might be a good idea to keep him in the building beyond next summer.

Wilkins, who scored 10,966 first-class runs including 18 centuries, had been in deteriorating health for some time

Liam Brickhill02-Oct-2018

Chris Wilkins, the former South African provincial and county opening batsman, has died at the age of 74. Cricket South Africa announced Wilkins’ death “with shock and sadness” on Tuesday morning.An aggressive opening batsman who could also bowl nippy medium pace, Wilkins represented Border, Eastern Province and Natal in a career that spanned nearly 20 years. Wilkins settled in KwaZulu-Natal after his retirement, becoming a farmer in the Harding district. He had been in deteriorating health for some time.During his playing days, Wilkins also had a stint with Derbyshire in the County Championship, and in all scored 10,966 first-class runs, including 18 centuries, and took 142 wickets. He was also an excellent fielder, often keeping wicket when he wasn’t bowling, or standing at slip.It was, however, as a limited-overs cricketer that he made his biggest impact during his time with Eastern Province. His ability to hit the fastest of bowlers over mid-on and mid-off made him a feared competitor.In an interview with The Cricket Monthly in 2017, legendary South African fast bowler Garth Le Roux made special mention of Wilkins’ positively modern approach to batting.”One or two batsmen hit me back over my head for six,” he said. “Viv Richards did it once or twice, but the player who tried it most often was Chris Wilkins. He was particularly good at it. He’d move right back on his stumps and hit straight. This also gave him more time to hook and pull anything a bit short. He was the most annoying batsman to bowl at.”On Twitter, former South Africa spinner Pat Symcox commented: “Sad to hear of the passing of possibly one of South Africa’s most attacking batsmen ever. An opening bowler’s nightmare. Chris Wilkins was a legend.”Wilkins transferred his pinch-hitting skills to first-class cricket, forming a formidable opening partnership for Eastern Province with Simon Bezuidenhout. On one occasion Wilkins scored a century in just over an hour and the pair managed to secure a bonus batting point before the lunch interval. With Currie Cup bonus batting points allocated for surpassing set team totals, this would have meant that the pair must have scored at least 175.”On behalf of the CSA Family I extend our deepest condolences to his family, his friends and his many cricketing colleagues,” CSA Chief Executive Thabang Moroe said.