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Marcus Trescothick’s slick 113 powered England past 300, but there was little else of substance © Getty Images

England began their one-day season with an unspectacular 38-run win in their inaugural match against Ireland at Stormont. Before today, Ireland had played every international side apart from England – and the sell-out crowd were rightly expecting a riotous display from England. That they were made to work so hard – both in their batting and in defending the 302 total – spoke volumes of a team out of form, not to mention a plucky Irish side brimming with determination.Set a sizeable 302 for an unlikely win, they were given a confident start by Jeremy Bray and Andre Botha who put on fifty for the second wicket after Steve Harmison had removed Dominick Joyce for a duck in his first over. Although the early strike boosted England, it was a disappointing opening over from Harmison who twice conceded five wides, and the scattergun approach in his opening over rather set the precedent for an underwhelming 10 overs.Playing in his first international since before Christmas, his smooth approach to the crease and several rip-snorting deliveries gave the impression he was finding his form – but he certainly hadn’t found his radar, which rarely pointed in the same place twice. So Ireland capitalised, with Botha cutting him with ease, and nudging singles without alarm.Indeed, Ireland at this stage were rollicking along at over six runs per over, until Bray – a gritty, impish sort of batsman – fell to Sajid Mahmood who, along with Liam Plunkett, showed the more experienced members of this new-look England side the benefits of bowling straight. Even Lancashire’s ever-dependable Glen Chapple, making his debut for England, lacked spice and rarely threatened the stumps. Threatening the stumps wasn’t something England’s fielders could manage, either, in what was a dreadfully slapdash display. Even Paul Collingwood, so often faultlessly brilliant in the covers, took his eye off the ball as he and his team-mates slipped around Stormont as though they were playing in a tub of margarine.With the loss of Bray, the Ireland innings went into hibernation as Kyle McCallan and Botha nurdled a stabilising partnership of 58 with Botha bringing up a richly-deserved fifty. But their lack of experience told, and Ireland lost four wickets in three overs – two apiece to Harmison and Paul Collingwood – as the home side’s resistance began to fade. Despite some lower-order entertainment, which finally woke up a subdued crowd, Ireland fell to a 38-run loss – but arguably left the field the happier of the two teams.”I thought they played really well, and put us under pressure,” said England’s captain, Andrew Strauss. “But we’re pretty happy with the run out; most of the things we set out to do we did. Full credit to Ireland though who played really well, and showed what they’re capable of.”When Marcus Trescothick was bashing his 11th one-day hundred earlier in the day, it seemed England would waltz past the Irish without resistance. It wasn’t to be. Only Trescothick had the application and power to take advantage of the treats on offer. Strauss, captaining England for the third time in one-dayers, played a fairly forgettable shot when he pulled the impressive Kevin O’Brien straight Botha at backward square. Worse was to come, when Collingwood drove uppishly, and wastefully, and Ed Joyce miscued a bouncer. Only Trescothick – pounding boundaries at will, and looking in wonderful form – could force the pace.Ian Bell, though lacking in any fluency, did at least partner Trescothick in a fine fourth-wicket stand of 142, but both fell in quick succession when the lure of the last ten overs proved too much.England were always likely to win – Ireland threatened briefly in their reply, but their inexperience told – but it was an underwhelming effort from them. They must lift their game, and fast, if they are to combat an energetic Sri Lanka at Lord’s on Saturday.

How they were out

IrelandDominick Joyce b Harmison 0 (10 for 1)
Jeremy Bray c Collingwood b Mahmood 22 (60 for 2)
Kyle McCallan c Jones b Harmison 24 (118 for 3)
Peter Gillespie c Joyce b Collingwood 0 (121 for 4)
Trent Johnston c Collingwood b Harmison 5 (127 for 5)
Andre Botha b Collingwood 52 (135 for 6)
Kevin O’Brien c Plunkett b Bell 35 (209 for 7)
Andrew White c Jones b Bell 40 (210 for 8)
David Langford-Smith st Jones b Dalrymple 12 (235 for 9)
EnglandEd Joyce c O’Brien b Langford Smith 10 (37 for 1)
Andrew Strauss c Botha b O’Brien 4 (60 for 2)
Paul Collingwood c Johnston b Mooney (93 for 3)
Marcus Trescothick c P Mooney b J Mooney 113 (234 for 4)
Ian Bell c Joyce b J Mooney 79 (258 for 5)
Jamie Dalrymple c P Mooney b Langford-Smith 17 (264 for 5)
Glen Chapple c O’Brien b Langford-Smith 14 (285 for 6)

Andrew Flintoff: time off with the family© Getty Images

The England selectors today announced their one-day squads to tour Zimbabwe and South Africa this winter. Andrew Flintoff and Marcus Trescothick were both rested for the Zimbabwe leg of the trip, and while Ashley Giles was given the option to rest too, he chose to make himself available.The squad includes four players new to one-day internationals: Ian Bell, Simon Jones, Kevin Pietersen and Matt Prior. Flintoff, Giles, Trescothick and Steve Harmison (who opted out of the Zimbabwe trip on moral grounds last week) have all been included in the 15-man squad for the one-dayers in South Africa in the New Year, along with Worcestershire’s Kabir Ali.Darren Gough, written off by many after some lacklustre performances in the recent Champions Trophy, gets another chance to prolong his dream of playing in the 2007 World Cup. David Graveney, England’s chairman of selectors, explained that Gough had a lot to offer the younger bowlers, and would be keen to show that his recent dip in form wasn’t terminal.The South African-born Pietersen, 24, only becomes eligible for full England selection at the end of October, so has been rushed into the side at the first opportunity following several productive seasons with Nottinghamshire. Prior, 22, who was also born in South Africa, impressed on tour with England A last winter, and has had another good season with the bat for Sussex, for whom he also keeps wicket.The concessions made by the ECB management regarding Flintoff and Trescothick had a trade-off, and that was that Michael Vaughan led the side. “As the ECB is a member of the global cricket family, we have a duty to protect the integrity of the international game and ensure that the level of competition on any England tour is not diluted by the wholesale resting of players without good reason,” said David Morgan, the ECB’s chairman. “After carefully considering the matter, Michael has chosen to lead the team in Zimbabwe mindful of his responsibilities both to his fellow players and to the long-term future of cricket in this country. He deserves great credit for doing so.”Neither the ECB nor the captain condones the situation in Zimbabwe and I would like to re-emphasise that the team will not be involved in state functions during this tour.””Under normal circumstances, I would have welcomed an extended break after a long international season,” Vaughan explained. “But the England team and the game as a whole are faced with an extraordinary situation in undertaking this tour to Zimbabwe. I am proud to be captain of my country and I feel that I have a duty to my team-mates to lead the team on this tour. It has taken me considerable time and effort to come to this decision, but ultimately it was my choice and one that I stand by.”While I certainly do not condone what is happening in Zimbabwe, I do not want to shirk my responsibilities as England captain and would not want to let the burden of captaincy fall onto another player’s shoulders.”England will play two warm-up matches in Namibia ahead of the Zimbabwe series.England squad to tour Zimbabwe
Michael Vaughan (capt), Vikram Solanki, Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Kevin Pietersen, Matthew Prior, Geraint Jones (wk), Gareth Batty, Ashley Giles, Simon Jones, Alex Wharf, Darren Gough, James Anderson.England one-day squad for South Africa
Michael Vaughan (capt), Marcus Trescothick, Vikram Solanki, Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Geraint Jones (wk), Gareth Batty, Kabir Ali, Ashley Giles, Alex Wharf, Darren Gough, Steve Harmison, James Anderson.

Bangladesh are planning to play two one-matches against Ireland as part of their preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy in September. The matches are scheduled for August 29 at Stormont in Belfast, and August 30 at Limavady.Earlier this week, Ireland beat Holland by an innings and 141 runs in their Intercontinental Cup match at Deventer in Holland, their 12th win in their last 15 matches. In June they pulled off a famous victory over West Indies in a one-day match at Stormont. On that day, three players scored half-centuries as Ireland chased West Indies’ 292, winning with more than three overs to spare.Ireland play their first match of the ECC European Championship on Sunday, against an England & Wales Cricket Board XI. Jason Molins, Ireland’s captain, missed the intercontinental cup win over Holland with a hamstring injury, but it is hoped he will be fit in time to play in the championship.

Somerset duo Andy Caddick and Rob Turner are among a host of stars backing SportsAid’s Sporting Celebrity Online Auction – hoping to raise funds for young and disabled sporting talent.Members of the public can bid for training sessions with the England paceman and his county colleague, with the auction live from Monday 19 May. The auction runs for just over one month with bidders accessing the site via www.thesportsball.co.uk/auctionGuests at the 20th Sports Ball, to be held at The Royal Lancaster Hotel on Thursday 12 June, will have the opportunity to out bid the online auction in the presence of the sporting celebrities on the night. The Charity hopes to raise at least £30,000 from the auction.Funds raised from the auction will go towards supporting talented youngsters identified by SportsAid for their partnership with health and fitness group LA Fitness. The agreement has seen over 100 youngsters around the country chosen for their sporting talent to receive funds raised in the LA Fitness clubs and from other national activities organised by SportsAid such as a Californian bike ride in October.Among the other stars taking part from across the sporting world are Ryder Cup golfer Colin Montgomerie, European 100m Champion Dwain Chambers, Olympic swimmer Mark Foster, Olympic athlete Mark Richardson, GB tennis player Arvind Parmar, and the Great Britain rowing coxless four, Rick Dunn, Toby Garbett, Steve Williams and Josh West.

Dr Mtutulezi Nyoka is to pursue his challenge for the presidency of the United Cricket Board despite the probability that the leaking of a letter at the weekend deeply critical of Percy Sonn may have irreparably damaged his chances of unseating the current president."I have no intention of withdrawing my nomination," Nyoka said on Monday night."I will be standing against Mr Sonn even if I get no votes at all."Nyoka denied he had leaked the letter, written more than five weeks ago to the provincial affiliates, in which he charged that Sonn intended to use the elite Scorpions unit to investigate him, allegedly for misusing his position on the World Cup policy committee for personal gain. The letter also claims that Sonn refused to apologise for saying that the Minister of Sport, Ngconde Balfour, had been talking "shit" after he had addressed a UCB executive committee meeting in May.Sonn has dismissed the allegations as "nonsense"."If I had wanted to leak the letter myself, why would I have waited since June 25 to do so," said Nyoka.Whoever leaked the letter to certain sections of the South Africa media on Saturday, however, the effect has probably been to scupper Nyoka’s election bid.Several provincial officials offered the view that Nyoka’s challenge would have been handicapped in the first instance by his relative lack of experience in cricket administration – he was elected chairman of the Gauteng Cricket Board only a week ago. The fact that he seems to have breached the confidentiality of the committee room would be further held against him.Whatever the merits, or otherwise, of either man’s candidacy, South African cricket is still trying to come to terms with the match-fixing scandal, not to mention the dope-smoking affair that tarnished the otherwise successful tour of the Caribbean. The sport can ill-afford an election battle characterised by public mud-slinging

West Ham United briefly moved back up to fifth after securing a 2-1 win over 10-man Everton on Sunday.

Aaron Cresswell gave the Irons the lead with a stunning free-kick in the 32nd minute, sending a relegation-threatened Toffees side into half-time trailing 1-0.

The visitors hauled themselves back into the game as Mason Holgate scored the equaliser eight minutes after the restart, sparking life back into Frank Lampard’s Everton side. However, upon his return from injury, Jarrod Bowen responded immediately, netting West Ham’s winner just five minutes later.

The away side were reduced to 10 men when Michael Keane received his second yellow card of the game after pulling Michail Antonio down. This dealt Everton a huge blow and ensured that David Moyes’ side were able to come away with the three points.

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West Ham briefly moved back up to fifth place in the Premier League table before Tottenham came from behind to dominate Newcastle 5-1 later in the day, sending the Hammers back down to sixth.

However, despite the three points, a number of West Ham’s players struggled throughout the match against Everton.

Here at The Transfer Tavern, we delve into the three worst-rated starting outfielders for the Irons as per statistical specialists SofaScore, with players required to feature for at least 45 minutes for ranking. This trio lost possession 36 times and collectively made just three tackles, failing to produce a single interception.

Craig Dawson – 6.7

Playing the full 90 minutes, Dawson failed to make a single interception at the back and won just one tackle, not the most convincing returns for a centre-back.

The 31-year-old topped this performance off by losing the ball on 10 occasions.

Tomas Soucek – 6.7

Soucek struggled to hold the fort in midfield against the Toffees. As a defensive midfielder, he made just two tackles, further highlighted by being dribbled past on one occasion. More concerningly, he failed to make a single interception, disappointing for a player in the middle of the park who is there to break up play.

However, he wasn’t much better when he did have the ball at his feet, as he lost possession 13 times.

Michail Antonio – 6.6

An issue for Moyes with Antonio being his only senior striker, the Jamaica international struggled in front of goal.

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He had just one shot on target all day, with another failing to test Jordan Pickford. The 32-year-old could have finished Everton off sooner with two big chances, but they both went to waste.

Antonio lost the ball on 13 occasions and struggled to add to the team defensively, having failed to make a single tackle or interception.

In other news: David Moyes provides Ben Johnson injury update

	Kamran Akmal had a superb run in the ABN-AMRO Cup but will have to wait a while before getting to showcase his skills in the ABN-AMRO Twenty20 © AFP

Pakistan’s most successful domestic tournament, the ABN-AMRO Twenty20, hasbeen postponed till August following scheduling problems.The tournament has yet to find a set date or location in the domesticcalendar, despite being the biggest crowd-puller in recent years: thefirst edition was held in April-May 2005, then in February 2006 andfinally in December 2006. The finals of the tournament have regularlyattracted crowds of over 30,000 in Lahore and Karachi, the two venueswhere the tournament has been held.”The tournament this year is likely to be played in August,” said ShafqatNaghmi, the PCB’s chief operating officer. “We had a number ofinternational commitments and top players wouldn’t be available for itduring then. In July the weather won’t be right, so we have planned it forAugust.”It is understood that the sponsors, ABN-AMRO, also prefer that month as itwould mean all of Pakistan’s top players are available then for what isthe showpiece tournament of their sponsorship to cricket.This also means, as Naghmi acknowledged, that plans for a Pakistan PremierLeague (PPL) will be shelved until next year. “The PPL will not happentill next year but we are keen on inviting foreign players to that aswell.” But as a source close to the sponsors has pointed out, the currentformat for the Twenty20 is not much different to the proposed PPL.”We already have a city-based system for the tournament and our originalidea three years ago, as well as that of the PCB, was to find sponsors sothat they could make the teams franchises, much as the IPL has done,” theofficial told Cricinfo. “This format can be worked into the PPL.”It is not yet clear whether any teams from Pakistan will take part in theChampions League, details of which have been informally firmed up over thelast few weeks. However various boards, including Pakistan’s, wereinvolved in those discussions, suggesting that sides from Pakistan mightparticipate. In that case, as the PPL will not start until next year, itis likely that the top two teams from the domestic Twenty20 will beinvited.

:Sunil GavaskarDilip helped bring about a renaissance in Indian cricket. My first Test was in the West Indies in 1971 when he was perhaps at his very best. He showed us how to play fast bowling and in doing so gave us the confidence we needed to beat the West Indies. One of his great strengths was that he was always very positive and he spread that through the team. He was a great influence on me as a player and someone I always looked up to. He was a very popular member of the team and a bit of a prankster. He was great fun to have around the dressing room and he always lifted the spirits. I was lucky to have him there when I first broke into the Indian side in 1971.Bapu NadkarniHe was perfect technically as a batsman. Unfortunately we made a good stroke player into an opening batsman, but he was my ideal No 3 or 4 batsman. He was very helpful, always open to youngsters, crazy about talking about the game, and was always willing to teach. Slightly outspoken, but people who understood him loved him and I was one of them. He played with me at the Associated Cement Companies, Mumbai, and then India. We had two tours together and he showed in each instance that he was a team-man.Nari ContractorA courageous cricketer and a very outspoken man, and that is where he couldn’t get along with the Mumbai cricket people. I noticed him during the Times Shield in the late 1950s; though he looked like an ordinary upcoming batsman, he continued to improve and came up with impressive performances to come into national reckoning. I went personally, as captain of the Indian team, in 1961 to watch him make a brilliant century against Pakistan at Bangalore during the 1960-61 tour. He was in my list for the West Indies tour. Just before the Bridgetown Test, during the tour game against Barbados, I asked him if he would like to open since our regular openers had failed. His answer was a sound ‘OK’ and that showed his courage.Vasu ParanjapeOne of the best allround batsman of his time and it was a pleasure to watch him bat. A slightly shaky starter, but once he got going he was a delight. Two double-hundreds, first an unbeaten one against New Zealand at the CCI in partnership with the late Hanumant Singh and then in 1971 against the West Indies, prove that. I was at Brabourne when he played that stupendous knock. Along with Ajit Wadekar, he formed the backbone of the Bombay team and could take on any domestic attack.Farokh EngineerHe was a very defensive batsman, though technically correct than me. But he would always ask me how I could manage to hit boundaries and sixes. I would get sometimes frustrated at his inability to rotate the strike as he couldn’t drop the bat and take the single which I did. He would sort of plead, “I’m trying”. But he was a lovely opening partner, and just like my other opening partner Sunil Gavaskar, he had tremendous confidence and patience.

Tom Moody expects Muttiah Muralitharan to fire the second time round © AFP

Tom Moody, the Sri Lanka coach, believes that a target of over 130 to 140 could pose a challenge for England in the second Test at Edgbaston, especially with Muttiah Muralitharan to contend with. Muralitharan rattled all England batsmen except Kevin Pietersen in the first innings with figures of 6 for 86.Trailing by 154 in the first innings, Michael Vandort and Tillakaratne Dilshan struck half-centuries and rescued Sri Lanka from a precarious 56 for 4 with a fifth-wicket stand of 125 in the rain-hit third day. Dilshan was dismissed for 59 in the closing stages of the day, but Vandort remained undefeated on 89, lifting the lead to 40 with five wickets remaining.”Chasing runs in Test cricket when a wicket is deteriorating slightly is a very tough task and even tougher when you’ve got someone like Murali to face on a wicket showing obvious turn,” Moody told reporters. “I would think a lead of anything above 130 or 140 would be challenging [for England] and we would feel very much in the game.”Moody for full of praise for Vandort, approaching his second Test century, given the team’s recent travails in finding suitable openers. “He showed a lot of character,” said Moody. “It was a big innings for him and as far as the team went. He played straight and showed a lot of patience.”Duncan Fletcher, the England coach, gave due credit to the Sri Lankans, after witnessing a similar fightback to that of the Lord’s Test. “We just have to give credit to how the Sri Lankans batted. The wicket seemed to improve and it played quite well as far as the seamers were concerned.”A target around about 200 in a fourth innings of a Test is always a challenge. Somewhere around there.”

Division One

Shane Warne enjoyed his return to action after a two-week break © Getty Images

Shane Warne rescued Hampshire from a poor start in their clash with Middlesex and ended the opening day seven short of his second century of the season. Hampshire slumped to 61 for 4 after choosing to bat as a result of a double strike from Scott Styris. But the turnaround was started by John Crawley’s 62 and even when Chris Peploe took three wickets Hampshire didn’t fall apart. Warne found an able ally in Dimitri Mascarenhas who helped him add 100 and then Shaun Udal partnered him until the close. Warne has only faced 73 balls, hitting 11 fours and three sixes, in another display of his all round skills.An unbeaten seventh wicket stand of 136 between Azhar Mahmood and Martin Bicknell ensured Surrey made the most of batting first against Gloucestershire. The pair exposed a tiring attack which, until the final session, had plugged away manfully after Scott Newman opened with an aggressive 82. Graham Thorpe also spent some much-needed time at the crease, making 73 off 116 balls. Richard Clinton (66) and Jon Batty (55) also cashed and Mahmood added the final flourish, hitting 11 fours and three sixes in his 91-ball 88.Glamorgan had another dispiriting day in the Championship, watching Nottinghamshire take control at Trent Bridge. No Glamorgan batsmen reached a half-century, although four passed 40 including Sourav Ganguly who top-scored with 47. He became a first first-class wicket for Mark Footitt, who was making his first-class debut. Greg Smith was the pick of the attack for 4 for 64 and Andy Harris took 3 for 62. Nottinghamshire’s top-order made sure the good work in the field wasn’t wasted with a solid opening. Darren Bicknell was run out for 61 but Stephen Fleming raced to 30 from 28 balls before the close.

Division Two

Matthew Hoggard dismissed Graeme Hick on the first day at Worcester © Getty Images

Durham wasted a solid start against Lancashire as a batting collapse resulted in them slipping from 72 for 0 to 167 all out. Glen Chapple and Gary Keedy took three wickets each to precipitate the rush of wickets and James Anderson helped with a brace. Nathan Astle tried to shore up the innings with a patient 58 but the tail folded quickly. Lancashire, on the other hand, built on a opening stand of 77 between Mark Chilton and Iain Sutcliffe. Chilton was unbeaten at the close 39, while Sutcliffe took 86 balls for his 48 before falling to Gareth Breese’s gentle offspin.Sturdy middle-order batting from Leicestershire allowed them a share of the honours against Somerset. Leicestershire slipped to 81 for 3 before lunch, but Chris Rogers made 48 on his county debut before the young and the old combined. John Sadler grafted to 52 until he became Charl Langeveldt’s second wicket – on his county debut – and Paul Nixon used his wealth of experience to nurture the tail. He was given valuable support by Claude Henderson, who made 25 in an eighth wicket stand of 52. However, Taunton has produced some high scores in the recent Twenty20 matches so Leicestershire may be left to rue the fact that no one progressed to a more substantial innings.Matthew Hoggard made a welcome return to form with three wickets – including Graeme Hick – as Yorkshire and Worcestershire exchanged the advantage on a fascinating day at Worcester. From 98 for 0, Worcestershire were then wobbling at 187 for 5 but Gareth Batty and Kabir Ali both struck 57. Yorkshire’s seam attack plugged away with Tim Bresnan and Deon Kruis chipping in with two each, as did Richard Dawson the offspinner. Yorkshire survived the final nine overs without losing a wicket, settling a solid platform for the second day.