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MotoGP riders criticise safety at Red Bull Ring Bangladesh dominates Australia to complete T20 series win Bangladesh skittle out Australia for their lowest ever total

Shakib Al Hasan takes• four for Bangladesh

AFP | Dhaka A motorbike is seen on fire following a crash involving Aprilia Italian rider Lorenzo Savadori and KTM Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa AFP | London hakib Al Hasan returned a remarkable figure of 4-9 as iders on the MotoGP cir- Bangladesh held Australia Rcuit, including world This track has three Sto its lowest Twenty20 champion Joan Mir and sev- or four wild braking score in winning the final game en-time champion Valentino points. The most of their series by 60 runs yes- Rossi have labelled the Red dangerous is Turn 3. terday. Bull Ring “dangerous” after It’s dangerous also for Shakib became the second another serious accident on the brakes bowler to take 100 T20 wickets, the track during Sunday’s Sty- after Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga, rian GP. VALENTINO ROSSI as Bangladesh defended 112-8 by Mir and Rossi both criti - bowling Australia out for 62 in (R) celebrates with teammates after a cised Turn 3 in particular, site riders narrowly missed him 13.4 overs. one of the two changes by Bang- Bangladesh’s progress, varying of Sunday’s crash which saw before Lorenzo Savadori of Pacer ladesh, ripped through the Aus- their pace. a red flag coming out for the Aprilia hit his bike. ended with 3-12 to play a key tralian middle order. Dan Christian had Naim third successive race at the The bikes came to rest in role in triggering Australia’s Shakib then ensured Australia caught by Agar with a slow - Red Bull Ring. the middle of the track and collapse as Bangladesh won the would fail to reach its previous er to further worsen The track will also host next caught fire. series 4-1. low of 79 against England at Bangladesh. KNOW WHAT Sunday’s Austrian GP. Pedrosa, returning to Mo- Only two Australian batsmen Southampton. Shakib struggled to make 11 “T3 is critical, really danger- toGP after two years as a test reached double figures with Bangladesh batsmen also off 20 but Afif Hossain showed ous especially in the wet,” said rider, walked away but Sava- scoring were not comfortable in this some intent, launching Chris- Mir, who finished second in dori was removed on a stretch- 22 and Ben McDermott making extremely slow track after their Only two Australian tian for a six in the first ball he Sunday’s race. er and will have an operation 17. captain Mahmudullah decided batsmen reached dou- faced. “What is also very danger- on a broken right ankle yes- Shakib got the first of his to bat first. ble figures with captain However Christian clawed ous on this track is T1 and T3 terday. four wickets, baffling Wade Opener Mohammad Naim Matthew Wade scoring back with the wicket for Soumya because at the exit of these Burning fuel spread across with quicker deliveries after top-scored for the side with 23 Sarkar for 16. corners there is an uphill and the track before marshalls put left-arm spinner Ansum Ahmed and Mahmudullah made 19. 22 and Ben McDermott Pacer , who then it drops down. And if out the blaze. They then had dismissed opener Dan Christian Mahedi Hasan opened with making 17 claimed a hat trick on his debut, something happens there, you to scrub away the debris and (3) and Mitchell Marsh (4). Naim instead of out-of-form curbed Bangladesh batsmen’s don’t see it.” extinguisher fluid and blow- Shakib then got the better of Soumya Sarkar as Bangladesh overs before offspinner Turner aggression in the death overs On lap three, KTM rider Dani dry the track before the race Ashton Turner for his 100th got a good start. removed Mahedi for 13. but Shakib denied the Austral- Pedrosa fell on Turn 3. Several restarted. wicket. In between Saifuddin, The pair added 42 runs in 4.3 Australian pacers then stalled ians a second victory. Tsitsipas calls for coaching to Silverwood’s patience with be allowed during matches England’s top order wearing thin Reuters | London AFP | London ngland head coach Chris tefanos Tsitsipas said on ESilverwood fired a warn- SSunday coaching during ing to his faltering top order matches still takes place on the batsmen yesterday, indicating ATP Tour and that rules in place that is close banning such instruction need to a recall for the second Test to be changed. against India. Tsitsipas, speaking in Toron- Big top-order runs have been to where he is the third seed a consistent problem for some for the Masters 1000 hardcourt time for England with Rory event, feels there needs to be a Burns, Zak Crawley and Dom way to allow communication Sibley under the spotlight after between coaches and players failing to register a score of 30 that is not overly intrusive to in two innings of the drawn the flow of a match. first Test. “Some referees have been Crawley has averaged just catching the coaches that have over 11 in 2021, while Sibley England player Haseeb Hameed during England nets been coaching, some others ha- Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in action during a match (file photo) has not fared much better with ven’t,” said Tsitsipas. “It has straight sets. an average of 21.56 in his last working, I have to take a view been there all these years, it’s In 2020, the WTA decided nine appearances and has also on why and how do I change never going to change, it’s not existing rules were difficult to attracted unwanted attention that. Ideally, we get the guys going to stop. regulate and so decided to al- for a pedestrian scoring rate scoring runs again, get the “My opinion on that is that Some referees have low, on a trial basis, coaching which saw him make 46 runs in confidence back in them. But if coaching should be allowed, been catching the from the stands. 203 balls during the first Test. that doesn’t happen, obviously there should be certain reg - coaches that have been While such moves may upset “I would rather be accused of KNOW WHAT I have to have a look.” ulations and certain ways to coaching, some others traditionalists, Tsitsipas feels giving somebody one too many Hameed is waiting in the enhance it into players perfor- haven’t. It has been the game needs to evolve. chances than not enough,” said wings for a chance, almost five mance without it becoming too there all these years, “What’s the point of having a Silverwood. “But at some point years since a broken finger cut much.” coach with you if you can’t get I will have to make a decision. Haseeb Hameed is short an eye-catching start to The issue of players receiv- it’s never going to the whole benefit out of it,” said “We have to address and ac- waiting in the wings his England career in India. ing instruction during match- change, it’s not going Tsitsipas. cept we are not getting those for a chance, almost His form dipped drastically es came to the forefront at the to stop “I know tennis is a sport runs, so we have to look at the five years since a bro- on his return from injury but, 2018 U.S. Open final when Sere- STEFANOS TSITSIPAS where you get to make the de- why. The question has been ken finger cut short an since swapping Lancashire for na Williams was warned by the cisions and you can decide for posed to the coaches as eye-catching start to Nottinghamshire, he has rebuilt chair umpire after her coach The penalty infuriated Wil- yourself, but sometimes an eye well -- how do we make sure we his game and capped a strong gestured from the stands during liams and she was later docked from the outside it can always give them the best opportunity his England career in start to the season with a cen- the showdown against Naomi a point and a game for further help and maybe change certain to be successful? India tury against India in a warm-up Osaka. code violations before falling in outcomes of matches.” “But ultimately if it isn’t match in Durham.

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