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Home , Brendon McCullum, Ehsan Adil, Taufeeq Umar, Tom Latham (cricketer)

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2014 SPORTS England set for bumper SA tour

CAPE TOWN: England will play four tests, starting on Jan. 2, 2016, before the teams five one-day internationals and two head to the Highveld to play matches in matches on a 10-week tour of Johannesburg (Jan. 14-18) and Pretoria South Africa during the 2015/16 summer (Jan 22-26). England will warm-up for the season. five-match ODI series with a game in The schedule of matches was con- Kimberley against as yet unconfirmed firmed by South Africa (CSA) yes- opposition before playing internationals terday, with the opening fixture a Boxing in Bloemfontein (Feb. 3), Port Elizabeth Day test against the number one-ranked (Feb. 6), Pretoria (Feb. 9), Johannesburg Proteas in Durban. (Feb. 12) and Cape Town (Feb. 14). England will have been in the country The first Twenty20 will also be in Cape for two weeks already having played two Town five days later after a warm-up three-day warm-up matches against a match in nearby Paarl against a South South African Invitational XI in African Invitational XI, before the tour Potchefstroom and Pietermaritzburg. ends with the second match in Cape Town will host the second test Johannesburg on Feb. 21.

Tour itinerary: Dec. 11, 2015: England arrive in SA Dec. 15-17: SA Invitation XI v England, Senwes Park,Potchefstroom Dec. 20-22: SA Invitation XI v England, Pietermaritzburg Oval Dec. 26-30: 1st Test, Kingsmead, Durban Jan. 2-6, 2016: 2nd Test, Newlands, Cape Town Jan. 14-18: 3rd Test, Wanderers, Johannesburg Jan. 22-26: 4th Test, Centurion, Pretoria Jan. 30: 1-day tour match, Diamond Oval, Kimberley Feb. 3: 1st ODI, Springbok Park, Bloemfontein Feb. 6: 2nd ODI, St. George’s Park, Port Elizabeth DUBAI: batsman (third left) plays a shot during the first day of the second Test match between nda New Zealand at Dubai International Stadium. — AFP Feb. 9: 3rd ODI, Centurion, Pretoria Feb. 12: 4th ODI, Wanderers, Johannesburg Feb. 14: 5th ODI, Newlands, Cape Town Latham’s ton anchors NZ Feb. 17: T20 tour match, SA Invitation XI v England, Boland Park, Paarl Feb. 19: 1st T20 International, Newlands, Cape Town Feb. 21: 2nd T20 International, DUBAI: Opener Tom Latham scored his sec- Wanderers, Johannesburg. — Reuters ond successive hundred to guide New SCOREBOARD Zealand to 243-3 on the opening day of the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai yester- DUBAI: Scoreboard at stumps on the opening day of the second Test between Pakistan and New Aussies eye captaincy day. The 22-year-old followed his 103 in the Zealand at Dubai stadium yesterday: first Test with another confident unbeaten 137 to help his team cash into the early advantage New Zealand Ist Fall of : 1-77 (McCullum), 2-153 options after injured of winning the toss and opting to bat on a flat T. Latham 137 (Williamson), 3-226 (Taylor) B. McCullum c Masood b Adil 43 : Rahat 20-2-46-0, Adil 17-4-47-1, Babar and grass-less Dubai stadium pitch. When bad K. Williamson b Babar 32 25-4-92-1, Shah 22-3-51-1, Ali 3-1-6-0 Clarke limps home lights forced closure three overs before sched- R. Taylor c Masood b Shah 23 Pakistan: Taufeeq Umar, Shan Masood, Younis ule, Corey Anderson was seven not out on a C. Anderson not out 7 Khan, , Misbah-ul Haq, Asad Shafiq, SYDNEY: With the optimism over series against South Africa because of day dominated by left-handed Latham. Extras: (lb1) 1 Sarfraz Ahmed, Ehsan Adil, Zulfiqar Babar, Yasir Michael Clarke’s fitness for the test a shoulder injury. Latham put on a resolute 77- stand for Total: (for three wkts; 87 overs) 243 Shah, . series against India fading fast, Shane Watson, who stood in for the the opening with Brendon McCullum Australia’s selectors will have to ponder injured Clarke for one test on the India (43) and another 76 for the second wicket with their captaincy options as well as the tour last year, is another option but (32). in the first Test, once again showed grit and Masood held a regulation catch. Latham sur- make-up of their bowling attack over neither the 33-year-old all rounder nor He then added 73 for the third wicket with application during his 375-minute stay, hitting vived a leg-before review off Ehsan Adil when the next week. Haddin, 37, are long term solutions. who was caught at short cover off 11 boundaries and a six. on 11, but thereafter batted with confidence. Chief selector Rod Marsh’s confi- George Bailey, 32, stood in as skip- leg-spinner after scoring 23. Babar broke the stubborn second wicket New Zealand, trailing the three-match series 1- dence the 33-year-old would be fit to per of the one-day team after Clarke’s Latham, playing only his sixth Test, hit stand when he turned one across Williamson’s 0, kept the same side which lost in face India at the Gabba on Dec 4 was hamstring failed him again in the Zulfiqar Babar for a six to reach 90s and after bat and hit the off stump. Williamson hit only last week. undermined by Pat Howard on opening match of the series against hitting a off the same bowler took a one boundary during his patient 86-ball Pakistan were forced to play with a new Monday, the team performance man- South Africa last Friday. single to complete his off 192 balls. knock. In the first session Pakistan had to toil opening pair after was ruled ager saying Clarke had virtually no The former Twenty20 is Pakistan, missing a fifth bowler after hard for wickets with Latham and McCullum out of the remaining two Tests with a skull chance of playing in the series. admired for his calm leadership but was left out due to a ham- confidently. fracture, and Hafeez suffered a hamstring Coach Darren Lehmann has not giv- just 183 runs in the last Ashes series string injury, toiled hard and to add to their McCullum took the attack to the bowlers, injury. They were replaced by Masood and en up hope, however. “Until I get con- appear to have curtailed his test career woes did not hold their chances. hitting four boundaries and two sixes during Taufeeq Umar while paceman Imran Khan was firmation, I’m not going to say he’s in or after only five matches. Azhar Ali let off Latham in gully when the his 69-minute stay at the crease. He was dis- rested and made way for Adil. The third and he’s out,” he told reporters in Perth yes- Of the younger candidates, opening batsman was 103 and also grassed Taylor on missed just before lunch, pulling straight into final Test will be played in from terday. “At the moment, he’s captain of batsman David Warner is in the frame 11 — both off Babar. Latham, who impressed the hands of deep square-leg where Shan November 26.— AFP Australia and, if he’s fit to play and gets by virtue of being an automatic selec- through the next little bit, then hope- tion, but his chequered disciplinary fully he’ll front up in the first test.” record might work against him. Since taking over as captain in 2011, The 28-year-old was fined for a twit- Clarke has managed a long-term back ter outburst aimed at two journalists injury, which contributes to his fre- last year and suspended ahead of the quent hamstring problems, to play all first Ashes series of 2013 after punch- but one of his country’s 39 tests. ing England’s Joe Root. But with Australia’s main priority Another top order batsman, Steve over the next couple of months being Smith, has come from nowhere to be to keep him fit for the World Cup, an widely touted as a future Australia understudy might now be required for captain. Smith is one of the few play- the four matches against India. The ers who returned from Australia’s 2-0 most obvious choice to become test defeat at the hands of Pakistan in Australia’s 45th test captain is vice cap- October with his reputation tain . enhanced. The 25-year-old, though, The wicketkeeper has the leader- might be considered in need of more ship qualities required but has also time to cement his status as a test been ruled out of the ongoing one-day cricketer. — Reuters Samurai and Socceroos tango before dust-up

TOKYO: Japan face Australia today for Zaccheroni after the World Cup. a last tango in Osaka before the gloves Japan had won just once in four come off for a potential Asian Cup matches under Aguirre before taking Red Bull Bar Bahr to host dust-up in January. apart Honduras-a fortuitous 1-0 victory But for Japan coach Javier Aguirre, over Jamaica-and were humiliated by still fumbling to find the right formula Brazil last month when Neymar ran after three months in charge, there will riot, scoring all four goals in a 4-0 dem- Quad Bike and Jet Ski Race be added pressure to beat the olition. Socceroos following a poor run of form, Australia, who host the Asian Cup KUWAIT: Although the temperature usually rather than just go through the which begins on January 9, will provide drops in Kuwait during the winter season but on motions in the team’s final match of a far sterner test for Japan than the December 5 the temperature is expected to 2014. Honduras. “Nothing will get in the way soar as Quad bikers and Jet Skiing talents from The Blue Samurai, who beat of building what we need to over the Kuwait will go head-to-head in the first ever Red Australia in the 2011 Asian Cup final, next period,” Socceroos coach Ange Bull Bar Bahr. battered Honduras 6-0 on Friday to Postecoglou told local media. “We want Red Bull Bar Bahr (land and sea), which will relieve some of the pressure on to be successful in the Asian Cup and take place at Khairan Pearl resort, is a unique Aguirre, although the way the visitors beyond.” Japan flopped at the World motorsport relay race comprising of teams of rolled over in Toyota was little short of Cup, talisman Keisuke Honda tearfully two (one Jet Ski rider & one quad biker). Each embarrassing. slamming the team’s performances as team will race against other teams on their high The 55-year-old, who led Mexico to “pathetic”, yet little has improved powered machines on challenging course on the last 16 of the 2002 and 2010 World under Aguirre. land and sea. Cups, was forced to bring back Japan’s The former Espanyol manager, pock- The contestants will be required to negotiate record caps holder Yasuhito Endo and eting a record salary for a Japan coach a challenging track of man-made obstacles such coax right-back Atsuto Uchida out of of around $2.5 million a year, has faced as ramps, mud, bumps and curves. The first quad international retirement after his tin- criticism over revamping the squad-a racer crossing the finish line will hand his team- kering had failed to achieve the desired decision which has clearly backfired. mate the key of the jet-ski in order to start racing on water. effect. He also gave the captain’s arm- Endo, who has now made 147 Quad bikers and Jet Skiers wishing to take band back to Makoto Hasebe, who told appearances for Japan, was discarded part in this event must have a driving license reporters: “The coach wanted to bring after the World Cup debacle but the from their respective clubs and own their back the old guard but warned us he side looked far more balanced with machines. wouldn’t tolerate any silly mistakes him restored to the side against The event is organized by Basel Salem Al from us because of the experience we Honduras. “We’ve trained well and Sabah Motor Racing Club and is sponsored by have collectively.” hopefully now we can push on and Ford Middle East, Kawasaki Kuwait, Road Aguirre’s tough words are not with- build on this win for the Australia Emergency, Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City and Public out irony given some of the bizarre game,” he said. “Beating them would Authority for Youth & Sport. First place winner selections and tactics he has adopted give us a real boost going into the will win a Kawasaki Jet Ski Ultra LX. Spectators since taking over from Italian Alberto Asian Cup.” — AFP are welcome to attend the event free of charge.