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Pak coach Mickey Arthur warned for showing dissent over TV umpire’s decision SATURDay, DECEMBER 29, 2018 Six-pack Bumrah gives India charge as 15 wkts tumble on Day 3 at MCG Cummins strikes again to give Oz hope; Visitors slide to 54-5, but hold overall lead of 346 runs The Philippines to train AFP in Doha ahead of AFC Melbourne

A clinical India had Australia on the ropes on Friday and Asian Cup 2019 staring at defeat in the third IANS is the newest addition to the Test after skittling them for Manila team. Goalkeeper Neil Ether- 151 before a devastating spell idge will miss the tournament. by Pat Cummins sparked the The Philippines Football The team will soon fly to game back into life. Federation (PFF) announced Doha, Qatar for a training At stumps, the visitors had a 23-member men’s national camp and will play a friendly a formidable 346 cushion with football team for the Asian against Suzuki Cup champions five wickets left and two days Football Confederation (AFC) Vietnam on December 31. to play as they inch closer to a Asian Cup 2019 to be held first ever series win DownU n- in the United Arab Emirates der. The series is currently tied (UAE) next month. at 1-1 with just the Sydney Test Most players play for clubs next week to go. in Southeast Asian countries Once again the home India paceman Jasprit Bumrah (centre) celebrates the dismissal of Australia batsman Shaun Marsh with teammates on Day Three of their third like the Philippines, Thailand team’s batting frailties were Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday. Bumrah returned figures of 6 for 33.(AFP) and Malaysia. Only three of Friendly vs Vietnam exposed as they struggled them play for European clubs, not only with a deteriorating reports Xinhua news agency. The Philippines team will Melbourne pitch – 15 wickets Jasprit credits Rohit for the ‘slow yorker’ idea that foxed Shaun Marsh Former England and soon fly to Doha, Qatar for a fell on Friday – but outstand- Melbourne: Having destroyed the Australian batting line-up with a career best six wicket haul, pacer Jasprit Bumrah credited Rohit Mexico manager Sven Goran training camp and will play a ing bowling from young pace Sharma for advising him to deliver the slow yorker which got rid of Shaun Marsh. “When I was bowling there, the wicket had become Eriksson was appointed the friendly against Suzuki Cup spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. really slow and the ball had become soft. Nothing much was happening,” Bumrah was quoted as saying by the ICC’s official website. head coach in October and he champions Vietnam on He ended with a career- “So, last ball before lunch, Rohit was there at mid-off and he told me ‘you can try a slow ball like you bowl in One-day cricket. guided the team into the semi- December 31. best 6-33, collecting his third “So, I thought yeah, I could give it a go. Nothing is really happening and maybe a slower ball there and some of their guys play with final of the ASEAN Football five-wicket Test haul having hard hands. So, I wanted to try that, the execution was good on the day, yeah, really happy. I tried to bowl a slower one, a fuller slow Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup also achieved the feat against ball. Maybe it will dip or go to short cover. So that was the plan and it worked,” he added. in December. The Philippines will pro- South Africa and England. Bumrah, who returned figures of 6/33 also reversed the ball mid-way through the Australian innings. “When we were bowling, the pitch Most of the squad com- ceed to Dubai on January 3 With a 292-run first in- was playing slow,” he said. “The bounce was up and down but mostly it was down. The ball had started reversing. “When we play in peted at the Suzuki Cup, and before the first match against nings advantage, Indian skip- similar conditions back home, it reverses and you try to make the most of it. So we were trying to use our experience in first-class Javier Patino is back from an South Korea on January 7. per Virat Kohli could have cricket where we have bowled with ball reversing. That was the plan.” he added. (IANS) injury after missing the tour- Facing South Korea, China enforced the follow on but in- nament. The 30-year-old strik- and Kyrgyzstan in Group C, stead opted to turn the screws er played for Chinese Henan the Philippines find them- and add to the imposing total. chief destroyer on Friday, tings displays in recent times. the pitch showing wear and Arsalan Khawaja had been Jianye for three seasons and selves “in a challenging group But his batsmen also found claiming an amazing 4-3 off “It’s still a young batting tear, it wasn’t long before the detained earlier this month, scored 21 goals in 60 matches. with an opportunity to be one it tough going and they slumped his first four overs. His scalps group. They are trying their bowlers took advantage. then bailed, after being ac- Kevin Hansen, goalkeeper of the 16 teams to advance to to 54 for five, with first innings also included opener Hanuma best and I guess today it just Aaron Finch smashed a cused of framing a love rival as for Danish club AC Horsens, the knockout stages,” said PFF. century-maker Cheteshwar Pu- Vihari (13) and vice-captain didn’t come off.” four off Bumrah in a positive the author of a terrorist hit list. jara and Kohli himself sensa- Ajinkya Rahane (1). None of Australia’s bats- start but once again Australia’s Khawaja was only at the tionally out for ducks. Josh Hazlewood chipped men could muster more than limited overs captain failed as wicket a short time before “We wanted to play posi- in with the wicket of Rohit 22, again demonstrating how a Test opener. He was on eight Australia’s other opener Mar- tive cricket, yes we lost a few Sharma (5) with debutant much they miss Steve Smith when he feebly chipped an Is- cus Harris also fell, plunging the djokovic show more wickets than we wanted Mayank Agarwal watching and David Warner, whose hant Sharma delivery to Agar- the home team into strife at but we’ll try to add as many the carnage from the other bans for ball-tampering run wal at short midwicket, who 36 for two. runs as we can tomorrow then end. He was not out 28 with out in late March. took a difficult diving catch. Khawaja didn’t last much we can come back and try to Rishabh Pant on six. Cummins admitted they That brought Usman Kha- longer, despondently trudg- get them out,” said Bumrah in “You dare to dream,” were being missed, but added waja to the crease, just hours ing off for 21 after Agarwal explaining the decision. said Cummins on Australia’s that “others have to stand up”. after his brother was re-arrest- took another catch from spin- Cummins was Australia’s chances of avoiding defeat, In overcast conditions, Aus- ed for allegedly breaching bail ner Ravindra Jadeja, who was best bowler in India’s first in- while defending what was ar- tralia began the day with eight and charged with trying to in- finding the rough. nings 443-7 declared and was guably one of their worst bat- runs on the scoreboard but with fluence a witness. Shaun Marsh was then de- ceived on the last ball of the morning by some late swing Scoreboard from Bumrah to be plum lbw. India (1st innings): 443-7 declared P. Cummins b Shami 17 10-151 (Hazlewood). R. Sharma c S.Marsh b Hazlewood 5 The afternoon didn’t get Australia (1st innings; Overnight 8-0) M. Starc not out 7 Bowling: Sharma 13-2-41-1, Bumrah 15.5-4-33-6, R. Pant batting 6 any better with Travis Head’s M. Harris c I. Sharma b Bumrah 22 N. Lyon lbw b Bumrah 0 Jadeja 25-8-45-2, Shami 10-2-27-1, Vihari 3-2-1-0. Extras: (lb1) 1 A. Finch c Agarwal b I. Sharma 8 J. Hazlewood b Bumrah 0 India (2nd innings) Total: (For 5 wickets, 27 overs) 54 stumps knocked over by a U. Khawaja c Agarwal b Jadeja 21 Extras: (lb1, b4, w1) 6 M. Agarwal batting 28 Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Vihari), 2-28 (Pujara), 3-28 quick Bumrah delivery and S. Marsh lbw b Bumrah 19 Total: (All Out, 66.5 overs) 151 H. Vihari c Khawaja b Cummins 13 (Kohli), 4-32 (Rahane), 5-44 (Sharma). Mitchell Marsh tickling a World No. 1 Novak Djokovic after winning his match against Russia’s Ka- T. Head b Bumrah 20 Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Finch), 2-36 (Harris), 3-53 C. Pujara c Harris b Cummins 0 Bowling: Starc 3-1-11-0, Hazlewood 8-3-13-1, Jadeja ball to Rahane at slip, ren Khachanov in the Mubadala Championship in Abu Dhabi on Friday. M. Marsh c Rahane b Jadeja 9 (Khawaja), 4-89 (S. Marsh), 5-92 (Head), 6-102 (S. V. Kohli c Harris b Cummins 0 Cummins 6-2-10-4, Lyon 10-1-19-0. The Serbian will be seen in action in the Qatar ExxonMobil Open which T. Paine c Pant b Bumrah 22 Marsh), 7-138 (Cummins), 8-147 (Paine), 9-151 (Lyon), A. Rahane c Paine b Cummins 1 Toss: India. with the last four wickets falling for 13 runs. begins at the Khalifa Tennis & Squash Complex on Monday. (REUTERS)

Elgar and Amla guide SA to victory Latham, Nicholls hammer tons as SL face defeat AFP Pakistan reached 100 for one in AFP Karunaratne without scoring and Centurion their second innings, a lead of 58 in Christchurch Danushka Gunathilaka (four) – in a low-scoring match, but lost nine the first two overs. Dean Elgar and Hashim Amla hit wickets after tea to be bowled out Centuries from Tom Latham No team has ever scored more half-centuries as South Africa beat for 190. and Henry Nicholls put New Zea- than 418 in a successful fourth in- Pakistan by six wickets inside three “We had an opportunity to capi- land in line for a defining victory nings run chase and the pitch con- days in the first Test at SuperSport talise but we lost too many wickets over Sri Lanka on Friday in the tinues to offer some assistance to Park on Friday. in one session,” said Sarfraz. “That second Test with a 659-run second the New Zealand bowlers. The pair survived some early cost us the match.” innings lead and the tourists losing The highest fourth innings score scares and a controversial umpiring early wickets in their record chase. in the modern era is New Zealand’s decision and put on 119 for the sec- New Zealand, who led by 74 451 chasing 550 against England in ond wicket before Elgar was caught Scoreboard on the first innings, declared their 2002, while England scored 654 for behind off part-time medium-pacer Pakistan (1st innings): 181 second innings on Day Three in five after being set a target of 696 by Shan Masood for 50. South Africa (1st innings): 223 Christchurch at 585 for four with South Africa in 1939. “They have brought some very Pakistan (2nd innings): 190 Latham scoring 176 to go with his New Zealand’s Trent Boult celebrates Unlike the first Test in Wel- South Africa (2nd innings) good bowlers,” said Elgar. “It could D. Elgar c Sarfraz Ahmed b Shan Masood �� 50 unbeaten 264 in the drawn first Test. the dismissal of Sri Lanka’s batsman lington, where rain washed out have gone either way but luck was on A. Markram lbw b Hasan Ali ��0 Nicholls was not out on a career Dimuth Karunaratne on Day Three of most of the final day, fine weather our side.” H. Amla not out �� 63 best 162 with healthy contributions their second Test at Hagley Park Oval is forecast for the remainder of the Amla finished a year in which he South Africa’s Temba Bavuma and T. de Bruyn st Sarfraz Ahmed b Yasir Shah �� 10 from Jeet Raval (74) and Colin de in Christchurch on Friday. (AFP) Christchurch Test. F. du Plessis c Hasan Ali b Shaheen Afridi ��0 seldom found top form by making Hashim Amla greet Pakistan players at T. Bavuma not out �� 13 Grandhomme (71 not out). 63 not out. the end of their first Test in Centurion Extras: (b4, lb5, w6) �� 15 Sri Lanka at stumps were 24 for Scoreboard The value of the partnership be- on Friday. (REUTERS) Total: (For 4 wkts, 50.4 overs) �� 151 two with Dinesh Chandimal on 14 tween Elgar and Amla was shown as Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Markram), 2-119 (Elgar), 3-136 (De and Kusal Menis on six. New Zealand (1st innings): 178 Gunathilaka 16-2-45-0, Karunaratne 4-2-6-0. Theunis de Bruyn and captain Faf meant that he and Sarfraz Ahmed Bruyn), 4-137 (Du Plessis). Victory for New Zealand would Sri Lanka (1st innings): 104 Sri Lanka (2nd innings) Bowling: Mohammad Amir 12-5-24-0, Hasan Ali 13-6-39-1, New Zealand (2nd innings; Overnight 231-2) D. Gunathilaka c Watling b Southee 4, D. Karunaratne c Watling b du Plessis both fell cheaply before go into the history books as the only Shaheen Afridi 15-1-53-1 (2w), Yasir Shah 7.4-1-20-1, Shan give them a fourth consecutive se- T. Latham c Dickwella b Chameera 176, R. Taylor lbw Kumara 40 Boult 0, D. Chandimal not out 14, K. Mendis not out 6 Temba Bavuma swept Yasir Shah for captains ever to record a ‘pair’ in the Masood 3-1-6-1. ries win for the first time after wins H . Nicholls not out 162, C. de Grandhomme not out 71 Extras: 0 four to take South Africa past their same Test. Result: South Africa won by six wickets. over the West Indies, England and Extras: (b 5, lb 3, wd 3, nb 3) 14 target of 149 shortly before tea on Sarfraz admitted that Pakistan Series: South Africa lead the three-match series 1-0. Pakistan in the past year. Total: (For 4 wickets decl; 153 overs) 585 Total: (For 2 wickets; 14 overs) 24 Toss: Pakistan. Fall of wickets: 3-247 (Taylor), 4-461 (Latham). Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Karunaratne), 2-9 (Gunathilaka). the third day. were “very disappointed” at how Remaining matches: January 3-7, Cape Town With more than two days left, Bowling: Lakmal 30-6-96-0, Kumara 32-6-134-2 (1w), Bowling: Boult 7-3-11-1, Southee 7-5-13-.1 “Great Test, and good to go one they had squandered a strong posi- January 11-15, Johannesburg. Sri Lanka had reason for patience Chameera 30-5-147-1 (2w, 2nb), Perera 41-3-149-1 (1nb), Toss: Sri Lanka. up,” said du Plessis whose duck tion after tea on the second day. but lost both openers – Dimuth