Wednesday 25th August, 2010 Nielsen reappointed as Australia cricket coach COOLUM, Australia (AP) - Sutherland said. India’s excellent record Tim Nielsen will remain as “We have won eight of our Australia cricket coach until last 10 tests, are ranked No. 1 the end of the next Ashes in one-day international series in England in 2013. cricket and reached the final Cricket Australia chief of the most recent ICC T20 executive James Sutherland Championship with Tim as said at a player training our national coach.” in SL under threat camp north of Brisbane on Nielsen said he’s pleased Tuesday that Nielsen will with the ongoing improve- remain as coach through the ment in the side. REX CLEMENTINE REPORTING played Sri Lanka for two days, but from Dambulla next two Ashes’ campaigns as “We have players who we didn’t have a bat, there’s going well as for Australia’s bid to have come into the group Indian captain M.S. Dhoni’s to be a little more anxiety over the win a fourth consecutive over the last year or so who excellent record of winning all fact that we haven’t had a bat for 12 World Cup in April 2011. have found their feet at inter- series here in Sri Lanka is in dan- days than the actual game itself,” Nielsen, a former South national level and more ger and a loss today in the final New Zealand captain Ross Taylor Australian wicketkeeper, has young players coming group game of the Micromax tri- said. been coach of the national through,” Nielsen said. “It is team since February 2007. a great time to be renewing nation tournament against New With piling up competitive “Tim has been at the helm my role.” Zealand will send the tourists scores becoming increasingly diffi- through a significant and On Monday, former test home early. It was cloudy here in cult, Dhoni stressed on a changed challenging period of transi- captain Greg Chappell was Dambulla yesterday and drizzled mindset for his players to succeed tion which has seen a num- named Australia’s inaugural in the morning and the Indians in conditions here. “In one-day ber of once-in-a-generation national talent manager and will be hoping that the weather cricket you’re so used to going global champions retire from full-time team selector. will clear as even a rain washed after the bowling and hitting right the Australian team,” out game will force them out of the from the first delivery. The normal competition due to New Zealand’s trend is to give respect to the superior net run rate. Hosts Sri Friendship over rivalry bowlers for the first ten overs and Lanka are already through to the the next 40 overs is yours. This is Two Tests for Pakistan set finals and will take on the winners one of those venues where you of today’s game. have to prolong the respect for in New Zealand Since taking over as captain of bowlers by another ten overs,” WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Pakistan’s cricket tour to the national team, Dhoni has Dhoni added. New Zealand beginning in December will feature fewer tests and toured Sri Lanka four times and While the Indians have every- more one-day internationals to help the teams prepare for has won all four tournaments one fit and raring to go for this February’s start of the World Cup. which include two bi-lateral series, game, the New Zealanders will wel- Pakistan itinerary in New Zealand: a tri-nation tournament and the come the return of Martin Guptill Dec. 26 - Twenty20, Auckland. Dec. 28 - Twenty20, Hamilton. Asia Cup. in top of the order. “Guptill is fit. Dec. 30 - Twenty20, Christchurch. But following two poor batting Kane Williamson’s got a bit of a Jan. 7-11 - first test, Hamilton. displays, where India were bowled bicep injury. He’ll have a fitness Jan. 15-19 - second test, Wellington. out for the lowest total here in test to see where he’s at. He didn’t Jan. 22 - first one-day match, Wellington. Dambulla and the third lowest bowl or throw yesterday,we’ll have Jan. 26 - second one-day match, Queenstown. inside two weeks, they seem to be to wait and see how that goes. If he Jan. 29 - third one-day match, Christchurch. Feb. 1 - fourth one-day match, Napier. destined to leave home early. can’t bowl then we’ll have to wait Feb. 3 - fifth one-day match, Hamilton. All teams have struggled in the and see on the selection,” Taylor Feb. 5 - sixth one-day match, Auckland. seamer friendly conditions here in said. Dambulla, but the Indian batsmen have struggled more than others as New Zealand (From): Ross Taylor their scores of 88 all out and 103 all (Captain), Martin Guptill, B. Watling, Kane Williamson, Peter Ingram, Scott Styris, Grant Bolt renews sponsorship out suggest. India’s Virender Sehwag (left) and New Zealand’s Peter Ingram show Elliott, Gareth Hopkins, Jacob Oram, Daryl “As a team,we are disappointed the urge to promote fellowship between teams by chatting after a Tuffey, Kyle Mills, Andy McKay and Nathan about it. But if you see, all the practice session in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, ahead of the crucial match McCullum. contract with Puma matches have been one-sided, between the two teams which will take place tomorrow (Wednesday). India (From) M.S. Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, which suggests if you lose too The third team contesting the tournament, Sri Lanka, has already LONDON (AP) - The fastest the contract were not Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, many wickets early, there is a big booked a berth in the finals scheduled for August 28 (Saturday). man in the world signed the released, Puma chairman Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravindra batting collapse. The batsmen are (AP Photo/ Eranga Jayawardena) fattest track and field con- and CEO Jochen Zeitz said Jadeja, Praveen Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, trying to work out their plans as to tract ever on Tuesday, with Bolt would be “the best paid Ishant Sharma, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel what needs to be done,” Indian cap- happy having come here without their lack of match practice as Usain Bolt extending his athlete in track and field his- and Ravichandran Ashwin. tain M.S. Dhoni told journalists their regular captain and vice-cap- their last completed match was sponsorship with German tory.” Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Asad yesterday. tain Daniel Vettori and Brendon nearly two weeks ago. “It’s going to apparel company Puma Bolt became a worldwide Rauf (Pak) Third Umpire: Kumar If they qualify for the final, McCullum. One thing the New be 12 days since we have actually through 2013. superstar at the 2008 Beijing Dharmasena (SL) Match Referee: Alan New Zealand will be extremely Zealanders will worry about is had a bat in the middle, obviously The world-record holder Olympics, winning both the Hurst (Aus) at both the 100 and 200 meters 100 and 200 in world-record will be tied to the company times, and helping Jamaica through the 2012 London win another gold and set Olympics, when he is expect- another world record in the ed to attempt to retain his 4x100 relay. A year later, he Brussow faces second gold medals in both sprint again set world records in the Pakistan axe Malik, bring events. 100 and 200 at the world knee operation Although the terms of championships in Berlin. JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa in Akhtar and Razzaq flanker Heinrich Brussow will undergo a second operation on his injured knee, ISLAMABAD (AP) - the subcontinent. delaying his comeback and ruling him Former captain Shoaib Middle-order batsman out of the Springboks' end of season tour to Europe. Malik was dropped by Mohammad Yousuf, who The South African Rugby Union Pakistan on Tuesday for made his return to interna- says Brussow will have the follow-up next month’s Twenty20 and tional cricket in Pakistan’s operation Tuesday "to ensure that he is one-day internationals victory over England at The 100 percent fit and available for the 2011 against England. Oval in the third Test last season, which includes the Rugby World The 28-year-old Malik week, was also named in the Cup." was also recently left out of squad. Brussow underwent surgery earlier this year after sustaining a serious knee Pakistan’s Test side after Kamran Akmal is the injury in a Super 14 match in March. scoring just one half-century only specialist wicketkeeper It was thought the dynamic 24-year- in his last six matches. in the group as Zulqarnain old loose forward might be fit to return The 16-man squad Haider has not recovered in November. included fast bowler Shoaib from a fractured finger. SARU says it agreed with medical Akhtar and allrounder Pakistan trails 2-1 in the staff at Brussow's provincial team, the Abdul Razzaq, who were four-match test series Cheetahs, that the second surgery was required "to guarantee Brussow's long- ignored for the test series against England, with term recovery." against Australia and Lord’s hosting the final England this summer. match from Thursday. Shahid Afridi, who has Cardiff will host both quit as test captain, will con- Twenty20s against England, tinue to lead Pakistan in the on Sept. 5 and Sept. 7, before Bowden, Hill to create limited-overs formats. the five-match ODI series The selectors did not get starts from Sept. 10. umpiring history clearance from Pakistan Shahid Afridi will continue to lead Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Pakistan in the limited-overs formats (AP) Squad: London: In a rare feat, ICC Elite Panel Butt to consider former cap- Shahid Afridi (captain), Salman umpires Billy Bowden and Tony Hill of tain Younis Khan for the indefinite ban on Younis in June Butt, Shazaib Hasan, Mohammad New Zealand will create history on Twenty20 and ODIs against for alleged infighting with Hafeez, Mohammad Yousuf, Azhar Thursday by becoming the first neutral England.