SPORTS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

Photo of the day Cook wants more from batsmen after latest India loss

NOTTINGHAM: England Alastair Cook called on last five ODI series, excepting a one-off victory against non- his batsmen to raise their game after a heavy defeat by Test nation Scotland. India left them looking at another one-day series loss “It is frustrating we are not playing to standards we ahead of next year’s World Cup. know we are capable of, and need,” said Cook. India beat England by six at Trent Bridge on “There are some good players there, who are not show- Saturday to go 2-0 up in a five-match series with two to ing it. It’s something we need to change around,” he insist- play. It was the reigning world champions’ second crushing ed ahead of Tuesday’s fourth ODI at Edgbaston. win of the week after a 133-run success in Cardiff on Wednesday followed today’s washout in Bristol. Good starts England yet again succumbed to spin after a promising Cook, who this week faced repeated calls from retired opening stand between Cook (44) and Alex Hales (42), on former England team-mate Graeme Swann to quit one-day his Nottinghamshire home ground, left them well-placed because of an insufficiently quick run-rate, insisted at 82 without loss. a lack of top-order dynamism was not the issue. But when Hales was caught behind sweeping at Suresh “Everyone keeps talking about more power at the top. Raina, it was the first of three wickets England lost-all to (But) we were 50 odd off 10 overs the other day, 50 off spinners - for just 15 runs, with Cook and Joe Root (two) nine-we’re getting good starts. both by India captain and wicketkeeper “The problem is that 40 was our top score at Cardiff, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. 44 was our top score here ... you’re not winning games of England never recovered and were all out for a meagre cricket when you do that,” said Cook, who took 63 balls to 227, with India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin winning score his runs on Saturday. the man-of-the-match award for a return of three for 39. Meanwhile Dhoni praised the versatility of Ajinkya India then cruised to victory in making 228 for four with Rahane, who made 45 after being promoted to open in seven overs to spare as Ambati Rayudu-only playing Rohit Sharma’s absence. “Apart from being a middle-order because of Rohit Sharma’s tour-ending finger injury-top- batsman he is also someone who will have to open if the scored with 64 . team needs him to do that,” Dhoni said. “In one-day cricket, it is funny: you can turn it around He was also delighted by a sharp all-round fielding dis- very quickly, but it starts with individual responsiblity,” play-exemplified by ’s direct hit run out of Ian Cook said. Bell-which bore no relation to the often sluggish efforts “I know that’s a bit of a cliche, but it will take someone India produced during their 3-1 Test series defeat by to score that hundred and everyone will jump on the back England earlier on this tour. of that, you get 330 and you win a game of cricket and it “What was brilliant, apart from the bowling, was the changes,” added Cook, who has now gone 37 innings since fielding,” said Dhoni. “Bell’s was very crucial, Raina’s scoring the last of his five ODI centuries in June 2012. catch in the slips (to dismiss Ben Stokes for two off Anton Evstifeev performs at the Adrenalin Games in Moscow, Russia — www.redbull.com England, with the World Cup in Australia and New Ashwin)... those are the things that really help you as a Zealand starting in February, have now lost four of their team.” — AFP SCOREBOARD beat Australia Scoreboard at close of play in the fourth Triangular Series match between Zimbabwe and Australia on yesterday in Harare, Zimbabwe: for first time in 31 years Australia Innings A. Finch b Nyumbu 11 P. Hughes c Nyumbu b Utseya 10 HARARE: Zimbabwe beat Australia for the first time in 31 M. Clarke not out 68 years yesterday as captain ’s 52 not out G. Bailey b Williams 1 led his team to a famous three-wicket win in the ODI trian- G. Maxwell b Waller 13 gular series. M. Marsh c Utseya b Tiripano 15 Chigumbura carried the tournament host to 211-7, B. Haddin c Waller b Tiripano 49 overhauling Australia’s below-par 209-9 on a tough J. Faulkner c Nyumbu b Utseya 0 strip at . Opposite number Michael M. Starc b Williams 3 Clarke also made an unbeaten half-century for Australia on B. Cutting run out (Waller, Taylor) 26 his return from injury, but then re-injured his hamstring in N. Lyon not out 8 only his country’s second loss ever to the southern African Extras (lb-2 w-3) 5 team and said he would leave the tournament to return Total (for 9 wickets, 50 overs) 209 home for treatment. Fall of wickets: 1-11 A. Finch, 2-38 P. Hughes,3-39 G. It was Zimbabwe’s first win over the Australians since Bailey,4-57 G. Maxwell,5-97 M. Marsh,7-150 M. Starc,8-201 they met in ODIs for the first time at the 1983 World Cup. B. Cutting,9-202 B. Haddin Chigumbura had valuable help from , who Bowling: T. Chatara 8-0-56-0; J. Nyumbu 10-1-30-1(w-2); P. was 30 not out in a match-winning half-century partner- Utseya 10-0-45-2(w-1); D. Tiripano 6-1-34-2; S. Williams 10- ship at the end. 2-21-2; M. Waller 6-0-21-1. “I had to be there until the end,” Chigumbura said. “The most important thing was to stay calm. The guys worked Zimbabwe Innings very hard for this and the supporters were behind us T. Mawoyo b Lyon 15 throughout.” S. Raza c sub b Lyon 22 The tense victory - sealed with two overs to spare but H. Masakadza b Starc 18 after Zimbabwe was struggling at 156-7 sparked rare cele- B. Taylor b Lyon 32 brations and a lap of honor for a team that recently lost M. Waller c& b Maxwell 11 two ODIs in a row to draw a series with lowly Afghanistan S. Williams c Clarke b Lyon 4 and had been beaten in its previous seven one-dayers at E. Chigumbura not out 52 home. D. Tiripano b Starc 3 P. Utseya not out 30 Delighted Extras (b-2 lb-3 nb-1 w-18) 24 Utseya, whose 30 came off just 28 balls to help carry HARARE: Zimbabwean batsman is bowled out during the cricket match Total (for 7 wickets, 48 overs) 211 Zimbabwe home, sealed the win by launching a six over against Australia in Harare Zimbabwe yesterday. — AP Fall of wickets: 1-42 S. Raza,2-44 T. Mawoyo,3-100 H. mid-wicket and into the delighted home crowd. The victo- Masakadza,4-102 B. Taylor,5-106 S. Williams,6-142 M. Waller, ry keeps alive Zimbabwean hopes of making Saturday’s Clarke looking completely settled with his 68 not out. The Aussies had been 97-5 after Zimbabwe’s spinners 7-156 D. Tiripano final of the three-team tournament. Australia, which has “Definitely not enough runs,” Clarke said, “but credit to struck early and quickly, but Clarke built a 50-run stand Did not bat: J. Nyumbu, T. Chatara lost its last two games, plays South Africa on Tuesday. Zimbabwe, they bowled well and batted well. We lost the with Brad Haddin (49) before he made the decision to limp Bowling: M. Starc 10-3-41-2(w-4); M. Marsh 4-1-13-0(w-1); B. Australia started the triangular series as the top-ranked match during our innings, and Zimbabwe showed us how off and limit any damage to his hamstring. He returned Cutting 6-0-18-0(w-1); J. Faulkner 7-0-28-0(nb-1 w-2); N. team in ODIs but had slipped down to fourth after yester- to play spin.” briefly for the last over. Lyon 10-1-44-4(w-2); A. Finch 2-0-19-0; G. Maxwell 8-0-41- day’s surprise loss. Clarke hit his half-century in his first international in six Haddin was supported by Ben Cutting (26) down the 1(w-2); M. Clarke 1-0-2-0. Zimbabwe’s long-awaited success was built on its earlier months and after passing a fitness test to play, but retired order but the Australians ultimately didn’t make enough Result: Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets spin bowling effort as the Australian batsmen struggled on hurt in the 43rd over just as Australia appeared to be slow- runs and offspinner Nathan Lyon’s career-best 4-44 a slow, turning pitch to only just get past 200, with only ly recovering from a poor start. couldn’t save them. — AP World doubles gold for China and Korea

COPENHAGEN: China extended their record their first major title together. net to hand the 12th seeds a match point dominance in women’s doubles as Tian Ko, a silver medallist with yesterday’s at 20-19. Qing and Zhao Yunlei claimed gold at opponent Yoo in the 2011 tournament, Lee made amends immediately the World Badminton Championships in and Shin had already claimed the scalps though as he hammered a winner direct- Copenhagen yesterday while South of the fourth and fifth seed pairings in ly at Shin to prolong the contest with the Korea struck gold in the men’s doubles. Denmark and wrapped up a tense open- two-time silver medallist and his partner Fifth seeds Tian and Zhao added a ing set against their second-seeded rivals Yoo eventually forcing a decider. world title to their Olympic crown by when their opponents netted a service However, Ko and Shin were not to be defeating compatriots Yu Yang and Wang return. denied second time round as the former Xiaoli in the final to hand China a 12th There was again very little to separate drilled an unreturnable overhead into straight gold medal in the event. the two teams in the second game and it the ground on the pairing’s second Tian and Qing, who won Olympic looked as though Ko and Shin would seal match point to seal an incredible tri- gold at London 2012, secured the first the title as Lee dumped a shot into the umph. — AFP gold medal of these championships with a 21-19, 21-15 victory over their fourth CAEN: German gold medalists from left, Sandra Auffarth, Dirk Schrade, Michael Jung and Ingrid Klimke, pose on the seeded opponents to claim their maiden podium during the Eventing competition at the FEI World Equestrian Games, at the French National Stud, in Caen, west- world title. ern France, yesterday. Germany won in the team competition, ahead of Britain and the Netherlands. — AP They also completed their collection of world medals having finished as run- ners-up in 2011 before claiming bronze a US dominates reining at year ago. Tian and Qing used a sequence of four successive points from 10-8 down to take control of the first game before World Equestrian Games Zhao capitalised on the couple’s third set point when she intercepted a mid-court CAEN: Shawn Flarida led an American sweep of the podium in a feisty and opinionated horse. As he’s a stallion, I didn’t know rally. Yu, a three-time defending champi- reining at the World Equestrian Games on Saturday. Flarida, how long he’d dig deep for me, but he did the whole way. He’s on, and her partner Wang, gold medallist also a 2002 world champion, produced an outstanding per- never been asked these questions before or over such a in 2011 and 2013, were then leading the formance aboard Spooks Gotta Whiz to finish with a score of demanding track and ground, but he was amazing.” second set 14-13 before their rivals pock- 233.5 points and take the gold medal. Eventing is an Olympic discipline made up of three por- eted seven straight points to move to the Andrea Fappani took second place on Custom Cash tions: dressage, cross country and show jumping.In the team cusp of the title with Zhao and Tian then Advance with 229 points, followed by Mandy McCutcheon competition, Germany was 8.9 points clear of Britain. Australia dropping to their knees in celebration as with 227 points. Meanwhile, William Fox-Pitt of Britain took the was a distant third while New Zealand and the United States the former found the open court on overall lead in the eventing competition with a clean ride in fell out of contention. match point. the cross-country portion. Cross country is a timed test in which each rider must jump The win gave the experienced Zhao a Fox-Pitt, a runner-up at the 2010 games in Lexington, over obtacles in natural terrain with water and ditches increas- seventh world championship medal after Kentucky, was second after Friday’s dressage test. He will go ing the technical difficulty. No rider finished under the target another 2009 silver and 2010 bronze in into yesterday’s show jumping portion with a small lead over time of 10 minutes, 30 seconds at the 5,982-meter course of Le the same event as well as gold (2011) Germans Sandra Auffarth and Michael Jung, second and third Pin National Stud. “This is the worst ground I’ve ever ridden on,” and bronze (2013) in the mixed doubles. COPENHAGEN: Medalists pose on the podium after the men’s double final match respectively, and New Zealanders Jonelle Price and Andrew Nicholson said. “It makes wet spring going in England look nice.” Meanwhile Ko Sung-hyun and Shin at the 2014 BWF Badminton World championships held at the Ballerup Super Nicholson. Harry Meade of Britain had a clean ride but his horse, Wild Lone, Baek-choel, the 12th seeds in Denmark, Arena in Copenhagen yesterday (back row, L-R: Denmark’s Carsten Mogensen Zara Phillips, the 2006 world champion and granddaughter died shortly after completing the cross country. The cause of beat fellow South Koreans Lee Yong-dae and Mathias Boe (bronze), South Korea’s Sung Hyun Ko and Baek Choel Shin of Queen Elizabeth II, was in 15th place. “He was strong,” Fox- death of the 13-year-old gelding had not yet been determined. and Yoo Yeon-seong 22-20, 21-23, 21-18 (gold), South Korea’s Yong Dae Lee and Yeon Seong Yoo (silver) and (front, sitting, Pitt said of his horse, Chilli Morning. “He always is because he’s The World Equestrian Games end on Sept. 7.— AP in a pulsating 79-minute encounter to also bronze) South Korea’s Gi Jung Kim (R) and Sa Rang Kim. — AFP