EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE THE HINDU DELHI SUNDAY, JULY 28, 2019 SPORT 17 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Archer — the new weapon in England’s armoury Aussie greats baffled by Carey’s omission Stokes re­appointed vice­captain; Anderson returns from injury Burns and Patterson missing out THE ASHES also raises eyebrows Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse London Alex missing the squad is the Sydney biggest shock particularly af­ Uncapped fast bowler Jofra Alex Carey’s omission from ter his batting during the Archer has been included in the Ashes sqaud was met World Cup and being the se­ England's 14­man squad an­ with disbelief on Saturday cond best gloveman.” nounced on Saturday for by former Australian greats Spin king Warne was also next week's Ashes opener Mark Waugh and Shane stunned at Carey’s omission. against Australia, with all­ Warne, while Mark Taylor “Very surprised/disap­ rounder Ben Stokes re­ap­ said he was surprised Joe pointed that Carey didn’t pointed vice­captain. Burns and Kurtis Patterson make the Aussie squad,” he The pair enjoyed starring had missed out. said on Instagram in posting roles in England's World Cup Australia named a 17­man what he believes will be Aus­ final win over New Zealand at squad for the five­Test series tralia’s team for the opening Lord's on July 14, with all­ against England on Friday, Test at Edgbaston. rounder Stokes ensuring En­ with opener Cameron Ban­ Warne has Bancroft open­ gland drew level with the croft recalled alongside ing with Warner and Wade Black Caps total in regulation Steve Smith and David War­ coming in at number six, play before Archer bowled ner following their bans for a while opting for fast bowler the decisive Super Over that ball­tampering scandal in James Pattinson instead of sealed victory. South Africa last year. Mitchell Starc alongside Josh Matthew Wade also made Hazlewood, Pat Cummins Quick strides the grade, having not played and Nathan Lyon. Archer, 24, who qualified to a Test for nearly two years, Former Australia captain play for England only earlier following recent outstand­ Taylor said opener Burns this year, could now make his ing form with the bat. and middle­order batsman Test debut when the first of a He can act as back­up Patterson missing out was five­match series starts at wicketkeeper to captain Tim tough to take given both Edgbaston on August 1. Paine, as could Bancroft, made centuries in Austra­ He carried a side strain which meant the fast­im­ lia’s last Test, against Sri through the World Cup but proving Carey, who starred Lanka. reported fit after a brief holi­ for Australia at the recent “I was disappointed Kur­ day in his native Barbados, World Cup, was controver­ tis Patterson didn’t make the returning to action for Sussex sially overlooked. squad. You can’t help but on Friday, where he took two “Got to be kidding re Alex feel a little bit sorry for both for 21 in a tied Twenty20 Where he belongs: Jofra Archer’s exploits in the World Cup and his First Class returns have earned him an Ashes call­up.* REUTERS Carey,” 128­Test veteran him and (Joe) Burns,” Taylor Blast match against Surrey. Waugh tweeted. “For me said. Since making his senior against Ireland that England Moeen Ali was retained as pelling reasons to do so here. open for the final team selec­ managing director of En­ debut in 2016, Archer has ta­ eventually won by 143 runs at the lone specialist spinner. Several bowlers are recover­ tion,” the former England gland men's cricket Ashley ken 131 wickets in 28 First Lord's on Friday. Veteran England's top­order frail­ ing from injuries or niggles. batsman added. Giles and ECB chief executive Class matches at an average spearhead James Anderson ties, however, were exposed In addition, some bowlers Tom Harrison.” of 23.44. also returned to the squad af­ during a first innings where it who played in the World Cup It’s official Australia holds the Ashes, Stokes was restored to his ter missing the match with a only managed 85. are being closely monitored Meanwhile, an England and but England has not lost a position as Joe Root's deputy side injury. Opening batsman Rory to assess their preparation Wales Cricket Board state­ Test series at home since after being stripped of the But, while 10 of the 11 Burns, despite twice being for Test­match cricket. ment said Stokes' return to a 2001. vice­captaincy following a players who defeated Ireland dismissed in the match for “The wider circumstances leadership position has been late night brawl in September were included, there was no six, remained in the squad — a successful home World cleared by several senior The squad for the first Test:Joe Root (Capt.), Moeen Ali, James 2017. He was subsequently place for left­arm spinner even though he now averages Cup campaign followed so officials. Anderson, Jofra Archer, Jonny cleared of a charge of affray Jack Leach following his Man­ just 22.28 from seven Tests. quickly by a home Ashes se­ “Colin Graves, chairman Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Rory last year, with Jos Buttler act­ of­the­Match heroics that saw England selector Ed Smith ries — are unprecedented. It of the ECB, has approved the Burns, Jos Buttler (wk), Sam ing as vice­captain. the nightwatchman make a said: “Though it is unusual to feels sensible to select an ex­ reappointment of Ben Stokes Curran, Joe Denly, Jason Roy, Tough luck! Alex Carey missing in the Australian squad for Buttler and Stokes were career­best 92 in England's select a squad of 14 for a panded squad and leave a as Test vice­captain following Ben Stokes, Olly Stone and the Ashes series is the biggest shock, according to Mark rested from a see­saw Test second innings. home Test, there are com­ number of bowling options the recommendation from Chris Woakes. Waugh. * RYAN PIERSE/GETTY IMAGES Lord’s pitch substandard: Root Nadeem spins India-A to victory ANI London The left­arm spinner returns a five­for; Siraj picks up three After winning the one­off Test against Ireland, skipper Press Trust of India chipped in for the visitors third wicket, but the collapse Joe Root labelled the Lord’s North Sound (Antigua) during the chase. began with the fall of the wicket “substandard”, say­ Left­arm spinner Shahbaz skipper at 159 for four. ing the match did not offer a Nadeem took a five­wicket Saha shines The batsmen struggled to fair contest between bat and haul for the second time in India­A, which resumed the cope up with the guile and ball. the match to set up a six­ day at 299 for eight in the accuracy of Nadeem, who “I don’t like saying this but wicket win for India­A over first innings, went on to has been knocking on the the wicket was substandard West Indies­A in the first make 312 in 104.3 overs with doors of the Indian Test for a Test match. I thought it ‘Test’ on Saturday. wicketkeeper Wriddhiman team with consistent perfor­ wasn’t... not even close to a Nadeem’s five for 47 in 21 Saha (66) the last man to get mances in domestic cricket fair contest between bat and overs helped India­A bowl out, marking a successful re­ over the years. ball throughout the whole out the hosts for 180 in their turn with both bat and The Jharkhand spinner game,” ESPNcricinfo quoted second innings after they gloves following a long injury had also taken five wickets in Root as saying. were comfortably placed at lay­off. the first innings, taking his “We weren’t at our best by 159 for three on day three of West Indies­A, which con­ match tally to 10 for 109. any stretch. We managed the four­day game on Friday. ceded an 84­run first­innings The scores: West Indies­A 228 certain periods very well. We Pacer Mohammad Siraj ran lead, was steady in the se­ & 180 in 77 overs (Brooks 53; were put under pressure by through the lower­order cond essay after the loss of Nadeem five for 47, Siraj three Ireland,” Root said. with a three­wicket burst. openers Montcin Hodge (36) for 38) lost to India­A 312 (Dube 71, Saha 66; Cummins “But we found a way to Chasing 97 for victory, In­ and Jeremy Solozano (11) at four for 40) & 97 for four in 30 win a game. First innings, dia­A was 29 for one at close 51 for two. overs. last innings, when you are before sealing the contest on DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD getting scores like that, that the final morning despite Beginning of collapse DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD tells a story in itself when the some hiccups along the way. Captain Shamarh Brooks B Second ‘Test: July 31 to Joe... going to the root of the problem. scores are as low as that,” he On the ball: Shahbaz Nadeem’s 10­wicket match haul has put Abhimanyu Easwaran (27) (53) and Roston Chase (32) Aug. 3, Port of Spain * JULIAN FINNEY/GETTY IMAGES added. India­A in a winning position. * FILE PHOTO and Hanuma Vihari (28) shared a 79­run stand for the DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD U Mumba begins home leg with easy win Challengers cruise against Mavericks Two all­outs seal Puneri Paltan’s fate; Abhishek top scores for the winner Archana and Amalraj provide the dramatics for the Goan side PKL UTT Nandakumar Marar RAKESH RAO MUMBAI NEW DELHI Two all­outs inflicted by U Young Archana Kamath pro­ Mumba sealed Puneri Pal­ duced a scintillating exhibi­ tan’s fate in the opening tion of speed and power to game of the Mumbai leg of annihilate Manika Batra and ProKabaddi League set the pace for Goa Challen­ Season­7.