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Central Districts handed the Canterbury women’s side a huge life line in its bid to defy the odds and play Auckland in the State League final next week.Central got their game together well and truly and beat Wellington today by 79 runs in their match at Napier’s McLean Park.CD batted first and scored 211/4 in 50 overs. Nicole Thessman scored 85 not out off 141 balls while Kate Pulford provided good support early with 50 off 90 balls. Sara McGlashan scored 40 off 42 at the end. A highly talented player, McGlashan has been named as one of four women players to be part of the New Zealand Cricket Academy this year. The others are: Nicola Browne, Maria Fahey and Louise Milliken.Wellington was then bowled out in 46 overs for 132. Jane Hunter-Siu was run out at the bowler’s end when the ball was deflected onto the stumps by the bowler. Anna O’Leary struggled and had 19 runs off 61 balls.Aimee Mason had a superb return for her 10 overs when taking four wickets for 11 runs while also bowling five maidens.There are no options for Wellington in tomorrow’s game if they are to play the final.Wellington’s attitude will have to be they must win, they cannot rely on Canterbury to lose.They are on 26 points while Canterbury are on 22 and if Canterbury win tomorrow, and Wellington don’t, then Canterbury will go through because the first factor when teams are tied, is games won, and only if they share victories do run rates become a factor. And Canterbury would have won one more game.Auckland, in the meantime, struck some awesome batting form when scoring 270/4 against Northern Districts en route to a 113-run win. Emily Drumm scored 112 off 127 balls and shared a 99-run partnership with Michelle Lynch who scored 64 off 81 balls with 13 fours. Then she had a 101-run stand with Kathryn Ramel who scored 34.Helen Watson also added 23. In reply, ND could only score 157 with Anna Wilkins scoring 49 and Anna Soma 39. Debbie Ramsay took two for 31 while Natalie Scripps had one for 18 off 10 overs.Otago had one of their better batting performances of the summer when scoring 186/8 against Canterbury in Oamaru.Netherlands captain Pauline Te Beest scored 42, Rowan Milburn 33, Sarah Tsukigawa 41 and Katey Martin 24. Helen Daly took three for seven off nine overs while Sarah Burke took two for 28.Canterbury took 38.4 overs to reach 187/8 and claim a bonus point. Nicky Payne scored 51 off 52 balls, Fahey 27 and Emily Travers produced a clever innings to hit 20 not out to see the side to the bonus point, a task all the more impressive as she had to contend with the bowling of Rachel Pullar.

Rawalpindi, Oct 30: Spin wizard Saqlain Mushtaq bowled Pakistan totheir first one-day series victory over England in 26 years when theywon the third and final one-dayer six wickets at the Pindi CricketStadium here on Monday.Saqlain captured five for 20. This was the sixth time that he achievedthe feat, as England were spun out for a paltry 158 in 42.5 overs.In their target chase, Pakistan top order almost made a mess of thingswhen the three top order batsmen returned at the score of 51. ButInzamam-ul-Haq and Yousuf Youhana held the innings together beforeAbdur Razzaq finished the match in 43.3 overs with a little cavaliernine-ball 17 with four boundaries.Inzamam hit an elegant but punishing 60 while Youhana nudged andpushed the ball before losing his off stump to Craig White with 31still needed. The two featured in a 77-run third wicket partnership.England paceman Andrew Caddick picked up Imran Nazir and Shahid Afridion the last ball of his first over and first ball of the second overrespectively to be on a split hat trick which was thwarted by Inzamam.Later Ashley Giles accounted for Salim Elahi to give an intriguingturn to what looked like a calkwalk victory for Pakistan. But the twomost experienced Pakistan batsmen batted professionally, responsiblyand defiantly to shatter the Englishmen’s dreams.While Pakistan, for the second successive match, exposed England’svulnerability against quality spin bowling, the tourists also hadsomething to gain from the third match. The three inexperienced butpromising Pakistan stroke-makers struggled against a fired-up Englandbowling led by Caddick on a placid track. Imran, playing for a sickSaeed Anwar, was caught in the second slip and Shahid Afridi wasbeaten by the swing to be caught by Nasser Hussain at point. Bothfailed to show any resilience against controlled swing bowling fromthe visitors.Salim, an in-form batsmen, could have easily been third victim toEngland pacers had Graeme Hick held on to a regulation catch offDarren Gough with Pakistan reeling at 20 for two.From then on, Inzamam and Youhana took control of the proceedings withsome excellent but at times risky strokes. Youhana was cool andcalculated by rotating the strike, Inzamam batted by mixing cautionwith aggression with some fluent carpet drives that yielded sevenboundaries.England fielding also let them down when they failed to convert threehalf chances and also missed the sticks thrice to run out the batsmen.Inzamam was dropped by Ashley Giles off White when 50.Abdur Razzaq also had a memorable day when he became the 12thPakistani to capture 100 wickets while pushing back the off stump ofMark Ealham. Razzaq’s 99th victim was Alec Stewart who was caughtbehind the wickets.England were in dire straits when they slumped to 86 for six afterMoin Khan won the third successive toss and put England into bat. ButGraham Thorpe and Ealham (23) saved England from completeembarrassment by adding 47 for the seventh wicket.Thorpe was the last man out after scoring 39 while Trecothick scored36.However, the poor leg before decision by Mian Aslam against Englandcaptain Nasser Hussain took the gloss off a comprehensive Pakistanvictory. Wasim Akram’s delivery had pitched nearly six inches outsidethe leg stump but Aslam, who is in the ICC panel, raised his fingerstowards heaven to stun the England captain as well as experts of thegame. In Karachi, Riazuddin had given a shocking decision against AlecStewart off Akram. Both are in the ICC panel.England will now stay in Rawalpindi and play a four-dayer againstPatron’s Eleven at the KRL from Wednesday.

Australia’s players made a point of training vocally and boisterously at Trent Bridge on Monday. The fielding-oriented session was characterised by plenty of laughter and competitive drills, as banter between team-mates filled the air that on Thursday will reverberate with the noise of an English crowd expecting its team to seal the Ashes series.Brad Haddin was as involved and vocal as anyone at training, and there was a sense that after a heavy loss in Birmingham, and the conjecture surrounding his demotion behind Peter Nevill, the team wished to give the appearance of unity. There can be little doubt that the players are united, and remain confident of their Ashes chances despite the weight of history against them.But there is a difference between players demonstrating harmony and none raising questions about a decision made by their coach Darren Lehmann and selection chairman Rod Marsh. This is a group mature enough to appreciate that personal opinions on Haddin’s fate cannot be allowed to derail the tour, yet there is undoubted angst about the sequence in which events took place.For that reason, Lehmann was well within his rights to state, as he did in an interview with the Adelaide radio station 5AA, that talk the team was divided over the Haddin decision was “rubbish” and “crap”. But careful questioning of whether everyone agreed with the way the matter was resolved will doubtless result in different answers, as it has been through the words of Chris Rogers and Mitchell Johnson.Rogers conveyed a sense of unease with his terse non-answer in response to a question about the Haddin decision during the Edgbaston Test, and Johnson added his perspective to it with similarly careful steps that nonetheless indicated there is more under the surface.”It’s a difficult one and it’s a hard one to really answer,” Johnson said. “Yeah look, he’s a senior player of the team and it’s good to have those senior players around in an Ashes tour. He hasn’t gone home or anything like that, so it’s good to have him around the team still and being himself. To lose someone like Hadds and I guess in the situation it was, it’s very difficult for everyone. More so for him. I’ll probably just leave it at that.”In an exercise where all players took aim at a single stump in the middle of the field, Nevill enjoyed plenty of direct hits, in keeping with his strong displays in the two Tests for which he has so far replaced Haddin. There is no ill will among players towards Nevill, who in his very modesty and grace has endeared himself to team-mates used to the occasional moment’s grandstanding by one another.Nonetheless, it is a rather different thing to walk onto a Test ground with Nevill than it was to be accompanied by Haddin, who personified the brio and boldness of Australian cricket at its best even when his own batting form had started to trail off. His battles to regain his place in the team and then keep it, while spending time at the side of his ill daughter Mia, only added to the team’s admiration.For his part, Haddin is at peace with the decision, and committed to ensuring Australia have the best chance of keeping possession of the urn over the next two Tests. He has not spoken publicly about it, and will be at long odds to do so until at least the outcome of the series is decided. Even then, he is more likely to keep his counsel than speak out. He is the gloveman as team-builder, even when held in reserve.”The keeper is someone who drives the chatter and the vibe out in the middle, the energy out there,” Johnson said. “That’s what I’ve always found in a keeper, playing Shield cricket or even club cricket – back that far. The keeper is generally the chirpiest. He gives the energy to the team.”Nev has done a great job for us and he is just finding himself. It just happens to be on an Ashes tour. I guess in a difficult circumstance with how it all happened. But he’s making the most of it and everyone is supporting him 100% and backing him all the way.”Supporting one another is something the Australians were doing as they trained at Trent Bridge. That is not to say they simply exchanged empty homilies. Plenty of rowdy and amusing words were exchanged, the rat-a-tat-tat of call and response giving the impression of 17 scallywags on a summer jaunt rather than a squad of cricketers confronting arguably the most important three weeks of their careers. Johnson summed up the mood.”There’s been times in my career when I’ve felt that sort of, I guess that pressure a lot more and the guys haven’t been as happy at times,” he said. “But this group have been outstanding. We’ve had a couple of losses along the way in the last 12-18 months, but we’ve played good cricket.”Everyone’s really happy and get along really well. All the guys want to learn, they want to get better. Have a look at the way we train, we always train really well and always look to better ourselves. Even after a loss like that, the guys are still upbeat.”This Ashes series is bigger than Brad Haddin, and Australia’s team success is bigger than individual selection issues. It follows naturally that the matter of his demotion is a question that is being put to one side for now by a team still eager to win. But it has not been forgotten, either.

Transfer insider Dean Jones has now revealed some fresh Newcastle United transfer news involving Sven Botman before the trip to Tottenham.

The Lowdown: Two-way fight

As per The Times, the St. James’ Park faithful are now set to battle AC Milan to sign Botman in the summer, after failing to land him in the January transfer window.

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Lille stood firm on their valuation of the Netherlands international, but could now be tempted to sell if the price is right.

The Latest: Botman update

Speaking to The Transfer Tavern, Jones has revealed that Milan are ahead of the Magpies in the race for Botman, although that could change ‘very quickly’:

“Right now, AC Milan are up there, and Newcastle were still down here. That could change very quickly, but at the moment, they’re still up there.” The Verdict: Difficult

It will be difficult for the Tyneside outfit to beat Milan to Botman’s signature, based on where the two clubs are at.

The Italian giants are currently top of the Serie A, and look likely to secure their place in the UEFA Champions League for next season, if not win the league on top of that.

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On the other hand, the Toon are not guaranteed safety in the Premier League just yet, and are only at the start of their long-term project.

Nonetheless, it is likely that Botman would choose Milan over them right now, but that is not to say that the North East club could not come back in for him in the future.

In other news, find out who NUFC have now ‘agreed’ to sign here!

Umaid Asif picked four wickets in two overs•PSL

Pace trio Waqas Maqsood, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Umaid Asif took nine wickets between them to skittle New Zealand A for 65, before the batsmen shrugged off the paltry target with more than seven overs to spare, as Pakistan A romped to an eight-wicket win in the first unofficial T20I in Dubai.New Zealand lost three early wickets to the opening combination of Maqsood and Afridi, finding themselves at 11 for 3, with the latter on a hat-trick at one stage. First-change Asif then tightened the noose, snaffling five in quick time to finish as the pick of the bowlers with 5 for 20, his best T20 figures. Only captain Corey Anderson and wicketkeeper Tim Seifert offered a modicum of resistance. But once they were separated by Asif, with a slower ball that Anderson dragged on to his stumps, the innings went into a steep nosedive again. Despite Seifert’s 26, which included five fours, the visitors folded up inside 13 overs.In response Pakistan lost their openers early, Sahibzada Farhan run out for 1 and Umar Amir hit wicket for 20 off Kyle Jamieson. But there were no hiccups thereafter as the third-wicket pair of Iftikhar Ahmed and Hussain Tallat stitched together a partnership of 44 off 51 balls to see the hosts home.

Leicestershire have released the 23-year-old seamer Nick Walker from his two-year contract.Walker, who joined the county in 2006 after a successful trial, has decided to follow a career in the City. He took 32 wickets in his 13 first-class appearances for Leicestershire, following his move from Derbyshire, and took a best of 5 for 59 against Somerset.Walker’s decision may in part have been prompted by the recent recruitment of Garnett Kruger and Nadeem Malik to bolster the fast-bowling attack.

Anil Kumble: ‘I can’t change suddenly and become a Jonty Rhodes’ © AFP

Anil Kumble, India’s veteran legspinner, has said that the World Cup would probably be his last one-day tournament, a fact that would be an added incentive for him to do well at the event, starting in the Caribbean from March 13.”It will probably be the last one day series for me and it will be challenging. I hope I will be able to play a much bigger role this time,” Kumble said in a television interview to CNN-IBN. “The World Cup is a tournament everyone looks up to. The last World Cup was good for India, we played really well as a team. We have a very good chance of winning the World Cup.”Kumble, 36, has played in 17 World Cup matches, snaring 28 wickets. Though he was picked only for three games of the 2003 edition, Kumble would have fond memories of the World Cup, having ended as the highest wicket-taker in the 1996 tournament in the sub-continent. He is also India’s leading wicket-taker in both forms of the game – with 334 scalps in ODIS and 547 in Tests – and is expected to play a key role on the sluggish pitches in the West Indies.Kumble defended his current form, despite managing only five wickets in the six games after his return to the one-day side. “It is unfair to judge performance spread over three series on good batting surfaces. You cannot always get 3-4 wickets per match. The main purpose is to restrict runs. I have the experience and hence am not worried.”India’s squad for the World Cup has been termed ‘Dad’s army’ and Greg Chappell, the coach, recently admitted that fielding was the biggest concern ahead of the tournament. Yet, Kumble had a counter: “You can only do what you can as a fielder. We are all safe on the field. I’m not the most athletic. I have been like that ever since I started. I can’t change suddenly and become a Jonty Rhodes. I always put in a 100%. As a unit we have worked hard and we have fielded well.”

West Indies and Pakistan will discuss compensation with the ICC following Zimbabwe’s withdrawal from Test cricket, which leaves both countries short of two-Test series they expected to hold this year.The chief executive of the West Indies cricket board, Roger Braithwaite, told Cricinfo that they are currently weighing up the effect of no longer holding their two-Test series in April, which will impact on the income from television and sponsor rights. “Once all the implications have been assessed we will be speaking to the ICC,” he explained. “We are currently undertaking an internal review into the situation first.”Pakistan are also set to discuss the issue this weekend, as Zimbabwe’s decision means they are missing out on two Tests that had been scheduled for September. “I will be talking to ICC officials in Dubai on Saturday about this latest development which affects us directly,” the Pakistan cricket board director, Saleem Altaf, told Reuters. “We have certain contractual obligations with our television broadcasters and…[they] have sold bundled sponsorship rights for a four-year period. We want to know from the ICC if there are financial liabilities on us, who will fulfill them.”Meanwhile, Braithwaite said that they have already been in discussion with Zimbabwe Cricket regarding the remaining one-day internationals, but could not comment on how the altered schedule would work. However, he added that he was not overly surprised by Zimbabwe’s move to pull out of Test cricket: “It is obviously disappointing, but not a complete shock given the current situation.”India are the main visitors to West Indies during their home season, for four Tests and five ODIs. The tour is not scheduled to finish until early July, well into the rainy season for the Caribbean. But Braithwaite said there is no opportunity to bring the tour forward, even though it would be a bigger money-spinner than five ODIs against Zimbabwe. “There is very little flexibility regarding the India series as they have commitments against England”Braithwaite also confirmed West Indies’ commitment to the Future Tours Programme, but said that they were heavily involved with the discussions over a restructuring of the current five-year cycle. “As with all member counties we are committed to the FTP and are part of the discussions with the ICC about expanding to a 12-year programme – two cycles of six years – rather than the current two cycles of five years.”

Andrew Symonds pads up for his 114th one-day match at Auckland on Saturday© Getty Images

Andrew Symonds loves playing for Australia but believes his heavy one-day load threatens his chances of another Test call-up. A fixture in the limited-overs side, Symonds misses the opportunity for regular first-class action that could help or hinder his case for a third match in the baggy green.”That is the difficult part of playing one-day cricket for Australia only,” Symonds said in the Sydney Morning Herald. “You don’t get to play domestic cricket and try and score big hundreds. It’s not the worst position to be in. I’m happy earning a crust the way I am. It’d be nice to play a bit more four-day cricket.”The Test squad for New Zealand will be named next week and Symonds is an outside chance if Darren Lehmann is dropped for good and Shane Watson remains unavailable with a side strain. “I’d love to have another crack at Test cricket and I feel as though I could do a good job,” he said. “Hopefully I can score a few more runs before this series is out and try and throw my name up there.”Symonds, who has played 113 matches, will have to rely on his one-day form to boost him into contention. Picked ahead of Simon Katich, he played two Tests in Sri Lanka last year and scored 53 runs and took one wicket. Katich is favoured to make the squad while Mike Hussey and Brad Hodge will also be discussed.Some New Zealand batsmen spoke to Gilbert Enoka, the team psychologist, on Wednesday following the two losses and Symonds said the move was worth trying. “Psychologically I’d rather be in our position than theirs, but by no means have we backed off the gas,” he said. “Whatever it takes to win. If they call a psychologist and they knock us over 3-2, it will be the greatest move of all time.”The third match is at Eden Park on Saturday and an Australia win will seal the series.

Pace bowlers Stephen John and Junaid Zia brought Pakistan Customs back on track against DHA for a berth in the first-class Patron’s Trophy. Twenty wickets fell on the opening day of the latest round in the Inter-Department Qualifying Tournament.Earlier in the day Customs were bowled out for 161 with Rizwan Saeed taking 6 for 58 and Nasir Khan 4 for 46, but then John and Junaid, bowling on a seamer-friendly pitch, shared ten wickets as DHA were shot out for 80. John took 5 for 20 while Junaid, who was recently adjudged the best player in the Emerging Trophy, took 5 for 46. He now has 31 wickets in the competition. Customs were 22 for 0 at the close stumps, a lead of 101 runs.Before the the match, Customs had 21 points from five matches against DHA’s 27 from four. If Customs secure maximum points in this game, DHA will be awkwardly placed as their last match is against leaders PIA who have already qualified to play in Patron’s Trophy with 36 points from five matches.Debutants Karachi Port Trust needed a winning draw against National Bank to qualify along with ZTBL from Pool C. They went off to a decent start, finishing the day on 221 for 3 off 65.3 overs, with former Pakistan junior captain Maisam Hasnain unbeaten on 86. Former Test opener Shadab Kabir scored 55.In Pool B, the battle for the second qualification spot behind Wapda is on in earnest. KRL and ARL are both locked at 21 points apiece, while PTCL were only three points behind before the start of this round. At stumps on the first day, KRL were in trouble against PTV on 184 for 6 from 47 overs, while PTCL were 135 for 1 in 31 overs against ARL.