The Sunday Telegraph Sunday 11 August 2019^ FINAL 11MICHAEL
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Curran in, Denly
out, and it will ease
bowling workload
Leach and Archer can also
help England’s attack, and
we need Root to stand upand be our batting hero
E
ngland just have to keep
the team simple for the
second Test starting at
Lord’s on Wednesday.
Sam Curran has to come
in for Joe Denly. He
offers another bowling option and
England need as many choices as
possible in a series like this because
Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad and Ben
Stokes have already bowled a lot of
overs this summer.
By adding Curran, it would lessen
their workload, and he offers as many
runs with the bat in two innings as
Denly. Woakes has to play. He is like
the joker at Lord’s. He always does
well there.
Broad was outstanding last week so
there is no way they will leave him out
and Jack Leach comes in for Moeen
Ali. Jofra Archer plays for James
Anderson. That is my team. I would
put Ben Stokes at four and not use his
bowling as much, so he plays as a
batting all-rounder, rather than a
genuine all-rounder. His bowling can
be used in short bursts because he
bowls great spells at Lord’s,
particularly if the ball is swinging.
With Curran in the side England can
pick and choose when to use Stokes.
Everyone else shifts up one spot so
Jos Buttler goes to five, Jonny
Bairstow to six, Curran is at seven,
then Woakes, Archer, Broad and
Leach. Dead simple.
The most important aspect of the
week will be winning day one. It is
very hard to beat decent opposition
at Lord’s, or at most other grounds,
if you have a bad first day, especially
if you are 1-0 down in an Ashes
series. England have to be very
strong mentally by breaking
the five-day Test down to
winning the first hour, the
first day and at the end of
day one reassessing. If
they do that, they are
staying in the present.
You have to break
down Test cricket and not
look too far ahead.
Curran has played 10
Tests and won eight of
them. Denly averages 21
from four games, Curran31 from 10. He also bowls left-arm
swing and, with the slope at Lord’s, it
is a no-brainer for him to play. West
Indies worked him over a bit with the
short ball and the Aussies will do the
same but I think he is a streetwise
cricketer and I would be amazed if he
had not worked on that.
It is about the whole package. You
are picking a cricketer at Lord’s who
could have a say across four innings.
I would back Curran to produce
something in those four innings.
Denly is easy on the eye. He is a decent
player but at 33, is he the right style of
player we need to get this Test team
back on track?
We have to be honest about this
Test side. They have been second
priority for four years behind winning
the World Cup. They will say they
have still won in England over that
period but they have not played
consistent cricket for a long time.
When they lose they are absolutely
hammered, so there is a fragility in
their mental make-up. Australia will
play on that.
I have a feeling England are just
hoping the pitch is lively at Lord’s. Of
course, they will bowl out Australia if
the ball zips around but do not forget
England were dismissed for 85 by
Ireland in such conditions and 146 at
Edgbaston when it was tough for
batting. It will bring England into the
equation if it is a seamer’s pitch, but
who is going to play the big innings for
them?
In any conditions, Steve Smith has a
game that can make hundreds. Who is
going to do that for England? Joe Root
is not a hundred scorer. He makes nice
sixties and seventies. That is what he
has to change. He is good enough to
make those big hundreds.
There is nothing technically flawed
in his game against any bowler. The
ball nipping back to his pads can be a
threat but that is the same for
everyone so it must be down to
concentration. The art of batting
is being focused and playing
every ball on its merit. That is
what Smith does brilliantly. The
best players can concentrate and
simplify the game.
Having Archer is a massive boost
because England need a spark.
We are all hoping Jofra can
provide it. But, let’s be
honest, he is a young kid
making a Test debut.
For us to expect a young kid
to blow away Australia and win
us a game at Lord’s on his own is
not going to happen. England
have to be a collective.
I love Archer’s mentality. He
rocks up for Sussex seconds during
the week, gets six wickets and a
hundred. He plays a World Cup final
and bowls a super over as if it is just
another game.
Having that calmness and laid-back
attitude in a dressing room when 1-0
down can only help you. He is the
point of difference. He is the one
bowler who can unsettle Smith.Redcar
Going: Good-good to soft in places
1.15 (5f217yds sell): Queens Blade (D Fentiman 25-1)
1; Calippo (4-1) 2; Enjoy The Moment (7-2F) 3. 15
ran. 1^3 / 4 l,^3 / 4 l. (T Easterby).
1.45 (7f mdn): Lady Dauphin (A Beech 5-1) 1;
Ravenscar (20-1) 2; Grazeon Roy (9-2) 3. Burning
Topic 5-6F. 11 ran.^1 / 2 l, 2^1 / 4 l. (C Fellowes).
2.20 (7f219yds h’cap): Spiorad (D Nolan 11-4F) 1;
Give It Some Teddy (6-1) 2; Dancin Boy (25-1) 3. 10
ran. 5l,^3 / 4 l. (D O’Meara). NR: Rey Loopy.
2.55 (7f h’cap): Wahoo (P Mulrennan 11-1) 1;
Whinmoor (13-2) 2; Maggies Angel (12-1) 3.
Raydiance 4-1F. 10 ran. nk, nk. (M Dods). NR: Raselasad.
3.30 (5f217yds h’cap): Betsey Trotter (H Shaw 15-2)
1; Golden Parade (11-8F) 2; Mr Wagyu (9-1) 3. 9 ran.
23 / 4 l, nk. (D O’Meara). NRs: Equiano Springs, Rose
Marmara.
4.05 (1m2f1yds h’cap): Country (L Jones 6-4F) 1;
Cardano (4-1) 2; Noble Prospector (16-1) 3. 7 ran.(^1) / 2 l, hd. (W Haggas).
4.35 (1m5f218yds h’cap): The Fiddler (P Hanagan 7-2)
1; Agravain (7-4F) 2; Vintage Rose (9-1) 3. 9 ran.
21 / 4 l, 2^1 / 4 l. (C Wall). NR: Midnight Warrior.
5.05 (1m5f218yds h’cap): Anyonecanhaveitall (A
Mullen 13-8F) 1; Kitty’s Cove (5-2) 2; Jan De Heem
(9-1) 3. 7 ran. 6l, 2^3 / 4 l. (M Johnston). NRs: Canford
Thompson, Late For The Sky.
Placepot: £883.00. Quadpot: £67.40.
Athletics
EUROPEAN TEAM CH'SHIPS (Bydgoszcz, Poland).-Finals -
Men, 100m: 1 J Vicaut (France) 10.350s; 2 L Jacobs
(Italy) 10.390; 3 M Pohl (Germany) 10.550; 4 H Aikines-
Aryeetey (GB) 10.570. 400m: 1 R Davide (Italy) 45.350s;
2 D Cowan (GB) 46.180; 3 O Husillos (Spain) 46.360.
5000m: 1 Y Crippa (Italy) 13m 43.300s; 2 J Wanders
(Switzerland) 13:45.310; 9 N Goolab (GB) 14:27.430.
400m hurdles: 1 P Dobek (Poland) 48.870s; 2 L Vaillant
(France) 48.980; 3 L Campbell (Germany) 49.240; 4 C
McAlister (GB) 49.280. 1500m: 1 M Lewandowski
(Poland) 3:47.880s; 2 C Grice (GB) 3:48.350; 3 J Holusa
(Czech Rep) 3:49.180. 4x100m relay: 1 Great Britain
38.730s; 2 Germany 38.880; 3 Ukraine 39.020. Long
jump: 1 M Tentoglou (Greece) 8.30m; 2 E Caceres (Spain)
8.02; 3 T Jaszczuk (Poland) 8.00; 7 J Fincham-Dukes (GB)
7.85. High jump: 1 M A Sancho (Spain) 2.26m; 2 C Baker
(GB) 2.22; 3 S Sottile (Italy) 2.22. Hammer: 1 W Nowicki
(Poland) 78.84m; 2 Q Bigot (France) 76.70; 10 N Miller
(GB) 66.20. Shot put: 1 M Haratyk (Poland) 21.83m; 2 T
Stanek (Czech Rep) 20.65; 5 S Lincoln (GB) 19.57.
Women, 100m: 1 C Zahl (France) 11.310s; 2 D Neita (GB)
11.330; 3 E Swoboda (Poland) 11.350. 400m: 1 J Swiety-
Ersetic (Poland) 51.230s; 2 L Sprunger (Switzerland)
51.840; 3 M Chigbolu (Italy) 52.190; 6 A Allcock (GB)
52.920. 800m: 1 R Lamote (France) 2:1.210; 2 S Oskan-
Clarke (GB) 2:01.450; 3 C Hering (Germany) 2:01.770.
400m hurdles: 1 Z Hejonva (Czech Rep) 55.100s; 2 A
Ryzhykova (Ukraine) 55.610; 3 J Linkiewicz (Poland)
55.670; 6 M Beesley (GB) 56.460. 3000m: 1 Y Ngarambe
(Sweden) 9:7.670; 2 M Zenoni (Italy) 9:08.340; 9 E
Hosker-Thornhil (GB) 9:19.990. 4x100m relay: 1 France
43.090s; 2 Switzerland 43.110; 3 Great Britain 43.460.
3000m Steeple chase: 1 G Felicitas Krause (Germany)
9:36.670; 2 I Sanchez (Spain) 09:39.240; 3 R Clarke (GB)
09:39.850. Triple jump: 1 P Papachristou (Greece)
14.48m; 2 A Peleteiro (Spain) 14.27; 3 O Cestonaro (Italy)
14.18; 7 N Ogbeta (GB) 13.90. Pole vault: 1 E Stefanidi
(Greece) 4.70m; 2 M Kylypko (Ukraine) 4.56; 8 S Cook
(GB) 4.21. Javelin: 1 A Alais (France) 63.46m; 2 M
Andrejczyk (Poland) 63.39; 12 B Walton (GB) 46.29.
Baseball
MLB: Baltimore 2 Houston 3-Boston 16 LA Angels
4-Chicago White Sox 0 Oakland 7-Cincinnati 5 Chicago
Cubs 2-Detroit 5 Kansas City 2-Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Arizona 3-Miami 4 Atlanta 8-Milwaukee 6 Texas
5-Minnesota 2 Cleveland 6-New York Mets 7 Washington
6-San Diego 7 Colorado 1-San Francisco 6 Philadelphia
9-Seattle 3 Tampa Bay 5-St Louis 6 Pittsburgh 2-Toronto 8
New York Yankees 2.
Bowls
NATIONAL CH'SHIPS (Royal Leamington Spa).-Women -
National singles, Qtr-finals: T Parnell (Stockton, D’ham)
bt L Kuhler (Worthing Pavilion, Sussex) 21-18; S Branfield
(Clevedon, S’set) bt D Souter (Southey, Surrey) 21-10; J-L
Winch (Kingscroft, Leics) bt E Falkner (Littleport, Cambs)
21-20; A Gowshall (Cleethorpes, Lincs) bt A
Spreadborough (Plymouth Sir Francis Drake, Devon) 21-5.
Semi-finals: Parnell bt Branfield 21-18; Winch bt
Gowshall 21-17. Final: Winch bt Parnell 21-13;.
Cricket
Vitality T20 Blast - South Group
Somerset v Kent
At Taunton Somerset won toss
Somerset
†T Banton c Blake b Bell-Drummond 100
Babar Azam run out 9
J C Hildreth lbw b Nabi 7
T B Abell c Crawley b Viljoen 63
E J Byrom lbw b Bell-Drummond 4
T A Lammonby b Milne 2
R E van der Merwe not out 2
C Overton run out 7
T D Groenewald b Milne 0
J E Taylor not out 1
Extras (b2 lb2 w7) 11
Total (for 8, 20 overs) 206
Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-67, 3-169, 4-174, 5-179, 6-195,
7-203, 8-204.
Did Not Bat: M T C Waller.
Bowling: A F Milne 4-0-35-2, Mohammad Nabi 4-0-46-1,
G C Viljoen 4-0-33-1, F J Klaassen 3-0-37-0, M E Claydon
3-0-32-0, D J Bell-Drummond 2-0-19-2.
Kent
D J Bell-Drummond c Byrom b Overton 36
Z Crawley c Azam b Taylor 35
H G Kuhn c Waller b Lammonby 20
S W Billings c Abell b Overton 7
Mohammad Nabi c Taylor b Overton 0
A J Blake c Lammonby b Waller 9
†O G Robinson run out 17
A F Milne c van der Merwe b Taylor 15
G C Viljoen b Waller 4
F J Klaassen run out 1
M E Claydon not out 4
Extras (b1 lb2) 3
Total (18.4 overs) 151
Fall of wickets: 1-50, 2-89, 3-101, 4-101, 5-101, 6-112,
7-129, 8-138, 9-140.
Bowling: M T C Waller 4-0-27-2, J E Taylor 3.4-0-27-2, C
Overton 4-0-32-3, T D Groenewald 3-0-25-0, R E van der
Merwe 3-0-27-0, T A Lammonby 1-0-10-1.
Umpires: A Wharf and N Bainton.
Somerset (2pts) beat Kent by 55 runs
P W L T NR Pts R/R
Sussex 8 6 0 1 1 14 1.20
Kent 9 6 3 0 0 12 0.10
Somerset 9 5 4 0 0 10 1.01
Middlesex 8 5 3 0 0 10 0.75
Gloucestershire 8 3 2 1 2 9 0.01
Hampshire 8 3 4 0 1 7 -0.02
Essex 8 2 4 0 2 6 -1.16
Surrey 8 1 6 1 0 3 -0.82
Glamorgan 8 0 5 1 2 3 -1.95
WOMEN'S KIA SUPER LGE.-Taunton: Lancashire
Thunder 141-6 (Luus 62); Western Storm 143-4 (Wilson
54, Knight 50no). Western Storm win by 6 wkts.
Golf
NORTHERN TRUST (Jersey City).-2nd rd leaaders (US
unless stated): 130—D Johnson 63 67; 131—J Spieth 67
64; 132—A Ancer (Mexico) 67 65; J Rahm (Spain) 64 68;
T Merritt 62 70; P Reed 66 66; 133—W Clark 67 66; R
McIlroy (GB) 65 68; A Putnam 69 64; J Rose (GB) 65 68;
L Oosthuizen (S Africa) 68 65.
WOMEN'S ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS
SCOTTISH OPEN (North Berwick).-3rd rd leaders (GB &
Ireland unless stated): 197—M Jutanugarn (Thailand) 64
66 67; 198—M J Hur (S Korea) 66 62 70; J Lee (S Korea)
67 65 66; 201—M H Lee (S Korea) 63 70 68; 203—J
Park (US) 63 71 69; C Choi (S Korea) 65 70 68; A
Jutanugarn (Thailand) 68 67 68; A Van Dam (Holland)
63 69 71; C Booth 70 67 66; 204—X Y Lin (China) 68 68
68; S Oh (Australia) 65 73 66; E Szokol (US) 67 69 68; Y
Liu (China) 70 67 67; 205—M He (China) 68 64 73; A
Nordqvist (Sweden) 67 69 69; G Lopez (Mexico) 69 68
68; W Meechai (Thailand) 69 67 69.
Hockey
WOMEN’S EURO CH'SHIP II (Glasgow).-Final: Italy 1
Scotland 2. 3-4: Austria 2 Poland 4. 5-8: Wales 1 Czech
Rep. 2-Ukraine 5 Turkey 2. Final standings: 1 Scotland; 2
Italy; 3 Poland; 4 Austria; 5 Wales.
Motorcycling
AUSTRIAN MOTOGP (Spielber).-Final q'fying: 1 M
Marquez (Spain) Honda 1mi 23.027s; 2 F Quartararo
(France) Yamaha 1:23.461, 3 A Dovizioso (Italy) Ducati
1:23.515, 9 C Crutchlow (GB) Honda 1:23.754.
Rowing
JUNIOR WORLD CH'SHIPS (U-18s, Sea Forest Waterway,
Tokyo).-Men, Singles C-final: 1 GB (S O'Connor = 13th
overall) 7-12.35. Quads (1st 3 to A-final, rest to B-final),
SF 1: 1 Germany 5-56.36; 4, GB (B Issa/E Roy/J van
Gelderen/M Devereux) 5-58.38. SF 2: 1 Chile 5-57.15.
Pairs C-final: 1 GB (H Pooley/J Stevenson = 13th overall)
7-04.46.
Women, Doubles (1st 3 to A-final, rest to B-final), SF 1: 1
China 7-09.41; 4 GB (L Henry/O Morgan) 7-15.81. SF 2: 1
Holland 7-06.94. Quads (1st 3 to A-final, rest to B-final),
SF 1: 1 Germany 6-37.17. SF 2: 1 New Zealand 6-37.22;
5 GB (E Dabinett/J Read/A Broughton/E Stanhope)
6-45.34. Pairs B-final: 1 GB (M Hewison/A Topp) = 7th
overall) 7-34.98. Fours B-final: 1 GB (A Riddell-Webster/A
Harwood/P Snowden/H Medcalf = 7th overall) 6-12.80.
Rugby League
Betfred Super League
Castleford 20 London Broncos 6
Castleford—T: Egodo (2), Holmes, O’Neill. G: Ellis (2).
London Broncos—T: Lamb. G: Dixon.
HT: 4-6. Att: 5,497
P W D L F A Pts
St Helens 25 22 0 3 806 363 44
Warrington 25 15 0 10 670 449 30
Wigan 25 14 0 11 583 497 28
Hull 24 14 0 10 567 620 28
Castleford 25 13 0 12 570 516 26
Catalans Dragons 25 13 0 12 509 634 26
Salford 24 12 0 12 648 529 24
Leeds 25 10 0 15 556 574 20
Wakefield 24 9 0 15 503 630 18
Huddersfield 24 9 0 15 507 638 18
Hull K R 25 9 0 16 482 687 18
London Broncos 25 8 0 17 448 712 16
BETFRED.-Ch'ship: Toronto Wolfpack 56 York 6-Widnes 12
Toulouse 28.
P W D L F A Pts
Toronto (C) 24 23 0 1 856 336 46
Toulouse 24 17 0 7 763 408 34
York 24 16 1 7 552 480 33
Leigh 23 16 0 7 673 448 32
Featherstone 23 15 0 8 665 407 30
Sheffield 23 13 0 10 658 580 26
Bradford 23 12 1 10 525 480 25
Halifax 23 9 1 13 506 619 19
Swinton 23 8 1 14 495 673 17
Batley 23 7 1 15 430 612 15
Dewsbury 23 6 2 15 471 607 14
Widnes 24 12 0 12 566 516 12
Barrow 23 4 1 18 407 693 9
Rochdale 23 1 0 22 324 1032 2
League 1: Keighley 10 Hunslet 32.
Rugby Union
International
Ireland 29 Italy 10
Ireland—T: J. Carbery, D. Kearney, Conway, Murphy,
Marmion. C: J. Carbery (2).
Italy—T: Mbanda, Canna. HT: 19-10.
Rugby Ch’ship
Australia 47 New Zealand 26
Australia—T: Hodge (2), Salakaia-Loto, White, Koroibete,
Beale. C: Lealiifano (2), Toomua (2). P: Lealiifano (3).
New Zealand—T: Liernert-Brown, R. Ioane, B. Barrett,
Laumape. C: Mo’unga (3). HT: 16-12.
Argentina 13 South Africa 46
Argentina—T: Cordero. C: Sanchez. P: Sanchez (2).
South Africa—T: Mbonambi, Pollard (2), Mapimpi, Kolbe.
C: Pollard (3). P: Pollard (5).
HT: 13-24.
P W D L B F A Pts
South Africa 3 2 1 0 2 97 46 12
Australia 3 2 0 1 0 80 71 8
New Zealand 3 1 1 1 0 62 79 6
Argentina 3 0 0 3 2 39 82 2
WOMEN’S INT'NAL: Australia 10 New Zealand 47.
Snooker
INT'NAL CH'SHIP (Daqing, China).-Semi-finals: S
Murphy (England) bt M Allen (Northern Ireland) 9-6.
Tennis
ROGERS CUP.-Men (Montreal), Qtr-finals: R Nadal
(Spain) bt F Fognini (Italy) 2-6 6-1 6-2; K Khachanov
(Russia) bt A Zverev (Germany) 6-3 6-3; D Medvedev
(Russia) bt D Thiem (Austria) 6-3 6-1.
Women (Toronto), Semi-final: B Vanessa Andreescu
(Canada) bt S Kenin (US) 6-4 7-6 (7-5).
Fixtures 3pm unless stated
Cricket
VITALITY T20 BLAST.-North Group, Emirates Riverside:
Durham v Notts (2.30). Edgbaston: Warwickshire v
Lancashire (2.30). New Road: Worcs v Northants (2.30).
Emerald Headingley: Yorkshire v Derbyshire (3).
P W L T NR Pts R/R
Lancashire 8 5 0 0 3 13 1.30
Nottinghamshire 8 4 3 0 1 9 0.76
Worcestershire 7 4 2 0 1 9 0.74
Durham 8 4 4 0 0 8 -0.25
Leicestershire 9 3 4 0 2 8 -0.99
Yorkshire 8 1 3 1 3 6 0.10
Northamptonshire 7 2 3 0 2 6 -0.02
Warwickshire 8 2 4 1 1 6 -0.67
Derbyshire 7 2 4 0 1 5 -0.54
South Group, The SWALEC Stadium: Glamorgan v Surrey
(2.30). Radlett: Middlesex v Gloucestershire (2.30).
2ND ONE-DAY INT'NAL.-Port of Spain: West Indies v
India (2.30).
WOMEN'S KIA SUPER LGE.-Leeds: Yorkshire Diamonds v
Loughborough Lightning (11am). Southampton: Southern
Vipers v Western Storm (2.30pm).
UNICORNS TROPHY SEMI FINALS (50 overs, 11am).-
Carlisle: Cumberland v Staffs. Finchampstead: Berks v
Wilts
UNICORNS CH'SHIP.-Manor Park: Norfolk v
Northumberland (11am).
Rugby League
BETFRED SUPER LEAGUE
Salford v Huddersfield
Wakefield v Hull
BETFRED.-Ch'ship: Barrow v Bradford, Batley v
Dewsbury, Featherstone v Swinton, Halifax v Sheffield,
Rochdale v Leigh. League 1: Doncaster v London Skolars,
North Wales v Coventry (2.30), Oldham v Newcastle,
Workington v West Wales.
Rugby Union
INT'NAL
England v Wales (Twickenham, 2)
previous set, otherwise you are going
to lose the match.”
After the reset, comes the next step:
rest. “It’s about using that limited time
wisely,” continues Owens, who has
worked with a number of England’s
cricketers. “This is where the top
Olympians, or tennis players like
Roger Federer, who have to contend
with really quick turnarounds,
separate themselves from the rest.
They know how to use that time.”
England, with home advantage,
have the luxury in the limited time
before the Lord’s Test starts on
Wednesday, to return to familiar
environments, and to listen to those
they trust. “Whether it’s getting a bat
in your hands at light intensity, or, like
Rory Burns, going back to Neil Stewart
at Surrey, it’s about the process that
makes you comfortable,” explains
Owens. Some need to switch off
entirely, like England’s ODI captain,
Eoin Morgan, whose distraction
method of choice – horse racing –
proved very effective. Someone such
as Steve Smith, however, is the
opposite, with his desire, even need, to
hit balls every waking hour.
“It comes back to the point of
recognising individually what you
need to do,” says Owens. But even
these choices appear difficult; Michael
Vaughan has expressed concern that
England’s players, even if they wanted
to, are unable to recognise they are
mentally exhausted.
This is where the professionalism
kicks in. “These are professional
athletes so the systems are all there,”
explains Owens. “England have just
won the World Cup, so that’s a very
simple, very recent method of success
to fall back on. The players know the
methods that work but they need to
make sure that this is their default,
because as humans we revert to
default under pressure.”
Reset, rest and stick to your guns. It
seems simple enough. There is
another element, however, to
consider: adaptability as a team, says
Dr Matt Slater, a sports psychology
academic and author.
“It’s interesting reading about
England’s off-field approach,” observes
Slater, whose new book, Togetherness,
is about how to build a winning team.
“Before the World Cup, Morgan and
[Joe] Root sat down with both the Test
and white-ball teams and came up
with these three values: courage, unity
and respect. They created an umbrella
philosophy.
“The benefits are that it unites
everyone. On the other hand, there are
a lot of personnel changes in Test
cricket and it is very different in
nature. There is a question, therefore,
over whether the values we hold for
Twenty20 cricket still apply to a Test.
Particularly if we consider England’s
last day in the Test, where they were
required to bat the day. It is a lot easier
said than done, but there are different
values and behaviour needed.”
Finally, there is also the Smith factor
to contend with; no matter how good
your mind is, sometimes it just does
not matter. “We talk about it in
football, for example, with Messi and
Ronaldo in the men’s game,” says
Slater. “They could play against a team
that is wholeheartedly together but
talent sometimes wins the day.
“Sport,” concludes Slater, “is unfair.”
Whatever it is that England face at
Lord’s, they will need to be at their
very best with both body and mind.
After all, it is only Federer who is in
the habit of winning from 2-0 down.
Sport in brief
Athletics
Great Britain and Northern
Ireland are in fourth place ahead
of the final day of the European
Athletics Team Championships in
Bydgoszcz, Poland. Poland lead
the standings with 193 points
ahead of France (181.5) and Italy
(171), with Britain (162.5) just
outside the top three. The GB
men’s 4x100metres relay team
were promoted to winners after
France were disqualified in the
last event yesterday, following a
third place for the women’s four.
A clutch of British athletes
finished second in their individual
events, including Charlie Da’Vall
Grice in the men’s 1500m,
Dwayne Cowan in the men’s
400m in a time of 46.18 sec,
Shelayna Oskan-Clarke in the
women’s 800m and Daryll Neita
in the women’s 100m.
Hockey
Scotland beat Italy 2-1 to win the
Women’s EuroHockey
Championship II at Glasgow’s
National Hockey Centre. The host
side, who had secured a place at
the 2021 EuroHockey Nations
Championship by defeating
Poland in their semi-final,
dominated yesterday’s match.
They went ahead through Sarah
Jamieson before Charlotte Watson
doubled the advantage in the
second half. Italy scored with 90
seconds left but it was no more
than a consolation.
Cricket
Western Storm recovered from a
shaky start against Lancashire
Thunder at Taunton to maintain
their 100 per cent winning start to
the Women’s Super League.
Opener Sune Luus hit four sixes
in a 48-ball 62 to give Storm a
142-run target. In reply, they were
rocking on 18 for two before a
third-wicket stand of 88 between
Heather Knight and Fran Wilson
steadied the innings. Wilson was
dismissed on 54, but Knight
finished unbeaten on 50 to give
the hosts a six-wicket victory.
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Botham
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quitting as captain to
turn the series on
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Flintoff
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England got better of
famous batting
line-up
Fast show: Jofra
Archer can provide a
boost for England
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