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Hamid Hassan is still soaking up the achievements of the weekend when he helped Afghanistan qualify for the ICC World Twenty20 as they won the qualifying event in Dubai

Andrew McGlashan15-Feb-2010

Hamid Hassan is still soaking up the achievements of the weekend when he helped Afghanistan qualify for the ICC World Twenty20 as they won the qualifying event in Dubai. Hassan, one of the team’s key bowlers, played a leading role in the triumph with a tournament haul of 12 wickets at 11.14, including 3 for 14 in the Super Fours victory against USA, and has since been savouring the messages of congratulation on his blog and Facebook page.While events in Afghanistan are making the news headlines as coalition forces launch a huge offensive against the Taliban, the cricketer’s success a few hours away in the Middle East gave much-need opportunity for some joy. The trophy, which was secured with a thumping eight-wicket victory against Ireland, capped a remarkable rise through the cricket ranks for a side that two years ago were playing in Division Five of the World Cricket League. In March last year they narrowly missed out qualifying for the 2011 World Cup although did enough to earn ODI status and this time ensured they didn’t pull up short of the main prize.”I’ve got a lot of messages on my Facebook fan page and have lots of calls from back home,” Hassan told Cricinfo from Sharjah, where the team are now preparing for one-day internationals against Canada. “Everyone was very happy and when we won the final two nights ago they all came out onto the road and celebrated all night until about three or four in the morning. Everyone is waiting for us to go home so we can celebrate together.”It’s a dream come true for us and a fantastic achievement for Afghanistan so all the people at home are very happy and are waiting for us to come back to Afghanistan,” he added. “Nobody knows about Afghanistan for sports so this is a good step for us to get a title and qualify for the World Cup to play against sides like India and South Africa. Everyone is happy and just wanted to celebrate.”And taking on two of the strongest sides in the world holds no fears for Hassan who is eager to pit his skills against the likes of Virender Sehwag. “I’ll try my best to get him out and hope he doesn’t get many runs against us,” he said.Afghanistan’s story is so remarkable that anything now seems possible for this group of players who have defied huge odds to sit among the top table. Hassan’s ambitions certainly hold no bounds and having fulfilled one dream of reaching the Caribbean he also hopes to be able to continue his career overseas, either in England or the IPL.”I’d love to play county cricket in England and I’m always looking for a chance,” he said. “Or if I get a chance in the IPL I’ll do my best. If I play for a county I’d want it to be with Lancashire because Andrew Flintoff plays for them and he’s my favourite player.”Hassan bowled to Flintoff in the nets at Lord’s while he was an MCC Young Cricketer, but although the England allrounder now lives in Dubai Hassan didn’t have the chance to meet his hero. However, he hopes that in the near future Flintoff will be able to watch an Afghanistan match.”I met him when I was with MCC and practised with him for four days at Lord’s. I bowled at him and he was a very good guy,” Hassan said. “He’s a very nice and a cool man. I’d love to have met him in Dubai but I couldn’t find time out to go and see him and also he didn’t have time to come and see how the Afghanistan team were playing. I wish he would come and see us play.”While he is still idolising Flintoff, Hassan himself is rapidly becoming a national hero back home and hopes to inspire a new generation of Afghanistan cricketers with, Hassan believes, the promise of a better life.”We have had a very short period of cricket but have had a big achievement for the country so lots of players are coming through in the Under-10 and Under-11 age groups,” he said. “They are now playing cricket on the streets, roads and everywhere. People are loving cricket now and I hope after that we have a good future for our youngsters.”

Craig Kieswetter confirmed his rich promise as an opening batsman, and ensured he will be making his England debut in the first ODI against Bangladesh at Dhaka on Sunday

Cricinfo staff23-Feb-2010 England XI 370 for 7 (Kieswetter 143, Collingwood 109) beat BCB XI 258 for 9 (Swann 4-44) by 112 runs
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Craig Kieswetter celebrates his first hundred for the senior England team•Getty Images

Craig Kieswetter confirmed his rich promise as an opening batsman, and ensured he will be making his England debut in the first ODI against Bangladesh at Dhaka on Sunday, while Paul Collingwood continued his fine recent form, as both men cracked rapid centuries to set up a comfortable 112-run victory in England’s first outing of the tour against a BCB XI in Fatullah.Kieswetter launched an impressive batting display by slamming a brutal 143 in 123 balls in his maiden appearance for the senior team, before Collingwood climbed onto the offensive in the closing overs of the innings, as he reached his own hundred from just 66 deliveries. England finished their 50 overs with an imposing total of 370 for 7. In reply, the BCB XI were never in contention, as they finished on 258 for 9, with Graeme Swann claiming 4 for 44.Kieswetter, who was born in Johannesburg, qualified to play for England exactly a week ago. He had not originally been part of England’s one-day squad for the tour of Bangladesh, but was added to the party at the last minute following a series of impressive performances for the England Lions in the UAE, including a matchwinning 81 in a Twenty20 contest against the senior squad in Abu Dhabi last Wednesday.Today he all but doubled that tally with a brilliant display of power-hitting, including four sixes. He opened the batting alongside England’s stand-in captain, Alastair Cook, who made a brisk half-century in a 127-run stand for the first wicket, and though he was fortunate to survive four dropped catches, Kieswetter reached his century from 101 balls before powering on at two runs a ball for the remainder of his stay.Two of his lives were donated by the left-arm seamer, Shafaq Al Zabir, who spilled a pair of caught-and-bowled opportunities in the first hour, and he was later dropped on the boundary’s edge on 80. At the other end, Cook was trapped lbw by Aluaddin Babu shortly after reaching his half-century, who removed Kevin Pietersen for a duck with his very next delivery, albeit to a marginal decision.Luke Wright then survived three chances in a brisk 25, as Collingwood powered along to 109 from 74 balls before becoming one of three late victims for the former Test seamer, Tapash Baishya.Ajmal Shahzad, who enjoyed a dramatic entry into international cricket with two wickets in his first over against Pakistan in Dubai on Saturday, once again made the first breakthrough of the BCB’s reply, as the Test opener, Shahriar Nafees, was bowled for 8 in the fifth over.Swann then followed up with his habitual early wicket, as Mahmudul Hasan picked out a diving Wright for 22, before Nasiruddin Faroq and Roqibul Hasan dug in to carry the BCB reply past 100. But after a change of ends, and an ineffective first foray from the offspinner James Tredwell, Swann returned to pin Faroq lbw for 37 (107 for 3).Naeem Islam went the same way for 40, and Swann completed his haul with the scalp of Ariful Hoq, after being hoisted for two big sixes. With the match drifting to a predictable conclusion, Wright claimed his only wicket of the innings, before Liam Plunkett bagged two in the final over, including the top-scorer, Sharifullah, for 47.

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No Mineirão, o Cruzeiro não conseguiu superar o Vasco e acabou sendo derrotado pelo placar mínimo de 1 a 0, em disputa válida pela 37ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. O resultado manteve a equipe na quinta colocação. Entretanto, para se manter na posição e garantir o prêmio de R$ 4.092.165,00 aos seus cofres, a Raposa precisa vencer o Botafogo, no próximo domingo.

Apesar de o time celeste ter frustrado quase 15 mil torcedores que foram ao Mineirão para acompanhar a última partida do Cruzeiro neste ano em Belo Horizonte, Mano Menezes enfatizou o desempenho dos seus comandados em campo, mas também admitiu que a despedida do Mineirão não foi da forma que que o elenco queria.

– O jogo foi positivo, com exceção do resultado. O Cruzeiro jogou bem, o Vasco chutou duas bolas ao nosso gol. E nós, com todo esse volume, criamos oportunidades claras para poder empatar e até virar. Têm dias que a bola não quer entrar, o adversário tem méritos de se defender com muitos jogadores dentro da área, como foi no segundo tempo. Eles se redobraram e conseguiram segurar o 1 a 0 do primeiro tempo. Não era o que gostaríamos de fazer para encerrar o ano em nossa casa – explicou o técnico.

O técnico também lamentou a ausência de um centroavante e bom cabeceador, que poderia ter rendido bons lances de gol ao Cruzeiro, principalmente porque a equipe precisou fazer a maioria de suas jogadas de ataque pelos lados, já que o Vasco se fechou no centro.

– Nos faltou mais características de área, um jogador para cabecear, porque você vai cruzar bolas na área, com o Vasco fechado. Faltou isso. Temos dois jogadores com características de área, até três, se você considerar o Jonata, que é um menino. Mas temos o Raniel e o Sassá com essas características. Então, os acabamentos pelo lado, um bom cruzamento, essas coisas todas influenciam na construção e na concretização de um domínio, como a gente teve hoje – concluiu Mano Menezes.

O resultado deixou clara a necessidade de novos reforços para o time celeste. Durante a janela, a diretoria deve partir em busca de um jogador com boas características de finalização, um lateral-esquerdo, já que o Cruzeiro perdeu Diogo Barbosa para o Palmeiras nas últimas rodadas do Campeonato Brasileiro, e um atleta que tenha facilidade em ligar a defesa ao ataque.

No setor defensivo, o time volta a sofrer com a ausência de Rafael Galhardo, que se recupera de lesão na coxa esquerda. Ezequiel também não joga mais este ano, em decorrência de uma cirurgia. Para a posição, sobrou Lennon, que não deve ser utilizado por Mano Menezes na próxima temporada, já que o volante Lucas Romero vem sendo improvisado no setor.

Sem Diogo Barbosa na lateral-esquerda, o time celeste precisa se ajeitar com Bryan, que havia apresentado um bom rendimento contra o Vitória, mas sofreu uma queda considerável diante do Vasco. Para o setor, a Raposa quer trazer Egídio e Victor Luís, mas as negociações com Botafogo e Palmeiras seguem travadas.

Nas duas últimas rodadas do Brasileirão, o ataque vem sendo o setor que mais necessita de reajustes. Raniel, Sassá e Rafael Sobis continuam vetados pelo departamento médico e não devem voltar a ser relacionados para o duelo contra o Botafogo. Por conta disso, a única opção de Mano para o ataque é o jovem Jonata, que ficou fora da partida contra o Vasco por conta de um corte no supercílio. O clube já estaria procurando um novo atleta para o setor, evitando uma possível sobrecarga no jogador de 19 anos.

Perguntado sobre a chegada de novos atletas para as posições carentes, o técnico Mano Menezes evitou dar pistas, deixando a discussão do caso para ser tratada internamente entre os profissionais do clube.

– Vou falar pausadamente para ver se me faço entender: não vamos falar dessas questões abertamente, em público. Não acho correto. É desrespeitoso. Quando tomarmos as decisões, vocês saberão aquilo que nós pensamos sobre cada posição. É assim que vamos trabalhar – disse o comandante.

Enquanto isso, o Cruzeiro volta aos treinos na quarta-feira. Na Toca da Raposa II, a equipe incia a sua preparação para a última partida do ano, contra o Botafogo. O confronto, válido pela 38ª e última rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro acontece neste domingo, às 17h, no Estádio Nilton Santos.

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شدد مومزيلو ماديتش المدير الفني لنادي فلامبو دو سنتر البوروندي، على أن لاعبي الزمالك يمتلكون خبرات كبيرة مكنتهم من الفوز على فريقه في المبارة التي أقيمت اليوم الأحد ببطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

وخسر فلامبو من الزمالك بهدفٍ دون رد في مباراة الذهاب من دور الـ32 ببطولة دوري الأبطال.

طالع أيضًا.. أمير مرتضى يوضح أسباب تراجع أداء الزمالك أمام فلامبو البوروندي

وقال مدرب فلامبو خلال مقابلة على قناة “أون تايم سبورت”: “الزمالك سيطر على الكرة، كنا نحاول أن ندافع بقوة، خطتنا ليست دفاعية بحتة وكان يجب أن نهاجم، لكن أعطي العذر للاعبين لأن معظمهم وصل قبل المباراة بـ24 ساعة، وأعتقد أن المباراة القادمة سنكون أكثر هجومًا”.

وأضاف: “اليوم أظهرنا أننا أقوياء على المستوى الدفاعي وأنا راض عن أداء اللاعبين، ولكن ليس على المستوى الهجومي”.

وواصل: “بالتأكيد الزمالك عنده خبرات كبيرة ولاعبو فريقي أقل خبرة ومثل هذه المباريات نتعلم منها”.

وتابع: “من الصعب أن أقيم اللاعبين، وأعطيهم 5 من 10 لأنهم لعبوا بشكل دفاعي وأنا كنت أريدهم أن يقدموا أداءً هجوميًا أكثر من ذلك، وهذا ما سنحاول فعله في المباراة القادمة، وأنا راضٍ بنسبة 50%”.

وأردف: “غدًا اللاعبون سيحصلون على راحة تامة وبعد ذلك سنستعد لمواجهة الإياب، لدي لاعبين مصابين، ولكن بالتأكيد لن نلعب بشكل دفاعي في المباراة المُقبلة”.

تجدر الإشارة إلى أن مباراة الإياب بين الزمالك وفلامبو ستقام يوم الجمعة المقبل.

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Após três derrotas seguidas no Brasileirão, só a vitória interessa ao Santos no domingo, às 19h, na Vila Belmiro, diante do Grêmio que terá reservas em campo. Enquanto o técnico Renato Gaúcho, que também não vai à Baixada santista, pensa na decisão da Libertadores, na próxima semana, o Peixe tem duas preocupações: a ausência de três titulares e um retrospecto nada animador.

Na derrota para o Bahia, o técnico Elano perdeu David Braz por lesão e Lucas Lima por suspensão pelo terceiro cartão amarelo. No jogo anterior, Caju havia sido cortado por lesão muscular.

E para os que acreditam que superar o time reserva do Grêmio será tarefa fácil, vale lembrar como foram os últimos jogos do Alvinegro contra times mistos, reservas ou bastante desfalcados.

Na 34ª rodada, o Vasco virou o jogo com um time que tinha quatro desfalques. Inclusive, o primeiro gol do Cruzmaltino saiu dos pés do garoto Vander, que veio do banco de reservas.

Antes disso, na mesma Vila Belmiro, pela décima rodada do Brasileiro, o Sport repleto de desfalques venceu por 1 a 0. Em falha do zagueiro Noguera, Oswaldo, que também figurava os reservas do Leão comandado por Luxemburgo, aproveitou a falha e fez o gol da vitória.

O resultado mais marcante diante de uma equipe reserva aconteceu na temporada passada, quando o Santos foi eliminado das quartas de final da Copa do Brasil pelo Internacional. Na época, o Colorado brigava para não cair. Aylon e Sasha fizeram os gols para os gaúchos.

No domingo, o Grêmio comandado pelo auxiliar Alexandre Mendes deverá terPaulo Victor; Léo Moura, Thyere, Bressan e Leonardo; Michel, Cristian, Kaio, Cícero e Everton; Jael.

O Peixe não perdia três vezes seguidas desde julho de 2015. Depois das derrotas paraInternacional, Fluminense, Grêmio e Goiás, a diretoria decidiu trocar o comando e fez com que Marcelo Fernandes voltasse a ser auxiliar e contratou Dorival Júnior.

Após a saída de Levir Culpi, o Santos terminará o ano com Elano no comando e só pensa em outro treinador para 2018. Porém, não fará contratações até o dia 9 de dezembro, quando acontece a eleição presidencial do clube.

A gestão comandada por Modesto Roma Júnior, que concorre à reeleição, avalia nomes como os de Fabiano Soares, que atualmente está no Atlético-PR. Os outros três candidatos ainda não manifestaram desejos para o cargo.

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New Zealand and Sri Lanka will cross a new frontier when they meet each other in three Twenty20 internationals in the USA in May

Cricinfo staff12-Feb-2010

New Zealand and Sri Lanka will cross a new frontier when they meet each other in three Twenty20 internationals in the USA in May.The games will take place at Central Broward Regional Park Cricket Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida, which has been approved by the ICC. It is the first time two Full Members will have met in an official match on US soil and it follows the signing of a strategic partnership between the USA Cricket Association (USACA) and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) last year.”Given the door to cricket has been opened to investment through the sale of Indian Premier League franchises, this model is a logical step to raising the capital required to take cricket in the US to another level,” said Justin Vaughan, NZC’s chief executive. “The structure proposed is a wonderful opportunity for someone to get in on the ground floor, particularly given the growing level of interest in the US cricket market.”A delighted Don Lockerbie, CEO of USACA, said the move was the first of what he hoped would be many such initiatives, adding the US national side would participate in some warm-up matches as well.”We are experiencing increasing demand for ‘Destination USA’ cricket events from many Full Member ICC countries and the Sri Lanka v New Zealand series will bring – as forecasted – world-class cricket to the USA,” he said. “Through the strategic collaboration with NZC we now have the additional administrative support and knowledge base to be able to commercialise these opportunities and ultimately grow the revenue streams from one of the world’s largest advertising markets.”Looking ahead, Lockerbie added the matches were “a small indication of the amount of cricket content under consideration with our partners at NZC. We will be meeting with potential investors and event developers over the next few weeks and months to keep building our momentum. The interest is already high from potential investors in India and the US, and this is very encouraging.”

With four wins and three defeats in his first seven Premier League games as Aston Villa manager, the upcoming January transfer window will provide Steven Gerrard with the opportunity to make his mark on the squad, whether that’s with some new faces being brought in or some of the current squad making their way out.Even though the Midlands club spent a significant sum of money to bring in the likes of Emi Buendia, Leon Bailey and Danny Ings during last summer’s transfer window, it seems unlikely that no business will take place in January.

What could Villa’s starting XI look like by the end of January 2022? Here’s our prediction…

In goal, despite reportedly being of interest to Manchester United, we don’t think Villa would entertain the prospect of allowing Emiliano Martinez to leave in January, especially as he has played in all but one of their league games so far this season.

In defence, the only change we could see potentially happening would be the inclusion of current Liverpool centre-back Joe Gomez, who has been linked with a move to Villa Park next month, which we feel could be tempting for the 24-year-old if he can get regular game-time under Gerrard’s guidance.

If Villa manage to secure the signing of the Reds defender, we think he will slot into Villa’s backline alongside the likes of Matt Targett, Tyrone Mings and Matty Cash.

In midfield, with Marvelous Nakamba out for a significant period of time through injury, we can see Villa heading back to Southampton, from whom they signed Danny Ings from in the summer, and securing the signature of Oriol Romeu, who has reportedly been of interest to Villa in recent months.

Alongside current Villa midfielders Douglas Luiz and John McGinn, we think Gerrard will raid his old club Rangers and sign 25-year-old Joe Aribo, who the current Villa boss has called “fantastic” in the past, as an extra option in his squad behind the current strike duo of Ings and Ollie Watkins.

Whether or not Villa add the aforementioned players to their squad next month, Gerrard may still have confidence in his current crop of players to end the season on a high and potentially in the top half of the Premier League.

In other news: Gregg Evans drops injury update at Aston Villa which will leave fans delighted

أعلن المدرب الأرجنتيني رامون دياز عن التشكيل الرسمي لفريقه الهلال السعودي في مواجهة التعاون في ملعب الأمير فيصل بن فهد “الملز” في إطار الجولة الخامسة من دوري روشن السعودي لموسم 2022-2023.

وقرر دياز الاعتماد على حمد اليامي لتعويض غياب ياسر الشهراني بينما شارك عبدالله عطيف في الوسط بجانب بيريرا في ظل غياب الثنائي كويلار وسلمان الفرج كما تواجد ميشايل بدلا من سالم الدوسري في خط الهجوم.

اقرأ أيضا..موعد والقناة الناقلة لمباراة الهلال والتعاون اليوم في الدوري السعودي

ويدخل الهلال المباراة برصيد 12 نقطة محتلا بها المركز الثاني في جدول الترتيب بعدما نجح في تحقيق العلامة الكاملة في جميع الجولات السابقة من دوري روشن السعودي، إذ انتصر على الخليج والفيحاء والفتح والوحدة.

ويحل التعاون في المركز الثامن برصيد 8 نقاط بعد فوزه في مباراتين على الفتح والنصر وتعادله في الجولتين السابقتين مع الفيحاء وضمك. تشكيل الهلال أمام التعاون اليوم

 حراسة المرمى: عبدالله المعيوف

خط الدفاع: سعود عبد الحميد، محمد جحفلي، علي آل بليهي، حمد اليامي

خط الوسط: عبدالله عطيف، ماتيوس بيريرا، آندري كاريلو

خط الهجوم: ميشايل ديلجادو، موسى ماريجا، أوديون ايجالو

أعلن عمر الغنيمي نائب رئيس نادي سموحة انتقال المغربي عبد الكبير الوادي لاعب الفريق السكندري لصفوف فيوتشر وكشف عن القيمة المالية للصفقة.

وقال عمر الغنيمي خلال مداخلة هاتفية ببرنامج “في الملعب وانت سايق” المذاع عبر أثير محطة “ميجا إف إم” الإذاعية: “نحن لنا لاعب من الأهلي ولكن ننتظر قرار كابتن طارق العشري والأسماء التي سيحددها، ونحن نتفاوض الآن مع الأحمر”.

طالع أيضًا.. خاص | فيوتشر يتعاقد مع لاعب المقاولون العرب في صفقة تبادلية

وأضاف: “اللاعب الذي سنضمه سيكون ضمن صفقة انتقال حسام حسن للأهلي ولم يتم الاتفاق على أي شيء سواء كان بيع نهائي أم إعارة”.

وتابع: “تم الاتفاق مع فيوتشر على كافة تفاصيل انتقال عبد الكبير الوادي لهم بـ16 مليونًا وتم التعاقد”.

وكشف عن تفاصيل رحيل اللاعب محمد متولي كناريا لسيراميكا كليوباترا: “طارق أبو العنين طلب ضمه وتم التعاقد معه مقابل حصولنا على 12 مليون جنيه وتسلمنا جميع الشيكات”.

وأردف: “طارق العشري وضع عينه على بعض اللاعبين لكن نحن تعاقدنا بالفعل مع 11 صفقة وعلى أكمل وجه وهم مناسبون للفترة الحالية، وما زال أمامنا 3 لاعبين بينهم أجنبي والحمد لله عندنا لاعبين على أكمل وجه والفريق مكتمل”.

وتطرق للحديث عن التعاون مع الزمالك ردًا على سؤال إبراهيم فايق: “هناك لاعبون (أحرار) أعلن عنهم الزمالك أرسلتهم للكابتن طارق العشري وهو يتابعهم بالفعل وطبعا هناك تعاون مع الزمالك والأهلي ونادي سموحة يرحب بالتعامل مع أي ناد في مصر”.

واختتم: “نحن نعيد تنسيق عقود اللاعبين والحمد لله لدينا وفرة مالية وكان لدينا إعارات تكلفنا 75 مليون جنيه وكلها رحلت، وكل الصفقات التي جلبناها، كلفتنا 28 مليون جنيه وبعنا لاعبين بأكثر من ذلك المبلغ”.

Brad Haddin remains unconvinced of the umpire review system’s merits

Brydon Coverdale in Perth 14-Dec-2009

Brad Haddin remains unconvinced of the umpire review system’s merits and would prefer the on-field officials to either have sole control or hand over all decisions to technology to eliminate “grey areas”. As the man standing behind the stumps, Haddin has the best view in the Australian team but has not yet been persuaded by what he has seen.Nor is he keen to take the responsibility of using his vantage point to advise the captain Ricky Ponting, who wasted both of Australia’s reviews early in West Indies’ second innings in Adelaide on unsuccessful caught-behind decisions, which are difficult to prove on replay. Ponting remains optimistic that the system can improve the game, West Indies’ captain Chris Gayle is against it, and Haddin has yet to be sold on the idea.”I wasn’t a great fan of it to start with, I think it’s designed to take the real howlers out of the game,” Haddin said. “Personally I am happy with either all the power the umpire has or giving everything to technology and referring all decisions. It’s still a bit of a grey area at the moment and we’ll have to see how it goes over the coming months.”As a keeper you do have the best view but I don’t want that pressure of getting the wrong or right one. It’s a funny one because we thought we had a couple of obvious ones in Adelaide that got turned down, but the bottom line is we are still taking 20 wickets a Test match without the referral system. I am not a great believer in it.”Ponting asked the umpires for their thoughts on the review system after Adelaide and in the nets at the WACA on Monday he and Billy Bowden had a long discussion. Bowden was flown to Perth to officiate in the third Test after Mark Benson went home to England following the first day in Adelaide. Benson said his decision to withdraw from the Test was entirely due to health reasons and denied reports that it was due to his dissatisfaction with the review system.