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25Dec

Southampton could build a team around Liverpool contract rebel Rhian Brewster

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According to reports in The Guardian, Liverpool are fearful that they could be set to lose highly-rated attacker Rhian Brewster to the Bundesliga this summer, but Southampton should look to make the teenager an offer as well.

What’s the word, then?

Well, The Guardian says that even though the Merseyside outfit offered the exciting 5ft 11in tall forward a lucrative deal on his 18th birthday, he is yet to sign it with German top flight outfits Borussia Monchengladbach, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig all said to be keen on the England U18 international.

The likes of Jadon Sancho, Ademola Lookman and Reece Oxford have already chose to make the step to the Bundesliga – with the former duo in particular impressing and becoming key first-team players for sides challenging at the right end of the table.

Meanwhile, there could be big changes at Southampton this summer if they escape relegation on Sunday – as is expected given the uphill task Swansea City face – and they may well look to strengthen their attacking options.

How has Brewster done this season?

The 18-year-old has been in fine form for the Reds’ U18, U19 and U23 sides after scoring six goals and providing a further seven assists in 13 appearances in all competitions, while he was also one of England’s heroes in their U17 World Cup triumph in October.

The quick and skilful attacker, who can play as a centre-forward or on the wing, scored eight goals for the young Three Lions throughout the tournament, including one in the 5-2 win against Spain in the final.

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They certainly should.

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You would think that one of the reasons Brewster has been reluctant to extend his stay with Liverpool to date is because he is worried that he won’t get many minutes on the pitch next season with the likes of Sadio Mane, Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino ahead of him, but that could be less of an issue on the south coast.

Saints could make big changes to their frontline this summer in order to ensure they don’t find themselves in a relegation scrap again next term, and the 18-year-old is someone that they can build a team around for the future and who would excite the St Mary’s crowd, with the likes of Manolo Gabbiadini, Nathan Redmond and Shane Long not doing the business for them during the current campaign.

25Dec

The perfect man to bring the good times back to Newcastle?

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Life for fans of Newcastle United in recent years has been somewhat dreadful. The club have been taking major steps backwards in recent years, and for a long time last season it looked like they were spiralling out of the Premier League.

Mike Ashley is still in charge of the club despite being the most hated man in the North East, but thankfully the club removed John Carver as manager at the end of the season.

The man chosen to start the new era at St. James’ Park and turn the club around is former England manager Steve McClaren – hardly one to fill those Geordie fans with confidence.

However, McClaren has pulled off an incredible coup as his first signing – midfielder Georgino Wijnaldum has signed from Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven on a five year contract for around £14.5million.

The Dutch international certainly has what it takes to lead Newcastle out of their slump and back to challenging in the top half of the Premier League table.

Perhaps the most shocking part of the deal is Mike Ashley’s willingness to invest in new signings. It seems he is finally going to get behind one of his new managers and back him fully as the club looks to strengthen ahead of the new campaign.

The move will be a massive morale booster for all those associated with the club and will bring back the belief that Newcastle United can get start to look forwards.

The former PSV captain had a remarkable year last season as he finished as the Eredivisie Player of the Year ahead of top scorer and Memphis Depay.

Wijnaldum scored 14 goals and picked up three assists as he led PSV to the title, and at only 24-years-of-age, has a very bright future ahead of him.

He is the complete midfielder; quick, strong and creative, comfortable trying to intercept the ball or bombing forward to create attacks. His work ethic and determination are two of the player’s best attributes.

The Netherlands international made his league debut for Feyenoord when he was just 16-years-old and has come on leaps and bounds since. In 286 career games he has scored 81 goals provided 34 assists from midfield.

His consistently impressive performances have led to him becoming an important part of the Dutch national squad, and he was part of the team that finished third at the 2014 World Cup.

The player should fit perfectly into the Magpies midfield alongside Jack Colback and Moussa Sissoko. The Frenchman Sissoko will be delighted with the arrival of Wijnaldum to ease the pressure on him, with someone else there to help carry the team.

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There is little doubt that Wijnaldum would look at home at most of the top teams in Europe, which makes the fact he has joined Newcastle a real surprise.

Newcastle are still a number of players away from the squad they need in order to complete their squad, but it is a major step in the right direction and the good times are not too far away.

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25Dec

Arsenal prepare goalkeeper bid

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Arsenal could face a battle to sign Inter Milan goalkeeper Samir Handanovic next summer, reports talkSPORT.

The Gunners want to bring the Slovenian to the Premier League ahead of the 2014/15 season, but will have to beat off interest from La Liga champions Barcelona.

The Spanish side have also been linked with Handanovic next summer, as they prepare to replace Victor Valdes at the Camp Nou. The 31-year-old is entering his final contracted year with the Catalan side, and has announced he will not be extending his stay at the club.

Inter Milan have recently purchased the remainder of the goalkeeper’s contract from Udinese, after the 28-year-old joined the Serie A side on a co-ownership deal.

Although this means Handanovic can’t move clubs this summer, he is set to be part of a bidding war between Barca and Arsenal next summer.

The keeper is the Slovenian number one, featuring in his nation’s 4-2 victory over Iceland in a World Cup qualifier earlier this month.

Samir Handanovic kept nine clean sheets last season for Inter, as the club finished in 9th place in the Serie A table, 12 points adrift from Udinese in 5th place, and a spot in Europe.

Barcelona are keen on securing Samir Handanovic’s services next summer when Valdes leaves the club on a free transfer.

Can Arsenal compete with Barcelona for Handanovic? Do they need to replace Szczesny?

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18Dec

England have 'no preconceived ideas' about used Barbados pitch

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Defending champions will start T20 World Cup against Scotland on strip used for Namibia’s low-scoring shoot-out against Oman

ESPNcricinfo staff03-Jun-2024England will begin their defence of the T20 World Cup against Scotland on the same Kensington Oval surface which threw up a 218-run shoot-out between Namibia and Oman on Sunday night. They are heavy favourites against their British rivals but were beaten when the teams last met, in a 2018 ODI, and this slow, low surface could make life difficult for their batters.Jos Buttler, England’s captain, said on Monday that he will encourage his players to adapt and judge conditions for themselves and react accordingly, rather than heading into Tuesday’s match with “too many preconceived ideas”. But the evidence from Sunday’s match is that there could be variable bounce on a sticky surface on which wickets fell in clusters.Related

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Namibia emerged as winners, but needed a Super Over to do so after reaching 109 for 6 in pursuit of 110. Their fingerspinners, Bernard Scholtz and Gerhard Erasmus, both trapped batters lbw with balls which kept low, while Oman seamer Mehran Khan bowled Jan Frylinck in the final over with a grubber which deflected off his pad.David Wiese, Namibia’s match-winner in the Super Over, said the pitch was “a difficult wicket to start on the whole time… once you got wickets, you got wickets in clusters.” Zeeshan Maqsood, Oman’s ex-captain, suggested that Saturday’s rain in Barbados had impacted the pitch: “There was a little bit of stopping and coming, because a little wetness was there.”England and Scotland will use the same surface that Namibia and Oman did on Sunday•Getty Images

Buttler said he saw “bits and pieces” of Sunday’s match, but suggested that England should be accustomed to conditions in Barbados. They played a five-match T20I series held entirely at Kensington Oval in early 2022, and also played an ODI and a T20I there when they toured the Caribbean in December last year.”We’ve played some games here, so we know what conditions can be like,” Buttler said. “But it’s important not to have too many preconceived ideas and assume the pitch will play in a certain way. We’ve got to be prepared. That’s where communication and assessing conditions quickly – with bat or ball – will be key to the game.”He told the BBC: “We are trying not to play the game before the game has been played. It’s good to be here and get a feel for conditions, but on each day, you have to be ready to adapt… it is not in the batters’ favour all of the time in T20 cricket. We need to be able to adapt and communicate well as a team, and work out what will be a winning score.”England have been joined in Barbados by Kieron Pollard, who has been enlisted as a consultant coach for this World Cup and has spoken to the players about the impact that stiff crosswinds can have in the Caribbean. “That’s part of selection discussions and team discussions, being aware of the wind and right-hand/left-hand combinations,” Buttler said.”[Pollard] has fitted in really well. Some of the guys have played with him, or played lots of cricket against him, so have a nice relationship to start from. Obviously, he’s got a wealth of T20 knowledge and everyone should have been tapping into that, sponging up any really good information that he’s got for us.”And obviously, [he knows about] local conditions. He knows everything about the Caribbean, and he’s got that winner’s mindset. I think that’s something that we’re really tapping into. He’s won a lot of competitions around the world… it’s great to have guys like that around the group.”Kieron Pollard will assist Matthew Mott during the T20 World Cup•Gareth Copley/Getty

England come into the World Cup after beating Pakistan 2-0 in a rain-affected series, and Buttler said there is “a really good vibe” around their squad. “We had some good performances there, but we’re fully focused on the game tomorrow. We need to make sure we bring 100% intensity to that, first of all.”He acknowledged that England will be expected to beat Scotland comfortably, but said: “It’s a great game: our first of the World Cup. We’re all excited for that and we expect a tough challenge. They’ve come here to try and win games, and they want to beat us; we want to beat them. It’s pretty straightforward.”Buttler also declined to give any clues as to England’s XI for the opening match, saying: “I think we’ve got lots of really good options, from No. 1 to 15. We picked a squad with a lot of different options, and we’ve got to work out what we feel is the best combination for the first game.”

18Dec

Babar Azam, Bismah Maroof awarded Pakistan's civilian honours

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Babar, 28, becomes the youngest person to ever receive the Sitara-e-Imtiaz

Danyal Rasool23-Mar-2023Pakistan captain Babar Azam has received the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, the third-highest civilian honour in Pakistan. It was conferred onto him at a ceremony in Lahore on Pakistan Day, which is a national holiday in the country. Babar, 28, becomes the youngest person to ever receive the honour, beating out another cricketer, Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed. Sarfaraz was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz in Karachi in 2018, when he was 31. Former Pakistan women’s captain, Bismah Maroof, meanwhile, has been awarded the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, the fourth-highest honour. Masood Jan, a former blind cricker for Pakistan, received a Pride of Performance Award.The Pakistan government announced last year on August 14, Pakistan’s Independence Day, that it would give Babar the award for his achievements in the field of cricket. He joins a number of former cricketers who were given this award, with Javed Miandad, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf, Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal and Misbah-ul-Haq also honoured in this way.Babar called the award “an immense honour” dedicating it to “his parents, fans and the people of Pakistan”. He was congratulated by a host of cricketers past and present, including Kamran Akmal, Ajmal, Shahnawaz Dahani, Saim Ayub and Mohammad Haris.

Since making his international debut in 2015, Babar has gone on to become one of the finest cricketers of his generation, and ranks among the greatest batters in Pakistan’s history. His career ODI average of 59.41 is the highest among players with at least 2000 runs, and his 17 ODI hundreds already place him second in the all-time list in Pakistan. He was a part of the side that won the Champions Trophy in 2017, and after a rocky start, has established himself as an elite Test batter.His 3696 runs in the format include nine hundreds and an average of 48.63. He is also the leading run-scorer for Pakistan in T20Is with 3355 runs at an average of 41.41 and a strike rate of 127.80, and has scored two of Pakistan’s four T20I hundreds. He was named captain of the ODI and T20I sides in 2020, before taking over the Test captaincy in 2021. He was named the ICC Men’s Cricketer of 2022, as well as the captain of the ODI Team of that year.Maroof becomes the second female cricketer to receive the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, following in the footsteps of Sana Mir. She said she was “humbled and honoured”, in particular dedicating the award to her father who “stood by me through thick and thin.” Maroof, 31, assumed the Pakistan captaincy in 2013, retaining it until 2020 before she took a break from cricket to give birth to her daughter. She assumed the captaincy after returning, and led the side during the recently concluded T20 World Cup, before stepping down earlier this month.

18Dec

Grant Flower joins Sussex as batting coach

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He has worked with the men’s national teams in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Zimbabwe

ESPNcricinfo staff05-Jan-2022Sussex CCC have signed former Zimbabwe cricketer and much-travelled coach Grant Flower to be their batting coach. He replaces Jason Swift, who has stepped down to pursue other opportunities.”It gives me great pleasure to be added to the Sussex coaching staff and I can’t wait to start,” Flower, an integral part of the Zimbabwe side from 1992 to 2010, said in a statement released by the club. “I have been told about the exciting young batters coming through the ranks and am excited to be given the opportunity of hopefully improving them along their journey.”I always enjoyed playing against the Sharks and admired their professional approach and ultra-competitiveness. Hopefully I can add to that with some of my international coaching experiences and help contribute to make the Sharks batting unit both reliable and exciting.”Flower’s last assignment was as batting coach of the Sri Lanka side, which ended in 2021 after a two-year stint. Prior to that, he had worked in a similar capacity with Pakistan and, before that, with Zimbabwe. He has also had coaching gigs with Essex and Midwest Rhinos in Zimbabwe.During his playing career, which included 67 Tests (3457 runs at an average of 29.54) and 221 ODIs (6571 runs at 33.52), Flower spent six seasons with Essex, from 2005 to 2010, winning three one-day trophies with them.”Grant is an absolutely fantastic addition to our staff,” Sussex’s championship and one-day head coach Ian Salisbury said. “I’ve known him since my first trip to Zimbabwe in 1989 and can vouch for his personal qualities, while his coaching and playing record speak for themselves.”With a young squad in the early stage of their careers, the quality of the coaching set-up is absolutely vital. To add someone with Grant’s track record alongside people like James Kirtley, Sarah Taylor, Ash Wright and Mike Yardy puts us in a really strong position. I feel humbled to be working alongside this group.”There have been some challenges over the past year or so, but we’ve got to look forward now. We’ve got a brilliant coaching team in place, the medical and S&C teams are doing great work with the lads’ fitness, we’ve got the marquee going up early in the New Year, so we’re in a great position to now focus on the squad’s cricketing skills as we build up to the start of the season.”

18Dec

WBBL: Amy Satterthwaite resumes captaincy of Melbourne Renegades

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Lea Tahuhu also returns to the club and Erin Fazackerley’s signing completes the 15-player squad

ESPNcricinfo staff20-Aug-2020Amy Satterthwaite will resume the captaincy of the Melbourne Renegades in the WBBL after missing last season while pregnant with her first child with wife Lea Tahuhu who has also been retained by the club.The Renegades have locked in their full 15-player squad for the new season which includes the signing of Erin Fazackerley from the Hobart Hurricanes.Satterthwaite was recently overlooked for the New Zealand captaincy when Sophie Devine took the role full-time having stepped in for Satterthwaite during her time away. She has been back training in recent weeks with the New Zealand players at their winter camps.”It’ll be great to rejoin the team in a playing capacity this season after Jess Duffin did such a fantastic job leading the group last year,” Satterthwaite said. “I’ve enjoyed getting back into training in recent months and I’ve embraced the challenge of working on my game after a few sleepless nights, but it’s all good fun.”I’m looking forward to working alongside our new coach Lachie Stevens and seeing what the team can achieve.”Tahuhu, one of the fastest bowlers in the world, will spearhead what should be a strong attack that also includes Australia spinners Sophie Molineux, Molly Strano and Georgia Wareham. The Renegades reached the semi-finals of last year’s tournament.”Amy and Lea bring so much leadership and skill to the group and we’re excited about seeing what Erin can do this season,” Stevens said. “There’s obviously some continued uncertainty about how the season will unfold but we’ll just focus on preparing as best we can and tackle the challenges that confront us along the way.”The WBBL is due to begin on October 17 and run to November 29. There are expected to be changes to the original schedule due to the travel restrictions currently in place around the country with the likelihood of more hubs being used.Melbourne Renegades WBBL squad Makinley Blows, Maitlan Brown, Josie Dooley, Jess Duffin, Erin Fazackerley, Ella Hayward, Lizelle Lee (SA), Carly Leeson, Sophie Molineux, Courtney Neale, Amy Satterthwaite (captain, NZ), Molly Strano, Lea Tahuhu (NZ), Georgia Wareham, Courtney Webb

18Dec

Steven Smith targeting return to action in Rajasthan Royals' season opener

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The suspended Australia batsman underwent shoulder surgery earlier this year, leading to questions on his match readiness

ESPNcricinfo staff19-Mar-2019Steven Smith is targeting a return to action in Rajasthan Royals’ opening IPL 2019 match. It would mark his full return to the game following an elbow surgery he underwent in January this year, which had left question marks over his fitness and preparedness in the lead up to the World Cup.The Royals’ first game of the season is against Kings XI Punjab, at their home base in Jaipur on March 25, and around a week before the fixture, Smith said that he had been hitting the ball well enough in the nets and “getting myself into a good rhythm”.Smith has a set plan for getting to his best before the team’s season-opener, in the process putting out a timeline for his return to on-field action for the first time since his surgery.ALSO READ: What Smith, Warner reintegration really means“Hitting as many balls as I can, really, over the next week, getting myself into a good rhythm. Started batting a couple of weeks ago back home, feel like I’m hitting the ball really well, so yeah, just try and get my rhythm right,” he said in a Royals’ social media chat.”(I’ll try to) make sure over the next week to get a lot of work in, so that I can probably taper off towards the back-end of the week so I can freshen up and be ready to go on the 25th and hopefully start off the Royals season with a win.”
Smith and David Warner complete their year-long bans for ball-tampering on March 29. The decision on the part of the Cricket Australia management is that the two of them should have an extended stint in the IPL before returning to Australia in early May for a training camp in Brisbane ahead of the World Cup. It was confirmed earlier that Warner, who also underwent should surgery earlier this year, would be fit and available for selection in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s first game of the IPL season, on March 24.For Smith, it’s a homecoming of sorts to the Royals set-up, which he was a part of in 2014 and 2015 before the franchise was suspended for two years along with Chennai Super Kings for a corruption-related issue. Smith shifted to Rising Pune Supergiant for those two seasons before he, and Warner, were suspended from the IPL last year for the Newlands ball-tampering scandal.At Royals, one of Smith’s team-mates is Jos Buttler, the explosive English wicketkeeper-batsman who had a fantastic run in the IPL last year, his performances even leading to a call-up from the England Test team.”Yeah, it’ll be great (playing with Buttler). Makes things easier for me batting with Jos for sure. He’s an exciting player, one of the most destructive batters around the world. I’m really excited to be playing with him and hopefully learn something off him as well,” Smith said.After the IPL comes the World Cup, and then the Ashes. There is no certainty about Smith’s participation in either competition, but the former captain is looking forward to being a part of both: “They are both terrific tournaments. They are both, I guess, the pinnacle of one-day cricket and Test cricket, for an Australian player. I’d love to be involved in both for sure.”

18Dec

CSA apologises to Australia for mask slip-up

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Cricket South Africa has issued an apology to Cricket Australia after two CSA officials were photographed posing with fans, who were wearing Sonny Bill Williams masks at St George’s Park

Firdose Moonda10-Mar-20180:49

Start of Warner-de Kock clash revealed

Cricket South Africa has issued an apology to Cricket Australia after two CSA officials were photographed posing with fans, who were wearing Sonny Bill Williams masks at St George’s Park.Clive Eksteen, a former left-arm spinner and CSA’s head of commercial, and Altaaf Kazi, CSA’s head of media and communication, posed for a picture with three fans wearing masks on the first day of the Test. The photo was shared on social media and then picked up by the , who wrote that the Australian team were “outraged.” CSA said it would follow its “normal internal processes,” with regards to Eksteen and Kazi, which will likely begin with an internal investigation. They have been asked to return to Johannesburg, where CSA’s head office is located.”On behalf of CSA I extend my sincere apologies to the Board of Cricket Australia, its officials, team management, players and their families,” CSA president, Chris Nenzani said.”Cricket Australia spoke to Cricket South Africa officials yesterday to express disappointment with this matter and events that unfolded off-field Friday at St George’s Park,” a CA spokesman said. “CA appreciates the swift response, including the sincere apology from CSA, and the seriousness with which the matter is being treated.”The Williams’ masks were brought into the ground as an attempt to ridicule David Warner, who was involved in a stairwell spat with Quinton de Kock during the first Test in Durban. Warner was fined 75% of his match fee and earned three demerit points for the incident, later claiming de Kock had made a “vile and disgusting comment,” about his wife Candice. De Kock admitted to saying something in a hearing that took place on Wednesday and was fined 25% of his match fee with one demerit point added to his record.Candice had an encounter with Williams 11 years ago, before she had met Warner and South African fans hoped to use that to antagonise the opening batsman. The day before the Port Elizabeth Test, social media posts, including one by a reporter (who is not working on this game) with the host broadcaster shared photographs of fans making Williams’ masks and of a songbook with lyrics containing vulgar and derogatory language. While the songs were not heard at St George’s Park, the masks were seen but only after CSA officials had to intervene to allow mask-wearing fans into the stadium.Initially, stadium security had refused to allow them in because of what Kazi called a “misunderstanding,” though it is not clear on whose instructions the security were initially acting. Kazi and Eksteen were then contacted by the fans and met them at the gates, where it was decided that they would be allowed in. According to Kazi, the group of fans then asked for a photo with him and Eksteen and the pair obliged.”We found out because (the spectators) contacted us and we then went to security and got them in. They said ‘let’s take a photo with you guys,” Kazi told .Speaking to ESPNcricinfo shortly after the story broke last night, Kazi admitted it was “one of the worst judgment calls I have made,” and expressed regret over his actions.Meanwhile, CSA had reiterated that freedom of expression will be respected, within the limits of their own guidelines for spectator behaviour, which does not tolerate any racism, sexism or derogatory comments. A statement read: “While CSA respects the rights of its fans to represent their own points of view, CSA does not associate itself with these actions and urges all Protea supporters from refraining from being involved in distasteful or unwelcome actions that may impact the image of the sport and its supporters.”

18Dec

Post debut duck, Maddinson set for second go

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Nic Maddinson has the chance to get off the mark in Test cricket in the first match against Pakistan, after failing to do so in the third against South Africa

Brydon Coverdale11-Dec-20161:49

‘I’ve tried to be more selective with my shots’ – Maddinson

Nic Maddinson is in fine company. Prior to Maddinson, only a dozen Australian top-six batsmen had fallen for a duck in their first Test innings on debut. Victor Trumper was one of them, also Joe Darling, Syd Gregory and Harry Trott, among Australia’s best early cricketers. In the more modern era there was Matthew Elliott, Phillip Hughes and Andrew Symonds – all of whom went on to score Test centuries.But there are some not-so-elites in the group, too. Roy Park is best remembered for the story, apocryphal or not, of how his wife bent down to pick up her knitting and missed his entire Test career: he was bowled first ball in his only Test innings. Others such as Ken Meuleman and Roland Pope, like Park, never played another Test.Whatever happens at the Gabba this week, at least Maddinson won’t fall into the latter camp. He will get another chance in the baggy green, a second opportunity to get off the mark in Test cricket after his 12-ball duck against South Africa at Adelaide Oval. It will be a chance to show that he has the game to bat in the longest form; by his own admission he, at times, has played too aggressively in first-class cricket.”It’s all about me finding a consistent mental state where I can start my innings,” Maddinson said in Brisbane on Sunday. “Have a game plan where it can work, not just when I’m batting on a good day on a flat wicket, but something I can implement on days where the ball is moving and I’m not feeling like it’s all going together.”I think that’s an important part of how I can improve as a player. And that’s… where the inconsistencies lie at the moment. At times I’ve been a bit too aggressive when the situation didn’t suit, but I feel like I’m more comfortable with my batting at the moment which comes with making enough mistakes and being around long enough to work it out.”In Adelaide, Maddinson came in under lights, facing the swinging pink ball, and was a little tentative before being bowled by a fine delivery from Kagiso Rabada. It meant he was the only one of Australia’s three debutants to leave Adelaide empty-handed – Peter Handscomb scored a first-innings fifty and then struck the winning runs, and Matt Renshaw occupied the crease for 183 balls.But having wiped out nearly half the side in moving from Hobart to Adelaide, the selectors opted for a steady hand in the wake of Australia’s consolation victory and named the same 12 for the first Test against Pakistan. Maddinson hopes that after a nervy debut, he will be better placed for Test cricket come his second opportunity.”It helps when the team wins… it’s easier to keep it together and let guys develop a little bit if they have missed out,” Maddinson said. “Although it was a good ball, there’s always something you can do differently. Whether it’s a mindset or just sharpen up a little bit. I’ve had time to watch it and there’s definitely some things I’ll be taking in when I start my innings this week.”One positive for Maddinson is that, unlike on Test debut, he now has a decent pink-ball score under his belt. Prior to the Adelaide day-night Test, Maddinson’s pink-ball day-night first-class career consisted of scores of 1, 18, 17, 1 and 46. But against South Australia in Adelaide last week, Maddinson scored 80 in the first innings of a day-night Sheffield Shield game to give him some confidence.”Regardless of what ball it was, it was an important innings for me,” Maddinson said. “The game before that in Shield cricket I probably didn’t get the runs I would have liked when I sort of felt in at times as well.”So to be able to get 80 last week – I was still extremely disappointed to get out when and how I did in that innings, and to miss out in the second innings. But that’s cricket, I’ve moved on and I think the experiences that I’ve gained from failing in pink-ball games has probably helped me I think in what I can prepare for this week.”

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