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O estafe do volante Guilherme Nunes marcou uma reunião com o Santos nesta semana para definir o futuro do jogador. Ele estava atuando no Brasileiro de Aspirantes, porém o Peixe foi eliminado na última quinta-feira.

A reunião acontecerá pois os agentes querem saber da intenção da diretoria santista com Guilherme já para 2020. O técnico Jorge Sampaoli não deve utilizá-lo na equipe profissional até o fim do ano.

Em uma outra reunião, os representantes ouviram da diretoria que o atleta poderia receber oportunidades no próximo ano. Na ocasião, o Santos não queria liberá-lo em definitivo.

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O jogador não recebeu propostas do futebol espanhol e português. A janela fechou na última segunda-feira. Ele deve seguir treinando em separado com Matheus Ribeiro e Alan Cardoso.

Atualmente o volante só pode se transferir para equipes do Brasil. Neste ano, o atleta recebeu propostas de Atlético-GO, Coritiba, Figueirense e Ponte Preta. Entretanto, o estafe de Guilherme Nunes acha difícil uma negociação ainda nesta temporada.

Guilherme Nunes subiu ao profissional do Santos no início de 2018 e disputou seis jogos até o momento. Ele tem contrato com o Peixe até abril de 2023.

* Sob supervisão de Vinícius Perazzini

علق عدلي القيعي رئيس شركة الكرة بالنادي الأهلي، على عودة العلاقات الجيدة مع الزمالك، خلال الفترة الحالية.

وقال القيعي في حديث لقناة “أون تايم سبورتس” الفضائية: “دائمًا ما كانت العلاقات بين الأهلي والزمالك رائعة، وإذا حدث عكس ذلك فهو الخطأ، الناديان سبق وأن صنعا مجلسًا تنفيذيًا مشتركًا للدفاع عن مصلحتهما، وكان أول اجتماع في نادي الزمالك بالسبعينيات، وكابتن صالح سليم كان على علاقة رائعة بالمسؤولين في الزمالك”.

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وبسؤاله هل ممكن أن نرى حسين لبيب والمجلس الحالي للزمالك في زيارة للأهلي؟، أجاب: “بالتأكيد هذا أمر طبيعي، دائمًا لاعبو الزمالك والأهلي والمسؤولون أصدقاء، من غير الطبيعي (تلقيح اللاعبين بالكلام على بعض)، في الفترة الأخيرة كان هناك شذوذ عن القاعدة الطبيعية، وبعض اللاعبين كانوا يخرجون في الإعلام يقولون نكره الأهلي، والمناخ الإعلامي كان يُساعد على ذلك”.

وأكمل: “حدوث صفقات بين الأهلي والزمالك؟ صعب من الناحية الجماهيرية، حدث قبل ذلك، حسين ياسر المحمدي كان يريد أن يحصل على الاستغناء ويدفع 300 ألف جنيه، وكان واضح جدًا أنه سينتقل للزمالك، والمسؤولون وقتها قالوا إذا أراد أن يذهب للزمالك فليذهب، وحدث أيضًا مع دومينيك دا سيلفا”.

وواصل القيعي تصريحاته: “تمنيت تعاقد الأهلي مع شيكابالا، بدليل أن الإجراءات والعقود كانت معي، لكن حدث أمر صغير غيّر مسار الصفقة، وهو تغيير مجلس إدارة باوك، أرسلوا لي أنهم يُطالبون بـ650 ألف دولار، ويريدون التفاوض من جديد، لدرجة أن شيكابالا اشتكى النادي اليوناني”.

وأضاف: “بعد ذلك أحد المسؤولين في الزمالك قال له أنا أتيت بموافقة من باوك، واللاعب انتقل للزمالك”.

وعن إمكانية تفكير الأهلي في فتح بابه للاعب الفريق السابق حسام عاشور، رد القيعي: “قضيته حساسة جدًا، لأن ما حدث خلاف لا معنى له، أنا أحبه جدًا، أنا قابلته صدفة بعد ذلك وقلت له السنة التي كنت تريد أن تلعبها إضافية كان ممكن أن تعوض بأمور أخرى، كنت أتمنى ألا تحدث المشكلة من البداية، لا أعرف هل ممكن أن يعود أم لا”.

وعمّا إذا كان توجيه الشكر لسيد عبد الحفيظ مدير الكرة السابق بالنادي كان بالإجماع، قال القيعي: “هو أجاب عن هذا السؤال، أنا أغير على أي نجم يخرج من الأهلي”.

Ian Chappell, the former Australia captain, has said that India should look at a five-bowler combination for the fourth and final Test against Australia in Sydney with three quicks and two spinners

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Chappell: Favour Australia 3-0

Ian Chappell, the former Australia captain, has said that India should look at a five-bowler combination for the fourth and final Test against Australia in Sydney with three quicks and two spinners. Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Chappell said that the India attack lacked an allrounder like Shane Watson who could pitch in with 10-12 overs in a game.India opted for a four-man attack in the first three Tests of the series with Karn Sharma the sole specialist spinner in Adelaide and R Ashwin replacing him for Brisbane and Melbourne. According to Chappell, left-arm spinner Akshar Patel could also be an option for India, depending on the team’s assessment of his potential and readiness. Akshar was brought in to the squad in place of Ravindra Jadeja, who returned home after injuring his shoulder.”I probably favour a 3-0 result. I think what India have got to do, I don’t know if they’ve got the players to do it, but I think they could go with an attack of three quickies and two spinners,” Chappell said. “I don’t know much about Patel who has come out to replace Jadeja, but I think if they can go for three quickies and two spinners, that would be the right combination for Sydney.”If they think Patel’s got some potential, maybe that’s the time to get him in because I think they haven’t got anyone unlike Australia who have had Mitchell Marsh and you’ve got Shane Watson, who can give you eight, 10, 12 overs in a game. If Mitchell Marsh is there with Shane Watson, you can get more. India don’t have anyone that can do that. They’ve got a couple of part-timers, but nothing serious. I think they’ve probably got to come up with the combination of five bowlers and the combination has got to be three quicks, two spinners.”Chappell also said that India’s bowling strategies could be hampering the attack from consistently bowling good deliveries.”I think they have a chance (to take 20 wickets) but they’re not given the proper chance. I’m not sure of the consistency and the ability to consistently bowl good balls,” he said. “But some of the things they’re being asked to do don’t allow them to be consistent. When you’re being asked to bang the thing into the track regularly, and suddenly you’ve got to bowl good line and length, that’s not an easy thing to do. You know, a guy like Glenn McGrath, who was known for his accuracy, found that a very difficult thing to do. For inexperienced bowlers, it’s almost impossible.”If India look back on the first three Test matches, they’ve made 400 in the first innings in each match. Now if you do that, particularly when touring Australia, it’s not an easy thing to do. And you haven’t won a Test match, then you start to think, well, the bowlers are not really doing their job, but certainly they’ve batted well enough at times. Obviously, there have been late collapses. But they’ve batted well at times enough to at least get one win in the series but they have nothing to show for it.”

تعرف على موعد والقناة الناقلة لـ مباراة الأهلي وسيراميكا كليوباترا في الدوري اليوم الأربعاء 8-11-2023.

يلتقي فريق الكرة الأول بالنادي الأهلي مع نظيره سيراميكا كليوباترا، مساء اليوم الأربعاء، في المباراة التي تقام بينهما ببطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

الأهلي يلاقي سيراميكا كليوباترا، في إطار منافسات الجولة الثانية المؤجلة من عمر المسابقة المحلية، وتلعب المباراة على ملعب استاد المقاولون العرب.

ويتواجد الأهلي في المركز السابع بجدول ترتيب بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز، برصيد 9 نقاط من الفوز في 3 مواجهات خاضها، بينما تأجل له 3 لقاءات.

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ويلعب الأهلي مع سيراميكا كليوباترا اليوم، في واحدة من هذه المؤجلات، ويتبقى له مباراة بلدية المحلة في الجولة الرابعة ولقاء الجونة في الجولة الخامسة.

سيراميكا كليوباترا خاض 5 مباريات في بطولة الدوري، حقق الفوز في مواجهتين وخسر مثلهما وتعادل في لقاء، ويحتل المركز الثالث عشر برصيد 7 نقاط.

وأسندت لجنة الحكام بالاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم، إدارة مباراة الأهلي وسيراميكا كليوباترا إلي الحكم عبد العزيز السيد، وسيكون في غرفة الفار محمد الحنفي. موعد مباراة الأهلي وسيراميكا كليوباترا اليوم في الدوري المصري

تقام مباراة الأهلي وسيراميكا كليوباترا، اليوم الأربعاء 8 نوفمبر 2023، في تمام الساعة 4 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 5 بتوقيت السعودية. القناة الناقلة لـ مباراة الأهلي وسيراميكا كليوباترا اليوم في الدوري

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Elton Chigumbura, the Zimbabwe captain, has said his men will enter their match against UAE in Nelson with some confidence after their encouraging performance against South Africa

Brydon Coverdale in Nelson18-Feb-2015

Elton Chigumbura, the Zimbabwe captain, has said his men will enter their match against UAE in Nelson with some confidence after their encouraging performance against South Africa. However, Chigumbura said Zimbabwe would not make the mistake of under-estimating UAE, who are playing in their first World Cup game since 1996.Zimbabwe’s tournament began in fine style as they reduced South Africa to 83 for 4 in Hamilton on Sunday, and even later in the innings when the score was 228 for 4 after 44 overs Zimbabwe were still well in contention. Then came a remarkable finish in which JP Duminy and David Miller mauled Zimbabwe’s seamers and took 111 from the final six overs.Set 340 for victory, Zimbabwe’s top order performed admirably and while the required run-rate was ultimately too great a challenge, they reached 277 before being bowled out in the 49th over. Given South Africa are among the strongest favourites to win the tournament, Chigumbura said the feeling in the Zimbabwe camp after the game was a mixture of positives and negatives.”It was a bit of both, a confidence boost the way we played, and obviously it’s always disappointing to play the way we did for 90 overs but we didn’t manage to finish off the last ten overs,” Chigumbura said. “We took a lot out of the game we played and hopefully we can carry on with that form.”One of Zimbabwe’s key men in this tournament will be Hamilton Masakadza, whose 80 from 74 balls against South Africa followed an unbeaten 117 in the warm-up win over Sri Lanka in Lincoln. However, there were other contributions in the South Africa game – Chamu Chibhabha made 64 and Brendan Taylor scored 40 – and Chigumbura said it was important the batting workload was spread.”He’s leading from the front as a senior batter in the team and it’s rubbing off to the rest of the players,” Chigumbura said of Masakadza. “The good thing about the team at the moment, everyone is in good nick. We don’t expect just Hamilton to put up a good performance, the rest of the guys in the squad are capable of doing the same job.”One of the challenges for Zimbabwe in this game will be their lack of familiarity with their opponents. The two teams have never before met in an ODI – they did play a T20 international last year – and Ireland’s win over West Indies at this same ground, Saxton Oval, on Monday, was a reminder of what the Associates can do.”Every team we’re going to play we have to respect them and play the hard cricket we are capable of playing,” Chigumbura said. “The thing about cricket is a good ball is a good ball. You just have to try and do the basics right. There’s one or two guys we know, but we have to go back to basics because the majority of the players we don’t know.”Every team is capable of winning games, so at the end of the day we have to take every game seriously and do the basics right, and make sure that when you get into a good winning position you are ruthless and win the game.”The small ground provided 300-plus totals in the Ireland win over West Indies and the UAE captain Mohammad Tauqir said he was hopeful his men would be capable of posting a similar score. He said it was encouraging to see the success of Ireland against a Full Member nation, and the UAE was hoping to provide a similar surprise.”We had a couple of games in New Zealand also and two warm-up games in Australia,” Tauqir said. “Except for the Australia game, the rest of the games we have scored around 300 runs, so the batting is good and strong.”I think it’s a great win for Ireland. I think most of the Associate nations are doing well and we would like to prove a point also … every individual in the team is on target for goals. Collectively we are looking forward to at least having a couple of wins against Test nations, that’s what we are targeting.”Tauqir, who is a rarity in UAE cricket as an Emirati and Dubai native, said he was also hopeful that the country’s first World Cup campaign since 1996 would lead to a boost in support for cricket among UAE citizens.”Predominantly it’s an expat game in the UAE, a lot of Asian, English and Australian people play there,” Tauqir said. “But I believe our participation in the World Cup would inspire many more Emirati and UAE nationals to follow the game with passion.”

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O Grêmio passeou na Arena e comemorou o seu aniversário em grande estilo. O tricolor gaúcho venceu o Goiás por 3 a 0. Com a vitória, o Grêmio vai para 28 pontos e sobe para 8ª posição. Os Esmeraldinos ficam estacionados na 15ª colocação e com 21 pontos.

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Na próxima rodada, os Gaúchos enfrentam o Santos, na Vila Belmiro, dia 21 de setembro. Os Goianos recebem o Fluminense, no Serra Dourada, dia 22.

A partida

Os gremistas começaram a partida a mil por hora. Em 20 minutos, o Tricolor já tinha finalizado oito vezes contra apenas uma do Goiás. Das oito, três foram muito perigosas. Sendo que as finalizações de Diego Tardelli e Alisson obrigaram Rangel a fazer duas importantes defesas. A outra chance foi uma cabeçada de David Braz para fora.

O gol parecia questão de tempo e surgiu, aos 27, em lindo de Jean Pyerre, que entrou na gaveta, 1 a 0.

Não deu nem tempo do Goiás se recuperar do primeiro gol e já tomou o segundo. Após bela tabela, a bola sobrou para Everton Cebolinha, que não perdoou: 2 a 0, aos 31.

E o Grêmio queria mais! Por três vezes a equipe de Renato esteve próxima de ampliar ainda mais o marcador. Mas Diego Tardelli desperdiçou duas chances e Alisson uma.

Só que aos 44, Alisson não deixou passar mais uma oportunidade. Ele recebeu passe de Bruno Cortez e finalizou de maneira brilhante, 3 a 0.

O Grêmio atropelou o Goiás no primeiro tempo! E criou-se a expectativa de uma goelada histórica no segundo tempo. Porém, os gaúchos voltaram do intervalo com o freio de mão puxado. Com isso, o Goiás até esboçou uma reação, mas nada muito significativo.

Já que os Esmeraldinos não assustavam, o Tricolor resolveu ir ao ataque e ver o que acontecia. E quase marcou em chutaço de Jean Pyerre, mas Rangel defendeu.

Com o jogo resolvido, o Grêmio só fez administrar os minutos finais e comemorar a grande vitória no dia do seu aniversário.

GRÊMIO 3 x 0 GOIÁS
Local: Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre (RS)
Data-Hora: 15/9/2019 – 16h
Árbitro: Savio Pereira Sampaio (DF)
Auxiliares: Daniel Henrique da Silva Andrade (DF) e José Reinaldo Nascimento Junior (DF)
VAR: Caio Max Augusto Vieira (RN)
Público/renda: pagantes: 35.584; total: 41.733 / R$ 1.071.113,00
Cartões amarelos: Yago Felipe(GOI)
Cartões vermelhos: –
Gols: Jean Pyerre (27’/1ºT), Everton (31’/1ºT), Alisson (44/1ºT)

GRÊMIO: Paulo Victor; Galhardo, Paulo Miranda, David Braz e Cortez; Michel, Jean Pyerre e M. Henrique(Luan, aos 24/2ºT); Alisson (Patrick, aos 37/2ºT), Everton e Diego Tardelli(Luciano, aos 30/2ºT). Técnico: Renato Gaúcho.
GOIÁS: Rangel; Daniel Guedes, Fabio Sanches, Rafael Vaz e Marcelo Hermes; Gilberto Jr., Leo Sena(Marlone, aos 38/2ºT) e Yago Felipe; Michael, Rafael Moura(Leandro Barcia, no intervalo) e Kayke(Rafinha, aos 18/2ºT). Técnico: Ney Franco.

كشفت شبكة “سكاي سبورتس” موقف لاعب وسط الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي ريال سوسيداد، مارتن زوبيميندي، من الانتقال إلى آرسنال في الميركاتو الشتوي.

وارتبط اسم زوبيميندي في الفترة الماضية بإمكانية الانتقال إلى آرسنال، حيث يرغب ميكيل أرتيتا مدرب الفريق باستقدام مواطنه لتدعيم خط الوسط.

ويعد زوبيميندي من أفضل لاعب خط الوسط المدافع في الدوري الإسباني، وكان برشلونة يريد ضمه من أجل تعويض رحيل القائد، سيرجيو بوسكيتس، ولكن رفض اللاعب الرحيل.

اقرأ أيضًا.. حقيقة خلاف تشافي وليفاندوفسكي بعد مباراة برشلونة وريال سوسيداد

ويمتلك اللاعب عقدًا طويلًا مع ريال سوسيداد حتى 30 يونيو 2027، بعدما قام بتمديده في العام الماضي لمنع رحيله لأي نادٍ آخر.

وبحسب متخصص سوق الانتقالات، فابرزيو رومانو، بشبكة “سكاي سبورتس” عبر حسابه بمنصة “X” الاجتماعية، فإن اللاعب لن يغادر ريال سوسيداد في يناير.

وأكد رومانو أن زوبيميندي على الرغم من اقتناع أرتيتا بقدراته ويبدو أن آرسنال مشروعًا مثاليًا له، إلا أن اللاعب سعيد في ناديه ولا يفكر في الرحيل.

Former India captain Anil Kumble has said that he is reminded of himself when he sees R Ashwin play, and has called for the offspinner to be given more chances to play away from home

Abhishek Purohit in Melbourne21-Feb-2015Former India captain Anil Kumble has said that he is reminded of himself when he sees R Ashwin play, and has called for the offspinner to be given more chances to play away from home.”As far as attitude on the field (goes), I sometimes see Ashwin and see myself in him sometimes, when he’s bowling, batting,” Kumble said in Melbourne a day before India’s World Cup match against South Africa, during which he will be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.”He’s a better batsman than me, that’s for sure. But I can see that grit, I can see the determination, I can see that he wants to just hang around and then do it for the team, so I see a lot of me in Ashwin.”Ashwin has had to compete with Ravindra Jadeja for the sole spinner’s spot in the XI on India’s recent overseas tours, all of which have been outside Asia. Jadeja was preferred after Ashwin failed to pick a wicket in the Johannesburg Test against South Africa in December 2013. The left-arm spinner picked up six wickets in the second Test in Durban, and played both following Tests in New Zealand ahead of Ashwin. Jadeja also figured in four of the five Tests in England last year, against Ashwin’s two. Jadeja missed the Australia Tests with a shoulder injury, and Ashwin was chosen for three of them, but not before legspinner Karn Sharma was given a debut ahead of him in the first Test in Adelaide.Ashwin has a superb record at home, averaging 24.12 for 95 wickets from 15 Tests. His away record is poor, though, with his 24 wickets from nine Tests coming at 56.58. Kumble said that unless Ashwin played more overseas Tests, there was no way he could improve his skills outside India.”I think he’s a fantastic cricketer, (and) has achieved a lot in a short span. Of course there have been some question marks, like how I had question marks when I played outside India. Same thing is there with Ashwin as well. But he can only get better if he starts playing outside of India. If he doesn’t play outside India, he’ll never get better. So I certainly see Ashwin as someone who I believe has everything to be a fantastic cricketer for India.”Kumble said that India should pick adaptable bowlers who were successful in India if they wanted to bowl out the opposition twice overseas. “I feel that we have good spinners, like I said they need to be given opportunities. When we travel all we get to hear is that we do not have spinners, we do not have bowlers. If you want to take 20 wickets, play the same guys who get you 20 wickets in India. Only if they play will you find out whether they will take 20 wickets or not.”You should pick your four best bowlers if you want to play four. When you pick batsmen you do not choose on the basis that he cannot play outside India, or he cannot play on a fast wicket, or on a turning track. You pick on the belief that they can adjust. You do not choose a batsman according to the wicket. You should not do that for a bowler as well. You should choose someone who will adapt. And that will give him confidence. It is all about confidence in this game.”

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Em confronto direto contra o Vitória, na Série B do Brasileirão, oSão Bento entrou em campo na última terça-feira com o atacante Minho entre os titulares. A aposta do treinador se mostrou acertada, já que foi dos pés dele que saiu a assistência para o primeiro gol da equipe sorocabana na vitória por 2 a 0.

A vitória diante do Leão ainda não foi suficiente para tirar o São Bento da zona do rebaixamento, mas aproximou a equipe do objetivo. Minho, que deu cruzamento na medida para Rodolfo marcar, disse estar preparado para as oportunidades que vem recebendo no ataque e comemorou a contribuição direta no placar.

– Com certeza todos nós jogadores precisamos estar preparados para quando a oportunidade surgir. Eu sabia que o jogo de ontem seria difícil, mas entrei concentrado e focado para dar o meu melhor. Graças a Deus consegui contribuir com uma assistência e ajudar a equipe a sair com a vitória em um confronto direto – comentou.

A depender do resultado do complemento da 23ª rodada da Série B, o São Bento pode deixar a zona de rebaixamento logo na próxima rodada, diante do Oeste, fora de casa. Para Minho, é a oportunidade perfeita para somar pontos longe do Walter Ribeiro e engatar uma sequência positiva no torneio.

– Agora sabemos que temos pela frente um jogo muito difícil diante do Oeste, fora de casa, mas sabemos também que precisamos pontuar longe de casa. Temos a oportunidade de conseguir engrenar uma sequência positiva para sairmos dessa situação e irmos para o meio da tabela de classificação – projetou.

Mitchell Starc and James Faulkner have revealed how their carefully laid plans to dismantle New Zealand’s batsmen came to fruition

Brydon Coverdale at the MCG29-Mar-2015Mitchell Starc and bowling coach Craig McDermott might have been quoting from the during the innings break of the World Cup final. “I love it when a plan comes together”. The Australians emerged from their loss to New Zealand in Auckland four weeks ago with a few questions, none more so than how to keep Brendon McCullum quiet.At Eden Park, McCullum had faced Starc’s first over of New Zealand’s small chase, and smashed him for 14 runs. In all, he plundered 50 off 24 deliveries to set New Zealand on the path to victory, albeit a path that nearly stopped short of the destination. The prospect of facing New Zealand in a knockout further along in the tournament set Starc and McDermott thinking.Their plans came together when McCullum chose to bat first in the final at the MCG. In the first over, Starc’s 149kph inswinging yorker missed McCullum’s bat and barely the off stump as well. Second ball: McCullum charged Starc, who followed him and again bat was not laid on ball. The third delivery was like the second, only it rattled McCullum’s stumps. The crowd erupted at a defining moment.”We’ve watched him a fair bit through the tournament be pretty destructive,” Starc said. “He’s been a key player for them right from the beginning. He’s been fantastic for the Kiwis to get them off to great starts. I think after that game in New Zealand we had to assess him as we went, because he’s very unpredictable.”Personally, I had a bit of a plan going with Craig McDermott about bowling a decent yorker to him first up. I’m not sure how that first one missed, but lucky that third one hit. There’s a lot of luck involved but just lucky to see that plan came off.”Starc was not surprisingly named Player of the Tournament for his 22 wickets at 10.18 and a remarkable economy rate of 3.50. His form continued in the decider when he collected 2 for 20 from his eight overs after adding Luke Ronchi’s wicket, and McCullum said he had no answers for Starc in the first over of the match.”He was a bit too good for me today, that’s for sure,” McCullum said. “He deserves the Man of the Tournament. He was outstanding bowling at good pace, he swung the ball late, he was incredibly accurate all the way along as well. Sometimes in this game you go in with the best-laid plans and your ideal scenario of how you see the game panning out, but sometimes a guy is just too good for you.”If Starc was too good early, the Player of the Match, James Faulkner was too good late. The other key moment of the match came when the Powerplay began in the 36th over and Faulkner used the first ball of it to catch Ross Taylor’s edge with a slower delivery that ended the 111-run partnership between Taylor and Grant Elliott which had threatened to set up a challenging total. Faulkner struck again two balls later.”I thought at times New Zealand looked like they were going to get away from us,” Faulkner said. “I thought Ross Taylor and Grant Elliot had an exceptional partnership considering what happened at the start, to pull things back for them, but at the end of the day, to bowl them out for 183 was fantastic.”I use [the slower ball] as a change of pace so the batters don’t get set. I bowl in the Powerplays and at the death. If you’re bowling the same ball there’s more chance of you getting hit out of the park. It’s the change-up I use to take wickets and also to change the batters’ swing when they’re trying to hit me to parts of the ground. Sometimes it doesn’t come out as good as what I wanted but today it came out okay and I used it half a dozen times.”It was that kind of day for Australia, a day when all their plans came together.