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Sreesanth, the India fast bowler, has returned to competitive cricket after more than a year, following a toe injury, and is keen to make the step up from club cricket to the first-class level at the earliest

ESPNcricinfo staff10-Dec-2012Sreesanth, the India fast bowler, has returned to competitive cricket after more than a year out due to a toe injury, and is keen to make the step up from club cricket to the first-class level at the earliest. Sreesanth played two club matches in Kochi over the last week and tweeted that his “rhythm is great and [he is] getting good pace … Will join the Kerala Ranji side soon.”Sreesanth had started the Ranji season last year but pulled out after just one match to continue his rehabilitation for the toe injury. At that time, he opted against surgery and went for Ayurvedic treatment instead. He had hoped to be fit in time for India’s CB series in Australia earlier this year, and had said at the end of February that he was looking forward to playing again in three weeks.He then travelled with his IPL franchise, Rajasthan Royals, but in May he confirmed that he would be out for at least five months after needing two surgeries on his toes.Sreesanth has 87 wickets from 27 Tests. He last played international cricket during India’s tour of England in 2011, in which he was part of the team for three out of four Tests.

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O LANCE! segue nesta sexta-feira com a série especial retrospectiva 2018. Um dos capitães do elenco do Botafogo, Rodrigo Lindoso iniciou a temporada como reserva, quando o treinador ainda era a aposta Felipe Conceição. Na partida inaugural da temporada, contra a Portuguesa, ele foi apenas a quarta opção do treinador e ficou no gramado apenas sete minutos. Já diante de Boavista e Madureira, também pela Taça Guanabara, sequer foi relacionado. O cenário só mudou quando Alberto Valentim assumiu o comando da equipe.

Com o novo técnico, Lindoso sempre foi titular. Passou a ser peça importante atuando como primeiro volante, ao lado de João Paulo e Matheus Fernandes. Em um determinado período, aliás, foi exaltado por Valentim como “protagonista na profissão”. O elogiado camisa 5, por sua vez, admitiu que havia passado por “um momento complicado, pois vinha treinando forte e se dedicando em campo” nos primeiros jogos do Estadual.

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Por falar na campanha do título carioca, Rodrigo Lindoso encerrou a participação em bom nível, tanto que foi eleito para a seleção do Cariocão. No Campeonato Brasileiro, o meio-campista seguiu como um nome incontestável, ainda mais que teve que assumir a faixa de capitão e o status de líder em campo, sobretudo com a lesão de Jefferson. Construtor silencioso das jogadas, quase sempre foi o jogador que mais vezes detinha a posse de bola do Glorioso.

Rodrigo Lindoso, com Zé Ricardo, mostrou uma faceta importante: terminou como o artilheiro da Era Zé, com quatro gols. Sem meias à disposição, Lindoso chegou até a jogar mais adiantado na reta final. Entretanto, neste ínterim, protagonizou uma polêmica com a torcida, que, em derrota para o Bahia, passou a vaiá-lo e pegou no seu pé quando demorou para recolocar a chuteira. Ele, em tom de ironia, chegou a pedir para a torcida continuar, mas depois se desculpou. Quem mais acertou passes do elenco, o volante fechou a temporada com 51 jogos e oito gols marcados.

O ANO DE RODRIGO LINDOSO

SOBE – REGULARIDADE E GOLS
Se iniciou a temporada 2018 como reserva, Rodrigo Lindoso terminou o Carioca em um nível respeitável, tanto que foi eleito para a seleção do Campeonato Carioca. Pelo Brasileiro, manteve a forma e ainda fez gols importantes – ao total, anotou 8 no ano.

DESCE – DESCONFIANÇA
Assim como ocorre com outros jogadores do elenco, a torcida ainda tem um pé atrás quanto ao camisa 5, e capitão em muitos jogos, por achá-lo com pouca “pegada” para a posição. No entanto, em entrevista coletiva, Lindoso se defendeu das críticas ao mostrar que seus números são favoráveis, como o de maior acertador de passes do elenco em 2018.

تحدث محمد فخري لاعب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي، عن الهجوم الذي تعرض له مؤخرًا عبر مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي.

وقال فخري في تصريحات عبر برنامج “طويلة وعالية” عبر إذاعة “الشباب والرياضة”: “الانتقادات تحدث منذ فترة طويلة، منذ أن كان موسيماني متواجدًا على رأس الجهاز الفني، الأداء وقت المدرب الجنوب إفريقي لم يكن جيدًا، وبعده جاء سواريش استمر عدم ثبات المستوى، وكانت الانتقادات كثيرة”.

وتابع: “إذا لم أتحمل الانتقادات الأفضل هو ألا ألعب كرة، كنت أقدر الهجوم وأعلم أنه جزء من وظيفتي كلاعب كرة قدم، وكنت أركز فقط في التدريبات”.

وواصل: “لم أشارك بصفة أساسية منذ مباراة الهلال السوداني بعد إصابتي بفيروس، وتسبب في بقائي 20 يومًا في البيت وفقدت 8 كيلو من وزني بعدها”.

طالع أيضًا | العامري فاروق: لن أعلق على تصريحات مسؤولي بيراميدز.. ويرد بشأن حقيقة تدخل الأهلي في عقوبة الترجي

وأردف: “قبل مباراة الرجاء المغربي، كانت لي صورة قبل انطلاق اللقاء، وكنت سعيدًا أن عائلتي ترى صورة لي على صفحة النادي الأهلي، ولكن وجدوا أنفسهم يتعرضون للسباب بدون أي سبب، التعليقات كانت سباب وتنمر، وتعليقات خارجة عن كرة القدم، أنا متأكد أنهم ليسوا جمهور الأهلي، لأن جمهور النادي دائمًا يدعم لاعبيه”.

واستكمل: “سيد عبد الحفيظ تحدث معي عقب المباراة ووجه لي أكثر من نصيحة، ولكن كان ردي بأنني أتقبل الانتقادات عندما أكون مشارك في المباريات ولكنني الآن لا أشارك، حتى أن محمد الشناوي تحدث معي وقال لي إنه اتعرض لأكثر من ذلك ولكن ردي كان (أنت كنت تشارك ولكن أنا لا)”.

وشدد: “ما يحدث لا يؤثر علي وأركز أكثر في تدريبات، كل ما يحدث من مواقف أو أزمات هي دروس وخبرات لي”.

وعن غضب الجماهير منه بسبب صورة نشرها لقميص عبد الله السعيد عبر حسابه الشخصي، بعد أن حصل عليه في إحدى المباريات، علق: “نشرت هذه الصورة بشكل عفوي للغاية دون أي قصد أو هدف”.

واختتم: “لم أقصد أبدًا أي عناد لجماهير النادي الأهلي، لا يستطيع أحد أن يُعاند جمهور القلعة الحمراء، ولم أقصد أن أغضبهم، وقمت بمسح الصورة فورًا بعد رد فعل الجماهير وغضبه وتحدثت مع عبد الله السعيد بعدها ووضحت له الصورة كاملة”.

Australia’s coach Mickey Arthur has rounded on critics of the national team’s management of fast bowlers

Daniel Brettig13-Jan-2013

Australia’s coach Mickey Arthur has rounded on critics of the national team’s management of fast bowlers, taking particularly sharp aim at the contention that the selection panel is letting sports science make its decisions regarding who to choose.In a prolonged rebuttal of public and media views that there is confusion if not chaos around Australian team selection, Arthur revealed that a major factor behind Mitchell Starc’s withdrawal from the Boxing Day Test team was to avoid the flaring of a long-term ankle problem that will eventually require surgery and an extended lay-off from the game.He also confirmed that Michael Clarke, Matthew Wade and David Warner would return to the ODI team for the second phase of matches in Brisbane and Sydney on Friday and Sunday, and clarified that Usman Khawaja was dropped for Steve Smith under a pre-defined plan to give each batsman one game. Australia have been widely criticised by former players and sections of the public for fielding a “B-team” in the first two matches of the series, but Arthur went to considerable lengths to explain the intricacies of selection.”We’re very clear on who the best team is and who the best attack is,” Arthur said following Australia’s defeat in the second ODI in Adelaide. “I’ve been really annoyed and frustrated by some of the articles that have been going around. For me it’s common sense. Common sense prevails when we pick teams. We certainly don’t pick teams not to win any cricket games for Australia. Every time we pick a team we’re giving guys opportunities and picking what we think is the best side possible to go out and do the job and win.”It’s either very naive or just a little bit stubborn that people don’t understand what we’re doing. The example I’ve used is Black Caviar. When he runs a horse race, if they don’t feel he’s 100% right they don’t release him. We’ve done that with our bowlers, and over the year we’ve had three examples of quick bowlers basically rested, and that is all.”Ryan Harris in the West Indies, Mitchell Starc on Boxing Day and Peter Siddle at Perth. That’s the only time we have rested quick bowlers, and we’ve done that simply because we think they’re at risk. We want to play our guys all the time. With the amount of cricket we play these day’s it is impossible to keep the guys on the park in every single game. So we would not have a quick bowler at risk.”Starc’s absence from the Boxing Day Test team was a particular sore point, Starc himself stating his frustration at not being allowed to follow-up his match-clinching five wickets on the final day of the Hobart Test by playing on the biggest day of the Australian cricket calendar. But Arthur made it clear that there were more factors at play than a simple question of Starc’s workload.”If you take Mitchell Starc over the Boxing Day Test match, the information we’d got was that he was at risk. Then it’s up to us,” Arthur said. “The constant thought that sports scientists are picking the team is so far off the mark that it’s frightening. They give us information, the information is then left up to us to make that decision. Michael, myself and the selector on duty make the decision based on the information we’re given. When we get that information we will see if it holds up and if we think it’s not worth the risk.”Mitchell Starc plays three forms of the game. He had an ankle impingement, he’s got spurs that are going to require an operation at some stage. We’re hoping that will be a year down the line, but at some stage that is going to give in. There was no point in us playing him in a Boxing Day Test match and risk losing him for the one-day series and then for a tour of India. That would’ve been plain stupid.”Australia are facing one of the most demanding schedules ever set before an international team in 2013, with a four-Test tour of India to be followed by the Champions Trophy and then 10 consecutive Ashes Test matches in England and Australia. Arthur said the decisions made to withdraw fast bowlers or other players from the firing line for set periods reflected the calendar ahead.”Whenever we make those decisions, we make those decisions with a lot of thought into how we’re going to use our quick bowler and when we’re going to use him,” Arthur said. “I really want to get that out and put that on record, because I’m sick and tired of talking about it, and I’m certainly sick and tired of seeing some of the articles that are going around in the media at the moment.”A hamstring strain to Brad Haddin, meanwhile, has simplified the circumstances of Wade’s return to the squad as the national selectors prepare to strengthen their team for the next brace of matches in Brisbane and Sydney. That injury may now cause the selectors something of a headache should they still want to take Haddin on the India Test tour in early February. But for now it will allow Wade to return swiftly and smoothly to the ODI squad alongside other members of the Test team that were given a week’s rest following their exertions against South Africa and Sri Lanka.

يخوض فريق اتحاد جدة مباراة قوية مساء اليوم الأربعاء أمام نظيره التعاون باللقاء الذي يجمع بينهما في إطار منافسات دوري كأس الأمير محمد بن سلمان السعودي.

وتقام المباراة بين الاتحاد والتعاون على استاد الملك عبد الله بالبريدة ضمن منافسات الجولة 25 من المسابقة المحلية.

ويتصدر فريق اتحاد جدة جدول ترتيب الدوري السعودي برصيد 59 نقطة، بينما يتواجد التعاون في المركز السادس ولديه 36 نقطة. موعد مباراة الاتحاد والتعاون اليوم في الدوري السعودي

وتبدأ أحداث مباراة التعاون والاتحاد في تمام الساعة 7 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية.

مباشر بالفيديو | مباراة اتحاد جدة والتعاون في الدوري السعودي.. إعلان التشكيل القناة الناقلة لمباراة الاتحاد والتعاون في الدوري السعودي

تذاع مباراة الاتحاد والتعاون عبر شاشة قناة SSC الناقلة لمواجهات الدوري السعودي.

ويمكنكم مطالعة مواعيد ونتائج جميع المباريات لحظة بلحظة عبر مركز المباريات من هنا.

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Os ingressos para o amistoso de despedida de Zé Roberto começaram a ser vendidos na manhã desta quarta-feira, com preferência para sócios-torcedores do Palmeiras até sexta, às 10h. O jogo acontecerá no dia 13 de janeiro, às 11h, domingo, no Allianz Parque.

Os valores das entradas vão de R$ 50 a R$ 80 – membros do Avanti terão 20% de desconto. O jogo serve para homenagear a carreira do hoje assessor técnico do Verdão, que se aposentou no fim de 2017.

Haverá ações especiais para comemorar o título brasileiro, e será a primeira divulgação oficial da linha de uniformes de jogo para 2019, da Puma.

O amistoso será transmitido ao vivo pela TV Palmeiras Play e pelo Esporte Interativo por meio do canal TNT. O contrato com o grupo Turner para a exibição de jogos do Brasileiro em TV fechada começa a valer justamente na temporada que vem.

O jogo será entre os amigos de Zé Roberto e o “Palmeiras de todos os tempos”. Zé foi atleta do Verdão de 2015 a 2017, fez 133 jogos, dez gols, deu 14 assistências e conquistou a Copa do Brasil (2015) e o Brasileiro (2016).

Ele terminou a carreira com alguns recordes: o jogador mais velho a atuar pelo Verdão (43 anos, 4 meses, e 21 dias), o brasileiro mais velho a atuar na Libertadores, independente do clube (42 anos, 11 meses e 27 dias), e o segundo mais velho contando qualquer nacionalidade.

É, também, o mais velho a jogar os três clássicos do estado, a marcar no Dérbi, e o mais velho a fazer gols pelo Verdão no Brasileiro, Paulista e Copa do Brasil.

VALORES DOS INGRESSOS

Gol Norte – R$ 50,00 [R$ 25,00 meia-entrada]
Gol Sul – R$ 60,00 [R$ 30,00 meia-entrada]
Central Leste – R$ 70,00 [R$ 35,00 meia-entrada]
Central Oeste – R$ 80,00 [R$ 40,00 meia-entrada]
Superior – R$ 50,00 [R$ 25,00 meia-entrada]

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Not many of the 26,000 at the SCG knew Lahiru Thirimanne upon his arrival at the crease, yet they rose to give him a warm ovation when he departed short of the three-figure score

Andrew Fernando at the SCG03-Jan-2013

From all the innings, shots, wickets and catches Mahela Jayawardene oversawas captain of Sri Lanka in 2012, his favourite moment was an instance ofexceptional gall from Lahiru Thirimanne. Sri Lanka were five runs short of victory in Pallekele in their first Super Eights match of the World Twenty20, but they only had two balls remaining, with Tim Southee at thebowling crease, delivering one of the spells of the tournament. Thirimanne,fresh from the dugout, had not managed a convincing stroke from either ofthe balls he had faced, yet on the penultimate delivery of Sri Lanka’sinnings, he knelt and played a scoop he had never tried before ininternational cricket, sending Southee’s yorker over short fine leg forfour, and the stadium into raptures.”For Lahiru to have the courage to do that and back himself was fantastic,”Jayawardene said months later, while reflecting on the year’s events. “Ithink among the young group, he has that mindset to handle those reallytough situations.” Courage, self-belief, fortitude. They are the samevirtues that fashioned Thirimanne’s 91 in Sydney, and provided the backboneof Sri Lanka’s first innings after the team had shown little of the abovewith the bat in their last Test.Not many of the 26,000 at the SCG knew Thirimanne upon his arrival at thecrease, and until five days before the match, he had no idea he would beplaying a New Year Test either. Yet, when he departed short of thethree-figure score he deserved, the stadium rose to give him a warmovation. They only need to think back to last year’s Test to recall knocksthat dwarf Thirimanne’s 91 in heft, skill and allure, but there was much toenjoy about the steel in his defense and the defiance in his strokes, andthey did not withhold their appreciation. Perhaps the crowd had also heardon their earpiece radios by then, that Thirimanne had stepped off a planeonly 36 hours before his innings began.If Thirimanne was not nervous when he arrived at the crease, the lbw shoutand referral off his first ball certainly would have put him on edge. “Ithought that was out,” he said at the end of the day, but he did not allowthat rattling introduction detract from focus or technique. He leftpositively and even early in his innings, his scoring strokes were assured.As he grew more accustomed to the pace of the pitch, he drove the quicks onthe front foot with the same comfort with which he dispatched Nathan Lyonthrough the offside, leaning back. Australia cannot have had long toanalyse footage of Thirimanne to deduct a plan of attack, but if there areglaring vulnerabilities in his game, he did well to hide them. Few SriLankan batsmen graduate from the domestic system without a major weaknessthat must be ironed out at the top level.Thirimanne had replaced Kumar Sangakkara, and the bent-knee cover drive he wielded with increasing command throughout the day bore strong parallels to Sangakkara’s signature stroke, only it was less clean. Like Thirimanne, Sangakkara had a limited range of strokes once, but a strong mind andtireless work ethic transformed him into one of the greats of the moderngame. It is encouraging that Thirimanne already seems to possess an irontemperament, but he would do well to emulate the hunger and commitmentSangakkara has ridden to acclaim, if he is to make good on the potentialhis innings made plain.Before receiving the call from Sri Lanka’s selectors, Thirimanne’s lastmatch was at the Nondescripts Cricket Club in Colombo, where even the likesof Mitchell Johnson might find getting the ball above chest height afruitless pursuit. The SCG may be the least daunting Australian venue forSri Lanka, but the bounce and carry in the pitch on day one is a worldremoved from the featherbed on which he scratched out a limited overshalf-century a week ago, and he has had just one training session toadjust to batting in conditions that have not flattered his teammates inthe first two Tests. Uncluttered by the baggage of the Melbourne massacreperhaps, Thirimanne relied on resilience to compensate for unfamiliarity.”It was a bit difficult to adjust, but it’s all about mindset,” he said.”You have to adapt to any conditions quickly if you want to playinternational cricket. Whether we are playing ODIs or Test we have to getour mindset right. I adapted really well today. I am disappointed to havemissed a hundred, but I’m happy with my performance.”Just as Rangana Herath has shown Sri Lanka there is life after MuttiahMuralitharan, there are signs from the likes of Thirimanne and DineshChandimal that Sri Lanka can be hopeful about their batting beyond thecareers of the four ageing men who have begun winding down their careers.On day one in Sydney, a 23-year-old propelled Sri Lanka towardsrespectability with spunk and composure. The visitors may still be placedpoorly in the match, with a second-string pace attack now tasked withreining Australia in, but fans at home will take even more pleasure inThirimanne’s innings than the SCG crowd that witnessed it, becausesuddenly, the future does not look so bleak.

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O Iranduba anunciou seu primeiro reforço para a temporada 2019: trata-se de Yoreli Rincón, ex-jogadora do Atlético Huila (Colômbia). A meia foi um dos grandes destaques da equipe colombiana na conquista da Libertadores da América em 2018, sobre o Santos.

A jogadora de 25 anos chega a Manaus e integra o plantel que vai disputar a Série A1 do Campeonato Brasileiro, além do Amazonense de futebol feminino. Mas essa não é a primeira passagem de Yoreli pelo Brasil: em 2012, a colombiana já tinha atuado pelo XV de Piracicaba, onde jogou o Paulista.

A novidade foi anunciada por meio das redes sociais do Hulk da Amazônia. No vídeo, Yoreli Rincón relembrou o título continental com o Huila antes de confirmar que seria o novo reforço do Iranduba. Confira o vídeo abaixo!

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1° REFORÇO PARA 2019:

A meio-campista colombiana Yoreli Rincón, campeã da Copa Libertadores Feminina 2018 pelo Atlético Huila, agora veste a camisa do Iranduba da Amazônia.

Seja bem-vinda! A torcida amazonense te espera de braços abertos. pic.twitter.com/zUa6UJsdec

— Iranduba (@eciranduba) 31 de dezembro de 2018

أدلى بيب جوارديولا، المدير الفني لفريق مانشستر سيتي، بتصريحات عقب التعادل المهم مع ريال مدريد مساء أمس في دوري أبطال أوروبا.

واستضاف ملعب “سانتياجو برنابيو” مباراة الفريقين في إطار منافسات ذهاب نصف نهائي البطولة، حيث تعادلا بهدف لمثله.

وقال جوارديولا في تصريحات نشرتها شبكة “بي بي سي” العالمية: “عندما كنا أفضل، ريال مدريد سجل هدفًا، وعندما كانوا هم الأفضل، سجلنا هدفًا، كانت مباراة متقاربة وصعبة، إنه نصف نهائي في سانتياجو برنابيو”.

وأضاف: “أحيانًا كانت لدينا لحظات جيدة وأحيانًا كان الأمر صعبًا، خاصة مع الجودة التي يمتلكونها مع الكرة، النهائي سيكون على أرضنا في ملعبنا مع جماهيرنا”.

وواصل: “بدأنا بشكل جيد حقًا في الشوط الثاني أيضًا، وبعد ذلك بعد أن حصلوا على المباراة لم نتمكن من استخلاصها، لعبوا الكثير من التمريرات على اليسار وهم جيدون حقًا ولكن بعد ذلك سجلنا هدفًا رائعًا عن طريق دي بروين، وكان لديهم لحظات جيدة ثم في النهاية لديهم بعض الفرص الجيدة”.

وأردف: “لديهم الخبرة والجودة، سوف نسافر إلى مانشستر وسنرى ما يمكننا القيام به بشكل أفضل، عندما تلعب مثل تلك النوعية من المباريات، يكون الأمر أشبه بمباراة فاصلة، نأمل أن نتعلم ونقدم أداءً أفضل”.

وفيما يتعلق بأداء النرويجي إيرلينج هالاند، قال بيب: “كانت المساحات والمسافات بين قلب الدفاع والظهير ممتلئة، لم يكن الأمر سهلًا بالنسبة له، لقد تحرك بشكل جيد، كان لديه الفرص”.

Michael Clarke performed a feat of rare diplomacy on the eve of his side’s ODI series against the West Indies as he managed to balance his friendship with Shane Warne, and his fealty to Cricket Australia’s high performance chief Pat Howard

Daniel Brettig31-Jan-2013

Australia’s captain Michael Clarke performed a feat of rare diplomacy on the eve of his side’s ODI series against the West Indies as he simultaneously managed to balance his friendship with Shane Warne, and his fealty to Cricket Australia’s high performance chief Pat Howard.Of those who have reacted to Warne’s parallel universe for Australian cricket in the past 24 hours, Clarke’s response was the one caught in the most invidious position. He is both a part of the selection panel that advocates concepts Warne cannot stomach, and also an eager sponge for all the cricket knowledge the former Test leg spinner and his own mentor Ian Chappell can provide.Caught between Warne and Howard, Clarke trod a narrow path down the middle, stating the former was entitled to his opinion and would be listened to by those in power, but also reiterating his belief that the latter was doing a strong job in the face of much criticism from those unwilling to watch the high-end of the game be managed by a former rugby international.”Warnie and I are great friends and we always will be,” Clarke said in Perth. “Everybody’s entitled to their opinion, and he’s certainly earned the right to voice his opinion on Australian cricket. I speak to Warnie often about things I can do personally to improve my game. Not only has he been a great friend, but he’s a mentor to me as well.”Pat Howard has been doing a fantastic job. A lot of people will take a lot of notice of what Warnie has to say. But people have jobs and are trying to do that job to the best of their ability. And that’s all we can do. I’m a part of that as well. The people who make the decisions on who gets employed, they’ll definitely take notice. They’ll read what Warnie had to say. And I’m sure they’ll do whatever they have to do.”Among other targets of Warne’s push for change in the Australian game, the national selector John Inverarity declined to comment, other than to say he was happy he lived in a country granted a free press and unfettered expression of ideas. Warne had suggested Inverarity be replaced by his fellow selector and friend Rod Marsh.The national coach Mickey Arthur, who Warne argued should be replaced by the former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming, was less diplomatic in his assessment: taking issue with Warne’s clear preference for the simpler ways of the past – namely the 1970s when his mentor Chappell led a team of self-reliant and contrasting characters.”He’s living in a dream world to be honest,” Arthur told 6PR Radio in Perth. “It’s just not possible [to always pick your best team] with the amount of time the players have at their disposal. He’s living in a dream world and clearly he’s not up with the times.”We don’t sit there and rotate players and think, ‘he is going to play here and he is going to play here and there’. What we do, is we manage our players. So it’s about player management. If there is a player who is not 100 percent fit, we don’t take the risk with him. We want guys that are going out on the field 100 percent fine and ready to go all of the time.”Peter Siddle, Warne’s fellow Victorian and one of the players referred to as part of a strong core of the current Test team, offered the following view: “That’s just Warnie being Warnie. Warnie has done that when he played. He just likes the limelight.”