Gulf Daily News Thursday, 27th January 2011
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world sport Gulf Daily News Thursday, 27th January 2011 39 Email: gdnsport@batelco.com.bh K A R A C H I : International cricket chiefs are demand- ing answers on why suspended Pakistani paceman Mohammad Aamer, at the cen- tre of a corruption probe, played in a domestic club match, an official said yesterday. The 18-year-old Aamer, along with Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, was suspend- ed over allegations of spot-fix- ing during Pakistan’s tour of England last year in a case that shook the global game. But media reports in Pakistan said Aamer featured in a domestic club match for Pakistan Army against Rawalpindi despite being suspended from all forms of cricket that come under the umbrella of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). “The ICC wrote to the Pakistan Cricket Board on the matter on Tuesday,” an ICC spokesman confirmed to AFP from its headquarters in Dubai. A PCB spokesman con- firmed they were investigating the issue. “Yes, we have come to the knowledge of Aamer playing a match in Rawalpindi and we are investigating the mat- ter,” PCB spokesman Nadeem Sarwar said. ADELAIDE: Inspired by a Jonathan Trott century, England secured a 21-run victory over Australia yes- terday, keeping alive their hopes of winning the one- day series after trailing 3-0. The tourists needed a win to claw their way back into the sev- en-match series and a fine cen- tury by man-of-the-match Trott helped them to 299-8, the first time they have lasted their full allotment of overs in the series. Australia never looked com- fortable in reply at the Adelaide Oval and their chances all but evaporated with the fall of open- er Shane Watson for 64, caught behind of Ajmal Shahzad, to leave the hosts on 116-4. Captain Michael Clarke’s season-long woes with the bat deepened when he was clean bowled by Paul Collingwood for just 15 as the home team fell short with 278 for seven. After winning the toss and electing to bat, the tour- ists looked poised for a huge score when they brought up their century for the loss of one wicket in the 15th over. But the middle order stut- tered and the innings lost its way, regaining momentum through a late flourish from Michael Yardy, who hit 39 not out from 27 balls. Trott (102 from 126 balls), who also picked up two wick- ets in the Australian innings, set up the win with his second ODI century while opener Matt Prior belted 67 from 58 balls. The pair set England on course for a big score, piling on 113 in quick time for the second wicket. They were helped by poor bowling from Australia’s pace- men, with Brett Lee conceding 68 runs from eight overs and Doug Bollinger 55 from nine. However, the loss of Prior in the 23rd over slowed the innings. The English middle order struggled with Kevin Pietersen making just 12 and Ian Bell going for duck, the pair both falling within three balls in one Smith (3-33) over. Eoin Morgan’s indiffer- ent form continued when he fell to part-time spinner David Hussey attempting a reverse sweep for 24. DOHA:
Shell-
shocked Uzbekistan coach
Vadim Abramov has apolo- gised for his team’s 6-0 anni- hilation by Australia in their Asian Cup semi-final, and vowed to lift them for the third-place play-off. Despite a lowly world ranking of 108, Abramov taunted Australia before the game by saying they were no Brazil, but his words came back to haunt him. His players were clearly intimidated by the reputation of a side packed with expe- rienced players plying their trade in Europe. Master Australian tacti- cian Holger Osieck took full advantage, sending his team out in attacking mode to exploit any early Uzbek nerves, and it worked. Galatasary forward Harry Kewell got the opener after just five minutes and Asian player of the year Sasa Ognenovski doubled their lead 11 minutes before half- time. B l a c k p o o l ’ s David Carney put the game beyond doubt on 65 min- utes and when Uzbek striker
Ulugbek Bakaev was sent off soon after, the match was effectively over. Australia then ran riot, with Blackburn Rovers’ Brett Emerton, Carl Valeri, and Robbie Kruse rub- bing salt into Uzbeks wounds. Abramov’s team came into the match in impres- sive form and he struggled to explain why they fell to pieces when in sight of their first ever Asian Cup final. “I’m very sorry for the peo- ple who came to the stadium and also the supporters in Uzbekistan,” he said. “The way we played, I can- not describe it. We were pre- pared but we played badly, this is a big problem, we made too many mistakes. “Up until now, I believed that we could beat Australia and win the tournament. I don’t know what happened. After the second goal, we wanted to attack but we made too many mistake at the back. “Even after the red card we made too many mistakes. At 3-0 down we tried to attack and this caused us many problems.” Abramov has chopped and changed his team throughout the tournament and he made another four switches for the Australia clash at Al Khalifa Stadium on Tuesday evening. He was without first-choice goalkeeper Ignatiy Nesterov and forward Alexander Geynrikh, who went off injured in their the quarter-final win over Jordan.
The moustachioed coach now has the unenviable task of lift- ing a team devoid of confidence for their third-place play-off against an exciting South Korea side unlucky to lose to Japan on penalties in their semi-final. At stake for the winner is a guaranteed qualification place at the next tourna- ment in Australia in 2015. Uzbek coach apologises for crushing defeat to Aussies trott ton steers England to win SCOREBOARD EnglAnD A Strauss c Haddin b Lee 8 M Prior c Doherty b Smith 67 J Trott b Hussey 102 K Pietersen c Marsh b Smith 12 I Bell c Haddin b Smith 0 E Morgan c Lee b Hussey 24 P Collingwood c White b Hussey 27 M Yardy not out 39 A Shahzad c Watson b Hussey 4 C Tremlett not out 0
4-158, 5-224, 6-227, 7-283, 8-294. Bowling: Lee 8-0-68-1 (5w), Bollinger 9-0-55-0 (1w), Watson 5-0-29-0, Hastings 7-0-45-0 (5w), Doherty 10-0-44-0 (1w), Smith 7-0- 33-3, Hussey 4-0-21-4.
S Watson c Prior b Shahzad 64 B Haddin c Strauss b Tremlett 20 S Marsh c and b Anderson 1 M Clarke b Collingwood 15 C White c Yardy b Trott 44 D Hussey c Bell b Trott 28 S Smith not out 46 J Hastings c Strauss b Anderson 1 B Lee not out 39
20 Total (for 7 wickets, 50 overs) 278 Fall of wickets: 1-32, 2-33, 3-87, 4-116, 5-176, 6-199, 7-201. Bowling: Anderson 10-1-57-2 (1nb), Shahzad 10-0-58-1 (4w), Tremlett 10-0-62-1 (1w), Collingwood 7-0-22- 1 (1w), Yardy 6-0-36-0 (1w), Trott 7-0-31-2.
n Trott acknowledges the crowd after his century. AFP
ICC demands explanation as Aamer plays in club match n Uzbek coach Abramov watches his team play the semi-final against Australia on Tuesday. Reuters
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