تحدث المدير الفني لفريق ليفربول، آرني سلوت، عن هزيمتهم في مباراة اليوم أمام فولهام في إطار منافسات بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.
وحل ليفربول ضيفًا على فولهام في الجولة الحادية والثلاثين من الدوري الإنجليزي، حيث خسر بثلاثة أهداف مقابل هدفين.
وقال سلوت، في تصريحات نشرتها شبكة “بي بي سي” العالمية: “كانت تلك فترة صعبة استمرت 14 دقيقة حيث استقبلنا 3 أهداف، وبغض النظر عن جودة فولهام وقدرته على إنهاء الهجمات، فإن السبب الرئيسي هو أخطائنا”.
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وأضاف: “بشكل عام نحن لا نرتكب الكثير من الأخطاء، وخاصة 3 في مباراة واحدة، كان أداؤنا في الشوط الثاني أفضل بكثير، ولكن من الصعب الفوز بمباراة بهذا المستوى إذا استقبلنا ثلاثة أهداف في الشوط الأول”.
وواصل: “افتقرنا إلى الوقت في النهاية لتسجيل الهدف الثالث، الناس يريدون صنع القصص، وهذا هو عملهم”.
وأردف: “تجد العديد من الفرق صعوبة خلال مواجهة فولهام، كان أداء الفريق في الشوط الثاني رائعًا، أتيحت لنا فرص، لكننا في النهاية افتقرنا إلى الوقت”.
وأوضح: “استقبال ثلاثة أهداف بهذه الطريقة لا يتوافق مع معايير ليفربول، الفوز في المباريات يتطلب جهدًا كبيرًا، الجميع يرى ذلك”.
وعن عدم تسجيل محمد صلاح في آخر 4 مباريات مع ليفربول، قال: “ربما عليه أن يعتبر حديث الناس بشأن ذلك الأمر إطراءً، لأن أرقامه لم تكن طبيعية عندما كان يسجل”.
وشدد: “الشئ الجيد في محمد صلاح إنه يعرف موهبته جيدًا، سيعود للمساهمة من جديد، لا أشعر بالقلق حيال ذلك”.
وفيما يخص معاناة فيرجيل فان دايك دفاعيًا، قال: “عليَ الإشادة باللاعبين الآخرين كذلك، فان دايك ليس أول لاعب يجد صعوبة في الدفاع أمام بيتو، ما زلت أرى الكثير من الأمور التي يجيدها فان دايك”.
واختتم: “ولكن إذا لعبت 50-60 مباراة في الموسم، فستكون هناك لحظات، حتى بالنسبة له، كان من الممكن أن يُقدم فيها أداءً أفضل”.
O Palmeiras treinou na manhã desta terça-feira, na Academia de Futebol, e encerrou a preparação para a primeira partida da Recopa Sul-Americana contra o Athletico-PR, nesta quarta-feira, às 21h30, na Arena da Baixada, em Curitiba-PR. Campeão da Libertadores, o Verdão enfrenta o vencedor da Copa Sul-Americana em busca do título inédito, mas terá três desfalques no time titular.
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No treinamento, o técnico Abel Ferreira trabalhou por mais de 1h30 situações táticas. Em duas atividades distintas, os atletas exercitaram o posicionamento e ensaiaram movimentações, passes e infiltrações, entre outros aspectos.
Ao final do trabalho, a equipe treinou as jogadas de bola parada ofensiva e defensiva. A delegação almoça na Academia de Futebol e embarca na sequência para capital paranaense, onde será disputada a partida de ida.
O meio-campista Zé Rafael participou de todo o treinamento integrado ao grupo. Ele desfalcou o time nos últimos dois jogos depois do Mundial de Clubes, e voltou a ficar à disposição da comissão técnica nesta semana.
No entanto, o Verdão terá três desfalques: Gustavo Scarpa, com estiramento no joelho esquerdo, realizou trabalhos na parte interna do centro de excelência junto ao zagueiro Luan, que se recupera de lesão na coxa esquerda. O capitão Gustavo Gómez testou positivo para Covid-19 na segunda-feira e está fora do primeiro duelo, podendo retornar para o segundo, que será no Allianz Parque.
Um provável Palmeiras para esta quarta-feira é: Weverton; Marcos Rocha, Kuscevic, Murilo e Piquerez; Danilo, Zé Rafael (Jailson) e Atuesta; Dudu, Rony e Raphael Veiga.
Vale lembrar que os jornalistas não podem acompanhar as atividades in loco por conta dos protocolos de saúde em decorrência da pandemia de Covid-19. As informações são fornecidas pela assessoria de imprensa do clube.
O Palmeiras enfrenta o Athletico-PR nesta quarta-feira, às 21h30, na Arena da Baixada, em Curitiba. Não há vantagem pelo gol fora de casa na Recopa. Em caso de empate no placar agregado dos dois jogos, a decisão vai para a prorrogação e, se permanecer a igualdade, irá para as cobranças de pênalti.
West Australian has been on the road for months but wants to keep playing as he eyes his first Test tour to Pakistan
Alex Malcolm14-Feb-2022
Josh Inglis has so far only played T20s internationally•Getty Images
Josh Inglis has looked so at home in his first two games of international cricket that his toughest challenge has been to get on the same page as his new team-mates when running between the wickets.Inglis top-scored for Australia in their Super Over win over Sri Lanka on Sunday, with 48 off 32 balls. That came after he made 23 from 18 on T20I debut batting at No. 3 on Friday.The 26-year-old reverse-swept his fourth ball in international cricket for four off the world’s No. 1-ranked T20I bowler, Wanindu Hasaranga, and has looked every bit an international cricketer in his two innings so far. He was left frustrated that he couldn’t convert last night’s 48 into a bigger score to give Australia more to defend.Related
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“I felt pretty good again,” Inglis said. “It was a bit of a tough wicket. It wasn’t going to be one that you could blast a 60 off 30. It was one you had to sort of hit the gaps, run hard, and just play good cricket shots. I played okay. I’m disappointed to get out when I did. It was probably a couple of hours away from really going hard there at the back end, and it’s probably where you get those 180-plus scores. So disappointed with my dismissal but on the whole the way I started my innings I’m pretty happy.”Inglis was involved in two mix-ups, with Glenn Maxwell and Steven Smith. Neither was his fault and neither ended in a wicket. Australia’s middle-order partnerships have stalled in the first two matches of the series and Inglis noted they need to gel as quickly as possible.”Obviously you’re starting new relationships with different players,” he said. “You’ve got to build those on the spot and you’ve got to do it pretty quickly. I think if we’re communicating well, it will happen quicker than not. I’m looking forward to that happening in the near future hopefully.”Smith has been ruled out of the rest of the series after suffering concussion while fielding. Moises Henriques looks likely to replace him in the middle-order.”He’s very, very experienced,” Inglis said of Henriques. “He’s a very good player of spin. We’ve seen him do it in the IPL as well and a lot of tournaments. He’s a very good player. Powerful hitter. And he brings valuable overs as well in the field. So I’m sure if he was to get a go do a very good job.”Inglis said he was grateful for the opportunity to get a start in the coveted No. 3 position after Western Australia and Perth Scorchers team-mate Mitchell Marsh opted out of the series to have a rest at home in Perth ahead of the tour of Pakistan and the IPL.Inglis, like Marsh, has hardly spent any time at home since the T20 World Cup because of WA’s hard border. Inglis said each player needed to be treated differently depending on their situation, but he was happy to stay on the road and keep playing.”I think it’s very individual,” Inglis said. “I think people take it differently. Some blokes have had a break, others haven’t. I think you’ve just got to find a way just to refresh yourself where you can.”It’s been a long year for me. It’s been tough. I haven’t been home in a while and very much looking forward to that. But it’s so exciting. I’ve only just started playing international cricket so absolutely pumped and I’m showing plenty of energy at the minute.”Inglis is unlikely to get home until after the Pakistan tour where he has been included in his first Test touring squad as the reserve wicketkeeper behind Alex Carey.”I’m really happy about that,” Inglis said. “I think there’s three Tests, three ODIs and a T20. So hopefully at some stage, I get my chance to play some games over there.”
O Gre-Nal da última quarta-feira (09), vencido pelo Internacional, ainda repercute nos bastidores do Grêmio, mas por conta de problemas fora das quatro linhas e que envolvem racismo.Antes da bola rolar no Beira-Rio, torcedores do Imortal que estavam no estádio ecoaram um canto racista direcionado para os colorados.
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Inconformada com o ato, a diretoria do Tricolor emitiu uma nota e ratificou o seu repúdio ao fato. O trecho cantado por torcedores do Grêmio contém a palavra ‘macaco’, que por anos foi utilizado (e ainda é) por parte dos gremistas em referência aos torcedores do Internacional. Há anos, o Imortal vem trabalhando para excluir o cântico do repertório de sua torcida. Já o Inter, inclusive, passou a adotar um macaco como um de seus mascotes, ação que teve início em 2009.
Veja a nota: ‘O Grêmio é um clube de todos, e temos muito orgulho disso. No nosso sangue e na nossa história estão as marcas dos povos do mundo todo. Manifestamos total repúdio a qualquer manifestação de cunho racista ou preconceituoso. Temos certeza de que a absoluta maioria da torcida gremista e dos cidadãos gaúchos também repudiam atos dessa natureza. A busca por combater ações discriminatórias é diária dentro do Grêmio, com uma série de ações práticas nesse sentido, e essa postura permanecerá para que episódios de preconceito de qualquer ordem não sejam mais vistos dentro de um estádio de futebol e na sociedade’.
Newcastle United’s success has been wonderful. Supporters could never have dreamt of Champions League nights and consistent attacks toward the uppermost echelon of the Premier League table while languishing under Mike Ashley’s rule.
But the tycoon has been gone from Tyneside for several years now, and the pointers suggest that the Magpies are going to enjoy lofty heights for many years to come.
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe
Eddie Howe has fashioned an outfit that it greater than the sum of its parts. St. James’ Park is home to some top-class players, of course, but the crop has grown as one through these exciting seasons of growth.
Newcastle have burgeoned, and while he’s not the… flashiest player in the squad, Joelinton embodies the development of his side, for he too has reached a level unseen after the dreary early days of his United career.
Joelinton's Newcastle resurgence
You’d have to credit Steve Bruce with the creation of this hybrid form of Joelinton, who was a flop, the floppiest of flops, in the seasons following his club-record £40m transfer from Hoffenheim.
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Well-known manager Julian Nagelsmann had heralded the Brazilian as a “beast who is a nightmare to defend against” back in his German days, but he fell by the wayside in the Premier League, unable to adapt to the pace and intensity of the English game.
The striker-turned-roving-number-eight has been a fundamental part of Newcastle’s football under Howe’s wing, bringing a monstrous and unyielding style to charge the midfield and serve as a counterpoint of sorts to the music that Bruno Guimaraes creates with his technical command.
An effective Premier League striker he was not, but the 28-year-old has now completed 107 appearances under his manager across a four-year period, and is patently a midfielder of real importance within the Toon set-up.
His influence is emphasised through the data revealed by FBref. Over the past year, Joelinton ranks among the top 17% of midfielders across Europe’s top five leagues for goals scored, the top 16% for progressive carries, the top 17% for successful take-ons and the top 19% for tackles per 90.
Effective in front of goal now that it’s not his chief responsibility and capable of bull-like penetrations into the danger area, Joelinton has been hailed for his reshaping by journalist Antonio Mango, who said: “the way he’s transformed himself is extraordinary.”
He’s also a key defensive component, for he has averaged 2.5 tackles and 5.9 successful duels per Premier League match, as per Sofascore, this season.
The complete midfielder? It certainly feels like he has it all in his locker when he’s on his a-game in black and white, and Howe must be chomping at the bit to repeat the club’s feat in sculpting such a player from raw parts.
Though he’s hardly struggling in his current deployment, Lewis Hall could be the next Magpie to bloom into a fresh role down the line.
Lewis Hall could be Howe's own Joelinton
Hall is doing quite the job at left-back for Newcastle, with Alan Shearer even claiming that he was “blown away” by the 20-year-old during his negation of Bukayo Saka’s quality during the 1-0 victory over Arsenal just shy of a month ago.
Sources close to Newcastle suggest that Hall has been told that his immediate Newcastle future will remain at left-back, despite the ace having plied most of his youth trade in central midfield. But he can thrive in the engine room again; it’s something that Howe should consider.
He’s showing that, like Joelinton, he can make the requisite tweaks to become a polished player capable of operating in the centre of the field, with analyst Raj Chohan already noting that the dynamo’s “defensive level is rapidly improving.”
Lewis Hall vs Premier League Full-backs (24/25)
Statistics
Per 90
Percentile
Assists
0.10
Top 32%
Shot-creating actions
2.67
Top 18%
Passes attempted
71.71
Top 8%
Progressive passes
5.96
Top 13%
Progressive carries
1.85
Top 42%
Ball recoveries
5.55
Top 11%
Tackles + interceptions
3.60
Top 35%
Blocks
1.85
Top 4%
Clearances
3.29
Top 25%
Aerial duels won
1.64
Top 13%
Stats via FBref
His statistical data, pulled from Premier League performances this season, show that Hall is turning into a robust and reliable option down the left channel, not the most active ball carrier but not shy of wading into the deep end when called upon.
The nuts and bolts of his skill set stem from technical quality and creativity, mixed against an ever-improving defensive spread that makes a telling comment on his faculty for success in midfield.
Hall, hailed for his “sensational” showings by content creator Pete Davey, might spend some time on the defensive left flank over the coming campaigns, but he’s still so young and has all the properties required to become a superstar in the centre.
Newcastle’s decision to sign him from Chelsea, who he cut his teeth with as a youth, for a £28m fee in August after he spent the 2023/24 season on loan at St. James’ Park is proving to be a brilliant one, even if it was met with scepticism initially.
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With nine top-flight starts to his name already this term, averaging 1.3 key passes and 4.5 ball recoveries per game, Hall is becoming one of Newcastle’s most important members.
Who’s to say that he couldn’t emulate Joelinton though, and step into midfield down the line to help propel Newcastle even further forward?
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O Corinthians inscreveu sete atletas das suas categorias de base para o restante do Campeonato Paulista. São elesos zagueiros Lucas Belezi e Robert Renan, o lateral-direito Léo Mana, os meias Guilherme Biro, Keven e Matheus Araújo e o centroavante Felipe Augusto.
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Nos dois treinos que comandou até o momento, Vítor Pereira utilizou os garotos da base para participar das atividades do Timão e indicou que pode dar espaço para eles durante seu comando. Contudo, apenasRobert Renan e Keven foram inscritos.
O clube inscreveu os atletas pela lista B do Paulistão, que permite a inscrição ilimitada de jogadores formados no clube. A lista A do Alvinegro para o estadual está cheia desde o momento em que Robson Bambu, zagueiro acusado de estupro de vulnerável, foi relacionado para a partida contra o Botafogo-SP, pela oitava rodada do Paulistão.
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Os setes atletas que foram inscritos fazem parte do Sub-20 do Corinthians e se encaixam nos pré-requisitos que a Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF) pede para a entrada nessa relação: ter nascido de 2001 para frente; até um mínimo de 16 anos de idade e possuir vínculo ininterrupto de pelo menos um ano com o clube.
A FPF só permite substituiçõesna lista até o início das quartas de final do estadual.
LISTA A DO CORINTHIANS NO PAULISTÃO
Goleiros: Carlos Miguel, Cássio e Ivan Laterais: Bruno Melo, Fábio Santos, Fagner, João Pedro, Lucas Piton. Zagueiros: Gil, João Victor, Raul Gustavo e Robson Bambu. Volantes: Du Queiroz, Gabriel, Xavier, Paulinho. Meias: Adson, Giuliano, Luan, Roni e Renato Augusto Atacantes: Gustavo Silva, Jô, Róger Guedes e Willian
LISTA B DO CORINTHIANS NO PAULISTÃO
Goleiros: Matheus Donelli. Laterais: Léo Mana. Zagueiros: Lucas Belezi e Robert Renan. Meio-campistas: Guilherme Biro, Keven, Matheus Araújo e Gabriel Pereira. Atacantes: Gustavo Mantuan e Felipe Augusto.
الهزيمة أمام فالنسيا كانت الأكثر إيلامًا للاعبي ريال مدريد، حيث شعرت الجماهير بالإحباط بسبب الأداء السيء للفريق، مما أدى إلى انتقادات قاسية من الجميع.
وضع الفريق لم يكن مثاليًا للتحضير لمباراة آرسنال، في ذهاب ربع نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا، وكان من الضروري تحفيز اللاعبين قبل المباريات القادمة الهامة.
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كارلو أنشيلوتي قام بالحديث مع اللاعبين بأن كل شيء ما زال في متناول اليد ويجب إظهار رغبتهم القوية في الفوز بالبطولات خلال المباريات المقبلة، بحسب صحيفة “ماركا” الإسبانية.
وذلك لأن بطولة مثل دوري أبطال أوروبا تتطلب تركيزًا كاملًا، وكان على الفريق أن يتجاوز نكسة فالنسيا، دون التركيز عليها.
الجميع كان متأثرًا بالخسارة والندم على الفرصة الضائعة في الاقتراب من لقب الدوري الإسباني، لكنهم لا يزالون غير قادرين على تفسير الطريقة التي أضاعوا بها الفوز.
أنشيلوتي أكد للاعبين خلال الاجتماع أن دوري أبطال أوروبا يغير كل شيء للأفضل، ودعاهم إلى التركيز على القادم وعدم التعلق بما حدث ضد فالنسيا.
المدرب وجه رسالة تحفيزية بعد الهزيمة، مشددًا على أهمية التفكير في المباريات القادمة، بدءًا من مواجهة آرسنال في دوري أبطال أوروبا.
Crystal Palace are closing in on the signing of a 17-year-old gem who has impressed coaches on trial at Copers Cope Road, according to a new report.
The Eagles picked up just their second win of the Premier League season on Tuesday night, as they beat Ipswich Town 1-0 at Portman Road, a result that lifts them three points above the relegation zone, albeit playing a game more than their rivals near the bottom.
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It is a good start to the month for Palace in what is always a busy period for English clubs, as games come thick and fast and lead right into the winter window. The win over Ipswich will have eased the pressure on Oliver Glasner, but it will probably not have done much to change the club’s plans for the New Year.
January could be a busy time for the South London side – it has already been reported this week that Palace have made an approach to sign striker James Berry-McNally from Chesterfield. The young attacker has impressed in League Two and has put himself on Palace’s radar, with the Premier League side keeping a close eye on his development. Chesterfield are looking to get around £5 million to let the player leave.
Palace are also confident that James McAtee will be available for a transfer in January. The Manchester City man looks set to leave the Etihad in the New Year, with a loan looking a possibility a couple of weeks ago, but Palace, along with West Ham, are confident that they can sign the midfielder on a permanent basis. But it could be another young player who becomes their first signing ahead of the New Year.
Crystal Palace closing in on signing of Rylan Brownlie
According to Football Insider, Crystal Palace are on the verge of signing Rylan Brownlie on a free transfer. The 17-year-old is from Brisbane, Australia, and he has been without a club since leaving Brisbane Roar during the summer.
Brownlie, who is a centre-forward, played 11 times for the Australian side in the 2023/24 campaign, scoring one goal and registering one assist. He came through the ranks at Brisbane and signed his first professional deal last year, but it was not extended this summer.
The young striker has been training at Palace in recent weeks, and he has done enough for the Premier League side to offer him a contract. The report states that Brownlie has impressed the coaches at Palace’s training ground and now looks set to follow his dad by playing in England.
Rylan Brownlie’s Brisbane Roar stats
Apps
12
Goals
1
Assists
1
Brownlie is believed to be known for his power and pace at the top of the pitch, and he now looks set to join Palace’s under-18 side, which is considered among the best in England. Brownlie will hope he can do enough in the under-18s to get a chance in the under-23s and then the main aim will be to feature for the first team.
The pair’s 196-run stand set up the game; England agonisingly short despite Sciver’s fighting 109*
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Rachael Haynes made up for a slow start•Getty Images
Meg Lanning had wanted to do departed Australian greats Shane Warne and Rod Marsh proud. She had also spoken of Rachael Haynes’ importance to her side’s World Cup campaign in the build-up to their opening match against England.Both talking points were apt as Australia held on for a tense 12-run victory on the back of Haynes’ hyper intelligent century as England fell just shy of their hefty 311 target in a high quality, high-scoring affair in Hamilton.A plucky second-wicket partnership between Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight worth 92 was no match for the 196 runs put on by Haynes and Lanning. Nat Sciver then made a late dash to make a gutsy 109 not out off 85 balls, but it wasn’t enough for England. Leg-spinning allrounder Alana King – who tweeted earlier in the day of her sadness at the loss of her “inspiration” Warne – took three wickets and Jess Jonassen took two in the final over to seal the win.At the halfway point of the Australian innings, Haynes had faced 60 deliveries for her 39 not out, but she reached a career-best ODI score of 130 off 131 after she and Lanning read the game to perfection. Their stand became Australia’s second-highest for any wicket at a Women’s World Cup. Lanning posted an excellent 86 off 110 in a contest that began as an arm-wrestle on a tacky pitch which made scoring difficult through the early stages.Knight won the toss and opted to bowl first and, despite boasting a vastly experienced attack in Katherine Brunt, Anya Shrubsole, Kate Cross, Sciver and spinner Sophie Ecclestone, their failure to take wickets proved costly.Amy Jones kept up to the stumps from the third over onwards, and the plan nearly paid off in the sixth when Alyssa Healy was nearly stumped. She punished anything short or overpitched, and managed to overturn an lbw decision on Sciver’s third delivery, with ball-tracking showing it narrowly missed leg stump. Sciver struck three balls later, however, as Healy tried to clear midwicket and picked out Brunt, who took a straightforward catch.Rachael Haynes and Meg Lanning put on 196 for the second wicket•Getty Images
At the end of the power play, Australia were 37 for 1 and, after 15 overs, their run rate was 3.86. At the end of the 16th, there had been just 31 scoring shots. But, with nine wickets in hand and 19 overs remaining, Haynes and Lanning were free to up the tempo and they did so without being rash.Haynes swivelled and pulled Brunt for four behind square to bring up Australia’s 200 and Lanning struck a powerful six off Brunt over deep midwicket. But Lanning finally fell when she slapped Brunt to Beaumont at point.Beth Mooney arrived as Haynes brought up her century off 115 balls, turning a single off Cross towards midwicket. Mooney and Haynes took their partnership past fifty in just 29 deliveries as they set about carrying Australia towards the 300-mark and beyond.Sciver put in a magnificent dive running in from midwicket which would have had Haynes out for 117, and, as if to rub it in, Haynes pulled Sciver for just the second six of the match in the next over. Haynes’ knock finally came to an end two balls later when Sciver had her caught by Danni Wyatt at deep midwicket.England’s chase began terribly with struggling opener Lauren Winfield-Hill falling for a four-ball duck. Beaumont and Knight rebuilt with the ball coming onto the bat much more than it had during Australia’s innings. Knight brought up their fifty stand by advancing down the pitch to Jonassen’s first ball and lofting it over the rope at long-off.After the power play England were 53 for 1 and tracking ahead of the curve. Beaumont raised her fifty off just 54 balls and she passed 3000 career ODI runs, becoming the fifth England Women’s player to do so – and the fastest – reaching the mark in 78 innings compared to Sarah Taylor’s 87.Tahlia McGrath and Lanning combined to make a crucial breakthrough to dismiss Knight, who fell for 40 when she picked out the Austtralian skipper at cover.Alana King tweeted of her sadness at the loss of her “inspiration” Shane Warne•Getty Images
King entered the attack in the 26th over and struck a short time later to remove Beaumont. Having made her international debut during the recent Ashes, King deceived Beaumont with a flighted gem that pitched outside leg stump and found the Healy’s gloves outside off before she whipped of the bails for the stumping. As Beaumont trudged off, King roared and slapped the twin black armbands she wore in honour of Warne, and Marsh.When King removed Jones and Wyatt cheaply, England had it all to do. They needed 88 off the last 10 overs as Sciver and Sophia Dunkley put on another fifty partnership to give England hope. But, no sooner had King worn a hard-hit straight drive from Dunkley on the ankle in her follow through, she bowled Dunkley round her legs with the very next ball.Sciver and Brunt didn’t let up though, and with three overs remaining, they needed 36 runs with Sciver reading the ball beautifully and batting with her trademark cool head.The tension mounted as Sciver was put down at mid off in the penultimate over but, entrusted with bowling the last over, Jonassen’s lightning reflexes kicked in to remove Brunt with the sharpest of return catches, thrusting her left hand out above her head, a deadpan look of shock on her face before breaking into a disbelieving smile. Jonassen then had Ecclestone caught off the final ball as England fell short.