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Bumrah took three wickets as India successfully defended 229 against England

ESPNcricinfo staff29-Oct-2023Having to set a total for the first time in this World Cup, India found themselves in trouble with wickets falling regularly, and scraped to 229 for 9, largely thanks to Rohit Sharma’s 87 on a challenging pitch. But eventually, India pulled off a comfortable win over England, and Jasprit Bumrah feels it was a good challenge for the table-toppers.”It was really good for us because we’ve been fielding first and we’ve been doing that for a while now. Because [India chased] in the previous series as well, which I played,” Bumrah told after picking up 3 for 32 to help enginner India’s 100-run demolition of England.”It was good challenge for us that we were put under pressure,” Bumrah said. “We lost a little bit of early wickets. We had to squeeze in and in the field as well, we had to put in a lot of effort. So yeah, very happy with the result.”Related

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England, hunting their second win in the tournament, started well in their chase, with openers Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow taking them to 30 inside the first five overs. But Bumrah opened England up in the fifth over, getting Malan to chop on and trapping Joe Root lbw off consecutive deliveries.Mohammed Shami followed up with quick strikes of his own before Kuldeep Yadav’s corker to Jos Buttler put England in too deep a hole to climb out of.Bumrah said his plan was to try and find some swing with the new ball, but with nothing on offer moved to harder lengths to look for movement off the pitch.”Usually when you bowl with the new ball, you first search for swing if there is some swing. Otherwise you just try and hit a hard length and make it as difficult as possible,” Bumrah said. “So there was a little bit of swing, but not too much from my end.”Then I tried to seam the ball a lot more and which was helping a little bit. So then I changed to seam bowling.”While Bumrah took three wickets, Shami stole the show with a four-wicket haul that included the wickets of Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali.Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami took seven wickets between them•Associated Press”He [Shami] is outstanding. He’s, you know, one of the legends of the game,” Bumrah said. “I feel he has always been quite calm. He doesn’t come out to be flamboyant, but he way he was bowling as if he was playing a Test match and [it] was really, really wonderful to see.”Usually we’ve had a lot of partnerships in Test-match cricket and I really enjoy bowling with him. So yeah, I’m really happy with the way he’s going on.”Bumrah made his return from injury in August after spending more than a year out with a stress reaction in his back. He admitted that he had heard questions asked whether fitness worries would cut his career short, but said he was unbothered by all the speculation.”My wife [the TV sports presenter Sanjana Ganesan] also works in the sports-media department. So yeah, I heard a lot of question marks on my career that I will never come back and all of that, but it doesn’t really matter,” Bumrah said. “I’m very happy. I came back and I realised how much I love playing the game. I was not chasing anything.”Great headspace was there when I came back from the injury. So yeah, eventually I’m looking at the positives and trying to enjoy as much as you can.”

The USWNT were never threatened against Ireland and Canada, outscoring opponents by combined 11-0 in three matches

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. women's national team closed out their three-match summer campaign by defeating Canada 3-0, just days after beating the Republic of Ireland twice – both by 4-0 scorelines. Given the history of U.S. vs. Canada, this final match was going to be the biggest test of the three-game run.

And, although USWNT head coach Emma Hayes started a fairly inexperienced team, they completely dominated Canada, extending their all-time record against the Canadians to 54 wins, four losses and nine draws. Beating a nation 54 times? That's the most for the U.S. against any opponent.

Hayes experimented with just about everyone on the roster across the three games, with the match against Canada the closest (roster wise) to what we saw in the opening match-up against Ireland. The only change was Lynn Biyendolo in for Ally Sentnor in the No. 9 role.

Across all three matches, the USWNT scored 11 goals and kept a clean sheet. Many players earned first appearances, and Claire Hutton and Avery Patterson recorded their first international goals. Hayes called on Coffey and Biyendolo to lead the squad, and both chipped in goals across the three-match window. Coffey scored her third of the year, and the fourt of her career. Biyendolo's finish against Ireland was her 25th career goal.

The USWNT will take a brief break until the fall which will allow for Hayes to get back to the drawing board and think about what she's going to do with all of this talent. Mind you, we haven't even talked about Sophia Wilson, Mallory Swanson and Trinity Rodman, as "Triple Expresso" were not in this camp.

So who stood out? Whose stock rose against the Republic of Ireland and Canada, and whose fell? GOAL takes a look.

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The USWNT midfield missed Rose Lavelle. And if you ask Lavelle, she certainly missed her teammates. The Gotham FC midfielder returned to the USWNT after a six-month period in which she was sidelined with an injury. In her first game back, she chipped in a goal and an assist. These contributions were a clear reminder to everyone just who the dog-loving, Cincinnati-native is.

In the second meeting against Ireland just a few days later, Lavelle was understandably limited in minutes, but still managed to enter the match to give her hometown fans a heartfelt wave. Hayes almost to let Lavelle into the match when the stadium started erupting with a chant "We want Rose!" Against Canada, Lavelle's two set pieces resulted in goals for her team; a testament to her attention to detail and execution.

The first set piece couldn't have been drawn up any better. Lavelle played a lofted ball from about 30 yards out into the box. The weight and placement of the ball forced Canada to step up which resulted in a less-than ideal clearance from Casey Stoney's side.

USWNT defender Avery Patterson settled the poorly cleared header, laying up Sam Coffey for an easy first-time finish. Lavelle also was involved and even got the assist in the game's second goal. In the 26th minute Lavelle took a corner from the right side with her left foot. The ball found the head of the 19-year-old Hutton who headed it home for her first-ever international goal.

"Shout-out to Claire, I think she jumped just so high and kind of levitated for a second," Lavelle said.

Lavelle says she has some niggles she wants to work through when it comes to being fully back, but based on of her performances and impact on her teammates, chances are Lavelle is going to be in the mix moving forward.

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It's wild to think that the USWNT has other midfielders that aren't Sam Coffey, Rose Lavelle and Claire Hutton. In this camp, Hayes called in Sam Meza, Olivia Moultrie and Croix Bethune. While all players were able to get into at least one match, the Coffey, Lavelle and Hutton combination proved untouchable.

Meza found herself in good spaces, but had a hard time keeping the tempo of the match. Moultrie was effective in moments, but didn't make the same type of impact others around her did. Bethune has been out with injury so Hayes calling her into this camp was a nod to just how good she is in that attacking midfield spot.

Bethune had some sparkly moments, but didn't gel quite the same with everyone else in the same way Coffey, Lavelle and Hutton did. The amazing thing? Hayes also has Lindsey Heaps and Lily Yohannes. Both were given this camp and stretch of games off after long seasons in Europe.

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Emma Hayes has put her trust in Hutton to play a double pivot role that isn't her natural state. Hutton is a true six, like Coffey, in the way she plays and moves about the field. However, like Coffey, Hutton has adjusted seamlessly and looks like she's been playing that way for years.

Hutton is a no-brainer for Hayes as she looks ahead. She is not only a hardworking and ball-winning center midfielder, but can also add to the attack and fill in gaps defensively.

Against Canada, Hutton scored her first international goal and it had her teammates, fans, and everyone watching in disbelief about just how she got up and headed the ball like a young Abby Wambach. Lavelle's placement was spot on, but the fact that Hutton was able to get up and over the Canada players to redirect the ball and drive it past goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan was a work of art.

"Claire plays well beyond her years," Lavelle said. "This is the first time that I've gotten to play with her, but just watching the game, since I've been away, I think she's been somebody who's been really fun to watch. The sky's the limit for her and she's already commanding in the midfield."

And the progress is tangible.

"With each camp, I gain more confidence," Hutton said after the Canada game. "I gain the experience with [my teammates] and just the culture that we have here makes it so welcoming. Every camp gets a little bit easier, just on the field and off of the field."

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Mandy McGlynn is certainly not out of the conversation in the goalkeeper pool, but after Phallon Tullis-Joyce's performances a couple months ago and now Claudia Dickey's two match run during this camp, she could be falling down the ranks. Of the keepers in this camp, McGlynn had the most experience to date.

She played the entire match against Ireland in the second meeting and managed to keep a clean sheet, although recorded zero saves. Whichever keeper got called on for the Canada game was likely going to have more action, and that was definitely the case on Wednesday night in D.C.

Dickey was able to put her stamp on the game, making some key saves and showcasing her ability to stop chances from a good attacking team, while also playing confidently with her feet when the opportunity arose. McGlynn will have to put in some work when she returns to Utah to ensure she's still on Hayes' radar come the fall.

Dickey was asked about the goalkeeper playing pool post-game.

"Everybody in this environment deserves being here," she said. "And I think it's a credit to the league, to the people overseas, to everyone involved. It's a competition, but like I think pushing each other every day is what matters, and it's exciting to me."

Endrick has made a decision on his Real Madrid future after suffering yet another injury setback. The Brazilian youngster was linked with a move away from Santiago Bernabeu this summer due to lack of game time in his maiden season, however, his transfer plans have hit a snag. Under Carlo Ancelotti, Endrick started in only eight matches across all competitions but managed to score seven goals.

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Earlier this week, reported that Endrick was on the verge of making it back to the Madrid first-team but has now suffered yet another injury setback after relapsing on the hamstring injury he sustained against Sevilla in La Liga. The latest injury is likely to keep him out of action upto two months and as a result, the youngster might fail to exit Santiago Bernabeu this summer.

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With the rise of Gonzalo Garcia, who has impressed at the Club World Cup with four goals and started every game in the competition, Xabi Alonso now has multiple attacking options at his disposal. In such a situation, the Spanish would ideally want to offload one of the attacking players in this summer transfer window. Endrick could have secured a loan move elsewhere to get more first-team opportunities but his injury might force Los Blancos to part ways with Garcia, according to .

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Endrick wants to play regularly in the 2025-26 campaign as that would help him to secure a place in Carlo Ancelotti's Brazil squad for the World Cup next. He had earlier attracted interest from Ligue 1 giants Marseille and PSV Eindhoven.

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The Spanish giants are currently on break following their elimination from the Club World Cup semi-final after losing against Paris Saint-Germain. They will begin their La Liga journey on August 19 against Osasuna.

The team management explains the reasons behind getting the Australia allrounder from Mumbai in an all-cash trade

ESPNcricinfo staff27-Nov-2023Cameron Green could be an explosive package for Royal Challengers Bangalore, especially at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, according to their director of cricket Mo Bobat.”He’s the ideal fit for us in that middle-order power role,” Bobat said on . “He’s a high-quality, skillful and powerful batsman. He’s got the game against both pace and spin. He’s got international experience across formats and I’m sure he will enjoy batting at the Chinnaswamy. So, seeing him do that will be really exciting. He’s also a fantastic bowler and he bowls with pace and bounce, which were certainly attributes we were looking for particularly in our home conditions. Let’s not forget what an exceptional fielder he is. Some of the catches he has taken in recent times fielding at gully is seriously impressive.”The Australia allrounder was traded by Mumbai Indians to RCB, shortly after Sunday’s 5pm deadline for the IPL franchises to announce lists of players retained and released, ahead of next month’s mini-auction. At the time of the announcement, Green was still among Mumbai’s retained players. Bobat explained the reasons behind the last-minute trade.Related

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“If I go back to mid-morning yesterday [Sunday], we were pretty clear on our retentions and release decisions and we had communicated it to all of our players,” Bobat said. “We were pretty clear on what that meant for our auction priorities. So, felt like we were going to have a fairly quiet afternoon. If you look at the retentions and the decisions we made, we’ve obviously got a really strong top order and we wanted to enhance the middle order by adding a little bit of power.”With a couple of hours off the retention and release deadline, we were made aware of Cameron’s potential availability for trade, which we had to take seriously. So, having spoken to the guys at MI, we got a small group of us together at our end we thought we better discuss this and debate the pros and cons of trying to make this trade work, which is what we did for a little bit of time.”Essentially, we were trying to weigh up whether we take the risk of someone else picking up Cameron Green now, which could have happened before the deadline…hoping he makes it to the auction as a released player, but somebody else could’ve picked him up, which was obviously the case. Even then if you get to the auction, there’s no guarantee that you get him at the auction because you can easily be outbid.”New RCB head coach Andy Flower was also enthused about having Green in the side. “Our focus area really was around the middle order and where we can improve that middle order, in case we do lose some of our top players at the top [order], which inevitably happens,” Flower said. “So, that’s one area and the other area was getting the balance right on the overseas players and how we allocate our resources in that area. Of course, even in these days of Impact Players, allrounders are still important. So, we debated how we can include allrounders in our XI and when we do so what options and the flexibility that gives us. We spent a lot of debate time and looking at rosters of players and their various skills, it’s been a fascinating mini-project.”By trading Green to RCB in an all-cash deal, Mumbai added INR 17.50 crore to their purse, which paved the way for Hardik Pandya’s return to Mumbai from Gujarat Titans. RCB now have INR 23.35 crore to fill up six slots at the auction on December 19 in Dubai.Players released: Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, David Willey, Wayne Parnell, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Siddharth Kaul, Kedar JadhavPlayers traded out: Shahbaz AhmedPlayers traded in: Mayank Dagar, Cameron GreenPlayers retained: Faf du Plessis, Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Vyshak Vijaykumar

Manchester United are ready to swoop for young Belgian goalkeeper Senne Lammens to solve their goalkeeping issue amid an injury to Andre Onana.

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United are expected to 'step up their interest' in 23-year-old Royal Antwerp goalkeeper Lammens, reports Alex Crook of talkSPORT on X. Initial talks have taken place with interest dating back to January, confirmed Ben Jacobs in another post on X. report a deal for Lammens may cost £17million (€19.6m/$22.9m).

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With Onana injured for most of pre-season and doubts existing over his long-term future at Old Trafford, the signing of a young goalkeeper could be a smart move. Not only can he provide cover in the present, the former Club Brugge academy star is viewed as one of Europe's brightest goalkeeping prospects and could make United's No. 1 jersey his own in the long term. This move may cast doubt over United's pursuit of Emiliano Martinez.

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During his time at Brugge, Lammens once scored a goal against Real Madrid in the 2019/20 UEFA Youth League group stages, heading home to earn a 2-2 draw and send his side through to the knock-out round play-offs. Lammens made 41 appearances last season in his first year as Antwerp's No. 1, keeping ten clean sheets as his side finished fifth in the Belgian Pro League.

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Should a transfer to Old Trafford go through, Lammens may be thrust straight into Ruben Amorim's starting XI for the Red Devils' Premier League Summer Series clashes with West Ham United and Bournemouth. It is believed Onana may be back from injury to feature against Everton on August 3. In the meantime, United will hope to finally get a deal for Bryan Mbeumo over the line. A £71m fee has reportedly agreed with Brentford.

The quick bowler became the 23rd men’s player to claim a wicket with their opening delivery in Test cricket

ESPNcricinfo staff17-Jan-2024Shamar Joseph, the West Indies fast bowler with just five first-class matches under his belt, made a remarkable start to his Test career when he removed Steven Smith with his first ball during West Indies’ first Test against Australia in Adelaide.Joseph, 24, had already made an impression on the opening day in Adelaide when he struck 36 in a last-wicket stand of 55 with Kemar Roach.But it was when he was given the ball for the ninth over of Australia’s innings that he wrote himself a place in the game’s history. Hitting a good length outside off with his first delivery, he drew Smith – opening for the first time in Tests – into playing, and the thick edge was well held at third slip.It made him the 23rd bowler to take a wicket with his first ball in men’s Tests, and just the second West Indian after Tyrell Johnson against England at The Oval in 1939.There is another member of the club playing in this Test: Nathan Lyon struck with his first delivery on debut against Sri Lanka in 2011Joseph, who is from the small village of Baracara in Guyana, was one of three debutants included in West Indies’ side, alongside Kavem Hodge and Justin Greaves. He had made a mark on last year during West Indies A’s tour of South Africa, where he claimed 12 wickets.”I first ran into him live last year when West Indies were playing in Guyana. I caught a sight of him in the nets, and he has hustle, bustle, and really comes at you,” Ian Bishop had told ESPNcricinfo before the Australia series. “There’s a lot of high hopes for him because of his attitude and his physical capabilities.”

“Stats definitely going out of the window,” Punjab Kings captain says after his team pulls off a world-record chase against KKR

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After Punjab Kings ripped up the record books by mowing down 262 with eight balls to spare, their captain Sam Curran was left wondering if cricket was turning into an entirely different sport.”Cricket is turning into baseball, isn’t it? It was absolutely incredible,” Curran mused at the post-match presentation. “Where do we [start]? Absolutely delighted with two points. Games like that are out of the world, but most importantly we’ve had a tough few weeks as a team [this was Kings’ first win in five games] but we’ve really hung in there. We’ve taken teams down to the wire and, I think, forget about the scores… I thought we actually deserved victory.”The way batters have raised the ceiling of their hitting, a total of 300 has looked like an increasingly realistic prospect at different points this season. Seven of the top-eight IPL totals have come this season, with PBKS slotting in at six there with their record chase at Eden Gardens. Friday’s fixture also produced the most sixes (42) in a T20 match. It surpassed the 38 hits by Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad last month, and by Royal Challengers Bengaluru and SRH in Bengaluru last week. Curran tried to make sense of the carnage.Related

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“Yeah, I think loads of different things [have added up to this],” Curran said. “I think the way guys train is obviously huge and they can hit balls for a long period of time. I guess it’s the confidence, coaches and the way we’ve been training. Let’s be honest – small grounds with a bit of dew and the ball [gets wet] and sometimes you get a wide call. You think you’ve got a dot ball, you review it and then it’s wide. Then an extra ball. So, yeah, not saying it’s a batsman’s game but it’s showing… I’m sure everyone wants to keep seeing sixes. I think stats is definitely going out of the window. It’s all about winning those small moments.”Curran was also pleased with how destroyer-in-chief on the night Jonny Bairstow bounced back after a string of low scores, which had resulted in him being dropped from the team.Getty ImagesBairstow has also had a tough winter with England in India. He is the only England player who has been involved in the 50-over World Cup, the five-Test series earlier this year and the IPL, and has struggled to make an impact across the long stint in India. On Friday, though, Bairstow returned in place of Liam Livingstone and got cracking in the massive chase. He stayed unbeaten on 108 off 48 balls with eight fours and nine sixes.”Really pleased for Jonny. He’s obviously been on tour for a really long time,” Curran said. “A couple of games out of the side, he looked like he came back really eager to score runs for the team and showed what an amazing player that he is. So, I’m really pleased for him.”Curran was also impressed with Shashank Singh, who clattered an unbeaten 68 off 28 balls, in an unbroken 84-run stand for the third wicket off 37 balls.3:15

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“We gave him that extra bit of responsibility to go in and No. 4 and he’s been the find of the season for us,” Curran said of Shashank. “Him and Ashutosh [Sharma] have been absolutely incredible and I’m just really pleased. Our group has been through a lot in the last couple of weeks and like I said, take two points and you’re going to enjoy those small wins. And it’s not a small win. It’s a really big win to come to Kolkata and beat that team. Proud of the team, proud of the coaches and proud of everyone.”What was Bairstow’s game plan when faced with a chase of 262 on his comeback? “Try to whack it as far as possible,” Bairstow said with a smile. “I’ve never actually been in a game where 260 has been scored. Look, if it’s in your area, you gotta’ go. If you actually have a couple of quiet overs, which we actually did against Sunil [Narine, who finished with figures of 4-0-24-1]… [That was] because we know how important he is in their side and losing fewer wickets against someone like that is imperative to a chase like that.”Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer wanted his players to respond strongly when they face Delhi Capitals next up to end a stretch of five home games on the trot.”To be honest, both the teams played tremendously and I personally feel that this is one of those games where you have to go back to the drawing board and see to it that you introspect on the areas where you went wrong,” Shreyas said. “Especially batting first and getting 260 on the board and then not being able to defend it hurts, but at the same time, it’s a great lesson for all the players, especially the bowlers. We’ve got one more game over here and it’s important we assess the conditions and come up with greater ideas.”

Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze has reached his own deadline day, with a £68 million ($90m) release clause expiring for the Arsenal transfer target.

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The 27-year-old playmaker has become a much sought-after asset on the back of eye-catching performances for the Eagles and England. He is considered to be at his peak, with a new challenge potentially on the cards.

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Palace are understandably reluctant to sell, with every effort being made to keep FA Cup winner Eze at Selhurst Park. Said cause will be made easier if they can make it through to the end of August 1 without a deal being done.

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claims that is when a clause in Eze’s contract expires – two weeks before the start of the 2025-26 Premier League season. Palace would be able to demand a much higher fee after that point.

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They may have to discuss a sale at some point as Eze has only two years left to run on his current deal. His market value will drop if fresh terms are not thrashed out and he approaches the final 12 months of his contract at Palace.

Liverpool fans have urged manager Arne Slot to promote Rio Ngumoha to the first-team squad after his goalscoring display against Athletic Club.

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The 16-year-old scored a superb solo goal in Liverpool's 4-1 pre-season win over the Spanish side at Anfield on Monday, prompting supporters to wax lyrical about the forward. Moreover, many want Slot to make him a more prominent member of the first-team squad for the 2025-26 campaign.

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@samlwolfson wrote on X: "Get Ngumoha in the first team just for that knee slide. Sensational stuff."

@AlexNyaga_ tweeted: "That Rio Ngumoha kid is really talented!"

@robertalan83 commented: "Rio Ngumoha – remember the name. Liverpool have an absolute gem on their hands, never seen a kid with such control. It's frightening."

@SamueILFC wrote: "First Nyoni, then Ngumoha, now Will Wright? We are signing superstars and wonderkids."

And @LFC_FanDan added: "Just give Ngumoha as much game time as is possible this coming season. He’s going to be a star."

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While many are raving about the teenager's display, former Chelsea academy player Ngumoha, who made his Liverpool debut earlier this year, is still only 16. He has only played a handful of games for the club's Under-21s and is likely to need more time to flourish before being thrown into the first-team. But his talent is undeniable and if Liverpool can harness his potential, they have a star in the making.

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Ngumoha will hope to get more game time when Liverpool take on FA Cup holders Crystal Palace in the Community Shield at Wembley on Sunday before the Reds begin their Premier League title defence at home to Bournemouth on August 15.

Durham are 341 runs off what would be a county record chase of 475, with seven wickets to go

ECB Reporters Network19-May-2024Durham’s Ben Stokes took five second-innings wickets for 98 against Lancashire at Blackpool but Keaton Jennings’s second century of the match helped ensure that his side will go into the final day of this game as warm favourites to win their first Vitality County Championship match of the season.Jennings was dismissed by Stokes but only after making 155 in his side’s 353 for 9 declared, setting his former side what would a county record fourth-innings score of 475 to win.Durham’s confident pursuit of that distant target was damaged by Tom Aspinwall, who took two wickets in seven balls, and the visitors ended the day on 134 for 3.Lancashire made the most cautious of starts to the morning, only nine runs being scored in the opening eleven overs of the day for the loss of nightwatchman, Will Williams, who was lbw to Ben Raine for one.Jennings was particularly careful, taking 54 balls to score the dozen more runs he needed for his half-century, but his circumspection was justified on a pitch offering left-arm spinner Callum Parkinson plenty of help.Stokes was brought on from the South End in the 15th over of the day and soon had a wicket when he trapped George Bell lbw for 17. Stokes also had Jennings caught at second slip off a no-ball when the opener was 75 but the England captain’s initial six-over spell cost 36 runs as Jennings and Tom Bruce sought to accelerate in the second half of the morning session.Having scored 33 runs off 16 overs in the first hour of play, Lancashire added another 82 off 15 in the second and Jennings reached his century off Paul Coughlin’s last ball before lunch when he tucked the ball backward of square on the leg side. He became only the second batter after Warwickshire’s Jim Stewart in 1959 to score a hundred in each innings of a match at Blackpool.Jennings and Bruce had taken their fifth-wicket partnership to exactly 100 when Bruce was caught behind by Robinson for 43, but Jennings went on to pass 11,000 first-class runs on what became an unusually productive afternoon for Lancashire’s batters.Stokes returned to the attack and had George Balderson caught behind for 17 before he eventually had Jennings pouched at mid-off by Scott Borthwick for 155. Typically, the England captain was the first man to congratulate his former Durham colleague and he also dismissed Aspinwall to finish with 5 for 98 in Lancashire’s second innings and a match analysis of 38-2-169-7.Jennings declared when Lancashire’s ninth wicket fell just before the scheduled tea break, leaving Durham needing 475 to win. Borthwick and Alex Lees made an impressive start to their pursuit of that goal by putting on 83 in 16 overs but Aspinwall then struck twice in his first seven balls.First, he had Lees well caught low down to his left by Matty Hurst for 40 and then he bowled Colin Ackermann for a five-ball nought with a fine delivery that nipped away to hit the off stump. Three overs later, Borthwick was bowled by Nathan Lyon for 39 when he attempted to slog-sweep the Australian off-spinner and Durham ended the day still 341 runs short of their improbable goal with David Bedingham unbeaten on 31.