يستعد فريق ليفربول، بقيادة المدرب آرني سلوت، لخوض مباراة قوية مساء اليوم السبت ضد تشيلسي، في إطار منافسات بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.
ويستضيف ملعب “ستامفورد بريدج” مباراة فريقي ليفربول وتشيلسي، في قمة منافسات الجولة السابعة من بطولة الدوري، موسم 2025/26.
ويتصدر ليفربول جدول الدوري الإنجليزي برصيد 15 نقطة، بينما يحتل تشيلسي المركز التاسع برصيد 8 نقاط.
ويدخل ليفربول تلك المباراة بعدما عانى من أسبوع سيئ للغاية، حيث خسر أمام كريستال بالاس بهدفين لهدف في الدوري الإنجليزي، قبل سقوطه أمام جالطة سراي بهدف نظيف في دوري أبطال أوروبا.
ويسعى ليفربول إلى مصالحة جماهيره وتحقيق فوز في مباراة اليوم من أجل تعزيز الصدارة قبل فترة التوقف الدولي لشهر أكتوبر الحالي. موعد مباراة ليفربول وتشيلسي اليوم في الدوري الإنجليزي
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As the Premier League campaign draws near, Manchester City have now reportedly been told that a half-price offer will be enough to sign a midfield target this month.
As expected, it’s been a busy summer for Manchester City on all fronts. They began with a flourish of incomings in preparation for the Club World Cup and have since taken their total to six fresh faces. Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki, Rayan Ait-Nouri, James Trafford, Sverre Nypan and Marcus Bettinelli have all arrived as Pep Guardiola aims to rebuild following last season’s disappointment.
After missing out on the Premier League title for the first time in four seasons last time out, however, it’s not just incomings that Man City have been working on this summer. The likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Kyle Walker and Yan Couto have already sealed permanent departures, whilst Jack Grealish looks likely to follow suit.
The England international was left out of Guardiola’s Club World Cup squad earlier this summer and has seemed destined for a departure ever since. There remain question marks over just where his next destination could be, though.
Whilst Everton have opened talks to sign Grealish, Tottenham Hotspur have also reportedly made contact and could certainly do with a creative spark following the news that James Maddison will miss the majority of the campaign through injury.
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Meanwhile, as one talented midfielder potentially heads for the exit door, the Citizens have reportedly been handed the chance to land a transfer target of their own at a bargain price this month.
Man City told they can sign Paqueta in half-price deal
Following the news that he’s been cleared of any spot-fixing charges, the transfer rumours regarding Lucas Paqueta’s future have once again been sparked into life. According to Pete O’Rourke of Football Insider, Man City have now been told they can sign Paqueta for £45m this summer in what is around half the £85m fee that they’ve previously been quoted by West Ham United.
In a bargain deal, those at the Etihad have quite the decision to make. Whilst the addition of Reijnders has helped solve their midfield problem, the chance to sign a long-term target at a bargain price may well be too good to turn down.
Now that he doesn’t have potential charges hanging over him too, Paqueta may finally get back to his best following a disappointing campaign last time out. And it’s at his best that the midfield star has earned impressive praise from former West Ham boss David Moyes, who described him as “incredible”.
Now, amid reports that Graham Potter has opened the door for his exit, the Brazilian could finally get the big move that he was previously denied.
Aston Villa haven’t had an ideal summer transfer window to date.
Constant murmurs have been in the air all window long about the amount of outgoings that could desert Unai Emery’s men owing to PSR-related issues, with Jacob Ramsey the only real notable loss to date, as the homegrown Villa Park gem moved on to Newcastle United for a bumper £43m.
Thankfully, for the time being, the Villans have managed to keep a firm grip on Morgan Rogers, who has now been rewarded for his excellent performances across the 2024/25 season – with eight goals and 11 assists coming his way in Premier League action alone – with the accolade for PFA Young Player of the Year.
Chelsea will still hope they can tempt Rogers to Stamford Bridge down the line, as Villa attempt to get some more incoming signings in now, knowing that the final hectic days of the window are slowly coming into view.
Villa explore late move for new striker
Heading into their second clash of the season versus Brentford, Villa are edging ever closer to completing a brand new purchase.
Indeed, it has been widely reported that Marco Asensio is on the brink of a permanent return to the West Midlands, with a £12.9m move nearly over the line for him to leave Paris St. Germain behind for good to reunite with Emery and Co.
Ademola Lookman is also another name on the Villa radar, according to reports, with the ex-Everton attacker trying to secure himself a Premier League return, rather than sticking it out at Atalanta.
They could also do their shopping from within the English top-flight itself, with a development from journalist Ben Jacobs – via X – revealing that Emery’s men are “exploring a deal” for hot-and-cold Chelsea attacker Nicolas Jackson to Villa Park.
Having worked under the Spaniard before at Villarreal, this might well be viewed as an ideal next move for Jackson to get back to his best, with Jacobs stating that a loan with an obligation to buy could be the best route for any club to win his services.
Should his £80m valuation also drop down to £70m, it will be intriguing to see if Villa do push the boat out to land the Senegalese centre-forward, hopeful that he can strike up a vibrant relationship with Asensio on his arrival.
How Jackson could thrive with Asensio
Asensio was an instant hit with the Villa Park faithful when joining on loan last season.
From just 21 appearances donning claret and blue, the 29-year-old would manage to notch up eight goals and one assist, leading to the Athletic’s Rory Smith hailing him as “elite” and an “astonishing” asset for Villa to have on their books.
Jackson will hope he can similarly raise his standards with the magic of Asensio next to him, supplying him with chances, having also been dubbed a “monster” in front of goal by John Obi Mikel.
An impressive 30 strikes have come his way at Stamford Bridge, with that tally no doubt even heftier if Jackson were more clinical and decisive in front of goal, having squandered a mammoth 19 big chances last season in league action.
Yet, this obvious weakness in his game might not be as evident at Villa Park if Asensio can get back to the creative peak he once showed off for some of the world’s most illustrious teams.
Asensio’s creative stats at Madrid + PSG
Stat
Asensio
Games played
333
Goals scored
68
Assists
43
Big chances created
78
Stats by Sofascore
In total, for both Los Blancos and PSG, Asensio would amass a staggering 78 big chances created from his 333 career matches, with Jackson perhaps perfecting the art of being a lethal striker more, knowing he has a lot of opportunities put on a plate by him courtesy of the 29-year-old playmaker.
That’s before you even factor in Rogers’ creative presence, with the “extraordinary” attacker – as he was once lauded by scout Jacek Kulig – licking his lips at the prospect of linking up with the likes of the Englishman and Asensio to try and prove his doubters wrong.
There is also the worry that the £80m striker might sink to new lows, as even more chances are wasted, but with Emery’s immense track record with Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran also on side, he could equally be a hit in his fresh location partnered next to Asensio.
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O Palmeiras empatou com o Atlético-MG em 1 a 1, no último domingo (28), no Mineirão, pelo Campeonato Brasileiro, mas todos os acontecimentos em campo, incluindo a arbitragem, acabaram sendo ofuscados por uma confusão em que Abel Ferreira esteve envolvido na zona mista do estádio. No local, o técnico palmeirense tirou o celular da mão de um produtor que estava gravando uma discussão entre Anderson Barros e o quarto árbitro da partida. Nesta segunda-feira (29), Abel ligou para o jornalista para se desculpar do ocorrido.
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Pedro Spinelli, produtor da Globo Minas, gravou o exato momento da discussão entre Anderson Barros e o quarto árbitro, Ronei Cândido Alves. Abel se aproximou da grade e, em seguida, tomou o aparelho e a gravação foi encerrada. O treinador do Palmeiras devolveu o celular apenas quando percebeu que estava sendo filmado por outro jornalista, da Rádio Itatiaia. Abel Ferreira virou para ele e disse: “O futebol brasileiro está assim por vossa responsabilidade”. Na sequência, o técnico, acompanhado de um segurança do clube, seguiu para os vestiários.
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O ocorrido, evidentemente, tomou grandes proporções no decorrer da noite de domingo. Então, Abel Ferreira decidiu se desculpar com Pedro Spinelli e buscou seu contatou para fazer uma chamada de vídeo com o jornalista, a fim de também explicar todo o contexto do episódio. Segundo o LANCE! apurou a conversa aconteceu no começo da tarde desta segunda-feira.
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Em outubro de 2022, Abel já havia tomado a mesma atitude, quando acabou reagindo mal a uma pergunta do repórter Guilherme Gonçalves, da rádio Litoral News. O treinador, mais tarde, alegou não ter entendido o questionamento e ponderou o momento de cabeça quente para ter dado a “patada” no jornalista. No dia seguinte ao jogo diante do Botafogo, no Nilton Santos, Abel ligou para o Guilherme para se desculpar.
Pakistan’s captain felt ball-tracking had painted “a different picture” to the actual ball he faced from Kwena Maphaka
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Shan Masood was bemused by his lbw dismissal•AFP/Getty Images
Pakistan captain Shan Masood believes a ball-tracking failure was at fault for his being given out lbw on the fourth and final day of the Cape Town Test match against South Africa. Masood, who scored 145 in Pakistan’s second innings, was ruled not-out by umpire Nitin Menon off the left-arm quick Kwena Maphaka’s bowling, and had the decision overturned on review when Hawkeye deemed the ball to be hitting off stump.Masood felt the pictures Hawkeye threw up did not align with the reality of what had happened off that delivery. “It’s simple,” Masood said after the end of the game. “It was an outswinger. If you see the ball that I was beaten by, it jagged away a long way. I was beaten on the outside edge, and it was shown as an inswinger. I was baffled by that to be very honest.”Related
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Masood, who had batted more or less chancelessly for over six hours over two days for his innings, had looked largely untroubled on the fourth morning until that delivery. Maphaka, bowling from left-arm over to the left-handed Masood, landed it on a length and got the ball to keep a touch low while straightening past the outside edge as Masood attempted to defend it, squaring him up and striking him on the back pad.Upon review, Hawkeye deemed the ball to have struck Masood in line with off stump, and did not show any significant deviation away from the stumps that would have saved him. “With the naked eye, you could see it felt like it was outside the line as well. I just felt it was a different picture. I didn’t get hit where Hawkeye was showing it to be hit. I was hit more on the outside of the leg than the inside; it shows it on the inside. That’s not an inswinger. I was beaten by an outswinger and that’s what the umpire thought as well, and that’s all I can say to that.”Masood made no attempt to conceal his displeasure when the pictures went up on screen. He stood rooted to the spot for an extended period, gesticulating in disagreement. When he did turn around to trudge off, he still wore an expression of anger and frustration. As he walked up to the pavilion, he once again gestured in an outward arc with his hands to mimic the movement of the ball.”It’s up to the administrators to see if that’s a fair decision or not, but I certainly felt that technology didn’t show the trajectory of how that ball was,” Masood said.Pakistan had ended on the right side of an lbw decision before lunch, also off the bowling of Maphaka. Saud Shakeel was rapped on the pad as the ball angled towards leg stump, and on that occasion, too, Menon had ruled it to be not out. South Africa did not review, with Hawkeye indicating it would have gone on to hit leg stump.
تحدث هاني أبو ريدة رئيس اتحاد الكرة المصري، على تأهل منتخب مصر إلى نهائيات كأس العالم للمرة الرابعة في تاريخ الفراعنة، معلقًا على وجود توتر في العلاقة بين المنتخب الأول والمنتخب الثاني.
وقال هاني أبو ريدة في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر قناة “إم بي سي مصر”: “تأهل منتخب مصر إلى كأس العالم يمثل نعمة كبيرة، وقد تمكن المنتخب من الوصول مرتين إلى المونديال خلال فترات رئاستي للاتحاد، وهو إنجاز أعتز به.”
وتابع: “نستطيع تنفيذ برنامج محترم والمحافظة على لاعبينا، وهذا ما نجحنا في تحقيقه، فنحن نركز في عملنا ونوفر الحماية الكاملة للمنتخب والجهاز الفني”.
وعن استعدادات منتخب مصر لكأس العالم، أجاب: “الجميع يمتلكون الحافز، ونسأل الله التوفيق لنحقق شيئًا مميزًا، لكن الأهم في الوقت الحالي هو الاستعداد الجيد للمرحلة القادمة، بالأمس كنت في زيارة للمنتخب الثاني، والجميع كانوا سعداء بتأهل المنتخب ولديهم حافز كبير للفترة المقبلة”.
وبسؤاله عن وجود توتر بين المنتخبين الأول والثاني، أوضح: “هو منتخب واحد، ولا صحة لما يُقال، وقد طلبت منهم التركيز في مباراتهم لأن ذلك هو الأهم، فلابد أن يركز كل فرد في موقعه من أجل تحقيق أهدافنا ونتائجنا المرجوة”.
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وردًا على ما تردد بشأن رحيل حسام حسن حال عدم تحقيق نتائج إيجابية في كأس أمم إفريقيا، أردف: “هذا الكلام غير صحيح ولا أساس له من الصحة، وقد قلت سابقًا إننا نستعد معًا لكأس العالم 2026، وهذه فرصة كبيرة أمام الجميع للعمل وإثبات الذات”.
وأتم: “العلاقة مع حسام حسن علاقة محترمة للغاية، وكلنا على قلب رجل واحد ونسير في طريق واحد، وما يُقال على مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي لا أساس له من الصحة”.
A rodada final do Brasileirão Feminino foi especial para Vic Albuquerque, que marcou um dos gols da vitória por 5 a 1 sobre o Bahia. A meia-atacante chegou ao 77º gol com a camisa do clube, igualando a marca de Gabi Nunes no ranking da artilharia das Brabas.
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Com o triunfo, as Brabas alcançaram os 37 pontos e confirmaram a liderança ao fim da primeira fase, tendo vantagem de definir o confronto contra o Cruzeiro em casa. Vic Albuquerque também comentou a importância da liderança e a expectativa para o duelo contra a Raposa nas quartas de final.
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– Nosso grupo mostrou toda a força na primeira fase, mesmo mudando peças mantivemos o bom desempenho e os resultados. Essa liderança é fruto do trabalho que é feito no dia a dia e ficamos satisfeitas em atingir esse primeiro objetivo que colocamos. Mas agora começa um novo campeonato e vamos ter dois confrontos difíceis contra o Cruzeiro nas quartas de final – concluiu.
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Atual tricampeão brasileiro, o Corinthians inicia a trajetória no mata-mata em 2023 fora de casa no próximo fim de semana, com datas e horários a serem definidos pela CBF.
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has now informed one of his players that he is free to leave, with a Saudi club recently opening talks.
Amorim addresses major issue on deadline day
It wasn’t the busiest of deadline days at Old Trafford, but Amorim did manage to address one glaring issue by bringing in a new goalkeeper, with Senne Lammens arriving in a £18m deal from Royal Antwerp.
Lammens’ arrival follows a very shaky start to the season for Altay Bayindir, with Roy Keane tearing into the Turk for the mistake which gifted Arsenal the winning goal on the opening day of the Premier League season.
Keane said: “Be aggressive. I’ve said it many times for a goalkeeper – come with violence. Take control of it. Far too easy. It’s like schoolboy stuff. Man United – weak and soft.”
That said, Amorim has been stuck between a rock and a hard place, given that Andre Onana has also failed to impress, with the Cameroonian making an error leading to a goal in the EFL Cup exit at the hands of Grimsby Town.
According to a report from TEAMtalk, the Grimsby defeat may have been the final straw for Onana, with it being revealed Amorim has directly informed the goalkeeper he is free to leave, giving the 29-year-old the green light to explore a move elsewhere.
Perhaps surprisingly, the £120k-a-week goalkeeper is attracting interest, with unnamed clubs from the Saudi Pro League opening talks over a potential deal, given that their transfer window does not close until September 23rd.
That said, United are also open to offers from clubs in other leagues, with Amorim more than willing to sanction a departure.
Man Utd need to get Onana off the books
The former Inter Milan shot-stopper arrived at Old Trafford with a fantastic pedigree, off the back of reaching the 2022-23 Champions League final, but the move simply hasn’t worked out, with the goalkeeper still receiving widespread criticism.
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As such, it is a boost that United were able to get Lammens through the door on deadline day, and there are signs the Belgian could be an upgrade on the 48-time Cameroon international, having outperformed him on several key metrics over the past year.
Average per 90
Andre Onana
Senne Lammens
Goals against
1.30
1.11
Save %
70.2%
79.9%
Save % (penalties)
14.3%
80%
Crosses stopped %
5.4%
13.3%
The 23-year-old also won Royal Antwerp’s 2024-25 Player of the Season award, off the back of making some very impressive saves throughout the campaign.
Of course, it is a risk to have signed Lammens, who is unproven in a major league, but he could evidently be an upgrade on Onana, who should without doubt be sold to the Saudi Pro League.
تحدث بيبي أسطورة نادي ريال مدريد، عن تعيين تشابي ألونسو كمدير فني للفريق الملكي، موضحًا أن الدولي الإسباني السابق أمامه تحدي كبير مع النادي الإسباني متمنيًا له النجاح.
وعين ريال مدريد ألونسو كمدير فني جديد للفريق بدايًة من شهر مايو الماضي، وذلك خلفًا لكارلو أنشيلوتي الذي رحل عن تدريب الفريق الملكي من أجل الإشراف على الإدارة الفنية لمنتخب البرازيل.
وحقق ريال مدريد بداية جيدة مع ألونسو، حيث يتصدر الفريق ترتيب الدوري الإسباني بعد مرور 8 جولات على بداية المسابقة، وكذلك حقق الفوز في مباراتين بدوري أبطال أوروبا.
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وقال بيبي في تصريحات نقلتها صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” عن ألونسو: “لعبت مع تشابي ألونسو وأعرفه جيدًا، إنه تحدي كبير له أن يدرب ريال مدريد، إنه نادي يتطلب الكثير من الجهد”.
وأضاف: “عندما كان مورينيو مدربنا في ريال مدريد، سعى تشابي للحصول على الكثير من المعلومات وتحدث معه كثيرًا، وسأله عن سبب اتباعه لهذه الطريقة وشرح له وجهة نظره، إنه تحدي كبير له الآن كمدرب، آمل أن ينجح وأن يفوز ريال مدريد ويواصل انتصاراته كما فعل طوال هذه السنوات”.
كما أثنى بيبي على أنشيلوتي، متوقعًا نجاح الأخير مع البرازيل: “عملت مع أنشيلوتي وهو شخص رائع، أنا متأكد من أنه سيقدم أداءً رائعًا مع المنتخب البرازيلي، قلت إن كرة القدم بحاجة إلى هذا النوع من التنظيم وأعتقد أنه سيحقق ذلك، خاصةً وأن كرة القدم البرازيلية ولاعبيها هم الأفضل في العالم وهذا ما يجعلهم مميزين”.
وأردف: ”آمل أن يسعد أنشيلوتي البرازيليين فهو بلد أهتم به أيضًا، وبما أنني صديقه آمل أن ينجح لأنه تحدي كبير له”.
وتابع: ”البرازيل تتمتع بجودة عالية، لكنها تفتقر إلى بعض التنظيم وكرة القدم تعاني بشدة من هذا الأمر هذه الأيام، برأيي البرازيل بحاجة إلى اللحاق بركب التنظيم، كرة القدم بحاجة إلى التنظيم ويجب أن تكون أشبه بالجامعة لا أشبه بالشوارع، يمتلك اللاعبون البرازيليون جودة عالية تمكنهم من صنع منتخب جيد”.
ثم تطرق بيبي إلى مواطنه وزميله السابق في ريال مدريد ومنتخب البرتغال، كريستيانو رونالدو، موضحًا أنه سيكون من الصعب عليه تقبل اعتزال صاروخ ماديرا.
وواصل: “سيكون الأمر صعبًا علينا، نحن الجماهير عندما يقرر التوقف عن لعب كرة القدم ويفتح التلفاز، ويختفي اسم كريستيانو رونالدو، سيكون هذا صعبًا حقًا”.
وأبدى بيبي سعادته بعودة مورينيو إلى التدريب من بوابة بنفيكا، حيث اختتم: “إنه مدرب ذو سجل حافل بالإنجازات وهو الآن في البرتغال، وجوده إيجابي لأنه يرفع من شأن الدوري البرتغالي إلى مستوى عالمي، آمل أن يتمكن من تدريب منتخب البرتغال في المستقبل ولقد أبدى اهتمامًا من قبل”.
In two of India’s chases against England, they promoted Axar Patel, and that left KL Rahul with little to do
ESPNcricinfo staff12-Feb-2025
Gautam Gambhir: “We look at who can deliver more at that number. And Axar [Patel] has done fabulously well”•AFP/Getty Images
India beat England 3-0 quite comprehensively, but two irregularities in the batting department raised a few eyebrows, and both might have something to do with coach Gautam Gambhir’s preference for right-left batting combinations. In two of the chases, Axar Patel was promoted, which left KL Rahul with little to do. It attracted criticism from commentators, but it was in no way an assessment of Rahul’s batting abilities.”That’s the way cricket is meant to be played,” Gambhir said of Axar’s promotion. “I know a lot of people talk about it, but that’s the way we got to play the game, and that’s the way cricket should be played. It’s not about the batting order, it’s about who can create what impact. And it’s about just if you have the option of putting a quality left-hand batter in the middle; why won’t you do that?”Why would you want to have top five as right-handers? We don’t look at averages and stats and all that stuff. We look at who can deliver more at that number. And Axar has done fabulously well. Both the games [in which] he got the opportunity, he delivered for us. I know there will always be talk – there will always be people talking about it – but I think that’s the way we want to go in future as well.”Related
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That Gambhir likes right-left combinations is no secret. When he came back to Kolkata Knight Riders as a mentor, their right-left partnerships went up from 58% in 2022 and 2023, to 74% in 2024. Having said that, it doesn’t seem to be an unhealthy obsession. For example, it doesn’t penalise Rahul, who has done his job in the middle order well, just for being a right-hand batter.”At the moment, KL is a No.1 wicketkeeper for us, and he’s delivered for us,” Gambhir said when asked about Rishabh Pant’s chances. “And see, when you’ve got two wicketkeepers in this squad, you can’t play both the wicketkeepers with the kind of quality we’ve got. Hopefully, whenever he gets that opportunity, he should be ready for it. That’s all I can say at the moment. Right now, KL is the one who’s going to start.”Gambhir: Wanted to see what Jaiswal can bring to the tableThen again, India did flirt with the idea of introducing Yashasvi Jaiswal, a left-hand batter, to the already packed line-up. After the first ODI, Shreyas Iyer revealed it was him who was going to sit out to accommodate Jaiswal, but an injury to Virat Kohli afforded him the opportunity to play a match-winning innings, which halted the Jaiswal introduction for the Champions Trophy at least. When asked if Iyer was going to miss the whole series had Kohli not got injured, Gambhir answered in the negative.”He wasn’t supposed to be benched throughout the series,” Gambhir said. “We wanted to give Yashasvi a go in the first game and see what he can bring to the table because he was in really good form in Australia. So we wanted to see what kind of an innings can he play. I know you can’t judge someone by one innings, but we always knew that Shreyas is going to be an important player for us. What he’s done at No. 4, be it the World Cup or forget about even the World Cup, he’s just an important player.”So sometimes when you’ve only got three games, you want to try and rotate your squad as well. See, like for today, we could have easily played Shami but we wanted to give Arsh a go. We could have played Jadeja as well, but we gave Washi a go as well. So when you’ve got Champions Trophy around the corner, you want to try and maximise these three games and try and give everyone an opportunity. Shreyas was always in the scheme of things, and good that he played all the three games.”