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India opener Gautam Gambhir was the first player sold in the 2011 IPL auction, signed up by Kolkata Knight Riders for a record $2.4 million

ESPNcricinfo staff08-Jan-2011Gautam Gambhir sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for a record $2.4 million.Yusuf Pathan to Kolkata Knight Riders for $2.1 million.Robin Uthappa to Pune for $2.1 millionRohit Sharma to Mumbai Indians for $2 million.Irfan Pathan to Delhi Daredevils for $1.9 million.Yuvraj Singh to Pune for $1.8 million.Saurabh Tiwary to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $1.6 million.Mahela Jayawardene to Kochi for $1.5 million.David Hussey to Kings XI Punjab for $1.4 millionDale Steyn goes to Deccan Chargers for $1.2 millionMuttiah Muralitharan to Kochi for $1.1 million.AB de Villiers to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $1.1 million.Cameron White to Deccan Chargers for $1.1 million.Jacques Kallis to Kolkata Knight Riders for $1.1 million.Ross Taylor to Rajasthan Royals for $1 million.Angelo Mathews to Pune for $950,000Ravindra Jadeja to Kochi for $950,000Johan Botha to Rajasthan Royals for $950,000.Dan Christian to Deccan Chargers for $900,000Dinesh Karthik to Kings XI Punjab for $900,000Piyush Chawla to Kings XI Punjab for $900,000.Sreesanth to Kochi for $900,000Adam Gilchrist to Kings XI Punjab for $900,000.Zaheer Khan to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $900,000.R Ashwin to Chennai Super Kings for $850,000Ashish Nehra to Pune for $850,000Andrew Symonds to Mumbai Indians for $850,000S Badrinath to Chennai Super Kings for $800,000.Praveen Kumar to Kings XI Punjab for $800,000.Abhishek Nayar to Kings XI Punjab for $800,000Umesh Yadav to Delhi Daredevils for $750,000David Warner to Delhi for $750,000Munaf Patel to Mumbai Indians for $700,000Venugopal Rao to Delhi Daredevils for $700,000Cheteswar Pujara to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $700,000.Doug Bollinger to Chennai Super Kings for $700,000Kumar Sangakkara to Deccan Chargers for $700,000.Dirk Nannes to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $650,000.Tillakaratne Dilshan to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $650,000.Kevin Pietersen to Deccan Chargers for $650,000.Daniel Vettori to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $550,000Lakshmipathy Balaji to Kolkata Knight Riders for $500,000Pragyan Ojha to Deccan Chargers for $500,000Rahul Dravid to Rajasthan Royals for $500,000.Graeme Smith to Pune for $500,000.RP Singh to Kochi for $500,000.R Vinaykumar to Kochi for $475,000Manoj Tiwary to Kolkata Knight Riders for $475,000.Morne Morkel to Delhi Daredevils for $475,000Brendon McCullum to Kochi for $475,000.Ishant Sharma to Deccan Chargers for $450,000.Brad Hodge to Kochi for $425,000.Shakib al Hasan to Kolkata Knight Riders for $425,000Michael Hussey to Chennai for $425,000.Brett Lee to Kolkata Knight Riders for $400,000Stuart Broad to Kings XI Punjab for $400,000VVS Laxman to Kochi for $400,000Murli Kartik to Pune for $400,000Ashok Dinda to Delhi Daredevils for $375,000Eoin Morgan to Kolkata Knight Riders for $350,000.James Hopes to Delhi Daredevils for $350,000.Ryan Harris to Kings XI Punjab for $325,000.Brad Haddin goes to Kolkata Knight Riders for $325,000.Shaun Tait to Rajasthan Royals for $300,000Callum Ferguson to Pune for $300,000Aaron Finch to Delhi Daredevils for $300,000Amit Mishra to Deccan Chargers for $300,000Shikhar Dhawan to Deccan Chargers for $300,000.JP Duminy to Deccan Chargers for $300,000Mitchell Marsh to Pune for $290,000Manpreet Gony to Deccan Chargers for $290,000Parthiv Patel to Kochi for $290,000Naman Ojha to Delhi Daredevils for $270,000Tim Paine to Pune for $270,000Abhimanyu Mithun to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $260,000Jaidev Unadkat to Kolkata Knight Riders for $250,000Paul Collingwood to Rajasthan Royals for $250,000.Sudeep Tyagi to Chennai Super Kings for $240,000Ajit Agarkar to Delhi Daredvils for $210,000Owais Shah to Kochi for $200,000Scott Styris to Chennai Super Kings for $200,000Steven Smith to Kochi for $200,000Dwayne Bravo to Chennai Super Kings at $200,000Davy Jacobs to Mumbai Indians for $190,000Ramesh Powar to Kochi for $180,000Wayne Parnell to Pune for $160,000Ryan ten Doeschate to Kolkata Knight Riders for $150,000Jesse Ryder to Pune for $150,000Joginder Sharma to Chennai Super Kings for $150,000Charl Langeveldt to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $140,000Mohammad Kaif to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $130,000Faf du Plessis to Chennai Super Kings for $120,000Clint McKay to Mumbai Indians for $110,000Jerome Taylor to Pune for $100,000James Pattinson to Kolkata Knight Riders for $100,000Alfonso Thomas to Pune for $100,000Nuwan Kulasekara to Chennai Super Kings for $100,000Matthew Wade to Delhi Daredevils for $100,000Dimitri Mascarenhas to Kings XI Punjab for $100,000Colin Ingram to Delhi Daredevils for $100,000Ben Hilfenhaus to Chennai Super Kings for $100,000Nathan McCullum to Pune for $100,000James Franklin to Mumbai Indians for $100,000Wriddhiman Saha to Chennai Super Kings for $100,000Pankaj Singh to Rajasthan Royals for $95,000Rusty Theron to Deccan Charges for $85,000Suraj Randiv to Chennai Super Kings for $80,000Andrew McDonald to Delhi Daredevils for $80,000Thisara Perera to Kochi for $80,000Michael Lumb to Deccan Chargers for $80,000Michael Klinger to Kochi for $75,000Johan van der Wath to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $50,000Moises Henriques to Mumbai Indians for $50,000George Bailey to Chennai Super Kings for $50,000Roelof van der Merwe to Delhi Daredevils for $50,000Luke Pomersbach to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $50,000Rilee Rossouw to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $20,000Nuwan Pradeep to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $20,000Chris Lynn to Deccan Chargers for $20,000Travis Birt to Delhi Daredevils for $20,000Nathan Rimmington to Kings XI Punjab for $20,000Jonathan Vandiar to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $20,000Aiden Blizzard to Mumbai Indians for $20,000Robert Frylinck to Delhi Daredevils for $20,000Steven O’Keefe to Kochi for $20,000Unsold on Sunday: Shane Harwood, Ravi Rampaul, Fidel Edwards, Andy McKay, VRV Singh, Andre Nel, Ian Butler, Chris Tremlett, Ryan Sidebottom, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Makhaya Ntini, Chanaka Welegedara, Graham Napier, Kaushalya Weeraratne, Jeevantha Kulatunga, John Hastings, Prosper Utseya, Jeevan Mendis, Aaron Redmond, Darren Sammy, Lou Vincent, Neil McKenzie, Jehan Mubarak, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Martin Guptill, Simon Katich, Jonathon Trott, Bryce McGain, Jacques Rudolph, Jason Krejza, Aaron Heal, Ray Price, Abdur Razzak, Suhrawardi Shuvo, Xavier Doherty, Tim Southee, Chaminda Vaas, Thilan Thushara, Kemar Roach, Peter Siddle, Grant Elliot, Elton Chigumbura, Dillon du Preez, Samit Patel, Justin Ontong, Zander de Bruyn, Vernon Philander, Wasim Jaffer, Upul Tharanga, Darren Bravo, Adam Voges, Ian Bell, Chamara Silva, Nikita Miller, Malinga Bandara, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Sulieman Benn, Robin Peterson, MS Panesar, Rangana Herath, Paul Harris, Kyle Mills, Farveez Maharoof, Ryan McLaren, Jacob Oram, Dwayne Smith, Justin Kemp, Ravi Bopara, Michael Yardy, Sanath Jayasuriya, Tim Bresnan, Indika de Saram, Denesh Ramdin, Tatenda Taibu, Chris Hartley, Gareth Hopkins, Brendan Taylor, Dinesh Chandimal, Niall O’Brien, Luke Ronchi, Ricardo Powell, Xavier Marshall, Loots Bosman, Lendl Simmons, Thilan Samaraweera, Jamie How, Phillip Hughes, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Thilina Kandamby, Mohammad Ashraful, Hamilton Masakadza, Chamu Chabhabha, Hasantha Fernando, Gayan Wijekoon, M Pushpakumara, Rayad Emrit, Lee Carseldine, Akalanka Ganegama, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Mahmadullah, Tinashe Panyangara, Dammika Prasad, Daryl Tuffey, Stuart Clark, Dilhara Lokuhettige, Sajid Mahmood, Rory Kleinveldt, Nuwan Zoysa, Iain O’Brein, Mitchell Starc, David Miller, Adrian Barath, Peter Ingram, Darren Ganga, Imrul Kayes, Mahela Udawatte, Junaid Siddique, Joe Denly, Mark Cosgrove, Morne van Wyk, Glenn Maxwell, Tom Smith, Darren Stevens, Nathan Reardon, Naeem Islam, Farhan Behardien, Colin de Grandhomme, James Faulkner, Dilruwan Perera, Tim Armstrong, Yusuf Abdulla, Isuru Udana, Pedro Collins, Mashrafe Mortaza, Tyron Henderson, Ajmal Shahzad, Suranga Lakmal, Peter George, Michael Hogan, Shahriar Nafees, Neil Broom, Phil Jaques, Kane Williamson, Andrew Puttick, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Tharanga Parnavitana, Rob Nicol, Usman Afzal, Anthony McGrath, Angelo Perera, Danza Hyatt, Richard Cameron, Andre Russel, Steven Croft, Aaron O’Brien, Wes Durston, Kieran Noema-Barnett, Doug Bracewell, Johan Low, Saeed Rasel, Cornelius de Villiers, Tino Best, Michael Lewis, Simon Cook, Paul Franks, Shafiul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Shahadat Hossain, Lionel Baker, Ghulam Bodi, Michael Vandort, Raqibul Hasan, Robert Quiney, Runako Morton, Malinda Warnapura, Gihan Rupasinghe, Ethan O’Reilly, Nicholas Buchanan, Tim Lang, Gary Putland, Jack Shantry, Jake Haberfield, Brendan Drew, Trent Copeland, Henry Davids, Daniel Harris, Ed Cowan, Michael Hill, Rhett Lockyear, Cameron Borgas, Floyd Reifer, Adrian Shankar, Tom Beaton, Greg Smith, Andrew Gale, Craig Thyssen, Adam Lyth, Dean Brownlie, Ahmed Amla, Shannan Stewart, Paul HortonUnsold on Saturday: Tamim Iqbal, Chamara Kapugedera, Ajantha Mendis, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Dilhara Fernando, Luke Wright, Matt Prior, Mark Boucher, Graeme Manou, Brian Lara, Herschelle Gibbs, Sourav Ganguly and Chris Gayle.

Derbyshire allrounder Greg Smith took a career-best five-wicket haul as Northamptonshire were shot out for 201 on an opening day at Chesterfield dominated by the ball

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ScorecardGreg Smith took a career first-class best of 5 for 54 as ball dominated bat at Chesterfield•PA PhotosDerbyshire allrounder Greg Smith took a career-best five-wicket haul as Northamptonshire were shot out for 201 on an opening day at Chesterfield dominated by the ball. Smith claimed 5 for 54 and Jon Clare bagged 4 for 42 on his first County Championship appearance of the season to put the hosts in control. But the promotion contenders hit back through Elton Chigumbura who took 4 for 48 to leave Derbyshire on 124 for 5 at the close with Chesney Hughes unbeaten on 61.The home side lost fast bowler Mark Footitt with an ankle injury in the pre-match warm up but skipper Chris Rogers elected to put Northants in on a well grassed pitch which proved a shrewd decision. Mal Loye was undone by some late movement from Tim Groenewald to be caught at first slip for three in the sixth over and after Alex Wakely and Ben Howgego had taken the score past 50, three wickets fell in four overs.Howgego had played some neat shots off his legs and looked set at 35 but he then left a ball from Smith which took the top of his off stump and Northants suffered a double setback when Clare struck with successive balls. Wakely drove away from his body to be caught at gully by Wes Durston who then took a diving catch to send back Rob Newton for a duck on his second Championship appearance.Andrew Hall dispatched the hat-trick ball to the cover boundary and with David Sales, who survived a confident appeal for a catch behind before he had scored, added 68 in 19 overs. Sales had moved to 36 when Clare got one to lift to have him caught at slip and in the next over, Hall drove Smith to cover and David Murphy was bowled first ball.At 127 for 7, Northants were in a big hole but Chigumbura and James Middlebrook dug in for 13 overs before Smith removed them both but the visitors at least claimed a batting point before Clare polished off the innings.Derbyshire were soon in trouble when Rogers, who was dropped on five, was unlucky to be run out backing up when Chigumbura deflected a drive into the stumps and the Zimbabwean then trapped Wayne Madsen lbw for a duck.Durston edged low to first slip before Smith played back to a good length ball and was bowled for four to leave the home side in trouble at 40 for 4, but Hughes responded to the crisis with some punishing drives and reached his 50 by driving Middlebrook out of the ground. Chigumbura returned to have Dan Redfern caught behind for 21 but Hughes and Robin Peterson stood firm in fading light.

Speaking to Give Me Sport, journalist and ‘transfer insider’ Dean Jones of Eurosport has dropped an exciting update as Southampton eye Fulham attacker Fabio Carvalho.

The Lowdown: Carvalho on the move?

The 19-year-old, as things stand, could leave Craven Cottage on a free deal at the end of 2021/2022 with a plethora of Premier League sides allegedly eyeing a move.

Indeed, according to TEAMtalk, Carvalho’s stellar form for Fulham in the Championship this season has attracted interest from the Saints and, by extension, transfer chief Martin Semmens.

The likes of Tottenham, West Ham United and Liverpool are also interested alongside Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side with Fulham apparently growing fearful of losing the dazzling prospect (TEAMtalk).

Jones, speaking to GMS, has now made a promising transfer claim involving Southampton and Carvalho.

The Latest: Jones drops promising Carvalho update…

According to his information, the south coast side are real frontrunners to sign the talented teenager and are apparently ‘leading’ for his signature.

“There is competition from various clubs,” he explained.

“Particularly from Southampton, who have really been leading the race to sign Fabio Carvalho.”

The Verdict: Get it done?

While arguably unproven at the very top level thus far early in his career, we believe Carvalho could be a nailed-on star for the future if he continues this fast progression.

Having only made his full professional debut last season in September 2020, he’s already gone on to catch the eye of some real English top flight heavyweights including Liverpool, backing his obvious ability.

Scoring seven goals and assisting two others over 13 league outings this campaign, snapping him up for free could be a genuine bargain for Southampton, with former Sunderland striker Kevin Phillips even calling Carvalho a ‘very exciting’ talent.

In other news: Dan Sheldon drops big Broja update in great news for Saints, find out more here.

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has dropped a teasing transfer hint regarding the future of on-loan winger Jota.

What’s been said?

In recent comments cited by Football Scotland, the 56-year-old suggested that, following reports which claimed that Celtic are locked in ongoing negotiations regarding a permanent £6.5m deal for the 22-year-old, a move for the Benfica winger will take care of itself in due course.

Speaking about the future of the Portugal under-21 international, the Hoops coach said: “In terms of [Jota remaining at Parkhead] beyond this season, that will take care of itself at the appropriate time.”

Fans will be buzzing

Considering just how impressive Jota has been since his arrival in Glasgow last summer, Postecoglou’s suggestion that the permanent signing of the winger is just a matter of time will have undoubtedly left the Parkhead faithful buzzing.

Indeed, over his 11 Premiership appearances so far this season, the £4.95m-rated winger has been in remarkable form for the Hoops. He has already bagged five goals, registered four assists and created two big chances for his teammates, as well as taking three shots and making 1.5 key passes per game.

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These returns have seen the player who Postecoglou dubbed an “unbelievable” talent average an excellent SofaScore match rating of 7.38, ranking him as the sixth-best player in the entire league.

Furthermore, the £7.1k-per-week forward has also scored two goals and provided two assists over his five Europa League outings, in addition to netting one goal in his two League Cup appearances – returns which take his total haul to eight goals and six assists in just 18 games for Celtic.

As such, it is clear to see that the signing of the Benfica starlet on a permanent basis, particularly for a fee of just £6.5m, would certainly be a major coup for the Bhoys, so Postecoglou’s latest update on the winger will come as music to the ears of Celtic fans.

In other news: Postecoglou must finally sanction Celtic swoop for “strong” £3.7m beast, he’s the next Fred

A round-up of the first day of the ninth round of Division One of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

ESPNcricinfo staff20-Dec-2010Multan are in horrendous form in the Quaid-E-Azam Trophy and that showed in their miserable capitulation against Rawalpindi at the Bahawal Stadium in Bahawalpur. However, it had seemed that they would be able to bounce back from their eight consecutive defeats when they bowled out Rawalpindi for 153 earlier in the day. Seamer Abdur Rauf took five wickets, new-ball partner Tahir Maqsood took four and had it not been for a half-century from Adnan Mufti’s half-century and his 67-run stand with Muzammil Nizam for the seventh wicket, Rawalpindi would have faced an embarrassment. But they were able to inflict one on Multan, whose batting simply couldn’t measure up to the pace of Rizwan Akbar, who took 6 for 50. They had been reduced to 57 for 7 at one stage and had to rely on Rauf again, this time with the bat, to take them past 100 with an unbeaten 28. The innings folded for 112, with a lead of 41 for Rawalpindi.Bowlers dominated the opening day of the contest between Faisalabad and Sialkot at the Sports Stadium in Sargodha, claiming 16 wickets. Sialkot had the advantage at stumps after skittling out Faisalabad for 88, thanks to a maiden haul of six wickets by seamer Prince Abbas. Only four Faisalabad batsmen managed to reach double-figures. Sialkot gained a lead but lost six wickets in the process in their response, as left-arm spinner Hasan Mahmood took 4 for 36. Wicketkeeper Rizwan Sultan top scored with 30, while the others got starts, but was dismissed shortly before stumps, with Sialkot on 144 for 6, 56 ahead.Table-toppers Habib Bank Limited were on the back foot in their encounter against Pakistan International Airlines at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. Seamer Aizaz Cheema cut through the HBL top and middle orders to take 6 for 69 and bowl them out for 211 in just 58 overs. Tottering at 49 for 6, HBL recovered thanks to an attacking 82 from wicketkeeper Humayun Farhat, who fought hard with the tail to lend some respectability to the HBL score. PIA began well in their reply, with openers Khurram Manzoor and Agha Sabir adding an unbeaten 52 before stumps.Islamabad had the advantage at the end of the opening day against Karachi Blues at the Diamond Club Ground in Islamabad. Seamers Nasrullah Khan, Rauf Akbar and Fakhar Hussain grabbed three wickets each to overcome starts by the Karachi top-order batsmen and a half-century from Atif Ali and bowl out the opposition for 237. Nasrullah took some stick, conceding 110 in 25 overs, but Karachi will rue the fact that they let it slip after being in a strong position at 118 for 2. In their reply, Islamabad lost opener Farrukh Hayat early and finished the day on 20 for 1.National Bank of Pakistan and Water and Power Development Authority ended on almost even terms at the Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot. Rafatullah Mohmand, unbeaten on 86, helped WAPDA, currently placed second in the table, fight through a middle-order wobble and finish the day on 256 for 8. Openers Ahmed Said and Jahangir Mirza had laid a solid foundation with a stand of 83 but a collapse ensued where seven wickets fell for 94. Seamer Mohammad Talha picked up four wickets but Mohmand found support in Umaid Asif, with whom he added 62 for the eighth wicket. The extras proved useful as well, contributing 28 to the score.Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited held the edge against Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Opener Yasir Hameed starred with 95, including ten fours, and Shahid Yousuf contributed 80 to set up ZTBL’s score of 294 for 5 at stumps. There was another significant contribution, of an unbeaten 51 by Haris Sohail, which helped consolidate the strong start provided by Hameed.

Liverpool are already being linked to several players this summer despite the current team still being involved in the opportunity to win three more trophies this season.

Now, Fabrizio Romano has given an update on one particular transfer target.

What’s the latest?

The Italian journalist and transfer insider took to his column with Anfield Watch to reveal one player who won’t be joining the quadruple-chasing club next season.

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Romano wrote: “Renato Sanches was one of the names on the shortlist back in 2021, but a move remains unlikely, with the Portuguese’s salary demands especially ambitious and the competition for his signature high.”

Supporters will be gutted

If there is any area of the pitch that could use some fresh legs this summer it is the midfield, after FSG failed to replace Georginio Wijnaldum last summer following his move to Paris Saint-Germain, so supporters will likely be gutted that a deal for Renato Sanches is looking unlikely.

Liverpool were linked to the Portuguese midfielder last summer and more recently speculation mounted during the January transfer window but nothing materialised.

There is no doubt that age is not on the side of the majority of the current Liverpool midfielders with Jordan Henderson, Thiago Alcantara and Fabinho all in their 30s, so adding the 24-year-old could have been an option to add depth and another young midfielder into the squad.

Calciomercato is now reporting that the Ligue 1 star has agreed on terms with AC Milan, so Jurgen Klopp will likely have to concede defeat on the potential signing and look elsewhere for players to bolster the midfield this summer.

With that being said, all is not lost for Liverpool as they are heavily linked with Aurelien Tchouameni and Fabio Carvalho who can both offer similar attacking ambition from an advanced midfield role.

Ultimately, whoever joins this tenacious team will have to compete for a spot in the midfield three, with the current crop proving they’re still more than capable of putting in consistent performances that have led the Kopites into potentially having one of their most successful seasons in the history of the club.

AND in other news: Romano: Liverpool in talks to sign “extraordinary” £83m machine, Klopp would love him

Plays of the day from the third day of England v Bangladesh at Lord’s

Andrew Miller at Lord's29-May-2010Bowler of the day
Steven Finn was England’s most threatening bowler in batter-friendly conditions on Friday, and sure enough, when the clouds rolled over and the deck juiced up today, he continued to excel by sticking to the virtues that had made him a threat in the first place. Finding a tight line and appreciable lift from his six-foot-plenty frame, he set the tone for his team-mates with 2 for 33 in a seven-over first spell, and when the new ball was taken late in the day, he was rightly given first use from the pavilion end. Within two deliveries, he scalped Mushfiqur Rahim with a beauty.Delivery of the day
Where Finn was discipline personified, James Anderson reaped his rewards through whimsy. Line and length has never been his modus operandi – hence his reputation as a bit of a “daisy” – but whereas yesterday was one of those days he didn’t, today he got the ball singing to his tune. The delivery to extract Jahurul Islam was a beauty – a snaking outswinger that burst off the turf, grazed the edge, and zipped through to Matt Prior.Fumble of the day
After a blissful year in which he seemed finally to have seen off his challengers, Prior’s place in the side is once again under scrutiny thanks to the emergence of Craig Kieswetter in the limited-overs format. The assumption is that his Test place is safe for now, largely because his glovework – once so shaky – has improved beyond recognition. Even so, he’ll be under pressure not to let his standards slip, and so he was very grateful for Andrew Strauss’s alertness at slip as he parried a flying edge off Shakib Al Hasan into the hands of his skipper.Decision of the day
There’s no Decision Review System for this series, largely because of Sky’s justifiable unwillingness to foot the hefty bill without the aid of sponsorship, but while the stakeholders wrangle on the sidelines, the umpires are left to make their judgments without back-up. And after Alastair Cook’s unlucky lbw on the first morning, today it was Mohammad Ashraful’s turn to cop a rough one. Facing up to a hostile spell from Finn, he was trapped on the crease by a full-length lifter, and was not best pleased by Asoka de Silva’s verdict. The ball would have flown over the top of leg stump.Stop-start of the day
It always seemed ambitious to schedule a tea break at 5.10pm, and sure enough, the final “session” of the day was a little bit of a farce. The players managed 13 deliveries in a row before a beauty from Bresnan to Mushfiqur persuaded umpire Bowden that the light really wasn’t up to scratch, but after a five-minute hiatus, out they came again … for seven balls … in which time Mushfiq was less fortunate, as Finn splayed his stumps with a bail-trimmer down the hill that was reminiscent of Glenn McGrath in his Lord’s pomp. Still they weren’t quite done, however. A further nine deliveries, in which Shahadat Hossain somehow survived against Anderson, brought a lop-sided day to a close.

Writing on his Patreon, reliable club insider ExWHUemployee has made a promising West Ham United player claim with talks ongoing behind the scenes.

The Lowdown: West Ham seal Antonio deal…

As confirmed by the club, West Ham and GSB have extended star striker Michail Antonio’s deal at the club.

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Indeed, in an official announcement, the Irons forward’s new contract means he looks set to remain at the London Stadium until 2024 with the option of a further year included.

The Jamaica international has been one of Moyes’ star players this season, winning August’s Premier League player of the Month award whilst going on to rack up eight goals so fat.

In an update, Ex claims this may not be the last bit of player news you hear soon as he makes a promising behind-the-scenes claim.

The Latest: Ex drops claim…

Taking to this Patreon, the Irons source says that ‘negotiations have been ongoing’ over new contracts for Lukasz Fabianski, Angelo Ogbonna and Ben Johnson.

Following on, he says that further contract news ‘should come soon’ after the club confirmed Antonio’s extension.

The Verdict: Promising…

As Moyes and recruitment chief Rob Newman also tie down important first teamers to long term contracts, it’s little wonder this particular trio are next in line.

Fabianski, deemed an ‘untouchable’ in the Scotsman’s starting eleven, is one of only two Irons players to start every single Premier League game this season alongside Tomas Soucek (WhoScored).

Johnson, meanwhile, has really impressed and played a much more prominent role in the first team than last campaign – drawing praise from Moyes in particular.

Ogbonna, despite currently being injured, was a fixture alongside summer signing Kurt Zouma in defence with reporters in the press describing the Italian as ‘influential’.

If the Irons trio all put pen to paper, it’s safe to say that will come as a mighty boost for the club.

In other news: ‘Tears in my eyes’, ‘Finally’…West Ham fans flock to ‘very exciting’ transfer news, find out more here.

West Ham United are currently failing in a bid to bring Darwin Nunez to the London Stadium on transfer deadline day.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a claim made by David Ornstein, who revealed in a recent article for The Athletic that, despite it being reported West Ham had agreed a fee with Benfica regarding the transfer of the 22-year-old, Nunez has informed David Moyes that he has no intention of joining the Irons this month, and he is hoping to move to a Champions League side in the summer.

In his report, the transfer insider wrote: “West Ham also enquired about Benfica’s Darwin Nunez, but sources have told The Athletic that the player was not interested in the move and is hopeful of joining a Champions League club in the summer.”

Fans will be furious

With the clock ticking down to Monday evening’s transfer deadline, the news that West Ham have failed in their bid for Nunez is sure to have left the London Stadium faithful furious with Moyes.

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Indeed, while the Benfica hitman would have made a fantastic addition to the 58-year-old’s first-team squad, in truth, a deal to sign one of the hottest prospects in European football never appeared to be overly likely – with ExWHUemployee even revealing at the time of the Hammers’ bid that the club’s chances of landing the £28.8m-rated striker were extremely slim.

And, with Moyes undoubtedly being aware that this was the case at the time of his bid for the Uruguay international, exactly why the Scot left making a move for a striker, when he himself admitted the position was his upmost priority this month, until the final day of the window is beyond us.

Indeed, should West Ham fail to bring in a new centre-forward over what remains of the January transfer window, it would undoubtedly come as a huge blow to the club’s top-four chances this season – a setback that Moyes could quite easily have avoided.

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Derbyshire have signed the gifted Australia batsman Usman Khawaja for the first half of the 2011 county season

ESPNcricinfo staff20-Jan-2011Derbyshire have signed the gifted Australia batsman Usman Khawaja for the first half of the 2011 county season.Khawaja, 24, is still awaiting a No Objection Certificate from Cricket Australia but could be with the side from the beginning of the season through to conclusion of the Friends Provident t20 tournament. He would follow in the footsteps of fellow Australian Chris Rogers, who was with Derbyshire until the end of last season.Rogers has moved to Middlesex and John Morris, the Derbyshire head of cricket, is excited about his replacement. “He has scored runs consistently for New South Wales and is a very entertaining player to watch,” he said.After waiting on the sidelines for half a year Khawaja made a much-anticipated Test debut against England in the final Ashes Test at Sydney in the beginning of the year. Though his returns – 37 and 21 – were modest, the poise and temperament he displayed were warmly welcomed by the Australian media.His first-class average above 50 demonstrates the talent Derbyshire secured and Morris hopes the time playing county cricket will aid Khawaja’s development. “Successful stints in county cricket have played an integral part in the development of many successful Australian cricketers and I’m sure Usman will benefit hugely from this experience.”In all, Khawaja is eligible for eight Championship matches and six Clydesdale Bank 40 fixtures as well as the 16-match t20 campaign.