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Na sser Hussain's player ratings as England suffer first Test defeat to West Ind ies
Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/pqS0mLNasser Hussain's player ratings as England suffer first Test defeat to West Indies. As England slumped to a first Test defeat to West Indies in Barbados, Sportsmail's resident expert Nasser Hussain runs judgment over individual performances. Keaton Jennings - 3 Put on a good partnership in the second innings but it was mainly down to his opening partner and he looks vulnerable to seam, particularly on the drive, playing robotically away from his body. Rory Burns - 8 Played really well, getting his tempo and the balance between defence and attack absolutely right. Will have been disappointed to get out just before lunch to a ball that didn’t spin. But a real tick for me. Jonny Bairstow - 5 His technique looked better here than in England, moving back and across more to cover off-stump. Possibly would have viewed himself unlucky in this Test — bowled off his elbow and caught down the leg-side. I like an attacking No 3 and he is attacking. Joe Root - 4 Made errors with team selection and as captain he has to take responsibility for that. Leaving Stuart Broad out was a massive mistake on that pitch. Soft dismissal when steering Roston Chase to slip second time around. Ben Stokes - 7 Bowled really well. The pick of the England attack on the first day for me, before Anderson’s burst with the second new ball. Showed great fitness. Looks a little out of nick with the bat. His strike rate is down over the last year and I would like him to be more positive. Jos Buttler - 5 Got a good nut in the first innings when Roach extracted extra bounce and fell to a brilliant catch at midweek in the second — but a soft way to go. Moeen Ali - 3 Bowled well to start a mini- collapse on day two but two brain fades — as even he himself calls them — with the bat. A frustrating cricketer. Can be brilliant but also capable of ordinary games. Ben Foakes - 5 Kept well, apart from a little phase on day two when a couple of deliveries burst through his hands. Very unlucky when the ball ended up at short leg from a sweep. Despite being man of the series in Sri Lanka could be vulnerable if England look to revert to plan A with Bairstow keeping. Sam Curran - 5 Firstly, it was not his fault he was picked to take the new ball. He is not a new-ball bowler in the Caribbean. He is probably a fourth seamer. Also, No 9 is too low for him to launch his counter-attacks with the bat. Needs to work on the short ball. Adil Rashid - 3 Bowled poorly. Wasn’t trusted by Root on day three when he bowled only seven overs, making the workload too heavy for Stokes and Anderson. If it looks like it is going to turn in Antigua, England might want the more accurate spin of Jack Leach. James Anderson - 9 Turned around the first day with his mastery of the second new ball and his first-innings figures were remarkable. He is actually getting better with age and the batsmen keep letting him down. A team score of 77 did not provide him with much of a rest. WEST INDIES John Campbell - 6 Looked very organised and showed good composure. Took a good catch. Fine start to his Test career. Kraigg Brathwaite - 6 Involved in two 50 partnerships but is a player capable of big innings and he will want to convert these starts. Shai Hope - 6 After a recent poor patch he would have been pleased to see England — a team he always does well against. Outstanding stumping for the last wicket too. Darren Bravo - 3 Looked like a guy who hasn’t batted much recently, highlighting the importance of preparation. You cannot just throw people into Test cricket. Roston Chase - 9 Runs in the first innings and performance of a lifetime with the ball. Chase (right) probably could not believe how England played him but answered the question West Indies had before the match. If they played four quicks, was he up to the spin role? Shimron Hetmyer - 7 Very enjoyable to watch. A big future ahead of him.
Millwall hero Murray Wallace worked in a Chinese restaurant now he's tucked into Everton
Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/pqS0mLMillwall hero Murray Wallace worked in a Chinese restaurant... now he's tucked into Everton. As a 15-year-old, Murray Wallace took a kitchen job in a Chinese restaurant in Glasgow. On Saturday, the teenager who washed away the sticky remains of crispy noodles and chow mein became the latest matchwinner to inscribe his name into FA Cup folklore. Wallace scored at the death to seal a famous comeback win for Millwall over Premier League Everton. It was classic Cup fare, making heroes out of also-rans in desperately poor weather as torrents of rain battered the surface. Millwall played up to the occasion, out-battling an Everton line-up worth in excess of £200million. The winning goal, scored deep into stoppage time, triggered delirious scenes. Millwall drained every ounce of emotion from their support, twice falling behind, twice hitting back and then that marvellous finish. Fans leapt over the hoardings but after the punch-ups before the game, these were actions of joy rather than malice. On the final whistle, another wave of fans cascaded on to the pitch. Players embraced and together with their supporters, they belted out Status Quo’s Rockin’ All Over The World. Matchwinner Wallace, previously of Scunthorpe and Falkirk, relished the atmosphere and craved another shot. Taking his seat, he grinned: ‘West Ham in the next round? The other lads have spoken about it and reckon it would be carnage. So for a once-in-a-lifetime experience it would be unbelievable. The fans were excellent and for them to get West Ham would be crazy.’ Ultimately, West Ham’s incompetence put paid to such aspirations and London’s constabulary can breathe a little easier. Everton manager Marco Silva will not be sitting so comfortably. This was another wretched night in a campaign that has lost all sense of purpose. They are 11th in the Premier League and out of both domestic cup competitions. And, this, in truth, was a Cup shock only by reputation. This was the performance that many Everton supporters feared. ‘In the bad moments, you see how many men, how many big characters you have,’ Silva said, and he must now worry the cupboard is rather bare. There was logic to this Millwall victory. They worked harder than their expensively assembled opponents, limiting space and restricting errors, with the exception of goalkeeper Jordan Archer’s lapse for Richarlison’s opener. Yet Everton had already conceded 10 Premier League goals from set-pieces this season and Millwall have scored the second highest number of set-piece goals in the Championship. Marcelo Bielsa’s spies were not needed to predict how this one would play out. Everybody was prepared for the aerial bombardment except for Everton. All three Millwall goals — from Lee Gregory, Jake Cooper and Wallace — came from free-kicks landed into the box. Silva bemoaned the absence of VAR when Cooper handled for Millwall’s second but he was honest enough to accept his own side’s shortcomings, saying: ‘We gave (presents) to them. I am disappointed, 100 per cent. We spent a big part of the week preparing in this way because we knew.’ For Millwall, this is their fourth Premier League scalp in the past two years, after previously knocking out Leicester, Bournemouth and Watford on home turf. Everton are just the latest to be mauled in the Lions’ Den and now manager Neil Harris is eyeing the Manchester clubs. Harris said: ‘Trying to bring down a big gun is something our fans thrive off. ‘I love my players playing on a big occasion in front of our fans. A 5.30 kick off could not have been any better for us. And when managers are talking about “we have to stand up to Millwall, we know it will be a tough atmosphere”, that is great. I don’t think Millwall away is high on the priority list when being drawn out. That is how we like it.’
Pakistan levels one day series at 2 2 with eight wicket h ammering of South Africa to set up
Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/pqS0mLPakistan levels one-day series at 2-2 with eight-wicket hammering of South Africa to set-up decider. Pakistan leveled the one-day series at 2-2 with an eight-wicket walloping of South Africa with 111 balls to spare on Sunday, leaving the teams facing a deciding final game in Cape Town next week. Pakistan overtook South Africa's 164 all out with ease, with opener Imam-ul-Haq leading the chase with 71 to follow up on his century in the third game. Fakhar Zaman made 44 in their opening stand of 70 and Babar Azam then joined Imam for a 94-run partnership for the second wicket. Pakistan cruised to 168-2. Imam was out one ball before Pakistan clinched victory. Mohammad Rizwan, in the team in place of banned captain Sarfraz Ahmed, hit the winning runs by cutting a four away through point first ball he faced. Pakistan won with more than 18 overs to spare and held its concentration for a convincing victory on the same day it was confirmed captain Sarfraz had been banned for four games for a racist taunt aimed at South Africa allrounder Andile Phehlukwayo in the second ODI. Left-arm seam bowler Usman Shinwari set up Pakistan's victory with his 4-35 after being recalled to the team.
Struggling England opener Keaton Jennings to keep his place for second Test against West
Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/pqS0mLStruggling England opener Keaton Jennings to keep his place for second Test against West Indies . Keaton Jennings is set for a stay of execution at the top of England’s batting order as they look to claw their way back into another Caribbean Test series following the first Test humiliation. Jennings appeared to be on borrowed time at the end of last summer but made the most of an extended chance to establish himself as an international batsman with an unbeaten 146 during the first Test win over Sri Lanka in Galle in the autumn. Now, with the 26-year-old under pressure again following two teen scores in Barbados, it is only the dearth of alternatives plus the fact that England will be loath to hand Joe Denly a debut so close to the Ashes that appear likely to save him for next week’s second Test in Antigua. The England hierarchy have been desperate for Jennings, an archetypal team man, to flourish as they seek to establish a new opening partnership in the wake of Sir Alastair Cook’s retirement last September. However, his travails against pace on or around off-stump are causing considerable concern ahead of the arrival of Australia’s heavy artillery for this summer’s Ashes. While the lanky Lancashire left-hander has been a success in Asian conditions, averaging 44.44 in his five Tests, that number dips to 17.5 in 11 appearances elsewhere in the world. And the mode of his dismissals — slicing balls into the slip cordon — is creating a worryingly familiar pattern. In contrast, first-wicket partner Rory Burns enhanced his own long-term prospects with an innings of 84 that highlighted what looks to be an impressive temperament. England will contemplate changes when they re-group at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, just as they did at the same venue in 2009 after being blown away for 51 on the way to a heavy defeat in Jamaica in the opening match. But history remains against them whichever XI they decide to select as no England team has ever come from behind to win an away Test series against West Indies.
West Ind ies pacemen bowl over England to win by 381 runs in first Test
Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/pqS0mLWest Indies pacemen bowl over England to win by 381 runs in first Test. The sight of Shannon Gabriel steaming in and giving Joe Root, never previously troubled by pace, a good going over here on Saturday was evidence that West Indies unexpected dominance of this first Test may not be a one-off. The England captain was seriously discomforted by West Indies' fastest bowler and appeared to be dismissed by him when he fended off a brutal delivery just after lunch straight to the cordon but was reprieved when Gabriel was shown to have bowled a no ball. How England needed that stroke of good fortune as they struggled to delay what will be a huge upset and a famous West Indies victory here that they suddenly seem well-equipped to build on in the Tests in Antigua and St Lucia still to come. Simply, West Indies, eighth in the world rankings, have completely out-played an England team that had won eight of their previous nine Tests and had hoped here to move closer to India at the top of the Test tree. The question now is whether this is another of the false dawns that have punctuated Caribbean cricket in the years since they ruled the cricket world or whether the hugely impressive Jason Holder really is now onto something big. England started the fourth day with all their second innings wickets intact but knowing that their only realistic hope was to take the match into a last day after being ground into the Barbadian dust just and left an impossible target of 628. At least Rory Burns, in making 84 and joining Keaton Jennings in England’s biggest opening stand for 44 innings, showed that he should have an Ashes future this summer and is capable of stepping into the giant shoes of the retired Sir Alastair Cook. Yet the Surrey captain is not yet the finished article and there remain worrying reservations about a technique that sees him bring his bat down at unusual angles and leaves him prone to soft dismissals. A case in point came on Saturday just as it seemed certain Burns would make a maiden Test century when he left an alarming gap between bat and bat against the suddenly penetrative off-spin of Roston Chase and was bowled by one that went straight on. If Burns still looks likely to have an extended run in the side to work on his technical issues then Jennings seems no nearer to solving his and is one of England’s biggest concerns heading to Antigua for Thursday’s second Test and beyond. The man who has made two Test centuries in the sub-continent remains worryingly susceptible to pace as he showed again here by again getting out outside off-stump, admittedly to a slip catch only a man as tall as the 6ft 7in Holder could make. Jennings averages just 16.90 against pace, the lowest by any opener in history who has played more than 15 Tests, and time must be running out on a character England would love to succeed as they rate him so highly as a character. The problem for England is a lack of opening alternatives in the squad for the only possible replacement for Jennings is Joe Denly, who is surely better suited to a place lower down the order even if he does have some opening experience with Kent. Denly had been pencilled in to bat at three ahead of England’s Sri Lanka tour but so bad was he in the warm-ups there that England had a hasty re-think and he looked no better in his one brief appearance in the practice matches here. Really, Denly is lucky to be here and England would have been better bringing Jason Roy here and giving him the chance to show that he could emulate Jos Buttler and make the leap up to Test cricket without extensive red-ball experience. For now England are likely to stick with the same top three next week, including Jonny Bairstow at three even though he would much prefer to bat in the middle order and get the keeping gloves back, a move that would at least make room for another bowler. Here Bairstow survived a review when Chase was convinced he had him
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer watches Man City thump Burnley and Kyle Walker snaps the corner flag
Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/pqS0mLOle Gunnar Solskjaer watches Man City thump Burnley and Kyle Walker snaps the corner flag. The FA Cup returned on Saturday but there was not much magic to celebrate. Manchester City coasted past Burnley, Watford knocked out Newcastle and Wolves denied Shrewsbury a famous cup upset. Here, Sportsmail brings you all the things you might have missed from all of Saturday's FA Cup action. Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took the afternoon off to check in on their rivals City on Saturday. The Norwegian was spotted in the stands as City put Burnley to the sword to progress into the next round of the FA Cup. City are potential opponents in the fifth round with United earning their place in the hat after beating Arsenal on Friday evening. It could also have been an early scouting mission, with Solskjaer's men scheduled to take on City in the Premier League in the middle of March. You don't see this everyday but the corner flag had to substituted after picking up a pretty nasty injury. Kyle Walker snapped the flag in half as he tried to cross into the box during the first half of Saturday's FA Cup clash with Burnley. The match was delayed for a couple of minutes as the linesman tried to fix the flag, but luckily, City's head groundsman Lee Jackson was on hand and came to the rescue by running down the tunnel to grab a new one. City confirmed after the match the flag has been forced to retire from its duties at the Etihad due to the injuries. Millwall manager Neil Harris was spotted screaming to the stands to get the replay of their second equaliser off the big screen after it clearly showed the ball had come off Jake Cooper's arm. The defender levelled the scores in the second half shortly after Everton had taken the lead after the ball luckily ricocheted in off him after Jordan Pickford had saved with his legs. The Everton players appealed for hand ball but the goal stood. Everton boss Marco Silva complained to the fourth official after seeing his players were right to be aggrieved when the replay came up on the big screen. Desperate times call for desperate measures. That must have been what was going through Sean McConville's mind when he decided to chuck himself to the ground in attempt to win a penalty. With the seconds ticking down and Accrington Stanley staring at an FA Cup exit, McConville tried to con the referee. The problem was Derby defender Duane Holmes appeared to have anticipated it and pulled out of his sliding challenge as the Accrington player went down. Holmes wasn't best pleased. McConville, on the other hand, allowed himself a wry smile at how wrong his attempt had gone. Somehow he avoided a booking. Derby goalkeeper Kelle Roos clearly seems to just love diving round. The Dutchman on two occasions during Saturday's game dived when the ball had already gone past him. People on social media were quick to spot it with one person writing on Twitter: 'Looks like the Derby keeper is suffering with 'FIFA lag'!' A mass brawl broke out between QPR and Portsmouth players threatened to overshadow their FA Cup clash on Saturday. A tussle between QPR's Josh Scowen and Pompey's Ronan Curtis sparked a mass melee with all 22 players getting involved. Arms and elbows were flying around from several players as the match officials tried to calm the situation down. Three players received yellow cards in the end. Shrewsbury's Ollie Norburn read a note from his pants before delivering a peach of a cross for their second goal against Wolves. The midfielder took the note out and quickly scanned over it before putting it back down his pants and whipping in a corner for Luke Waterfall to head in. It seemed as if an upset was on the cards but Premier League side Wolves came from two down and struck a late equaliser to take it into a replay.
Ousmane Dembele and Luis Suarez help the Spanish giants extend their lead at the top to five
Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/pqS0mLOusmane Dembele and Luis Suarez help the Spanish giants extend their lead at the top to five points. Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi rescued Barcelona to beat Leganes and extend their lead at the top of La Liga to five points. The Spanish giants are now 10 points clear of Real Madrid who are five points behind Atletico in second. Ernesto Valverde's side suffered a scare when Martin Braithwaite equalised but Suarez and Messi came to the rescue. More to follow.
Northampton Saints thrash Timisoara 111 3 and score 17 TRIES in Challenge Cup
Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/pqS0mLNorthampton Saints thrash Timisoara 111-3 and score 17 TRIES in Challenge Cup. It is one of the longest away trips in European rugby this season, but Timisoara Saracens' 1,336-mile journey to Northampton will have felt nowhere near as long as their time on the Franklin's Gardens pitch. On Friday night the Romanian minnows were obliterated 111-3 by the Saints as the Premiership side racked up 17 tries and recorded their biggest-ever European victory. When the teams were supposed to meet for the first time in December the match was abandoned 30 minutes before kick-off due to heavy snow. This time the elements could not save the visitors. Ollie Sleightholme grabbed four tries, Alex Mitchell completed a hat-trick, Mitch Eadie went over twice and Alex Coles marked his European debut with a score as the hosts saw 11 different players run in tries during the demolition job. Saints had secured their bonus point as early as the 23rd minute at Franklin's Gardens with Luther Burrell, Reece Marshall, Rory Hutchinson and all going over in quick succession. Timisoara made it onto the scoreboard with a penalty after 11 minutes from Luke Samoa but they barely advanced into Saints territory as the hosts ran riot. Andrew Kellaway, Lewis Ludlam, Nafi Tuitavake and Tom Collins also scored tries for a rampant Saints team as they secured their place in the quarter-finals from pool one. Victory keeps Saints' hopes of repeating their 2014 Challenge Cup win alive as they made it through to the knockout stages of the competition on their first attempt back. Remarkably Saints assistant coach Matt Ferguson insisted after the game that there was still some disappointment in the team's attacking performance. He told BBC Radio Northampton: 'We will have some frustration that our accuracy was not as good as it should have been. 'There is a difference between relentlessness and accuracy, so the will to want to carry, the will to want to play is different to keeping the ball. 'We just felt a little bit, on occasions, that some people got a little excited and took that extra yard too many. The best tries today came from when we played our patterns.' Clermont Auvergne’s 49-7 victory over the Dragons ensured they finished top of pool one with six wins from six. Fellow Premiership side Harlequins also joined them in the last eight with a 33-17 win over Agen.
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