دوجاري: جريزمان مزيج من زيدان وبلاتيني ومنتخب فرنسا سيختلف بدونه

يعتقد كريستوف دوجاري، لاعب منتخب فرنسا السابق والفائز بكأس العالم، أن مواطنه أنطوان جريزمان يلعب كمزيج بين زين الدين زيدان وميشيل بلاتيني، بسبب رؤيته وفهمه للإيقاع.

في حين أن هداف البطولة كيليان مبابي احتل معظم العناوين الرئيسية، فإن أمثال أوليفييه جيرو وجريزمان لعبا دور البطولة مع فرنسا.

لعب جريزمان دورًا محوريًا مع المنتخب الفرنسي في قطر وقدم ثلاث تمريرات حاسمة.

اختير مهاجم أتلتيكو مدريد ثالث أفضل لاعب في كأس العالم 2018 عندما رفعت فرنسا الكأس، ويعتقد دوجاري أنه لعب دورًا كبيرًا هذه المرة.

وقال دوجاري الذي كان جزءًا من منتخب فرنسا الفائز بكأس العالم 1998، لـ RMC: “جريزمان، أجده استثنائيًا ببساطة منذ بداية المسابقة”.

وأضاف: “حتى أنني أجده، في بعض الأحيان مثل زيدان، لديه دائما النغمة الصحيحة، التمريرة الصحيحة، أعتقد بصدق أن فريق فرنسا لن يكون هو نفسه بدونه”.

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وأردف: “غالبًا ما نفتقر إلى الإيقاع في لعبتنا؛ ليس هناك الكثير من الشدة، ولكن بمجرد أن يلمس أنطوان الكرة، فإنه يضع إيقاعًا على تمريرة، على رؤية، لديه مزيج من زيزو وبلاتيني”.

وأشار: “بلاتيني، قام بتنوير اللعبة، كان لديه رؤية، لقد رأى اللعبة قبل الآخرين، جريزمان أجده مذهلًا هادئًا ناضجًا”.

انجرف جريزمان إلى اليسار ليلعب عرضية رائعة لهدف جيرو برأسه ليحقق منتخب فرنسا الفوز 2-1 في ربع النهائي ضد إنجلترا، بعد أن صنع في وقت سابق هدف لأوريلين تشواميني.

شارك اللاعب البالغ من العمر 31 عامًا في ثمانية أهداف في آخر ثماني مباريات له في نهائيات كأس العالم (ثلاثة أهداف وخمس تمريرات حاسمة)، مع سبعة من تلك المشاركات في مراحل خروج المغلوب.

وفي مونديال قطر اعتمد ديشامب على جريزمان في نصف الملعب للربط بين خطي الوسط والهجوم، مع غياب بول بوجبا وكونتي، ليتغير مركز جريزمان المعتاد الذي يلعب عادة في الهجوم.

قال دوجاري عن مركز جريزمان غير التقليدي: “قوة ديشامب هي وضعه في هذا المركز”.

واستطرد: “أعتقد أن [مدرب أتليتيكو] دييجو سيميوني يجب أن يفعل ذلك أيضًا، يجب أن يلعب جريزمان كلاعب خط وسط، بالإضافة إلى ذلك، يركض، يركض، يملأ الفجوات، ويشعر بلعب المنافس”.

وأفاد: “إنه يشبه إلى حد ما لاعب التنس: الرجل يعيد الكرة إليك دائمًا لأنه يعرف إلى أين سترسل الكرة”.

وسيلتقي فريق ديدييه ديشامب اليوم الأربعاء مع المغرب والفائز يواجه الأرجنتين في مباراة نهائي مونديال قطر 2022.

تلعب فرنسا في نصف نهائي كأس العالم  للمرة السابعة وقد فازت في كل من آخر ثلاث مباريات لها في هذه المرحلة، في حين أن المغرب هو أول فريق أفريقي يصل إلى هذا الحد.

ICC satisfied with spot-fixing verdict – Lorgat

Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, has said the bans imposed on Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt should act as a deterrent against corruption in cricket

ESPNcricinfo staff06-Feb-2011

The bans on the three cricketers should act as a strong check against corruption, says Haroon Lorgat•ICC

The ICC is “satisfied” with the verdict and punishments handed out to three Pakistan players on Saturday on charges of spot-fixing during the Lord’s Test last summer. A three-member tribunal found Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir guilty of offences under article 2 of the ICC’s anti-corruption code and banned them for 10, 7 and 5 years respectively. Haroon Lorgat, the ICC’s chief executive, hoped that as a result of the ICC’s investigation and the subsequent hearing, the game’s image would improve.In the aftermath of the sanctions, questions were raised over why no life bans were handed out to any of the players, which would’ve been the maximum sanction for the relevant charges. The ICC’s legal team is also believed to have pushed for those.The tribunal also included the possibility of suspended sentences in the cases of Butt and Asif, of 5 and 2 years respectively, which means they could be out for as few as five years. Considering the ages of a couple of the players – Butt is 26 and Amir just 18 – in theory, they could return after serving their bans, though that remains a considerably distant prospect, especially given that they still have to deal with a criminal case in the UK.”My first reaction is one of sadness at the fact that we had to go through such an ordeal but I am satisfied we have concluded it,” Lorgat said at a press conference in Doha. “I’m also satisfied that the sanctions delivered are severe enough to send out a clear message that the ICC will not stop short at anything to prosecute any player found wanting in this area of corruption. I don’t believe the sentences are lenient by any stretch of the imagination.”Lorgat added that he thought the sentences “will make it extremely difficult for them to return to the Test format. It is at the prime of their careers that they are faced with punishment. I don’t want to speculate what may happen in future.”The tribunal’s statement raised a couple of questions – answers to which will no doubt come if and when the full judgment appears. The recommendation to the ICC of a change in certain aspects of the code and sanctions left Amir and Butt – as seen in the statement of their lawyers – feeling that they could have received lower punishments than they did had the code allowed it. The implication, Amir’s lawyer Shahid Karim felt, was a change to that code might benefit Amir.But Lorgat said the ICC wasn’t bound to the recommendation to change, only to consider it. “We would be open-minded to all recommendations put forward. This particular code was substantially rewritten and came into effect in October 2009. This is the first instance we have of provisionally suspending players and working through a case so whatever learnings come out of it we will consider. As far as I understand, it is not binding from a legal perspective.”The other broad concern has been the programme of education prescribed to Butt and Asif has been left under the auspices of the PCB, an administration that has only recently been given warnings by the ICC to put its house in order. But the emergence of the ICC’s Pakistan task team (PTT), believes Lorgat, should help matters. “The PCB has made remarkable strides in the last few months in supporting the zero tolerance approach we espouse. We will do everything possible to support them, working together with them through the PTT.”The ICC’s role in the investigation, Lorgat said, proved their seriousness in protecting the game’s integrity. “It’s a fact that this is a kind of incident we don’t want to see in the game, but equally, with the speed with which we have got to this point, the hope is that people realised we are serious about maintaining our integrity and we will do everything to protect that. I hope as a result of what has transpired yesterday the image of the game has improved.”

تقارير: مانشستر سيتي يفكر في منافسة ليفربول على ضم بيلينجهام

لفت الأرجنتيني، إنز فرنانديز، لاعب بنفيكا، الأنظار إليه بعد تألقه في كأس العالم قطر 2022، حيث كان سببًا رئيسيًا في وصول الأرجنتين إلى نهائي البطولة.

وكذلك الإنجليزي جودي بيلينجهام، لكن تألقه ظهر مبكرًا في هذا الموسم مع بوروسيا دورتموند الألماني.

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وبحسب عدة تقارير أبرزها “relevo”، فإن هناك صراع إنجليزي إسباني على ضم اللاعبين، ويعتبر ليفربول الأقرب لضم بيلينجهام، لكن ما زال الصراع مستمرًا مع ريال مدريد، قبل أن يظهر مصدر مقرب من بيب جوارديولا المدير الفني لفريق مانشستر سيتي، ويؤكد أنه مغرم باللاعب، ومن المحتمل دخول النادي للتعاقد معه مع تزايد أخبار رحيل إلكاي جوندوجان.

وبحسب التقرير أيضًا، فإن إسلوب لعب إنزو فرنانديز يتشابه مع بيلينجهام في بعض الأشياء، ويمتلك شرطًا جزائيًا يُقدر بـ150 مليون يورو، لكن ليفربول سيحاول التعاقد معه بمبلغ 100 مليون يورو.

وتعرض لويس دياز لاعب الريدز، لانتكاسة بعد تعافيه من الإصابة، ومن المتوقع غيابه حتى شهر فبراير.

De contido a polêmico, Sheik agrada e 'garante' renovação no Corinthians

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Quando Emerson Sheik foi apresentado como novo reforço do Corinthians, a maioria das pessoas questionavam: o atacante voltou por gratidão do clube ou porque ainda poderia render? Três meses depois, o jogador de 39 anos deu a resposta dentro e fora de campo e está perto de renovar seu contrato até o fim da temporada. Ele chegou com vínculo apenas até junho.

– A intenção é que ele permaneça até o fim do ano, principalmente porque está sendo muito positivo no dia a dia, no vestiário… Ele sabe da importância dele. A nossa equipe é muito jovem, e o Pedrinho (19 anos) olha para ele de maneira respeitosa. Então é muito provável que ele fique até o fim do ano – explicou o técnico Fábio Carille.

Amigo de Carille desde sua primeira passagem pelo clube, Sheik sabia que teria a responsabilidade de “cuidar” dos mais jovens. Ao contrário do que aconteceu nos anos anteriores, o atacante chegou contido, sem causar polêmicas em suas entrevistas.

Ele passou a medir as palavras e virou exemplo para os garotos, principalmente para Pedrinho (19 anos) e Mateus Vital (20 anos). O próprio Sheik ressaltou a importância nos conselhos para os jogadores que têm praticamente a metade de sua idade.

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Sheik só foi voltar a ser o aquele velho Sheik provocador após a semifinal contra o São Paulo, quando falou que o técnico Diego Aguirre tinha de “dar um Google” para reconhecer os treinadores adversários – na ocasião, Carille não foi cumprimentado antes do jogo e deu uma dura no técnico são-paulino.

O lado provocador voltou a ser visto depois da conquista do título paulista. Na festa do clube, Sheik chamou o presidente do Palmeiras, Maurício Galiotte, de “doente mental” e ainda xingou o atacante Dudu e o clube alviverde.

Mas a importância de Sheik não é apenas fora das quatro linhas. Em campo, o jogador chegou a surpreender ao engatar uma sequência de três jogos como titular, substituindo o então lesionado Jadson.

Ao todo, foram 13 jogos do veterano: cinco nos mata-matas do Paulistão e dois na Libertadores. Ele marcou dois gols decisivos: na vitória por 1 a 0 sobre o Mirassol e ao abrir o placar na vitória por 2 a 0 sobre o Deportivo Lara (VEN).

Importante dentro e fora de campo, Sheik “garante” sua renovação com o Corinthians até o fim deste ano. Um título ele já conquistou…

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Atlético-GO confirma contratação de atacante para temporada

MatériaMais Notícias

O Atlético-GO fechou com o atacante Renato Kayser para temporada. O atacante, de 22 anos, chega ao clube goiano por empréstimo do Cruzeiro até o final de dezembro de 2018.

O atacante já fez atividades com os companheiros de equipe, porém ainda não foi apresentado oficialmente pelo Dragão. Kayser já passou por Ferroviária (SP), Villa Nova (MG), Portuguesa (SP) e Oeste (SP).

Kayser foi revelado pelo Vasco e estava no Tupi-MG, clube pelo qual disputou o Campeonato Mineiro neste ano e marcou cinco gols em 11 jogos. Ao fim do Estadual, ele fechou com o Cruzeiro, que aceitou liberá-lo ao Atlético-GO para a disputa da Série B.

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فيديو | تريزيجيه يصنع هدفًا في فوز طرابزون على سامسون سبور بكأس تركيا

حقق طرابزون سبور الفوز بثلاثية نظيفة في المباراة التي جمعته بـ سامسون سبور، ضمن دور الـ32 من بطولة كأس تركيا 2022/2023.

طرابزون سجل الهدف الأول عن طريق أوموت بوزوك في الدقيقة 10.

وعند الدقيقة 28، أرسل النجم المصري محمود حسن تريزيجيه تمريرة رائعة لـ ناشي يونوفار، وضعته أمام المرمى ليسجل الأخير الهدف الثاني، قبل أن يعود نفس اللاعب ويزور شباك الضيوف في الدقيقة 79 ويقتل المباراة.

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بهذه النتيجة يتأهل طرابزون سبور إلى دور الـ16 من بطولة كأس تركيا، بعد الفوز في المباراة التي شارك فيها تريزيجيه لمدة 77 دقيقة. هدف طرابزون الثاني من صناعة تريزيجيه

Afridi's five seals Pakistan victory

Where Ireland went, Canada could not follow as their dreams of a World Cup fairytale were blown away by Shahid Afridi

The Bulletin by Sahil Dutta03-Mar-2011
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsShahid Afridi now has 14 wickets after leading his team to victory with 5 for 23•AFP

Where Ireland went, Canada could not follow as their dreams of a World Cup fairytale were blown away by Shahid Afridi. For three-quarters of the game Canada had hustled Pakistan into a corner, only for Afridi to lash out with five wickets to seal Pakistan’s qualification to the quarter finals.While Afridi’s speculative batting may long since have gone bust, his bowling has grown into a model of menacing consistency which has placed him well in front as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker with 14 scalps from three games.Chasing a modest 184 after a lethargic Pakistan batting effort, Canada had scrapped hard to reach 104 for 3 with 17 overs remaining. Even in conditions that had been refreshingly inviting for bowlers, it was an equation within Canada’s reach, but Pakistan’s jack-in-the-box captain sprung to life to wipe out the lower and middle order.It was Saeed Ajmal, back in the side in place of Abdur Rehman, who started the collapse when he dismissed the obdurate Zubin Surkari lbw. The appeal was initially denied by umpire Daryl Harper, but the much-maligned DRS proved the bowler right. It was one of a number of decisions that Harper had to reverse as, in a single innings, the merits of umpire technology were given a perfect advertisement.Surkari’s dismissal brought the destructive Rizwan Cheema to the crease and with the target still in sight it seemed scripted that Cheema would bash his adopted country to glory against the land of his birth, but after starting with a bang over midwicket he ended with a whimper – missing an Afridi googly to lose his off bail.Smart stats

Shahid Afridi has become the first bowler to take three four-wicket hauls in a single World Cup. He is also the fourth bowler to take two five-fors in one World Cup.

The two best bowling performances by a Pakistan player in World Cups belong to Afridi, and they’ve come within ten days of each other.

Afridi is the leading wicket-taker in this World Cup with 14, and needs only four more to equal the record for most wickets by a Pakistan bowler in a World Cup: Wasim Akram took 18 in 1992.

It is only the ninth instance of a bowler taking at least four wickets in three consecutive ODI innings. Waqar Younis achieved this feat on three separate occasions.

Canada’s 15-over scores in their three matches have been the three lowest among all teams in this tournament – they scored 35 for 3 against Zimbabwe, 36 for 3 against Sri Lanka, and 40 for 2 today against Pakistan.

Afridi’s next over all but sealed the match with a slider rushing through Jimmy Hansra’s defences. Hansra had played with the sort of calculated daring that underpinned Ireland’s success in Bangalore but could not last long enough. Afridi was aloft in celebration a ball later when he bowled Harvir Baidwan to set up a hat-trick delivery. Though he didn’t get it, he sealed his five-wicket haul when Wahab Riaz held a Tyson Gordon skier.As if to emphasise his hold on the occasion Afridi even managed to conjure another scalp after finishing his bowling stint, hitting direct from mid-on to catch the wheezing Balaji Rao short. It meant Pakistan finished a game with all the zest that was missing from a forgettable batting display.Were it not for a stodgy 73-run stand between Misbah-ul-Haq and Umar Akmal, Pakistan may well have joined England on the receiving end of a World Cup shock. Before they came together Pakistan were rocking at 67 for 4 and lost five wickets for 44 after their stand was broken. Misbah was as calm as ever and nursed his more volatile partner through an organised, pragmatic and thoroughly un-Pakistani partnership.Either side of that pair it was a overconfident display as the batsmen lacked the intensity to buckle down and keep the scoreboard moving in the face of an energetic Canada effort. Using the heavy atmosphere and sporting pitch, all the Canadian bowlers caused trouble but it was the contrasting aggression of seamer Baidwan and rotund legspinner Rao who starred, constantly prodding and probing the Pakistan batsmen who were unable to raise their games.It left Canada dreaming at the half-way stage, but Afridi intervened when his team needed him most.Match Timeline

أول قرار من وزير الرياضة بعد سقوط مدرج في صالة حسن مصطفى أثناء مباراة الأهلي والاتحاد

كلف أشرف صبحى وزير الشباب والرياضة، لجنة مُشكلة من مجموعة من قيادات الوزارة والاستشاريين الهندسيين وعدد من المستشارين القانونيين، بالتوجه على الفور إلى الصالة المغطاة بمدينة السادس من أكتوبر (صالة الدكتور حسن مصطفى)، لبحث ملابسات واقعة سقوط أحد الأسوار الفاصلة بالمدرج.

وكانت مباراة الأهلي والاتحاد السكندري التي أقيمت اليوم داخل الصالة المذكورة، قد شهدت وقوع كارثة بسقوط جزء من مدرج على الجماهير. 

بالصور | انهيار مُدرج وحالات إغماء في مباراة الأهلي والاتحاد بـ صالة حسن مصطفى

ووجه وزير الرياضة بمراجعة كافة تفاصيل الواقعة، والتعرف على الأسباب التى أدت إلى سقوط الفاصل الحديدي، واتخاذ جميع الإجراءات الواجبة، مع الاطمئنان على كافة الجماهير التى كانت متواجدة خلال المباراة، وتوفير كل ما يلزم من تدابير وإجراءات طبية للمصابين.

وجاء التقرير المبدئي للواقعة بأن سقوط الفاصل الحديدى بإحدى مدرجات الصالة المغطاة كان نتيجة تدافع بعض الجماهير التى حضرت المباراة، ونتج عن هذا السقوط إصابة مجموعة من الجماهير، وتشير الفحوصات الطبية الأولى لهم بأن الإصابات بسيطة، وتتابع وزارة الشباب والرياضة مع وزارة الصحة حالتهم الصحية.

وكان التقرير المبدئي للواقعة، قد أشار إلى سقوط السور الحديدى الفاصل بالمدرج نتيجة تدافع بعض الجماهير.

Qual a expectativa do Botafogo para o Brasileiro? Alberto Valentim pensa 'jogo a jogo'

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Após apresentar um desempenho defensivo preocupante, o Botafogo animou a torcida ao conquistar o título estadual e jogar bem contra o Palmeiras, na primeira rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. Mas qual a expectativa mais realista para um time que teve perdas e passou por mudanças e traumas recentemente. O técnico Alberto Valentim diz não fazer projeções longas.

– No Brasileiro, a gente vai jogo a jogo, é outro tipo de campeonato. São 38 finais de verdade. Você vai crescendo, se preocupando a cada jogo – explica o treinador, que admite a satisfação pelo desempenho de seus comandados no último jogo.

– Começar bem o Brasileiro era importante. A gente queria uma vitória, principalmente contra um favoritíssimo ao título. Ela não veio, mas nos deixou feliz a atuação. Batemos de frente com uma grande equipe – analisa.

Na redação do LANCE!, os palpites são de uma posição intermediária na tabela, ao fim da competição. Dentre os que responderam à enquete, a pior previsão foi o 12º lugar. A melhor, o oitavo.

Confira abaixo algumas opiniões

Bernardo Cruz, editor do diário LANCE!:
“O Botafogo tem um elenco limitado, que precisa de reforços para sonhar mais alto. No momento, é time para meio de tabela, sem muitos sustos quanto a um rebaixamento, por exemplo.”

Cesar Guimarães, editor do diário LANCE!:
O Botafogo tem uma característica rara entre os clubes de futebol: conhece os seus limites. Por isso, não vai se expor quando não puder e será abusado quando der. Esse fator pode levar o time bem longe no Campeonato Brasileiro.

Cesar Guimarães, editor do diário LANCE!:
Não tem elenco para sonhar alto. Pode, no máximo, ir até a metade da tabela. Claro que tudo é teoria. Em 2016, Jair Ventura contrariou todos os prognósticos ao levar o Botafogo à Libertadores.

Aigor Ojêda, editor do site do LANCE!
O Botafogo tem carências no elenco. Sem tantas opções, Alberto Valentim vai encontrar dificuldades durante a campanha. Difícil imaginar que dispute as primeiras posições.

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Ponting not the first to play on post-captaincy

Ricky Ponting is not the first man to play on after resigning as Australia’s captain. ESPNcricinfo looks at some of the others

ESPNcricinfo staff30-Mar-2011

Kim Hughes played on for two more Tests after his tearful resignation as captain•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Richie Benaud
3 Tests – 188 runs at 31.33; 7 wickets at 53.85
Benaud began the 1963-64 season as Australia’s captain, but at 33, his intention was to retire at the end of the summer. He led the team in the first Test against South Africa, a match that is remembered for Ian Meckiff being no-balled for throwing, but missed the second Test due to injury. Bob Simpson stood in for the second Test at the MCG and guided Australia to victory, and when Benaud returned in the next match he told the board it would best for Simpson to stay on as captain. He made 43 and 90 in his first match post-captaincy, but had little impact for the remainder of the series.Bob Simpson
1 Test – 21 runs at 10.50
Simpson announced his retirement during the 1967-68 series against India, but was brought back for the final Test of the series for a farewell at the SCG under the new captain, Bill Lawry. In the one-off occasion, the 31-year-old Simpson made 7 and 20. It wasn’t quite his last Test, though. Ten years later, he was drafted back in to captain an inexperienced side during the World Series Cricket split.Ian Chappell
9 Tests – 607 runs at 40.46; 2 wickets at 27.00
Chappell stood down from the captaincy at the end of Australia’s successful Ashes tour of 1975, but remained available for selection under the new leader, his brother Greg. He had made 192 in the final Test at The Oval, so his form was not an issue. Two matches into his post-captaincy career, Chappell made 156 against a fearsome West Indies attack led by Andy Roberts and Michael Holding at the WACA, although Australia lost by an innings. He retired after six Tests, but made a comeback four years later, after World Series Cricket, and ended his career with 75 and 26 not out against England in the Melbourne Test of 1979-80.Greg Chappell
5 Tests – 364 runs at 72.80
Chappell resigned from the captaincy after Australia’s 1982-83 Ashes victory, although he returned to lead the team for a one-off Test in Sri Lanka later that year. But by the next Australian summer, Kim Hughes was in charge and Chappell played one final series, against Pakistan. He made two big hundreds in the five-Test series and finished his career with 182 in the final Test at the SCG, when at the age of 35, he farewelled international cricket alongside his colleagues Dennis Lillee and Rod Marsh.Graham Yallop
24 Tests – 1691 runs at 42.27
Yallop is an extraordinary case; as captain of Australia’s weakened Test team during the World Series Cricket days, he was in charge for only seven matches before Hughes took over, and then the rebel players were welcomed back into the fold. He played on for five more years under Greg Chappell and Hughes, and played some fine innings, including 268 against Pakistan at the MCG in 1983-84, before his first-class career ended with the rebel tour of South Africa.Kim Hughes
2 Tests – 2 runs at 0.50
Hughes was an on-again off-again captain during and after the World Series Cricket era, including when Greg Chappell chose not to make tours to England and Pakistan. His full-time tenure as captain, after Chappell’s retirement in 1983-84, ended with a tearful resignation following the Gabba loss to West Indies in 1984-85. Hughes played on in the next two Tests of the series but his scores were 0, 2, 0 and 0, and he did not represent Australia again. Hughes was the last captain of Australia until Ricky Ponting to play on after handing over the leadership. Ponting moves into his post-captaincy career in a much more positive frame of mind.

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