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O Conselho Deliberativo do São Paulo aprovou, no fim da tarde desta terça-feira (21), que o clube obtenha receitas de quatro empréstimos bancários que foram esquematizados com três instituições financeiras diferentes.

Ao LANCE!, por meio de sua assessoria, o Tricolor informou que os ’empréstimos são para pagamentos de contas do dia a dia mesmo e dívidas do clube’.

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Na verdade, segundo o São Paulo, ‘sempre tem uma verba pré-aprovada de empréstimo por ano para isso.’

Os valores das transações bancárias a serem realizadas não foram revelados na ata do órgão interno do clube a que a reportagem teve acesso.

Em contato com o L!, pessoas com proximidade da gestão Julio Casares não descartam que os empréstimos ajudem o clube a fechar os cinco reforços planejados para as disputas do Campeonato Brasileiro e copas do Brasil e Sul-Americana.

A gestão Casares encerrou o ano passado com mais de dez empréstimos bancários feitos. Segundo levantamento do historiador Alexandre Giesbrecht, da página ‘Anotações Tricolores‘, o montante angariado pelo Tricolor junto de instituições financeiras foi de no mínimo R$ 84 milhões.

A quantia ainda é uma estimativa, visto que pelo menos três dessas antecipações de valores não tiveram o montante revelado pelos poderes são-paulinos.Segundo o orçamento financeiro divulgado pelo clube no início do ano, já estava prevista a realização de pelo menos R$ 120 milhões pelo clube.

De acordo com o divulgado pela página ‘São Paulo.Blog‘, a proposta orçamentária apresentada por Casares para este ano apontou que o faturamento do clube no ano está projetado em R$ 650 milhões, 17% acima dos R$ 540 milhões previstos inicialmente.

Ainda de acordo com o portal, para a temporada 2023, o São Paulo prevê a necessidade de angariar R$ 135 milhões em vendas de jogadores. Na questão de reforços, o investimento também estará limitado para o Tricolor: apenas R$ 19,3 milhões com luvas e compra de direitos envolvendo novos atletas.

Os números de 2022 estão para serem fechados com superávit, o primeiro desde 2018. O balanço completo está previsto para ser divulgado em abril.

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OS NOVOS EMPRÉSTIMOS APROVADOS PELO CONSELHO:

1 – Banco Rendimento
Sim – 163 (76,17%)
Não – 48 (22,43%)
Abstenções – 3 (1,4%)

2 – Banco Daycoval
Sim – 163 (76,17%)
Não – 46 (21,5%)
Abstenções – 5 (2,34%)

3 – Banco Rendimento
Sim – 162 (75,7%)
Não – 48 (22,43%)
Abstenções – 4 (1,87%)

4 – Banco Tricury
Sim – 162 (75,70%)
Não – 48 (22,43%)
Abstenções – 4 (1,87%)

* Os valores não foram revelados

Confira abaixo todos os empréstimos realizados pelo São Paulo em 2022:

15/3 – Banco Rendimento – valor não revelado
15/3 – Tricury – valor não revelado
19/4 – BTG Pactual – R$ 20 milhões
23/5 – Tricury – valor não revelado
27/6 – Daycoval – R$ 12,2 milhões
27/6 – Banco Rendimento – R$ 5 milhões
27/6 – Banco Rendimento – R$ 8 milhões
18/10 – Daycoval – R$ 5 milhões
18/10 – Banco Rendimento – R$ 5 milhões
18/10 – Tricury – R$ 9 milhões
1/12 – Tricury – R$ 3,5 milhões
1/12 – Bradesco – R$ 11 milhões
1/12 – Rendimento – R$ 5 milhões

Fonte: Anotações Tricolores, de Alexandre Giesbrecht

USMNT star Josh Sargent has been told he is ready for “big European leagues” and should be leaving himself open to a summer transfer.

• American striker impressed in the Championship
• Long-term contract is keeping asking price high
• Hoping to grace World Cup finals next summer

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  The United States international has seen a move away from Norwich speculated on throughout the latest recruitment window. He is, however, still at Carrow Road a matter of days before the next deadline passes.

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  Teams in the Premier League and Bundesliga have been credited with interest in the 25-year-old striker, as a return to his homeland in MLS is played down, but no deal has been done amid talk of a £20 million ($27m) asking price. 

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  Quizzed on whether he is surprised to see Sargent – who has netted 31 goals across the last two seasons – still at Norwich, former Canaries frontman Cameron Jerome, speaking in association with , told GOAL: “Absolutely. I’ve said it a couple of times that I think he is one of the better forwards in the division. Whether it is the price tag that is putting people off, I’m not sure. He would be a great acquisition for many clubs in the Premier League, especially some of the newly-promoted ones.

  “You look around and there aren’t many No.9s, real No.9s. He is certainly one of the better ones in the Championship. I think Norwich will have a battle on their hands to try and persuade him to stay and see the season out with them.”

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  With a World Cup on home soil to think about in 2026, Sargent may believe that regular game time and goals at Norwich are a safe bet – rather than risking a move elsewhere. Jerome added: “I’m not sure about that. As a player you always want to apply yourself and play at the highest level possible. I feel like he has got that scope in him to go and play in one of the big European leagues, including the Premier League.

  “In his situation, with it being a World Cup year and being a home World Cup, he will want to play at the highest level possible to showcase what his skill sets are and stake a claim for his spot in the national team. I believe that the only way you do that is playing games and playing at the highest level.

  “You are talking about international football, competitive leagues, and there are players across Europe and across the globe that are playing top-level football, so he will have a battle on his hands to try and make a claim for that jersey come the start of the World Cup.”

Cody Gakpo has claimed that Bayern Munich tried to sign him in the summer transfer window before settling on Liverpool team-mate Luis Diaz. The Netherlands international, however, says he never considered leaving Liverpool, where he has just signed a long-term contract extension..

• Gakpo reveals Bayern interest 
• Dutch winger has signed Liverpool extension
• Says transfer window clarity gives him & family "peace"

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  Bayern's main priority throughout the summer was to strengthen their attack. Gakpo has now revealed that Bayern made an approach for him before eventually signing Luis Diaz. The Dutchman extended his contract at Anfield beyond its original 2028 expiry date last week.

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  Speaking to , Gakpo revealed: "From what I understand, they [Bayern] did come [to open talks about a transfer], but they ended up buying Luis Diaz. It's difficult because so much is happening. Other clubs are approaching you, but you might want to stay with your own club. Everyone handles that in their own way, but it's definitely difficult. When the future is uncertain, it just becomes a very difficult story."

  The Liverpool star added on his relief at having his future secured: "It's nice. I've experienced things differently myself, of course. A transfer window like that can be hectic and stressful for a player and everyone around them. I don't have that problem anymore."

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  Gakpo’s decision to extend his contract gives Liverpool stability as they build under Arne Slot. The Dutch forward revealed the process of renewal had been in the works for almost a year, bringing peace of mind for him and his family. Beyond football, he says, feeling at home in England was a big factor in his commitment.

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  Gakpo will now focus on continuing his progress at Liverpool under Slot. With Diaz gone, he may also be expected to take on greater responsibility in attack alongside new arrivals Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak. Liverpool fans will hope his long-term commitment translates into consistent performances this season and beyond.

Before the ODI series began, Aiden Markram wasn’t even sure of a place in the side, but in the span of five matches, he has gone from being touted a future captain to now battling for a permanent spot after SA return to full strength

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Cullinan: Haven’t seen the value in Markram’s appointment

Five months ago, Aiden Markram was believed to have turned down offers to play overseas. Markram was the captain and the Man of the Tournament when South Africa won the Under-19 World Cup in 2014. His team-mate Kagiso Rabada made much more rapid strides into international cricket, while Markram played for the less-fancied Northerns, and then Titans, where he was behind Heino Kuhn, Dean Elgar and Theunis de Bruyn in the queue. There was already a sense that Markram, all of 22, was losing out.Markram was even asked, last September, by Rayder Media, if he would consider going Kolpak if things didn’t work out in South Africa. “I’d never move overseas, I love South Africa far too much,” Markram said. “I would enjoy doing a gig, wherever it might be in the world, to learn how to play in different conditions… (but) my heart and soul live in South Africa, and I would struggle to leave this country.”The world outside wondered who this prodigy was. One day, he is being touted as the man to lead South Africa into the future – somewhat in the way Virat Kohli was after his U-19 World Cup success as captain – and the other day, people have fears that he might choose clubs overseas. There were indeed offers, as Titans CEO Jacques Faul told in September 2017.Five months later, we have already reached a stage where the decision-makers in South Africa are wondering if they handed over the national captaincy to him too early. Comparisons with Graeme Smith abounded when Markram was appointed the captain in the absence of the injured Faf du Plessis. Ahead of Hashim Amla, JP Duminy and David Miller. And he was not given the job for just two matches, after which AB de Villiers would come back. This arrangement was going to be for the whole series.So, basically, Markram was preferred to de Villiers, Amla, Duminy and Miller, or possibly one or more in that list didn’t want to take that responsibility. Markram had played two ODIs by then. Four matches later, Markram is the first captain to have lost a bilateral home series of any format to India. This is only the third time South Africa have lost a home ODI series of five matches or more. While Markram shouldn’t have to take the blame for the thankless job of leading a severely depleted side – missing three gun players in two matches, two in two and one in one – his batting came in for comment from coach Ottis Gibson.”Aiden Markram has been asked to captain and has shown glimpses,” Gibson said. “I don’t know if the whole responsibility around captaining has been too much for him. It’s something I will have to review myself. But it seems he is trying to bat in a way that is not the Aiden Markram I saw in September. I’ve spoken to him about that.”Gibson is right too. Markram has batted like a man wanting to impose himself. There have been periods – he has had scores of 32, 22 and 32 – when he has looked the part as an ODI opener, but he has made mistakes. Twice, he has fallen at crucial junctures. A low-percentage attempted flick got him out moments before players went off for rain in Johannesburg, the wicket increasing the revised DLS target. In Port Elizabeth, they had a great opportunity to, for the first time in the series, go to spin with two batsmen already used to the pace of the pitch. In the last over of the Powerplay, though, Markram holed out to mid-on, looking for his sixth boundary in 32 balls.BCCIIt is a bit like being in the field. His biggest imprints have been two sensational catches. When it comes to changing fields, Markram is seen relying on inputs from de Villiers and Amla. That decisiveness is not yet there. Almost as if he is not yet sure of himself, as if he wants to command that leader’s role through domineering performances. It is understandable too. You want to earn captaincy, no matter how many leadership qualities you have shown at junior levels, no matter how many times you have been identified as the future captain. You don’t want the job by default, and if you do, you can be overeager to show you deserved it.A closer view of Markram’s captaincy comes from Amla. “I’ve been very impressed with Aiden on the field,” Amla said. “He is very composed, and has a good idea of what he would like. As a captain, if you don’t score runs, then the first thing that gets attributed to you is, ‘Oh, the captaincy has affected your batting.’ It certainly happened when I was captain, and I’ve seen the same cliche for other guys. Aiden is still young in international cricket. He’s a world-class player. He’s got starts, and I have full confidence that the more he captains, the easier it will get for him.”Markram’s face does a good job of hiding any emotion, but it must be a confusing, uncertain time for the debutant-too-late to captain too soon. Before the ODIs began, he wasn’t even sure if he would get a game. Even when de Villiers got injured, he was in direct competition with Khaya Zondo for a middle-order slot. That Markram, a top-order batsman, was chosen ahead of a natural middle-order batsman says a lot about how South Africa’s leadership regards Markram. They will go out of their way to give him a chance.And now they are wondering if the responsibility was too much for him to handle. While it was a rare admission from decision-makers at that level, Gibson doesn’t want to revisit the call. “This was a decision for the future, not a decision for now,” Gibson said. “Aiden has shown all the hallmarks of someone who is going to be a good leader, and with Faf out, we thought we could give him that opportunity. Looking back, I think it was the right decision. I’m not going to second-guess myself.”Gibson doesn’t make any guarantees that allowances will be made for this unusual circumstance when the next selection is made and everyone is fit. On Friday, Markram will walk out to his home ground, also where he took over captaincy, with one last chance to impose himself, unsure if he is going to be part of the next ODI squad if South Africa are back to full strength. It’s not a dead rubber for Markram.

“Baz brought that up, actually,” James Anderson said with a smirk. “He wasn’t happy with it. He was fuming. Apparently the whole team [New Zealand] were fuming at the time with Auckland.”Of the myriad numbers and quirks in a career entering its 22nd year, there is one that sticks out within Anderson’s 282 first-class appearances. One that his current Test coach Brendon McCullum still holds against him.Back on the 2008 tour of New Zealand, the series in which Anderson and Stuart Broad first took the reins of England’s bowling attack, the Lancashire quick went on a secondment to Auckland to jumpstart what had, up until then, been a sporadic 20-cap career.Anderson, 25 at the time, had come off the back of a harrowing ODI series against the hosts. He played all five games but took just four wickets at an average of 67.50, with an economy rate of 7.29 that jars even by modern standards. And on the tour of Sri Lanka three months earlier, he had been superseded by the 21-year-old Broad in the Test squad.And after he missed England’s three-day warm-up game, the coach at the time, Peter Moores, decided that a brief secondment to New Zealand domestic cricket was the best course of action, rather than have him stewing on the sidelines during the first Test in Hamilton.Auckland jumped at the chance, shorn of bowlers with Kyle Mills and Chris Martin on international duty and Daryl Tuffey and Andre Adams taking part in the renegade Indian Cricket League. The link came through Ottis Gibson, England’s bowling coach, who was knew Auckland coach Mark O’Donnell well enough to float the idea. Needless to say, the home board was less than pleased.James Anderson bowls for Auckland during the 2008 Test tour•Getty Images

“We are not particularly enthusiastic about it,” Justin Vaughan, chief executive of New Zealand Cricket, said at the time. “But we can understand why Auckland want to do it with some of their other bowlers absent. We would be happier if they gave a chance to a young New Zealand bowler, because we can see a scenario where Anderson bowls himself into form and then helps England win the deciding final Test because of that.”Wellington chief executive Gavin Larsen, whose side would face Anderson, went a step further, telling newspaper: “We can’t get our heads around this. It really hits me in the pit of my stomach.”Vaughan, unfortunately, was right. Anderson would only bowl in once in an innings defeat to Wellington, taking 2 for 95. But the tune-up meant he returned to the national team in Wellington in good enough fettle to come into the XI for the second Test, with Moores leaving out Steven Harrison and Matthew Hoggard after a lastlustre loss in Hamilton.Anderson took 5 for 73 and then 2 for 57 as England made it 1-1, before winning it outright in Napier. It remains their last series victory in New Zealand.Given where we are with Anderson’s story right now – 177 Tests, 675 wickets and still more to come in 2023 – it’s fair to say the Auckland stint was inspired. In an interview with StuffNZ last week, he regarded the appearance and the shot in the arm it administered as “probably one of the best decisions I’ve made in my career”. He even revealed his Auckland cap still takes pride of place in his collection in his home study.Related

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“It was amazing for me,” Anderson recalled to the gathered English press on Monday before indoor training at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, where the first Test is due to begin on Thursday. “I think Ottis Gibson knew the coach of Auckland at the time. He wanted Chris Tremlett to go and play but Chris didn’t want to [he was injured] so then I put my hand up. I’d rather play that game than carry the drinks at Hamilton. It turned out to be a very good decision. I bowled a lot of overs – didn’t set the world alight but bowled a lot of overs, it got me into a good rhythm and got me into a good place to play the next game.”He will return to Wellington for the second Test on February 21. Like Broad, it is a visit he is looking forward to, 15 years on.”We’ve got find memories here and it is special,” Anderson said. “Every time we go back to Wellington you remember that and look back at that as something huge for both of us, not just in terms of the way we played and what happened after that but just that moment, with Hoggard and Harmison having been such a massive part of England’s success – 2005 and Harmy was No.1 in the world at one point. Them being those senior bowlers and us taking their places gave us so much confidence to go on and try and emulate them, I guess.”Anderson’s Auckland jaunt is all the more interesting in the present day given the noise around Australian batter Steve Smith’s stint with Sussex ahead of this summer’s Ashes. The move was highly criticised in some quarters for giving an outstanding opposition player a leg-up ahead of what will be a hard-fought series.As it happens, NZC floated a reciprocal favour from one of the 18 counties for the 2008, given New Zealand were touring England later that year. Moores’ response to Vaughan’s suggestion – “we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it” – was far from committal. Anderson, however, was typically unperturbed by Smith’s presence in County Cricket, much like the rest of his team-mates.”I don’t mind it, I don’t think it will have any bearing on the result of the Ashes. Steve Smith playing four (three) games of county cricket won’t have a bearing on how many runs he gets in the first Test. Some people might not think it’s great that they’re getting time in the middle but they’ll have warm-up games and stuff like that in England anyway. So I’m not that fussed.”

Top-order batter available for first four rounds of the season

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Cameron Bancroft will join Somerset for the early stages of the County Championship season, five years after his move to the county was scrapped over his involvement in the Newlands ball-tampering scandal.Bancroft was due to be Somerset’s overseas player in 2018 but had his contract terminated weeks before the start of the season, and was replaced by his compatriot Matt Renshaw.But he has now signed a deal that will see him play the first four Championship games of the season, filling in as the club’s second overseas player – alongside Peter Siddle – before Matt Henry’s arrival in May.Somerset have injury concerns over their captain Tom Abell (side) and Tom Banton (finger) heading into the new season. Bancroft, the leading run-scorer as Western Australia won the Sheffield Shield last week, will act as cover.”We are pleased to have secured a player of Cameron’s quality for the opening matches of the campaign,” Andy Hurry, Somerset’s director of cricket, said. “With Matt Henry joining us later in the season we were keen to secure the services of a proven player for the opening four fixtures.”With a couple of our batters currently recovering from injury, we saw this as an opportunity to solidify our batting line up at a time of the year when runs will be at a premium.”During his recent spells within county cricket he has proved himself to be extremely proficient in English conditions and we are looking forward to adding his quality to our dressing room for those initial Championship matches.”Bancroft will hope that a strong start to the season puts him in contention for a Test recall, having most recently represented Australia during the 2019 Ashes.He has previously played county cricket for Durham and Gloucestershire. It is understood he was also in talks with Yorkshire over a potential stint early this season, but opted for Somerset instead.”I have thoroughly enjoyed the time that I’ve spent playing in England, and I’m excited to be heading back there with Somerset, Bancroft said. “They are an outstanding club who are looking to challenge in all formats again this year.”I hope that I can help contribute to Somerset making a good start to the season in their pursuit of their County Championship goal. It would mean a huge amount to me to play a part in the 2023 team making history.”

Manchester City have reached an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen over a deal for Florian Wirtz, but Bayern Munich remain in control of the situation.

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  Wirtz recently dropped a major hint on his future as he claimed that he is willing to step out of his comfort zone, amid speculation over a possible move away from Bayer Leverkusen this summer. Bayern Munich were being considered favourites to sign the German international, but now claims that Manchester City have reached an agreement with the dethroned ex-Bundesliga champions.

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  The report adds that Leverkusen could consider cashing in on the situation and selling Wirtz for €100 million (£83m/$104m) to the Cityzens, but if Bayern come knocking on their door they are likely to increase their asking price to €150m (£126m/$166m) as Die Roten are a direct competitor. It has been claimed that staying in the Bundesliga and joining Bayern is Wirtz's preference.

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  The advantage that the Bavarian club hold is the salary they are offering to the 22-year-old. City have a club policy of not paying a player an amount which is more than what manager Pep Guardiola earns per year at the moment. Bayern are supposedly banking on their massive wage offer to win the transfer race. This is also one of the major reasons why Real Madrid-bound Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso is no longer considering reuniting with the player at Santiago Bernabeu.

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  Wirtz's contract at Leverkusen runs until 2027 and although the player would rather move this summer, he could end up staying put for another season in order to leave for a cheaper fee in the summer of 2026.

Luka Modric is leaving Real Madrid after 13 years at the club but the decision has surprised Nikola Jerkan, who believes he had plenty still to offer.

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Modric will depart Santiago Bernabeu as the most decorated player in the history of the club with 28 trophies. The Croatia international is nearing 40 but as per Croatia national team coaching staff member, Nikola Jerkan, the midfielder wanted the journey to continue.

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Modric had his contract extended for a year last summer. This summer, there were expectations at Madrid that they would extend the Croatian midfielder's contract again, but things didn't go as planned. According to Jerkan, sentiments at Madrid shifted, and talks of contract extension collapsed.

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In an interview with , Jerkan said: "I didn't expect it, Luka had the fuel to continue for another year and retire at Real Madrid. He wanted to stay, he had even spoken with Xabi Alonso about continuing. But something changed with the club leaders in the last few days. Real Madrid was his everything, but his football career isn't over yet."

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Luka Modric's contract expires on June 30, 2025. While the player is still coming to terms with the end of his Madrid career, Los Blancos have already scouted his replacement. As per multiple reports, Madrid can look to offer Rodrygo plus cash deal for Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez. Real Madrid conclude their season on 24 May 2025, as they take on rivals Real Sociedad – Modric's last home game for Los Blancos.

Matt Henry’s 72 from No. 9 helped the hosts take an 18-run first-innings lead

Madushka Balasuriya11-Mar-2023A Daryl Mitchell ton followed by a Matt Henry blitz put the hosts in pole position for the first time in the Christchurch Test, as New Zealand’s lower order wrestled control away from Sri Lanka on a riveting third day of play at the Hagley Oval. Blair Tickner further pressed home the advantage, picking up three wickets in the final session, as the visitors ended 65 runs ahead with seven wickets in hand; but the momentum still lay with the hosts.Much of the damage was down to the efforts of Henry, whose 72 off only 75 balls from No. 9 knocked the wind out of Sri Lanka’s sails at a point when they might have been entertaining thoughts of obtaining a considerable a first-innings lead. And like any good onslaught, Henry’s destructive cameo came about unexpectedly and brutally.Seemingly catalysed by the wicket of Mitchell – who had fought his way to 102 from 193 deliveries – over the course of a subdued if not attritional day of cricket barring a brief period prior to lunch, Henry, having trundled to 20 off his first 45 deliveries, produced 52 off his next 30.Dhananjaya de Silva’s offbreaks were the first to get the treatment, as two slogs over cow corner for six were followed by a back-foot scythe through cover. That was just the entree, before Henry feasted off Kasun Rajitha a few overs later, taking the until-that-point miserly seamer for 24 in an over, which included five consecutive boundary blows – including a monumental straight six.By the time Henry fell – courtesy a yorker from Asitha Fernando – New Zealand’s deficit had instead transformed into a five-run lead. Henry’s heroics almost obscured Neil Wagner at the other end, who scored 27 off 24 balls in the process. To add to all of that, Tim Southee’s quickfire 25 from 20 deliveries meant New Zealand’s last four added a decisive 126 runs off 124 balls after they were 188 for 6 at one stage, still 167 behind Sri Lanka’s first-innings total.And prior to Henry’s devastating intervention, New Zealand’s gains had been steady if not exactly express. Leading the way was Mitchell. The first hour of play saw the Sri Lankan seamers being unable to replicate the consistency of the previous day, perhaps guilty of trying to force the issue; and Mitchell had a large role to play in this.Blair Tickner took all three Sri Lanka wickets to fall on day three•Getty ImagesHis frequent shifts in the crease – either by shuffling down the track or taking guard a foot in front of the crease – made it particularly difficult for Rajitha and Asitha to maintain consistent lengths. Over the course of his innings, Mitchell accumulated runs without really pressing the issue. And by the time he fell, he had brought his side within 64 runs of Sri Lanka’s score, before Henry took hold of the game.All in all, New Zealand scored 211 runs in a little under two sessions, 82 of which would come in that extraordinary hour before tea. Even though that would see New Zealand’s lead stretch to just 18, by the time Sri Lanka’s openers came out to the middle, the shift in momentum between the two camps was palpable.New Zealand’s bowlers, reinvigorated by their tail-end exploits, were unerring in their lines and lengths; the Sri Lanka batters, by contrast, never looked settled, something highlighted by each of their dismissals: Dimuth Karunaratne was once more caught after edging a drive, Oshada Fernando feathered an ill-advised cut through to the wicketkeeper, and Kusal Mendis was caught in the slips lashing at one outside off barely 20 minutes before stumps.Angelo Mathews was left holding fort alongside nightwatcher Prabath Jayasuriya, and while Sri Lanka certainly have a lot of batting left, New Zealand remain on the verge of landing a knockout blow.

The pace bowler moved states last season but played just two Marsh Cup games

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Australia pace bowler Kane Richardson could be heading for a freelance T20 career after being omitted from the Queensland contract list meaning he will be without a state deal next season.Richardson, 32, has played 25 ODIs and 35 T20Is, the most recent of which came in last season’s T20 World Cup against Afghanistan. He may still be in Australia’s plans for next year’s tournament in West Indies and the United States.Having relocated to live on the Gold Coast with his family last year he moved from South Australia to Queensland but made just two Marsh Cup appearances. He has not played first-class cricket since 2020.Related

Kent sign Kane Richardson for 2023 T20 Blast

Bird and McDermott make the move home for new state challenges

Richardson did not put his name forward for the most recent IPL auction but he is due to join Kent for the upcoming T20 Blast. In last season’s BBL with Melbourne Renegades he claimed 12 wickets in 12 matches with an impressive economy rate of 7.10.Elsewhere on the Queensland men’s contract list Sam Heazlett, who made a shock ODI appearance for Australia in 2017, has also lost his spot. Heazlett was the surprise name for a tour of New Zealand and played the ODI in Auckland where Marcus Stoinis almost won the match with a spectacular 146 not out.However, since making his first-class debut in 2015 he has averaged 29.82 across 41 matches although his List A numbers are much better with a return of 42.58 and three hundreds in 35 games.Sam Truloff and Matthew Willans have also dropped off the list.”The four players going off the list certainly remain in our selection plans going forward,” Bennett King, Queensland Cricket’s general manager of high performance said.”Each of them has had the chance for in-depth discussions with our coaching staff and selectors about where things sit leading into the coming season and what we will be looking for from them in Premier Cricket,”Ben McDermott is the most significant addition to the Queensland squad. Aryan Jain, who made his Sheffield Shield debut last season, has also earned a deal while there are rookie contracts for Hugh Weibgen and Tom Whitney.Queensland men’s contracts 2023-24 Xavier Bartlett, James Bazley, Max Bryant, Hugo Burdon (R), Joe Burns, Jack Clayton, Blake Edwards, Liam Guthrie, Aryan Jain, Usman Khawaja (CA), Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne (CA), Ben McDermott, Michael Neser (CA), Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge (R), Matthew Renshaw, Gurinder Sandhu, Jack Sinfield (R), Mark Steketee, Bryce Street, Connor Sully, Mitch Swepson, Hugh Weibgen (R), Tom Whitney (R), Jack WildermuthCA = Cricket Australia contract, R = Rookie contract