أعلن أحمد سامي، رحيله بشكل رسمي عن تدريب فريق سموحة، اليوم الأحد، بعد 5 سنوات داخل جدران النادي السكندري.
نادي سموحة، يحتل المركز الرابع عشر في ترتيب الدوري المصري الممتاز (مجموعة البقاء والهبوط)، بعد مرور المرحلة الأولى بالإضافة إلى جولتين من المرحلة النهائية للمسابقة المحلية.
وقال سامي خلال تصريحات عبر قناة “mbc masr 2” لبرنامج “الكورة مع فايق”: “أنا المدرب الوحيد الذي استمر فترة طويلة في سموحة 5 سنوات، لكن هذا الموسم كانت هناك أمور ليست في يدي خاصة بالنظام والضغط، ففضلت مع الإدارة الرحيل”.
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وأضاف: “الفترة كانت صعبة ولا يوجد توفيق وهذا وارد في كرة القدم وأي رحلة لها بداية ونهاية، واتفقنا على ذلك، والفريق يحتاج 4 أو 5 نقاط ويستمر في الممتاز، فمنحت مجلس الإدارة فرصة لتقييم الأمور”.
وأتم: “أنوي أن أرتاح فترة، صعب أن أتولى تدريب فريق في الشهرين القادمين، وسأعيد حساباتي، ولو هناك عقد مناسب في بداية الموسم المُقبل سأنظر فيه، وإذا لم يكن هناك عقد مناسب سأنتظر”.
Chelsea further strengthened their title challenge with a 2-1 victory over Brentford that moved them to within two points of leaders Liverpool in the Premier League table.
Despite Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca telling reporters that his side are ‘not ready to compete for the title,’ the victory at Stamford Bridge was Chelsea’s fifth consecutive win in the league and they are currently the league’s most in-form side.
After several windows of splashing the cash, it seems that Maresca has finally found a formula for bringing the best out of the wealth of talent at his disposal.
Chelsea dominated Brentford with 62% possession and 26 goal attempts in a game that should have seen a more comfortable scoreline for the Blues.
Goals from Marc Cucurella and Nicolas Jackson ensured the three points stayed at Stamford Bridge but two of Todd Boehly’s signings in particular are grabbing the headlines for their sensational form this season.
Cole Palmer's season in numbers
Cole Palmer has dazzled since his £40m move from Manchester City back in 2023. The Chelsea playmaker was named Premier League and PFA Young Player of the Year last season after telling GQ magazine that he ‘got persuaded to move to Chelsea’ and wasn’t expecting to leave his boyhood club Manchester City.
Since then, Palmer hasn’t looked back and after amassing 22 goals and 11 assists in his first season at Stamford Bridge, the England star has continued his fine form with 11 goals and six assists already this campaign.
The playmaker has already provided some magical moments in a Chelsea shirt this term, including scoring four first-half goals v Brighton and recently scoring a ‘Panenka’ style penalty against rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
However, it seems that it isn’t just the signing of Palmer that is starting to click at Chelsea and another midfielder in Maresca’s side may be just as big of a factor in Chelsea’s major upturn in form.
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How Enzo Fernandez is proving his price tag
It is fair to say that it has taken a while for midfielder Enzo Fernandez to prove why Chelsea paid £107m back in January 2023. It was only a few months ago that several Chelsea news outlets and fans were calling the Argentine midfielder a ‘waste of money.’
Yet, after a tricky start to the current campaign, Fernandez has now started to show why owner Boehly splashed the cash on the World Cup winner and the midfielder’s performances have been a key factor in driving Chelsea to within touching distance of the summit of the Premier League.
Fernandez has made 20 appearances in all competitions for Chelsea this season and already has 11 goal contributions with three goals and eight assists.
Whilst the importance of Palmer is clear for fans and pundits alike to see, Chelsea boss Maresca will have no doubt seen the growing influence of the Argentine midfielder on his side and the fact he is outperforming Palmer in a number of key metrics.
Fernandez has a higher percentage of shots on target than Palmer and has created almost one goal action per game in his appearances so far this season.
Enzo Fernandez v Cole Palmer season 24/25
Stats (per 90)
Fernandez
Palmer
Shots on target
40%
38.9%
Pass completion
82%
74.5%
Goal creating actions
0.93
0.65
Touches
820
798
Tackles won
16
7
Aerial duels won
16.7%
0%
Stats via FBref
Chelsea are increasingly looking to play through the former Benfica man in midfield, with Fernandez having more touches than Palmer despite playing fewer minutes and having a higher pass completion than his colleague.
Defensively, Fernandez is outperforming Palmer in key areas too, having won nine more tackles and winning significantly more aerial duels.
Winning the Premier League requires special players to come to the fore and with Fernandez and Palmer, Chelsea certainly look to have two in-form talents at present.
Perhaps the Argentine could go on to usurp Palmer as Boehly’s best buy in the near future…
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Chelsea sealed a comfortable victory over Brentford on Sunday evening.
The spinner says he has a lot of self-doubt despite having been a match-winner for Essex in county cricket
Firdose Moonda01-Apr-2022
Simon Harmer marked his return to Test cricket with a fine all-round performance•AFP/Getty Images
Simon Harmer didn’t believe he could win matches.When he left South African cricket in 2017 – he was no longer part of the national set-up or the A team – his franchise future was hanging in the balance and he was unsure of himself and his abilities. Luckily, Essex came calling.”I had a lot of self-doubt,” Harmer said, on his Test comeback for South Africa, five years after he believed his future in the country was over. “Essex gave me the opportunity and the platform to rediscover what made me successful. I learnt to be a match-winner for them and got comfortable with that role. The more I did it, the more I started to believe. That’s added a lot to my game, that self-belief, knowing that I can win games of cricket as an orthodox offspinner. If I could single out one thing, it would probably be that.”With Essex, Harmer won the County Championship twice and the T20 Blast once. He came back to South Africa and won the inaugural Mzansi Super League with the Jozi Stars. Had Brexit not put paid to the Kolpak arrangement, it’s unlikely he would have returned to play for the Titans. However, this summer, Harmer has been their key bowler and leading wicket-taker in the first-class competition, which they won. Harmer took a nine-for in the deciding match but still, there was a lingering thought at the back of his mind about whether he can now consider himself good enough. Not just good enough to win matches, but good enough to do it at the highest level.Related
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“There’s still questions. Like am I good enough to play international cricket?” he asked. “I’ve done it for Essex, I’ve done it at county level, I’ve come back and done it for the Titans but am I still good enough [for International cricket]?”He started to answer those questions on the second afternoon in Kingsmead when he knocked over Shadman Islam’s middle stump with a delivery that kept low. But it was later in the day, when Harmer delivered a glorious ball that pitched on middle stump and turned away to beat Najmul Hossain’s outside edge and hit the top of off stump, that the doubts about whether he is good enough seemed to have dissipated. That was a delivery that would make any spinner proud. A stunning catch from Keegan Petersen at silly-point off the next ball put Harmer on a hat-trick and though he didn’t get it, he claimed a fourth when Mushfiqur Rahim gloved him to Kyle Verreynne, whose enthusiastic appeal convinced Dean Elgar to review. Harmer finished the day with 4 for 42, in sight of a five-for on comeback, so surely he must now believe he is good enough? Or not.”Four wickets doesn’t mean yes I am,” he said. “But coming back and putting in a performance for my own self-belief and my own mind is good.”He said there was “definitely a feeling of vindication,” and that he “couldn’t have scripted the day better,” but didn’t go anywhere near the kind of self-praise that saw him once call himself “the best offspinner in the world.”Instead, Harmer focused on talking up the improvements he was able to make because of opportunities he was given in England that were absent in South Africa.”I had my reasons for signing Kolpak. For me it was about opportunity. I was only playing one format for the Warriors when I left here and I went over there, I played all three formats. That’s what it was about,” he said. “At the end of the day, currency is wickets and performances and winning games of cricket and trophies and I put my blinkers on and tried to achieve that.”He succeeded. So much so that Harmer made it impossible for the South African selectors to ignore him once he returned and they took him to New Zealand as cover. He has since edged ahead of allrounder George Linde – who was unavailable for that series because he was getting married – in the pecking order, and is also proving himself to be competent with the bat.Harmer notched up his highest Test score and shared in two partnerships over 30 in the South African tail to push their total over 350, and indicated there’s more to come. “I’ve been working really hard on my batting,” he said. “Myself and (South African batting consultant) Justin Sammons and (performance analyst) Matthew Reuben at the Titans have been putting in some long hours. It’s good to see some rewards.”And there’s every chance of many more as the match goes on. Kingsmead is known to get slower and lower as play progresses and this pitch has already taken some turn. “It’s been a while since I’ve played red-ball cricket at Kingsmead,” Harmer said. “It’s got a reputation of turning. As the game goes on, it will turn more and more.”Which means that by the end, Harmer may well have a definitive answer to his question about whether he belongs at this level, and a real reason to believe that he can win matches.
Visitors wrap up emphatic victory after standout performances from Shan Masood, Mattie McKiernan
ECB Reporters Network24-Apr-2022
Mattie McKiernan scored a hundred and took two wickets in the match•Getty Images
Derbyshire were delayed for longer than they might have anticipated before wrapping up an innings victory over rivals Leicestershire in Division Two of the LV= Insurance County Championship.Leicestershire were 172 behind overnight with only four second-innings wickets in hand after trailing by a daunting 318 on first innings, but in familiar territory after mounting last-day rearguards to save a draw in their opening two matches, and they fought doggedly again, even with the odds heavily against them.Louis Kimber made 54 and Callum Parkinson 49 as Leicestershire kept Derbyshire waiting until mid-afternoon before they were all out for 250, finishing 68 short of requiring their opponents to bat again. Offspinner Alex Thomson was the pick of the bowlers, taking 3 for 50 from 39 oversDerbyshire also drew their first two fixtures of the new season but after Pakistan international Shan Masood’s second consecutive double century and a maiden first-class hundred by Mattie McKiernan had given them such a handsome advantage at the halfway stage they would have seen this as a wasted opportunity had they failed to win.”I’m immensely proud of the players for the work they have put in and how we have evolved in a team in the short space of time I’ve been here,” Derbyshire’s head coach, Mickey Arthur, said. “We’ve played 12 days of cricket so far and haven’t been outplayed on any of them.”The boys are starting to believe in themselves and once you start believing in yourselves as a team that becomes really powerful and I couldn’t be more happy at the moment.”Shan has been outstanding, of course. He has led from the front and has taken a lot of batsmen with him but as good as he has been I thought Suranga Lakmal in this game has been outstanding. The spell he bowled today was world class and those two have galvanised the team.”We are under no illusions, we have to keep doing it and keep getting better and there will be some worse days but to win a four-day game is a tough thing, it is damn hard and they deserve to enjoy this win.”Kimber picked up six boundaries and passed fifty for the fourth time in only his eighth first-class match and Parkinson battled for more than two hours but these were only a few positives that Leicestershire can take forward from a disappointing four days.Ed Barnes, whose maiden five-wicket haul at the end of the Derbyshire innings was another, stayed with Kimber for the first hour of the final day, but fell four overs after the second new ball was taken, Suranga Lakmal having him caught behind off an inside edge on to pad.Kimber, who had played some attractive shots departed in Lakmal’s next over, leg before playing back, before Parkinson and Beuran Hendicks began a ninth-wicket partnership that would span 27 overs.Parkinson found the boundary three times, flicking Lakmal off his legs and twice driving Thomson, as he and the South African pace bowler negotiated the 12 overs to lunch at 210 for 8. They further survived for the best part of an hour after the interval and had cut the deficit by 57 runs to 80 before Hendricks, having survived the chance of a stumping off Thomson on 11, was caught behind off McKiernan’s legspin for 15.Parkinson moved to within a single of a half-century of his own but when Derbyshire skipper Billy Godleman called on Anuj Dal to bowl for the first time on the day the medium pacer had the Leicestershire vice-captain leg before with his first ball to complete the win.It is only the second time in 58 years that Derbyshire have beaten their East Midlands rivals by an innings and the first time at Grace Road, as the Uptonsteel County Ground is traditionally known, since 1896. Indeed, the win over Leicestershire by an innings and 32 runs at Derby in 2011 was Derbyshire’s last innings victory over any opponent.”I’m bitterly disappointed,” Paul Nixon, Leicestershire’s coach, said. “We didn’t get going in this game at all. In the first innings on that pitch we should have been getting 350-plus but there were too few partnerships, we gave wickets away too easily, our disciplines weren’t good enough, our thinking wasn’t good enough in different situations.”We didn’t do ourselves justice with either the bat or the ball. We are not getting the basics right and that hurts you even more.”We’re not being ruthless, we’re being soft at the moment and in first-class cricket you have to be better than that. Yes, we’ve had a couple of draws but they have been draws where we were hanging on and we’ve got to start leading in games, putting our marker down from day one and being relentless in our batting and our bowling.”
O zagueiro Kadu Ribeiro chegou ao Hercílio Luz em setembro de 2021 para reforçar o time visando a disputa da Copa Santa Catarina. O desempenho atendeu às expectativas do clube e o técnico Raul Cabral quis continuar com o atleta para o Campeonato Catarinense de 2022.
O defensor foi um dos principais pilares da campanha do Hercílio Luz no estadual. Dentre os jogadores de linha, foi o que teve mais minutos, sendo 1084 no total, e também, Kadu foi responsável por manter o saldo de gols do Leão do Sul em oito oportunidades, o que tornou a equipe catarinense como a menos vazada do campeonato.
– Nosso sistema defensivo estava muito bem encaixado e entrosado. Durante a pré-temporada, o professor nos ajudou muito a melhorar alguns pontos que estávamos falhando, e isso me fez amadurecer bastante. Posso dizer que, tanto como pessoa, quanto como jogador, termino o Catarinense muito melhor do que comecei – destacou o zagueiro.
O Hercílio Luz conseguiu cumprir as metas que tinha traçado para o Campeonato Catarinense, onde o foco era na permanência na divisão de elite e na conquista da vaga para a Série D de 2023, e ambos fora concretizados com sucesso. Fundamental para que o Leão do Sul cumprisse os objetivos, Kadu destaca a temporada até aqui.
– É muito gratificante poder ajudar o clube que me acolheu muito bem desde que cheguei aqui. Estou mais confiante dentro de campo, com uma noção defensiva melhor e também com a sensação de dever cumprido. Vou seguir trabalhando duro, e amadurecendo meu futebol, para que as oportunidades sigam surgindo – concluiu.
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كشفت تقارير صحفية إيطالية، عن مستقبل ماسيمليانو أليجري المدير الفني الإيطالي، وسط ارتباطه بالانتقال إلى ريال مدريد لخلافة كارلو أنشيلوتي.
أليجري رحل عن يوفنتوس بنهاية الموسم الماضي، بعد فترة لم تكن الأفضل له على عكس فترته الأولى من 2014 وحتى 2019 مع البيانكونيري.
مع اقتراب رحيل كارلو أنشيلوتي عن ريال مدريد، ارتبط المدرب الإيطالي بخلافة مواطنه، وسط العديد من المرشحين لتولي قيادة النادي الملكي.
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صحيفة “كالشيو ميركاتو” الإيطالية، أكدت بأن أليجري لا يهتم بأنباء اقترابه من ريال مدريد، ولم يتواصل معه أي من مسؤولي النادي الإسباني.
وكشفت الصحيفة عن رغبة أليجري بخلافة كونسيساو في تدريب ميلان، حيث إن البرتغالي يواجه خطر الإقالة في ظل النتائج السيئة للروسونيري في الفترة الماضية.
أليجري أحد أبرز الأسماء المرشحة لخلافة ميلان، وتم التواصل معه بالفعل من جانب إدارة ميلان، بجانب انطونيو كونتي مدرب نابولي، رغم صعوبة مهمة التعاقد مع الأخير.
أليجري يرى بأن العودة لـ ميلان مجددًا ستكون خطوة مثيرة، ويرى بأن الفريق الذي يمتلكه الروسونيري مناسب مع طريقته، كما أنه يريد الرد على إدارة يوفتنوس التي أقالته الموسم الماضي.
جدير بالذكر، أن ماسيمليانو أليجري تولى قيادة ميلان خلال الفترة من 2010 وحتى 2014، وتمكن من التتويج ببطولة الدوري الإيطالي في موسمه الأول.
West Ham United made it three games unbeaten in the Premier League, drawing 1-1 with Brighton at the London Stadium, with goals from Mats Wieffer and Mohammed Kudus.
Despite having less possession than the Seagulls (46% to Brighton’s 54%) and fewer big chances created (two to Brighton’s four), the Hammers generated a higher xG than Brighton, with 1.31 xG to their 0.94 xG.
But one man in particular let Lopetegui down against the Seagulls, and he has been struggling all season under the new manager, already finding himself dropped on a number of occasions.
Lucas Paqueta's performance vs Brighton
Lucas Paqueta has made 19 appearances so far this season, scoring three goals and totalling 1,260 minutes. However, the Brazilian is yet to provide a single assist, despite his creative passing being one of his best attributes.
Against Brighton, Paqueta lost possession 14 times, only completing 78% of his passes, and failing all three of his dribble attempts. The 27-year-old also picked up his fifth Premier League booking of the season, meaning he will miss the game against Southampton on Boxing Day.
Paqueta was clearly putting himself about in the middle of the park, as he made five tackles in the game, won nine out of 15 ground duels, and won two out of five aerial duels.
However, his persistence to lose the ball whenever West Ham regained possession put the side under unnecessary pressure, and their Boxing Day game against Southampton could now be their perfect chance to experiment, finding an option that reduces the Brazil international to the bench even when his ban is up.
How West Ham could replace Paqueta on Boxing Day
One option for Lopetegui would be moving Mohammed Kudus into a central attacking midfield position, allowing summer signing, Crysencio Summerville to start on the left and hold the width.
However, this would be asking him to do a different role, not looking to be an outlet in wide areas, and instead needing his physicality off the ball to win duels and carry the ball forwards in transition to progress play for the side.
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Another option is Carlos Soler, who is another summer signing. The Spaniard missed the game against Brighton at the weekend, having picked up his fifth yellow card in the Premier League against Bournemouth. This would be the most like-for-like option available for Lopetegui.
Paqueta vs Kudus vs Soler comparison
Stats (per 90 mins)
Paqueta
Kudus
Soler
Goals
0.21
0.27
0.00
Assists
0.00
0.18
0.13
xG
0.26
0.33
0.10
xAG
0.13
0.13
0.13
Progressive Carries
0.68
4.00
1.34
Progressive Passes
4.89
3.27
4.03
Shots Total
1.50
3.27
2.37
Key Passes
1.50
1.18
1.19
Shot-Creating Actions
3.46
4.27
4.33
Tackles + Interceptions
3.00
1.73
1.14
Stats taken from FBref
By analysing the metrics above, you can see what would be lost if Paqueta was not in the team. That extra intensity (whilst leading to those yellow cards) has also given West Ham more recoveries in the middle of the park, winning his duels, making tackles and interceptions, and then looking to play forward passes.
The last option who could bring both added progressive passing and defensive solidity and mobility in the centre of the park is 18-year-old, Lewis Orford. The midfielder is yet to make a senior appearance, but he has made 12 appearances for the U21 this season, providing three assists and totalling 1,059 minutes played.
Whether it is the easy option of bringing Soler in as a like-for-like, bringing Kudus inside to go slightly more attacking, or trusting someone from the academy, Lopetegui will have a decision to make ahead of their Boxing Day clash with Southampton, looking to make it four games without a loss.
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أعلن نادي بترو أتلتيكو الأنجولي، تعيين اللاعب الدولي السابق لمنتخب أنجولا، أمادو فلافيو، مديرًا فنيًا لتولي قيادة الفريق في الفترة القادمة.
ونشرت الصفحة الرسمية لنادي بترو أتلتيكو على موقع التواصل الاجتماعي “فيس بوك”، صورة لـ أمادو فلافيو، وعلّقت قائلةً: “لقد عاد إلى مكانه الصحيح، أهلاً بك يا فلافيو”.
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وكان أمادو فلافيو، بدأ مسيرته في الملاعب مع فريق بترو أتلتيكو، وعاد واعتزل في صفوفه بنهاية مسيرته الكروية، كما تولى منصب المدرب المساعد في الجهاز الفني للفريق.
فلافيو كان أحد لاعبي النادي الأهلي المصري، وخاض فترة من 2005 حتى 2009، داخل جدران القلعة الحمراء، ورغم بدايته غير الجيدة، إلا أنه بداية من موسمه الثاني أثبت جدارته واستطاع أن يكون هداف الفريق وأحد أبرز اللاعبين في جيل الأهلي التاريخي.
فريق بترو أتلتيكو، يتصدر حاليًا جدول ترتيب الدوري الأنجولي، برصيد 59 نقطة.
A diretoria do Ceilândia aposta em uma estratégia “fora do comum” para tentar promover a partida contra o Botafogo, na próxima quarta-feira, no Mané Garrincha, pela terceira fase da Copa do Brasil. Torcedores podem garantir ingressos para o jogo até mesmo comprando cerveja.
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O Gato Preto publicou uma ação nas redes sociais: na compra de qualquer pack de Brahma Duplo Malte no Atacadão Dia a Dia, um mercado local, a pessoa ganha um ingresso para a Arquibancada Superior do Mané Garrincha para ver o jogo – além de um Salamitos.
Além disso, R$ 50 em compras no mercado também valem um ingresso. Os bilhetes podem ser retirados nas unidades Dia a Dia Ceilândia desta sexta-feira até a terça-feira que vem. Há um limite de 8 mil ingressos disponíveis para essa promoção e um limite de quatro entradas por CPF.
O Ceilândia, sem poder jogar no Abadião por conta das regras da Copa do Brasil, resolveu levar a partida ao Mané Garrincha. O Botafogo enfrenta o Ceará neste domingo, pelo Brasileirão, antes do compromisso da Copa do Brasil.
Zimbabwe, New Zealand, West Indies, England, South Africa and Pakistan will tour
Andrew McGlashan29-May-2022
Australia’s men will play Test series against West Indies and South Africa•CA/Cricket Australia/Getty Images
Australia’s home international season will begin in late August and the men’s team faces one of their busiest summers as the catch-up of Covid-impacted series continues in the final months of the current future tours programme.The men’s side will face Zimbabwe (ODIs), New Zealand (ODIs), West Indies (T20Is and Tests), England (T20Is and ODIs) and South Africa (Tests and ODIs) in the 2022-23 campaign – in addition to the men’s T20 World Cup – with the first two of those series taking place in Townsville and Cairns, starting on August 28, as international cricket returns to the Top End. The last time Australia’s men played in the region was 2008 although Townsville has since hosted internationals involving Papua New Guinea.The women’s team will host Pakistan for ODIs and T20Is in January before the T20 World Cup in South Africa while they are also set to travel to India for five T20Is before Christmas.The three men’s ODIs against South Africa, set to take place after the Test series in mid-January, remain to be confirmed after a request from CSA to have them moved but no alternative window has yet been found. It is understood CSA had hoped to play them before the Test series to enable players to return home in time for the recently-announced domestic T20 league.”Our strong intention is to play them as scheduled and we’re working through that with South Africa,” Peter Roach, Cricket Australia’s head of operations and scheduling, said. “This is a really busy season of cricket and finding a spot will be difficult, but we’re engaged in that discussion with South Africa and we hope to finalise that in the coming weeks.”The T20Is against West Indies and two bilateral series against England will be squeezed in either side of the men’s T20 World Cup with the T20Is acting as warm-ups. Australia will also make a whistle-stop tour to India in mid-September for three T20Is. Originally, West Indies were slated for three T20Is but one match has been dropped due to the tight window with the CPL finishing in late September and them being involved in the qualifying phase of the World Cup.Australia men’s home season, 2022-23•ESPNcricinfo Ltd
The five men’s Tests of the summer will take place across barely six weeks with Perth (November 30-December 4) hosting the opening match against West Indies followed by a day-night game in Adelaide (December 8-12). South Africa will play at the Gabba (December 17-21), MCG (Boxing Day) and SCG (January 4-8) before the ODI series wraps up the men’s home schedule ahead of a tour to India next February and March.That order of Tests means a move away from the tradition of the Gabba being the opening match (although that has also happened a number of times in recent years) but it allows both West Indies fixtures – played before the holiday period – to have a greater primetime slot on Australia’s east coast television market while CA are also looking ahead to when the Gabba is not available during its redevelopment for the 2032 Olympics.”We also know the Gabba’s going to be offline for a couple of years,” Roach said. “Taking the chance to look at some different opportunities when we’ve got the chance to us makes a bit of sense. We’ve got a very good record in Perth too. Moving away from fortress Gabba is not something that scares us.”After last season featured two women’s Tests against India and England, there are none on the calendar for the upcoming summer but they remain central to Cricket Australia’s ambitions. The two limited-overs series against Pakistan will take place from January 16-29 across Allan Border Field, North Sydney Oval and Manuka Oval with the teams then heading to South Africa for the T20 World Cup where Australia will defend their title.Unlike recent seasons, no women’s internationals have been scheduled for September with an eye on player workload heading into the World Cup while March has also been left vacant in case a Women’s IPL gets off the ground.There are some tight turnarounds in the men’s schedule with the first ODI against England in Adelaide taking place just four days after the T20 World Cup final on November 13, should either side make it that far, and there is a maximum of four days between Tests once that format begins on November 30.Pakistan Women tour of Australia, 2022-23•ESPNcricinfo Ltd
The ODIs against Zimbabwe and New Zealand in northern Queensland – both series which have been postponed due to Covid – are unlikely to feature a full-strength Australia side with a handful of players having deals in the Hundred which runs until early September while some may also be rested.Having not played any ODIs in the previous home season the men’s team have 12 scheduled in 2022-23. The three matches against South Africa are set to start earlier in the day than would be traditional to free up the evening for BBL matches. They could be the last home ODIs played in January as CA looks to create a window in the calendar for the BBL so that Australia players can be more involved.The domestic schedules will be announced in the coming months. The WBBL will take place from mid-October to late November with the BBL expected to start after the West Indies Test series and it may run into early February.With the men’s T20 World Cup also in October and November, plus Sheffield Shield, Marsh Cup and WNCL matches to slot in, it has meant a challenging jigsaw puzzle to find suitable venues for all the formats. The expanded WNCL – now a full home-and-away tournament – is likely to start in late September ahead of the WBBL.Both West Indies and South Africa are expected to have warm-up matches ahead of their respective Test series.