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Leeds United return to action in the Championship this afternoon as they travel away from Elland Road to take on Norwich City in Norfolk.

The Whites have won three of their last four league matches ahead of this clash but have had a two-week break, thanks to international duty, since their last game.

Daniel Farke, who is returning to his former club and Carrow Road for the first time since his exit in 2021, oversaw a 2-1 win over Bristol City last time out but could be forced into making changes to his starting XI.

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The German head coach has revealed that Wilfried Gnonto is in contention to feature in the squad after recovering from injury. However, Junior Firpo still needs time and Djed Spence is a couple of weeks away from being ready to return to full training.

He also suggested that Archie Gray could suffer from burnout due to the volume of games the Leeds ace has played at club and international level, after the teenage gem started three matches for England U19s during the break.

The academy graduate was limited to a recovery session instead of full first-team training on Thursday and Farke could rest him for this clash to avoid fatigue or an injury issue.

With this in mind, the ex-Norwich boss must unleash Luke Ayling from the start this afternoon in place of Gray, who lined up at right-back against the Robins.

Should Ayling start against Norwich?

The veteran defender has been a solid and reliable performer for the Whites so far this season and his form suggests that he is an excellent option to come in for the 17-year-old gem today.

Ayling has already started eight Championship games throughout the 2023/24 campaign, but was on the bench against Bristol City, and has showcased his excellent defensive capabilities.

Journalist Phil Hay once hailed the former Yeovil Town prospect as "integral" for Leeds and that remains the case when you consider the defensive impact that he has had this term.

The 32-year-old battler has made 2.7 tackles per game at Championship level and Ethan Ampadu (2.3) is the only other Whites player with more than 1.9 per match.

Statistic

Ayling vs QPR (04/10/2023

Minutes

90

Tackles

Three

Interceptions

One

Duels won

Four

Ayling's last league start for Leeds (via Sofascore)

Ayling, who has made 3.6 tackles and interceptions per clash in total, has also created 1.2 chances per outing for his teammates, which is more than any other defender within the squad.

These statistics suggest that the English enforcer has been superb when called upon this season due to his ability to both cut out opposition attacks whilst also creating chances at the other end.

The experienced ball-winner has the quality to make multiple defensive interventions per game and can pop up with moments in the final third to make things happen for his side on the ball.

Therefore, Farke must unleash the £35k-per-week stopper from the start and move Gray aside against the Canaries today. It would provide the teenage starlet with an opportunity to rest and avoid fatigue without weakening the side, as shown by Ayling's aforementioned statistics.

‘Runs are the currency’, says assistant coach, as clamour for white-ball batting berths hots up

ESPNcricinfo staff09-Jul-2018Paul Farbrace, England’s interim coach, has backed Joe Root to bounce back strongly after being dropped for the series-deciding T20I against India at Bristol on Sunday, but reiterated that “runs are the currency” by which all of England’s batsmen need to be judged in the current clamour for white-ball berths.Despite being acknowledged as England’s finest multi-format batsman, Root found himself under pressure following scores of 35, 0 and 9 in his three previous T20 innings against Australia and India. He made way for the return of Ben Stokes in Bristol after Alex Hales had made his own place in the side secure with a match-winning half-century at Cardiff on Friday.Root’s omission would have seem unthinkable two years ago, when he was the glue in the England T20 line-up that came so close to victory in the World T20 in India, and prior to the series Farbrace insisted Root was a fixture in the side. However, Farbrace – who has been standing in for the head coach, Trevor Bayliss, during the T20I series – said that Root remained a shoo-in to play in the first ODI against India at Trent Bridge on Thursday.”Every player goes through a period where you either find it tough or you’re left out the side,” said Farbrace. “We all know that [Joe’s] response will be to work harder, try harder and score more runs – that’s the nature of him.”I’m sure he was bitterly disappointed to be left out because he wants to play every game for England and he wants to show he’s a high quality player in all forms of the game, but we all know Joe very well – he’ll be spurred on by that and he’ll do all he can to make sure he’s ready come Thursday’s game at Trent Bridge.”Root’s role in T20 cricket has come under inadvertent scrutiny in recent months, partly as a consequence of his huge importance to England’s fortunes in the longer formats. In the aftermath of a gruelling Ashes campaign, he was rested during England’s T20 tri-series in Australia and New Zealand in February, and also missed out on an IPL deal after being overlooked in this year’s auction.And, now in the aftermath of a T20 series decider when even a target of 200 was shown to be some 20-30 runs short, Root’s value – as a man who can keep the strike rotating and soak up the pressure moments of an innings – has been undermined by the sheer muscularity required to put a defendable total on the board, at least on the sort of flat deck that was served up at Bristol.”It is important in low-scoring games on tough wickets, you need people who can manipulate the strike, who can play spin bowling well, and can keep you in tight games,” said Farbrace. “That’s a skill that Joe has – he has the ability to hit boundaries. He might not have the raw power of a Stokes or a Bairstow but he has strong cricket shots, even in 20-over cricket, which will get you your reward.”In the game at Cardiff, a low-scoring game, the idea of him going in when he did [at No.3] was to rotate the strike, knock it around and get you close to winning the game. In the end, he got out playing the sweep shot – which is fine, because that’s a shot that he plays exceptionally well.”I still think, and I genuinely believe it, that if England are to be successful in T20 cricket over the next couple of years leading into the World Cup, Joe Root will play a magnificent and big part in that. He’s our best player – a fantastic player in all forms of the game.”Yes, he hasn’t got any runs in the last couple of games and, yes, that does make you vulnerable in any side. Runs are your currency – that’s what you’re selected on. It’s the same for bowlers – it’s about wickets and economy rates in T20 cricket.”Despite the disappointment of losing the series decider, Farbrace said that England would take confidence from their Cardiff win into next week’s ODI series, which arguably has far more significance for the two teams leading into next year’s World Cup, and which England will begin as the No.1-ranked side in the world.”It was really important that we showed that we could learn very quickly from the first game and we showed that we are capable of beating India in tough conditions,” said Farbrace. “It will be a brilliant series – they’re a magnificent side, they’ve got a lot of experience, a high level of skill, and you can see that they’re definitely here to get stuck into the challenge.”That’s the way that you’d expect all of [Virat] Kohli’s teams to play, so we’re going to have to play extremely well to win it.”

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O empate em 1 a 1 com o Atlético-GO não agradou ao Flamengo, e Willian Arão, capitão do time neste sábado, fez questão de deixar claro isso em entrevista após o jogo no Maracanã. O camisa 5 ressaltou a melhora do time sob o comando de Rogério Ceni, que comandou o Rubro-Negro pela segunda partida, mas cobrou maior foco visando a classificação na Copa do Brasil, por exemplo.

– Estamos melhorando. Flamengo tem que vencer, não tem desculpa. Não podemos tomar um gol daqueles, a bola estava no nosso pé. Tem que fazer melhor, temos que melhorar mais ainda se quisermos passar na quarta (contra o São Paulo na Copa do Brasil). Estamos no caminho certo, mas temos que vencer. Não podemos nos dar o luxo de perder esses gols. Vamos focar e melhorar mais para quarta – afirmou Arão, na saída de campo, ao “Premiere”.

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Após perder por 2 a 1 no Maracanã, na ida das quartas de final da Copa do Brasil, o Flamengo precisa de uma vitória simples para forçar a disputa por pênaltis com o São Paulo por uma vaga nas semifinais. A partida de volta contra o Tricolor será no Estádio do Morumbi, na próxima quarta, Às 21h30.

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India A add 205 for last five wickets to open up a sizable lead to give hosts chance of a series-levelling win

The Report by Varun Shetty in Alur10-Sep-2018Andhra Cricket Association

India A batted Australia A into a corner on the third day of the second unofficial Test in Alur. They lead of 159 came on the back of KS Bharat’s 106, and his various partnerships with the lower order that meant India made 205 for the last five wickets, finishing eventually with 505 in reply to Australia’s 346. Bharat’s century was India’s first of the series, and the innings was at its peak during his eight-wicket stand of 113 with Kuldeep Yadav, who batted 112 balls for his 52.The pair were in full control after they’d both been dropped off part-time legspinner Marnus Labuschagne when the lead was slim. Kuldeep then begun dominating the stand, looking calm and assured as Australia switched their bowlers around constantly. While the innings was studded with boundaries, it was an aggressive one in approach, with the footwork sorted the whole way through against pace and spin.It gave Bharat the license to play the boundary strokes at the other end and he picked up 12 fours and a six during his forage. Bharat’s most productive strokes were the hook and the cover drive, both of which were a consequence of Australia’s struggle to hold up a constant strategy. The seamers, particularly Brendan Doggett, were all over the place against Bharat and on a slow pitch, he cashed in on their offerings.Against spin, he was more content playing with a straight bat, often in defence, and rarely got out of the crease to manufacture shots. There wasn’t much need for it in any case, with Australia’s spread out fields offering many easy run-scoring avenues.This was also the case when Shubman Gill had got going in the first session. Gill, the overnight batsman alongside India A captain Shreyas Iyer, had a much easier start to the day than should have been, considering the that the same bowlers – Mitchell Marsh and Mitchell Swepson – had troubled them in the last 30 minutes on Sunday. The pair had even come out to overcast, cold conditions, which offered the Australian bowlers more than they had got on a blazing Sunday.But they were barely troubled, with Swepson struggling to land the ball from around the wicket. Many full tosses down leg side were put away, including one that was ramped by Iyer over the long leg boundary, and when he did finally start landing the ball, the umpires deemed that he was bowling a negative line and penalised him. Marsh did end up slanting one in to beat Iyer and hit his stumps, but Australia’s day would be filled with more such peculiar moments.In front of a considerably bigger home crowd than had watched during the weekend, the Australians came apart slowly, with fumbles and extras, and were even penalised for having three fielders behind the popping crease on the leg side at one point.The start of that decline began with Gill’s exquisite wrists that aided his flowing drives, but were especially impressive as he got on the back foot to manipulate the square field on the off side. Australia operated with one slip all day, and Gill used that open side of the field to full effect.But the 19-year-old batsman didn’t capitalise on his fluid start, and was bowled playing inside the line of a Chris Remain delivery with India still 46 behind and a fragile lower order exposed. K Gowtham undid the pressure though – as Bharat endured an anxious start – and his confident batting brought India five runs away from parity. By then, Bharat settled in and shepherded the lower order.Australia were given only three overs of seam bowling to play as they came out to play the last hour, and the relentless intensity of India’s spinners produced wickets off stark variety. Kurtis Patterson got into his shell and was bowled leaving an arm ball from Gowtham. At the other end, Renshaw’s attacking strategy produced a pictureesque straight six against Nadeem, but some sweeps later, he top-edged one to a diving Deepak Chahar at short fine leg.

Fresh off the back of two dismal 3-0 defeats at Old Trafford, Manchester United found solace on the road with a narrow, 1-0 victory over Fulham in the Premier League this afternoon, as Bruno Fernandes struck a late blow at Craven Cottage.

That well-placed strike from the Portuguese playmaker in stoppage time may well have papered over the cracks of another limp showing from Erik ten Hag's men, in truth, with the Red Devils hardly inspiring much confidence for much of the 90-plus minutes.

As such, despite the end result, the former Ajax boss will need to reflect on the overall performance from his side on the day, with £86m man, Antony, among the worst performers yet again in his right-wing berth.

Antony's game vs Fulham in numbers

It remains frankly head-scratching that United forked out such a sizeable fee for a player who seemingly offers nothing in an attacking sense, with another game going by in which the 23-year-old failed to score or register an assist.

With no goal contributions to his name in all competitions this season – as well as just four goals and two assists in the Premier League in total since the start of last season – it beggars belief that Ten Hag continues to select such a misfiring asset week-in, week-out.

While options on the right flank are limited, the one-time Sao Paulo man must find himself ditched moving forward following an "abysmal" performance – according to journalist Samuel Luckhurst – having been hooked after 63 minutes after making few inroads in attack.

The one-footed enigma notably failed to provide a single key pass and completed just one of his four attempted dribbles, while defensively he was also rather suspect, having been branded "pathetic" by TNT Sports pundit Jermaine Jenas in commentary for failing to prevent his compatriot, Willian, from firing at goal in the first half.

His replacement, by contrast, made the most of his limited time on the pitch, with Facundo Pellistri having arguably been Ten Hag's "unsung hero" on the day and now "needs to start games ahead of the woeful Antony", according to Forbes' Sam Pilger.

Facundo Pellistri's stats vs Fulham

As Statman Dave noted on Twitter, the young Uruguayan made a "big difference" after entering the fray off the bench, having even gone close to getting himself on the scoresheet after seeing his weak-foot attempt saved by Bernd Leno at the near post.

While the 5 foot 9 gamechanger was unable to open up his scoring tally for United, he did register a first Premier League assist after teeing up Fernandes for the game's decisive goal, having initially shown real endeavour and fight down the right flank in the build-up to that clincher.

Aside from that stunning contribution, the former Penarol ace did only make 15 touches in total – while also committing two fouls – yet there was enough there for both Ten Hag and supporters to be encouraged by moving forward.

As someone who arguably "offers more than Antony", Pellistri now seemingly just "needs a proper run in the team" – in the words of journalist Jay Motty – having thus far played second fiddle to his fellow South American over the past 18 months or so.

On the evidence of today's showing, however, it must well be time for Antony to be ruthlessly dropped moving forward, with a change in attack needed if United's frontline are to start truly firing this season.

أعلن نادي برشلونة الإسباني عن الرقم الجديد لنجمه اليافع لامين يامال، بعدما تم تسجيله في الفريق الأول.

وتألق لامين يامال البالغ من العمر 17 عامًا، مع منتخب إسبانيا في منافسات كأس أمم أوروبا “يورو 2024” وقاد الفريق للقب الرابع في تاريخه.

وتوجت إسبانيا بطلاً ليورو 2024 على حساب منتخب إنجلترا بالفوز بهدفين مقابل هدف في البطولة التي استضافتها ألمانيا.

وبعد أيام من التتويج، أعلن برشلونة عن الرقم الجديد للامين يامال، حيث سيحصل على القميص رقم 19.

اقرأ أيضًا | سبورت: برشلونة يحسم موقف يامال وبيدري وفيران من جولة أمريكا

وكان يامال يرتدي القميص رقم 27 مع برشلونة، لكنه سيرتدي الآن الرقم 19 الذي كان يرتديه ميسي في السابق.

وارتدى ميسي القميص رقم 19 مع برشلونة بين عامي 2005 و2008 قبل أن يحصل على الرقم 10.

بينما سيرجيو أجويرو حصل على القميص سابقًا خلال فترة فترته في برشلونة، كما فعل باتريك كلويفرت خلال موسم 1998-1999.

وحمل فيتور روكي القميص رقم 19 مع برشلونة، بعد انضمامه في يناير الماضي.

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O atacante Pedro é, em definitivo, jogador do Flamengo. Após o clube da Gávea oficializar o desejo em contratar o atleta na noite de terça-feira, a Fiorentina, da Itália, confirmou nesta quarta que o Rubro-Negro exerceu a opção de compra do atacante de 23 anos, a qual constava no empréstimo que se encerra em 31 de dezembro. O investimento será de 14 milhões de euros (cerca de R$ 87 milhões), os quais serão pagos pelo Flamengo em seis parcelas em três anos.

“ACF Fiorentina informa que o Clube de Regatas do Flamengo exerceu o direito de resgate pela compra definitiva do jogador de futebol Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos”, publicou a Fiorentina, em comunicado no Twitter, nesta quarta.

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Artilheiro do Flamengo em 2020, com 20 gols, Pedro assinará contrato definitivo com o clube da Gávea por cinco temporadas. O acordo – já encaminhado há algumas semanas – será oficializado pelo clube em breve. Aos 23 anos, o centroavante é observado por Tite, da Seleção Brasileira, e, entre os reforços do Rubro-Negro para a temporada, foi o que deu a melhor resposta.

Até por isso, o clube não mediu esforços para exercer a cláusula estabelecida no contrato de empréstimo com a Fiorentina. Diante dos impactos financeiros causados pela pandemia do coronavírus e as eliminações precoces na Copa Libertadores e Copa do Brasil, a diretoria não deve realizar outros investimentos deste valor para a temporada de 2021. Entre as prioridades, estão a compra de Thiago Maia, do Lille, e a permanência de Diego Alves.

O desejo de Pedro em seguir no Flamengo também teve peso considerável para o final feliz, uma vez que o salário do atleta será readequado à realidade do clube e do futebol brasileiro. Na Fiorentina, os vencimentos eram em euros.

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Prestes a finalizar o ano, com a série C em andamento e com término previsto para 2021, o goleiro Zé Carlos analisa sua temporada com a camisa do Brusque até o momento e projeta o restante da competição nacional. A equipe catarinense é a segunda colocada do grupo C na segunda fase do torneio.

– Tenho para mim que mesmo diante de todas as dificuldades enfrentadas no futebol e no mundo todo devido a pandemia, eu sou grato pelos meus números dentro de campo e pelas boas atuações. Claro que a gente nunca está 100% satisfeito, perfeição não existe, mas trabalho duro, diariamente, para que a evolução seja constante em minha carreira – declara o arqueiro.

Dos quase três mil minutos em campo, Zé Carlos possui 80% de aproveitamento em suas defesas, 7% a mais que o ano de 2019 e 91% de efetividade nas saídas de bola, comprovando as suas habilidades com os pés.

– Eu sempre fui um goleiro que tive boas jogadas com os pés, até porque, antes de atuar no gol, eu joguei na linha também. Claro que as falhas existem, isso faz parte e a gente está sempre trabalhando para corrigi-las, mas ver esses números me deixa feliz, isso significa que continuo seguindo firme, focado e na humildade de sempre – garante.

Para o camisa 1 quadricolor, alguns jogos foram marcantes devido as dificuldades enfrentadas por ele no gol e pênaltis defendidos.

– Os jogos entre o Sport e Brasil de Pelotas foram bem difíceis e intensos, Copa do Brasil, jogos pegados e que queríamos muito ir mais longe na competição, os jogos em que fiz algumas defesas muito difíceis que nem mesmo eu acreditei (risos) e pênaltis que peguei, o que traz muita segurança e aceitação para um goleiro, marcaram este meu ano. Graças a Deus posso dizer que foram muitas e grandes defesas, que seria injusto comigo mesmo destacar apenas uma – diz Zé Carlos sobre seu desempenho.

Na segunda fase da série C, Zé Carlos se diz confiante para a classificação para a próxima etapa e sonha com acesso à série B.

– Nosso time é totalmente capacitado para passar pelos grandes que estão em nosso grupo, serão jogos difíceis, cada partida será uma final. Depois das falhas cometidas e dificuldades que enfrentamos para conquistarmos essa classificação, merecemos ir muito longe dentro da competição, inclusive, subir o Bruscão para a série B, e quem sabe, o título – finaliza.

O Brusque entra em campo na próxima segunda-feira (21), às 20h, em Itu, para enfrentar o Ituano, em partida válida pela 2ª rodada da segunda fase da Série C. Até o momento, o time de Santa Catarina é o vice-líder do grupo, com 1 ponto, enquanto o time de Itu é o líder, com 3.

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يستعد منتخب مصر للكرة الطائرة رجال لخوض مباراة جديدة في مشواره بدورة الألعاب الأولمبية “أولمبياد باريس” 2024، وذلك بمواجهة إيطاليا.

وتقام فعاليات أولمبياد باريس خلال الفترة من 26 يوليو الجاري، وحتى يوم 11 أغسطس في مدينة باريس عاصمة فرنسا.

ويتواجد منتخب مصر للكرة الطائرة في المجموعة الثانية، والتي تضم إلى جواره منتخبات بولندا والبرازيل وإيطاليا.

طالع أيضاً.. مدرب إسبانيا الأولمبي يشيد بـ منتخب مصر وميكالي.. ويصرّح: سيتعين علينا استخدام أسلحتنا أمامهم

وكان منتخب مصر لكرة الطائرة “رجال”، استهل أولى مبارياته في دورة الألعاب الأولمبية، باريس 2024، بالخسارة أمام بولندا.

وتلقى منتخب مصر الخسارة من بولندا بنتيجة ثلاثة أشواط دون رد، جاءت على النحو التالي: 25-21، 25-19، 25-13. موعد مباراة مصر وإيطاليا للكرة الطائرة في أولمبياد باريس

ومن المقرر أن تنطلق مباراة مصر وإيطاليا اليوم الثلاثاء في تمام الساعة العاشرة صباحاً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية. القناة الناقلة لمباراة مصر وإيطاليا اليوم

ومن المنتظر أن تذاع مباراة مصر وإيطاليا عبر فضائية “بي إن سبورتس” الناقل الحصري للأولمبياد.

ويُمكنكم متابعة أحداث المباريات لحظة بلحظة من مركز المباريات من هنــــا.

Cricket Australia could name its new chief executive next week as the race to replace the outgoing James Sutherland heats up

Daniel Brettig20-Sep-2018

One of Melbourne Grand Prix chairman John Harnden or the former Cricket New South Wales chairman John Warn may be named as the new chief executive of Cricket Australia as soon as next week after the race to succeed the longtime boss James Sutherland narrowed to the final preferred candidate stage.ESPNcricinfo understands that two other remaining candidates, one of them the current Cricket Australia chief operating officer Kevin Roberts, were informed they had fallen out of the running at the start of the week, with final presentations by Harnden – also a CA Board director – and Warn believed to have been made on Tuesday.Another senior figure who is thought to have featured in leadership discussions is the former Australian women’s team captain and head of game development Belinda Clark, who is highly regarded within CA and may well be in line to replace Harnden or Warn after their tenure, which is not expected to come close to the 17 years clocked up by Sutherland.Roberts, who had appeared a likely successor for Sutherland from the moment he left the CA Board to join the executive management team in late 2015, raised the ire of the Australian Cricketers Association last year for the way he managed pay negotiations with the players’ union, resulting in a standoff where players went unpaid for almost a month and an Australia A tour of South Africa was cancelled. He was ultimately sidelined from talks that were to be concluded by Sutherland and the team performance manager Pat Howard.However, Roberts is thought to have retained the backing of the chairman David Peever to replace Sutherland until late in the process. Succession planning was one of numerous issues raised by the former Board director Bob Every when he quit CA in protest at Peever being given in-principle approval to continue as chairman for another three years. This decision remains to be ratified by the states at the CA annual general meeting on October 25.When Sutherland replaced Malcolm Speed in 2001, he was only 35 years old and younger than the then Australian team captain Steven Waugh. By contrast Harnden (53, the same age as Sutherland) and Warn (45) are considerably more seasoned. However, CA’s current battle to regain public confidence, bed-down a new $1.18 billion broadcast deal with News Corp and Seven and also make ready for hosting the two separate women’s and men’s world Twenty20 tournaments in 2020 suggests an intensive commission for Sutherland’s successor.Other major issues for CA include efforts to contextualise international cricket via the ICC, with Test and ODI championships due to begin in 2019, and the juggling of the Big Bash League amid an increasingly clogged rota of domestic T20 tournaments, many of which offer considerably greater financial incentives. Equally, the game is in a constant battle for participants and spectators with other Australian sports, as evidenced by the game’s slip to seventh, below basketball, for participation numbers according to Sport Australia’s annual figures.Harnden, who is Melbourne-based, has been considered the most likely candidate for some time, given the breadth of his experience as a former chief executive of the Australian Grand Prix, the South Australian Cricket Association, the Melbourne Commonwealth Games and the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup before replacing Ron Walker as the Melbourne Grand Prix chairman. In particular his record of running major events would be an advantage ahead of 2020, while his work with a variety of state and federal governments provides an indicator of the political skills required at ICC level.Nevertheless, Harnden has also sat on the CA Board since 2016, in that time being a part of flawed decision-making around the MoU. The appointment of an internal candidate, at a time when CA is itself subject to a broad cultural review by the Ethics Centre following the Newlands ball-tampering scandal, would also be a matter for conjecture.Warn, based in Sydney, stepped down from his roles as NSW chairman and also a senior executive at Westfield earlier this year to spend more time with his family, and would need to move south to take up the role heading CA’s operations at their Jolimont headquarters. Known as a highly combative club cricketer for Manly-Warringah in Sydney grade competition, Warn’s corporate career in retail has dovetailed with directorships at Cricket NSW and also the NSW Waratahs rugby union team.He and the NSW chief executive Andrew Jones were widely credited with improving the structure and performance of Australian cricket’s largest state association. However, Warn also presided over a recent downturn in the results of the men’s state team and the failure of its younger generation to develop after the fashion of the likes of Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins, which saw the coach Trent Johnston replaced by Phil Jaques over the off-season.Others mentioned as potential candidates included the WACA chief executive Christina Matthews, Jones, NRL CEO Todd Greenberg and Football Federation Australia CEO David Gallop. At the time that Sutherland announced his impending resignation in June, Peever stated that candidates with a significant knowledge of or background in cricket would likely be favoured.”This is an incredibly complex job, it has many dimensions,” Peever said. “What we must do is find the best person for the role. While I don’t want to put any constraints around it, it is a Cricket Australia role, so we’re probably going to have a little bit of bias towards an Australian, and it is a role in cricket, so we’ll probably have a bias towards someone in cricket.”