Independentemente do nome do estádio, o Palmeiras vai bem quando joga na Arena Corinthians ou Neo Química Arena. A primeira vez em que foi ao estádio rebatizado, o Verdão venceu o rival por 2 a 0, com gols de Luiz Adriano e Gabirel Veron, pela nona rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro.
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O Alviverde chegou ao quarto triunfo em 13 partidas na casa rival. Nenhum outro clube venceu tantas vezes em Itaquera como o Palmeiras. Além disso, são 12 gols marcados e a equipe adversária que mais balançou as redes alvinegras.
Vale lembrar que dos três empates ainda como Arena Corinthians, um deles teve sabor de vitória, afinal classificou o time então comandado por Oswaldo de Oliveira para a final do Campeonato Paulista de 2015.
Um mês depois do título estadual contra o maior rival, o Palmeiras findou um jejum de seis partidas seguidas sem vencer o Corinthians. A conquista veio nos pênaltis, após dois empates.
A última vez havia sido no returno do Brasileirão de 2018, com gol de Deyverson, no Allianz Parque.
The England coach said he had not been involved in any planning for the on-field verbals and does not believe they send a good image to the next generation
George Dobell in Adelaide03-Dec-2017England coach Trevor Bayliss has admitted he is not comfortable with the sledging that has characterised the early days of the current Ashes series and feels stump microphones should be “turned down” in an attempt to avoid negatively influencing the next generation of cricketers.After Australia flustered Jonny Bairstow in Brisbane with talk of him head-butting Cameron Bancroft, England have hit back in Adelaide with the umpires stepping in between James Anderson and Steven Smith at one point on the first day and Stuart Broad roaring in the face of Peter Handscomb after dismissing him in the opening over on the second day.But Bayliss, previously close to many of the Australia players as coach of New South Wales and Sydney Sixers, categorically denied he was involved in any plans to sledge the Australia players”Personally, from my point of view, I’m probably not [comfortable with the sledging],” Bayliss said. “And it’s certainly not something I’m involved in planning.”But it’s just the way the game is these days. I’d like to see the stump microphones turned down. I don’t think they are necessarily a great thing for young kids watching at home. I don’t think anyone has to listen to what is being said. But it’s grown men playing a very competitive sport and sometimes those emotions boil over.”It’s just red blooded young males competing against each other. Most of the time it’s fairly light hearted. Sometimes there’s a lot more made of it in the press than what happens in the field.”Meanwhile, Bayliss said Joe Root would make the same decision over bowling first if he won the toss again. Accepting that England had “bowled a little short” on the first morning, Bayliss felt they had subsequently adjusted well.”He wouldn’t do anything different,” Bayliss said. “It’s well documented that one of our challenges is taking wickets on flatter wickets. So Joe wanted to give our guys the best opportunity to take 20 wickets. It didn’t work out, although I thought we bowled pretty well.”Look, it wasn’t an easy decision. It wasn’t taken lightly. But for us to win games, you want to take 20 wickets. Joe thought if we bowled first on a fresh wicket it would provide our best opportunity. We bowled pretty well and didn’t get the results we thought we deserved.”And, while Bayliss accepted that Australia’s attack had more pace, he felt England still had the weapons to make inroads on surfaces such as the one in Adelaide.”It’s well documented they’ve got three guys who are quicker than ours,” he said. “But it doesn’t mean they’re impossible to play. You’ve still got to be able to move the ball.”Certainly on that wicket, the bowlers we’ve got are more than capable of taking wickets and creating chance. The bowlers we’ve got are the bowlers we’ve got. There is no point wishing someone could come along with a click of the fingers.”
توجه مسؤولو اتحاد الكرة بطلب هام إلى الجهات الأمنية بشأن الحضور الجماهيري لمباراة مصر أمام بوركينا فاسو ضمن تصفيات كأس العالم 2026.
ويخوض منتخب مصر مباراتين أمام بوركينا فاسو وغينيا بيساو في الجولتين الثالثة والرابعة من تصفيات المونديال.
ومن المقرر أن تقام مباراة مصر وبوركينا فاسو يوم 6 يونيو المقبل، وذلك على أرضية استاد القاهرة.
منتخب مصر يوضح الموقف النهائي لانضمام عمر مرموش وتريزيجيه في معسكر يونيو
وعلم بطولات، أن اتحاد الكرة طلب من الجهات الأمنية السماح بحضور السعة الكاملة للملعب نظرًا لأهمية مباراة بوركينا فاسو.
الجدير بالذكر، أن منتخب مصر يعتلي صدارة ترتيب المجموعة الأولى التي تضم إلى جواره منتخبات بوركينا فاسو وغينيا بيساو وسيراليون وإثيوبيا وجيبوتي، برصيد 6 نقاط.
Arsenal have one final headache that they may want to rectify before the transfer window slams shut, as Mikel Arteta scrambles for additional funds to soften the blow of Jurrien Timber's injury.
Who could replace Jurrien Timber?
With less than a week before deadline day is upon the Premier League, it would be easy to assume that much of the Gunners' business had been tied up. If not for the crushing blow sustained by Timber, that may well have been the case.
However, with reports suggesting that the Dutchman is set to be out for up to seven months, having sustained an ACL injury in his first league start, a replacement could be in order to ensure that the levels do not drop.
Arsenal's summer signings
Fee
Kai Havertz (Chelsea)
£65m
Jurrien Timber (Ajax)
£38m
Declan Rice (West Ham United)
£105m
David Raya (Brentford) – loan
£3m (£27m option to buy)
All transfer fees via Sky Sports
That could therefore explain their interest in Barcelona defender Eric Garcia, who has impressed for Xavi's title-winning outfit since moving from Manchester City.
However, as if to emphasise just how highly-rated the Spaniard is at the Nou Camp, the Catalan giants slapped a mouthwatering €400m (£343m) release clause in his contract to ward off potential suitors.
Read the latest Arsenal transfer news HERE…
Perhaps a more fair valuation comes via Football Transfers, who rate him at a more attainable €26.6m (£23m).
How good is Eric Garcia?
It is worth noting the quality of this 22-year-old titan can be measured by those whom FBref seek to compare him to, with Pep Guardiola's new signing Josko Gvardiol one of a few elite names to grace his 'similar players' list.
The Croatian moved to the Etihad earlier this month in a move worth £77.6m, joining with a big reputation as one of Europe's best young defenders. In fact, his national team boss Zlatko Dalic has even suggested he is already the "best central defender in the world".
Barcelona'sEricGarciareacts
So, to see Garcia likened to such a highly-rated star speaks volumes for his level, which has seemingly risen since returning to his homeland.
After all, he did feature 32 times across all competitions last season as they claimed the La Liga title, with his 6.92 average Sofascore rating a solid figure. This was largely buoyed by his 91% pass accuracy alongside the one tackle and 1.4 clearances made per game.
In fact, when compared to other centre-backs across Europe, the youngster actually ranks in the top 3% for passes attempted per 90, the top 1% for progressive passes per 90 and the top 3% for progressive carries per 90, via FBref.
To see him lauded by Xavi should therefore come as no surprise, as the Spanish coach noted: "Eric is extraordinary. I value him a lot, he is important to us. He plays in a very complicated position because, at Barca, a centre-back is always exposed. But he is a role model in the dressing room and we value him a lot."
To place him beside Gvardiol, it quickly becomes clear where these comparisons emerge from.
Indeed, when compared against the same group the former RB Leipzig star also ranks in the top 1% for passes attempted 90, as well as the top 18% for progressive passes per 90 and the top 9% for successful take-ons per 90, all per FBref.
As a couple of tactically astute young ball-playing defenders, set to dominate at the top level for the next decade, perhaps Arteta could seek to bring in his compatriot to plug his Timber-shaped hole and emulate the success of their rival.
Man-of-the-Series winning performance has contributed to a turnaround in his career, says the left-arm fast bowler
ESPNcricinfo staff25-Dec-20172:19
‘This series has been a turnaround for me’ – Unadkat
Among India’s biggest strengths in recent times has been how their youngsters have profited from a relatively low-intensity initiation into international cricket before leaving their imprint. Think Yuzvendra Chahal on the tour of Zimbabwe or Kuldeep Yadav on the tour of Sri Lanka earlier this year to drive in this point.While Chahal and Kuldeep have managed to displace – temporarily, at least – the senior spin pair of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, Shreyas Iyer has managed to find his feet during the ODI series against Sri Lanka with two half-centuries in three matches. Left-arm seamer Jaydev Unadkat, who made his international debut way back in 2010 but has only sporadically featured since, is the latest beneficiary of such a style of talent management.Drafted into India’s T20I series against Sri Lanka, Unadkat finished with four wickets in three matches at an economy-rate of 4.88, the lowest on either side. Tasked with leading the pace attack in the absence of the rested Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Unadkat produced figures of 4-0-15-2 to keep Sri Lanka down to 135. Following India’s five-wicket win, he was named both Man of the match and Man of the series. At the end of his first set of international games in a year and a half, Unadkat was understandably happy with how he had fared.”This series has really helped me to gain that confidence needed at the international level. It was just about doing well once at the ground and getting that confidence. It was just not coming to me when I played for India the previous time,” Unadkat said after the match. “Yes, this series has definitely been a turnaround for me and I really needed [it] at this point in my career and I would be happy to take it forward from here.”Unadkat was fast-tracked into the Indian team following his stint with the India Under-19 team in 2010. Later that year, he made his Test debut against South Africa in Centurion. He hasn’t added to his appearances in the longest format since, but has had short stints with the limited overs sides. Earlier this year at the IPL, he played a key role in Rising Pune Supergiant’s journey to the final, finishing as their leading wicket-taker with 24 scalps at an economy of 7.02. His clever variations in pace and length, and his calmness in the end overs proved invaluable.”I have been asked this question a lot about my Test debut – was I too young or was I drafted in too early. I would just say that I was performing really well when I made my Test debut,” he said. “And, the only thing probably which helped me become a better bowler or gain some more skills in my armoury is that I have become a lot more stronger than what I was when I made my debut.”For a fast bowler, it is the one aspect that really helps build on the skills, the fitness. That’s something that I found out straightaway when I came into the international circuit. To be playing every format and playing throughout the year, it’s really important to improve on the fitness aspect. It’s something that is not related to the game directly but the impact of fitness is going to be on the bowling. Maybe that’s the only thing that has changed.”In between, he’s been through the domestic grind and has emerged as Saurashtra’s pace spearhead, which he also attributed for his success. “I have certainly matured as a player. Any player who plays through the Indian domestic circuit, playing the T20s, the one-dayers and Ranji Trophy, that too on flat tracks that we play on in Saurashtra [will]. It’s those times it’s just you and yourself you have to motivate.”Those are the times that you go through the grind and make out what your abilities are and where you need to improve. So, after making my Test debut, going back into domestic cricket knowing already what needs to be done at the highest level did help me in that part of my career. Coming through all these seasons have immensely helped me to know what I need to gain on.”BCCI
Along the way, the 26-year-old has also picked up vital cues from the senior fast bowlers in the side like Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah. The competition for fast-bowling slots, he admitted, helped push each bowler to raise the bar higher.”It’s about backing myself in high-pressure situations,” he said. “I have seen all the good players do that and I’ve learnt from them. Bhuvi and Jasprit Bumrah do it extremely well in pressure situations. At first, I thought I wasn’t completely backing myself to go for those variations. I just thought that this is the need of the hour, so I shouldn’t think of my strengths. Then a time came when I was like it’s about time that I start backing myself. It’s not about what others tell me what is a good ball to bowl at a particular time. It’s about what I think is my strength. After I realized that, it has helped me to back myself in pressure situations.”[The competition is] extremely good for Indian cricket. It’s a healthy competition going in the fast bowling department, which hasn’t been the case for us in the past few years. Guys are looking to get their opportunity and pushing the bar forward. That just helps us to literally raise the standards higher. Seeing these guys do really well at the international level has helped me improving my standards. I knew if I want to be a part of the Indian team, I really need to improve my standard. It’s all going good for our team and you can see the results as well. The bowling has been terrific in all three formats in the last few years.”With Ashish Nehra having retired, the slot for a left-arm fast bowler – a style of bowling that’s always in demand – is open. While Unadkat maintained selection wasn’t in his hands, he did agree that a left-arm seamer added to the variety of the attack. “That is something for the management to see, for but I would definitely agree with your point that a left-arm seamer does add to the variety of the team attack and it would be awesome if I will be able to keep doing well for the team and to be a regular player in the limited-overs format,” he said.”I have got the right start and it is about how I take it from here, how I work on my skills more and more. Players will try and target my skills, they will study what my skills are, now that I have played a few games on the international circuit. I will definitely say a left-arm seamer is something that a team always looks forward to, be it any domestic or an international team.”
استقر السويسري مارسيل كولر، المدير الفني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي، بشكل كبير على التشكيل الذي سيخوض به مباراة اليوم أمام الترجي التونسي، في نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا.
وتقام مباراة الأهلي والترجي على أرضية ملعب استاد القاهرة الدولي، في إياب نهائي المسابقة القارية، بعدما انتهى لقاء الذهاب بالتعادل السلبي بملعب رادس. موعد والقنوات الناقلة مباراة الأهلي والترجي اليوم في نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا
وتنطلق المباراة اليوم السبت الموافق 25 مايو 2024، في تمام الساعة 8 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، 6 بتوقيت تونس، وتُذاع عبر قناتي “بي إن سبورتس 6” بالإضافة إلى قناة “تايم سبورت” على التردد الأرضي.
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ويدخل الأهلي مباراة الترجي متسلحًا بعاملي الأرض والجمهور من أجل الدفاع عن لقبه والوصول للتتويج الـ12 له في تاريخه بدوري أبطال إفريقيا.
ويفتقد الأهلي جهود لاعبه علي معلول الذي تعرض للإصابة في وتر أكيلس خلال الدقائق الأولى من مباراة الذهاب، وسيغيب على إثرها لفترة طويلة.
بينما سيعود إلى الأهلي أحمد نبيل كوكا وأحمد عبد القادر بعد تعافيهما من الإصابة التي تعرضا لها بالفترة الماضية وأبعدتهما عن المشاركة في المباريات. تشكيل الأهلي المتوقع أمام الترجي اليوم
في حراسة المرمى: مصطفى شوبير.
خط الدفاع: محمد هاني، رامي ربيعة، محمد عبد المنعم، كريم فؤاد.
خط الوسط: أكرم توفيق، مروان عطيه، إمام عاشور، حسين الشحات، بيرسي تاو.
Everton's summer transfer window focused on the crux of the Premier League club's problems last season; sorting out the toothless attacking impetus, as was anticipated.
Having struggled for form and fluidity up front, the Toffees languished to a 17th-placed finish, finishing the term as the division's second-lowest scorers, and to combat this, manager Sean Dyche returned for a failed January target in Arnaut Danjuma.
Why did Everton sign Arnaut Danjuma?
When Dyche was appointed in the endmost days of January, he demanded signings to rewrite the narrative of Everton's season, but signings he did not get; as the winter market slammed close its shutters, the Goodison Park side were the lone Premier League outfit to not make an acquisition.
Dyche called on fans to "stick by the team", claiming that efforts were made to bring in fresh faces after selling homegrown winger Anthony Gordon to Newcastle United for £45m, but success was not found.
Arnaut Danjuma
One player who almost wound up on Merseyside was Arnaut Danjuma, who signed for Tottenham Hotspur on loan in the market's late stage despite agreeing terms on a short-term deal with Everton, with the uncertainty of Frank Lampard's dismissal – who played a large role in convincing the player to join the club, unravelling the prospective move.
While Danjuma did not enjoy a fruitful spell in north London, scoring twice from just 12 displays, he had been an effective figure in Spain, clinching 22 goals and supplying four assists for Villarreal after joining in a £21m deal from Bournemouth, having posted 17 goals across the 2020/21 campaign with the Cherries and been praised for his "exceptional" efforts by Jonathan Woodgate.
Having now completed a season-long loan transfer to Everton, Danjuma, aged 26, has started impressively and netted twice from five matches, including an equalising goal in the side's recent 2-2 draw at Bramall Lane against Sheffield United.
Arnaut Danjuma @ Everton in numbers
4 games
1 goal
3.5 shots per game
7% goal conversion
0.5 key passes per game
All stats above via Sofascore (Premier League only).
The £52.5k-per-week winger has been hailed by pundit Kevin Phillips, who said: “Danjuma is a very, very good player. On his day he is a nightmare for defenders. He can create and score goals. He can hurt any defence with his pace and directness."
Given the Dutchman's fluidity across the frontline and incisiveness, perhaps Everton have unearthed the solution to Richarlison's £60m sale to Tottenham one year on, having been praised as the "complete striker" by former Toffees boss Carlo Ancelotti, who also dubbed him "clinical" for his exploits on Merseyside.
How many goals did Richarlison score for Everton?
It's fair to say that Richarlison's time in north London has been anything but successful, having posted just four goals and assists since his transfer last summer and been branded a "joke" by talkSPORT's Tony Cascarino, and the Brazilian is not the one laughing.
Richarlison under different managers
Games
Goals
Assists
Rafa Benitez
12
4
2
Frank Lampard
20
7
3
Carlo Ancelotti
59
20
4
Marco Silva
56
21
4
Duncan Ferguson
5
1
1
All stats via Transfermarkt.
There couldn't be greater disparity from his time at Goodison Park, where the 26-year-old was revered for his menacing presence in the offensive third, netting 53 times from 152 outings and playing an instrumental role in the club's seasonal battles.
With 20 goals from 44 Brazil caps, including an “unstoppable” – as was said by journalist Sacha Pisani – acrobatic overhead strike against Serbia at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, he is a talented forward and it just isn't working out right now.
Richarlison-and-Calvert-Lewin-at-Everton
Competent down the left channel and in the central striking role, Richarlison boasts a dynamism to match Danjuma's, who has started life under Dyche's stewardship with promise and could now grow into his skin, adopting the mantle left by the £90k-per-week ace.
Both progressive presences, Richarlison records 2.37 progressive carries per match, while Danjuma, who ranks among the top 7% of positional peers in Europe for that metric at 2.87, clearly looks like a player capable of driving the ball into promising positions and instigating dangerous openings.
Richarlison was an impressive component of the Everton machine and remains a fan favourite, but Danjuma could now prove to be the perfect heir and play a talismanic part in the fight for success this season.
Parceira de longa data com o futebol, a Brahma está promovendo uma experiência única para os torcedores de Grêmio e Internacional integrarem o time da “Torcida N°1 Brahma”, dois torcedores, um de cada clube, será escolhido como o 11° torcedor do time, por meio de concurso cultural, ganhando diversos benefícios, como diferentes experiencias exclusivas, uma camisa oficial do seu clube eum kit personalizado (com cervejeira, copo, balde, mochila, flâmula e packs de Brahma).
Para participar, o torcedor deve escrever um texto de até 600 caracteres no site(https://cervejaria.brahma.com.br/clube-n1), após fazer o cadastro e dizer o porque merece ser o 11° torcedor. As inscrições da primeira fase se encerram no dia 6 de outubro.
Na fase final, que acontece após esse período, a Brahma irá analisar todas as historias e escolher cinco de cada lado do Gre-Nal, os fanáticos selecionados, deverão então contar como suas vidas estão ligadas ao seu clube e o como a paixão interfere em suas vidas.
“A paixão que os torcedores de futebol sentem pelos seus clubes é muito forte. E como o atual momento impede a ida aos estádios, encontramos nessa ação uma forma de homenageá-los. Assim como aquela equipe que entra em campo, essa formação representada pela torcida vai levar muito orgulho e transmitir todos os sentimentos de gremistas e colorado”, explica João Pedro Fagundes, gerente de Marketing Regional de Brahma.
O resultado do 11º torcedor de cada clube será divulgado pelas redes sociais da marca e no site Clube Nº1. Os dois escolhidos entrarão, automaticamente, para o time da Torcida Nº1 Brahma e poderão usufruir de todos os benefícios para viverem o amor por seu time de uma forma única.
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يأمل جود بيلينجهام في وصول كيليان مبابي إلى ريال مدريد، بعد التتويج بدوري أبطال أوروبا.
وحصل بيلينجهام على لقب دوري أبطال أوروبا مع فريقه ريال مدريد بعد الفوز بثنائية نظيفة أمام فريقه السابق بوروسيا دورتموند.
وفي تصريحاته إلى “TNT sports”، قال بيلينجهام عن اللاعبين الكبار في الفريق: “لقد قالوا لي دائمًا أن أستمتع بمباراة النهائي الأولى، وهو شعور لا مثيل له عندما تصل إلى قمة الجبل، لا تنسوا أبدًا المرة الأولى، لقد أخبروني بذلك طوال الأسبوع”.
وأضاف: “كان دورتموند هو الأفضل في المباراة، وكانت الفرص أفضل، ولكن إذا لم تقتلنا فسوف نعود”.
وواصل: “توني كروس ولوكا مودريتش كانا جزءًا كبيرًا من شعوري قبل المباراة لأكون عادلاً، عندما كنت وحدي في غرفتي، كنت أفكر في نفسي ولم أكن واثقًا من نفسي”.
وأكمل: “لكنك تأتي لتناول العشاء وهما يلعبان الورق ويتحدثان ويبدو عليهما الاسترخاء، ثم تبدأ في الشعور بالاسترخاء والاستقرار، أبطال أوروبا، لا يوجد أفضل من ذلك”.
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وعن الضغط لتحقيق الفوز في مدريد، أشار: “الضغط كبير، في النادي هناك فقاعة من اللاعبين والموظفين ولكن خارجه تشعر وكأن العالم فوقك، شيء ما يحدث في التدريب وبعد خمس دقائق يتم نشره في وسائل الإعلام”.
وأكد: “لكن مثل هذه الليالي هي السبب وراء رغبتك في اللعب لهذا النادي، الضغط يتزايد ولكن بعد ذلك تفوز وهذا شعور رائع”.
وعن مدربه كارلو أنشيلوتي، استطرد: “لقد فتح لي بابًا لجزء من لعبتي لم أكن أعلم أنني أمتلكه، هذا هو الشيء الذي يميز المدربين العالميين، فهم يجعلونك تدرك مدى جودة ما يمكنك فعله وتختبر حدود إمكاناتك، فالأمر يشبه تواجدك في المدرسة مرة أخرى، حيث تتعلم شيئًا جديدًا كل يوم وتتحسن”.
وعن احتمال وصول كيليان مبابي إلى ريال مدريد، أتم: “سيكون من المذهل لو وصل لاعب مثله، أحد أفضل اللاعبين في العالم”.
Club cricket has been called off this season in Cape Town, but there seems to be no threat to internationals for now. And work is on to make Newlands’ water supply independent of the municipal supply
Firdose Moonda01-Feb-2018
The Newlands outfield soaked up plenty of water•BCCI
The Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) is working proactively to get off the municipal water grid before the Newlands Test against Australia that starts on March 22, as the region’s worst drought in over a century threatens to turn Cape Town’s taps off.The City of Cape Town has earmarked April 12 as Day Zero, when residents will have to queue at 200 water points to receive an allocation of 25 litres per person per day, and is currently imposing Level 6B water restrictions – which limits people to 50 litres a day – and all areas of life are being affected, cricket included.In October, club-cricket fixtures were cut by almost half and, now, the club season has been cancelled. No more matches will take place between the 70 clubs affiliated to WPCA this summer and there will be no promotion or relegation system. Instead, WPCA will appoint a task team to decide how they will approach the 2018-19 season. Schools fixtures have also been called off, though some schools with access to their own boreholes may continue to play, something that is beyond WPCA’s control.Provincial men’s and women’s matches will continue to take place as normal, as will franchise cricket, and the three internationals still scheduled for Newlands – an ODI against India on February 7, a T20 double-header on February 24 and the Test against Australia in March. While the February fixtures will take place while there is still water to be had, the Test match cuts close to Day Zero and, by the time it is played, Newlands hopes to be self-sufficient.Making use of their own groundwater will mean Newlands will be able to accommodate for the more than 20,000 people expected in the stadium each day without using municipal water in their bathrooms. The borehole water will not be drinkable but other sources of drinkable water are being investigated.Currently, the Newlands outfield and nets are only watered once a week but with the internationals approaching, WPCA management are in touch with the City to seek permission to water twice but will not push for the go ahead. “We are having a bit of a debate at the moment because the outfield is just starting to brown,” Nabeal Dean, CEO of WPCA, told ESPNcricinfo. “We need to ask ourselves if we want the world to see a green outfield when we are in a drought or if we want them to see reality.”While the outfield may end up less pristine than normal, pitch preparation will be unaffected. Groundsman Evan Flint managed to produce a surface with pace, bounce and that had enough green grass on it to facilitate seam movement for the New Year’s Test against India that was played from January 5 and Dean has no reason to believe Flint will struggle with his Australia pitch, especially given the underground water that Newlands has access to.A century ago, the site on which the ground now stands was a lake and Dean was told that if 100,000 litres of water are used from the underground supply, it could be replenished within an hour.The only other commitment WPCA have are incoming tours from English club and county sides, some of whom enjoy spending their pre-season in South Africa. Typically those clubs are hosted at clubs like Western Province Cricket Club, an elite establishment with two boreholes on its site, and Dean said WPCA will therefore “make an effort to accommodate them within the guidelines of the restrictions”.What Dean could not answer is whether it is wise to have international touring teams staying in a city that is about to run out of water. That is up to higher authorities in government, perhaps, and so far, no major events in Cape Town have been called off. The Cape Cycle Tour, the largest individually-timed cycling event in the world, will go ahead on March 11, while the Two Oceans Ultra and Half Marathon is set to be run on March 31, just 12 days before the city is set to run dry.Cricket South Africa were approached for comment on whether any cricket would be affected but had no updates to provide yet.