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سقط طرابزون سبور في فخ التعادل مع خصمه بشكتاش، في مباراتهما اليوم ببطولة الدوري التركي.

وتلاقى الفريقان في إطار منافسات الجولة التاسعة والعشرين من الدوري التركي، موسم 2022/23، حيث تعادلا سلبيًا بدون أهداف.

وشهدت المباراة عودة اللاعب المصري محمود حسن تريزيجيه بعد غيابه لعدة أسابيع بسبب الإصابة، حيث لعب كبديل في الدقيقة 56.

وكاد تريزيجيه أن يسجل الهدف الأول في الدقيقة 83، ولكن حارس بشكتاش تصدى للكرة ومنعه من ذلك.

وسنحت فرصة أخرى لـ تريزيجيه، في الدقيقة 91 من عمر المباراة، بعدما سدد كرة رائعة تجاه مرمى الخصم، ولكن الحارس تصدى من جديد. ملخص لمسات تريزيجيه أمام بشكتاش

بتلك النتيجة، حصل كل فريق على نقطة، حيث أصبح رصيد طرابزون سبور 45 نقطة في المركز السادس، بينما أصبح رصيد بشكتاش 56 نقطة في المركز الثالث.

أكد إبراهيم حسن مدير الكرة بنادي المصري البورسعيدي، أن هدف فريقه التتويج بكأس الرابطة هذا الموسم، بعد التأهل إلى نصف النهائي، كما علق علي بيان الإسماعيلي الذي يطالب فيه بإعادة المباراة بسبب أخطاء الحكم.

المصري انتصر على الإسماعيلي بهدفين دون رد، في مباراة دور ربع النهائي التي أقيمت أمس السبت.

وقال حسن خلال تصريحات عبر برنامج “الماتش” علي قناة صدي البلد: “كل المباريات يوجد فيها ندية قوية، ونحن تعرضنا لإصابات كثيرة خلال مواجهة الإسماعيلي أمس، لكن لا أرى أن شيء حدث يتجاوز الندية وتفاجأت من بيان القلعة الصفراء، لا أجد مبررًا (للدوشة دي كلها)”.

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وأضاف: “لاعب من الإسماعيلي تلفظ بلفظ خارج، ولو كانت الأمور طبيعية كان هذا اللاعب سيتعرض للإيقاف لمدة موسم، لأنه تلفظ في حق كل الحكام، والحكم الرابع سمعه، ولن أذكر اسمه حتى لا أضيع مستقبله، ولو مسؤول في الإسماعيلي تحدث معي سأقول له عن هذا اللاعب”.

وتابع: “كل ناد حر في إصدار بيانات، لكن نحن من تعرضنا للضرب، المباراة كان بها ندية لكن لم تصل للمشاجرة، وكان بها روح رياضية، والإسماعيلي والمصري حريصان على بعضهما، وكانت مباراة كرة قدم وانتهت”.

وواصل: “الإسماعيلي لم يكن لديه أي فرص خلال المباراة، من الممكن أن أي شخص في مجلس الإدارة أراد أن يفتعل (زوبعة) حتى يبرر الهزيمة، لكننا كنا الأفضل”.

وأكمل: “سنواجه فيوتشر في نصف النهائي، وهم فريق قوي وسنكون مستعدين لأي خصم، وسنقاتل من أجل التتويج بلقب كأس الرابطة”.

وأردف: “هناك لاعبون نريدهم أن يجددوا عقودهم لمصلحة النادي، لكن لا أحد يتجاوب معنا من مجلس الإدارة، هناك لاعبون ستنتهي عقودهمم بنهاية الموسم وطالبنا بالتجديد لهم ولكن الإدارة لا ترد علينا”.

واستطرد: “الجهاز الفني للمصري لا يعلم موقف كامل أبو علي، ولا يوجد تواصل مع الإدارة، تم اتخاذ قرار مفاجئ بتغيير فندق الإقامة بدون مبرر، ويتم خصم مستحقات من اللاعبين بدون مبرر وفي توقيت حساس، واللاعبون تأثروا نفسيًا، وأنا كرجل مسؤول عن الجهاز لا أعلم مع من أتواصل”.

وأتم: “لا يوجد أي عروض لمروان حمدي مهاجم الفريق، هو لاعب هام في منتخب مصر، الفترة الأخيرة كان يشكو من آلام في الظهر وتركيزه كان أقل، أنا أحبه وأريده أن يُصفي ذهنه وارد أن هناك أمور تشغل ذهنه أو متأثر من الإصابة، لكنه سيعود من جديد لأنه يمتلك مقومات كبيرة”.

Scott Henry outshone the Test aspirants Usman Khawaja and Alex Doolan on a barren opening day’s play for the Sri Lankan tourists in Canberra

ESPNcricinfo staff06-Dec-2012
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Scott Henry’s unbeaten 172 anchored the Chairman’s XI•Getty Images

Scott Henry, the young New South Wales batsman, notably outshone the Test aspirants Usman Khawaja and Alex Doolan on a barren opening day’s play for the Sri Lankan tourists against a Cricket Australia Chairman’s XI in Canberra.Batting first on a typically flat Manuka Oval surface, the hosts had little trouble advancing to 4 for 390 by the close, Henry batting out the entire day for an unbeaten 172, adding 123 with Khawaja and 125 with a brazen Glenn Maxwell.Shaminda Eranga was the only visiting bowler to win any sort of tactical advantage on the day, returning an economical 1 for 22 from 13 overs while Rangana Herath, Nuwan Kulasekara and the vice-captain Angelo Mathews wee rested.Marcus Harris hung around for an opening stand of 47 with Henry before slicing Eranga to backward point. Khawaja began slowly before gradually gathering momentum, and was playing fluently until he flicked Chanaka Welagedara to short midwicket.Doolan was not at his best upon his arrival to the wicket, surviving a handful of appeals before he was bowled by an off break from Suraj Randiv for a mere six.Maxwell spanked 11 boundaries and two sixes in his 77-ball stay, but was to fall short of a century when he charged at Nuwan Pradeep’s fast medium and was bowled.

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Rebaixado para a Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro, o Sport teve mais uma baixa no elenco. Assim como Nonoca, Claudio Winck, Felipe Bastos e Rafael Marques, o zagueiro Ernando confirmou que não vai permanecer na Ilha do Retiro para 2019.

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Em post na rede social, o defensor agradeceu o carinho da torcida, lamentou a péssima campanha no Brasileirão e garantiu que, mesmo longe, irá acompanhar o Leão.

‘Agradeço a todos os torcedores por todo carinho nessa passagem por um dos clubes que mais tem história no país. Foram nove meses intensos que suei muito para retribuir a confiança que a diretoria teve em mim. Apesar das dificuldades vivenciadas por nós jogadores no clube, em momento algum faltou empenho. Não conseguimos manter o Sport onde merece, mas com certeza o Leão mostrará mais uma vez sua força e retornará ainda mais forte. Levarei esses nove meses em meu coração para o resto da minha vida e espero que esta mensagem seja apenas um “até breve”. O Sport Club do Recife ganhou um torcedor! Ficarei sempre em pensamento positivo por esse clube’, escreveu.

Ernando chegou ao Rubro-Negro no começo de 2018. Ele veio de empréstimo do Internacional e mesmo com a constante mudança de técnico ao longo da temporada, se manteve entre os titulares.

أعرب محمد عبد المنعم قلب دفاع النادي الأهلي عن سعادته بتحقيق الفوز على حساب بيراميدز بهدف دون رد والتتويج بلقب السوبر المصري 2022.

وقال عبد المنعم في تصريحات لقناة “أبو ظبي” الفضائية: “تمكنا من تحقيق بطولة هامة، لقب وراء لقب يعطينا الثقة، ولكنها صفحة وأغلقناها لنركز في المباراة القادمة أمام الترجي”.

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وعن تألقه في اللقاء، قال: “متولي وياسر وأيمن ورامي، أي لاعب يُشارك يؤدي 100%، ونحمد الله على الفوز ونتمنى أن نحصد كل البطولات القادمة”.

واختتم: “الأهلي يلعب من أجل الفوز بكل الألقاب، ونحن تربينا في النادي على أن نلعب حتى آخر دقيقة، وهذا سر تسجيلنا أهداف حاسمة في الدقائق الأخيرة”.

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A aproximação entre Ricardo Goulart e Palmeiras empolgou tanto a torcida, que o jogador foi “cobrado” nesta quarta-feira à tarde para “assinar logo” com o Verdão. O recado veio da equipe do hotel em que ele e sua família estão hospedados em Ilha Bela, praia do litoral norte de São Paulo (SP).

“Goulart, te desejo uma ótima estadia. E, por favor, assina logo com o Palmeiras! PS: A torcida palmeirense te recebe com muita alegria”, diz o cartão assinado pelo diretor do hotel. Diane, esposa do jogador, postou um pedaço do recado, tapando o nome do Verdão, mas outras fotos foram divulgadas com a mensagem completa. “Recebidos com uma leve pressão”, brincou ela.

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Como o LANCE! publicou no início da da tarde, a negociação com o jogador está bem encaminhada. Ele deve ser emprestado por um ano pelo Guangzhou Evergrande (CHN), depois de renovar seu vínculo com o clube chinês, hoje válido até janeiro de 2020.

Uma fatia do seu salário ficará a cargo do Palmeiras, e outra parte seria assumida pela Crefisa – a patrocinadora ainda não assinou, mas tem conversa adiantada para renovar por três anos com o clube.

Goulart passou o último mês tratando na Academia de Futebol depois de uma cirurgia no joelho. O jogador de 27 anos de idade recuperou-se bem, mas ainda levará algo em torno de três meses para ter condição de jogo.

With Shane Watson, David Warner and Matthew Wade unavailable, George Bailey may step in as specialist captain in the ODIs at the MCG on January 11 and Adelaide Oval on January 13

Daniel Brettig05-Jan-2013

George Bailey is expected to add the stand-in captaincy of Australia’s ODI team to his leadership of the national Twenty20 side when the squad for the first two matches against Sri Lanka is named on Sunday, with Michael Clarke set to be given time to recover from the hamstring strain he has carried through two Tests.As Shane Watson remains unavailable due to a calf injury, and David Warner and Matthew Wade are also expected to be given time off after a demanding Test match schedule, ESPNcricinfo understands George Bailey will have the chance to enhance his standing as a specialist captain, in the ODIs at the MCG on January 11 and Adelaide Oval on January 13.The national selector John Inverarity’s high opinion of Bailey’s captaincy and leadership skills may yet see him surprise many by being included in the Test squad to tour India, though he will need some substantial scores over the next month to press that case after making an indifferent start to the Sheffield Shield season with Tasmania.Michael Hussey’s international career may not go on past the SCG Test as the selectors look to try others for the future, with the likes of Aaron Finch to be considered. Phillip Hughes has also a chance to be handed his ODI debut after a strong run of scores in the format over the past year, while Brad Haddin may be recalled to don the gloves in the ODI series during a period of break for Wade.Depending on the progress of his hamstring, Clarke may then return for the third match of the series in Brisbane on January 18. The national selectors are conscious of not over-stretching Clarke after the events of last summer’s triangular series involving Sri Lanka and India, when the captain returned swiftly from one hamstring strain and then suffered one to his other leg. That injury kept him out of the limited-overs portion of the West Indies tour that followed.This time around Australia’s next assignment following the limited-overs leg of the summer is a Test series in India, meaning Inverarity’s selection panel is far less likely to risk a less than fully-fit Clarke – to lose the team’s captain and best batsman to injury for Test matches in the subcontinent would most likely be disastrous.Since leading Australia to the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka, Bailey has been a quiet participant in the Australian summer, failing to make a Shield century and contributing only a trio of cameos to the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League (BBL). But he showed a cool head when introduced to the ODI team in 2012, making runs in difficult circumstances in the West Indies and then being the only batsman to enhance his reputation during the dire ODI tour of England in June and July.In 13 limited-overs appearances for Australia to date, Bailey has 445 runs at an eminently respectable 40.09 and a strike rate of 77.50 with a trio of half-centuries and a top score of 65. His ascendance to the captaincy of the Australian T20 team without previously playing an international match had been the source of much debate, something dredged up again recently when Shane Warne questioned Bailey’s quality as a batsman during a BBL joust in Melbourne.A pair of edges by Bailey when facing Warne led the former Australia legspinner to remark while miked up to the broadcasters: “You would think the Australian Twenty20 captain would smack me out of the park, wouldn’t you? Rather than keep nicking me?”Bailey responded to the taunt with good grace, and will now have the chance to audition for further national duty. The possibility that runs and victories against the Sri Lankans could mean a place in the Test squad to travel to India is not out of the question.

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A Copa Rubro-Verde chega à sua segunda edição desbravando ainda mais as fronteiras de torneio preparatório. Além de contar com quatro clubes brasileiros de origem portuguesa, a segunda edição do torneio contará com uma participação vinda da “terrinha”:

– Quando criamos o torneio, nosso interesse era fortalecer esta marca da Copa Rubro-Verde e ajudar os clubes de origem portuguesa a crescerem. Mas, agora, para esta edição, teremos o privilégio de contar com o Marítimo, um clube europeu, que é uma vinda que valoriza muito a nossa competição, sem dúvida– detalhou o presidente da Portuguesa, Alexandre Barros, ao LANCE!.

O verde-rubro da Ilha da Madeira estará no Grupo A, que teve seu jogo de abertura na última quinta-feira. A Portuguesa-RJ, atual campeã da competição, atropelou a Portuguesa Londrinense por 4 a 0, com dois gols de Rodrigo Andrade, enquanto Nilson e Muniz completaram a goleada no Estádio Luso-Brasileiro.

Já o Grupo B será formado pelos dois representantes paulistas. A Lusa e a Portuguesa Santista duelarão no Canindé.

‘INTERNACIONALIZAÇÃO’ DO TORNEIO É DESTACADA

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O fato de contar com o Marítimo-POR (que usará uma equipe reserva em território brasileiro) já enche os olhos dos demais participantes da competição. Vice de futebol da Portuguesa da Ilha, Marcelo Barros crê que a Copa Rubro-Verde fica mais competitiva:

– O Marítimo disputa a primeira divisão do Campeonato Português. Nós internacionalizamos o torneio! Isto ajuda muito também a nossa preparação para o Campeonato Carioca.

Mandatário do Leão de Londrina, Edson Moretti também vê como uma evolução o clube português disputar o torneio preparatório:

– Sem dúvida, neste ano está muito mais forte a competição. O Marítimo é uma equipe de qualidade, acrescenta à Copa Rubro-Verde, que já tem como importância buscar fortalecer as quatro Portuguesas do Brasil.

Presidente da Portuguesa Santista, Emerson Coelho também exaltou a presença dos verde-rubros da “terrinha”:

– A perspectiva é a melhor possível. É um torneio preparatório para chegarmos bem na Série A2 (do Paulistão) e enfrentar um clube como Marítimo nos ajuda a entrar o ano nos eixos.

O clube da Ilha da Madeira faz sua estreia no Grupo A contra a Portuguesa Londrinense neste sábado, às 16h (de Brasília), no Estádio Luso-Brasileiro. Já no dia 8 de janeiro, enfrentará a Portuguesa-RJ, no mesmo horário e estádio.

VASCO? POR UM TRIZ…

De acordo com os dirigentes, a Copa Rubro-Verde esteve bem próxima de contar com outro clube da colônia portuguesa que seria uma cereja do bolo para esta edição da competição:

-O Vasco chegou a confirmar mas, infelizmente, ele definiu sua pré-temporada para Atibaia e, infelizmente, desistiu de participar da competição – revelou o vice de futebol da Portuguesa da Ilha, Marcelo Barros.

O presidente da Portuguesa, Alexandre Barros, também lamentou a ausência do clube da Colina:

– Foi uma pena. Mas foi uma questão de tempo hábil mesmo e também pesou a questão técnica, de optar pela pré-temporada fora do Rio.

DESEJO DE AUMENTAR A FORÇA DO TORNEIO

Os participantes da Copa Rubro-Verde exaltam como a competição vem ganhando “corpo” e, mesmo com a segunda edição ainda em seu início, já começam a trazer novas sugestões para o torneio preparatório. Dirigente da Portuguesa Londrinense, Edson Moretti vê com otimismo o futuro da competição:

-A gente acha que é importante fortalecer a marca da Copa Rubro-Verde. Esperamos que no próximo ano ela esteja ainda melhor- afirmou, dando a sugestão logo em seguida:

-Já tivemos uma edição em São Paulo e esta agora com sede no Rio. Quem sabe, em 2020, elapossa ser jogada em Londrina – disse sobre a cidade, que já foi sede do Pré-Olímpico de 2000.

Mandatário da Briosa, Emerson Coelho também destacou sua confiança que o torneio possa ser aberto a outros clubes de origem luso-brasileira:

– Seria fundamental que virasse uma competição forte. A ponto de trazermos o Vasco, Tuna Luso, demais clubes da colônia portuguesa no Brasil e também de Portugal…

DESAFIOS DAS ‘LUSAS’ NA TEMPORADA

Porém, os desafios de cada Portuguesa em 2019 vão muito além de conquistar a Copa Rubro-Verde. Dirigente da Lusa da Ilha do Governador, que busca o bicampeonato, Marcelo Barros não esconde que a prioridade é ir bem no Estadual:

-A Copa Rubro-Verde é uma ótima preparação para o Campeonato Carioca. A gente está, como sempre, esperançoso num bom papel no Estadual. Conhecemos muito bem o investimento que foi feito ano a ano, sabemos o fortalecimento que a Portuguesa teve. Agora, é ter pés nos chão.

Vice-campeão do torneio preparatório, o clube do Canindé vê no acesso à elite do Paulistão uma tentativa de honrar sua tradição e também para estancar parte das sérias dívidas financeiras que assolam o clube:

– Somos o time mais tradicional da competição. Temos de lutar pelo acesso, pelo título da Série A2. Para isto, investimos em jogadores da divisão, contratamos um técnico especialista em acessos (Luís Carlos Martins) e vamos lutar para voltar à elite.

A Portuguesa Santista, que obteve o acesso como campeã da Série A3 em 2018, iniciará nova divisão com uma meta para lá de ambiciosa:

– Nossa prioridade é o acesso. Vamos para a Série A2 bastante empenhados, desejando novo acesso, agora para a elite, que é de onde a gente nunca devia ter saído – garantiu Emerson Coelho.

Já na Portuguesa Londrinense, o tom é mais comedido. Segundo Edson Moretti, a Copa Rubro-Verde indicará os desafios da equipe, que em 2019 disputa a Terceira Divisão do Campeonato Paranaense:

– Nossa equipe está bem mais atrasada em relação à Portuguesa do Rio e às de São Paulo. Nossa competição só inicia em março, vamos usar a Copa (Rubro-Verde) como um teste para nós.

Ajustes que são feitos entre clubes brasileiros de origem bem portuguesa, com certeza.

TABELA DA COPA RUBRO-VERDE

Fase de grupos
03/01 – Portuguesa-RJ 4×0 Portuguesa-PR – 16h – Luso-Brasileiro – Grupo A
05/01 – Portuguesa-PR x Marítimo-POR – 16h – Luso-Brasileiro – Grupo A
06/01 – Portuguesa x Portuguesa Santista – Canindé – 16h – Grupo B
08/01 – Portuguesa-RJ x Marítimo-POR – 16h – Luso-Brasileiro – Grupo A

Semifinais

11/01 – 1º Grupo A x 2º Grupo B – 15h – Luso-Brasileiro
11/01 – 1º Grupo B x 2º Grupo A – 17h – Luso-Brasileiro

Final

13/01 – Vencedor 1º Semifinal x Vencedor 2º Semifinal – 17h – Luso-Brasileiro

يرى رولاني مكوينا، المدير الفني لفريق كرة القدم الأول بنادي صن داونز الجنوب إفريقي، أنه لا يخشى جماهير الوداد في مباراة الفريقين اليوم السبت.

صن داونز يحل ضيفًا على الوداد في استاد محمد الخامس، بذهاب دور نصف نهائي بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا، قبل أسبوع من تكرار المواجهة إيابًا بجنوب إفريقيا.

ولم يتأهل صن داونز إلى نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا، منذ عام 2016 عندما فاز باللقب المرة الوحيدة في تاريخه على حساب الزمالك، تحت قيادة بيتسو موسيماني.

وقال مكوينا ردًا على مواجهة جماهير الوداد في استاد محمد الخامس: “سيكون من المهم أن نخفف الضغوط على أنفسنا، لقد أثبتنا في القاهرة أننا يمكننا اللعب في مواجهة أصعب الجماهير، عندما تعادلنا مع الأهلي”.

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وأضاف: “في الجزائر أيضًا، لعبنا أمام ملعب ممتلئ عن آخره، مع جمهور عدواني بعض الشيء، لكننا فزنا بنتيجة كبيرة، نحن نريد أن نفوز باللقب، لذلك هذه الأمور طبيعية في إفريقيا، يجب أن نعتاد دائمًا على لعب هذه المباريات الصعبة”.

وأكمل: “جمهور الوداد لن يخيفنا، نحن نثق في أنفسنا، لأنه إذا لم نكن واثقين في أنفسنا سنجد صعوبة في الفوز، لن تكون لدينا فرصة في التفوق عليهم في أرض الملعب”.

واختتم: “لقد قمنا بالكثير من العمل الجيد، نحن نلعب في ملعب صعب وجمهور صعب، لكننا نثق تمامًا أنهم يعرفون أننا فريق جيد جدًا أيضًا، ويضعون لنا الكثير من الحسابات”.

Mahela Jayawardene could not hide his frustration at seeing Sri Lanka’s match against Australia fail to resume due a wet outfield

Daniel Brettig at the SCG20-Jan-2013When word filtered through that the fourth ODI at the SCG had been abandoned, it was not only the crowd of 22,521 who were intent on expressing their annoyance at the outcome. Sri Lanka’s captain, Mahela Jayawardene, could not hide his frustration at seeing the match fail to resume in circumstances that heavily favoured his side, having beaten far worse conditions against New Zealand in Pallekele only three months ago.Jayawardene said his team would write formally to the ICC match referee, Javagal Srinath, seeking an explanation for an inconsistency in rulings from one series to the next. Srinath had explained that play would not resume because he and the umpires Paul Reiffel and Marais Erasmus felt conditions were unfair, whereas in Sri Lanka the match referee, Andy Pycroft, had said play would only be stopped if deemed unsafe.This robbed Sri Lanka of an ideal chance to finish the series off, having bowled superbly to restrict Australia to 9 for 222, and Jayawardene expressed surprise that a ground as rich in history and facilities as the SCG could not get the game re-started.Conditions for calling off play

3.5.3 Suspension of play for adverse conditions of ground, weather or light
If at any time the umpires together agree that the conditions of ground, weather or light are so bad that there is obvious and foreseeable risk to the safety of any player or umpire, so that it would be unreasonable or dangerous for play to take place, then they shall immediately suspend play, or not allow play to commence or to restart. The decision as to whether conditions are so bad as to warrant such action is one for the umpires alone to make.
The fact that the grass and the ball are wet and slippery does not warrant the ground conditions being regarded as unreasonable or dangerous. If the umpires consider the ground is so wet or slippery as to deprive the bowler of a reasonable foothold, the fielders of the power of free movement, or the batsmen of the ability to play their strokes or to run between the wickets, then these conditions shall be regarded as so bad that it would be unreasonable for play to take place.

“We played New Zealand three months ago and the interpretation we got in that series was quite different to what we got today,” Jayawardene said. “We played in Pallekele with a lot of rain and during the World Cup as well. I think we need to find a bit more consistency, so that’s something we’ll probably write and put across to them [the ICC] and see how we can go about it. At the SCG, I would assume that a ground of this magnitude you should be able to get a game in. Maybe they should do what we do back home and cover the entire ground.”I think we can write to the match referee because the interpretation we got three months ago in the New Zealand series was something totally different. It was deemed that we’d only stop play if it was dangerous, not unfair, but today the interpretation was different. I accept that, it comes from the match referee and the umpires so I’m happy to take that on board, but it was two interpretations we got within a three-month period.”Australia’s captain, Michael Clarke, had chosen to bat first upon winning the toss but Jayawardene, mindful of rain on the horizon and also the hosts’ struggles against the swinging, seaming ball in the past two matches, had always set his mind on sending his opponents in.”When we started today I was going to bowl,” he said. “Purely because of the weather that was going to be around today, so we were going to bowl first thinking that if it comes to Duckworth-Lewis we would have a better idea of what we needed chasing, and our guys bowled brilliantly up front.”With the rain coming in and the equation it would probably have been a much easier chase, but I guess we just need to put this behind us and look forward to the next game. We’ve played some really good cricket and it’s just a little disappointment, but we can take a lot out of the last three games, how we’ve come back into the series and controlled things.”For his part, Clarke indicated his own surprise at the game not resuming, saying that he had seen matches played at the SCG where far more rain had drenched the ground. The curator, Tom Parker, had indicated that the delay was caused by light rain that sat on the surface rather than sinking in, while a lack of any breeze made evaporation more of a challenge.”I think this ground is known for its drainage,” Clarke said. “I’ve played a number of games here where it’s held a lot more water than that and we’ve managed to get back on and play games of cricket. I think the hardest thing was the water didn’t really sink in, it sat on top, there was no sun around and no wind.”Sri Lanka would’ve loved to get back on there as the game got shorter. It was probably going to suit them a lot more. But we certainly wanted to play as well to give ourselves a chance to win the series. Unfortunately we can’t win the series now, we can only level it.”