Arsenal made it six wins from six in the Champions League on Monday night as Mikel Arteta’s men secured a 3-0 win over Club Brugge.

The Gunners tasted defeat against Aston Villa only a few days ago, but a much-changed team responded in emphatic fashion, with Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli both on the scoresheet.

Madueke scored a fierce opening goal, running through the heart of the Brugge team before unleashing a devastating effort from outside of the box that crashed in off the bar.

His second, a header from close range, was a lot simpler but there was nothing simple about Martinelli’s strike.

The Brazilian cut inside from the left and bent the ball into the far corner to cap off a phenomenal 3-0 win on the road in Europe.

Understandably, Arteta was delighted with what he saw from his players.

Arteta raves over Arsenal's attacking performance

Martinelli and Madueke have both struggled with injury this term but certainly made their chance count in Belgium on Wednesday night.

Speaking to the press after the game, Areta waxed lyrical over the two wingers, saying: “Madueke and Martinelli were outstanding today, the level of threat and two finishes spectacular. Jesus back after 11 months, to see him perform in the manner he did was really positive.”

Perhaps the biggest positive for the Gunners was Gabriel Jesus’ return to the side. The Brazilian hasn’t been seen in the first team since suffering a horrific ACL injury against Manchester United back in January.

While the striker didn’t score, he managed more touches than the man he replaced, Viktor Gyokeres, despite playing just half an hour.

Arteta was ecstatic to see the forward back in action, saying: “For 11 months, he’s been fighting against another very difficult injury and to see him back with that smile, with that energy and with that quality in his first performance back with us is really impressive and we’re all delighted for him.

“You can see how much we love him! If he continues to perform in that manner, he will bring something else to the team and I am really happy to see that.”

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While the forward line grabbed the headlines in Brugge this week, praise must be handed to the lesser-spotted Christian Norgaard.

The Danish midfielder has barely kicked a ball since signing from Brentford in the summer but more than took his chance on Wednesday, albeit in an unfamiliar role.

Due to injuries to Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes and Cristhian Mosquera, Norgaard played at centre-back and looked very solid, helping his team keep a clean sheet.

The manager was delighted with his performance, stating: “Christian Norgaard is someone who probably prepares the best out of all of them. He is somebody who makes us better every day. Any position, any condition, his attitude is always immaculate.”

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Some at Old Trafford are now reportedly pushing Manchester United to sign a young midfield star who’s been likened to Tijjani Reijnders.

Paul Scholes urges Mainoo to leave Man Utd

The biggest headlines surrounding Man United this week have been stolen by Ruben Amorim’s decision to overlook Kobbie Mainoo once against West Ham United.

The Red Devils dropped points yet again in a game that they should be winning with their European ambitions in mind and Mainoo was forced to watch on from the bench.

What is certainly not a good sign for the young midfielder is that Amorim simply laughed off suggestions that he could turn to Mainoo following a frustrating result against West Ham. And that reaction sparked another from club legend Paul Scholes, who urged the academy graduate to leave on social media.

He took to Instagram to say: “Bulls**t. The kid is being ruined, not being played in a team that can’t control a game of football. Hate seeing home grown players leave but it’s probably best for him now. Enough is enough.”

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Historically speaking, Man United have always been able to turn towards an academy graduate even in their most difficult moments. Amorim, however, is at risk of bringing such an impressive record to an end unless he hands Mainoo some much-needed opportunities.

The manager stood in the way of his exit in the summer, telling him to fight for his place, but Mainoo hasn’t received the chance to do exactly that ever since.

Now, Old Trafford chiefs are reportedly pushing Man United to sign Ayyoub Bouaddi which could all but spell the end for Mainoo’s time at his boyhood club.

Old Trafford chiefs push Man Utd to sign Bouaddi

According to Foot Mercato, as relayed by Caught Offside, Man Utd’s recruitment chiefs are now pushing them to sign Bouaddi in 2026, making their interest in the Frenchman concrete.

The LOSC Lille star is one of the best young midfielders around and could offer Amorim the quality that he is yet to personally see from Mainoo.

The Red Devils aren’t alone in the race to sign the 18-year-old, however, with Premier League rivals Arsenal among the other clubs chasing his signature ahead of next year.

According to Como scout Ben Mattinson, Bouaddi is “like Reijnders” and has the press resistance of an “elite” player despite still being just 18 years old. If Man United are looking for a permanent midfield solution, then the French teenager may well be their answer.

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Thailand, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, UAE, Scotland, Namibia, Tanzania and Uganda will take part in the inaugural edition

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Nov-2025A new global tournament, the ICC Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy, involving eight teams from four continents, will be played from November 20 to 30 in Bangkok. Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Netherlands, UAE, Scotland, Namibia, Tanzania and Uganda will take part in the inaugural edition.The trigger for the tournament, an ICC statement said, was the success of the recent ODI World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, where “more than 500 million viewers in India” were recorded and there was also “significant growth in viewership across countries”.”Nearly 300,000 fans attended matches across India and Sri Lanka and the event concluded with India becoming the first Asian team to lift the Women’s Cricket World Cup, a watershed moment in the evolution of the sport and the socio-cultural context of gender roles,” an ICC statement said. “Building on the extraordinary impetus provided by the marquee event, the ICC continues to invest in creating a sustainable future for women’s cricket. The Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy is part of a new three-tier development pathway designed to offer high-performance exposure to emerging nations.”Sanjog Gupta, the ICC chief executive, said, “It is the ICC and the Chair’s [Jay Shah] vision to sustainably expand cricket’s footprint across the world and grow the women’s game. Providing elite athletes from emerging nations more opportunities to play at the highest level is aimed at fast-tracking their development and improving the competitiveness of their teams.”It also drives the visibility of the sport in participant nations, serving as a driver of girls’ involvement in the sport and inspires women from other nations to stay committed to the development pathways.”The opening day will feature Thailand vs Netherlands and Papua New Guinea vs UAE.

After choosing to bowl, West Indies picked up nine wickets on a rain-affected day

Hemant Brar01-Dec-2025Michael Bracewell and Nathan Smith’s 52-run stand for the seventh wicket ensured New Zealand ended the rain-affected opening day on an even keel. In seam-friendly conditions at the Hagley Oval, Kane Williamson had set the platform with a half-century but once he fell, New Zealand collapsed to 148 for 6. They looked in danger of being bowled out under 200 before the lower order steered them to 231 for 9 at stumps.After winning the toss, West Indies captain Roston Chase had no hesitation in opting to bowl first. Apart from the overcast conditions and a green pitch, Chase also pointed to the venue’s history. Of the 15 Tests played here, including the current one, only once has a team opted to bat after winning the toss, South Africa in 2022.Kemar Roach, playing his first Test since January 2025, took only three balls to prove his captain right. Bowling around the wicket, he pitched one up in the channel. Devon Conway hung his bat out, got a healthy outside edge, and Justin Greaves did the rest at second slip.Related

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But rain arrived after just 3.3 overs and halted play for 90 minutes. Another shower towards the end of the first session meant only 10.3 overs were possible before an early lunch was taken. New Zealand scored only 17 in that period.Williamson upped the scoring rate after lunch, hitting Johann Layne for two fours in three balls. While he was not always in control, he played late and defended with soft hands, like he always does. That helped him survive and also score runs on a difficult pitch.Debutant Ojay Shields had a forgettable start. His first ball in Test cricket was short and wide and a front-foot no-ball. Tom Latham, who was on 2 off 47 until then, cut it away for four. In his next over, Shields bowled Williamson through the gate but had once again overstepped.Kane Williamson celebrates his half-century•Getty Images

That showed there was still help from the pitch but Layne and Shields were not disciplined enough to take advantage of it. But Greaves was. In his back-to-back overs, he removed Williamson and Latham. Williamson was squared up and caught at second slip; Latham nicked an overpitched delivery to the wicketkeeper.Soon after, Jayden Seales castled Rachin Ravindra with a full delivery from around the wicket. Will Young made only 14 before Layne had him caught at second slip, leaving New Zealand 120 for 5. It was Layne’s maiden Test wicket. Shields followed suit when Tom Blundell inside-edged one onto his stumps.Bracewell and Smith then got together and revived the innings. Bracewell was the aggressor in their stand, while Smith defended well. Chase eventually broke the stand when Smith flicked one uppishly to short midwicket.Bracewell realised there was not much batting left and started taking more risks. The strategy didn’t work for long, though. On 47, he miscued a pull to give Shields his second wicket. Matt Henry also fell to the short ball, caught off Roach for 8. Two balls later, Roach hit Jacob Duffy on the helmet with another bouncer. As the physio came out for a concussion test, the umpires realised it had gotten too dark to continue.As a result, only 70 overs were possible in the day’s play. In those 70 overs, West Indies gave away 23 extras, which could prove to be decisive in these conditions.

Extraordinary over sees Green and Smith both depart just as Australia seemed poised to bat England out of second Test

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Weatherald: Australia in a ‘good position’ heading into day three

While Joe Root’s century dominated discussions after play on the opening day at the Gabba there was a major question which hung in the air into the second morning: how good was England’s total, which eventually finished on 334? Prior to the resumption, one former Australia player was overheard saying it was a day to cash in.At 291 for 3, with Steven Smith and Cameron Green well set, building on the earlier work of Jake Weatherald’s eye-catching 72 and Marnus Labuschagne’s brisk 65, they had engineered an almost-ideal position to do just that. England were toiling away with 57-over old pink ball, which even under lights wasn’t offering much.Reaching the close on 378 for 6, a lead of 44, means they remain in control – although it might have been different had England held their catches – but one extraordinary over left the door ajar. Whether they are made to pay will become clear on Saturday.Related

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Even by the early standards of this series, and with what day-night games can throw up, it was a remarkable period of Test cricket. A few moments earlier, Green had taken on Brydon Carse when he bowled short with an unorthodox field – three on the off, but no one from deep third around to mid-off, and six scattered on the leg. Green twice backed away and carved Carse through off side then Smith top edged a pull for six which just evaded Ollie Pope who was on the rope directly behind the keeper.Carse changed ends, started with a very short bouncer which was called wide, then pulled the double-bluff by going full and straight. Green was already backing away before the ball left Carse’s hand and ended up miles outside leg, almost off the cut strip in a position that will go viral for the wrong reasons, as he threw the bat out in vain to try and reach the delivery. It was out of character for Green, even by the standards of his white-ball batting.”The short-ball plan is one of those things where everyone has their own methods.” Weatherald said. “The way I’d probably go about it is different than the way Cam and Smithy went about it. Because of that, we probably scored in different ways and provided different problems for the England bowlers.”Obviously Greeny backed himself…[he] probably would have his shot back if he could, we all can when we get out. But up to then, I think he put a lot of pressure on them, same with Smudge [Smith] as well.”Yet the over had only just started. Alex Carey was dropped in the gully first ball when he fended a short delivery which Ben Duckett couldn’t gather. Two balls later, Will Jacks pulled in a spectacular one-handed grab at backward square leg to intercept Smith’s pull. England sensed a way back but Carey and Michael Neser, not always entirely convincingly, combined in what could be a critical partnership.Cameron Green was bowled backing away too far•CA/Getty ImagesAustralia’s overall scoring rate of 5.17 was, as it stood when play ended, the fastest they had scored in an innings of at least 60 overs. “It wasn’t talked about,” Labuschagne told the host broadcaster. “With [Travis Head] and Weathers at the top they just grabbed the momentum and we piggybacked off that and sort of kept going.”While the wildness of the passage of play that saw Green and Smith depart was at the extreme end, a look at Australia’s scorecard suggests a day of unfulfilled potential with six of the top seven falling between 23 and 72 although Josh Inglis did not go to an aggressive stroke, bowled by one from Ben Stokes that perhaps kept a fraction low.”I’d probably reframe that and say that we’re in the position we are now, we have a lead before the next new ball, because of the shots we’ve been playing, the options we took,” Weatherald said. “You’d probably say that some of the shots were a bit reckless at times, but at the same time, they backed themselves. As a group, that’s what we want to do. In general, I think it came off quite well.”In a sense emphasising some of the cricket that was to follow, Weatherald’s own innings felt like one of the more controlled elements of the day even though he was above a run-a-ball for much of its early stages and finished with 72 off 78.For the second time in two innings, the opening partnership between him and Head took the wind out of England’s sails. In Perth it was to set up victory, here it prevented early damage against the new ball, but was also scored at such a rate that Australia had wrestled control, and effectively cancelled out the last-wicket runs England flayed the previous evening.It was Weatherald, in just his second Test, leading the charge rather than Head, who battled to 4 off 27 balls and was dropped by Jamie Smith. After three maidens, Weatherald opened the scoring with a strong cut against Gus Atkinson, although he needed some fortune for his second boundary in the same over when a top-edged pull flew over the keeper.There was a compactness and punchiness to his play, no better illustrated than when he collected three boundaries in an over off Atkinson: a crunching cover drive, a clip through square leg and a crisp drive through point. Of Australia’s first 36 runs, Weatherald made 28, although he later said he was as pleased with his leaving as he was with his aggressive strokes.”I think we’re quite an adaptable batting group at the moment,” he said. “Obviously, Heady will always go about it the way he does. But for me, I’m just seeing and reacting and trying to get in good positions. I didn’t actively go out there and play any differently than I normally would. It just ended up that way. It’s a really good wicket to bat on.”After drinks, Weatherald arched his back and uppercut Carse over deep third for six. He went to 49 with consecutive boundaries: a clip down to fine and another brilliant uppercut over backward point. A swivel-pull to deep square then brought up a maiden Test fifty off 45 balls. The prospect of three figures was coming into view when, in Weatherald’s own words, Jofra Archer “blew my foot off” when he was pinned lbw by a rare full delivery.There remains a good chance that Weatherald has played an innings that helps Australia go 2-0 up in the Ashes, although it’s not as clearcut as it could have been. But that really just continues the theme of the first four days of the series, which have left you turning up for the next day asking what could happen next.

Fabrizio Romano says that Arsenal are eyeing up a potential “bargain” move for one player in a strikingly similar move to one of Mikel Arteta’s current stars.

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The Gunners’ remarkable unbeaten run in all competitions, which stretches all the way back to August, continued with a hard-fought 1-1 draw away to Chelsea on Sunday.

Arsenal are now 17 games without a loss since tasting their only defeat of the campaign against Liverpool at Anfield, and given their plethora of attacking injuries already this season, it is testament to the north Londoners’ incredible solidity.

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Arsenal recovered from conceding Trevoh Chalobah’s near-post header shortly after halftime, with Mikel Merino leveling proceedings just before the hour mark when he nodded home Bukayo Saka’s excellent delivery.

The Spanish midfielder, who’s excelled in a makeshift striker role, continues his very impressive calendar year and is now up to 20 goals in 2025.

However, despite playing almost an hour with ten men, Enzo Maresca’s Blues defended resolutely, limiting Arsenal to just eight shots – their lowest total in any Premier League fixture this season.

Arsenal were also without both of their first-choice centre-backs, William Saliba and Gabriel, for only the second time in their last 162 matches.

Saliba suffered a training ground injury in the build up to Chelsea, meaning Arteta was forced to partner summer signings Cristhian Mosquera and Piero Hincapie for the first time in west London.

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Unfortunately for Arteta, Saliba remains an injury doubt for their clash against Brentford on Wednesday, but the manager says he is just days away from returning in better news.

Arsenal are seeking to extend their perfect six-game winning streak across all competitions at the Emirates, against a Bees side who are seriously struggling for away form with just one win on the road all season.

Away from the pitch, sporting director Andrea Berta continues plans to bolster Arteta’s squad.

Arsenal eyeing 'bargain' move for Elche midfielder Rodrigo Mendoza

Elche midfielder Rodrigo Mendoza, who’s already been compared to Sergio Busquets and Pedri, is seriously interesting Berta and co as a potential rising star in La Liga.

The 20-year-old is widely reported to be a target for Arsenal, and Romano has shared his own update on the matter — confirming their links.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Romano says that Berta is eyeing a ‘bargain’ Arsenal move for Mendoza, and it would represent a pretty similar deal to Mosquera.

The latter has justified every penny of his £13 million transfer fee from Valencia so far, with Mendoza coming as another potentially unmissable opportunity considering his £17.5 million release clause.

Mendoza helped Elche secure promotion back to La Liga last term and has impressed with 11 appearances and two goals in all competitions so far this term.

Arteta is believed to be personally keen on the player too, so this could be one to watch for 2026.

Jamie Carragher took aim at one Liverpool star, who was “really poor” against Sunderland, as Arne Slot’s side endured another mixed evening at Anfield.

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After victory over West Ham United last weekend, Liverpool looked to their game against Sunderland as an ideal chance to make it back-to-back wins in the Premier League and stop the rot. The Black Cats had different ideas, however, and soon reminded the Reds why they find themselves in the position they’re in.

In many ways, Chemsdine Talbi’s deflected effort summed up Liverpool’s recent fortunes. With the Premier League champions entering the game off the back of two Anfield losses, the last thing they needed was for Virgil van Dijk’s block to find the back of Alisson Becker’s net.

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One positive for Liverpool in recent weeks has been the form of Florian Wirtz, though, and at long last the German made his mark in the Premier League. His effort went down as a Nordi Mukiele own goal, but there’s no doubt that one of the summer’s most expensive signings stepped up to get his side level.

It was far from a vintage display from the champions, but they’ll at least be relieved to avoid another defeat. Following victory at West Ham, Slot’s side should see the Leeds United game this weekend as the opportunity to turn the narrative to two wins from three games in the same week.

That said, whether Alexander Isak plays a part this weekend remains to be seen. The Swede didn’t follow up from last weekend’s first Premier League goal for the club and had just 15 touches, much to Carragher’s frustration.

Jamie Carragher slams "really poor" Alexander Isak

Watching on from commentary, Carragher slammed Isak as “really poor” and said that the forward has no “excuses” for his disappointing form at this stage of the campaign.

After smashing their transfer record to welcome the £280,000-a-week star, Liverpool were in dreamland in the summer. Alas, that dream has quickly turned into a nightmare for all involved.

Isak has gone from strike to strike-less at times. Liverpool sit eighth and their attack has never seemed so toothless under Slot. With Hugo Ekitke also struggling to find the back of the net in recent weeks, there’s no doubt that the Reds have an attacking problem on their hands.

It doesn’t get any easier, either. On paper, a trip to a newly promoted side should be a routine affair, but Liverpool will be squaring off against a Leeds side who just defeated Chelsea.

Before then, Slot simply has to find a way to get Isak more involved. With just 15 touches, the Swede was always likely to struggle.

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Five teams, down from seven last year, will take part in the 2025-26 edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Dhaka Capitals and Rangpur Riders are the only surviving teams from the 2024-25 season, with three other franchises – Chattogram, Rajshahi and Sylhet – having gone through ownership changes.This means Chittagong Kings, Durbar Rajshahi and Sylhet Strikers are out of the competition, with Chattogram Royals, Rajshahi Warriors and Sylhet Titans taking their place.Fortune Barishal, who won the last two editions of the BPL, and Khulna Tigers are out of the tournament entirely.The BCB’s media department announced the list of participating teams on Thursday, but did not reveal any details of the new ownership.The BPL player draft is set to take place on November 17. The tournament is likely to be held from mid-December 2025 to mid-January 2026.

Both fast bowlers went for hamstring scans after leaving the field post lunch on day three of New South Wales’ Sheffield Shield game at the SCG

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The moment Josh Hazlewood told Steven Smith he felt some tightness in his right hamstring on the third day at the SCG thoughts went to the first Ashes Test in Perth. Smith, who will captain Australia next week, told his fast bowler to take no risks and head to the dressing room with subsequent scans clearing him of injury in a major relief to the home side’s plans, although his final build-up will now be a close watch.However, fellow Ashes Test squad member Sean Abbott has been withdrawn from the squad after scans on his left hamstring confirmed a moderate grade strain.The pair did not appear after lunch on day three, having left the field during the first session, and did not bat in New South Wales’ second innings as they collapsed to a 300-run defeat.”He [Hazlewood] literally bowled his last ball and I looked at him and said, ‘how are you going?’ Smith said, “He’s like, ‘I’m a bit tight in my hamstring.’ I was like, ‘Get off the field. Disappear. You’re done, go and figure it out.’ Fortunately, it was just some tightness and he’s good.”It’s hard when you’re playing in a game and you want to try and do well for your state as well. Then you’ve got an eye on, obviously, next week. Didn’t know about Josh [being cleared] while we were still bowling…I was like, I just don’t want Starcy [Mitchell Starc] to get injured. I was like, [Scott] Boland, you can bowl one spell and be done as well. That’ll be good.”Related

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A Cricket Australia (CA) statement said: “Hazlewood left the field late in Victoria’s innings at the SCG today reporting tightness in his right hamstring. He underwent precautionary scans which have cleared him of muscle strain. He will train as planned in the lead up to the first Test in Perth.”Sean Abbott also left the field having reported left hamstring soreness. Scans confirmed a moderate grade hamstring injury. He will not be available for selection for the first Test match in Perth and his return to play plan will be developed over the coming weeks.”Australia captain Pat Cummins, who has already been ruled out of the opening Test as he recovers from a back injury, had provided the first comments on the evolving situation while he was speaking at a CA promotional event near the SCG. Cummins had briefly been at the ground to catch up with the physios, only to find out they were being kept busy.”There was a bit happening there for an hour or so,” Cummins said. “I think Josh, he was pretty chipper when he got out [of the scans], so hopefully he should be fine…obviously a week away from the Test series kind of always there on the side of caution.”I think he was a little bit worried, wanting to get it checked out. When he got back, again I only saw him briefly, but I think he was a bit happier afterwards than he was going into the scans.”Hazlewood, who bowled superbly in the recent white-ball series against India, had claimed his first wicket of the match when he removed Sam Harper.Abbott, who has been named as one of Australia’s back-up quicks for the first Test, had ripped through Victoria’s middle-order to have figures of 4 for 18.”It’s rough for Sean, who’s obviously worked really hard the last few years to get in the position in the squad again,” Smith said. “Injuries happen, so I’m feeling for him right now.”Sean Abbott has been withdrawn from Australia’s first Test squad with a hamstring injury•Getty Images

Hazlewood bowled 18 overs in Victoria’s first innings and nine in the second, while Abbott bowled 19 in the first innings and nine in the second. But both men have bowled on all three days after New South Wales only batted for 49.5 overs on day two when they were bowled out for 128, which gave Hazlewood, Abbott and the other New South Wales and Australia Test quick Starc very little time to recover.From Australia’s likely Test attack for Perth, Starc, Boland and Nathan Lyon have also been involved in the Shield game at the SCG. The ongoing round of games has also seen Cameron Green return to action with the ball, while Beau Webster took eight wickets in the match for Tasmania.Brendan Doggett, the uncapped South Australia quick, is the other pace bowler in the 15-man squad. He took 5 for 66 against Tasmania in Hobart.”He’s been bowling really well the last couple of games, from what I’ve seen,” Cummins said. “You haven’t played a lot against or with Doggy. He missed the first game or two, but he’s come back really strongly. He’s really well placed to be vying for a spot in that first Test. It’s always nice having a squad full of people in form, and he certainly is one of those guys.”If a replacement for Abbott is needed for the first Test squad, Michael Neser would likely head the queue but beyond that, the depth of Australia’s reserves would be really tested.Meanwhile, Cummins said he operated at around 90% during a stint in the nets at the SCG on Tuesday as he continued to ramp up his return to bowling with an eye on pushing for the Brisbane Test, although he conceded there was still significant ground to make up. He will travel to join the squad in Perth on Sunday.”[The Gabba] is what we’re building towards,” Cummins said. “Hopefully by Perth, I’m up there near 100%, and then see where we’re at. It’s still pretty aggressive, going from nothing to trying to get ready for a Test match in four weeks. But we’re going to give it a good shot.”

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A Chapecoense já se movimenta nos bastidores para reforçar o elenco que disputará a Série A do Brasileirão em 2026. De volta à elite após seis anos, o Lance! apurou que clube catarinense observa com atenção um velho conhecido da torcida: Gustavo Cazonatti, volante de 29 anos que atuou pelo Verdão do Oeste em 2023 e hoje é um dos destaques do Sporting Cristal, do Peru.

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O jogador, que está prestes a completar duas temporadas no clube peruano, é bastante querido pelos Los Cerveceros e já completamente adaptado ao país. Conhecido pelo estilo combativo, pela força na marcação e pela qualidade nos lançamentos e finalizações, Cazonatti acumulou números expressivos antes de sofrer uma grave lesão ligamentar em fevereiro deste ano. O período fora durou até novembro, quando ele voltou aos gramados.

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A sondagem da Chape ainda não se transformou em proposta oficial, mas há expectativa interna sobre a possibilidade de retorno. No Sporting Cristal, o volante vinha sendo titular absoluto antes da lesão e somava atuações de destaque, especialmente pelo desempenho defensivo e pela capacidade de construir jogadas em profundidade.

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Em sua retomada, Cazonatti voltou a aparecer em momentos importantes. No duelo contra o Cusco, válido pela disputa por uma vaga direta na fase de grupos da Libertadores de 2026, o volante chamou atenção com uma assistência de alto nível. No lance, encobriu o defensor e, de costas, tocou com categoria para Santiago González marcar o gol da vitória por 1 a 0 – resultado que deixou o Sporting Cristal a um empate da classificação.

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A partida marcou mais um passo da recuperação do meio-campista, que já havia retomado ritmo no confronto contra o Atlético Grau, pela 19ª rodada do Clausura, jogo em que o Sporting Cristal venceu por 2 a 1. A equipe peruana garantiu vaga na pré-Libertadores e agora disputa a decisão contra o próprio Cusco pelo acesso direto ao torneio continental.

A Chapecoense acompanha a evolução do atleta e vê no seu retorno a chance de agregar experiência, intensidade e capacidade de construção ao meio-campo na temporada de reestreia na elite nacional.

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