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O zagueiro Fabrício Bruno não escondeu seu entusiasmo por iniciar seu ciclo noFlamengo. Em entrevista no quadro “Resenha de Craque”, na Fla TV, o jogador de 26 anos destacou o quanto tem sido acolhido no Rubro-Negro.

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– Foi uma recepção extremamente calorosa pela torcida, pelo clube. Também fui muito bem recebido pelos jogadores. Vestir o manto sagrado é realização de um sonho não só meu, mas também da minha família – disse.

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O defensor mostrou-se tranquilo quanto a se adaptar à formação com três zagueiros adotada pelo técnico Paulo Sousa.

– Jogar com três zagueiros é uma opção do Mister (Paulo Sousa). Eu me sinto confortavel pra jogar na formação com dois ou três zagueiros – garantiu.

Em seguida, Fabrício Bruno valorizou o fato de ter como companheiro de clube um de seus ídolos.

– Jogar ao lado do david luiz também é um sonho realizado. Ele é um cara que sempre acompanhei pela televisão, até joguei no videogame com ele… É um cara que nos passa conselhos no dia a dia, nos ensina muito…. Trata-se de uma pessoa extremamente vitoriosa na carreira – detalhou.

O jogador de 26 anos também projetou a partida contra o Vasco, que acontecerá no domingo (20).

– Clássicos são sempre decididos em detalhes, independentemente da divisão na qual esteja um dos rivais. Há muita competitividade em campo, ainda mais envolvendo um jogo decisivo. Caso a gente iguale na competividade, a nossa qualidade técnica vai ter de se sobressair – disse.

O Flamengo venceu o jogo de ida por 1 a 0 no Maracanã e tem a vantagem de poder perder até por um gol de diferença para se garantir na final e seguir na luta pelo tetracampeonato carioca.

نجح الفريق الأول لكرة السلة بنادي الاتحاد السكندري في تحقيق فوز صعب ومثير على نظيره النادي الأهلي، بنتيجة 85-73، في اللقاء المؤجل من الجولة الـ14 من الدور التمهيدي لبطولة دوري السوبر لكرة السلة لموسم 2024-2025.

وحقق الاتحاد السكندري، الفوز على الأهلي في اللقاء الذي أقيم مساء الأحد على صالة الدكتور كمال شلبي في الشاطبي.

وقدم “سيد البلد” أداءً قوياً استحق من خلاله الانتصار، حيث سيطر لاعبوه على مجريات اللقاء أغلب فتراته، رغم القوة الكبيرة التي أظهرها الأهلي في الربع الأول.

طالع.. الأهلي يفسخ تعاقد لاعب السلة ويستعد لضم البديل

وتمكن الاتحاد من قلب موازين اللقاء تدريجياً، حتى فرض تفوقه الكامل في النصف الثاني من المباراة، ليعتلي صدارة جدول ترتيب الدوري متجاوزًا منافسيه الأهلي والزمالك.

انتهى الربع الأول بتعادل مثير 22-22 بين الفريقين، في بداية أظهرت تقارب المستوى والرغبة في السيطرة على مجريات اللقاء.

ومع بداية الربع الثاني، تمكن لاعبو الاتحاد من فرض أسلوبهم تدريجيًا، لينجحوا في إنهاء الشوط الأول بتفوق طفيف بنتيجة 40-36، مستغلين تراجع نسبي في أداء الأهلي.

في الربع الثالث، واصل الاتحاد تألقه ووسع الفارق بشكل واضح، بفضل التنظيم الدفاعي والانطلاقات السريعة، لينتهي هذا الربع بنتيجة 66-53، مانحًا أصحاب الأرض أفضلية مريحة قبل الحسم.

أما في الربع الأخير، فقد حافظ الاتحاد على تقدمه وأحكم قبضته على اللقاء، ليُنهي المباراة لصالحه بنتيجة 85-73، محققًا فوزًا مهمًا بفارق 12 نقطة.

أصبح الصراع على صدارة دوري السوبر لكرة السلة أكثر اشتعالًا بعد تساوي ثلاثة فرق في عدد النقاط، حيث يتقاسم كل من الاتحاد السكندري والأهلي والزمالك المركز الأول برصيد 25 نقطة، وذلك بعد تحقيق كل فريق 11 انتصارًا مقابل 3 هزائم.

The Sri Lanka assistant coach helmed the team, which included Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Shoriful Islam, that won the 2020 U-19 World Cup

Mohammad Isam09-May-2022

Naveed Nawaz was with the Bangladesh Under-19 team till the World Cup earlier this year•ICC via Getty

Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Shoriful Islam will get a chance to meet and interact with Naveed Nawaz, their one-time mentor who is now in the opposition camp, as the assistant coach of the Sri Lanka team that is in Bangladesh for a two-Test series. The reunion will take place in Chattogram on May 12 before the first Test starts on May 15.Former Sri Lanka international Nawaz, who was the head coach of the Bangladesh team that won the Under-19 World Cup in 2020, was recently appointed assistant to new Sri Lanka men’s head coach Chris Silverwood, and is looking forward to meeting his “boys”.Related

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“They [Mahmudul and Shoriful] are skilled enough to handle any situation. Me being there [in the opposition dressing room] shouldn’t mean anything to them because they have played and succeeded in international cricket,” Nawaz said at a press interaction today. “I think that [his presence] would be a positive more than a negative for them.”In the future, they will go to many countries to adapt and adjust to play at the highest level. I think those boys are really good players. One day, they will be legends of Bangladesh cricket. They are so good. I haven’t seen them for a long time so they will of course be happy to see me around.”Nawaz had been a regular presence at the Shere Bangla National Stadium after he was appointed U-19 head coach in July 2018. He oversaw two World Cup campaigns, in 2020 and 2022, so seeing him in opposition colours at Sri Lanka’s training session at the stadium on Sunday evoked mixed feelings for those present.”It is good to be back in my country,” Nawaz, who was in the running to replace Mickey Arthur as Sri Lanka’s head coach in late 2021, said. “I enjoyed four years [with the U-19 team]. It was really good. I think I was able to give something to Bangladesh, to do justice to the four years.”Speaking about the series, Nawaz said he expected tough contests, primarily between the two batting units. “It is going to be a tough series. It will be a test of the two batting groups,” he said. “We have a bit of inexperience in our bowling group. The batting is far superior, for both units. They are pretty similar too. Bangladesh has a bit of youth in their bowling group. The two teams are evenly poised; it will be a good series to watch.”The Sri Lankan players are familiar with Bangladesh conditions, and among the current Test squad members, Dhananjaya de Silva and Kushal Mendis played in the Dhaka Premier League that ended in April.”We will always rely on past experiences as a visitor to this country,” Nawaz said. “We have a couple of players who are well-tuned to Bangladesh, who played in the Dhaka Premier League, BPL and various types of cricket here. There are some who played the last Test series here as well.”We are very optimistic and open-minded about whatever that comes through. We will try to adapt as much as possible to conditions and pitches in Chittagong [Chattogram]. It has always produced a lot of runs, so we expect something similar.”The political situation in Sri Lanka has been quite turbulent in recent times, and though Nawaz said that the team’s preparations had not been affected, a positive result in Bangladesh would certainly be welcome news for fans back home.”So far I don’t think it has affected us,” he said. “Most of the cricketers are continuing to do their hard work. Their training has been ongoing for a couple of months. I didn’t see an instance which affected the players.”You can’t see many positives [in Sri Lanka] at the moment. It will be very good for us to take some positives back home. We want to keep inspiring the young generation of the country.”

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É Copa do Mundo, amigo. Nesta sexta-feira, a Fifa sorteou os grupos do Mundial do Qatar, que acontecerá entre novembro e dezembro deste ano no país do Oriente Médio. O evento foi realizado no centro de convenções da entidade em Doha, capital qatari.

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De volta à liderança do ranking da Fifa, a Seleção Brasileira caiu no Grupo G, ao lado deSérvia,Suíça eCamarões. As chamadas “chaves da morte” ficaram para Argentina, Espanha e Portugal, nos Grupos C, E e H, respectivamente.

+ Veja a tabela e os jogos da Copa do Mundo de 2022

A Fifa ainda irá anunciar a tabela completa com os horários e dias dos jogos. O certo é que cada dia terá um máximo de quatro partidas. Os horários disponíveis são 7h, 10h, 12h, 13h e 16h (de Brasília), dependendo da fase da partida e de acordo também com o fuso horário dos países envolvidos.

VEJA TODOS OS GRUPOS DA COPA DO MUNDO DE 2022

Grupo A: Qatar, Equador, Senegal e Holanda;

Grupo B: Inglaterra, Irã, Estados Unidos e vencedor da repescagem europeia;

Grupo C: Argentina, Arábia Saudita, México e Polônia;

Grupo D: França, vencedor da repescagem intercontinental 1, Dinamarca e Tunísia;

Grupo E: Espanha, vencedor da repescagem intercontinental 2, Alemanha e Japão;

Grupo F: Bélgica, Canadá, Marrocos e Croácia;

Grupo G: Brasil, Sérvia, Suíça e Camarões;

Grupo H: Portugal, Gana, Uruguai e Coreia do Sul.

+ Veja os astros que estão fora da Copa do Mundo

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The #FIFAWorldCup groups are set 🤩

We can't wait! 🏆#FinalDraw pic.twitter.com/uaDfdIvbaZ

— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) April 1, 2022

As três seleções restantes serão conhecidas apenas em junho, quando terminarão as repescagens. Na repescagem intercontinental, cinco seleções brigam por duas vagas. Na repescagem europeia, que tem apenas uma chave restante, três seleções brigam por uma vaga.

VEJA OS JOGOS DA REPESCAGEM
Peru x Austrália ou Emirados Árabes (repescagem intercontinental 1)
Costa Rica x Nova Zelândia(repescagem intercontinental 2)
País de Gales x Escócia ou Ucrânia(repescagem europeia)

+Saiba brasileiros naturalizados que podem disputar a Copa do Mundo

A Copa do Mundo começará no dia 21 de novembro e se estenderá até 18 de dezembro, quando será realizada a final. O jogo decisivo será realizado no Estádio Nacional de Lusail, que fica a cerca de 30 minutos da capital Doha. O palco tem capacidade para 80 mil torcedores.

+As arenas do Qatar: confira todos os estádios da Copa do Mundo 2022

A Seleção Brasileira é a maior campeã do torneio mundial e vai em busca do sexto título da competição. Atrás do Brasil estão Alemanha e Itália, ambos com quatro, mas a Azzurra não jogará a Copa do Mundo. Argentina, França e Uruguai têm duas conquistas cada uma, enquanto Espanha e Inglaterra foram campeãs apenas uma vez.

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There’s no escaping it now: this season has been dreadful for Tottenham Hotspur.

In fact, the one thing preventing it from being a full-blown disaster is the fact that the club have a League Cup semi-final to look forward to.

However, when it comes to their Premier League form, Ange Posetcoglou’s side have been dire, and while some blame must fall at the feet of the manager, he has been dealt a lousy hand in the form of an injury crisis at the back.

So, recent reports linking the club with someone who could solve the manager’s biggest problem and serve as an upgrade on Radu Dragusin should excite fans.

Tottenham Hotspur transfer news

According to a recent report from Caught Offside, Tottenham are one of around 11 sides interested in Paris Saint-Germain defender Milan Skriniar.

Alongside the Lilywhites, the report claims that Napoli, Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Roma, and Atlético Madrid are all keen on the experienced defender.

However, while this level of outside interest is far from ideal for the North Londoners, the good news is that he may not cost an arm and a leg to sign, as the story has revealed that PSG will make him available for around €35m – £29m – next month, and could be willing to go as low as €25m – £21m – in negotiations.

In all, it could be an incredibly complicated transfer to get over the line, but given Skriniar’s ability and experience, it’s one worth pursuing, especially as he’d be an upgrade on Dragusin and help solve Ange’s biggest problem.

How Skriniar compares to Dragusin

So, of all the issues Postecoglou has faced at Spurs this season, the defensive injury crisis has been the most significant.

Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Ben Davies have all missed a sizable portion of the season thus far, which has meant that 18-year-old Archie Gray and the error-prone Dragusin have had to form a makeshift and rather flimsy centre-back partnership, and now it looks like the latter will be out for a little while as well.

So, in signing a new defender, the club will be addressing, and hopefully solving, the Australian’s most significant pressing this season.

Moreover, if the centre-back they sign ends up being Skriniar, then that would also see Dragusin fall further down the pecking order, as while he’s had some decent performances, he’s also had too many dire ones.

For example, he picked up a red card on his European debut for the side, gifted Victor Osimhen a goal against Galatasaray and looked utterly clueless against Rangers.

However, the “incredible” PSG gem, as dubbed by journalist Jerry Mancini, would be a brilliant addition to the squad in his own right and not just as an upgrade on the Romanian.

For example, he has bags and bags of experience, making 246 appearances for Inter Milan and winning the league in Italy and France while also making 77 appearances for Slovakia.

Skriniar’s senior career

Club

Appearances

Inter Milan

246

MSK Zilina

93

Sampdoria

38

PSG

37

FC ViOn

7

All Stats via Transfermarkt

Moreover, on top of being a 6 foot 2 titan who certainly wouldn’t be bullied in the Premier League, he’s no slouch with the ball at his feet, as FBref, which compares players in similar positions across Europe’s top five leagues, places him in the top 1% of centre-backs for passes attempted and passes completed, per 90.

Ultimately, Spurs are in desperate need of new defenders, as not only are their starting centre-backs seemingly injury-prone, but their replacements aren’t good enough.

Therefore, the North Londoners should do all they can to sign Skriniar next month, as he’d be the perfect solution to this problem.

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It would be fair to say that this season has not exactly gone according to plan for Arsenal.

The Gunners came into the campaign hopeful of finally displacing Manchester City atop the Premier League, and while they’re five points clear of the defending champions, they’re also down in third and nine points off Liverpool.

Mikel Arteta’s side have still been relatively solid at the back this year but underwhelming in attack, especially off the left-hand side.

So, recent reports linking the club to an unreal left-winger who’d be an upgrade on Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli should come as no surprise.

Arsenal transfer news

According to a recent report from TEAMtalk, Arsenal have maintained their interest in Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams.

The Gunners’ desire to bring the young Spaniard to the Emirates over the summer was widely reported, and according to this story, the club consider him to be a target for next summer as well.

The article does not mention a potential price tag, but reports from earlier this month reaffirmed that the European Champion has a release clause in his current contract worth around £46m.

There will undoubtedly be other teams chasing Williams in the summer, but should Arsenal want to take another step forward and improve their left-hand side ahead of next season, then signing the Spaniard would be an excellent idea.

How Williams compares to Martinelli and Trossard

So, should Arsenal be able to beat the chasing pack and bring Williams to North London in the summer, he’d almost certainly come in as the new first-choice left-winger ahead of Martinelli and Trossard, but how does he compare to the Gunners’ current options?

Well, from a simple output perspective, from the start of last season, he has them beat, and it’s not particularly close.

For example, the Spanish “level-raiser,” as analyst Ben Mattinson dubbed him, has scored ten goals and provided 24 assists in just 60 appearances, which equates to a brilliant average of a goal involvement every 1.76 games.

Williams vs Trossard vs Martinelli

2023/24

Williams

Trossard

Martinelli

Appearances

37

46

44

Goals

8

17

8

Assists

19

2

5

Goal + Assists per Match

0.72

0.41

0.29

2024/25

Williams

Trossard

Martinelli

Appearances

23

25

24

Goals

2

4

5

Assists

5

3

2

Goal + Assists per Match

0.30

0.28

0.29

All Stats via Transfermarkt

In contrast, the Belgian international has racked up a haul of 26 goal involvements in 71 appearances, and the Gunners’ Brazilian winger has a haul of just 20 in 68 appearances across the same period, meaning the pair are averaging a goal involvement every 2.73 and 3.4 games, respectively.

However, it’s not just his output that makes the 22-year-old such an exciting prospect, as his underlying numbers are just as impressive.

According to FBref, which compares players in similar positions across Europe’s top five leagues, the Champions League and Europa League, the Pamplona-born dynamo sits in the top 7% of wingers for progressive carries and successful take-ons, the top 10% for progressive passes received and the top 21% for assists, all per 90.

In particular, the fact that he’s so adept at progressing the ball up the pitch and taking on opposing defenders should excite Arsenal fans, as that is the sort of left-winger they have been crying out for.

Ultimately, while Trossard and Martinelli are talented footballers who have been vital to Arsenal’s resurgence over the last couple of years, they aren’t on the same level as Williams, nor do they have the same potential.

Therefore, while it could be incredibly challenging, the club must do what they can to bring him to the Emirates in the summer.

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But new England opener is looking beyond pressure to convert after a series of starts

ESPNcricinfo staff08-Jun-2022

Alex Lees in the nets ahead of the second Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge•Getty Images

His latest knock may have been lauded by captain Ben Stokes as his best in an England shirt but, just eight innings into his Test career, England opener Alex Lees is experienced enough to know he needs to turn a series of starts into a substantial contribution.Speaking ahead of the second Test against New Zealand starting at Trent Bridge on Friday, 29-year-old left-hander Lees reflected on his score of 20 – including four fours – in the fourth innings of the series opener at Lord’s, which England won by five wickets.”Last week was probably the most fluent innings I’ve had to date,” Lees said. “I was pleased in the manner I played but the obvious thing is that I have to take that and turn it into a substantial innings.”To be praised for a 20 is probably bittersweet. If you can get a good 20, you know you can probably make 60, 70, 80. I keep getting in and out, which is frustrating.”When you open the batting you face the best bowlers, sometimes at the worst times. To get through a spell or get through a tough day of cricket is something that I’ve always quite enjoyed… it’s that old Yorkshire stubbornness.”There’s always going to be speculation about the top order in England… I just never really wanted to shy away from the challenge of it.”Related

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Since making his debut against West Indies in the Caribbean in March after being called up in the aftermath of England’s dismal Ashes defeat, Lees has made 171 Test runs at a strike rate of 30.05 with a highest score of 31.He was bowled shouldering arms to a Kyle Jamieson nip-backer which gave New Zealand their initial breakthrough defending a lead of 276 before Joe Root’s unbeaten 115 led England to victory early on Sunday.”It’s not putting pressure on myself to make a double-hundred this game, but I’m aware I’d love to make a good score,” Lees said. “It’s trusting how I play and I played nicely in that second innings, so if I can take that forward and play in that manner over a period of time, the law of averages suggest I should get that contribution. That’s what I’m striving towards.”The obvious thing is if you’ve been selected as a batter, I think you always need to show some worth otherwise you know, you’re not going to get re-selected. I think the bigger picture for me is that I want to keep playing in a way in which I like to play, which is a way in which Brendon [McCullum, the England Test head coach] and Ben want us to play as a team and buy into that team ethos and identity.”And if I believe that, if we do that, and if I do that, I think there’s no reason over the period of the next couple of games why I can’t get a score.”Stokes bowled sparingly during England’s training session in Nottingham on Wednesday after appearing to be in some discomfort with his side, although the problem did not curb his batting in the nets.Spinner Jack Leach, meanwhile, bowled in the middle for the first time since he was concussed while fielding on the first day of the opening Test, forming part of a phased return to action that means he remains in doubt for the second match. Matt Parkinson, who was Leach’s concussion substitute at Lord’s, has held his place in the squad, with Craig Overton offering another pace option.

تمكن مهاجم الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي ليفربول، محمد صلاح، من تسجيل هدف في مرمى توتنهام هوتسبير بمنافسات الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

ويواجه ليفربول نظيره توتنهام هوتسبير، في الجولة 34 من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، على ملعب “أنفيلد”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. ترتيب هدافي الدوري الانجليزي بعد هدف محمد صلاح أمام توتنهام

وسجل محمد صلاح هدف ليفربول الرابع عند الدقيقة 62 من عمر الشوط الثاني.

هدف ليفربول الرابع جاء بعد انطلاقة مميزة من دومينيك سوبوسلاي، ليقدم تمريرة رائعة إلى محمد صلاح، لينجح المهاجم المصري في مراوغة مدافع توتنهام والتسديد ببراعة في شباك توتنهام.

واحتفل محمد صلاح مع جماهير الريدز، بالحصول على هاتف أحدهم والتقط صورة “سيلفي” مع الجماهير بطريقة مميزة.

جدير بالذكر أن دومينيك سولانكي قد افتتح التسجيل لصالح توتنهام بضربة رأسية عند الدقيقة 12، من صناعة جيمس ماديسون.

وجاء هدف التعديل للريدز عن طريق لويس دياز بالدقيقة 18، فيما أضاف ماك أليستر ثاني أهداف الريدز بحلول الدقيقة 24.

ووقع كودي جاكبو على ثالث أهداف الريدز بالدقيقة 34 من عمر الشوط الأول.

يذكر، أن ليفربول بحاجة إلى نقطة وحيدة فقط لحسم لقب بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز للمرة الـ20 في تاريخه، واللقب الثاني بالمسمى الحديث “بريميرليج”. هدف محمد صلاح الرائع في مرمى توتنهام بالدوري الإنجليزي

 

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Um dos destaques do jogo na Venezuela, o atacante Lima não esconde a felicidade pelo bom momento e elogiou o técnico Dorival Junior.

– VEJA A TABELA DO BRASILEIRÃO

Na visão do atleta, mesmo em pouco tempo de trabalho com a nova comissão, Dorival Junior tem uma cultura de futebol bem diferente de Tiago Nunes, o seu antecessor.

‘Ele (Dorival) costuma conversar bastante com os jogadores, até porque ele teve pouco tempo de trabalho. Então a conversa que ele teve com a gente no dia a dia, creio que deu uma confiança ainda maior para nós. É uma filosofia bem diferente do Tiago Nunes, completamente diferente, mas nós estamos adquirindo bem’, comentou

Invicto

Vale citar, que sob o comando de Dorival, o Ceará venceu os três jogos que disputou (Independiente-ARG, Palmeiras e La Guaira).

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The head coach said Australia would continue to assess how they balance their side in Asia

AAP12-Jul-2022

Travis Head was bowled by Ramesh Mendis in his last innings of the series•AFP/Getty Images

Head coachAndrew McDonald insists Travis Head’s game has improved in Asia as Australia look to adopt a horses-for-courses approach on future tours of the subcontinent.Australia’s capitulation to an innings loss in Galle on Monday marked a poor end to two tours on the road, where they won 1-0 in Pakistan and drew 1-1 in Sri Lanka.McDonald is adamant the Galle reality check should not overshadow the fact they have taken significant steps forward on the sub-continent. But there is little doubt questions still remain ahead of next year’s tour of India.Australia were unable to make use of a platform of 329 for 5 in the first innings of the second Test, then spent 181 overs in the field and collapsed inside 41 in their second innings.Related

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Several of those lessons will now be parked to one side and be brought out again ahead of next February’s four-Test tour of India. Australia have home series against the West Indies and South Africa, but form from Pakistan and Sri Lanka will weigh heavier when it comes to selection for India.”For a home summer it would be pretty difficult to join the dots from that surface out there [in Asia] to what we will see in Australia,” McDonald said. “[It] goes without saying [we pick a different team for the different conditions]. We picked two spinners here but we don’t pick two spinners in Australia.”It’s about the balance of your side. How many left-handers, how many right-handers. There are always things that are factored in. We have got to go away and make sure that we are asking ourselves the right questions as a selection panel and a coaching group.”McDonald’s input followed captain Pat Cummins suggestion players had to be given a chance to show what they can do in Asia.Head looms as the man under the most pressure. Across five Tests in Asia, Usman Khawaja enhanced his reputation as an improved man. Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne both scored centuries in Galle and Cameron Green impressed throughout.Alex Carey had a poor second Test in Sri Lanka with the gloves, but still averaged 53.60 across the two tours. Mitchell Swepson also showed improvement with the ball in the second Test, while Nathan Lyon took two five-wicket hauls across the tours.David Warner meanwhile averaged below 30 as his century drought continued, but McDonald is adamant there is still many runs left in the opener. Head’s position is of most concern though, after Glenn Maxwell went close to selection in both Tests in Galle and Cummins made clear he was in the conversation for India.After being player of the series in the home Ashes summer, Head scored just 91 runs at an average of 15.16 against Pakistan and Sri Lanka.”He’s here for the first time,” McDonald said. “He’s been exposed to conditions that are very foreign. We saw him add the sweep shot in during [the final] innings.”He’s been working incredibly hard on his game. Sometimes, you make one small error and you are not there to actually see if your method works or not.”There’s definitely been a shift in his game in terms of how he wants to play in these conditions. So we are optimistic that across the journey, if given more time, that that can no doubt work.”