Pakistan sack head coach and send seven players home after England Test series defeat
Sarfaraz Ahmed sacked after 194-run loss at Lord’s
White-ball coach Mike Hesson steps in
Pakistan have decided to rip up their plans during an already chaotic tour of England by announcing that seven players and head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed have been sent home before the third Test at Edgbaston next week. playerbros.org
Already confirmed to lose the series after going 2-0 down with a 194-run defeat at Lord’s on Sunday, Pakistan have now asked Mike Hesson, the New Zealander who runs their white-ball teams, to replace Sarfaraz as head coach. Umar Gul, their bowling coach, has also been swapped out for the Australian Ashley Noffke.
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Dansk toppklubb hentet norsk forsvarsspiller fra Nederland
Superligaklubben Randers forsterker forsvaret med tidligere Aalesund-spiller Nikolai Hopland. Han kommer fra den nederlandske æresdivisjonen.
Den danske klubben bekrefter overgangen på sine nettsider mandag.
Hopland, som hentes fra nederlandske Heerenveen, har signert en fireårskontrakt.
– Nikolai er en dyktig og spennende forsvarsspiller som har virkelig gode egenskaper med ballen. Han er rolig i spillet sitt, har god spillforståelse og er god til å finne løsninger og spille ballen fremover i banen, sier Randers-sportsdirektør Søren Pedersen.
22 år gamle Hopland rakk å spille 54 kamper for Heerenveen etter overgangen fra Aalesund i fjor.
Han har en rekke kamper for aldersbestemte norske landslag.
(NTB)
