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Glasgow Times
2 hours ago
- Glasgow Times
You're just the groundsman – India coach Gautam Gambhir in spat with Oval staff
While England decided to take a break two days out from the fifth and final match of a tetchy series, India were back in the nets at the Kia Oval as they attempt to salvage a 2-2 draw. But even with Ben Stokes and company absent, it did not take long for tensions to flare in south London. Gambhir, who can expect to face serious scrutiny over his position if England claim another victory, was seen sharing terse words with Lee Fortis, Surrey's lead curator. The series has become increasingly tetchy (Danny Lawson/PA) Gambhir, a 58-Test veteran, was caught on camera wagging his finger as Fortis towered over him, repeatedly stating: 'You can't tell us what to do' and 'You don't tell any of us what to do'. Gambhir can also be heard adding: 'You're just the groundsman, nothing beyond.' Fortis, who has been named as the ECB's grounds manager of the year for the last three seasons, is understood to have been keeping a protective eye on the square during India's practice with plenty of cricket still to be played on it once the international summer is over. Gambhir did not take kindly to his intervention. After walking away in conversation with India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak, who appeared to take on the role of mediator, Fortis told Gambhir he may be forced to lodge complaint against him, drawing a response of: 'You can go and report to whoever you want'. Speaking later to the press, Kotak told reporters Fortis' objections to a coolbox being wheeled on to the square kicked off the spat. 'He was sitting on the roller, he shouted and told the support staff not to take it there,' he said. 'It is good to be a little possessive and it is also good to be protective, but not that much. Gautam just said do not talk to the support staff like this. 'If you want me to be very honest, most of the team knows that the curator is not the easiest person to get on with. So, that gives a lot of answers. When you're working with very intelligent and highly-skilled people, if you sound a bit arrogant or if you come across like…you can be protective. At the end of the day it is a cricket pitch. It is not an antique where you can't touch.' Whether India's frustrations included concerns over the Test pitch as well as their training provisions is not known but the Oval deck is expected to carry some live grass at the start of the game and provide greater pace and bounce than in the previous four matches. A time-wasting row with Zak Crawley (centre) and Shubman Gill (right) at the centre ignited tensions between the teams (Bradley Collyer/PA) England's attack has struggled for cut through at times, not least in the last innings at Old Trafford, where they mustered just four wickets in 143 overs. India's rearguard ended in rancour, with Stokes annoyed that Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja declined his offer of an early handshake as they each pursued centuries. Both men reached three figures, but did so with some persistent sledging in their ears from England fielders. Relations between the teams had been relatively serene until a time-wasting row midway through the third Test at Lord's, where Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett were treated to some X-rated words from India captain Shubman Gill. England responded by accusing Gill of running down the clock himself during his own innings and Mohammed Siraj was fined for his furious send off of Duckett the next morning, though a brief shoulder to shoulder contact between the two was accepted as accidental.
BBC News
2 hours ago
- BBC News
Everton running out of time to sign players
Everton manager David Moyes says the club are "running out" of time to make the impact they were hoping for in the summer transfer said his club have money to spend but the deals they were hoping to complete have not sources have distanced themselves from a potential move for Manchester City's unwanted England midfielder Jack Grealish, while an attempt to lure Kenny Tete north from Fulham floundered when the Dutchman opted to sign a new deal at Craven continue to be linked with numerous players and have signed young left-back Adam Aznou from Bayern Moyes said he could offer no guarantees Aznou, 19, would be propelled immediately into the senior starting line-up and said bringing experienced players to Everton this summer was proving troublesome."The truth is we're not getting a lot of the deals over the line at the moment, that's a fact," he said to reporters in Chicago before his side's Premier League Summer Series encounter with former club West Ham."We're desperate to get things moving on because we know time's running out." By this weekend, it will be nine weeks since Everton ended their season by beating Newcastle at St James' Park to seal a 13th-placed Premier League finish, their best performance since ambitious new owners and a summer move to their magnificent new stadium, it felt as though a reboot of a once mighty club was on the has not turned out the way Moyes new players, including Aznou and reserve keeper Mark Travers, does not cover for the loss of five experienced regular starters including Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Abdoulaye drew with League Two Accrington and lost at Championship side Blackburn before heading to the United States for the Premier League Summer Saturday's 3-0 defeat by Bournemouth, Moyes, 62, said he needed six more players."The one thing I'll do is I'll tell the fans straight, and I'm telling it straight at the moment, we're having a bit of a struggle getting ones in quickly," said Moyes."My first thought is yes, I'm surprised, because I think Everton's such a big club, with great traditions and the new stadium's an exciting move for us."But when you think again about it, we've been in or around the relegation positions for the last five years, not far off the bottom, so maybe there's been reasons for it."
BBC News
2 hours ago
- BBC News
'Not just a flash in the pan' - Lionesses' legacy
When England won the European Championship in 2022 it was a watershed moment for women's football in the attendances skyrocketed, investment grew and media coverage after England triumphed in Switzerland on Sunday to retain their European crown following a dramatic penalty shootout against Spain, England manager Sarina Wiegman said: "We're not there yet."The legacy of Euro 2022 - England's first major women's trophy - will be difficult to surpass in its importance to the growth of women's that of Euro 2025 - a first major trophy won on foreign soil and the first time an English senior team has retained a title - could prove crucial in further cementing the game's place in Leah Williamson, speaking before Sunday's final, said: "You don't want to be a flash in the pan, a memory, and when we spoke before 2022 we said it was the start of something."We are still trying to play our role in that. We know how powerful that is. I hope it continues to grow, the respect for women's football, the respect for women and women's sport in general - we can try our best to elevate that." Lionesses success = women's football success Success for the Lionesses translates as success for the women's game in the Euro 2022 victory, interest in the domestic game piqued with every Women's Super League club seeing increased attendances the following season. A similar spike was felt after the 2023 World Cup, where England lost to Spain in the that were home to high-profile Lionesses drew the biggest crowds, with Arsenal attracting the most and setting a new WSL attendance record of 47,367 in their first home game at Emirates Stadium Gunners have gone on to break the WSL attendance record another three times, but last season average attendances dropped by 10% compared with the previous the first time in three years the WSL did not benefit from taking place after an international tournament where there had been home success after Great Britain failed to qualify for the Olympics. It is not just attendances that spiked following Euro 2022. Here are some other significant developments:In 2024, the Football Association (FA) revealed that in the previous four years 129,000 more girls became involved in schools football across the host cities of Euro 2022, while almost 1,500 new female football teams September 2024, a new deal worth £45m was agreed for Barclays to continue as the title sponsor for the WSL. Worth in the region of £15m a year, this stood at double the previous October 2024, a new WSL broadcast deal with the BBC and Sky Sports was agreed, which runs through to 2030. The money generated from these rights is shared between WSL for WSL clubs soared by 34% during a record-breaking 2023-24 season, with each club generating more than £1m for the first transfer fees in the WSL have increased, with Chelsea and Arsenal twice breaking the world record in the past six months - with the latter making Olivia Smith the first player to cost more than £1m. How did the Lionesses use their profile in 2022? The players have never shied away from their role in advocating for positive change for women and girls' hours after winning Euro 2022, England defender Lotte Wubben-Moy spearheaded an ultimately successful campaign in which the Lionesses' squad wrote an open letter to the then-government demanding equal access to school football for governments have since turned her words into action and on Monday ministers announced plans to double the amount of time women's and girls' football teams get allocated at government-funded sports facilities."These girls are constantly using their voice for change," said former England striker Ellen White."Wanting to inspire a nation and wanting to gain more opportunities for young people and young girls. They're so inspiring - they want to make change. They are perfect role models."They have shown they are not afraid of speaking out on causes they believe in. Williamson, who wears a rainbow armband in support of LGBTQ+ rights when playing for England, previously said it was "rubbish" to tell players to "stick to football" and avoid politics before the men's World Cup in the last Women's World Cup, former Lionesses goalkeeper Mary Earps called out Nike for failing to sell England women's goalkeeper shirts, which led to the sportswear giant making a Euro 2025, after defender Jess Carter was subjected to online racist abuse, the Lionesses decided they would no longer take the knee before games as they did not feel it was having enough impact. "[It is] clear we and football need to find another way to tackle racism," they said in a or lose, the Lionesses feel a sense of responsibility for women's football and frequently talk about inspiring the next generation of young boys and girls to after celebrating with fans in central London, Williamson said: "Everything we do, we do it for us and our team but we do it for the country and young girls."This job never existed 30 or 40 years ago and we're making history every single step. Stay with us, this story is not done yet." What impact could Euro 2025 win have? While the legacy of Euro 2022 is clear, everyone involved in women's football knows there is still a long way to go."This is another massive ignition moment," said Nikki Doucet - the chief executive of WSL Football, which has taken over responsibility of the WSL and the WSL 2 this season."In some ways I think we're even more set up to capitalise on this opportunity now that we have the independent company set up - it's our job to take the inspiration and run with it as fast and hard as we can."Most WSL clubs are reliant on financial support from a men's team, although London City Lionesses will become the first team with no affiliation with a men's club to play in the women's top flight this the top flight, clubs' positions are much more precarious. Blackburn became the latest example as they decided to withdraw from the second tier, now WSL 2, for this season as they could not meet the financial and operational requirements of the summer Reading, who were in the WSL as recently as two years ago, decided to withdraw from the second tier and drop to the fifth because of financial chief executive Mark Bullingham said the WSL was on a "good trajectory" and success at Euro 2025 will "turbo-charge" that along with plans for grassroots growth."We want to get to the point where you know we should have the same number of girls and women playing football as boys and men, and until we've done that we've got a job to do," he director of women's football, Sue Day, agreed there was much more to be done for women's football in England."We want more matches on the TV, we want more opportunities for fans to be able to get involved, we want more money to be able to pay the players with, we want more kids playing in schools," she told Radio 4's Today programme."So we have to really capture this moment and turn it into everything we all want football to be for girls."The England team have already shown in the aftermath of their latest triumph that they will continue to make their voices at a reception at Downing Street on Monday, manager Wiegman said: "We need some more investment. We're not there yet."In England we're up there but England needs to stay the trailblazer, it needs to be the big example - the players first but also the Football Association, the clubs, the government, the country, the fans. Let's keep being the trailblazers."And the players are already planning their next Georgia Stanway said: "The point is now we don't have to keep winning to create a legacy and create change… but the fact that we win, it opens the doors so much more, gives us so much more opportunity to make change."We'll discuss as a player group what it will look like over the next few weeks and what we want to go into. But this is a massive door for us to step into."
