Jogadoras do Palmeiras celebram título inédito da Libertadores Feminina: 'Fizemos história'

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Há exatamente uma semana, o Palmeiras goleou o Boca Juniors por 4 a 1, em Quito, no Equador, e conquistou o título inédito da Libertadores Feminina. A goleira Jully e a atacante Carol Baiana falaram sobre a sensação de atuarem em uma competição deste tamanho e, além de tudo, vencerem.

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– Estou muito feliz por ter conseguido realizar boas partidas e ajudar o Palmeiras a conseguir o título da Libertadores logo em sua primeira disputa. É um feito e tanto para o clube e, claro, para nós atletas, então é inevitável esse sentimento de orgulho e dever cumprido. Isso só foi possível graças a todo o grupo que se empenhou em busca desse objetivo – destacou a goleira, que teve atuações de destaque na campanha vitoriosa da equipe.

Já a camisa 19, por sua vez, foi uma das responsáveis por reter a posse de bola e sustentar o ataque palmeirense ao longo de toda a competição. Carol Baiana celebrou a ótima campanha ofensiva da equipe paulista e ressaltou a união do grupo.

– Realizamos uma competição muito consistente, especialmente no setor ofensivo e isso só foi possível graças à dedicação de todas. Afinal, atacamos com 11 e defendemos também com 11. O resultado de toda essa dedicação veio com o título da competição que era o desejo de todas nós – comentou.

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A campanha do título inédito da Libertadores teve jogos marcantes para os torcedores e, também, para as atletas. Jully elegeu o confronto das quartas de final contra o Santiago Morning como o mais importante triunfo de toda a campanha.

– O jogo mais importante da campanha foi contra o Santiago Morning pelas quartas de final. Saímos atrás do placar, mas conseguimos mostrar força, principalmente mentalmente, para conseguirmos a virada no último lance da partida. Para mim aquele jogo mostrou que tínhamos força suficiente para conquistarmos o título – concluiu.

Em sua primeira participação, o Palmeiras conquistou a Libertadores de forma invicta e isso já garantiu que a equipe tenha uma vaga carimbada para a próxima edição da competição.

– Fizemos história. Tanto na competição como no clube e isso é incrível. Conseguimos, com muito esforço, união e dedicação, alcançarmos o tão sonhado título, que era importante para nós. Nosso objetivo é sempre colocar o Palmeiras no topo das competições que disputamos – finalizou Carol.

Apesar de ter conquistado a Libertadores, a temporada ainda não acabou para as atletas palmeirenses. Na disputa pelo título do Paulista, que está em andamento, as Palestrinas venceram o Taubaté na última quarta-feira pelo placar de 2 a 1, e agora se preparam para enfrentar a Ferroviária, em casa, no dia 16 deste mês, às 21h30.

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Hamstring strain puts Bavuma's participation in Centurion Test in doubt

Dean Elgar appeared to have taken over leadership duties after Bavuma left the field

Firdose Moonda26-Dec-2023

Temba Bavuma had to hobble off after picking up an injury while fielding•AFP/Getty Images

Temba Bavuma suffered a strain to his left hamstring in the first session of the Boxing Day Test against India, putting his participation in the match in doubt. Bavuma left the field in the 20th over and was sent for a scan soon after. A Cricket South Africa statement said he will “undergo daily medical evaluations to determine” if he will play any further role in the match.Bavuma was fielding at mid-off when Virat Kohli drove Marco Jansen through extra cover and he gave chase. The ball stopped before reaching the boundary and Bavuma did not have to dive to haul it in but as he caught up to it, he clutched his hamstring and went down in pain. He received treatment on the field and then left, unaided. Dean Elgar, the former Test captain playing in his last series, moved himself from slip to mid-off and appeared to have taken over leadership duties.This was Bavuma’s first outing since South Africa’s semi-final at the 50-over World Cup against Australia on November 16, where he was carrying a right hamstring strain. Bavuma picked up that injury while fielding in their final group match against Afghanistan in Ahmedabad on November 10, but did not leave the field at any stage and batted for 49 minutes as South Africa successfully chased 245. He did not have a scan in India but progressed with a rehabilitation program at training and was cleared to play the semi-final, even though he conceded that he was not 100% fit. South Africa lost that match by three wickets.Bavuma was rested from their next assignment of three T20Is and three ODIs against India which started on December 10 and was due to play a four-day first-class match between December 14 and 17 to prepare for the Test series. He missed the game because of a family bereavement. On the eve of the Test Bavuma declared himself, “mentally as fresh as ever,” and he was a strong presence in the field for the first 90 minutes of play (which started half an hour late after overnight rain).If he is unable to bat, South Africa will be a player short for the rest of the game as Bavuma cannot be replaced due to an external injury, and he may also be a concern for the New Year’s Test. The second Test starts on January 3 in Cape Town.

رسمياً | الزمالك يعلن رحيل لاعب جديد خلال الانتقالات الصيفية

أعلن نادي الزمالك، رسمياً اليوم الخميس، رحيل أحد لاعبي الفريق الأول لكرة القدم، خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية الجارية، قبل انطلاق الموسم الجديد.

وتنطلق النسخة الجديدة من مسابقة الدوري المصري الممتاز غداً الجمعة الموافق 8 أغسطس بمشاركة 21 فريقًا بعد إلغاء الهبوط وصعود 3 فرق.

وكتب الزمالك في منشور عبر صفحته الرسمية عبر موقع التواصل “فيسبوك”: “شكرًا مصطفى الزناري، ننتظر عودتك بالتوفيق في إعارتك والتحدي القادم”.

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ويستهل الزمالك مشواره ببطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز، بمواجهة قوية أمام سيراميكا كليوباترا في إطار لقاءات الجولة الأولى.

وكان مسؤولو نادي البنك الأهلي قد أنهوا الاتفاق مع مجلس إدارة الزمالك، على استعارة مصطفى الزناري لمدة موسم واحد على سبيل الإعارة خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية الجارية.

وجاء رحيل مصطفى الزناري بعد موافقة الجهاز الفني للقلعة البيضاء بقيادة يانيك فيريرا، في ظل توافر بدائل في مركز قلب الدفاع.

 

   

Gómez bate recorde individual e crava seu nome na história do Palmeiras

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O Palmeiras venceu o Athletico-PR, de virada, por 3 a 1, e viu Endrick brilhar na Arena da Baixada. No entanto, esses fatos acabaram ofuscando um feito importante de Gustavo Gómez, autor do terceiro gol da vitória palmeirense. O capitão passou a ser o zagueiro mais artilheiro em uma só temporada pelo clube em 108 anos de história.

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Com o tento que fechou o placar na última terça-feira, o paraguaio chegou a 11 gols em 2022. Sim, um defensor, atingindo mais de dez gols em uma mesma temporada, mais até do que muitos atacantes do próprio Verdão. Dudu (10), Rafael Navarro (7), Breno Lopes (5) e Wesley (3), por exemplo, somaram menos bolas na rede.

Uma marca dessa não poderia ser uma simples marca de 2022. E não será, já que ela transcendeu a temporada e entrou para a história do clube. Antes da partida contra o Athletico-PR, Junior Baiano (1999), Gustavo Gómez (2022) e Murilo (2022) dividiam o status de zagueiros com mais gols em um só ano pelo Palmeiras, todos com dez tentos.

O paraguaio, portanto, já era recordista, mas dividia o feito com outros colegas de posição. Assim, o gol da última terça-feira significou a liderança isolada no ranking de zagueiros artilheiros em uma temporada. São 11 tentos anotados por Gómez até o momento.

Vale destacar que a zaga atual como grupo também é recordista. São 22 gols de zagueiros em 2022 (11 de Gómez, dez de Murilo e um de Luan), outra marca histórica, que anteriormente pertencia aos anos de 1999 e 2006, quando 18 gols de zagueiros foram marcados.

Com mais quatro partidas restantes no Brasileirão-2022 e essa ótima fase do paraguaio e de seu companheiro de zaga, é provável que os recordes continuem a ser batidos, talvez até com Gómez e Murilo dividindo essas marcas individuais. Quando esta temporada for lembrada daqui para frente, isso tudo terá papel fundamental.

KL Rahul on keeping in Test cricket: 'I would be happy to take up that role'

India’s stand-in ODI captain is looking to fight his way back into the Test and T20I XIs

Shashank Kishore16-Dec-20233:33

KL Rahul: Samson will bat at No. 5 or 6

Will KL Rahul follow his ODI template and move into a middle-order role to revive his Test and T20I careers? With India set to play seven Tests over the next two-and-a-half months, that question has cropped up a few times already. On Saturday, Rahul, India’s stand-in captain, addressed those lingering questions ahead of the first ODI in Johannesburg.”I don’t know about all formats, right now my focus is on this ODI series,” Rahul said. “Yes, I’ll be doing the same role. I’ll be wicketkeeping and batting in the middle order. After that, yes, I would be happy to take up that role even in the Test matches.”Related

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Rahul last played a Test in February 2023, and lost his place at the top of the order to Shubman Gill after four low scores in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. A hip injury in the IPL then ruled him out of contention for the WTC final and the subsequent Test series in the Caribbean.In this time, Yashasvi Jaiswal has had an excellent Test initiation as opener and Gill has been anointed as India’s new No. 3. With Shreyas Iyer also set to reclaim his middle-order spot, Rahul’s only immediate way back in could be if he keeps wicket.”I’ve always been open to doing new roles and accepting whatever role the team wants me to perform,” Rahul said. “So I’m happy to do whatever the management, coach and captain ask of me. If that’s the role the team sees me in, I’m happy to do that.”What about T20s? As things stand, India have only three more T20Is against Afghanistan to narrow down their combination ahead of the T20 World Cup in June, so IPL form is likely to have a massive bearing on the squad composition.KL Rahul and the keeping gloves – coming soon to a Test match near you?•BCCI

This has the potential to make things tricky for Rahul, since he opens the batting for Lucknow Super Giants. Is there a chance, then, that he might move to the middle order there too? For Rahul, it’s about doing whatever helps him make up for lost time after enduring his fair share of injuries.”Yeah of course, I want to play for the country, I want to play as many games as I can,” Rahul said. “Unfortunately I’ve missed a lot of cricket due to injuries. So yeah, I would like to make the most of my time and play as many games as I can whatever the role is.”Whatever is expected out of me, I’ve done that throughout my career so far, I don’t think that is going to change, whatever is expected of me. For me the team always comes first. When we started playing the game one of the first things that was taught to us was it’s a team game.”It’s a cliched line, but as you play more you understand no position is yours. But as you play more, you understand when it’s a team game no position is yours. You have to be able to perform whatever the team requires. You have to be flexible, and adjust and do your best for the team.”Before the Test series, Rahul will lead India in the ODIs. It’s a role he performed on India’s previous tour too, in 2021, where India were beaten 3-0 in the format. This time around, Rahul leads a predominantly young squad, without seniors such as Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami.He’ll also have a new support-staff group – comprising Sitanshu Kotak, Rajib Datta and Ajay Ratra – to work with, with Rahul Dravid overseeing India’s preparation for the two-Test series. Rahul admitted to feeling a bit strange when asked about the prospects of playing ODIs again in the aftermath of a draining World Cup campaign with players and coaches coming in and out.’Unfortunately I’ve missed a lot of cricket due to injuries. So yeah, I would like to make the most of my time and play as many games as I can whatever the role is’•ICC/Getty Images

“Yeah, it does feel a bit strange, but that’s how the game is going,” he said. “The schedule is such that not every player can be available for every format. Unfortunately the coach also has a bigger responsibility. The Test series is obviously the focus, but having said that, it gives some of us players a good opportunity to take up the extra responsibility and play our best cricket and still win the game.”Nothing changes for us. Every time we represent the country, we want to play well and win. The guys that are here are all very deserving of their call-up to the national team. They’ve all performed really well and I trust each of them. The selectors have shown faith and given them this opportunity. So we trust all of them to do the job and compete really hard here and win the series.”Will India look to carry forward the same template they displayed at the World Cup? Rahul suggested they would look to, though it would be difficult to expect the younger group to take on certain roles, such as the all-out aggression adopted by Rohit Sharma at the top of the order.”I don’t think a lot will change in terms of of how we want to play ODI cricket,” he said. “But there are a few new faces, so to expect them to play the role that Rohit Sharma played in the World Cup will be too soon. You have to make them feel comfortable. So there’s no added pressure from our side.”We need to focus on what’s in front of us. How we played in the World Cup was really good, was very exciting. But we need to figure out here what works for us, what works for this Indian team in these conditions and try and adapt.”

فيديو | رابطة الأندية تعلن أفضل هدف في الجولة الأولى من الدوري المصري

أعلنت رابطة الأندية المحترفة المصرية، أفضل هدف في الجولة الأولي من بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز، للموسم الجديد 2025-2026.

وتنافس على جائزة أفضل هدف في الجولة الأولي من الدوري المصري، هدف محمد شحاتة لاعب الزمالك أمام سيراميكا كليوباترا، وهدف عمر الساعي لاعب المصري أمام الاتحاد السكندري.

وهدف أحمد عاطف مهاجم زد إف سي أمام المقاولون العرب، هدف صابر الشيمى لاعب فريق الجونة أمام كهرباء الإسماعيلية.

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اختارت رابطة الأندية، عبر صفحتها الرسمية على “فيس بوك” هدف محمد شحاتة الأفضل في مباريات الجولة الأولي للدوري المصري.

وانطلقت النسخة 67 من عمر بطولة الدوري المصري، يوم الجمعة، بـ3 مواجهات، حيث تعادل بيراميدز مع وادي دجلة سلبيًا، وفي المباراة الثانية حقق فريق المصري الفوز على الاتحاد السكندري 3-1، وانتصر الزمالك في ختام مباريات الجمعة على سيراميكا كليوباترا 2-0.

وفي مباريات اليوم التالي، السبت، فاز زد على المقاولون العرب 2-0، وحسم التعادل الإيجابي 1-1 مباراة سموحة وطلائع الجيش، والأهلي بطل الموسم الماضي تعثر في بداية المسابقة بتعادل إيجابي 2-2 أمام مودرن سبورت، والإسماعيلي تعادل سلبيًا مع بتروجيت.

ومباريات اليوم الأخير، الأحد، الجونة فاز على الوافد الجديد كهرباء الإسماعيلية 1-0، والتعادل السلبي حسم مواجهتي البنك الأهلي ضد غزل المحلة وفاركو أمام إنبي.

Arthur Elias, técnico do Corinthians feminino, vence prêmio Bola de Prata

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O técnico Arthur Elias, que comanda o time feminino do Corinthians, levou o bi de melhor técnico do Brasil no Prêmio Bola de Prata, da Espn, nesta segunda-feira (14). Em 2022, foram três títulos: Supercopa e Campeonato Brasileiro, e ainda tem a chance de fechar o ano com a taça do Campeonato Paulista, que ainda está em disputa.

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– As conquistas são sempre coletivas, nunca individuais. É um trabalho de uma comissão técnica que está comigo há muitos anos, profissionais de diferentes áreas, e todas as jogadores que entram em campo, além do apoio da diretoria do clube. Futebol é sempre um trabalho coletivo, o que aumentam as chances da gente conseguir vencer como a gente vem fazendo – disse o treinador, em entrevista coletiva.

O Corinthians não conseguiu fazer uma boa Copa Libertadores, torneio em que o rival Palmeiras ficou com o título. O time alvinegro foi eliminado nas quartas de final pelo Boca Juniors.

– Em relação à Libertadores, jogamos muito abaixo do que a equipe pode, estamos muito conscientes disso e sou o primeiro a fazer as reflexões e cobranças necessárias, primeiro a mim e depois às jogadoras e todos os profissionais – disse o treinador.

Arthur Elias está no comando corintiano desde 2016, quando o Timão comprou o time feminino do Audax. O técnico afirma que o time sempre entra para vencer, mas que algumas questões de calendário ainda incomodam e prejudicam.

– A gente entra em todas as competições para vencer e foi assim na Libertadores, mas realmente, ao meu modo de ver, é uma competição que precisa o seu formato. É muito desgastante o calendário, jogadoras que estavam na Seleção Brasileira chegarem um dia antes da competição numa cidade com altitude. Mas isso não nos tira a responsabilidade de fazer melhor do que a gente fez, seja o formato que for. Agora estamos focados no Campeonato Paulista – finalizou Arthur Elias.

Shoaib Bashir to debut, James Anderson recalled for second Test against India

Jack Leach, Mark Wood make way after England’s 28-run victory in first Test

ESPNcricinfo staff01-Feb-20241:32

Miller: Bashir debut another ‘no fear’ pick from England

Shoaib Bashir, the 20-year-old Somerset offspinner, will make his Test debut at Visakhapatnam on Friday, after being named as Jack Leach’s replacement in England’s XI.Bashir linked up with the squad midway through their 28-run victory in Hyderabad last week, after suffering complications with his India visa, but will slot straight into the team as a replacement for Leach, whose impact in that match was hindered by bruising to the left knee, sustained while fielding on the first day.Ben Stokes, England’s captain, confirmed one other change on the eve of the Test, with James Anderson returning to the team as the lone seamer, in place of Mark Wood, who went wicketless in the same role at Hyderabad.Related

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It will be Anderson’s 184th Test cap, and his first of 2024, and will complete one of the most lop-sided Test attacks ever fielded, with the rest of England’s specialist bowlers in a spin-heavy attack boasting a total of three Test caps.Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Stokes said he was confident that Bashir’s complicated passage to India would not impact on his performance, adding that his chance to sit in the dressing-room during the latter stages of the Hyderabad Test had allowed Bashir to assimilate with the team environment.”He was just taking it all in to be honest, landing [from the UK] that early, then coming in and seeing what had gone on,” Stokes said. “I think he really enjoyed being in that dressing-room [on day four]. There’s no worries and no issues for me that he’s been away from the group for a period of time, then coming back in to make his debut. It’s not like he’s forgotten how to bowl.”Stokes added that it had been left to Brendon McCullum, England’s head coach, to break the selection news to Bashir. “I went up to him [afterwards],” Stokes said. “I knew that he knew, and he just gave me a big hug. I told him I was going to tell the media so he didn’t have to keep it quiet. He looked very excited.”Shoaib Bashir is set to replace the injured Jack Leach•Getty Images

Rehan Ahmed, the legspinner, retains his place after a limited role in Hyderabad, having debuted in Karachi in December 2022, while Tom Hartley will receive his second cap, having claimed second-innings figures of 7 for 62 to seal England’s first-Test victory.Neither Rehan nor Bashir was born when Anderson made his Test debut at Lord’s in May 2003, while his own Test cap number – 613 – is a full 100 caps shy of the 713 cap that Bashir will receive before the start of play on Friday. At the age of 41, Anderson is about to enter his 22nd year as an international cricketer, but Stokes had no qualms about bringing him back into the fray.”Jimmy’s experience, the class that he has, is great and I think it also goes under the radar how good his record in India is,” Stokes said. “Considering what Jimmy is known for – ‘the swing king’ and all that – it just proves how good a bowler he is. He has different skillsets that I will be able to exploit in Indian conditions.”It’s not just picking Jimmy for the new ball, it’s the other stuff he possesses as well. It’s great that Jimmy is doing good things for the old boys out there. It’s huge credit and lots of people should look up to Jimmy considering he is where he is at 41.”On the Vizag pitch itself, Stokes predicted that it might be a good wicket for “maybe a day or two”, but expected it to take more and more spin the deeper the game gets.”It might play a little bit better initially than it did last week, but we don’t like to go in with too many pre-conceived ideas, we like to have some kind of idea because, obviously, that’s how we pick the team. Then we just play what’s in front of us.”I think we always knew what we wanted. We looked at the pitch yesterday and again today just to see what change would happen after a day. If anything it just looks a little drier than yesterday.”Obviously the forced change, Bash coming in for Leachy, was a simple one: one spinner out, one spinner in.”England XI 1 Zak Crawley, 2 Ben Duckett, 3 Ollie Pope, 4 Joe Root, 5 Jonny Bairstow, 6 Ben Stokes (capt), 7 Ben Foakes (wk), 8 Rehan Ahmed, 9 Tom Hartley, 10 Shoaib Bashir, 11 James Anderson.

Artilheiro do campeonato cearense de 2022 é apresentado pela Portuguesa-RJ

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Com o final do ano se aproximando, as equipes começam a se movimentar no mercado e contratar para a próxima temporada. Com passagens de destaque pelo futebol cearense, o atacante Edson Cariús acertou com a Portuguesa-RJ. O atacante falou sobre a motivação em disputar um dos principais torneios estaduais do Brasil, o Campeonato Carioca.

– Estou muito feliz com essa oportunidade de defender a Portuguesa. Chego bastante motivado e com a uma grande vontade de vencer e conquistar grandes coisas. Essa será a minha primeira oportunidade no futebol carioca, que é um dos principais centros do futebol brasileiro. Sei que vamos enfrentar adversários fortes e isso me motiva ainda mais para esse desafio – disse.

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Em 2022, Edson Cariús mostrou seu faro de artilheiro. Pelo Ferroviário, o centroavante de 34 anos conquistou a artilharia do campeonato, deixando para trás atacantes de Fortaleza e Ceará.

O agente de Cariús, Marquinhos Maia, falou sobre o acerto com a Portuguesa e porque escolheu a equipe carioca. O contrato do atacante é válido até abril do ano que vem.

– Nós tínhamos o interesse de algumas equipes pelo Cariús. Ele fez uma boa temporada em 2022 e isso chamou a atenção de vários mercados. Recebemos algumas propostas e sondagens, mas o projeto da Portuguesa chamou muito a atenção dele, por ser uma grande equipe, que disputa um dos campeonatos mais fortes do país – afirmou.

'This means more to me than the other two' – Paris pushes his limits to help WA to a Shield hat-trick

Injury-prone left-arm seamer plays eight games in a Shield season for the first time in his career including five in a row to bag 39 wickets and lead WA’s title-winning attack

Tristan Lavalette25-Mar-2024

Joel Paris celebrates the catch to win the match•Getty Images

With Western Australia just one wicket away from a hat-trick of Sheffield Shield titles after an electric passage of play late on day four, Joel Paris was in a reflective mood and turned to experienced teammates Sam Whiteman and Hilton Cartwright.”I reckon this means more than the other two [titles],” he told them.Moments later Paris sealed WA’s comprehensive victory over Tasmania with a blinder of a catch in the gully to trigger scenes of jubilation on-and-off the field at the WACA. “The boys reckon I put a little bit of mayo on it,” laughed Paris as he recalled to ESPNcricinfo his diving effort to his right.”I was just happy it stuck. We had to grind away, we haven’t had it all our way. We played unbelievably well in Victoria to get a home final and then we’ve probably played our best cricket this week.”This one probably sits right at the top for me. We haven’t had the quicks available this year that we normally have and we’ve just had to keep going. It’s very special.”Related

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Without frontliners Jhye Richardson, Lance Morris and Matthew Kelly for most of the season, WA had to rely on their fringe quicks. Cameron Gannon, who took eight wickets in the final, and Charlie Stobo stepped up at the backend of the season, but it was the reliable presence of left-armer Paris that held the attack together.Paris was unlucky to only take two wickets in the final as he again set the tone with menacing new ball bowling in both of Tasmania’s innings. He exploited the grassy surface superbly and consistently beat the bat with sharp seam movement.Paris finished the season with 39 wickets at a remarkable average of just 15.2. In 44 first-class matches since debuting in late 2015, he has taken 174 wickets at 20.05 and striking at 45.9.As can be gleaned from his relatively limited number of first-class appearances, Paris has endured a litany of injuries during his career forcing WA to be cautious with his workload.After a delayed start to the season due to a hamstring injury suffered playing for Australia A against New Zealand A in Brisbane, Paris’ durability impressed as he played five straight Shield matches – along with WA’s triumph in the Marsh Cup against New South Wales – culminating with the Shield final.”When you’re in a situation where you just have to keep going, I think your body senses that and just finds something,” Paris said. “I’m really proud of what I’ve been able to achieve this year. The amount of cricket I’ve been able to play…certainly haven’t been able to do it before.”We’ve probably been in a position in past seasons where I’ve been able to rest a little bit more than what I have this season. To get through was really special.”Paris, 31, played two ODIs against India in 2016, but his injuries and the depth of quicks in Australian cricket have kept him away from the international stage.Paris, however, remains on the radar of the Australian hierarchy. Along with playing for Australia A last year, Paris was in the frame for selection on the last Ashes tour.”That desire to play for Australia is always there. For me that will never go away until I put up the boots,” he said. “If an opportunity comes up, I’ll absolutely take it.”Paris is unsure of his offseason plans, with a stint in the UK a possibility but dependent on his body. Right now, however, he is eyeing a well-deserved breather.”I’ll be putting the feet up for a little bit,” he said. “I’m going to enjoy this one [title] as much as possible.”

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