Misbehaving Lord’s pitch is a return to unpredictable era of unplayab…

The wicket was not as bad as the one in June but presented enough challenges for the MCC to call in specialists

The performance of the Lord’s pitch during its previous Test, against New Zealand in June, was so appalling that it was followed by an apology from the MCC and a scathing unsatisfactory rating from the International Cricket Council.

The MCC got ahead of the game in this Test by issuing a statement early in the fourth innings, reassuring us that “independent specialists” were “confident that there are solutions to improving pitch quality and performance”. fish-roadgame.online

• Kenin wins 6-2, 7-6 (6) in late-night contest

• Williams loses 15th straight tour-level match

• First-round clash finally begins at 12.13am

Sunday had become Monday by the time Venus Williams finally emerged beneath the closed roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium, her entrance pushed deep into the night after Novak Djokovic’s bruising defeat by Argentina’s Mariano Navone went the five-set distance. The first ball was struck at 12.13am, the latest start to a match in US Open history, yet several thousand spectators remained to watch a player who has been part of this tournament for as long as the building itself.

At 46 years old, ranked 611th in the world and making her record-extending 26th US Open singles appearance, Williams has grown accustomed to making history simply by showing up. Even by those standards this latest installment was, as she would later describe it, “completely insane”.

Den norske landslagsbacken David Møller Wolfe kan komme til å signere for tyske Hamburg like før overgangsvinduet stenger.
Den tyske avisen Hamburger Abendblatt skrev først om interessen for Wolverhampton-spilleren.
VG og TV 2 sitter på opplysninger om at Wolfe er sterkt ønsket i Hamburg. TV 2 skriver at Wolfe «etter all sannsynlighet» fortsetter karrieren i den tyske klubben.
Nordmannen har vært landslagssjef Ståle Solbakkens foretrukne mann på venstrebacken i lang tid.
Wolfe startet den første kampen til Wolverhampton i Championship denne sesongen, men har kun spilt fire minutter fordelt på de to påfølgende seriekampene. Wolves rykket ned fra Premier League sist sesong.
I vinter meldte flere medier at Nottingham Forest var nær å sikre seg signaturen til 24-åringen, men overgangen gikk i vasken like før overgangsvinduet stengte.
Hamburg har fra før landslagskeeper Sander Tangvik i troppen.
Overgangsvinduet stenger tirsdag i Tyskland. (NTB)