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Heat expect the batter to be available for the entire tournament, which begins on December 5 at the SCG

ESPNcricinfo staff07-Sep-2021Brisbane Heat have signed England top-order batter Ben Duckett for the upcoming Big Bash League season. This will be the 26-year old’s first experience of the BBL, although he did spend some time with the Horbart Hurricanes three years ago while they were on a tour of the UAE.Duckett has played 129 T20s since making his debut in 2012. Known for an aggressive style of play, the left-hander has 19 scores of fifty or more in the format to go with a strike-rate of 135. He also finished the recently concluded men’s Hundred competition as its second-highest run-getter, with a tally of 232.”I’m looking forward to getting out to Brisbane and hopefully helping the team have a great season,” Duckett said in a press release on Tuesday. “I know friends and colleagues have told me what a great team environment it is and how passionate the fans are at the Gabba and on the Gold Coast, and I can’t wait to experience this all for myself.”Heat kick off their BBL 11 campaign on December 6, against Sydney Thunder, and will hope their new addition helps them go even better than last time when they fell one step short of making the final.”Ben fits the bill for the type of player we were looking to inject into the Heat squad this season and we’re excited to welcome him to Brisbane,” head coach Wade Seccombe said. “He brings something a little different to what we have had in the squad, being a left-hander who also bats in the top order.”He has played a lot of first class, List A cricket and T20 in England despite being a relatively young man and enjoyed a significant deal of success along the way. We’re looking forward to further tapping into that potential to give us an important addition to our line-up.”

West Ham United have been linked with an audacious move in 2025 to sign a man dubbed in some quarters as the next Mohamed Salah, it has been reported, as they look to back Julen Lopetegui in the transfer market.

West Ham snatch Brentford draw

Though still without a win in four games, West Ham came from a goal down to snatch a draw against Brentford at the G-Tech Community Stadium in their most recent Premier League outing, and their performance suggested that improvement, and a rise up the Premier League, could be on the way. Tomas Soucek scored their only goal as they managed a 1-1 stalemate, but Lopetegui was keen to take the positives from the situation.

“We balanced the match in the first half and in the second half, in my opinion, we were better than them. We deserved to win, but we drew as we had a lot of situations to do better in the last pass, in the last cross, when we had a very clear situation”, he admitted after the game.

“We were able to change the match against a very good team at home, so we have to highlight this, to keep the good, positive things. We are with one win very close with a lot of teams, a lot of big teams, so I think that I have tried to highlight the positive things and to highlight the positive reaction in the second half when we worked as a team, and it is very important for us.”

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But their goal returns remain a concern, with the club having scored just six so far and their three recognised strikers having combined for just one of those. Having missed out on Jhon Duran over the summer, it is clear that they still need reinforcements, and now they have identified a potential new striker at the London Stadium.

West Ham eyeing "next Mo Salah"

That comes as Football Transfers report that the Hammers are eyeing a potential move to sign Eintracht Frankfurt star Omar Marmoush in 2025 as they look to bolster their attack.

The Egyptian stayed in the Bundesliga after Nottingham Forest failed with a bid over the summer, but reports in Germany claim that he still dreams of a move to the Premier League, and that his current side will not stand in his way should a suitable offer come in for his services.

Though there is no release clause in his contract, he will be down to the final two years of his £27,000 a week deal come next summer, which means his value will likely decline from that point unless he pens fresh terms.

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An up-and-coming Egyptian international playing in Europe’s top leagues, he has been touted as the “new Mohamed Salah” who could take the Premier League by storm if and when he makes the move.

It is claimed that “West Ham are keen” on adding him to their frontline, with the club poised to lose Michail Antonio and Danny Ings in the next year. No price tag is mentioned, though Forest’s summer offer of £25m was deemed a “joke” in German reports, suggesting a much higher fee may be required to prise him away, especially if he continues his strong form this season.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta personally dreams of signing a “very creative” midfielder, with the Gunners set to be front of the queue for his services next year.

Players linked with moves to Arsenal in 2025

The north Londoners and sporting director Edu Gaspar are already making transfer plans for next year, despite being fresh out of the summer transfer window with £100 million spent on five new additions.

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The South American superstar would be quite a capture.

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While the likes of Mikel Merino and Raheem Sterling arrived to contribute further forward, the bulk of Arsenal’s new signings were brought in to bolster Arteta’s defence, so the club could look to add more attacking flair in 2025.

After missing out on a deal for RB Leipzig star Benjamin Sesko, who Arsenal made an offer for alongside both Chelsea and Man United, Arteta chose to keep faith in makeshift option Kai Havertz to lead the line – as he attempts to end their 21-year wait for a Premier League title.

However, that isn’t to say they aren’t monitoring new centre-forward options for next year, with Inter Milan striker Marcus Thuram, Sesko and Sporting Lisbon star Viktor Gyokeres among the strikers linked with moves to Arsenal in 2025.

Arsenal also couldn’t agree a deal for Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia, despite agreeing terms with the Spaniard (Fabrizio Romano), but it is believed that Edu could go back in for Garcia – regardless of Neto’s arrival on summer deadline day.

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There have even been rumours that Arsenal could be offered Real Madrid star Rodrygo in a swap deal for defender William Saliba, although the Gunners are highly unlikely to accept this as he is a crucial player for Arteta.

Mikel Arteta dreams of signing Florian Wirtz for Arsenal

According to The Boot Room, Arsenal’s manager has a real preference in mind when it comes to transfer targets – Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz.

Germany’s sensation played a pivotal role in Leverkusen’s run to the Bundesliga title last season, and is attracting interest from elite European sides as a result.

Arteta is obsessed with the idea of signing Wirtz for Arsenal, as per TBR, and it is believed they will be right at the very front of the queue for his signature next year with the 21-year-old expected to leave.

The £73,000-per-week attacking midfielder won’t come cheap, though, as he will command a price tag of around £125 million.

“Florian is just a huge asset for this team through his carefree nature,” said former Germany boss Hansi Flick. “He’s simply an outstanding technician, loves to play, is very creative, has a good shot, runs hard and is quick. He’s got a good total package.”

Ruben Amorim believes Kobbie Mainoo can get "so much better" amid Manchester United contract negotiations and Chelsea transfer links.

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Mainoo in talks over new Man Utd contractChelsea keen on move if deal can't be struckAmorim says he can get "so much better"Follow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

United midfielder Mainoo has impressed in recent matches for the club, particularly alongside summer signing Manuel Ugarte. Now, Red Devils head coach Amorim has warned the 19-year-old not to believe he is the "finished product" and to focus on improving his game.

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He told reporters: "I think Kobbie Mainoo is improving a lot during the last matches, I think you guys [the media] feel like Kobbie Mainoo is the finished product – he is not, he has so much potential to grow up even more. He is really, really good but he can be so much better. I think he is improving, all the players are improving, all the players are important for me, no matter what."

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United and Mainoo are in a contract impasse at present, but Amorim is desperate for the 19-year-old to extend his stay at Old Trafford. If the Red Devils are unable to strike a new deal, with the England international's terms running until 2027 plus the option of an extra year, Chelsea are waiting in the wings to pounce. An intriguing period lies ahead for the United academy product on and off the field.

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Mainoo is likely to feature for United in their third round FA Cup trip to Arsenal on Sunday afternoon, as the Red Devils try to retain the trophy they won in 2024.

He will provide the team fast-bowling cover in the likely absence of Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith

Alex Malcolm20-Aug-2021Australia quick Nathan Ellis has signed with the Punjab Kings for the second half of IPL 2021. The Kings confirmed the signing on Friday night.ESPNcricinfo understands that Ellis had three franchises chasing his signature with a host of Australian players – including the Kings pair of Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith and the Kolkata Knight Riders quick Pat Cummins – unlikely to return to the tournament for a variety of reasons.In the likely absence of Richardson and Meredith, Ellis is set to provide the Kings vital cushion in the fast-bowling department.

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Ellis, 26, has capped a sensational 12 months, climbing from the fringes of Australian domestic cricket to a hat-trick on international debut against Bangladesh and gain selection as one of Australia’s three reserve players for the T20 World Cup.Josh Hazlewood, meanwhile, is expected to return to the Chennai Super Kings after pulling out of the first half of the IPL. Hazlewood and Cricket Australia are understood to be keen for the quick to use the tournament as preparation for the T20 World Cup.

Victory ends satisfactory four-day campaign for side that began season in first-class drought

David Hopps24-Sep-2021Nottinghamshire 296 (Clarke 109, Evison 58) and 174 for 5 (Slater 79*, Duckett 54) beat Yorkshire 73 (Evison 4-13, Fletcher 3-31) and 396 (Lyth 153) by five wicketsNottinghamshire duly completed a five-wicket victory against Yorkshire, seven overs into the afternoon session on the final day and spent the afternoon watching the culmination of Warwickshire’s Championship victory at Edgbaston, a result that squeezed them out of contention for a place in next week’s Bob Willis Trophy.For those unversed in cricket’s most misconceived tournaments, the Bob Willis Trophy pits together the top two in a contest which is, well, considerably less important than actually winning the Championship. A five-day affair at Lord’s which finishes perilously close to October when the Lord’s groundstaff have a square to seed. There was not even a huge amount of interest in England in the World Test Championship final, so the idea is unlikely to take hold..Had Warwickshire failed to win – and it rarely looked in doubt as they rolled Somerset aside for 154 inside two sessions – Nottinghamshire would have finished second in the table and earned a trip to Lord’s to face Lancashire, having failed to win the Championship by only half a point – in which case they would have rued once again the missing of a batting point by four runs in the first innings. Instead, Warwickshire’s 118-run win meant that Nottinghamshire finished the season third, a result that in many ways made the outcome easier to bear.A bigger factor than a missed batting point, however, was defeats home and away to Warwickshire in the Conference phase of the season, which meant they carried forward only five points from those matches into the divisional stage, compared with Warwickshire’s 21 and Lancashire’s 16.5.For a side that had gone nearly three years without a Championship win before ending that run against Derbyshire in April, it has nevertheless been a satisfying four-day season, and it culminated this week with the coach, Peter Moores, signing a new three-year contract.Related

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The delight of Notts’ captain, Steven Mullaney, was obvious. “We wanted to make Nottinghamshire love us again in four-day cricket and the messages we got on social media were that they were really proud of us whatever happened this week.”I think there were a few twitchy people when Pete was out of contact. It would have been so easy for him to throw the towel in when we didn’t win a game for three years. I’m made up that he has signed again.”Half-centuries from Ben Slater (79 not out) and Ben Duckett took them to victory after they resumed on 42 for 1, needing 132 more runs with the whole of the final day ahead of them. Duckett was aghast to drag on a front-foot cut against a wide long hop from Jordan Thompson and a flirtation with finishing the game before lunch led to Joe Clarke and Mullaney also falling before the interval. Slater, who was dropped by Tom Kohler-Cadmore at slip off Matt Fisher when 19, made good his escape. He finished top of the Nottinghamshire averages as a result. Luke Fletcher’s 66 wickets at 14.90 were unsurpassed in the country.Yorkshire, who suffered their first Championship defeat at Trent Bridge since 2008, at least took the match into a fourth day after being bowled out for 73 in their first innings and following on. They too were waiting on the result at Edgbaston, which would determine whether they or Somerset finished bottom of Division One after a season that saw them finish just a point behind winners Lancashire in their conference, despite winning only 18 batting points across both phases of the season, the joint-second lowest tally behind Derbyshire. With Headingley batting conditions generally blameless, that tells its own story.