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Os dez pontos conquistados pelo São Paulo nas quatro primeiras rodadas do Brasileirão de 2019 só ficam atrás, na era dos pontos corridos, dos 12 pontos que o clube faturou nas quatro rodadas iniciais de 2011. Em 2004, o Tricolor também somou dez pontos em 12 possíveis no início de trajetória.

A ideia de Cuca é fazer a equipe somar o maior número de pontos possíveis nas nove rodadas que antecedem a Copa América. O São Paulo ainda enfrenta Bahia (casa), Corinthians (fora), Cruzeiro (casa), Avaí (fora) e Atlético-MG (fora) até a pausa.

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– É um campeonato de 114 pontos. Se você for pegar a média, desde 2003, o campeão tem perto de 65% de aproveitamento. Muitas vezes tem mais, mas não seria necessário. Então, com 74, 75 pontos geralmente sai o campeão. Se você der uma largada forte, você vai ter a famosa gordurinha para o momento ruim que você pode ter lá na frente. Mas todo mundo quer largar forte. O campeonato vai parar para todos na Copa América. Não é o São Paulo que quer ganhar as primeiras, são todos os clubes – analisa Cuca.

Após quatro rodadas, o São Paulo está empatado na liderança com Palmeiras e Santos, mas perde para os dois rivais no saldo de gols. No domingo, às 11h, o Tricolor recebe o Bahia no Morumbi.

2019 – 10 pontos
São Paulo 2 x 0 Botafogo
Goiás 1 x 2 São Paulo
São Paulo 1 x 1 Flamengo
Fortaleza 0 x 1 São Paulo

2018 – 6 pontos
São Paulo 1 x 0 Paraná
Ceará 0 x 0 São Paulo
Fluminense 1 x 1 São Paulo
São Paulo 2 x 2 Atlético-MG

2017 – 6 pontos
Cruzeiro 1 x 0 São Paulo
São Paulo 2 x 0 Avaí
São Paulo 2 x 0 Palmeiras
Ponte Preta 1 x 0 São Paulo

2016 – 7 pontos
Botafogo 0 x 1 São Paulo
São Paulo 1 x 2 Internacional
Coritiba 1 x 1 São Paulo
São Paulo 1 x 0 Palmeiras

2015 – 7 pontos
São Paulo 2 x 1 Flamengo
Ponte Preta 1 x 0 São Paulo
São Paulo 3 x 0 Joinville
Internacional 0 x 0 São Paulo

2014 – 6 pontos
São Paulo 3 x 0 Botafogo
Cruzeiro 1 x 1 São Paulo
São Paulo 2 x 2 Coritiba
São Paulo 1 x 1 Corinthians

2013 – 7 pontos
Ponte Preta 0 x 2 São Paulo
São Paulo 5 x 1 Vasco
Atlético-MG 0 x 0 São Paulo
São Paulo 0 x 1 Goiás

2012 – 6 pontos
Botafogo 4 x 2 São Paulo
São Paulo 1 x 0 Bahia
Internacional 1 x 0 São Paulo
São Paulo 1 x 0 Santos

2011 – 12 pontos
Fluminense 0 x 2 São Paulo
São Paulo 1 x 0 Figueirense
Atlético-MG 0 x 1 São Paulo
São Paulo 3 x 1 Grêmio

2010 – 7 pontos
Flamengo 1 x 1 São Paulo
São Paulo 1 x 2 Botafogo
Internacional 0 x 2 São Paulo
São Paulo 1 x 0 Palmeiras

2009 – 5 pontos
​Fluminense 1 x 0 São Paulo
São Paulo 2 x 2 Atlético-PR
Palmeiras 0 x 0 São Paulo
São Paulo 3 x 0 Cruzeiro

2008 – 3 pontos
São Paulo 0 x 1 Grêmio
Atlético-PR 1 x 1 São Paulo
São Paulo 1 x 1 Coritiba
Santos 0 x 0 São Paulo

2007 – 7 pontos
São Paulo 2 x 0 Goiás
Náutico 1 x 0 São Paulo
São Paulo 0 x 0 Palmeiras
Paraná 0 x 1 São Paulo

2006 – 9 pontos
​São Paulo 1 x 0 Flamengo
Fortaleza 1 x 0 São Paulo
São Paulo 4 x 0 Santa Cruz
Corinthians 1 x 3 São Paulo

2005 – 7 pontos
Fluminense 2 x 1 São Paulo
São Paulo 1 x 1 Paraná
Corinthians 1 x 5 São Paulo
São Paulo 1 x 0 Coritiba

2004 – 10 pontos
​São Paulo 1 x 0 Atlético-PR
Criciúma 1 x 1 São Paulo
São Paulo 1 x 0 Fluminense
Guarani 2 x 3 São Paulo

2003 – 5 pontos
Juventude 2 x 2 São Paulo
São Paulo 2 x 4 Cruzeiro
Criciúma 1 x 1 São Paulo
São Paulo 3 x 1 Fortaleza

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Na manhã deste sábado, o São Paulo encerrou sua preparação para o clássico deste domingo, às 19h, contra o Corinthians, na Arena em Itaquera. Durante os trabalhos comandados por Cuca, o CT da Barra Funda recebeu a ilustre visita do ex-jogador Cafu, que conquistou dez títulos pelo clube, incluindo duas Libertadores e dois mundiais. Por essas e outras ele declarou sua torcida e espera que sua presença possa ajudar em um bom resultado.

-Fazia tempo que eu não vinha aqui e aproveitei para trazer meus dois filhos e alguns amigos. Também vim fazer uma visita para o pessoal que faz tempo que não vejo e trazer bons fluidos pro nosso glorioso Tricolor nesse jogo tão importante de amanhã – afirmou o ex-lateral, que também falou da importância do clube e do CT em sua carreira.

-O CT está maravilhoso. As lembranças são impressionantes, voltar aqui sempre me traz boas recordações. Tive uma passagem maravilhosa, o São Paulo foi minha casa, meu lar, foi de onde eu saí para o mundo, onde fiquei conhecido no mundo inteiro, por isso eu devo muito para esse clube – concluiu.

Bicampeão do mundo pela Seleção Brasileira, Cafu reencontrou amigos como Alexandre Pato, seu companheiro de Milan, Hernanes e Nenê, além do preparador físico Carlinhos Neves e do coordenador Vagner Mancini. Com Cuca, o ex-jogador teve uma longa conversa durante a atividade.

Em campo, sob os olhos de Cafu, o treinador são-paulino comandou um trabalho em duas partes na manhã deste sábado. Primeiro um treino técnico com todo o elenco, e depois uma atividade tática. Os desfalques do Tricolor para o clássico serão: Toró, suspenso, Carneiro, afastado por doping, e Rojas e Pablo, em processo de recuperação.

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Neither Bangladesh nor West Indies are at the top of their game coming into Tuesday’s encounter

The Preview by Siddarth Ravindran24-Mar-2014Match factsTuesday, March 25, 2014
Start time 1930 local (1330 GMT)Big PictureWest Indies will hope Dwayne Smith can provide the thrust at the start of the innings•WICB Media

Two teams who aren’t at the top of their game come together in Tuesday’s clash. Bangladesh, the hosts, have had a forgettable 2014 so far, with lacklustre showings in the home series against Sri Lanka and the Asia Cup which were capped by a defeat to Hong Kong in the first phase of the World T20. West Indies, the defending champions, have lost seven of their previous ten T20s, including their opening game in the World T20, where they went down meekly to India.After the lukewarm start in the loss against India, talk about West Indies’ ability to take singles again got plenty of airtime ahead of the Bangladesh game. Whether it is through singles and twos or through big hits, West Indies need a victory over Bangladesh, as their remaining games in a tough group are against Australia, who are rated among the tournament favourites, and a formidable Pakistan outfit. Defeat to Bangladesh won’t eliminate West Indies, but it is likely to mean that their chances of making the semi-finals are not in their hands, leaving them needing to win their remaining matches besides hoping other results go their way.Bangladesh, despite their defeat to Hong Kong, have achieved their first goal: of reaching the Super 10s and thus avoiding the ignominy of having to watch a party in their backyard from the sidelines. They are positioning themselves as spoilers in a group of heavyweights, and can be tricky opponents, especially at home if the track suits their array of spinners.Form guide (last five matches, most recent first)

Bangladesh: LWWLL
West Indies: LLWWW
In the spotlightAs someone who strikes at around 130 in T20s, Dwayne Smith will want to make amends for his torturous 29-ball 11 against India that robbed West Indies of any momentum at the start of the innings. With Chris Gayle expected to stick to his method of biding his time early on, Smith is entrusted with the task of providing the opening fireworks. Bangladesh’s new-ball bowlers have a challenge on their hands.Chris Gayle had recently jokingly remarked that he had made Sohag Gazi famous by hitting him for six off the first ball of a Test. That was when West Indies last toured Bangladesh in 2012, but even on that tour Gayle didn’t exactly dominate – Gazi dismissed him three times in Tests and ODIs. The rivalry is set to resume on Tuesday, when Gazi is expected to be picked as a replacement for Farhad RezaTeams newsWest Indies coach Ottis Gibson has said they have to still take a decision on their quick bowling line-up: whether to bring in either the experienced Ravi Rampaul or the pacy Sheldon Cottrell in place of Krishmar Santokie. He wanted to take a close look at the conditions in Mirpur before taking a call.West Indies (probable): 1 Chris Gayle, 2 Dwayne Smith, 3 Marlon Samuels, 4 Lendl Simmons, 5 Dwayne Bravo, 6 Darren Sammy (capt), 7 Andre Russell, 8 Denesh Ramdin (wk), 9 Sunil Narine, 10 Ravi Rampaul/Krishmar Santokie, 11 Samuel Badree
Bangladesh are expected to make several changes to the side that went down to Hong Kong. With Rubel Hossain injured, Ziaur Rahman is likely to get a game while offspinner Sohag Gazi is set to replace the expensive Farhad Reza. They could also bring in Shamsur Rahman for Sabbir Rahman.Bangladesh (probable): 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Anamul Haque, 3 Shamsur Rahman, 4 Shakib Al Hasan, 5 Mushfiqur Rahim (capt & wk), 6 Nasir Hossain, 7 Mahmudullah, 8 Ziaur Rahman, 9 Sohag Gazi, 10 Abdur Razzak, 11 Al-Amin Hossain
Stats and trivia West Indies are the only top-eight team that Bangladesh have beaten in Twenty20s. Andre Russell’s economy-rate of 9.60 is the second worst among all those who have bowled more than 30 overs in T20Is. Only New Zealand’s Doug Bracewell (9.61) has a worse economy rate. With 42 wickets, Shakib Al Hasan is the joint highest wicket-taker, along with Abdur Razzak, in T20Is for Bangladesh. He is also 12 runs short of surpassing Tamim Iqbal as the highest run-getter in T20Is for BangladeshQuotes”It is hard to predict against West Indies. If they play well, we are finished. If it is not their day, then we have a chance to do well.”

“People will make assumptions based on what happened last night. India bowled well. We didn’t get singles but we don’t normally get singles. That’s the way it goes sometimes.”

تقدم فريق النصر بالهدفين الثاني والثالث على حساب منافسه الشباب في دقيقتين خلال المباراة التي تجمع بينهما الآن ضمن منافسات الدوري السعودي.

ويلتقي النصر أمام الشباب مساء اليوم في إطار مباريات الجولة الرابعة من منافسات بطولة دوري روشن السعودي، وذلك على ملعب جامعة الملك سعود.  وأحرز رونالدو هدفه الأول عن طريق ركلة جزاء نجح في تسجيلها بالدقيقة 13، بعد أن احتسبها حكم اللقاء بعد العودة لتقنية الفار. شاهد الهدف 

وسجل رونالدو الهدف الثاني له ولفريقه النصر في الدقيقة 38 من عمر الشوط الأول من ركلة جزاء. هدف النصر الثاني أمام الشباب

بينما أحرز ساديو ماني الهدف الثالث للعميد بالدقيقة 40 من تسديدة قوية داخل منطقة جزاء الشباب لتسكن مرمى الأخير. هدف النصر الثالث أمام الشباب

A round-up of the Regional Four Day Competition matches that ended on March 17, 2014

ESPNcricinfo staff17-Mar-2014

Trinidad & Tobago thumped Leeward Islands by an innings and 107 runs for their second win in as many games of the Regional Four Day Competition.Opting to bat first, T&T declared their innings at 458 for 7, driven by a maiden first-class ton from Akeal Hosein and fifties from Evin Lewis, Darren Bravo, Jonathan Augustus and Stephen Katwaroo. The batsmen put together solid stands, ending with a 197-run partnership for the seventh wicket between Katwaroo and Hosein, who ended with an unbeaten 102 off 185 balls.Leeward were blown away by T&T in their first innings, folding for 113 in a little more than 34 overs. Jahmar Hamilton’s 52 was the sole substantial knock in an innings where only one other batsman scored in double figures.Following on, with a deficit of 345, Leeward improved their batting performance in the second innings but, in spite of a fifty from Kieran Powell, scored only 238. A few Leeward batsmen got starts but Powell was the only one to reach fifty as the side floundered against legpsinner Imran Khan and pacer Shannon Gabriel. Khan finished with 5 for 53, his seventh five-for in first-class cricket, while Gabriel accounted for both openers in his 3 for 63.T&T, however, suffered a blow as Hosein was taken off the field during the final session of the third day with a thigh strain. As a result, he will miss the team’s next game against Barbados on Friday. Daron Cruickshank will come in for Hosein.Kirk Edwards struck his eighth first-class hundred in Barbados’ draw against Combined Campuses and Colleges, ensuring the defending champions took two extra points over their opponents at the end of the match.Edwards struck 109 off 204 balls and was involved in a 180-run, second-wicket partnership with Barbados captain Kraigg Brathwaite, who scored 91. Barbados struggled after a middle-order slide but Shane Dowrich and Carlos Brathwaite corrected the course of the innings with a 63-run partnership for the sixth wicket that helped the side declare at 356 for 9, earning a lead of 87 over CC&C.Earlier, CC&C managed only 269 in spite of fifties from three of their top four batsmen. Shacaya Thomas, Kyle Corbin and Chadwick Walton all hit half-centuries but CC&C lost wickets in clusters to squander their advantage. Kavem Hodge and Jomel Warrican boosted CC&C with a useful 56-run stand for the ninth wicket, before the side was dismissed for 269. Sulieman Benn was the most successful bowler for Barbados, dismissing two top-order batsmen before returning to wrap up the tail for figures of 4 for 66.Corbin followed his fifty in the first innings with another unbeaten half-century in the second, after the side was jolted by quick wickets. CC&C eventually scored 101 for 5 with Ashley Nurse and Benn ending as the key strikers for Barbados once again.Guyana and Windward Islands played out a thrilling draw at the Providence Stadium. Both the teams held the advantage at different points during the match, and in the end, Guyana’s tail held on to force a stalemate. It was Windward Islands who wrested the momentum early on, as batting first, they made 307 on the back of a century from Sunil Ambris (114) and his 156-run association for the fifth wicket with the captain Liam Sebastien. Christopher Barnwell was the pick of Guyana’s bowlers, and snared four scalps.Kenroy Peters then enforced Windward Island’s advantage by finishing with 4 for 42 to run through Guyana for 213, with Assad Fudadin’s 82 the only score of note. The hosts, however, fought back strongly as Veerasammy Permaul took seven wickets to dismiss Windward Islands for 114, setting Guyana a seemingly easy target of 209.At 117 for 3 and with more than 20 overs in the day still remaining, Guyana would’ve hoped to push on for victory, but three quick wickets from Kenroy Peters left the hosts soon precariously placed at 153 for 7. Anthony Bramble and Permaul then negotiated the final few overs safely as the contest ended in a draw.

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O Cruzeiro perdeu mais uma no Brasileiro, desta vez para a Chapecoense, por 2 a 1, gols de Rildo e Diego Torres, com Thiago Neves marcando para a Raposa. Foi a quarta derrota da equipe mineira em seis rodadas. O resultado levou o time mineiro para a 16ª posição, uma apenas acima da zona de rebaixamento.

A Chape venceu seu primeiro jogo fora de casa na competição e demonstrou muita competência para explorar os erros cruzeirenses, que começaram a ocorrer bem antes de a partida começar, com a escalação de uma equipe desequilibrada entre defesa e ataque. O time catarinense subiu para a 12ª colocação na tabela de classificação.

Ousadia que não deu certo. Chape leva perigo

Mano Menezes surpreendeu a todos, saindo totalmente de suas características ao escalar um Cruzeiro muito ofensivo com apenas Henrique como homem de proteção à zaga. Começaram jogando Marquinhos Gabriel, Robinho, Rodriguinho e Thiago Neves, além de Lucas Romero na lateral direita após Edílson sentir um problema na panturrilha minutos antes do início do jogo.

A ousadia do treinador não teve o efeito esperado, deixando o Cruzeiro muito exposto, o que gerou vários ataques perigosos no primeiro tempo, incluindo uma bola na trave de Rildo. Faltava melhor saída de bola e Henrique tinha um espaço muito grande para cobrir, quando havia subida de todos os homens de frente.

Fábio falha no gol e Mano corrige formação

Logo no início do segundo tempo, o técnico da Raposa viu que sua formação ultra ofensiva não deu certo e tirou Rodriguinho para a entrada de Pedro Rocha, mudando o posicionamento de Thiago Neves, que ficou mais na armação de jogadas.

O time melhorou o toque de bola, mas teve sua estratégia colocada a perigo, pois em um chute de Elicarlos, Fábio rebateu mal, com a bola sobrando para Rildo abrir o placar no Independência. Com o gol sofrido, Mano Menezes concluiu o acerto do time ao colocar Lucas Silva em campo no lugar de Marquinhos Gabriel.

A equipe ficou mais organizada, segura na defesa e com melhor saída de bola. O resultado das mudanças veio pouco tempo depois.

TN10 marca golaço

Com a mudança de posicionamento de Thiago Neves, ficando mais perto do gol, com Robinho vindo de trás melhorando a saída de bola, o Cruzeiro conseguiu ficar com a bola, trabalhar melhor e num passe de Robinho, TN10 recebeu, girou e marcou um golaço, o empate da Raposa no jogo.

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Chape não se abala com empate e mata a Raposa em BH

O time comandado por Ney Franco não teve receio do Cruzeiro em nenhum momento. Mesmo se defendendo na maior parte do jogo, a equipe catarinense conseguia contra-atacar o time mineiro e, aos 39 minutos do segundo tempo, selou a vitória sobre um dos elencos mais badalados do Brasil, mas que não vence a cinco jogos. Foi o primeiro triunfo da Chape fora de casa no Brasileiro, aumentando a crise cruzeirense.

Pior defesa do Brasileiro

Os gols anotados pela Chape aumentaram o péssimo indicador defensivo do Cruzeiro nesta edição do Brasileiro. Já são 13 gols tomados em seis jogos, média superior a dois gols, tornando-se a pior defesa da competição até aqui. Um contra senso, em se tratando da fama de montador de defesas sólidas que Mano Menezes possui.

A defesa celeste falhou nos dois gols marcados pela Chape, demonstrando que a fase não está boa tecnicamente,

Próximos jogos

Na próxima rodada, o Cruzeiro encara o São Paulo no domingo, 2 de junho, às 16h, no Morumbi. Já a Chape recebe o Palmeiras, no mesmo dia e horário da Raposa, só que na Arena Condá, em Chapecó.

FICHA TÉCNICA
CRUZEIRO 1 X 2 CHAPECOENSE
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Data/Hora: 26/05/2019, às 19h (de Brasília)
Local: Independência, Belo Horizonte (MG)
Árbitro: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva (PA/Fifa)
Auxiliares: Alessandro Alvaro Rocha de Matos(BA) e Fabricio Vilarinho da Silva (GO)
Árbitro de Vídeo: Rodrigo Nunes de Sá (RJ)
Cartões Amarelos: Dedé (CRU), Rildo, Bruno Pacheco (CHA)
Cartões Vermelhos: não houve
Público e Renda: não divulgados

Gols: Rildo, 6’/2ºT (0-1), Thiago Neves, 11’/2ºT (1-1) e Diego Torres, 39’/2ºT (1-2)

CRUZEIRO:Fábio; Lucas Romero, Dedé, Léo, Egídio; Henrique, Robinho, Rodriguinho(Pedro Rocha – Intervalo), Marquinhos Gabriel (Lucas Silva, 9’/2ºT), Thiago Neves (David, 36’/2ºT) e Fred. Técnico: Mano Menezes.

CHAPECOENSE: Tiepo; Caíque Sá (Bryan, 9’/2ºT), Gum, Douglas e Bruno Pacheco; Márcio Araújo, Elicarlos e Campanharo (Diego Torres, 18’/2ºT); Arthur Gomes, Rildo (Aylon, 37’/2ºT) e Everaldo. Técnico: Ney Franco.

يدرس نادي آرسنال الإنجليزي، التعاقد مع أحد مدافعي فريق برشلونة الإسباني، قبل غلق نافذة انتقالات الصيف، بعد إصابة لاعبه يوريان تيمبر.

وتعرض تيمبر للإصابة بقطع في الرباط الصليبي، ليعرض آرسنال لضربة قوية مع انطلاقة الموسم الجديد.

ووفقًا لصحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية، نقلاً عن تقارير الصحف الإنجليزية، آرسنال مهتم بالتعاقد مع إريك جارسيا مدافع برشلونة.

جارسيا من بين لاعبي برشلونة الذين تم ربطهم برحيل محتمل عن الفريق في السوق الصيفي، على الرغم من أن المدرب تشافي هيرنانديز ليس على استعداد للتخلي عنه.

اقرأ أيضًا | تشافي يعلق على إمكانية تجديد عقده مع برشلونة ويدافع عن ليفاندوفسكي

ويبحث أرتيتا عن قلب دفاع ويمكنه أيضًا العمل كمحور وجارسيا من اللاعبين المفضلين في قائمته، حيث سبق وعمل معه في صفوف مانشستر سيتي، حين كان مدرب آرسنال مساعدًا مع بيب جوارديولا.

وأتم التقرير موضحًا أنه رغم اهتمام آرسنال، لكن من الصعب قبول برشلونة للعرض والموافقة على رحيل لاعبه.

أعلن مساء اليوم السبت عن منافس النادي الأهلي في النسخة الأولى من بطولة دوري السوبر الإفريقي، المقرر انطلاقها خلال الفترة المقبلة.

وكان كاف قد أعلن عن مشاركة 8 فرق في النسخة الافتتاحية من البطولة حديثة العهد، وهي، الأهلي والترجي الرياضي التونسي ونادي الوداد الرياضي وإنيمبا النيجيري ومازيمبي الكونغولي وماميلودي صن داونز وأتلتيكو بتروليوس دي لواندا الأنجولي، وسيمبا التنزاني.

وأوضح كاف أن البطولة ستقام بنظام خروج المغلوب بعد خوض مباراتي ذهاب وإياب بدايًة من دور ربع النهائي، مرورًا بنصف النهائي وختامًا موقعتي النهائي.

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وستقام النسخة الافتتاحية التاريخية من دوري السوبر الإفريقي على مدار أربعة أسابيع، وستبدأ بحفل الافتتاح والمباراة الأولى في 20 أكتوبر 2023 في دار السلام، تنزانيا. منافس الأهلي في دوري السوبر الإفريقي

يخوض النادي الأهلي المصري مباراته الأولى في دور الثمانية من بطولة دوري السوبر الإفريقي في مواجهة سيمبا التنزاني.

Kevin Pietersen plans to play simultaneously in two Twenty20 competitions in England and the Caribbean as he becomes the ultimate jet-set commuter in his attempts to keep his career alive after his exclusion from the England side

David Hopps28-Mar-2014

Kevin Pietersen plans to play simultaneously in two Twenty20 competitions in England and the Caribbean as he becomes the ultimate jet-set commuter in his attempts to keep his career alive after his exclusion from the England side.The age of the itinerant T20 cricketer has been upon us for a few years, but Pietersen has taken it a stage further by seeking to play in England’s relaunched NatWest Blast tournament and the Caribbean Premier League at the same time.‏@KP24 – the Twitter handle which has now carries Pietersen’s pronouncements, official and unofficial, on life, the universe and everything – promised: “I will be fulfilling ALL my @surreycricket commitments and just flying into the Caribbean to honour this opportunity.”It remains to be seen, though, if this regular 4000-miles-plus commute has a beneficial effect on his ability to hit a cricket ball in the area to which it is intended, especially as his regular diet of in-flight meals would not be countenanced by the England cookbook. Just think, some people can become disorientated by a daily commute from Paddington to East Croydon.And, at least if the Kia Oval and the Caribbean are more than 4,000 miles apart that is nothing compared to the distance between England and Pietersen when it came to a meeting of minds.If Pietersen is fortunate when the draft is finalised in a bar owned by Chris Gayle in Jamaica on Thursday, he will at least have a direct flight. As he indulged in a spot of repartee on Twitter with Gayle about whether they would be team-mates or opponents, it was a decent bet that he had not considered the possibility that he might yet be signed by Guyana Amazon Warriors: now that would add a few hours to the journey time.Surrey, who are heavily promoting their T20 campaign around Pietersen’s involvement, were quick to confirm that his ambitious plans have their full blessing.Richard Gould, the chief executive, said: “Kevin is available for all our T20 fixtures once he gets back from the IPL in late May or early June. There are a couple of windows within our T20 season which coincides with the CPL where he can go out for the CPL, play some games there and still be available for all our games. We thought it was a good grown-up decision.Everybody knows that grown-ups like flying. Children grow up wanting to be engine drivers.His journey will be nearly three times as long as the match – although that distinction might lessen if over-rates keep sinking.Pietersen initially chose Surrey – and the NatWest Blast – ahead of the CPL as he rebuilt his career following England’s unparalleled decision to terminate his contract so publically after their 5-0 whitewash in Australia.He first broached the possibility of playing both tournaments, according to Gould, “two or three weeks ago.” He held discussions with Surrey’s new head coach, Graham Ford, an early mentor in South Africa, and their director of cricket Alec Stewart.Although factual enough, that is slightly misleading. He will play in the CPL on a “secondment clause” in his Surrey contract which allows a temporary change or relocation of position and duties. The clause was in there for a reason. It remains unconfirmed whether Surrey will also benefit from the arrangement.”He is contracted for all the T20 fixtures,” Gould said. “His contract allows him to play championship cricket and 50-overs cricket subject to his availability and we will see how that goes during the season.”The CPL is scheduled to run from July 5 to August 10. In that time, Surrey play their final five group matches in the space of a fortnight – all of which Pietersen has vowed to play.They have a home match against Glamorgan on Friday, July 11, the day after CPL launches (pads strapped on at Heathrow?), further matches on the Wednesday and Friday of the following week and then two games in 24 hours – a derby against Middlesex on Thursday, July 24, and a short trip to Canterbury (a mere bagatelle for a hardened traveller like Pietersen) to play Kent the following day.Before all this, Pietersen has agreed to captain the Delhi Daredevils in the upcoming Indian Premier League.It would be difficult to travel further afield to ply his trade. The Times recorded the discovery of a new planet far beyond Pluto today – temporarily answering to the name of 2012 VP113 – but nobody is entirely sure whether the Inner Oort Cloud has yet to catch on to Twenty20.”I’m delighted to be involved in this year’s Caribbean Premier League,” Pietersen said. “As soon as I was approached, I knew it was something I wanted to take part in. I have fantastic memories of playing T20 cricket in the Caribbean — especially when we won the 2010 ICC World T20 tournament — so I can’t wait to play in front of the magnificent Caribbean fans who create a truly unique and thrilling atmosphere.”Pietersen’s rejection by England has encouraged such open displays of affection. The love is spread upon all-comers. It remains to be seen whether it will be spread too thinly. If he pulls it off, there will be a few people envious of his air miles.

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