The player himself had hinted that he was seeking a move up the East Lancs Road to City recently as reports surfaced that City were after the Dutchman.
However, The Echo states that City are bemused by the reports and will continue their pursuit of other targets.
Everton boss David Moyes was left angered by the Citizens' conduct last summer when they eventually managed to prise Joleon Lescott away from Goodison Park.
With reports linking Steven Pienaar and Mikel Arteta to moves away from Merseyside, Moyes would seem to have another busy close-season ahead of him, battling to keep his stars.
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npower Test Match Series: England v Bangladesh
27-05-2010 at Lord's, Day 5 of 5
27-05-2010 at Lord's, Day 5 of 5
England beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets
Bangladesh won the toss and decided to field
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505 all out (125.0 overs)
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163 for 2 (35.1 overs)
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282 all out (93.0 overs)
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382 all out (110.2 overs)
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Runs
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Balls
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4s
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6s
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| Strauss |
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b Mahmudullah |
83
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129 | 8 | 1 |
| Cook | lbw | b Shahadat |
7
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13 | 1 | 0 |
| Trott | c Kayes | b Shahadat |
226
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349 | 20 | 0 |
| Pietersen |
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b Shakib |
18
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29 | 3 | 0 |
| Bell |
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b Rubel |
17
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36 | 0 | 0 |
| E Morgan | c Rahim | b Shahadat |
44
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80 | 2 | 0 |
| Prior | run out |
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16
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24 | 2 | 0 |
| Bresnan | c Siddique | b Shahadat |
25
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65 | 2 | 0 |
| Swann | c Rubel | b Shakib |
22
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13 | 2 | 2 |
| Anderson |
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b Shahadat |
13
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16 | 3 | 0 |
| Finn | not out |
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3
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5 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras |
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13nb 8w 10lb | 31 |
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| Total |
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all out | 505 | (125.0 ovs) | ||
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Runs
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Balls
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4s
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6s
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| Tamim | run out |
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55
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62 | 8 | 0 |
| Kayes | c Strauss | b Finn |
43
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99 | 6 | 0 |
| Siddique | c Prior | b Finn |
58
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113 | 9 | 0 |
| Jahurul | c Prior | b Anderson |
20
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81 | 2 | 0 |
| Ashraful | lbw | b Finn |
4
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7 | 1 | 0 |
| Shakib | c Strauss | b Anderson |
25
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48 | 3 | 0 |
| Rahim |
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b Finn |
16
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59 | 2 | 0 |
| Mahmudullah |
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b Anderson |
17
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39 | 1 | 0 |
| Shahadat |
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b Anderson |
20
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17 | 3 | 0 |
| Rubel | c Cook | b Bresnan |
9
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20 | 1 | 0 |
| Robiul | not out |
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9
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14 | 1 | 0 |
| Extras |
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1nb 3w 2lb | 6 |
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| Total |
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all out | 282 | (93.0 ovs) | ||
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Runs
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Balls
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4s
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6s
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| Tamim | c Trott | b Finn |
103
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100 | 15 | 2 |
| Kayes | c Bell | b Finn |
75
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147 | 12 | 0 |
| Siddique | c Bresnan | b Finn |
74
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162 | 7 | 0 |
| Jahurul | c and b | Trott |
46
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97 | 5 | 0 |
| Ashraful | c Prior | b Anderson |
21
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26 | 4 | 0 |
| Shahadat |
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b Bresnan |
0
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4 | 0 | 0 |
| Shakib | c E Morgan | b Finn |
16
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36 | 1 | 0 |
| Rahim | c Prior | b Finn |
0
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11 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahmudullah | c Prior | b Bresnan |
19
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49 | 2 | 0 |
| Rubel | c Strauss | b Bresnan |
4
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29 | 0 | 0 |
| Robiul | not out |
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0
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3 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras |
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1nb 2w 7b 14lb | 24 |
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| Total |
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all out | 382 | (110.2 ovs) | ||
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Runs
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Balls
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4s
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6s
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| Strauss | c Rahim | b Shakib |
82
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88 | 6 | 0 |
| Cook | lbw | b Mahmudullah |
23
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41 | 4 | 0 |
| Trott | not out |
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36
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75 | 4 | 0 |
| Pietersen | not out |
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10
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13 | 2 | 0 |
| Extras |
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6nb 1w 5lb | 12 |
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| Total |
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for 2 | 163 | (35.1 ovs) | ||
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Umpires: B F Bowden, E A R de Silva, A G Hurst, R K Illingworth
England: Strauss (C), Cook, Trott, Pietersen, Bell, E Morgan, Prior (W), Bresnan, Swann, Anderson, Finn
Bangladesh: Kayes, Tamim, Siddique, Jahurul, Ashraful, Shakib (C), Rahim (W), Mahmudullah, Shahadat, Robiul, Rubel
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