’Two first-half strikes by Francisco “Isco” Alarcon helped Spain beat Italy 3-0 Saturday and move closer to securing a World Cup spot. “I think,” Lopez said, “he’s OK. ”Stripped of the ODI vice-captaincy before this series, Rahane carried drinks without any ego in the first four matches. He is one of India’s best all-round fielders and a terrific runner between the wickets. Oltmans has been in India for a fairly long time, and the team’s performance in his last assignment – the European tour – was decent. Wilmots was brought in as coach after Ivory Coast, the defending champion, crashed out of the African Cup of Nations in Gabon in the first round at the beginning of the year. African champion Cameroon and Ghana are also way off the pace in their groups. A different coach can bring different playing style and that may confuse the players initially. What makes Oltmans’ ouster, the latest departure, curious is that some of his own wards were party to the execution. “I know I cannot play very well always, and not the whole match.