Wright pays tribute to his villain turned hero
Kilmarnock manager Tommy Wright praised Zech Medley for gambling in the opposition penalty box after the defender brushed off an early mistake to earn his side a point.
The 20-year-old central defender was caught in possession deep inside his half seconds before Adrian Sporle gave Dundee United the lead at Rugby Park.
But the on-loan Arsenal player bounced back from a shaky start to deliver a positive display which was capped by his first career goal.
Medley finished at the far post following a 64th-minute corner to end a five-game run without a goal for Killie and seal a 1-1 draw which halted a run of eight consecutive defeats.
Wright, pictured, said: "Zech has a tendency to want to overplay and I suppose that comes from academy football in England. There are times we just need him to put his foot through the ball. But I have been very pleased with him. He is a good defender. And I was happy he got in the area he did because it's one thing we have noticed in the games, we haven't covered all areas where we want players to go and attack." United withstood some long spells of pressure before getting three good chances in the latter stages. Colin Doyle twice saved from Lawrence Shankland and also Marc Mcnulty. The draw left them four points adrift of the top six with only Celtic and Aberdeen to play before the split. United boss Micky Mellon, who lost goalscorer Sporle to the recurrence of a heel injury, said: "We had to probably come down and win, we don't hide away from that But we go next week.”
England have opted against lodging an official complaint to World Rugby over the performance of Pascal Gauzere in Saturday's 40-24 defeat by Wales.
Gauzere awarded Wayne Pivac's Grand Slam hopefuls two highly-dubious tries in the opening half an hour of the Guinness Six Nations clash at the Principality Stadium, the first of which was particularly controversial.
Former England captain Martin Johnson described the French official's decision to allow Josh Adams' 17th-minute touch down as "appalling refereeing", while even ex-wales skipper Sam Warburton admitted Eddie Jones' team were right to be "livid".
However, Jones will not be making a formal complaint to the sport's global governing body amid widespread condemnation of Gauzere's display.
There was even debate over whether Liam Williams' 30thminute try was legitimate
because of a likely knock-on by Louis Rees-zammit during the build-up.
But Adams' score was more cut and dry, with England captain Owen Farrell addressing his team over their indiscipline as instructed by Gauzere only for the referee to quickly restart play, allowing Dan Biggar to hoist the scoring crossfield kick.
The visitors, including their wings Jonny May and Anthony Watson, had moved infield to hear Farrell speak and there were a number of water carriers on the pitch when Gauzere blew his whistle.
A frustrated Farrell protested to Gauzere but was dismissed.
"They're huge decisions.
We can't debate it, we are not allowed to debate it. All I will end up with is a fine and that wont help anyone," Jones said after the game.
"They get points maybe they don't deserve and we have to fight to get back into the game.
"It makes it difficult and you have to be good enough to overcome it."
"Whenever you get beaten and bettered by a penalty, then discipline is an issue.
"But there were bigger issues in the game than that, and I will let you discuss them."
Ben Foakes insists England can still emerge from the wreckage in India with a 2-2 draw.
The beleaguered tourists have been routed by India's rampant spinners for scores of 134, 164, 112 and 81 on turning tracks since winning the opening match.
On Thursday Joe Root's side face the unenviable challenge of returning to the scene of their two-day defeat in the day/night third Test for the final match of the series.
Wicketkeeper Foakes admits Chennai and Ahmedabad threw up conditions he has never faced before but says England's top order are capable of knuckling down and putting runs on the board.
"From playing on the last two pitches I've never seen turn like that. They almost feel like day five pitches from ball one," Foakes said.
"We just have to grind out and try to put runs on the board.
"We've been completely outplayed the last two games but we're still in a position to draw in India and we can put a good performance in and get a 2-2 draw, that would be a really good achievement out here. That's purely the focus, trying to get that 2-2."
Foakes' displays behind the stumps have been one of the few bright spots in England's back-to-back defeats after Jos Buttler returned to the UK following the first Test.
But Foakes insists he is not thinking of permanently displacing Buttler.
"No. Going into the tour it's obvious Jos is going away for a rest to spend some time with his family for a bit," he added.
"The way I've mentally approached the games is it's three more opportunities to play for England and I'll try and do as well as I can.”