Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

The sports teacher told the Principal that if their school wanted to start a sports club they would need to buy some cricket kits, basketballs and footballs initially.

The sports teacher said to the Principal, “If our school wants to start a sports club we will need to buy some cricket kits, basketballs and footballs initially.”

The most appropriate direct form of the given sentence is:

The sports teacher said to the Principal, "If our school wants to start a sports club, we will need to buy some cricket kits, basketballs, and footballs initially."

The other options are incorrect:

• The sports teacher said to the Principal, "If their school wanted to start a sports club we would need to buy some cricket kits, basketballs and footballs initially." This is incorrect because the pronoun "their" should be "our" to match the speaker.
• The sports teacher said to the Principal, "If their school wanted to start a sports club they needed to buy some cricket kits, basketballs and footballs initially." This is incorrect because the tense of the reported speech should be "will" to match the speaker's current state of knowledge.
• The sports teacher said to the Principal, "If your school wants to start a sports club they needed to buy some cricket kits, basketballs and footballs initially." This is incorrect because the tense of the reported speech should be "will" to match the speaker's current state of knowledge.