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While a few metres away Matt Renshaw and Peter Handscomb collected their bags for the very first time as Australian Test cricketers, Callum Ferguson reflected on how he had been picked and discarded in the space of a single week.The scenes at Adelaide Airport - apart from the scuffle between South Africas support staff and an eager television reporter - reflected these strange and tumultuous times for Australian cricket. Handscomb and Matthew Wade arrived from Melbourne a few minutes before Renshaw and Usman Khawaja jetted in from Brisbane.They were accompanied by the South Australian side that failed by 12 balls to eke out a draw against Queensland in the Sheffield Shield match at the Gabba. After the travails of the past two weeks it isnt hard to imagine numerous figures at Cricket Australia hoping the Test team can be that competitive against South Africa this week.The last man out at the Gabba, Chadd Sayers, wandered through the arrivals hall in an Australia team polo Ferguson had donned only a few days before. Though he had every reason to be upset, even bitter about his treatment, Ferguson put on a commendably brave face, befitting the even temperament of a man who has retained his perspective and hunger to perform even in the face of two knee reconstructions.Asked whether he was confused by how he had been dumped so rapidly, Ferguson did not bite: Just disappointed at this stage, as you are whenever you get left out of a team. It is disappointing anytime you get left out of a side, so its back to the drawing board. Make runs for South Australia, win games and hopefully fight my way back in.It was certainly a really exciting week but a disappointing one. We had a really tough week on the field. Im backing the Australian side to bounce back after this, it has been a tough few months but certainly theyve got the quality in the side so I think they can bounce back.The interim selection chairman Trevor Hohns had offered Ferguson a slight glimmer of hope for the future when informing him that his services were no longer required - there has been talk of taking him to India. I spoke to Trevor the other day and he said the door is certainly not shut, he said. Get out there, make runs and certainly youve got an opportunity to get back in there if you do put them on the board.The sheer turnover of Australian players was not lost on Josh Hazlewood, formerly a young bowler in the team yet now one of the more senior members. I think with such a young group, it is exciting, he said. We get to build something together. I think there is not as much pressure because its everyones first game. We need to start from a point moving forward and hopefully this group gets an opportunity to do that, not only in one game but over a period of time.Later in the afternoon, Renshaw trained at Adelaide Oval for the first time, and in practice occupied the first slip post that had until last week belonged to Adam Voges. All connected with Australian cricket, even Ferguson, will hope the revolving door stops here. Yeezy Boost 350 v2 Cream White Pas Cher . -- Adam Snyder returned to the San Francisco 49ers this season because the offensive lineman thought it was his best opportunity to win a championship. Yeezy 350 V2 GID Glow Pas Cher . Andreas Johnson had a goal and two assists while Jacob de la Rose also scored for Sweden (2-0-0). Esa Lindell and Rasmus Ristolainen replied for Finland (1-1-0) Lindell opened the scoring for Finland just 41 seconds into the game, but the hosts quickly regained their composure and tied the score less than four minutes later on Wennbergs first of the game. http://www.pascheryeezy350v2.fr/ .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Yeezy Boost 350 v2 Yeezreel Pas Cher . Hamelin, who triumphed in the 500 on Saturday, edged out Victor An of Russia by 0.021 seconds to maintain his lead in the World Cup standings. Russias Vladimir Grigorev was third. In the relay, Canada took control six laps from the finish line to beat Russia and the Netherlands. Yeezy Boost 350 v2 True Form Pas Cher . There are some early surprises in the race for the Hart Trophy, but two of the contenders are the leagues biggest stars over the past decade. There are many more players in contention for the awards than just the three that Ive named, and a good or bad week can easily alter the landscape, but through the first 20 or so games of the NHL season, this is how the awards races look to me. QUEBEC CITY, Quebec -- In January 2015, when details were unveiled of how the upcoming World Cup of Hockey would include a Team North America squad, consisting of players under 24 years old,?Pittsburgh Penguins?goalie Matt Murray wasnt necessarily the first goalie who came to mind when thinking about best-on-best hockey.At that point, he was still in the middle of his first full season as an American Hockey League goalie, one that was going quite well. When he saw the announcement, making the team became a personal goal for Murray -- but he also was realistic about his standing in the hockey world.I remember thinking I was probably an afterthought for this team, Murray said after the final practice before Team North Americas first World Cup pre-tournament game. I was probably on the outside looking in.Anaheim Ducks?goalie John Gibson, 23, had the pedigree. He was a second-round pick who came up through the U.S. development program and looked great in four postseason games with the?Anaheim Ducks?in 2014.Winnipeg Jets?goalie Connor Hellebuyck, 23, later staked his claim to the job while leading Team USA to the bronze medal in the 2015 World Championships, making 39 saves in a shutout against the Czech Republic.Murray was, at best, No. 3 on the list. Even when he was officially named to the roster in March, he had played only a few NHL games.As hockey fans know, last spring changed everything. For Murray and for the hopes of Team North America.His performance during the Stanley Cup playoffs not only helped the?Pittsburgh Penguins?raise the Stanley Cup, it made him the most important player on Team North America.His team has the skill to win it all. In Murray, it now has a goalie who has proven he can do it.He was just having his day with the Cup a month and a half ago, said Team North America assistant coach Jon Cooper, whose?Tampa Bay Lightning?team Murray helped eliminate in the Eastern Conference finals.In doing so, the goalie became one of the few players on this young roster to have his own day with the Cup.Between him and Brandon Saad, do we have anybody else? Cooper asked.Nope.Those are our Cup winners, right there, Cooper said. Ultimately, those two guys have something that none of us have. Even our coaching staff.That experience is the great equalizer in this tournament.When he goes against the best World Cup goalies from other countries, he can do so with the confidence that hes accomplished something most of them havent.Last time I looked, Henrik Lundqvist hasnt won a Cup. Neither has Carey Price, said one NHL goalie coach when asked if Murray could hang with the worlds best. So yeah, there are great goalies -- but they havent won for one reason or another.Thats Murrays advantage.His disadvantage is that he doesnt have a large pool of NHL games from which to draw experience. Althhough it sounds crazy, Murray has only played in 13 NHL regular-season games.dddddddddddd. He hardly knows anyone on this team mostly because hes still breaking into the league. He was in a couple of Hockey Canada tryout camps with guys such as?Morgan Rielly and Aaron Ekblad, but thats it.The guys on the team who are familiar with him, know him only because he knocked them out of the postseason last spring.He didnt really have that one mistake in a game, said?New York Rangers?forward J.T. Miller, whose team lost to Murray and the Penguins in the first round. He never gave us a chance to get momentum. He played unbelievable.Two rounds later, Murray knocked out Jonathan Drouin and the Lightning.Hes so calm, Drouin said this week of his new teammate. Hes kind of Carey Price-like. He waits for the puck to hit him. Hes relaxed. You can see it in practice.Team North America coach Todd McLellan wasnt committing to any of his three goalies on Wednesday. His goal in the pre-tournament games is to get two goalies playing well and go from there.Its not out of the question that one of the others, especially Gibson, seizes the opportunity. The players from the Western Conference who know Gibson also realize hes capable.Hes underrated, the?Colorado Avalanches?Nathan MacKinnon said of Gibson. Theres a reason they traded Frederik Andersen?and not Gibson.Theres a growing feeling this Team North America squad could make noise as an underdog. Theyre loaded with talent. Theyll be the best skating team in the tournament. Theyre confident.Theyre also going to make mistakes. The forwards dont have the polished two-way game of their more experienced counterparts on other teams. As skilled as the Team North America forwards are, there isnt a Ryan Kesler or Jonathan Toews in the bunch.The penalty kill will end up employing players better known for offense than defense. Its just the way the roster is constructed.Its why the hopes might just hinge on Murray.The North American team will attack the puck a lot, but they might make more mistakes than anyone else, said the goalie coach. Hes going to have to be a goalie who makes timely, timely saves.Hes done it on the biggest stage there is in hockey, leading the Penguins to a Stanley Cup. In early August, his attention shifted from what hes done in his short career to what he still hopes to do.In the short term, its play well enough to earn the trust of his Team North America coaching staff. In the long term, the goal is to show the hockey world that last spring wasnt a fluke.He knows there are people out there wondering if it was.For sure. You dont just want to win one, Murray said. You dont just want to have one good season and disappear. ' ' '

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