Jesse Ryder will remain with the BLACKCAPS team in Australia, with the prospect that he may be fit again in time for the second One Day International against Australia in Melbourne on Friday 6 February.
An MRI scan last night showed no significant injury other than swelling in Ryder's left shoulder joint which was causing pain and restricting movement.
Ryder has received an injection to relieve the swelling and pain. It is expected to take a week for the injury to settle.
BLACKCAPS team manager Lindsay Crocker says a final decision is not expected for a week, but that all going well Ryder should be available for the Melbourne match.
Otago batsman Craig Cumming, who joins the team in Perth on Friday, will remain with the squad at least until Melbourne.
Meanwhile it has been decided that Brendon McCullum will not keep wickets during today's game in Canberra. Crocker says that with further treatment to his hip injury it is hoped he will be able to keep in the first ODI in Perth on Sunday.
Leading Australian under-19 wicketkeeper Ryan Carters will keep in today's game as a substitute. Auckland keeper Gareth Hopkins joins the squad in Perth on Friday in case cover is required.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Cricket : Blackcaps playing 11 for Canberra
The playing 11 for today's game against the Prime Minister's XI in Canberra is:
McCullum, Guptill, Fulton, Taylor, Elliott, Broom, Mills, Vettori, Patel, O'Brien, Boult.
12th man - Diamanti.
New Zealand Cricket has confirmed that Gareth Hopkins and Craig Cumming will join the BLACKCAPS in Perth on Friday as cover for Brendan McCullum and Jesse Ryder.
McCullum, Guptill, Fulton, Taylor, Elliott, Broom, Mills, Vettori, Patel, O'Brien, Boult.
12th man - Diamanti.
New Zealand Cricket has confirmed that Gareth Hopkins and Craig Cumming will join the BLACKCAPS in Perth on Friday as cover for Brendan McCullum and Jesse Ryder.
Sailing : ERICSSON 4 LEG FOUR DAY 11 QFB: received 28.01.09 1216 GMT
The last five hours have been more eventful onboard Ericsson 4 than the rest of the day.
We were ( but probably will be again) sailing through thousands of fishing nets about 20+ miles off the Chinese coast, around the delta of the Yangtze river.
These huge lines of buoyed traps consist of two larger buoys, about the size of 50-litre drums, separated by about five metres by a piece of bamboo (or a substantially more robust looking piece of wood), which seem to be anchored.
From the bamboo is the net which seems to trail in the tide - often with a smaller marker on the end of this net about 10 metres down tide - or at least that’s what the majority look like. In amongst the thousands of markers are the fishermen working them on small boats and minding their own business.
Then add a few Volvo 70s and the excitement starts.
We went to leeward of the first one we could not avoid (the lines of this string of traps was as far as the eye could see), and, just when we thought we passed with no trouble, the two larger buoys began to chase the boat. Anyone who has seen the film Jaws will be able to picture the scene. The boat slowed a few knots and the line snapped and the buoys stopped chasing us, we all looked around in relief.
With the next trap we came up against we headed the other side, thinking this was the answer, and caught the trap again, but instead of the Jaws moment, the bamboo cross beam bent in half and snapped in two, the net then broke and we were off again. We all burst out laughing at the fact that we had no idea which side of the net was the correct side to go and the fact we had caused such amazing damage to the second one. Hollywood could not have made it more entertaining. Sorry fishermen!
The third one we struck broke, but part stayed on the fin of the keel and no matter what we tried, we could not get rid of it. We tried heeling and flossing and flossing and heeling, but to no avail. With Puma just behind us, we only had two choices: leave the rope on the keel and ignore the vibration and slowly watch Puma run us down or, furl the code zero and do a back down (reverse the yacht and let the rope and net wash off the fins), which would hand second to Puma, but leave us clean and ready to fight.
The latter it was. The sun had set and we had about five minutes before it became pitch black outside. So we backed down and off floated about 10 metres of line, half a green net and the small buoy. Puma passed us by about three boat lengths and we deployed the sails again and gave chase.
This was two hours ago. We have hunted them down and managed to poke our nose in front, but not without a fight, and I’m sure this fight will go on and on and on.
I’m guessing we are on the sprint finish now with very little sleep to be had for either boat. We are so close that we can see the reflective camber stripes on their boat’s sails which are lit up by our navigation stern light. So I’m thinking we will be about five boat lengths apart for some time yet - give or take the odd net – which, incidentally, we have just gone through another whist I have been writing. You don’t stand a chance with them at night - just hope we don’t get the wooden pole!
At least it will let the boys ignore the cold weather, especially the Brazilians who seem to be noticing the cold weather more than most. They are in full thermal gear including the ‘old public school boy’ grey balaclava - straight out of ripping yarn! Makes you wonder how the Brazilians cope in the UK when playing football away at Newcastle. Personally I have been in shorts all day, I say shorts - it’s probably fairer to say trousers as they hang well below the knee - but they are shorts on a normal person. I think my hard training at increasing my adipose layer over the last year has obviously worked very well.
It was a beautiful day today - sunny and crisp - just right for a pub roast dinner and a stroll along Cowes seafront or Compton bay (on the Isle of Wight) - a perfect winter’s day!
Well I’m sure the night will be a very long one here off the Chinese coast - after all it would only take a net or two to ruin anyone’s night
Guy Salter - MCM
We were ( but probably will be again) sailing through thousands of fishing nets about 20+ miles off the Chinese coast, around the delta of the Yangtze river.
These huge lines of buoyed traps consist of two larger buoys, about the size of 50-litre drums, separated by about five metres by a piece of bamboo (or a substantially more robust looking piece of wood), which seem to be anchored.
From the bamboo is the net which seems to trail in the tide - often with a smaller marker on the end of this net about 10 metres down tide - or at least that’s what the majority look like. In amongst the thousands of markers are the fishermen working them on small boats and minding their own business.
Then add a few Volvo 70s and the excitement starts.
We went to leeward of the first one we could not avoid (the lines of this string of traps was as far as the eye could see), and, just when we thought we passed with no trouble, the two larger buoys began to chase the boat. Anyone who has seen the film Jaws will be able to picture the scene. The boat slowed a few knots and the line snapped and the buoys stopped chasing us, we all looked around in relief.
With the next trap we came up against we headed the other side, thinking this was the answer, and caught the trap again, but instead of the Jaws moment, the bamboo cross beam bent in half and snapped in two, the net then broke and we were off again. We all burst out laughing at the fact that we had no idea which side of the net was the correct side to go and the fact we had caused such amazing damage to the second one. Hollywood could not have made it more entertaining. Sorry fishermen!
The third one we struck broke, but part stayed on the fin of the keel and no matter what we tried, we could not get rid of it. We tried heeling and flossing and flossing and heeling, but to no avail. With Puma just behind us, we only had two choices: leave the rope on the keel and ignore the vibration and slowly watch Puma run us down or, furl the code zero and do a back down (reverse the yacht and let the rope and net wash off the fins), which would hand second to Puma, but leave us clean and ready to fight.
The latter it was. The sun had set and we had about five minutes before it became pitch black outside. So we backed down and off floated about 10 metres of line, half a green net and the small buoy. Puma passed us by about three boat lengths and we deployed the sails again and gave chase.
This was two hours ago. We have hunted them down and managed to poke our nose in front, but not without a fight, and I’m sure this fight will go on and on and on.
I’m guessing we are on the sprint finish now with very little sleep to be had for either boat. We are so close that we can see the reflective camber stripes on their boat’s sails which are lit up by our navigation stern light. So I’m thinking we will be about five boat lengths apart for some time yet - give or take the odd net – which, incidentally, we have just gone through another whist I have been writing. You don’t stand a chance with them at night - just hope we don’t get the wooden pole!
At least it will let the boys ignore the cold weather, especially the Brazilians who seem to be noticing the cold weather more than most. They are in full thermal gear including the ‘old public school boy’ grey balaclava - straight out of ripping yarn! Makes you wonder how the Brazilians cope in the UK when playing football away at Newcastle. Personally I have been in shorts all day, I say shorts - it’s probably fairer to say trousers as they hang well below the knee - but they are shorts on a normal person. I think my hard training at increasing my adipose layer over the last year has obviously worked very well.
It was a beautiful day today - sunny and crisp - just right for a pub roast dinner and a stroll along Cowes seafront or Compton bay (on the Isle of Wight) - a perfect winter’s day!
Well I’m sure the night will be a very long one here off the Chinese coast - after all it would only take a net or two to ruin anyone’s night
Guy Salter - MCM
Golf : The Tiger Woods Dubai Announces International Board Formation and Plans for the Release of the 1st Phase of Memberships to Al Ruwaya Golf Club
Al Ruwaya Golf Club, the centerpiece of The Tiger Woods Dubai, an exclusive 55 million sq ft golf community development and a member of Tatweer Dubai, today announced it is forming an International Founding Board of Governors for the Club and is also releasing the first 50 Founder Reserve memberships, available by personal invitation only.
The International Founding Board of Governors, which will be comprised of global leaders and personalities who are interested in this historic golf project, will be formed as an exciting precursor to a worldwide membership invitation program.
Golfers from around the world will also be carefully selected, invited and enrolled on a limited basis in order to closely monitor the worldwide demand for the Al Ruwaya Golf Club, the world’s first design created by Tiger Woods Design. The phased membership releases will also enable the club to gauge regional demand and assure equitable enrolment patterns.
Abdulla Al Gurg, Project Director, The Tiger Woods Dubai, said: “Memberships at the Al Ruwaya Golf Club are very likely to be subscribed to on a worldwide basis. The fact that the Al Ruwaya Golf Club is the first design created by Tiger Woods Design has granted it global recognition and demand. The memberships will be limited, and provide golfers with exceptional privileges and a unique experience.”
Al Gurg added: “Across all its aspects, The Tiger Woods Dubai will reflect stringent quality standards and epitomise its promise as one of the most highly regarded and highly sought after golfing destinations worldwide.”
The Tiger Woods Dubai promises to be a golf experience that epitomizes excellence and meets the highest standards of quality. Tatweer is committed to the development, which moves ahead towards completion, subject to programming to meet current market demands. The development continues to progress, with the completion of bulk earth works and 1,800 trees already planted on the golf course and a further 6000 in the nursery. Furthermore, shaping is complete on all 18 holes, 10 of which have been finely shaped. Construction is also complete of the main stream and one of the lakes comprising of the vast 3.3 million sq. ft. of water features incorporated into the golf course.
Located at Dubailand, the world’s most ambitious leisure, tourism and entertainment destination, The Tiger Woods Dubai is fast taking shape as an exclusive golf community encompassing 22 palaces; 75 mansions, and 100 luxury villas and community service facilities.
The International Founding Board of Governors, which will be comprised of global leaders and personalities who are interested in this historic golf project, will be formed as an exciting precursor to a worldwide membership invitation program.
Golfers from around the world will also be carefully selected, invited and enrolled on a limited basis in order to closely monitor the worldwide demand for the Al Ruwaya Golf Club, the world’s first design created by Tiger Woods Design. The phased membership releases will also enable the club to gauge regional demand and assure equitable enrolment patterns.
Abdulla Al Gurg, Project Director, The Tiger Woods Dubai, said: “Memberships at the Al Ruwaya Golf Club are very likely to be subscribed to on a worldwide basis. The fact that the Al Ruwaya Golf Club is the first design created by Tiger Woods Design has granted it global recognition and demand. The memberships will be limited, and provide golfers with exceptional privileges and a unique experience.”
Al Gurg added: “Across all its aspects, The Tiger Woods Dubai will reflect stringent quality standards and epitomise its promise as one of the most highly regarded and highly sought after golfing destinations worldwide.”
The Tiger Woods Dubai promises to be a golf experience that epitomizes excellence and meets the highest standards of quality. Tatweer is committed to the development, which moves ahead towards completion, subject to programming to meet current market demands. The development continues to progress, with the completion of bulk earth works and 1,800 trees already planted on the golf course and a further 6000 in the nursery. Furthermore, shaping is complete on all 18 holes, 10 of which have been finely shaped. Construction is also complete of the main stream and one of the lakes comprising of the vast 3.3 million sq. ft. of water features incorporated into the golf course.
Located at Dubailand, the world’s most ambitious leisure, tourism and entertainment destination, The Tiger Woods Dubai is fast taking shape as an exclusive golf community encompassing 22 palaces; 75 mansions, and 100 luxury villas and community service facilities.
Sailing : Day 80 onboard Roxy in the Vendée Globe
Sam Davies’ daily log - The glory of the Vendée sunrise
Hello everybody!
When I write in the night I often forget the beauty of the sunrise, and yesterday morning made me want to record it for my "souvenirs box"!
Dawn out here is a magical moment: the start of a new day, sometimes it marks victory over a difficult night. By far the best dawns are those where the sun peeps out through the clouds, warming up the tired chill of daybreak.
Often for me it is a time of immense tiredness, either due to an active and sleepless night, or because I have had such a great cat-nap that my body is aching for more. This tiredness just accentuates the emotion of witnessing the incredible beauty of daybreak. Sometimes I should just make the most of my desire to sleep, but I can never seem to tear myself away from spending this special moment of the day on deck, or peering out of my window at the rapidly changing horizon.
Yesterday morning was no different: there was a glorious scene to greet my tired eyes. The sun was rising to the east behind some trade wind squall clouds. The edges of the clouds lit up as if they were on fire. The tops of the clouds ahead of me were glowing a golden pink colour, the sky was a newly-washed blue and the sea had a slightly angry look about it.
My eyes stung through lack of sleep and salty spray that was whistling over the deck, but they were nonetheless fixed on the beauty of my surroundings. Even after nearly three months at sea, I still can't get enough!
Roxy was charging along at top speed. Nothing changes for her – just the start of another day in the Vendée Globe, racing around the world.
I’m off for a bit of a break now...
Hello again from 4° South!
A hot day and a hot, muggy night...
I can tell we are getting closer to the doldrums as the humidity is increasing and the wind is becoming more and more unstable. When I lay down to have a sleep, Roxy was doing 16-18 knots with 18 knots of wind – that produces top quality sleep! I didn't need my alarm, however, as the slowing down woke me up immediately as the next squally cloud approached.
The previous squall produced 26 knot gusts, but this latest one only managed a pathetic 10 knots. Lots of trimming was therefore required!
My energy boost was welcomed in the form of oatcakes and honey, although the trouble is that even the thick honey has a mind of its own in this heat and is impossible to keep on the biscuit. This is made even worse in the dark: sticky fingers and a sticky cockpit floor are often the result!
S x
At 1100 UK time, Sam Davies aboard Roxy was in 4th position, 2,086 miles from race leader Michel Desjoyeaux aboard Foncia
Hello everybody!
When I write in the night I often forget the beauty of the sunrise, and yesterday morning made me want to record it for my "souvenirs box"!
Dawn out here is a magical moment: the start of a new day, sometimes it marks victory over a difficult night. By far the best dawns are those where the sun peeps out through the clouds, warming up the tired chill of daybreak.
Often for me it is a time of immense tiredness, either due to an active and sleepless night, or because I have had such a great cat-nap that my body is aching for more. This tiredness just accentuates the emotion of witnessing the incredible beauty of daybreak. Sometimes I should just make the most of my desire to sleep, but I can never seem to tear myself away from spending this special moment of the day on deck, or peering out of my window at the rapidly changing horizon.
Yesterday morning was no different: there was a glorious scene to greet my tired eyes. The sun was rising to the east behind some trade wind squall clouds. The edges of the clouds lit up as if they were on fire. The tops of the clouds ahead of me were glowing a golden pink colour, the sky was a newly-washed blue and the sea had a slightly angry look about it.
My eyes stung through lack of sleep and salty spray that was whistling over the deck, but they were nonetheless fixed on the beauty of my surroundings. Even after nearly three months at sea, I still can't get enough!
Roxy was charging along at top speed. Nothing changes for her – just the start of another day in the Vendée Globe, racing around the world.
I’m off for a bit of a break now...
Hello again from 4° South!
A hot day and a hot, muggy night...
I can tell we are getting closer to the doldrums as the humidity is increasing and the wind is becoming more and more unstable. When I lay down to have a sleep, Roxy was doing 16-18 knots with 18 knots of wind – that produces top quality sleep! I didn't need my alarm, however, as the slowing down woke me up immediately as the next squally cloud approached.
The previous squall produced 26 knot gusts, but this latest one only managed a pathetic 10 knots. Lots of trimming was therefore required!
My energy boost was welcomed in the form of oatcakes and honey, although the trouble is that even the thick honey has a mind of its own in this heat and is impossible to keep on the biscuit. This is made even worse in the dark: sticky fingers and a sticky cockpit floor are often the result!
S x
At 1100 UK time, Sam Davies aboard Roxy was in 4th position, 2,086 miles from race leader Michel Desjoyeaux aboard Foncia
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