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On the eve of the first match of New Zealands Chappell-Hadlee Trophy defence, captain Kane Williamson would not divulge whether express bowler Lockie Ferguson would be unleashed on the Australians.The series begins at the SCG on Sunday and Williamson said New Zealand wanted to wait until the day of the match to assess the pitch and decide whether Ferguson would make his debut. At the very least, Williamson was impressed by what he saw - and faced - from Ferguson in the nets on Saturday.He sent a couple of messages at training, Williamson said. He bowled really nicely so well have to wait and see. He bowls quick and runs in and bumped me a few times which was great. Its what you want to face and its fantastic preparation. The Australians will do the same...Hes a one in 14 chance, I suppose.Whatever XI New Zealand choose, they will have no more than four of the same players who secured the trophy in the third ODI in Hamilton earlier this year: Williamson, Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls and Matt Henry. And it is possible that Nicholls could yet miss out, with suggestions that New Zealand would give themselves ample bowling options by including both allrounders Jimmy Neesham and Colin de Grandhomme.We want to have another look at the surface tomorrow, Williamson said. Theres a little bit of uncertainty about what the surface might do. It has spun here in the past. It looks a good surface, its quite hard, they might have rolled in perhaps some old grass clippings to get a little bit more grass on it, maybe to add a bit of pace.New Zealand begin this series ranked third on the ICCs one-day international table while Australia are on top. 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Air Max Plus Noir Pas Cher .Y. -- Sabres forward Drew Stafford has witnessed plenty of turmoil during his eight seasons in Buffalo.CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Former Illinois coach Tim Beckman, fired last year amid allegations of player mistreatment, is working as a volunteer assistant with No. 22 North Carolinas defense.Speaking after Wednesday evenings practice, Tar Heels coach Larry Fedora described the decision as helping a friend while also gaining Beckmans expertise as a former head coach and defensive coordinator. Fedora and Beckman were assistants together at Oklahoma State in 2007.Let me make something clear so everybody understands: Im the one that sets the expectations on our culture and how our student-athletes are treated, Fedora said. Im at the top, I set it for everybody.So Tims here doing what the NCAA allows him to do as a volunteer assistant: studying film, scouting, all those kind of things. And so Im glad were able to give him this opportunity until hes able to find employment.In an email to The Associated Press on Wednesday, team spokesman Kevin Best said Beckman can interact with players but cannot instruct them as a coach.The News-Gazette of Champaign, Illinois, first reported Beckmans role.Illinois fired Beckman shortly before the 2015 opener after a law firm hired by the university concluded he interfered in player medical decisions and pressured players to play through injuries. Beckman denied the accusations and said he was considering legal steps to defend himself before receiving a $$250,000 settlement from the school.ddddddddddddFedora said Wednesday he conferred with athletic director Bubba Cunningham before bringing Beckman on as a volunteer assistant at the start of training camp.If I wouldnt have known Tim, it may not have happened, he said.Asked about the perception of bringing Beckman into the program, Fedora responded: I dont believe everything I read, all right? I know Tim. I know his side of the story also. So I was comfortable with it.If I wouldnt have been, obviously I wouldnt have brought him. I wouldnt allow him to be in our program, but I was very comfortable with it. I dont have any issues with it at all.Fedora said rules allow Beckman to be on the sideline for games or travel this season, but said no decisions have been made on whether that will happen.The Tar Heels beat the Illini 48-14 at home last season with Bill Cubit serving as Illinois interim coach. UNC visits Illinois, now led by former NFL coach Lovie Smith, on Sept. 10.The Tar Heels open the season Sept. 3 against No. 18 Georgia in Atlanta.---AP Writer David Mercer in Champaign, Illinois, contributed to this report.---Follow Aaron Beard on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/aaronbeardap and the APs college football site at http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '