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West Indies 249 for 6 dec (Hope 59, Johnson 50) and 173 for 7 dec (Dowrich 52*, Raza 3-69) drew with Emirates Cricket Board XI 117 (Mustafa 44*, Carter 4-30, Cummins 3-26) and 43 for 1Scorecard Wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich and Roston Chase were the beneficiaries on the second day of West Indies drawn warm-up match after getting a workout with the bat in the second innings against Emirates Cricket Board XI.Resuming on 56 for 7, the ECB XI crossed 100, thanks to Rohan Mustafas patient, unbeaten 44. Spinners Jomel Warrican and Devendra Birshoo took the three remaining wickets to fall on the second day to bowl the ECB XI out for 117.Leon Johnson and Shai Hope, who struck fifties in the first innings, were dismissed for 10 and 0 respectively. Jermaine Blackwood and Jonathan Carter then struck boundary-laden cameos, but it was Chase and Dowrichs 49-run stand off 85 balls that ensured West Indies didnt collapse.Left-arm spinner Ahmed Raza took three wickets, including that of Chase, who struck an 81-ball 36. Dowrich hit six fours and two sixes in his unbeaten 52.West Indies declared their second innings at 173 for 7, setting the ECB XI a target of 306. West Indies spinners got 14 overs in, before the game was drawn.West Indies will play a three-day warm-up match against a PCB XI from October 7, before the first Test against Pakistan, which begins on October 13.Nike Air Max Plus France . McCarthy, a player who played some games in the second tier for Wigan at the start of this season, would go on to shine inside Evertons midfield, outplaying the man he was brought in to replace, on one of the grandest stages in English football. 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That game has just come earlier for us here right now, and thats the way were approaching it.The Americans better be in championship form after getting shut out 3-0 by Europe, a team made up of players from Slovakia, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Austria, Norway, Slovenia and France that had never played together before.Canada blew out the Czech Republic 6-0 in its first game, looking so good that former U.S. star Mike Modano tweeted to cancel the rest of the World Cup and give the Canadians the trophy.Unable to create quality scoring chances against Europe, the U.S. had a drastically different look at practice Sunday with grinder Justin Abdelkader on a line with Hart Trophy winner Patrick Kane and center Derek Stepan.Big defenseman Dustin Byfuglien was on the power play and 30-goal scorer Kyle Palmieri on a line after both were scratched in the opener.In playoff Tortorella form, he refused to divulge his lineup and said, Dont infer. Forget inferring -- the U.S. performance was enough to scream that Tortorella would shake things up.We lost the game, so you think there is going to be some changes naturally, said Kane, whose turnover led to a rarely seen 2-on-0 rush and a Europe goal.We had some chances on the power play, had some good looks, but we still want to create more. We still feel like there was not really enough there, so I think naturally that is where some change is going to come.Change goes beyond different forward lines and defensive pairings. Counting the final two games at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, the Americans havent scored in three consecutive games against this level of international competition.This U.S. team was built to be physical and tough to play against, and everyone knew the goals would have to be manufactured. Tortorella wants his players to go to the net more because thats what they should be able to do best.Whether theyre prettty goals or dirty goals they all count, Palmieri said.dddddddddddd Theres no pictures on the scoresheet.If there were pictures on the scoresheet, a few of Canadas goals would qualify as masterpieces. The top line of Sidney Crosby with Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron clicked immediately, and the depth of the lineup is unquestionably the strongest in the tournament.So while the U.S. jumbles its lineup and attempts to rediscover its identity, Canada isnt fixing what completely broke the Czech Republic down Saturday night.I cant remember changing the lineup after a win, coach Mike Babcock said. Scotty (Bowman) would phone me and say, `What are you doing?Babcock insisted that Canada knows whats at stake and wont get fatter with confidence after rolling over the Czechs. The Americans need to find some of that quickly after losing it against Europe.There are times to make plays and guys didnt have the confidence to make that play, said U.S. winger Max Pacioretty, who was demoted to the fourth line in practice.In a tournament like this, we dont have time to try and find our confidence. Right from the start, we need to be able to play our game.What the U.S. game actually is remains a question. Like Modano, past U.S. champions Brett Hull and Jeremy Roenick ripped the teams performance, with Hull saying on ESPN that he couldve had a hat trick in that game at age 52 and Roenick tweeting that Europe embarrassed us.Those guys proved that they can win, U.S. winger T.J. Oshie said. Sometimes you need to hear some hard words to get you going.There are plenty of hard words going around after the Americans rough start, even though Tortorella said his team wasnt awful in the loss. Tortorella had no issues with his teams energy level or effort against Europe, elements that will be ramped up against Canada.Listen, thats not a U.S.-Canada game, Tortorella said. When you play Canada, its more of a clash. ... (Europe) was just a different type game. But when we play our next opponent, I dont think theres going to be any problem as far as our emotion.---Follow Stephen Whyno on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SWhyno . ' ' '