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Tall shooting combinations are starting to become a regular feature of international netball, but Diamonds goal attack Natalie Medhurst insists theres no danger shorter players will get squeezed out.Australia fielded possibly their tallest ever starting shooting combination in last Sundays opening Constellation Cup Test in Sydney, with the 193cm-tall and established star Caitlin Bassett joined by emerging talent Gretel Tippett, 192cm tall.Between them they landed their first 29 attempts at goal, until Tippett missed one shortly before halftime.Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander has usually favoured a more conventional paring, teaming Bassett with the 175cm-tall Medhurst.The message travels a lot quicker for us shorter players, so were the smart ones, thats what I always say, Medhurst quipped.Those tall shooters, I see what they cop from the defences, they certainly get manhandled.Certainly small, smart, crafty players are not going to get phased out of our game, thats for sure.While Alexander hinted at more opportunities for Tippett, Medhurst is Australias most proven goal attack.She will become the seventh most capped Diamond ever if she plays in the second Constellation Cup Test on Wednesday in Launceston.Poised to win her 85th cap, 32-year-old Medhurst won back-to-back player of the match awards in last months Quad Series.New Zealands circle defenders were giving away significant height to Bassett and Tippett in Sydney.Silver Ferns captain and 186cm goal defence Katrina Grant said two tall shooters were tough to mark.It definitely seems to be the way the game is going, bringing in all these tall players, Grant said.You used to only see it in the goal shoot, youre not used to seeing that goal attack and goal shoot working together so tall.Thats on us to really grind them down and work on how to make them make mistakes. <a href="https://www.cheapyankees.com/3131g-kyle-higashioka-jersey-yankees.html">Kyle Higashioka Yankees Jersey</a>. -- Running backs Darren McFadden and Rashad Jennings were back at practice for the Oakland Raiders on Wednesday despite being hampered by hamstring injuries. <a href="https://www.cheapyankees.com/2621g-didi-gregorius-jersey-yankees.html">Didi Gregorius Yankees Jersey</a>. However, he did make them miss him a little less. Cundiff, who had the unenviable job of replacing Dawson last season, agreed Thursday to a one-year, $1. <a href="https://www.cheapyankees.com/1121g-greg-bird-jersey-yankees.html">https://www.cheapyankees.com/1121g-greg-bird-jersey-yankees.html</a>. Listen to the game live on TSN Radio 1050 at 7pm et. The Raptors traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings on Monday, in exchange for Greivis Vasquez, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes. <a href="https://www.cheapyankees.com/2481g-aroldis-chapman-jersey-yankees.html">Aroldis Chapman Yankees Jersey</a>.Y. - Nelson Mandela will be honoured by the New York Yankees with a plaque in Monument Park. <a href="https://www.cheapyankees.com/381g-gleyber-torres-jersey-yankees.html">Gleyber Torres Jersey</a>. "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. Miami Dolphins?starting running back Arian Foster was knocked out of Sundays game against the New England Patriots with a groin injury.Foster played in the first half before suffering the injury. He had three carries for 9 yards. He was ruled out at the start of the third quarter.After the game, Dolphins coach Adam Gase said the team would know more about Fosters injury on Monday. Foster is scheduled to undergo an MRI, but the Dolphins dont think his injury is overly serious, a source told ESPNs Adam Schefter.The four-time Pro Bowl running back has a long history of injuries, including last years season-ending Achilles injury. Foster, 30, also entered Sundays game with a hamstring injury.Miami backup running backs Jay Ajayi and rookie Kenyan Drake got most of the work in place of Fosster.dddddddddddd Drake rushed for 12 yards on two carries, including a 7-yard touchdown run. Ajayi finished with 14 yards on five carries.It is the next-man-up mentality. Whoever is on the field is going to play. You just have to play to the best of your ability, Ajayi said.Quarterback Ryan Tannehill led the Dolphins in rushing, gaining 35 yards on six carries in Miamis 31-24 loss to the Patriots.Ajayi had a costly fumble in the third quarter, when the Dolphins were driving into Patriots territory, down 21 points at the time.?Ive just got to hold onto the ball, Ajayi told reporters. It was a costly mistake.ESPNs Chris Forsberg contributed to this report. <a href="http://www.chinawholesalejerseysnfl.com/">Wholesale Jerseys</a> ' ' '