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Daniel Ricciardo is certain Mercedes are not out of reach from the second row of the grid in Malaysia, especially if either Red Bull can get a good start off the line.Ricciardo qualified behind teammate Max Verstappen in fourth position as Red Bull locked out the second row of the grid behind the world champions. Though Mercedes has looked comfortable over one lap, Red Bulls long run pace suggested it can be a contender for the grand prix.With getaways one of Mercedes weaknesses, Ricciardo senses there could be an opportunity at lights out.Firstly on [Red Bulls] starts, no concerns with that, weve generally been pretty good all season at least with my side, so that should remain, he said. With Mercedes, like always if you can on the start it helps getting some track position and forcing them to pit out of their window or something,Ricciardo also explained how Red Bulls decision to stick exclusively to the medium tyre in Q1 has opened up its strategy for Sunday afternoon.By doing that we save a new soft, so if we do decide to use the second soft in the race it is a new one. So that was the reason for that. We knew that wed have the pace to get through with the medium. That was really the reason.If we do have that soft. Maybe we can rely on a bit of strategy to put some pressure on them and maybe leapfrog them at some point tomorrow. I wont get my hopes up, but I wont say its out of reach, do what we can and try make it exciting for everyone.Though he was out-qualified by teammate Verstappen, Ricciardo is happy with his improvement overnight after a tricky Friday.I felt like I got into it this morning, and got up to speed quite quickly. So in a way sometimes it is nicer as well, like yesterday I was not really happy at all with the balance. And I got in the car today and I was like this feels good. So sometimes it is quite nice to have something a step better.We adapted well, so Max still remained in front today but it was a very small gap, and I was pretty comfortable in the end with everything. So not really a negative in the end. By qualifying we were all ready to go. Chicago Blackhawks Pro Shop . Pert has formerly spent time as an assistant coach with Cardiff City, Coventry City, and Bahrain mens national team. "Martyn is a highly-respected coach with experience at the top levels in England," said Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson. Chicago Blackhawks Gear . 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Australias visit to Edinburgh this weekend represents the first time the two sides have faced each other since their controversial Rugby World Cup quarterfinal showdown last year. On that occasion, Scotland came within seconds of reaching the last four, before a debatable late penalty aided the Wallabies passage. But with only seven survivors from that game in the starting XV, Vern Cotter will hope his side do get too distracted by the task of righting their perceived wrong. Not least because Australia arrive at Murrayfield on the back of an impressive win over Wales and with a northern hemisphere clean sweep on their minds. The 32-8 win in Cardiff last Saturday was built on a ruthless start, and a peerless performance from fly-half Bernard Foley. If their hosts take their eye off the task at hand they risk giving themselves too much to do.Team news Hooker Ross Ford will win his 100th cap, becoming only the third Scotsman to do so. Ford is joined in Vern Cotters squad by four players making their first Test start. Centre Huw Jones, back row Hamish Watson, and front-rows Zander Fagerson and Allan Dell all face the Wallabies.Australia have been boosted by the inclusion of flanker David Pocock, who was forced off at half-time of the win against Wales last weekend with a concussion. He takes his place in an unchanged back row, with Dean Mumm on the replacements bench and Scott Fardy dropped from the 23. Scrum-half Will Genia starts alongside Foley having only been released by Stade Francais after the Wales game.Scotland: Hogg, Maitland, Jones, Dunbar, Visser, Russell, Laidlaw (captain); Dell, Ford, Fagerson, R. Gray, J. Gray, Barclay, Watson, WilsonReplacements:?Brown, Reid, Low, Gilcchrist, Hardie, Price, Horne, HughesAustralia:?Folau, Haylett-Petty, Kuridrani, Hodge, Speight, Foley, Genia; Sio, Moore (captain), Kepu, Arnold, Coleman, Pocock, Hooper, TimaniReplacements:?Latu, Robertson, Alaalatoa, Simmons, Skelton, Mumm, Phipps, CooperKey head-to-head The Wallabies win over Wales was built in part on their devastating dominance of the breakdown.dddddddddddd. It is sure to be a key battleground again in Edinburgh, and therefore, Cotters decision to put Hamish Watson in direct competition with Michael Hooper does seem an interesting one. Hooper was all energy in Cardiff, beating four defenders in attack while putting in 12 tackles in defence. On his first Test start, Watson will need to do what Wales couldnt and keep the Wallabies back row in check.Key stats *Scotlands last two wins against Australia (2009 and 2012) have come without scoring a try.*The 34 points Scotland scored against the Wallabies in their 2015 World Cup quarterfinal is the biggest tally they have ever managed against Australia.*Australias biggest win over Scotland in Edinburgh came in November 2006, when they won 44-15.Prediction Scotland will certainly be fired up to right the wrongs of last year, but will that be enough? We still do not know what affect Cotters impending departure has had on the squad, and as was proven in Cardiff last weekend, the Wallabies will punish ruthlessly any slip in concentration. Although it remains to be seen exactly what shape David Pocock is in, Australia are arguably stronger than against Wales, and will have the benefit of another week working together. It may not be quite as comfortable as last weekend, but the Wallabies should get the victory that keeps their Grand Slam hopes alive. ' ' '