good as Okazaki’s word and can beat the Saudis or at least hold them to a draw. But for months the national hero — now fourth in the world rankings — has been a shadow of his former self. Thailand, already eliminated from the World Cup running, are unlikely to offer as stiff a challenge . That could put Syria, who are ahead of Uzbekistan on goal difference, in second place and grant them automatic passage to Russia. “To think that these players are going to make it easy against Syria is to not know them, thei. Warwickshire started off their chase in a disappointing manned when they lost openers Sibley and Ed Pollock early and were eventually left tottering at 63/4. Moreover, it will be against Australia, one of the traditional powerhouses of the sport, as opposed to an understrength West Indies team or Zimbabwe. “This will be good for our country’s tourism. Fourth seeds Mirza and her Chinese partner Shuai Peng took two hours and 13 minutes to beat Slovakia. “Hehas everything to win the match,” said the 24th- seeded Argentine.