Patel on the other side remained not out at 64 and later stitched a partnership of 28 runs in 11 balls with the skipper. The Asian Cup champions will be favoured to beat lowly Thailand in Melbourne in their last qualifier. On the fringes are Marcello Lippi’s China, who could yet steal a place in the playoffs if they beat Qatar away and both Uzbekistan and Syria lose. The world number one needed to wait for his 14th opportunity to break his opponent but by that time Mayer had taken the first set by winning the tiebreak. I had a successful stint, says outgoing Sports Minister Vijay Goel. Colin de Grandhomme and Aaron Thomason who were the only batsmen who went past 20-run mark in the innings. Hasebe returned to coach Vahid Halilhodzic’s starting line-up on Thursday for the first time s. Moreover, it will be against Australia, one of the traditional powerhouses of the sport, as opposed to an understrength West Indies team or Zimbabwe. Furthermore, there is no winter break, meaning the season is extremely long and exhausting, especially when you are playing at European and National Team level too. All-time top scorer Ian Rush was also encouraged to see Woodburn, who has made only a handful of appearances for Liverpool’s first team, make an instant impact.