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Australian crickets great selection U-turn started to gather pace well before the Hobart Test was over, and well before the chairman Rod Marsh handed in his resignation.Having witnessed Australias dismemberment for 85 on day one of the the second Test, Marsh summoned the remainder of his panel - Trevor Hohns and Mark Waugh - to speak together at the Bellerive Oval. For much of the third day of the Test, the trio could be seen sitting and talking together in the front row of the chairmans suite.By the definition of their roles, it is unusual to see more than a couple of the selectors together at any one time, for they are usually flung across the country watching matches. So the sight of Marsh, Hohns and Waugh all together - only the coach Darren Lehmann was absent, sitting with the team - was an ominous one indeed for Australias Hobart incumbents.How much of the team for the Adelaide Test actually took shape in the midst of the previous match will be something that remains in the confidence of the panels members. But it is abundantly clear that the selectors had decided they needed to change tack, and do so definitively, a long time before the final wicket fell at Bellerive.Hohns, well into his second stint as a selector after having a decade in the role from 1996 to 2006, made sure to assert that the six changes made for Adelaide were not a reaction to downward pressure on the selectors, but rather a proactive move on their part.Prior to Rod Marshs departure, the panel then had these discussions about where we needed to go with a view to the future, Hohns said. As weve seen we havent won very much, weve lost a lot of Test matches of late, so we considered it was time to start to revamp and look to the future.Those discussions occurred early enough for the captain Steven Smith and the coach Lehmann to assert immediately after the Tests conclusion that there would be widespread changes to the team. They were also weighty enough for the chief executive James Sutherland to be able to state something similar the following day, even if there seemed a contradiction in stating the team needed to close ranks in one breath, then stating those very ranks would be turned over quite dramatically the next.You cant just flick a switch when youre in a rut like this, Sutherland said. You actually need to close ranks work very hard, be very focused on process and work together as a team and I know theyre the things people within the group are thinking about. Now clearly theres going to be changes for the next Test match and it will be a different group of players that gather for the next Test match.I dont know how many changes there will be or anything like that. But those players that are there from this Test match need to be very clear about the challenge and how they bring people, maybe some new people into the team. Theres no short cuts and in the short term weve got to just knuckle down and work very hard.Where all this gets tricky, of course, is in the nature of the U-turn. How could opinions change so quickly and virulently on the likes of Joe Mennie, discarded after two Tests with the squad and one appearance in Hobart? Further questions were raised by the eclipse of Callum Ferguson, flown into Hobart as injury cover, then thrust into the team, then dumped again just as quickly.A major clue to all that was provided by Smith in his emotive post-match press discussion. He was unable to answer in the affirmative to questions about whether he was getting the teams he desired, while at the same time all but begging the selectors to find him some sturdy foot soldiers to ensure next time around he wont be the lone batsman able to stand fast amid a first innings collapse.To that end, the most significant selections among the six inclusions for Adelaide were arguably those of Matthew Wade and Nic Maddinson. Wades recall is at great cost to Peter Nevill, as studious and thoughtful as Wade is brash and outspoken. There is no doubt Nevill is the better gloveman, and little between the pair as first-class batsmen. Wade will puff his chest out as Smith prefers, though what that means in terms of runs or catches is debatable. More significant is this: Wade was twice able to guide the Australian tail to a match-turning total while making a fine hundred himself, in the space of 12 Tests. Nevill has now played 17, not yet passed 70, and only once could he claim to have played a match-shaping innings, ironically enough in Adelaide last year. Stolid occupations in vain search of draws in Pallekele against Sri Lanka and Perth against South Africa have failed to hide the fact that in his time the Australian lower order has become the longest and least effective of tails. Wade must help the bowlers find their former quotient of imp.Maddinsons call-up intrigues still further, for it would seemingly run contrary to the captains desire for batsmen to stick out the tough periods. Spectators to Sheffield Shield, Big Bash League or even Sydney grade matches would all agree Maddinson is one of the foremost talents of his generation, but also among the most profligate with that talent. Away from the batting crease he is equally unpredictable, the sort to be referred to as a strange unit by skeptical team-mates. He has seldom seemed the man to scotch a batting slide.However in this pick can be seen the hand and example of Mark Waugh, and also Smith. Australia want to find another match-winner for their team alongside Smith, David Warner and Mitchell Starc, and Maddinson fits the bill after the batting fashion of Waugh or, in earlier years, Doug Walters. Smith believes he has been able to help coax some of Maddinsons more consistent displays over the past couple of years, and firmly believes he can do so again for Australia, where the reward for this risk can be so much greater.Never was that better illustrated than three years ago, when Maddinson pummelled 181 from 142 balls for Australia A against Gloucestershire at Bristol while the tour vice-captain Smith, the captain Brad Haddin, the tour manager Rod Marsh and assistant coach Darren Lehmann looked on. It was an innings that prompted Scyld Berry to write the words: Australian batting dead? No mate.Marsh and others have kept Maddinson in their pocket since then, never quite trusting themselves to pick a player so given to bouts of obvious boredom and subsequent ruinous stroke choices. But the circumstances in Hobart were desperate enough to have the soon to resign chairman throwing up other options in conversation with Hohns and Waugh, and for Smith to gain a greater say in affairs than previously. A bit like the panel of Andrew Hilditch who bequeathed the likes of Smith, Warner, Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins to their successors, Marshs men hoped to leave a better legacy than the misery of Bellerive.Chuck Bednarik Womens Jersey . Parker had 26 points and eight assists and San Antonio beat Toronto 112-99 Monday night. "We won that game because of Tony Parkers aggressiveness," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "His juice; his aggression all night long. Shareef Miller Eagles Jersey . White came in fourth place in the event. He was the two-time defending gold medallist. 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Westbrook had 28 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists on Sunday night, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 101-92.The Thunder have won all five games during Westbrooks triple-double stretch, and 26 of 28 the past two years when he gets one. Westbrook said he doesnt worry about the numbers.I just play, honestly, he said. I dont want to get in a conversation of if Im going to do it every night. I just go out and compete at a high level every night, like Ive been doing since Ive been in the NBA.Westbrook is still averaging a triple-double for the season with averages of 31.0 points, 10.8 rebounds and 11.3 assists through 21 games. It was his 10th triple-double of the season and the 47th of his career.Hes more concerned with the fact that the Thunder have recovered from a rough stretch and improved to 13-8.I just like to win, brother, he said. Honestly, thats the most important part. Making sure my guys are good, and making sure everybodys happy with their games, and making sure we win the game.Enes Kanter had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Victor Oladipo added 15 points for the Thunder.Anthony Davis, the NBAs leading scorer, had 37 points and 15 rebounds for the Pelicans.Buddy Hield, who led nearby Oklahoma to the Final Four last season, scored 16 points in his first game back in the state. The last time he had played in Oklahoma, he scored 36 points to help the Sooners beat VCU and advance to the Sweet 16. In this game, he made 6 of 12 shots and 4 of 7 3-pointers.I havent felt like that in a long time, Hield said. Its so great to get back in there and get a rhythm and see the ball go through the net. Ive been struggling the last couple games, but I feel more confident.Oklahoma City led 49-41 at halftime. Westbrook had 12 points, nine reboundds and six assists at the break, and Davis kept the Pelicans in it with 24 points and 10 rebounds.ddddddddddddWestbrook threw down a vicious right-handed jam on a drive down the middle in the third quarter that gave Oklahoma City a 57-47 lead. He clinched the triple-double on an assist to Kanter for a dunk with 2:14 left in the third quarter. The Thunder took a 78-66 lead into the fourth quarter.Hield drained a 3-pointer to cut Oklahoma Citys lead to four with just under two minutes to go, but Westbrooks 3 with 51.3 seconds to go bumped the Thunders lead back to 99-92.We were still right there, and given the opportunity, Russells going to make a big play, Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said. The big 3-pointer that he made was probably the difference in the game,TIP-INSPelicans: G Jrue Holiday started for just the third time this season. He missed the first 12 games while his wife, former U.S. womens national team soccer player Lauren Holiday, recovered from surgery to remove a benign brain tumor. ... The Pelicans shot just 36.7 percent from the field.Thunder: Made 14 of 15 2-point shots and missed all nine of their 3-pointers in the first quarter. ... C Steven Adams sprained his left ankle in the first quarter and did not return. ... The Thunder missed all 15 3-point attempts in the first half, then made 6 of 13 in the second. ... Westbrook leads active players in career triple-doubles.HAPPY BIRTHDAYThunder forward Andre Roberson scored 13 points on his 25th birthday. He made 6 of 8 shots and fell two points short of his career high.WELCOME BACKHield got a standing ovation when he checked in late in the first half.I have so much respect I have to pay to Oklahoma, he said. This is home to me. Every time I come back, they embrace me well, like the warm welcome they gave me. I had a lot of jitters.UP NEXTPelicans: Host the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night.Thunder: Play at the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.---Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CliffBruntAP . ' ' '