导出博客文章New York Giants running back Shane Vereen was placed on injured reserve Tuesday
for the second time this season with a triceps injury. This one ends his
season.Backup quarterback Ryan Nassib also landed on IR with an elbow
injury.Vereen, 27, had his season derailed by the triceps he originally tore in
his left arm during a Week 3 loss to the Eagles. He was placed on IR and later
activated prior to a Week 14 matchup with the Dallas Cowboys. He left that game
early with a concussion but returned for Sundays victory over the Detroit
Lions.Vereen could be seen with his left arm dangling after he lunged for a
fourth-quarter pass against the Lions. He also fumbled earlier in the contest
near the goal line after being sandwiched by a pair of Lions defenders near the
goal line.Yes, he reinjured his triceps, coach Ben McAdoo said during a Monday
night conference call with reporters. Its unfortunate. He worked his tail off to
get back to where he was. Im disappointed for Shane.The loss of Vereen is a blow
to the Giants. Vereen was their second-leading receiver last season, and his
versatility was an asset to the offense as their running back on passing
downs.The Giants were optimistic about adding him to a struggling unit down the
stretch. Their offense is currently ranked 27th in yards, and theyre 24th in
points per game at 19.4.Vereen adds a unique dimension with his ability to catch
passes out of the backfield.Hes a good playmaker, McAdoo said prior to his
return. The more of those you have on the field at the same time, the better off
youll be.Vereen finishes this season with 11 receptions. He had 59 last year.The
Giants will again rely on Rashad Jennings and rookie Paul Perkins in the final
two weeks of the regular season and the playoffs, should they qualify.Nassib had
dealt with elbow pain earlier this season, but he was a late scratch Sunday
against the Lions. Two days later, he landed on IR.Veteran Josh Johnson will now
step in as the backup to Eli Manning.Linebacker Ishaq Williams and running back
George Winn were added from the practice squad to take Vereen and Nassibs spots.
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If Alastair Cook was searching for inspiration over the last few days, while on
his mid-tour sojourn to Dubai, he could have done no better than casting back to
his debut series, in India a little over a decade ago. On that occasion too, an
England side beset by injuries headed for Mumbai after a chastening defeat in
Mohali, trailing in the series and seemingly without much hope of finding a way
back.What followed was, quite simply, extraordinary. Englands Ring of Fire
victory at the Wankhede was their first Test win in India in 21 years and the
most memorable moment of Andrew Flintoffs brief (and turbulent) captaincy. It
also provided Shaun Udal, a 37-year-old offspinner making what turned out to be
his final international appearance, with the story to tell his grandchildren.
Mumbai 2006 was unforgettable for a number of reasons, not least because, in
Udals words, it was probably the only good Test match I had.So how did India end
up getting bowled out by an Englishman called Shaggy in one crazy hour on the
final afternoon to leave the series level? It is a tale that deserves
retelling.Cook may recall the game less fondly on a personal level. While
Englands captain is expected to walk out with a new opening partner this week,
as a 21-year-old he did not make it down the dressing-room steps - an upset
stomach removed him from action two Tests after a prodigious debut (still the
only Test he has missed since) and handed Owais Shah a long-awaited cap. With
Michael Vaughan and Marcus Trescothick having departed the tour before the
series began, it meant Ian Bell opened the batting for the only time in his Test
career.England also had to bring in a young James Anderson for his first Test in
more than a year due to Steve Harmisons shin problem, and with the expectation
that the pitch was going to turn square, Udal returned to partner Monty Panesar,
another newbie who had debuted alongside Cook in Nagpur. Udal had himself missed
the first two matches with illness but was told by Flintoff and the coach,
Duncan Fletcher, the day before that he would be playing. Coincidentally, the
match was scheduled to begin on Udals 37th birthday.A county stalwart who took
more than 800 first-class wickets over two decades of service for Hampshire and
Middlesex, Udal had been involved in ten ODIs between 1994 and 1995 but only
made his Test bow in late 2005. After bowling on ridiculously flat, low,
non-turning pieces of concrete in Pakistan - arduous enough to send Ashley Giles
home needing hip surgery - Udal went into the Mumbai Test as Englands senior
spinner, with three wickets from as many Tests and a bowling average of 92.33.
Happy birthday, Shaun.When youre sitting in the last-chance saloon, as Udal knew
he was, youd better hope someone buys you a drink - which is effectively what
Indias captain, Rahul Dravid, did. It was a strange Test because they won the
toss and bowled, which was a bit of a surprise, Udal remembers. India had gone
with a five-man attack, including three quicks - Sreesanth returning alongside
Irfan Pathan and Munaf Patel - and wanted to see if there was anything in the
surface. England, handed a slice of luck, scoffed it down: Andrew Strauss made
128, his first century in Asia, while Shah battled cramp to score 88 and
Flintoff added a fifty.We got our way to 400 and we thought we were always in
the game, Udal says. But the Indian line-up of that day and age was just
amazing. Matthew Hoggard and Anderson made the job a little easier by removing
Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar but Dravid looked secure in the company of
Yuvraj Singh by the close of the second day. Whats more, Udal had seen four
wicketless overs disappear for 27 - the ESPNcricinfo report described his
bowling as a liability - and was in need of another metaphorical arm around the
shoulder.Enter an unlikely England saviour: Shane Warne, who played alongside
Udal for several seasons at Hampshire during the latter part of their careers.
Warnes captaincy brought out the best in Udal, whom he encouraged to be a more
confident, attacking spinner. If it wasnt for him, Im sure I wouldnt have played
Test match cricket, Udal says now. Back in 2006, it was a well-timed telephone
call from Australia that helped turned his fortunes around.I remember not
bowling very well at all in the first four-five overs, going for six an over and
thinking, What am I doing here? I was sweating, just in a bad place, really.
Then I got a call that night from Warnie, who was playing somewhere in
Australia, asking hows it going. I said its been a bit of a struggle, and he
said, Youve got to believe in yourself, got to remember that youre there on
merit, not just there to make up the numbers. It could be your last chance and
you dont want to be remembered as someone who didnt give it your best shot on
your last go - just relax, mate, and go and enjoy it. What have you got to
lose?A beer with another former Hampshire team-mate, Robin Smith - who knew
plenty about the highs and lows of life as an England cricketer - reinforced the
message and Udal went into the third day finally feeling ready to grasp his
opportunity. Anderson claimed four wickets as England whittled India out for
279, but the wicket of Pathan, who chipped Udal to mid-on, might have been the
most significant.dddddddddddd It felt like Id got a five-for. All of a sudden I
felt like, it was only one wicket but I do belong in this company, I can do well
for England.Udal was back on the field later in the day as nightwatchman and he
began to sense that his luck had changed. First, Darrell Hair failed to spot an
edge to the keeper, then he was dropped by Yuvraj at gully; the next morning
Udal went on to score 14, adding 40 with Shah after England had wobbled batting
second time around on a lead of 121.The real work was still to come, though.
Flintoff made his second fifty of the match as England ground out 191 from 92.4
overs, setting India 313 in just over three sessions. Pathan, asked to open the
batting after Sehwag had suffered a back spasm, fell before the close and Anil
Kumble, in as nightwatchman, went early on the fifth day to Hoggard. Flintoff
removed Wasim Jaffer, but with India three down at lunch and Dravid - who batted
almost two hours for 9 - and Tendulkar at the crease, a draw seemed the most
likely result. Panesar was battling nerves and Flintoff only turned to Udal in
the 31st over, with the interval approaching.Then came another fateful
intervention, via Flintoffs CD player. Johnny Cashs Ring of Fire captured the
mood in the dressing room and England strolled back on to the field ready to
rock n roll. It was very much spur of the moment, everyone was singing,
clapping, cheering, even Duncan Fletcher was in a good mood, Udal says. It
relaxed people and we walked out, still singing the song as we were taking our
fielding positions. We werent thinking about what we supposed to be doing, and
everything just happened…Everything, concisely put, was India losing their last
seven wickets in the space of 92 balls. Flintoff was the catalyst, removing
Dravid in the first over back, and then Udal, tossing up his offbreaks into the
footmarks, delivered the coup de grace: Sachin managed to inside-edge one that
spun a bit, Ian Bell took a very good catch and I went off on a silly dance
about 100 yards away.It might as well have been a victory dance. The tourists
were energised and a hobbling Sehwag did not last long but England then missed
what seemed like a crucial chance when MS Dhoni hit Udal straight up in the air
- only for Panesar to get nowhere near catching it. He blamed the sun, which was
in the opposite direction. That was a bit of a moment like, Oh my god, what have
you just done? You dont know what to say in that situation, youre just
speechless. Panesar redeemed himself a few balls later, when Dhoni picked him
out again - though Udal had already given up on it. I was walking back to my
mark, didnt think hed catch it for a second - after the first effort, I didnt
think hed get anywhere close. But he did, thankfully.The jig was up for India.
Udal took two of the last three to fall, including the wicket that clinched
victory, to finish with a scarcely believable 4 for 14 from 9.2 overs. Amazing
how one hour of your life can just change everything, he says. All it took was
nearly 250 first-class matches, a bit of luck at the toss and a phone call from
Warne.The whole thing did [make it more satisfying], it was just right place,
right time, to a degree. Ashley Giles was injured, they didnt want to risk a
youngster going on a tour to Pakistan and India… It all sort of panned out that
it was my day, because I had that experience.You know, going into day five, on a
pitch that was very brown, a pitch that was turning, there were footmarks - this
is when spinners are supposed to win games for your team. I knew that. I knew
Monty was going to get the nod before me. He underperformed, which put a bit
more pressure on me - but I knew this was my last chance, probably ever, and I
just thought, all I can do is my best and thats what I did.After the game,
Tendulkar signed the match ball and gave it to Udal (he has since given it to
his parents). I generally say he was unlucky because he got the one ball that I
spun in Test match cricket. Its a throwaway line but it is nice, when people ask
What was your greatest moment?, to say, Well, I got Sachin Tendulkar out in
India in his own backyard in the fourth innings of a five-day Test match and we
went on to win the game - first England Test win in India for 21 years. It was
nice to play a significant role in that.England won again in Mumbai six years
later, with Panesar and Graeme Swann sharing 19 wickets, but Udal admits it is
very much odds against them making it three in a row. Injuries have again taken
their toll, and although Cook has a veteran offspinner at his disposal, Gareth
Batty is not expected to keep his place for the fourth Test. Then there are the
gaps in the top order. First-innings runs are crucial, Udal says. In the last
Test match, we didnt get enough.Nevertheless, the link to 2006 is clear. England
havent got much left to lose and, as Udal recalls, having your back against the
wall can, paradoxically, be liberating: It was a bit more relaxed, because those
things make you relaxed, you just walked in and thought What else can go wrong?
After all, things might just be about to go right. ' ' '
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