31.   On arrival in England, Lara had said that he might miss all practice games but that he would be ready for the tie against title contenders Pakistan.

32.   Pakistan warmed up for the series with a three-day practice game against the Bangladesh-A team, which ended in a draw on Monday.

33.   Suddenly, Diouf scored another goal in the practice game and pointed straight at Malick.

34.   The match was essentially a practice game as both teams were already guaranteed of contesting the best-of-three World Series finals starting in Sydney on Saturday.

35.   The match was essentially a practice game as both teams were already guaranteed of contesting the World Series finals starting in Sydney on Saturday.

36.   The script has been similar in other practice games ever since Brazil came to France last month, in quest of an unprecedented fifth World Cup title.

37.   Captain Rai and fellow midfielder Zinho were left out of the side in the second half of a practice game on Saturday.

38.   We will not depend on others for practice games.

39.   Sono sent Arendse into the fray after regular choice Hans Vonk struggled in practice games.

40.   The match was essentially a practice game as both teams had already qualified for the best-of-three finals starting in Sydney Saturday.