11.   Paceman Glenn McGrath pulled out Sunday morning with a sore knee, allowing fellow fast bowlers Andrew Bichel and Anthony Stuart to make their international debuts.

12.   Paul Burke, who made his international debut against England, has been preferred again to Elwood at fly half.

13.   A tent was pitched for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, and former rebel leader Foday Sankoh made his international debut as a member of the new Sierra Leone government.

14.   All three Argentine substitutes also made international debuts.

15.   Another Kiwi-Scot, flanker Gordon Simpson, also makes his international debut Saturday.

16.   An Israeli-Palestinian production of the Shakespeare classic is making its international debut, to the delight of audiences and the consternation of police.

17.   Arena, the U.S. coach, is missing captain Claudio Reyna and Cory Gibbs, who had been hoping to make his international debut.

18.   Azharuddin will be looking to opener Vikram Rathore to make an impact in his international Test debut.

19.   Brazilian-born midfielder Alessandro Santos, who got his international debut in a match against Ukraine last month, shone for Japan.

20.   Butler, who made his international debut in Christchurch but was left out of the Wellington match, returned in place of batsman Brendon McCullum.