31.   India dropped opener Sujit Somasundar and instead brought in an aggressive middle-order batsman, Pankaj Dharmani, who is making his international debut.

32.   Making his international debut, Wosz pounced on a misguided backheader by Israeli defender Gadi Brumer and fired a shot past goalie Rafi Cohen.

33.   New Zealand brought in fast bowler Roydon Hayes for his international debut.

34.   Reifer, like Chanderpaul a left-hander, made his international debut in the one-off one-day international against the Sri Lankans a week ago in Trinidad.

35.   Rowell said the replacement for Johnson was Coventry lock Danny Grocock, who recently made his international debut on the tour of Argentina.

36.   Regis, who became a U.S. citizen on Wednesday, looked sharp in his international debut.

37.   Rookie forwards Nathan Cayless and Tony Puletua will make their international debuts for the Kiwis on Friday.

38.   Steve Antrobus, who is based in England, is expected to make his international debut.

39.   The rain apparently did something good for veteran Mark Martin, of Batesville, Arizona, who won the pole position in his international racing debut.

40.   The two players who could replace Feiersinger are Martin Hiden of Leeds United, who made his international debut against Hungary, and Walter Kogler of Cannes.