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Mickey Arthur knows all about difficult foreign conditions, for as Australias coach in 2013 he was at the helm for a 4-0 series loss in India. Under Darren Lehmann, Australias record in Asia has stretched to nine consecutive defeats. But neither is it easy for Asian teams to handle the pace and bounce of Australian pitches, and Arthurs task over the next month is to help Pakistan turn around their recent form in Australia, where they have lost nine Tests in a row.Pakistan has not won a Test in Australia since 1995, when legspinner Mushtaq Ahmed was key to them claiming victory at the SCG, although it was a dead rubber after Australia had already secured the series. They have come close, though: when they last visited in 2009-10, Pakistan seemed to have the Sydney Test in their grasp with a 206-run first-innings lead, but let Australia off with a choke of epic proportions.For us the key is adapting to conditions, and if we can adapt to conditions quick enough well be fine, Arthur said. I constantly remind the players if we can be getting 270, 280, 300, were in the game because weve got the ability to take 20 wickets. If we can use the new ball particularly well against Australia, well be good. And seven left-handers in their 11 makes our left-armers even more potent.That this series begins at the Gabba will only add to the challenge for Pakistan, as Australia has not lost a Test at the venue since 1988. However, both sides enter this game with a sense of the unknown, for it is the Gabbas first day-night Test. Pakistans bowlers destroyed a Cricket Australia XI in a pink-ball warm-up in Cairns last week, but the Pakistan batsmen also found it hard going on a green pitch.I thought we played quite well actually, Arthur said of the Cairns game. Batting was a little bit of a struggle and theres no secret we need to get some runs and adapting outside our own conditions is difficult. Its like Australia playing in the sub-continent.So were working extremely hard on that. But I was so impressed by the way we bowled. I thought we bowled fantastically well. We fielded very, very well, caught well behind the stumps. So we ticked a lot of boxes which was great.It will be interesting the amount of grass on the wicket. After dark it certainly did a bit more in Cairns. [Gabba curator] Kevin Mitchell was up in Cairns and he said the amount of grass left on the wicket was going to be pretty similar to the grass hell leave on here. The pink ball does certainly get softer. It swung early conventionally but then it didnt go reverse that much. It certainly did a little bit more in the last hour which has been the trend and the norm for every day-night Test.Pakistan are hopeful that legspinner Yasir Shah will be fit for the Brisbane Test after a back injury kept him out of the Cairns game. Yasir would be encouraged not only by his own pink-ball form - he picked up seven wickets in the day-night Test against West Indies in Dubai - but also the record of spinners at the Gabba, which was Shane Warnes most productive ground. Yasir Shah is coming on nicely. Hes come along really well, Arthur said. He bowled six overs the last day in Cairns [in the nets] which was pleasing. It will be good to see him go in the nets today, I saw him in the hotel and he seemed fine ... Hes obviously integral to our plans.The presence of Yasir should also help with Pakistans recent trouble with poor over rates. In their recent Test in Christchurch, the fast bowlers did the bulk of the work and captain Misbah-ul-Haq copped a one-Test suspension due to sloppy over-rates. In the next Test in Hamilton, Pakistan played four quick bowlers, which led to stand-in captain Azhar Ali also being penalised for the teams slow over-rates.Over-rates is an absolute priority for us, Arthur said. Our players are giving away all their cash and weve had a captain suspended because of it. Weve just got to be better than that, we have to get through our overs and theres a constant reminder all the time that we have to get through our overs.Pakistan, like Australia, enter this Test having recently been ranked No.1 in the Test rankings, but having slipped out of the top two following some disappointing away results. Pakistans series loss in New Zealand and Australias thrashing in Sri Lanka and then their loss at home to South Africa means both teams are entering this series searching for form.The one thing we are is fairly settled, Arthur said. Were a fairly settled unit. Everybody knows whos going to play and where theyre going to play and how theyre going to fit in. The only issue is around our quick bowlers and that will be a horses for courses decision. The top seven know exactly where theyre going to bat, and theyve known that for almost the last year ... Whereas Australia probably arent as stable as what we are.Sometimes thats dangerous to get a team at that stage because the expectation is so low. But theyre all fine cricketers. Other guys then step up. I think Davey Warners in great touch, Usman Khawajas in great touch, Hazlewood and Starc are world class. So were under no illusions how difficult its going to be for us. Its exactly like Australia going to India. Its tough, the conditions are totally opposite. But were up for it and were here to give it our best shot.Air Max 90 Ireland Outlet . Once again, DeLaet finished tied for second at a PGA Tour stop on the weekend, this time at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. The pride of Weyburn, Sask. Air Max 90 Ireland Online . By having more great seasons. Manning was the only unanimous choice for the 2013 Associated Press NFL All-Pro team Friday. http://www.airmax90outletireland.com/ . 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But it was mustachioed independent athlete Abdullah Al-Rashidi who earned bronze and the fans hearts Saturday at the Rio de Janeiro Games.I am happy. I dont know why they help me, but thank you, Al-Rashidi said.Rossetti, the 21-year-old Italian prodigy with deep-rooted skeet genes, was the favorite heading into Rio, and he lived up to expectations -- after surviving a shoot-off to get into the final.Needing to make up ground heading into the final day, Rossetti didnt miss a shot, with 25 straight targets in the second qualifying stage and 12 more in the four-person shoot-off.He hit all 16 semifinal targets and matched that against Swedens Marcus Svensson in the gold-medal match. Rossetti earned the gold when Svensson missed his final shot, giving the Italian a brighter medal than the bronze his father, Bruno, earned at the 1992 Barcelona Games.I didnt think about my fathers medal before the competition, but now I have added to the family medal collection, Rossetti said.Al-Rashidi, 52, who trains falcons when hes not shooting, has a long shooting history.His Olympic debut came at the 1996 Atlanta Games, and Rio was his sixth time on sports biggest stage. A three-time world champion, he had never earned an Olympic medal, though; Rio was his first final.He was unable to compete for his country after Kuwaits national Olympic committee was suspended by the International Olympic Committee for government interference. He and the other Kuwaiti athletes who qualified -- double trap gold medalist Fehaid Al-Deehani among them -- were allowed to compete as an independent team under the IOC flag.Al-Rashidi tied as the top qualifier in Rio and became an instant fan favorite once the finals begin.ddddddddddddThe capacity crowd, most of it Brazilian, latched on to the underdog in the Arsenal jersey -- he liked the way it looked and felt -- and cheered wildly when he was introduced and with every target he shattered.Al-Rashidi played up to the adulation, waving his arms and pumping his fists to their cheers during introductions, spurring the fans even more.He ended the semifinals in a three-way tie with Denmarks Jesper Hansen and Stefan Nilsson, forcing a shoot-off for a spot in the bronze-medal match. Al-Rashidi shot last in the threesome, and the crowd knew he had a chance to move on after Hansen and Nilsson each missed one, screaming and waving flags before the Kuwaitis turn.Playing the showman again, Al-Rashidi raised his gun in the air and flashed a thumbs-up as the cheers continued. An official at Al-Rashidis station tried to urge the Kuwaiti shooter to take his turn, but he shrugged and pointed at the crowd as if to say, What am I supposed to do?He hit both shots, setting off another round of cheers and a shot at the bronze against Ukraines Mikola Milchev.Al-Rashidi was perfect in the bronze-medal match. He raised his arms in the air, dropped to his knees and kissed the ground. He rose and threw his hat in the air as the crowd chanted in Portuguese: Ole, ole, ole, Mustache!We like his mustache, so we start to chant, one Brazilian fan said.The man with the mustache -- he actually trimmed it recently -- soaked in the adulation, again raising his arms after receiving his bronze medal as another chant about his facial hair rang out across the Olympic Shooting Centre.I am Brazilian, Al-Rashidi said. I am from Brazil. ' ' '