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Tall shooting combinations are starting to become a regular feature of international netball, but Diamonds goal attack Natalie Medhurst insists theres no danger shorter players will get squeezed out.Australia fielded possibly their tallest ever starting shooting combination in last Sundays opening Constellation Cup Test in Sydney, with the 193cm-tall and established star Caitlin Bassett joined by emerging talent Gretel Tippett, 192cm tall.Between them they landed their first 29 attempts at goal, until Tippett missed one shortly before halftime.Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander has usually favoured a more conventional paring, teaming Bassett with the 175cm-tall Medhurst.The message travels a lot quicker for us shorter players, so were the smart ones, thats what I always say, Medhurst quipped.Those tall shooters, I see what they cop from the defences, they certainly get manhandled.Certainly small, smart, crafty players are not going to get phased out of our game, thats for sure.While Alexander hinted at more opportunities for Tippett, Medhurst is Australias most proven goal attack.She will become the seventh most capped Diamond ever if she plays in the second Constellation Cup Test on Wednesday in Launceston.Poised to win her 85th cap, 32-year-old Medhurst won back-to-back player of the match awards in last months Quad Series.New Zealands circle defenders were giving away significant height to Bassett and Tippett in Sydney.Silver Ferns captain and 186cm goal defence Katrina Grant said two tall shooters were tough to mark.It definitely seems to be the way the game is going, bringing in all these tall players, Grant said.You used to only see it in the goal shoot, youre not used to seeing that goal attack and goal shoot working together so tall.Thats on us to really grind them down and work on how to make them make mistakes. Lebron Shoes For Cheap . After a replay, the winner will meet Sunderland in the quarterfinals. Sagbo did well to control Sone Alukos right cross and fire past Brighton goalkeeper Peter Brezovan. Aluko was making his first start in four months after recovering from an Achilles injury. Cheap Lebrons From China . -- There were so many positives from the Orlando Magics first victory of the season that it was hard for coach Jacque Vaughn to stop praising his players. http://www.cheaplebronshoes.net/ .B. -- The Baie-Comeau Drakkar took over sole possession of first place atop the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Thursday with their sixth straight win. Lebron James Sneakers Wholesale .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras. Discount Lebron Shoes .C. -- Charlotte Bobcats coach Steve Clifford said after all of these years in the NBA hes still amazed at some of the things LeBron James does. The St. Louis Cardinals placed third baseman Matt Carpenter on the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique strain on Thursday.Carpenter will also miss next weeks All-Star Game. Teammate?Aledmys Diaz, a shortstop, will replace him on the National League roster.In a corresponding move, the Cardinals recalled catcher?Michael McKenry from Triple-A Memphis.Carpenter left Wednesday nights game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third inning with the injury.?Carpenter clutched his right side and shook his head after trying to check a swing on a 3-and-1 pitch from Jeff Locke. He was examined briefly on the field by a medical trainer before walking off with the trainer and manager Mike Matheny.?Matheny said an MRI showed a Grade 2 strain in Carpenters oblique. He did not offer a timetable for his return.A three-time All-Star, Carpennter leads the National League with a .dddddddddddd91 OPS. He had a similar injury in 2012 and missed a month of action with a strained right side.The Cardinals infield is becoming rapidly depleted. Third baseman Jhonny Peralta left Tuesdays game and was unavailable to play Wednesday because of discomfort in the same thumb he had surgery on in March. The Cardinals hope Peralta can return to play Thursday or Friday.Additionally, first baseman/outfielder Brandon Moss went on the disabled list Tuesday with a sprained ankle.The team also put backup catcher Brayan Pe?a on the DL before Wednesdays game because of inflammation in his surgically repaired left knee.?ESPNs Mark Saxon contributed to this report ' ' '