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Jason Day has already cast his focus to the defence of his US PGA Championship after rounding out Australias disappointing Open Championship campaign.Day ended the 145th Open as Australias leading performer at Royal Troon after closing with a one-over-par 70 to finish level with the card.But his tie for 22nd still completed the countrys worst collective showing in six years and snapped the world No.1s run of five straight top-10 finishes at the majors.Day cant wait to leave Scotlands cold weather and slow greens behind and return to north America.He will be defending two titles back to back starting on Thursday at the Canadian Open before heading to New Jersey for the PGA.The Queenslanders twin triumphs last year, climaxing at Whistling Straits with his long overdue major championship breakthrough, sparked an extraordinary run of eight wins in 18 events and rise to world No.1.Im pumped to get back to some 90 degree (warm) weather. Dont have to wear three or four layers on every day, Day said.The greens are going to be very quick, so once I get in tonight, Ill have a good rest and get into that.But obviously the PGA is the first time Ive ever defended a major championship, so Ill try and soak up the experience of what that entails.Once Thursday comes around, you have to go out there and execute and play good.Excited about that, but also excited to defend Canada as well.Adam Scott and Matt Jones are also looking forward to the PGA, which starts just 11 days after the Open in a congested schedule accommodating the Rio Olympics.Jones, who held the halfway lead at Whistling Straits, tied for 39th at Troon and closed in style with a hole-out eagle from 175 metres in a 71 on Sunday.The reigning Australian Open champion was disappointed not to have finished better than four over for the tournament and said he planned on contending at Baltusrol.I putted good for nine holes and didnt make anything for the rest of the week, Jones said.I didnt get up and down many times either, so I left a lot out there.But Im looking forward to the PGA. I know I can compete. Ive done it week in, week out so I know Im ready.Scott said the seasons final major couldnt come quickly enough after his quest for an elusive Claret Jug also ended with a 71 for a five-over total and equal 43rd spot.I finally made some birdies on the first few holes, Scott rued after slow starts on the first three days cost the former Masters champion a top-10 at the Open for a fifth successive year.But Im very encouraged by the way I hit the ball today. I finally felt I had things under control.I rolled a couple putts the last couple days a little better as well, so I go to the PGA encouraged with how I played. Feeling close every day.Marc Leishman (73) finished tied 53rd at seven over, Scott Hend (76) wound up in joint 72nd at plus five, while Greg Chalmers (85) was last of the 81 players who made the cut following his final-round howler. Fake Yeezys 350 For Sale . -- Jimmy Walkers first PGA Tour trophy came with a special gift tucked inside. 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They brought a largely young, inexperienced squad here but their win on Wednesday suggested depth and quality nonetheless, and they will arrive in Bulawayo a confident group.West Indies three debutants in the first match helped to shape their win, with Shai Hope and Rovman Powell both making 40s before offspinner Ashley Nurse chipped in with three wickets. Nurse has insisted that rankings are not foremost in West Indies game plans, but their current position of ninth in the ICC rankings suggests a serious malaise that needs tackling.With a forward-looking squad and the necessity for general improvement in one-day cricket, its hard to dismiss the feeling that West Indies are focussed on their future. They have already missed out on qualification for the Champions Trophy next year, and if they are to avoid the ignominy of having to play in a qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Cup, they will have to continue to build on performances such as those in their tour opener. This game offers their next opportunity to do just that.The increased pace and menace with which West Indies quicks will operate brings with it myriad dangers for Zimbabwes batsmen. Shannon Gabriel and Jason Holder will not only gain extra lift from a traditionally dull surface, but Bulawayos drier pitches and outfields will also likely bring reverse-swing into the equation, as they did last year when Afghanistans Dawlat Zadran picked up nine wickets at 16.66 in five ODIs at Queens.Dawlats pace and swing meant he was able to strike upfront with the new ball, and then again with the old to help Afghanistan win the series 3-2. The bowling stats from that series offer further clues as to which bowlers might prosper in Bulawayo: Wellington Masakadza, Tendai Chisoro and Amir Hamza - all spinners - were the other leading wicket-takers. Genuine pace, accompanied by spin, will form a potent attack.With both Sri Lanka and West Indies gaining bonus points from their opening wins, Zimbabwe have their work cut out if they are to stop this tri-series becoming a two-horse race.Form guide(last five completed matches, most recent first)Zimbabwe: LLLLLWest Indies: WLLLLIn the spotlightZimbabwe coach Heath Streak called for more energy and aggression from his team after their defeat to Sri Lanka, and one player who normally has both in spades is Sean Williams. This is a player who spanked Zimbabwes fastest Test hundred while seriously ill with the flu earlier this year: he has clearly got the sort of fight Streak is looking for. Williams made starts in both Tests against Sri Lanka, so hes in some nick, and he averages 40 at Queens Sports Club - his home ground. Williams also seems to enjoy batting against West Indies - in two World Cup matches against them he averages 146, with a pair of 70s in 2007 and 2015.Given the advantages of his height and long fingers, Sulieman Benns one-day bowling average of 46.38 is surprisingly high. Benn was part oof the squad that lost to Pakistan last month, taking 2 for 158 in the series, and West Indies will want him to improve on those returns in Zimbabwe.dddddddddddd. Benn, 35, is of an age where consistency in performance is vital to continued selection. He should find Bulawayos pitches to his liking, and if he hits rhythm he will help West Indies retain control of the middle overs.Teams newsZimbabwe will probably look to bring in an extra spinner in these conditions. A debut for Tarisai Musakanda would offer an injection of youthful hunger into the batting, though that would also necessitate a re-shuffle in the batting order.Zimbabwe (possible): 1 Chamu Chibhabha, 2 Brian Chari, 3 Craig Ervine, 4 Sikandar Raza, 5 Sean Williams, 6 PJ Moor(wk), 7 Elton Chigumbura, 8 Graeme Cremer (c), 9 Tendai Chisoro, 10 Carl Mumba, 11 Tinashe Panyangara.With two spinners already in their line-up on Wednesday, and momentum with them following their win, West Indies may well go into this match unchanged.West Indies (possible): 1 Johnson Charles, 2 Kraigg Brathwaite, 3 Evin Lewis, 4 Shai Hope(wk), 5 Jonathan Carter, 6 Rovman Powell, 7 Carlos Brathwaite, 8 Jason Holder (c), 9 Ashley Nurse, 10 Sulieman Benn, 11 Shannon Gabriel.Pitch and conditionsSituated in the drier south of the country, Bulawayo tends to produce flatter pitches with less grass than Harare. Spin will be an important factor in the game, while inclement weather is less likely to feature - though when thunderstorms do brew they can be cataclysmic. Fortunately, Saturday should be sunny and dry.Stats and triviaWest Indies last tour of Zimbabwe was nine years ago, and none of West Indies squad have played at Queens Sports Club before.Zimbabwe have played 45 ODIs against West Indies, losing 35 of those. Their last win against West Indies was in Guyana in 2010, when Zimbabwe clung on to defend 254 and win by two runs.The first List A game to be played at Queens Sports Club in the independent Zimbabwe was between West Indies and Zimbabwe in October 1981. Zimbabwe overcame a young West Indies side containing Desmond Haynes, Faoud Bacchus, Gus Logie, Jeff Dujon, Malcolm Marshall and Wayne Daniel by 53 runs, with Dennis Streak - current coach Heath Streaks father - taking 4 for 45 with his medium pace.QuotesI had a chat with Marlon Samuels [who has been to Zimbabwe before], but apart from that were just pulling out all the data we can possibly find from the analysts in terms of the ground stats and the opposition. But cricket is cricket at the end of the day, you just have to play as you see it, and assess the conditions as quickly as possible.West Indies captain Jason Holder leads a squad with very little experience of Zimbabwean conditionsWe know their batsmen are pretty fearless. We know they like to hit boundaries. Well try and stop that, and starve them of the boundary option to put them under pressure.Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer thinks his teams best chance of putting West Indies under pressure will come from disciplined bowling ' ' '