News » They are six points behind

AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Australia coach Ewen McKenzie denies he is "poking a bear with a stick" by challenging New Zealand to play at its best in Saturdays Rugby Championships test at Eden Park. Angels Shohei Ohtani Jersey . Australia drew confidence from last weekends 12-12 draw with New Zealand in Sydney and McKenzie epitomized their bullish attitude when he baited the All Blacks at a news conference Friday. McKenzie said "its not about poking a bear with a stick. Its a competitive game. We want them to bring their A game because we are going to bring ours." The All Blacks have vowed to produce a much better performance at Auckland as they defend a 20-year unbeaten record on Eden Park. In 2008, Australia won in Sydney but were well beaten in Auckland a week later. "Over the years theres been occasions where a week apart things change a lot," New Zealand captain Richie McCaw said. "Back to 2008, when we got put to the sword in Sydney, there was a fair bit of edge that week." The Wallabies have been unable to win at Eden Park stretching back to 1986, but now believe they have the personnel and the form to break that hoodoo. "We know weve improved a lot from last week, we have been focusing on that," McKenzie said. "We know what we are capable of. We were off the pace at key moments last week, there were key decisions we didnt get right. We expect to do better this week." McKenzies comments are likely to further incite the All Blacks team that felt a significant factor in the Sydney draw was referee Jaco Peyper, who sin-binned two All Blacks, blew 14 penalties against them and prevented them asserting their superiority in scrums. Head coach Steve Hansen said Peyper later admitted making errors, and hoped for a more even performance on Saturday from French referee Roman Poite. McCaw said the All Blacks cannot blame the referee alone, and should recognize other shortcomings. "In the first quarter of an hour we did all right, but we certainly let the Wallaby pack get back into it," he said. "Perhaps they had the edge in the second half, so you can imagine telling the big boys that on Monday, they werent that happy. But its all words, its about putting it into action tomorrow night. Weve got to supply our backs with better ball than we did last week." New Zealand has been forced to make three changes to its lineup for a match in which victory would retain the bi-lateral Bledisloe Cup for the 13th-straight year. "There was plenty of criticism that was warranted last week," Hansen said. "We just didnt play well enough. We have to be honest about that, and if we want to retain the Bledisloe Cup we have to go up 10 or 12 notches and get on with it." Angels Odrisamer Despaigne Jersey . He looked very comfortable Wednesday night. Konerko had a big three-run double and Gordon Beckham homered for the second straight game, leading the Chicago White Sox to an 8-3 victory over the sliding Chicago Cubs. Angels Keynan Middleton Jersey . The Cavs announced the move Saturday, one day after LeBron James said hes returning to Cleveland. A 12-year veteran, Haywood has played in 794 NBA games, averaging 6. http://www.cheapangelsjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=angels-sherman-johnson-jersey . With a victory seemingly slipping away late in the third quarter, his quick scoring flurry helped Golden State regain control early in the fourth.The Winnipeg Jets host the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 7pm ct start at MTS Centre. Its the second and final meeting between these teams. Mark Scheifele scored the overtime winner for Winnipeg in Tampa December 7th. The Jets are 7-2-2 against the Lightning in their last nine games. The (19-21-5) Jets are sixth in the Central Division with 43 points. They are six points behind Phoenix who currently hold the Central Division Wild Card. Ondrej Pavelec (11-17-4, 3.06, .901) starts in goal. Anthony Peluso and Keaton Ellerby are expected to be the healthy scratches. Winnipeg is on a 3 game winning streak at MTS Centre. Evander Kane has three goals and an assist in his last three games. The (25-13-4) Lightning are third in the Atlanticc Division with 54 points. Angels Miguel Almonte Jersey. They trail second place Montreal by one point and are four back of division leading Boston. Tampa has won five of their last six road games. Anders Lindback (3-8-1, 3.21, .883) will start in goal. Ben Bishop is currently injured, so the Tampa recalled Cedrick Desjardins from the AHLs Syracuse Crunch to be tonights back up. Ondrej Palat is on a six game point streak that includes two goals and five assists. Teddy Purcell has five assists in his last four games. Nikita Kucherov has scored one goal in three consecutive games. Tampa has a 5-0-1 record against the Central Division this season. Following tonights game, the Jets are off until Saturday when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Jerseys NFL China Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys From China Cheap MLB Jerseys Wholesale China Jerseys NFL Jerseys China Discount Soccer Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys China China NCAA Jerseys Cheap Cheap Nike Dolphins Jerseys Cheap Nike Patriots Jerseys Cheap Nike Jets Jerseys Cheap Nike Bengals Jerseys Cheap Nike Browns Jerseys Cheap Nike Steelers Jerseys Cheap Nike Texans Jerseys Cheap Nike Colts Jerseys Cheap Nike Jaguars Jerseys Cheap Nike Titans Jerseys Cheap Nike Broncos Jerseys ' ' '