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Australia captain Cameron Smith accepts he will almost certainly wear the green and gold for the last time on English soil this weekend but insists he is not ready to call a halt to his career. Cheap Patriots Jerseys China . The 33-year-old Melbourne hooker will win his 49th cap for the Kangaroos in Sundays Ladbrokes Four Nations final against New Zealand at Anfield, where he will be hoping to preserve an unbeaten record in the UK.I drew one in 2009 at the Stoop against New Zealand - I scored the try with two minutes to go, Smith said. Hopefully that record stays intact. I was aware before we left Australia that this could be the last time I play for Australia in the UK.Thats why I was really looking forward to the game last weekend against England [at the London Stadium]. I always enjoy playing up against England. It was nice to go there and play well and just savour the moment.It was a beautiful stadium, a beautiful day and we got a good result. Thats why I held the team back from leaving the sheds for quite a while. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price Smith overtook coach Mal Meningas total of 46 appearances in Australias 14-8 win over the Kiwis at the Ricoh Arena earlier this month and now only his predecessor, Darren Lockyer, stands in front of him with 59 caps.Smith will move a step closer to Lockyers record when Australia host the 2017 World Cup and, unlike team-mate Johnathan Thurston, he has no intention of placing an end date on his international career.I think Ill just carry on playing, he added. I havent really looked to the future and put an end date on my representative career. Its a huge year next year, having a World Cup on home soil.I played in the World Cup in 2008 back home when we lost and that was a pretty shallow feeling, losing that trophy in front of our home crowd.I want to give myself every opportunity to be involved in that next year and after that tournaments finished theres a whole off season to think about continuing on the following year. Im still contracted to the [Melbourne] Storm in 2018. Ill probably think about that after next year. Australia dump out England Hosts England eliminated from Four Nations after defeat to Australia Smith rejected Meningas offer to sit out the opening victory against Scotland and says he is enjoying the game as much as ever.Its a bit more difficult now because Ive got three young kids and my wife at home and its hard to leave those guys for six weeks, he said. I love spending time with my family.But as far as playing and being around the team and playing in great stadiums and having victories, its still as enjoyable as when I started back in 2006.Im still excited to get a jersey and have my name read out at the start of each week when Mal names the team. I still feel great. I feel Im as strong and fit as Ive ever been in my whole career.Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half price! Also See: Lomax to learn from experience Kiwis turning focus to Anfield Cronk: Kiwis still the best Rugby League video Cheap Patriots Jerseys Authentic Authentic Christian Sam Jersey . According to MMAFighting.com, MacDonald needs an x-ray on his right ankle and doctors clearance to fight or he will be subject to a mandatory medical suspension that will end on August 22, 2014. http://www.cheappatriotsjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=authentic-isaiah-wynn-jersey . Joakim Nordstrom and Garret Ross also scored for Chicago and Corey Crawford made 30 saves. Tomas Tatar scored twice for Red Wings (2-3-0), Jonathan Ericsson added a goal and Gustav Nyquist had three assists.TORONTO – On Tuesday night, Jose Reyes extended his hitting streak to 10 games with an infield single off of Rays starter Alex Cobb. For the first time in his tenure with the Blue Jays, the superstar shortstop is healthy and wreaking havoc on the bases. Hes once again the catalyst that made him famous - not to mention rich - and a current teammate who watched Reyes up close while with the Mets likes what hes seeing. “I think its just really a matter of health for him, but as far as what hes showing it is very similar to the guy that won the batting title the year that I was with him in New York,” knuckleballer R.A. Dickey told TSN.ca. The year to which Dickey is referring is 2011, Reyess last of nine seasons with the club that signed him as a 16-year-old amateur free agent in 1999. Reyes hit .337/.384/.493, career bests to this day. He walked more times that year (43) than he struck out (41), which has happened only one other time. It could occur again this season; so far Reyes has taken 15 free passes and whiffed 15 times. Reyes already has 11 stolen bases, only four shy of his injury-plagued 2013 total. Hes been caught stealing only once. With Melky Cabrera hitting behind Reyes, manager John Gibbons has executed the hit-and-run and Cabreras found the holes created by the defence. “The thing that I thought made him so special was there were so many different ways that he could impact a game in New York,” said Dickey. “Last year he was limited with his ankle injury and you didnt really get to see what he was capable of doing at all, really, because when he came back he was still kind of limping around.” The Blue Jays have been at or near the top of baseball in key offensive statistics like home runs (76 – 1st), slugging percentage (.450 – 2nd), on-base plus slugging (.781 – 2nd) and walks (179 – 6thh). Cheap Patriots Jersey. Theyve been creeping up the ladder in on-base percentage and now sit fourth in the majors (.331). “The genesis of any good team is guys with good on-base percentage,” said Dickey. “I think what were seeing this year that we might not have had much consistency with last year is that factor. Guys are getting on base. Pillar, Gose, Tollesons a big pick up the way hes playing. Melkys on base all the time.” Dickey, the pitcher, then offers a thought on what it must be like to be a mound opponent of the Blue Jays these days. “The less breaths that youre allowed to take, the harder the outing,” said Dickey. “Really, in our lineup the way that its going, you have to hold your breath the whole game and thats tough on a starter because you constantly have to execute pitch after pitch after pitch after pitch and youre not really allowed to have a lapse. When you feel like you cant have a lapse, or else, it can influence other pitches.” RASMUS REHAB PLAN Colby Rasmus, on the disabled list since May 13 with tightness in his right hamstring, would prefer to avoid a minor-league rehabilitation assignment and get right back into the Blue Jays line-up when hes activated. The sentiment isnt shared by his skipper. “He needs to go down and play,” said manager John Gibbons. “Hes been doing some running and things like that. The trainers, they usually come to me when hes about ready and we put a game plan together. But, yeah, he needs to go down and play some games.” The Blue Jays are enthused about the platoon combination of Anthony Gose and Kevin Pillar the club has employed since Rasmus got hurt. Entering Tuesdays action, in the 13 games Rasmus has missed, the Jays have gone 11-2. Goses speed has created runs on offence and hes often made difficult plays look routine in centre field. 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