onto the field, getting my first carries and I was able to do really well in that game. That helped boost my confidence moving forward and in all my other games I was really comfortable out there on the field. Rookie

Its been more than two years since South Africa have held a mid-series advantage against anyone but West Indies, so they might be forgiven for not quite knowing what to do with it. With the weather creating the possibility of a shortened Test match, should they let Australia chase the game, and the series, and come after them? Or with the unknown of a day-night Test awaiting in Adelaide, should they go all out and aim to seal the series here in Hobart?The captain, Faf du Plessis, has hinted at the latter and said even though South Africa thrives when they up against it, he hopes they can add a more attacking dimension to their strong defensive game.We rely quite heavily on being a very resilient team, du Plessis said. Were full of resilient players and personalities. If you look back on past performances heres been a lot of occasions when we are really under massive pressure and somehow a few of the guys who are really resilient fight really hard to get back in the game. Thats always been a strong trait of this team.Were also trying to add being a little bit more positive to that. Resilience generally comes from a position of defence, when youre in trouble. So we trying to make sure that we can be a little bit stronger by putting teams in that position first and not be them doing it to us.This South African team has little experience of asserting themselves on the opposition. Since Graeme Smiths retirement in March 2014, they only time theyve done that away from home was immediately afterwards, when they toured Sri Lanka later that year. South Africa won the Galle Test convincingly to lead the two-match series 1-0. The victory proved crucial when they were in early trouble in Colombo after conceding a first-innings deficit of 139 runs, but rain and a stubborn effort from Hashim Amla and the tail helped them hold out for a draw and take the series.Since then, South Africa have also beaten Zimbabwe in a one-off Test and West Indies at home, but lost to India and England. At home against New Zealand this year, the first of two Tests was a wash-out, and South Africa won the second. Now, after their win in Perth, they find themselves ahead mid-series for the first time since 2014. At the WACA, they put up one of their strongest fightbacks, but now du Plessis is seeking a slight switching of gears to keep the pressure on Australia.For that to happen, South Africa require players who can adapt and du Plessis thinks theyve already shown they have that because of how they respond when under the pump. Generally guys that can adapt better in themselves are the guys who are better in those situations, he said. You get players that play one certain way and thats the way they play.Resilience is being able to adapt to a position of what the team needs to do rather than what you as a player want to do. I can name a lot of our players who can do that. Its great asset to have.Now South Africa need to show they can go the other way as effectively, like they did in Perth. If you want to win Test matches youre going to get small opportunities in the match the whole time when its 50-50, du Plessis said. Either you as a team take that pressure and get through that moment and play well through that to get on top again, or you dont and then you fall behind the game.Luckily for us in the previous Test match we could do that a little bit more often than Australia did. They had that opportunity and they let it slip and we did really well to keep that momentum for the rest of the four days.The lesson South Africa gained from the way they took the game forward in Perth is that they are capable of dominating again, even without some of their superstars. Hobart is about showing it was not a once-off and that they have taken the leap from transitioning to transitioned and can progress as a unit.It just comes with confidence. Thats something you have to go through a few times to learn how to get out of it. We as a team have been through it a lot of times, du Plessis said. Our team is very well balanced with young and older guys at the moment. But the more we play together as a test team the better well get, because were still quite inexperienced as a Test team. Air Max 93 Menthol 2018 . Dusautoir, the former World Player of the Year, sustained a torn bicep playing for Toulouse in the Heineken Cup on Saturday. 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Real Madrid needed a late goal by substitute Jese Rodriguez to earn a 3-2 victory at Valencia to stay in third place and three points behind its title rivals.Miami Dolphins running back Jay Ajayi is out to build on his rookie season and says new head coach Adam Gase can help him prosper. Having been drafted in the fifth round by the Dolphins last year, Ajayi had to look on in the early weeks of the season as injury kept him out of action and, disappointingly for the London-born star, their Wembley date with the New York Jets.Defeat to the Jets resulted in the departure of head coach Joe Philbin after a 1-3 start, tight ends coach Dan Campbell took over for the remainder of the season on an interim basis. Adam Gase has been confirmed as the new Dolphins head coach Highly-rated Gase has arrived to take his first head coach position after impressive spells with Denver Broncos and, last year, as Chicago Bears offensive coordinator with hopes high that he can get a talented Dolphins squad to improve on an inconsistent 6-10 record.Ajayi has already held conversations with Gase and cant wait to get started, telling Sky Sports: Everything that I have heard about coach Gase has been great, from all of his former players its been really great to hear.It has been really interesting to see it unfold with another new coach. I have had the privilege of speaking to him on the phone, and our conversation was great. Ins & Outs Keep a track of who is moving where in the NFL From the conversation with him, he said he liked my skill-set and understands that I can do a lot of things. From seeing what he can do with past running backs like Knowshon Moreno for the Broncos, Jeremy Langford, Matt Forte for the Bears.He was able to get those guys to produce, it makes me happy about what he can do with me and the other running backs on our team so I am really excited.Ive also got to meet with my running backs coach and sit down face-to-face with him. I am excited about what he has got planned for our team, just from talking I think we will be heading in the right direction under coach Gase. That touchdown run showcased my style of play and I hope I can score more in the season to come Jay Ajayi, Miami Dolphins Rookie yearAfter eight weeks on the sidelines, Ajayi made his debut in November against the Buffalo Bills and ran in his first touchdown in week 15, the 22-year-old making an impressive start, if belated, start to his NFL career.dddddddddddd Ajayi recovered from injury to make his mark in the second half of the NFL season From the pre-season and getting injured, getting put on short-term IR [injured reserve], that was one challenge and then our coach got fired we had to deal with an interim coach in the middle of the year and that was another [challenge].But you have to perservere and push through adversity so when I was finally able to get active and play it was a dream come true - stepping onto the field, getting my first carries and I was able to do really well in that game. That helped boost my confidence moving forward and in all my other games I was really comfortable out there on the field. Rookie reflections We look back at some of the names to impress in their first year All that hard work that I had put in, when I finally got the first touchdown I was glad as it would have been hard to get through the offseason for real upset with myself if I hadnt. The way I got it too, I was able to display who I am, I am going to push through no matter what and you cant stop me, Im going to drive and get to where I am going and that is the end zone. That touchdown run showcased that style of play and I hope I can score more in the season to come Also See: WATCH: When Jay met Thierry Dolphins tag Vernon Rookie review NFL Ins and Outs ' ' '