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But Jonah's knee and shoulder problems opened the door for Glen and he turned in some fantastic performances when they were needed

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"But Jonah's knee and shoulder problems opened the door for Glen and he turned in some fantastic performances when they were needed. I think Jonah is a better person for his setbacks, though, and I expect him to come back stronger than ever."Lomu himself is desperate to play at Twickenham. "Of course I want to play," he said "I've set myself the goal of winning back my Test place and when you want something so badly, you'll do almost anything to get it."If all that was less than reassuring from the English point of view, Hart was making no excuses. "How we see the game at Twickenham and how England see it may be two different things.

From our perspective, it is not a Test match but a game to be played in the Barbarian tradition; quite honestly, we've had a hard season and are in no position to play a one- off Test at this stage. But in saying that, we could not contemplate facing England with a team completely lacking in experience."With fledgling superstars such as Vidiri and the two outstanding Auckland talents, the outside-half Carlos Spencer and wing-forward Andrew Blowers, also on the trip, England will know they have been in a Test even if the tourists beg to differ.An ankle injury has forced the captain and scrum-half, Niall Hogan, out of the Ireland team for Saturday's Test against Australia at Lansdowne Road.AUSTRALIA (v Ireland at Lansdowne Road on Saturday): M Burke; J Little, D Herbert, T Horan, J Roff; D Knox, G Gregan; D Crowley, M Foley, A Blades, W Waugh, J Eales capt., D Manu, D Wilson, M Brial. Replacements: P Howard, S Payne, A N Other, A Heath, M Caputo, A N Other.. Liverpool may have occupied the higher ground in the Premiership in recent seasons but it has been a source of considerable Everton pride that no Merseyside derby has been lost since Joe Royle took over as manager at Goodison The record now extends to five matches. As an extra source of satisfaction in the blue half of the city, Gary Speed's equaliser, scored eight minutes from time, stopped Liverpool from going top of the table. No wonder Royle had a smile the size of the Mersey tunnel at the end. It was a frustrating result for Liverpool, who could have won this match and overtaken Newcastle but in the end were relieved to have got a draw thanks to Robbie Fowler's ninth goal in eight matches. Again points were squandered for the want of a decisive blow."It was a tough old game," Roy Evans, the Liverpool manager, said.

"We had a few chances but in the second half we lost the plot We forgot to pass the ball, kept giving away possession. It's something that has happened in the last few matches."This was the 155th League meeting of these clubs and this one began as all of living memory have. The players barely paused for breath and the tackles were sharp as the icy wind. Tribal loyalties overcome all other considerations on these occasions and the Everton fans were moved to sing the unthinkable, "Ooh, Aah Cantona" just to irk the Kop.Everton, fresh from the 7-1 massacre of Southampton, also began with impudent style, but whereas the opening stages were dominated by Graham Stuart and Nick Barmby the key figures as the first half progressed became Stan Collymore and Fowler.The balance tipped towards the Reds with Collymore's introduction for the injured Steve McManaman, and if the ball had bounced as firmly in their favour they might have reached the interval with something more substantial than a 1-0 lead.After 23 minutes Jason Mc-Ateer had a "goal" disallowed because the ball had gone out.