Even if Michael Ennis NRL career ends without a 2016 premiership ring, North Queenslands Jason Taumalolo reckons the Cronulla rake is already guaranteed one title - the leagues most irritating player.But Taumalolo did not warm to the prospect of finally silencing Ennis by bringing an abrupt halt to his playing days this week.Retiring Sharks No.9 Ennis is expected to be at his niggling best in Friday nights preliminary final against North Queensland at Allianz Stadium.Few would argue after Ennis copped plenty of criticism for taunting Raiders fans with his own Viking clap following the Sharks opening finals win in Canberra.For the record, Taumalolo reckoned he could see the funny side of Ennis dig at Canberra fans.It was pretty funny seeing him after the Raiders game, I couldnt stop laughing at that moment, he said.But that is him to a tee.He will be just as much of a pest on Friday night - it should be quite the battle in the middle.Taumalolo could not argue though when asked if Ennis was on the all time most annoying players list.I think he would be up there but I dont think you have to ask me about that, he smiled.I speak for most of the NRL that Mick is definitely up there as one of the most annoying players in the comp.Taumalolo now has the chance to have the final say against Ennis.Taumalolos extraordinary 263-metre effort inspired North Queenslands extra-time semi-final win over Brisbane last week.It also helped end Broncos captain Corey Parkers NRL career.One week later he can do the same for Ennis - not that he lked forward to it.He is one of the best players in that position in the modern day era, Taumalolo said of Ennis.If he retires on Friday night it would be a pretty tragic way to end a career.He handles himself well for a small body, he definitely puts his body on the line (in defence).On Friday night we will definitely leave it all out on the field.Taumalolo said he knew he would have to back up from his semi-finals heroics against the Cronulla pack.They are a physical pack spearheaded by Paul Gallen, he said.But in saying that they have Andrew Fifita who is just as damaging and they get a lot of second phase play from Wade Graham and Matt Prior.They have a forward pack that has a bit of everything.Cheap Jordans Australia . -- Catcher Brett Hayes has agreed to a $630,000, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, avoiding salary arbitration. 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Cheap Air Jordan 1 Australia . -- Playing time has been limited for Maxim Tissot this season, so the Montreal Impact defender made the most of his first scoring opportunity on Saturday.The Rajkot Test was filled with tough lessons for India. But a draw was secured, and the team moves on to Visakhapatnam, its picture postcard beaches and possibly turning pitches.At the most recent international match played at the venue, Amit Mishra picked up five wickets and New Zealand were bowled out for 79 after having been 63 for 2. Before the start of that ODI, the host broadcasters pitch report suggested it would be a belter. Fifty or so overs in, it was turning from one corner to the other.Indias bowlers may not mind a similar setting come Thursday. They tend to work better when theres something in it for them, much the way children are far more inclined to do their chores when they get extra dessert at dinner. Work needs incentive and, often, it is in the form of chocolate cake.They werent t bad in Rajkot. In fact, Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami were able to find reverse swing when it lked like none of Englands bowlers could. They created chances with the new ball on the first day but were let down by their fielders. R Ashwin, often the big brother pulling this bowling attack out of trouble, crafted two fine wickets to redress the dropped catches but from there on; from the second session of the Test, India slowly lost their way.It raised a familiar question. Can Indias bowlers be effective on a gd pitch?Its a difficult proposition because the window of opportunity you have is quite small. Say the first half hour when you can expect some sideways movement. Making the batsman play as much as possible in this period is vital. So t is attacking each ones weaknesses. For example, India rarely tried to bounce Moeen Ali when they themselves had success with the ploy before. England were very keen to test Cheteshwar Pujara with the short ball.The other thing when dealing with stubborn pitches is having a clear plan and sticking to it. When the batsman knows there is no seam or swing or spin, when he can trust the pace and bounce, it is only the bowlers discipline that creates doubt: keeping the ball outside off stuump if he is susceptible to nicking off, getting closer if he tends to get bowled or lbw.dddddddddddd Be boring. Be repetitive. Play on his ego. Induce the mistake. Savour the triumph.India were lacking in this regard. At times, it seemed like they didnt have an idea of what they wanted to do. They were hoping for wickets rather than pushing for them. They were hoping to keep the runs down rather than devising ways to find wickets. They had an in-out field on the second morning in Rajkot. Yet, they conceded 21 boundaries in a single session. This spell of play forced India so far back in the match that it required their five batsmen to bat at their peak not once but twice to save it. Could they have done so had they conceded 537 runs in the first innings away from home? Losing the toss was a mitigating factor, a sizeable one. It meant India had to bowl when the pitch was at its most docile. England t conceded a total of 488. But they made the batsmen take a lot longer to get there. Chris Woakes tk the pitch out of the equation with his pace. Stuart Broad was skillful enough to repeatedly hit a crack, which ran length-wise down the pitch, to see if it could give him some natural variation.There are ways to overcome a stubborn pitch. The margin of error is small and it often takes an exceptional effort to succeed but there are ways.Harking back to the Eden Gardens where India clinched the No. 1 Test ranking, Virat Kohli was noticeably chipper. He had won the Test mace a year into full-time captaincy, he had another series victory on his record and the signs pointed to dominance over the entire home season in 2016-17. But the reasons for his happiness were none of those things. The batsmen did well on a seamer-friendly surface. The fast bowlers outdid New Zealands, who were arguably more used to such conditions. Kohli had seen his team stand up to adversity. He wouldnt want that to be a one shot. ' ' '