A washed out first day in Christchurch is unlikely to prompt wholesale changes in strategy, because there is still plenty of time left in the game, New Zealand batting coach Craig McMillan said. Not even the toss was possible on Thursday, which means neither team has yet named their XI.Play is now set to begin half an hour early, for the following four days, as long as weather permits. A minimum of 98 overs is scheduled for each of these days, when usually, only 90 are expected to be bowled.Theres not a lot of overs lost even though we lost the whole day today, McMillan said. We havent named our XI, and there are probably discussions on that tonight, but I dont think t much has changed.Though a day of rain may make an already green Hagley Oval surface even more conducive to seam movement, McMillan hoped the recent proliferation of greentops in New Zealand will have equipped his batsmen with the means to cope.I think its fair to say lking at that surface that the toss will be important, he said. I think with the pitch being under cover today with the rain about, that first session tomorrow (Friday) is certainly going to be challenging. Hopefully, though, theres enough movement for a couple of days, so that the team that wins the toss doesnt have so big an advantage. I think theres going to be enough for both teams in the first innings.These are conditions that weve been in quite a lot over the last few years. Weve batted first on a number of pitches that lked very similar to the one out there, and weve done it well. Its nothing new to us but we still know that we have to get things right against a very gd Pakistan attack.McMillan had been charged with helping New Zealands batsmen - who were battered in India - regain some confidence ahead of the long home season. He said the top order had prepared specifically for the Pakistan attack, with special attention given to combating the left-arm angle that Mohammad Amir, and perhaps Rahat Ali, will provide.I want to see the batsmen commit to their own personal game plan, McMillan said. Weve done some gd work over the last two days in the nets. Both sets of fast bowlers are licking their lips and are pretty excited I think by whats on offer. I think they have to commit to the style and game plan that they want to follow through with and they have to make gd decisions. They have to be nice and precise the way they go about it. If they do that, theres a reasonable chance they can come out with some success. Jordan 13 Cheap China . 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NEW YORK -- Just when the Mets were beginning to build some late-season momentum, three recurring injuries stalled them again.A.J. Ellis got a big hit in his Philadelphia debut, breaking a seventh-inning tie with a two-run double Sunday that sent the Phillies to a 5-1 victory over New York.Vince Velasquez and four relievers quieted a streaking Mets lineup that was minus ailing sluggers Yoenis Cespedes (quad) and Neil Walker (back).New York also lost hot-hitting shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera in the first inning. He exited with soreness in his left knee, a problem area that sidelined him twice earlier this year.With the way all of a sudden weve played here in the last four or five days, it tk a little air out of the balln, manager Terry Collins said.New York had won three straight and six of seven. But after outscoring Philadelphia 21-5 in the first two games of the series, the Mets squandered their chance to sweep and stayed 2 1/2 games behind St. Louis in a tight race for the second NL wild card.The way I see it, we won two of three here, won two of three in St. Louis and (weve) got a gd opportunity here with Miami coming in to do some damage, Walker said. Hopefully, all is well with everybody thats kind of banged up and we can throw a gd lineup out there.Collins indicated the injuries to Cespedes, Walker and Cabrera could necessitate daily maintenance for the rest of the season.Well have to continue to monitor how they feel each day, the manager said.Cabrera aggravated his knee when he collided with first baseman Tommy Joseph while beating out a bunt single. As Joseph reached for Velasquezs high throw, Cabreras left arm made contact with Josephs left hip. Cabrera appeared to twist awkwardly after the collision.At first it seemed Cabrera hurt his wrist, and he initially remained in the game. But he was noticeably limping as he advanced to second on Kelly Johnsons single. And after that, Cabrera was removed from the game and escorted to the dugout by trainer Ray Ramirez.Cabrera missed 17 games with a strained patella tendon in his left knee, returning from the disabled list with Cespedes on Aug. 19. The switch-hitter was batting .438 (14 for 32) with three homers and nine RBI since returning to the lineup.Wilmer Flores pinch-ran for Cabrera and scored on Curtis Grandersonss sacrifice fly before remaining in the game at third base.ddddddddddddJose Reyes shifted over to shortstop.Youve just got to keep fighting, Collins said. Youve just got to keep trying to get guys rested, keep them as healthy as you can and if they cant go, run somebody else out there and you hope that they come through for you when you need them.New York scratched out a mere four singles over the final eight innings.With the score 1-all in the seventh, Philadelphia loaded the bases with nobody out on singles by Joseph, Aaron Altherr and Jimmy Paredes off Robert Gsellman (1-1), who was very effective to that point in his first major league start.Hes got gd stuff, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. He really mixed his pitches well. I liked what I saw from him.The rkie left to a nice round of applause from the crowd of 32,033, and gave way to Hansel Robles.Ellis drove Robles fourth pitch over Grandersons head in left field, scoring Joseph and Altherr with his first hit for the Phillies. The veteran catcher was acquired Thursday from the Los Angeles Dodgers in a trade for longtime Philadelphia backstop Carlos Ruiz.Pinch-hitter Peter Bourjos was hit by a pitch from Robles with the bases loaded, forcing in another run.Cesar Hernandez added a sacrifice fly to make it 5-1.David Hernandez (3-3) pitched a scoreless inning for the win.Philadelphia squandered two chances to score early in the game, when Freddy Galvis was thrown out at home on a failed safety squeeze and Altherr was cut down at the plate on Paredes fourth-inning RBI double.TRAINERS RMMets: LHP Steven Matz (shoulder) threw a bullpen and is expected to throw another one before coming off the disabled list to start Thursday against Miami rather than Wednesday, Collins said.UP NEXTRHP Rafael Montero (0-0, 11.57 ERA) has the difficult task of facing All-Star RHP Jose Fernandez (13-7, 2.91) in his first big league start of the season as the Mets begin an important four-game series with Miami at Citi Field. Montero will be recalled from Double-A Binghamton on Monday and last pitched in the majors on April 19. He struggled at Triple-A Las Vegas, but had a 1.70 ERA in eight starts at Binghamton. ' ' '