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Sydney Roosters will face the one that got away, James Maloney, when they meet Cronulla for the first time this NRL season on Monday and Tricolour coach Trent Robinson insists he is happy to see his former five-eighth playing well.Maloney left the Roosters at the end of last season after the Tricolours declined to match the Sharks big money three-year deal.The Roosters loss has been the Sharks gain as the Tricolours 2013 premiership winner has piloted Cronulla to the top of the NRL ladder courtesy of 13 successive wins.Meanwhile, the Roosters are anchored near the bottom of the ladder and after three straight minor premierships will miss the finals this season for the first time under coach Trent Robinson.Maloney comes up against the second-last placed Roosters for the first time at Allianz Stadium on Monday and Robinson bears no ill will towards his former playmaker.It is not hard to watch him go around because Jimmy is a good man, Robinson said.He contributed heavily to our success and he certainly is at the Sharks at the momentWe like seeing former players doing well, hopefully he doesnt do well tomorrow night, but it is great to see Jimmy play the way he does.Sharks coach Shane Flanagan said the clash with the Roosters should bring out the best in NSW half Maloney.They probably will target him especially verbally but Im sure they will get their fair share back from Jimmy, he said.When you play against your old club there is that extra bit of motivation. 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Paul Georges buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter spurred a 21-4 run, finally sending Indiana past the Magic 97-87 in a tougher-than-expected opening night matchup. While South Africa are no longer worried by Australias pace, they remain wary of an attack that will test their batsmen in home conditions, in what is expected to be a battle of the bowlers in the upcoming three-Test series.In terms of real, real pace, 150s-plus, guys like Mitchell Johnson and Brett Lee [arent around], but there are still guys who hit great areas; quality bowlers, Neil McKenzie, South Africas batting coach, said. The aggression is still there. I dont know if the 150 is still there - Starc can get it up - but they are still a quality bowling line-up.With Australias squad yet to be announced, and several seamers still in contention for a place, South Africa cannot be certain who they will face, but they are studying all possibilities. They may even have a glance at the Sheffield Shield on television, if for no other reason than novelty, because South Africas first-class cricket is not broadcast, and no matter what they see, McKenzie is confident it will not intimidate them.He did not go as far as to say South Africa no longer see Australia as the final frontier, primarily because they have won their last two Test series there, but stressed that the batsmen have no need to be afraid, of either the bowlers or the conditions. I dont think they will be underrated, ever, especially Australia. We know theres a rich history, lots of tradition, and a lot of pride in their performances, he said. The bowlers are still quality, can still get you out and can still win Test matches, youve still got to respect whoever comes out there. But, I dont think its the fear factor. Most of the guys are worried about losing their wicket, not of the fear factor, and thats hhow it probably should be.ddddddddddddThe WACA is no longer the pacemens paradise it once was either and South Africa may even consider themselves on even keel going into the series opener. I dont think its the WACA of old, of 15 years ago, McKenzie said. Most of the guys are brought up on quick decks back home, so I think the adjustment there is easier.South Africas preparation for that match starts on Thursday, when, after a week spent on the pink ball, they play a two-day practice match with the usual red cherry. Their opposition is not as strong as an A side, but McKenzie said they want to work on fine-tuning skills. Its about getting mental preparation, getting the technique right and getting guys to feel good about their games.Some of South Africas players, like Quinton de Kock, who scored a century despite taking ill during the first practice match, and JP Duminy, will already be in a good space, but there are others who will want to spend time in the middle before the first Test. Their openers, Stephen Cook and Dean Elgar, made 71 runs between them in four innings in the first warm-up game, and Faf du Plessis, who also batted twice, totalled 28. McKenzie is hopeful they can improve on that. Ideally, you want everyone going into a Test match with a couple of runs under their bat, he said. We allow a lot of the guys individual preparation. A guy like Hashim, if he says he has had enough and he is in a good space, we will try and push him further down the order [in the warm-up games] or give him a rest so the others can get runs. ' ' '