It's like a bowler who knows he is not 100% fit going into a match, but because his team need him to play he does play and breaks down after 10 overs, leaving them in the lurch.
He would not be drawn if he would play the same team or make changes for a match that will be played on the artificial surface of the Luzhniki Stadium.
The rules of FIFA, soccer's world governing body, allow for players to switch their allegiances as long as they have yet to play a tournament match for the senior national team.
What we're watching: David Beckham apparently will play in an exhibition match tonight with his new team, the LA Galaxy against Chelsea on ESPN-HD.
Tabarez will need to pick his side up for Saturday's third-place play-off match in Port Elizabeth against the team which loses the second semi-final, between Spain and Germany on Wednesday.
Samaraweera retired suddenly aged 36 after he was left out of the team to play Bangladesh at Galle in the first Test of a two-match series.
Ireland, who are the only team in the Qualifier with a 100% record, play their first Super Eight match against Afghanistan on Saturday.
Germany's Bundesliga has two teams going up and down, with a play-off match between the third-bottom and third-top team from the first and second divisions.
Only three teams, Calgary, Anaheim and the Islanders, have scored fewer, and after the Rangers' 4-0 loss in Montreal on Saturday, coach John Tortorella lamented his team's inability to match the Canadiens' collective speed and control of the flow of play.
Murray, 23, maintains he does intend to play in the Davis Cup at some point in the future but has decided not to play this time as he feels the match against Turkey is one the team could win without him.
The burly South African all-rounder is part of the Middlesex team in the Caribbean for the Stanford Super Series and play England in a warm-up match on Sunday.
"Boston set that tone when they won a title they're a physical team, " said coach Mike Woodson, in explaining why the Knicks play with a greater fire when they match up with the Celtics.
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