Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro is suspended for the trip to Dublin and his Juventus team-mate Nicola Legrottaglie is likely to play in central alongside another club-mate Giorgio Chiellini.
It was the final straw for the Dutchman who was subsequently told he could not play in former team-mate Roy Keane's testimonial.
Equally, if the new rule had previously been implemented his United team-mate Giggs could have opted to play for England.
Lancashire team-mate Dominic Cork reckons Flintoff will play in the second Test.
And, having broken into Australia's limited-overs team this winter, he admits that the five games he is due to play for Worcestershire alongside New South Wales team-mate Phil Jaques to kick off this summer's Twenty20 should prove invaluable.
The home side continued to dictate play and Coke's shot deflected off team-mate Murphy, forcing Stack to tip wide.
But Shoaib, who had been on a two-year probation for attacking team-mate Mohammad Asif last year, can still play in the Twenty20 Indian Premier League.
Andrew Little put the young Irishmen further ahead early in the second half, lashing the ball past Rangers team-mate Gallacher from close range after good wing play on the right.
Defending champion Casey, meanwhile, ended the week on 19 under par after his 68 while Ireland's Paul McGinley - who lost in a play-off last year to his Ryder Cup team mate - was three shots further back after a 70.
"It's been an absolute honour and a privilege to play with him and even more so to call him a mate, " said McGrath.
Although some anticipate Gephardt will increase his activity if he is passed over as Kerry's running mate, others insist the former Minority Leader will play out his final months in Congress quietly.
However, there was reassurance for Koumas' Wales team-mate Rob Earnshaw that the striker has a big part to play in Robson's West Brom plans.
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Gerrard's Liverpool team-mate Jamie Carragher, who came out of international retirement to play in South Africa, has already announced that he will not play for England again.
However, the exploratory surgery has ruled out any chance of that happening and Welbeck is now not expected to play again until March, which is roughly the time his team-mate Fraizer Campbell is expected to return after a six-month injury lay-off.
There's a dance at play as you size each other up, just as you might a potential mate in a bar.
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Bowe's regional team-mate Shane Williams was catching the eye for Wales with some typical broken play runs, while flanker Sam Warburton was always on the attacker's shoulder in support.
Rafiq's Yorkshire team-mate Tim Bresnan, who has been called into England's squad to play Pakistan, swore on his networking page last autumn.
Ability at them is no indicator of across-the-board play, and many grandmasters would be slower than the average problemist at spotting a composed mate-in-two.
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