They did not report any problems.

Based upon his discussions with U.S. officials, the executive chairman has decided, as a precautionary measure, to withdraw all UNSCOM personnel from Iraq.

From what we heard so far about this proposal, it would not appear to meet the (U.N.) Security Council's earlier insistence of unconditional cooperation and unconditional access, and it appears from the CNN report the offer doesn't tackle issues of the sovereign sites (such as government headquarters and ministries) which were earlier declared out of bounds by Iraq.

I felt my first year we definitely suffered when he wasn't available [through injury] and I think the wins and losses probably proved that. I think we took a step forward last year and we've continued to recruit to make sure we're not solely reliant on one player in any position. So I'll just use these next couple of games to have a look at the options.

They're using him for a campaign, which I find amusing because he's obviously not there and that's the best they can come up with. I'd prefer Wendell to be focused on what we're doing and have spoken to him about letting Queensland do what they want to do.

If we all did that, then there'd be no development of players and it would shrink the game.