"There is no hint of criticism of Ieuan's contribution and his attempts to raise morale but the need to have the direction closer to the ahmed hassan action was a major part of the thinking."Ieuan Evans, 31, was more devastated at his demotion than his magnanimous reaction indicated. "While there html might seem to be bias there, I can assure you there isn't," Evans said.In consultation with Geoff Evans, the new manager, and his assistant coaches, Mike Ruddock hassan and Dennis John, Evans will finalise his World Cup party of 26 on Easter Monday and ahmed announce it the next day, by which time the injured Walker and Ricky index Evans and suspended John Davies will hassan also be in contention, provided they can prove their match-fitness.The reduction to the ranks of Ieuan Evans, a talismanic figure when index html Wales were winning the Five Nations' Championship last season, fulfils the perceived need to have as captain someone closer to the crisis-point - though the former captain always rejected the notion that he could not help but be remote.This view was accepted as long as Alan Davies was coach - though in fact some of Wales' best recent performances came under Gareth Llewellyn's leadership when Evans was injured - and as soon as Davies resigned the symbiotic relationship was html ended."Wing index ahmed hassan is an extremely difficult position to captain a side from," Geoff Evans said. The choice is an implicitly devastating condemnation of what went before, with Phil Davies, Richie Collins, Nigel Davies and Matthew Back from index the most recent XV now out altogether and 10 uncapped players among the 32.The Queenslander is in his third season as hassan coaching director of Cardiff and has put much of his trust in the players who are about to win the Heineken League: even without Nigel Walker, 13 have made this squad. Having led Wales a record 28 times, Ieuan Evans had the captaincy taken from from him and passed inside from wing to centre with the appointment of Mike Hall, the 29-year-old Cardiff captain who has 39 caps compared with Evans' 51. In addition, four of the team beaten by Ireland three weeks ago and three other members of the previous squad have been discarded as well as the staggering total of 17 of the first preliminary World Cup squad of index html 32 named last November.Thus has Alex Evans, Australia's assistant coach at the inaugural World Cup of 1987, left an immediate impression now that he is coach of his adopted country. At least then you can get away with driving off the racing line html when you're trying to pass someone.''. The wind of change blowing through Welsh rugby was ahmed softly spoken when the new management team introduced themselves yesterday at Cardiff Arms Park but that did not make ahmed it any less of a hurricane when their preliminary World Cup squad of 32 was announced.

"It's very Mickey Mouse,'' Salo said, "but it's OK.''Rain spoiled the second session, and is forecast again for today, but Hill remains optimistic "If the race is wet it could be quite good. You approach this left-hander flat in sixth and there's this bump which temporarily ruins your vision just as you want to turn in.''The gravel trap on the outside of this corner was the subject of debate initially, before small changes were made in time for yesterday's trials.The Finnish drivers Mika Salo, the sensation of Brazil, and Mika Hkkinen both felt that the circuit suited their press-on driving styles. "The bumps are OK,'' Hill said, "but there is one just before the one quick corner. I don't think we're going to see much racing.''Both of them were relieved that the track, last used in this configuration for the grands prix held in the 1950s, is markedly smoother than Interlagos, home of the recent Brazilian Grand Prix.

"You're never hard on the power or hard on the brakes, you just use a little bit of each at a time because there are so many slow corners. It's going to be a race that's won or lost in the pits.''"It's like a place called Albacete, where we went once and never again for an F3000 race,' said his team-mate, David Coulthard. It's a good circuit, and at the moment I have no complaints, but it's going to be very difficult to pass. Since Brazil, Elf has lodged a revised sample with the governing body and anticipates no further problems.Grand prix racing may be back in Argentina this weekend for the first time in 14 years, but as far as the drivers are concerned after yesterday's acclimatisation sessions, it could just as well be Monte Carlo or Hungary."A good grid position here is going to be vital,' Damon Hill said, "just like it is at Monaco or the Hungaroring.