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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- While the Nashville Predators try to pick up the pieces after a bitter come-from-ahead loss, the Philadelphia Flyers arrive in town fresh off their fourth straight win.The teams meet for the first time this season in a late Sunday afternoon contest at Bridgestone Arena after differing outcomes on Saturday.Philadelphia (13-10-3) used three second-period goals, two by 19-year old rookie defenseman Ivan Provorov 31 seconds apart, to dump the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1. Nashville (11-8-4) hacked up a three-goal third-period lead in a 5-4 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils.How improbable was the Predators loss? Not only were they 8-1-1 at home prior to Saturdays game, they also were outscoring the opposition 39-14 at home going into the third period. But New Jersey scored twice in the first 55 seconds of the third, tied it with a power-play marker at 12:37 and won it on its only shot of overtime, courtesy of Michael Cammalleri at 4:42.Its an ugly, ugly way to lose a game, admitted Nashville coach Peter Laviolette. Its a terrible feeling for everyone involved.Defenseman Matt Irwin said playing back-to-back might be the best thing for the Predators after Saturdays outcome.The schedule is perfect for this, he said. We need every point we can get. Its disappointing that we only got one (point), but we got a chance to get two more tomorrow night and go from there. We are happy that we are right back at it tomorrow.Its possible that Nashville could opt for rookie Juuse Saros in net instead of Pekka Rinne, the NHLs First Star of November who gave up five goals on only 22 shots Saturday. Saros played well in his two NHL games this year, giving up just one goal in each and posting a .965 save percentage.As for the Flyers, they received a good outing from veteran Steve Mason, who bagged 26 saves against Chicago to up his record to 8-8-3. Brayden Schenn potted the other goal for Philadelphia, which outshot the Blackhawks 30-27, won 31 of 53 faceoffs and showed excellent discipline in taking just one minor.You just have to have the work ethic night in and night out, Mason said. Overall, the effort was there, and it was exactly what we need. We have another tough test going to Nashville to play. So were going to have to follow up with another great effort.Provorov entered Saturdays game with just one goal in the Flyers first 25 games. 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Pujara lost his spot in the playing XI for the third Test in St. Lucia during Indias recent tour of the West Indies, Kumbles first series in-charge, after making 16 and 46 in his previous two innings. His replacement Rohit Sharma made 9 and 41 in that match, and both he and Pujara were included for the final Test in Trinidad, where only 22 overs were possible and India didnt get to bat.With modern cricket, everybody looks at the strike rate rather than what that particular player brings to that table, Kumble told ESPNcricinfo. Pujara is a very important cog in our wheel and when he plays at No. 3, he is a very important player. Yes, there are times when he misses out and Rohit comes in. Thats when we probably feel we need someone lower down to accelerate. Thats why in one of the Tests in West Indies, he missed out. The one good thing about this team is that all 17 who were in the squad were all available to play and all of them show that intent. If they are playing, they are fine. When they are left out, yes, they are disappointed, but at the same time, they contribute in whatever way they can. Pujara, yes, the sword is always hanging on his head, which is not good. I certainly believe he is a very important player for us and he will play at No. 3, and for us to be successful, he is important to us in the short term and long term as well.Pujara and Rohit have had to swap places in recent times as India have preferred to employ a five-bowler strategy in Test cricket, leaving room for one less batsman in the XI. Since taking over from MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli has robustly advocated the tactic. Kumble, too, is on-board with the strategy, though he said it wasnt set in stone.It is not mandatory that you look to play five bowlers.dddddddddddd It depends on the opposition, the surface and what the team requires, Kumble said. If we believe that four bowlers are enough to pick up 20 wickets and you need that additional batsman in the team, then we are open for that. It is not that the five-bowler theory is written in stone and we will approach every game like that. With four bowlers, you can win a Test match. Every team that you play has four bowlers and the fifth bowler you play is the all-rounder who fills in 10-15 overs for the other bowlers to come back again and pick the wickets. The approach will certainly be to win every game that you play.In line with the tactic to play with five frontline bowlers, India made an intriguing decision in the West Indies, asking R Ashwin to bat at No. 6. The move was instantly rewarded - Ashwin made a hundred in the first Test at Antigua and following it up with another one in the third in St.Lucia. Kumble explained that the move was made in order to ease the pressure on wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, who was struggling to come to terms with batting in the top six. Saha himself scored a hundred in the series and finished with 205 runs at an average of 51.25Obviously, Ashwin has shown in the past what hes capable of as a batsman, Kumble said. Saha was batting at six and we felt that the pressure that he was getting under wasnt ideal for him. Someone like Ashwin can take that pressure off and then Saha can bat freely, and Ashwin has shown what hes capable of. Hes scored two hundreds and made his mark at No. 6 whenever we played five bowlers.India are scheduled to begin a lengthy home season where they will play 13 Tests, beginning with a three-Test series against New Zealand from September 22. ' ' '