He also accepted the Healy wrecking-ball role, twice getting involved as Ireland punched their way forward for Chris Henry's opening try.
The new-ball role is one Rashid carried out with success for South Australia en route to winning the Big Bash last winter, and it is one he hopes will attract the attention of the England selectors once more, having won the last of his 10 international caps in November 2009.
The problem isn't that Melo can't thrive in an off-ball role, he showed he can excel as a shooter on the Olympic team.
They are shooting the ball like role players known for defense and hustle, voiding much of the advantage in athleticism that makes the Knicks the finer team.
Cardus, assessing the English bowling, regretted that England did not have a bowler capable of flighting the ball, a role usually performed by left-arm spinners.
She is a prop forward, and the demands of her ball-winning role are complemented by her job, which involves farm animals.
Kondogbia's arrival in central midfield provides the necessary physical and athletic qualities; the Frenchman played the ball-winner role well for Monaco during their Champions League run last season.
Late roster addition Maurice Edu (Philadelphia Union) just missed out on the World Cup squad, but he too can slot in as a defensive midfielder, or indeed a centre-back, while the equally versatile Tim Cahill (New York Red Bulls) may find that the preponderance of attackers in the roster pushes him into more of a ball-winning role than the forward position he sometimes plays for his club.
The injured receiver Andre Johnson, who did not play because of a strained hamstring, got a game ball for his role in turning the team into a winner.
Raymond Felton, the new point guard, will fill the get-the-ball-to-Stoudemire role.
