Leading Australian side Melbourne Storm have declined an invitation to play in next years World Club Series in England. Storm chief executive Dave Donaghy said the decision was made to give Storm the best possible preparation ahead of the 2017 National Rugby League season.In the past, only the NRL champions made the trip to take on the Super League champions, but the format was expanded this year to include other teams. As a club, weve decided that staying in Australia will provide our team with the best possible preparation for the 2017 NRL season, Donaghy said. Will Chambers scores Melbournes second try in the NRL Grand Final Having treasured past visits to the UK in 2008, 2010 and 2013, we thoroughly value the concept of the World Club Challenge. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just £6.99. No contract. However, a regular NRL season is already incredibly taxing and, as a non-Sydney team, our players travel more than most.Donaghy said the club had committed to playing two trial matches in Australia which they feel would serve as a better lead-in for coach Craig Bellamys team ahead of next years opening NRL round. Jesse Bromwich is a big force for the Melbourne Storm and the Penrith Panthers We wish Cronulla all the best as the NRLs representative against the champion team of England, Wigan, he said of the February series.Melbourne, who lost to the Cronulla Sharks 14-12 in this months NRL grand final, have several players heading to England to take part in the Four Nations tournament later this month.Test skipper Cameron Smith and scrum-half Cooper Cronk will represent Australia, while prop Jesse Bromwich captains a New Zealand team that includes Storm forwards Kevin Proctor and Tohu Harris.You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the British Masters on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: Wigan win Grand Final Wane: Wigans best win Finn to skipper Ireland Hull KR duo in Italy squad Cheap Jerseys Online . 1. CAVALIERS: At 19-20, theyre a mess. Watched the game Tuesday night vs. Phoenix and their defence was poor (107 points and 52 per cent for Suns). Where is the high level play from Kyrie Irving and LeBron James (13 turnovers!)? Kevin Love looks like a man thats wondering what he got himself into. NFL Jerseys Wholesale . In five games last month, Billings led all scorers with 11 goals, 27 assists and 38 points as the Rock posted a 2-3 record. http://www.nflchinajerseys.com/ . Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane wanted to stay in Chicago and the Blackhawks wanted to keep the high-scoring forwards in the only NHL uniform they have ever known. Cheap NFL Jerseys China . -- Peyton Manning is the only player in this Super Bowl who has won the big game. Cheap Jay Ajayi Jersey .ca has you covered for whos in, whos out and what to expect from all 30 teams.TOKYO -- Petra Kvitova rallied to defeat Venus Williams 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2) and advance to the Pan Pacific Open final on Friday. Fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany defeated fourth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 7-6 (5) in the other semifinal. Kerber leads their head to head 2-1, all of the matches last year. The seventh-seeded Kvitova won when Williams return was long to close the match at Ariake Colosseum in 2 hours, 24 minutes. Kvitova dominated the tiebreak, jumping out to 6-0. Williams pulled two points back before Kvitova capitalized oon her third match point.dddddddddddd "I am really happy with how I played today," Kvitova said. "It was a very close match and every game was up and down." Kvitova held off 11 break points. Williams was bidding for her first title since last October, when she won in Luxembourg. "I was probably a little tired," said Williams, who endured a three-hour, three-setter on Thursday. "But I dont think it affected the match. She played two matches yesterday so no doubt was a little tired as well." ' ' '