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Niklas Sule Jersey . -- Jacksonville wide receiver Cecil Shorts will likely be a game-time decision whether hell play Sunday in the Jaguars home game against the San Diego Chargers.All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has called for a ceasefire in verbal warfare with Wallabies counterpart Michael Cheika which has plunged trans-Tasman rugby relations to an all-time low.Refusing to be gagged, Cheika on Sunday wasnt backing down after Hansen accusing him of hijacking New Zealands Test world-record celebrations.In a sensational aftermath to Saturday nights Bledisloe Cup series finale in Auckland, Cheika took aim at New Zealand media over being depicted as a clown and then claimed the All Blacks did not respect the Wallabies, suggesting they were involved in the caricature.Seething after being portrayed as an angry clown in a mock up picture in the countrys biggest paper, the New Zealand Herald, alongside the headline send in the clowns, Cheika let rip in an extraordinary rant after Australias 37-10 loss at Eden Park.Hansen hit back at a sulking Cheika and said he needed to be bigger than to take a newspapers barb to heart and that it was wrong to suggest the All Blacks could dictate what the media did.But on Sunday Hansen softened his stance and extended an olive branch to Cheika for the good of rugby in Australasia.For a long time the relationship with Australia has probably been a little frosty and maybe we need to sit down and have a beer together and sort it out, Hansen told Australian reporters, describing the Wallabies as a formidable opponent and important ally.But I think some of it comes down to the fact that the Bledisloe Cup means so much to both teams and when one teams having a dominant period like were at the moment, the other team really gets frustrated.Its how you deal with those frustrations and how you handle yourself when youre winning, I guess, is important.This week weve tried to play a pretty straight bat and not tried to aggravate anyone. Our media didnt help with the clown thing but thats the media. Its not us.But at the same time youve got to look at your own history and your own backyard andd theres been plenty of people whove had a crack at (former All Blacks captain Richie) McCaw and so forth.ddddddddddddHansen said he had empathy for Cheika.I lost 10 Tests in a row with Wales and it was tough.?Of course you get hurt by it, he said.Its how you deal with the adversity thats important.Whether or not Cheika buries the hatchet remains to be seen.He was still stewing upon his arrival back at Sydney airport on Sunday. Why would you let the opposition call your team clowns and mock the jersey??Thats how I feel about it, he said.Maybe others dont. Maybe thats not the way. But Ive never had an Australian jersey so I think its something that should be treasured.Were going there for a good contest and I think they (All Blacks) are connected to it (the photo mock up) obviously because they are talking about it.Thats my opinion and Im entitled to voice my opinion, right or wrong.Cheika was also upset at not receiving an invitation into the triumphant dressing room after the All Blacks chalked up their unprecedented 18th consecutive tier-one Test match win.He admitted the Sydney bugging saga had been the spark that set him off, saying he was deeply offended by any inference the Wallabies camp could have been involved in the spying scandal.Cheika remains furious the bugging report came out in the NZ Herald on the day of the first Bledisloe Test match in Sydney, after All Blacks management had alerted police about finding an electronic listening device in a team room early in the week.We had policemen in our offices asking us questions, asking our management questions. Thats serious stuff to be accusing people of and its not true, he said.Thats their go-to (newspaper). Nothing happens without that connection.Thats my point of view. They dont have to agree with it. Im not asking them to agree with it. ' ' '