The Australian mens basketball team look to have plenty of work to do if they are to secure a breakthrough Olympic Games medal after a 81-68 loss to Lithuania in Sao Paulo on Saturday.World No.3 Lithuania took control early and were never headed in the Boomers penultimate warm-up match before the Games.After an encouraging win against world No.4 Argentina, the Boomers had been given a 29-point lesson by No.9-ranked Brazil and similarly struggled against three-times Games bronze medallists Lithuania.Shooting from the field again proved the Boomers Achilles heel, the Australians at 40 per cent for the match.The evening seemed typified by a David Andersen airball as he shot unmarked for a three-pointer inside the final minute.Injured Andrew Bogut again watched on from the stands but Joe Ingles enjoyed some game time, having linked with the squad midweek after his wife gave birth to twins.Ingles top scored for Australia with 16 points from his 23 minutes, Aron Baynes adding 14 and Patty Mills 11.Lithuania were led by towering Toronto Raptors centre Jonas Valanciunas (19 points) and Mantas Kalnietis (16 points).Unlike their fast start and slow finish in the disappointing loss to Brazil, the Boomers were very much behind the eight-ball early against Lithuania, falling behind 21-11 in the first quarter and 41-32 by halftime.From there the European powerhouses were never headed.The Boomers have one more match against China on Sunday before beginning their campaign against France on August 6. 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I think anytime you cant play as a competitor, as a player, obviously thats hard and I think he handled it great.Fox said team doctors cleared Cutler to play over the weekend. His return comes at an opportune time since backup Brian Hoyer broke his left arm against Green Bay on Thursday night and had surgery. He was placed on injured reserve, and the Bears have not ruled out picking up another quarterback.Matt Barkley replaced Hoyer in the loss at Green Bay.Cutler completed 28 of 46 for 373 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions in a game and a half before his thumb sprain against Philadelphia in a 29-14 loss Sept. 19. He had a passer rating of 75.7Hoyer completed 134 of 200 for 1,445 yards with six touchdowns and a passer rating of 98.0. His 200 attempts without an interception are only five shy of the franchise record set in 2008 by Kyle Orton. While Hoyer was playing, Fox was asked if Cutler would return as starter when he healed and said the starting position would be performance-based.Fox sought to clarify his statement Monday.Some things that I say go somewhere that I wasnt really intending, he said. At the end of the day, obviously, Jays our starter. He was injured, not permitted to play medically. And now that hes healed, hes back to being our starter.Thats really the facts and kind of what happened and where were at now. So I dont know that there was a competition to speak of. Just like there wasnt a competition when Matt Barkley went in, he was our only quarterback left. So its good to have Jay back. Weere excited to have him back and hopefully he can remain healthy.ddddddddddddIts been speculated often that Cutler and Chicago may part ways after this season. Fox doesnt think the talk will affect Cutler.I think all that for everybody is tough, Fox said. I think everybody realizes what they signed up for. Obviously as a coach and a staff youre always trying to help your players through stuff like that, but one thing Ive found in Jay in the time Ive been here is that hes very tough-minded and resilient.Fox said Cutler worked with offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains and Hoyer throughout his injury.Now its a matter of getting back in sync with teammates on the field.Center Cody Whitehair said there could be a slight adjustment made in terms of Cutler taking snaps instead of Hoyer, but not much else.We dont really play into that much; whichevers back there, were going to try and do our best to protect them and do our thing on the run, Whitehair said. But you know, it is nice to have him back. Hes been a leader on the sideline even while he wasnt playing and itll be nice to have him back out there.Game notes Fox said right guard Kyle Long suffered a triceps strain in the Packer game, but didnt offer much detail on whether his play will be affected: Well continue to have time. Our first really day back to full practice is Thursday. ... The Bears promoted OL Cornelius Edison to the active roster, claimed TE Daniel Brown off waivers and RB waived Joique Bell. ... The Bears are in a stretch that has them playing one game in 23 days. Theyre hoping it allows numerous injured starters to heal, including nose tackle Eddie Goldman and running back Jeremy Langford. Both had high ankle sprains.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '