AUSTRALIA'S incumbent No. 6 batsman, Marcus North, will learn in the next 48 hours if his time as a Test player has ended. He has failed to fire for Western Australia after a disappointing series against Pakistan.
PAKISTAN may be viewed as something of an unknown and given little hope of denting Australia's Christmas cheer, but the local batsmen in particular are expecting a stern test against an attack that promises both venom and variety.
Three-time Australian Masters champion Craig Parry first met Tiger Woods in 1995 when the now most dominant sportsman on the planet was a 17-year-old schoolboy. Parry had heard of Woods â as had most of the golfing world.
WITH four halfbacks vying for a possible three berths on the Wallabies' grand slam tour, Luke Burgess has promised to "rip in" at simulated match sessions during next week's training camp in a bid to make sure he has a seat on the plane.