31.   There was no devil in the wicket but Indian spinners spun webs around the Australian batsmen on a turning and bouncy wicket on the fifth and final day.

32.   Veteran Australian batsman David Boon will retire from international cricket after the third test against Sri Lanka, he announced Wednesday.

33.   Waqar, Akram and Shoaib Akhtar will enjoy the extra bounce in the Brisbane wicket and Ponting admitted the Australian batsmen needed to be on guard.

34.   Waugh became only the third Australian batsman and the sixth in Ashes history to score back-to-back hundreds in a Test.

35.   Waugh then cut Joshi for two boundaries as the Australian batsmen came to terms with the Indian attack.

36.   Former Australian star batsman Dean Jones played a captains innings for Derbyshire on Friday on the second day of the latest round of county championship matches.

37.   Hampshire captain John Stephenson brought in Australian batsman Matthew Hayden as an unlikely new-ball bowler.

38.   Healy said the one-day arena may not provide the best stage for Mushtaq but conceded he would provide concerns for the Australian batsmen.

39.   Australian batsman Mark Waugh said on Thursday the time had come for him to impose himself on Test cricket and dominate the Ashes series.

40.   Australian batsmen continued to pile up runs Thursday, to take a firm grip on the second Test against Pakistan.