41.   In order to make the selection panel more acceptable to the people of Hong Kong, China has taken the unprecedented step of inviting pro-democracy forces to participate.

42.   Instead the selection panel has chosen to shorten the batting and choose six bowlers for the match.

43.   Instead, the national selection panel will pick teams for each game, regardless of whether the national side is in Australia or overseas.

44.   A struggler for the greater part of the last two years, the left-hander has given the selection panel little or no choice.

45.   Although he is not likely to make the Test team, when the selection panel chooses the team for Australia later this year he will surely be remembered.

46.   Botham is one of eight men standing for two vacancies on the selection panel with counties due to vote next week.

47.   Former opening batsman Geoff Marsh was Thursday appointed to the Australian cricket selection panel.

48.   Former West Indies opener Gordon Greenidge also joined the selection panel, replacing former paceman Joel Garner.

49.   Markgraaff and his three-man selection panel learnt little from a national trial at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria last Friday that was not already evident.

50.   Merriman said the appointments had been a unanimous decision by the ACB selection panel of Trevor Hohns, Allan Border, David Boon and Andrew Hilditch.