Welcome to Test cricket Mr McDonald!

Well that was subtle from Morne Morkel .... He gave Andrew McDonald a rip snorting welcome to Test cricket with the bouncer that bashed his helmet off.

Can't say this guy strikes me as a number 6 test batter but the guy is still there which is more than one can say for Punter Ponting... ;-)

Selection dillemma

I don't think anybody could have predicted that South Africans would be 2-0 at the conclusion of the Melbourne test but heck here we are...

It's been amazing cricket so far and I can tell you now that Aussie pride is not going to let them just go through the motions in Sydney on the 3rd of January - reputations are on the line....

Going to start with the SA side because they have an intriguing selection dillemma - Prince is back but who goes? Duminy who turned the second test? Mckenzie who has had a torrid series but the first choice opener... I suppose either Amla or Devilliers can open and then Mckenzie will be canned but not sure if I'd agree with dropping him now for a couple of reasons.

The Aussies on the other hand have problems aplenty. Injuries to Brett Lee, Shane Watson and Andrew Symonds (who is out of form) and problems with Matthew Haydens and Michaels Husseys form...

Matthew Hayden,
Simon Katich,
Ricky Ponting (Capt),
Michael Hussey,
Michael Clarke (Vice),
Andrew McDonald,
Brad Haddin (Wk),
Mitchell Johnson,
Nathan Hauritz,
Ben Hilfenhaus,
Peter Siddle,
Doug Bollinger

Bollinger and McDonald are in the Aussie side and I suspect Peter Siddle will also get dropped....