London, Dec 25 : Former England skipper Michael Vaughan is again expected to be top of the agenda when selectors meet immediately after Christmas to choose the squad for the tour to the West Indies.

Vaughan resigned from his post in tears earlier this summer following South Africa's victory in the third Test at Edgbaston, claiming the pressure of leading the side and attempting to recapture his form had become too much to handle, The Independent reported.

Melbourne, Dec 25: Australia's rising fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has broken into the top five of the ICC bowling rankings for the first time after his 11-wicket haul against South Africa at the WACA last week.

Johnson climbed two places to fifth to leapfrog Australia teammate Brett Lee who slipped back to seventh spot, The Australian reported.

Despite being sidelined for the South Africa Test series, Stuart Clark remains the highest-ranked Australian bowler in fourth place, behind Proteas pair Dale Steyn and Makahya Ntini who are second and third respectively.

Melbourne, Dec 25 : A defiant Matthew Hayden has said that his future in Test cricket is up to him and not in Australian selectors hand, as long as he keeps making runs.

Hayden is facing a run chase of his own after scoring 282 runs at 23.5 in seven Tests since recovering from an Achilles injury, The Age reported.

The opener admitted he needed to perform well in Melbourne and Sydney (January 3-7) if he wanted to continue his career.

Melbourne, Dec 25 : All rounder Andrew Symonds and Nathan Hauritz have been included in Australia's playing XI for the crucial Boxing Day Test against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Victoria paceman Peter Siddle kept his place in the team despite a moderate showing in the Perth, but all-rounder Shane Watson was again overlooked, FOX Sports reported.

Symonds has been suffering from knee soreness but on Wednesday night was cleared to play.

Karachi, Dec. 25 : Tennis in Pakistan is obviously not as popular as cricket or hockey which can be judged by the fact that the only tennis stadium of the country is used for holding marriage ceremonies and other functions.

Local tennis coaches and players are furious about the condition of the sport but remain a mere spectator of the situation. Government's apathy and stubborn policies towards one of the famous sport of the world has made the situation only worse. Karachi''s CDGK Complex, having a capacity of 5,000 spectators is now being used for holding functions and marriages.

London, Dec 24 : Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes that it
would be a mistake to recall Michael Vaughan to the Test side.

Vaughan
spent five years as captain of both the Test team and one-day side
after taking over from Hussain in 2003 and became the England's most
successful skipper.

But in his column in the Daily Mail, Hussain
wrote: "According to latest rumours, England are thinking about
recalling Michael Vaughan for the West Indies tour, but that would be a
mistake. Bringing him back at this stage cannot be justified and would
create more problems than it solves."

Vaughan stepped down in