Perth, Jan. 30 : South Africa will unleash one of their youngest pace attacks against Australia''s batsmen at the WACA Ground this evening in a bid to wrest the top spot in world rankings.

The Proteas pace trio on Friday will consist of two debutants, 24-year-old Lonwabo Tsotsobe and Wayne Parnell, 19, who will be led by 24-year-old Morne Morkel.

Tsotsobe will share the new ball with Morkel. It will be the first time South Africa will field two left-arm seamers in a one-day international.

Sydney (dpa) - Fire razed five houses on Melbourne's forest fringe Friday as residents of Australia's second-biggest city battled a record-breaking three consecutive days of above 43-degree heat.

The homes were lost in Boolarra North just hours before a cool change came through Melbourne and most of the state of Victoria and the temperature plunged to 28 degrees Celsius from 45 degrees Celsius.

Sydney  - A train carrying iron ore derailed in the remote Pilbara region on Australia's east coast, spilling 80 freight cars and millions of dollars worth of ore onto the tracks, news reports said Friday.

The freight train, owned by giant miner Rio Tinto Ltd, was bound for Dampier Port, tore up 800 metres of track when it came off the rails.

Laurissa Smith, a reporter for national broadcaster ABC, described the scene.

Brisbane, Jan. 30: Australian all rounder Andrew Symonds failed to score in his pivotal first-class comeback, making just five for Queensland against Western Australia in a Sheffield Shield match at the Gabba here today.

Symonds lasted just seven balls against Western Australia as he was dismissed edging a shortish Brett Dorey delivery to Adam Voges at first slip, Fox Sports reported.

Melbourne, Jan. 30: Swiss tennis great Roger Federer swept to the brink of grand slam immortality by outclassing American Andy Roddick on Thursday night in the semi-finals of the Australian Open.

Federer, 27, is within three winning sets of landing his 14th major and his fourth Melbourne Park crown after whipping Roddick 6-2 7-5
7-5.

Melbourne  - Dinara Safina is prepared to celebrate with a chocolate cake should she deny Serena Williams a fourth title at the Australian Open when the pair meet in Saturday's women's final.

Safina, younger sister of 2005 men's champion Marat Safin, is also playing for history with the match-winner taking over the number one WTA ranking from Jelena Jankovic.

In addition, a dream victory would bury the demon of Safin's Roland Garros finals loss to Ana Ivanovic on clay last spring in Paris.