Melbourne, Feb. 5 : New South Wales star opener Phillip Hughes is in line to make his Test debut for Australia later this month after being named in a 14-man squad for the tour of South Africa.

The 20-year-old is set to become Australia''s youngest Test debutant since Craig McDermott played his first match as a teenager against the West Indies in December 
1984.

Australia''s first Test against South Africa begins on February 26 in Johannesburg.

West Australian Marcus North has emerged as the bolter in the squad, the left-handed batsman rewarded for his toil at domestic level with the bat and his off-spin bowling.

Melbourne, Feb. 4 : Australia's Test selectors should make a quick decision on who will replace Matthew Hayden as opener, said captain Ricky Ponting on Tuesday.

The Australian squad for the three-Test tour of South Africa will be named on Thursday, with boom youngster Phillip Hughes and Phil Jaques the leading contenders to fill the opening vacancy and partner Simon Katich.

Melbourne, Feb 4 : John Mayer has revealed his intentions to propose on/off girlfriend Jennifer Aniston on the social networking site Twitter.

The `Bigger than My Body' hitmaker affirmed on Twitter that he might pop the question to the `Bruce Almighty' actress any time soon.

"Visiting the Diamond Exchange in Tustin," the Couriermail quoted John, as stating on Twitter.

"Welding an engagement ring for my girlfriend," John added.

Melbourne, Feb. 3 : The New Zealand women''s cricket team narrowly beat their Australian counterparts in the annual women''s cricket Rose Bowl series against New Zealand.

Half-centuries by Karen Rolton and Lisa Sthalekar could not save the Australians, and now the White Ferns can capture the five-match series with a victory in the third match to be played in Hamilton on Friday.

The New Zealand brigade defended their total of 7-218 on Tuesday by holding the world champions to 9-214, The Age reports.

Melbourne, Feb. 3 : Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has said he is disappointed with Black Caps captain Daniel Vettori for insinuating that he cheated by deliberately claiming a false dismissal during Sunday''s one-day match in Perth.

Vettori said after the game that Haddin knew the wicket of Neil Broom was not legitimate, after the batsman was ruled to have been bowled by Michael Clarke in the 36th over despite replays showing Haddin''s gloves were in front of the stumps - an automatic no-ball.

New Zealand players were furious as they watched the replays while Broom trudged off.

Melbourne, Feb. 3 : The leader of a Melbourne-based terrorist cell, Abdul Nacer Benbrika, has been sentenced to 15 years'' jail for failing to renounce violent jihad.

Benbrika, 48, of Dallas, was sentenced to a non-parole period of 12 years in the Supreme Court. He has already served 1184 days in custody.

Justice Bernard Bongiorno said Benbrika and six of his followers had shown no remorse for their involvement in a terrorist group that had been bent on destroying "kuffar''''- Arabic for "unbelievers'''' - in Australia.