Melbourne, January 11 : Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett may turn her rusty shack to help train budding actors.

The ‘Elizabeth’ star was said to have kept the ownership of the old woolshed in central western New South Wales a hush-hush matter until now, News. com. au reported.

According to The Sunday Telegraph, Blanchett has been silently letting students from three Sydney universities to camp at the old station known as Riverslea.

Melbourne, Jan 11: South African cricketer John Botha, overlooked for the Test series, will lead the Proteas through the limited-overs stage of the tour, which starts with Sunday night's Twenty20 clash with Australia at the MCG.

Botha admitted that it would be difficult emulating Graeme Smith, who led South Africa to their first Test series win in Australia and then defied a broken hand and injured elbow to bat in the third Test at the SCG in a forlorn effort to force a draw, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Melbourne, Jan 11 : Star baby names like Cruz, Shiloh and Maddox are becoming increasingly popular among new parents in Queensland.

According to the figures released by Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, babies named after those of Hollywood celebs have significantly increased last year.

The most popular celebrity baby name was Cruz. Nearly 48, babies were named after David and Victoria Beckham''s third child and 46 babies were named Brooklyn after the couple's first son.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt''s tots' names were also popular, with 22 new Queenslanders named after Shiloh last year, 10 were named Maddox and seven Zahara.

Melbourne, Jan 11 (ANI): Australian Test opening batsman Simon Katich expects that the turmoil surrounding the England team to settle down under newly-appointed skipper Andrew Strauss and doubts it will impact on this year's Ashes series.

English cricket has undergone a turbulent week with previous skipper Kevin Pietersen resigning and coach Peter Moores sacked following a rift between the two men, FOX Sports reported.

Melbourne, Jan 11 : Australian opener Mathew Hayden has said that he had "nothing to fear" as he made plans for an island getaway with his family after his 15-year long international cricket career has come under severe scrutiny due to lack of form.

The 37-year-old would this week embark on a vacation to Stradbroke Island with wife Kellie and their three children, and use the time to weigh up the biggest decision of his cricketing life.

Melbourne, Jan 11 : Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova will not be defending her title this year as she has not fully recovered from her right shoulder injury.

Next week's Australian Open has been rocked by the withdrawal of defending champion Maria Sharapova.

Sharapova's management contacted Melbourne Park officials today with news her right shoulder injury had not fully recovered, the Herald Sun reported.

Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley confirmed Sharapova's battle for fitness had been lost.