Melbourne, Dec. 31 : Australia's chief cricket selector Andrew Hilditch has reiterated that the rebuilding process is progressing well and asserted that now was "not a time for chopping and changing" the squad despite the series loss to South Africa.

Melbourne, Dec 31 : Desperate Housewives'' star Eva Longoria Parker, 33, has doled out some advice to single women who are looking for Mr Right.

The actress, who found love at 32, advises women to be open to dating if they would like to find their life partners.

"Just get out there and meet people," the Daily Telegraph quoted her as saying.

"I think sometimes women are stuck in a type. I've never dated the same type.

"I fall in love with personalities, and they come in different packages," she added.

Melbourne, December 31: Women, it seems, have decided to get back at all those in favour of banning them from baring their breasts on public beaches in New South Wales - they want boob-ban for men!

Australia's Conservative MP Fred Nile had proposed that topless bathing be banned in NSW and women be specifically prohibited - not men - since "some of the radical groups say men go topless, why can''t women".

"The other factor is with skin cancer the breast on a woman is very sensitive and we have a huge increase in breast cancer already," the Daily Telegraph quoted the Reverend as saying.

Melbourne, Dec. 31: South African cricketing all rounder Jacques Kallis has described his team's series win over Australia as good as winning the World Cup.

"It is up there with winning the World Cup, if not better. What better place do you want to do it? I have had some individual high moments here, but ... this takes the cake, having won a Test match here," Kallis said.

"All the younger generation, I don''t think they appreciate just how tough a place Australia is to tour," he added.

Melbourne, Dec. 31: Australia's cricket selectors continues to face flak in the wake of the national team's two-nil series defeat to South Africa.

The Andrew Hilditch-led committee is being accused of muddled thinking that has contributed in a large measure to the end of a sustained period of world domination in the sport.

Melbourne, Dec. 30 : The world is celebrating the fall of former cricket superpower Australia.

Today''s home series loss is Australia''s first in 16 years and the world''s media are enjoying seeing the Australians endure what they had dished out over the past two decades.

"The speed with which Australia have fallen from their pre-eminent position in world cricket has been startling," South Africa''s Super Sport website reported.

Even before the loss was official the new era was being heralded on international cricket website cricinfo. com.

Peter English wrote that captain Ricky Ponting was the only Australian great playing like one.