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Brad Hodge's 203 against South Africa at the WACA continues to demonstrate the remarkable depth of batting reserves available to the Australian selectors.

Both he and Mike Hussey have given excellent service since being promoted to the Test arena during the West Indies series. Hussey has two centuries in four Tests, though his 23 and 58 in this game means his Test batting average has actually dropped to double figures (88.7 to be precise).

As usual, the New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority is giving plenty of advance notice of traffic alterations for streets leading to the SCG for the New Years' Test.

I've put together another thirty-second promo for The Net Sessions, with the help of a fifty-four year-old US Civil Defense announcement. The file (MP3, 128kbps, mono, 469K) can be downloaded here.

Dileepan Narayanan, who is an engineering student at the University of Minnesota (correct me if I am wrong on this!) has written an excellent piece on changes to Sachin Tendulkar's batting grip over the years.