There are two very important articles on baggygreen today.

The first is an agonisingly sad interview with Michael Slater.

When Pakistan last toured Australia in 1999 Slats built up a momentous combat with Shoaib Akhtar. Now it is the man who took Slater’s place at the top of the order back in the 2001 ashes series who is haunting Shoaib’s dreams.

Slats & Shoaib both love their Ferraris.

Justin Langer would never drive a ferrari. More likely a holden ute. This assertion has nothing to do with analogies based on speed, its simply all in the stance. On the paddock Justin has a holden ute stance. For Matty Hayden this could be awkward territory but he’s never seemed to mind all that much.

(Shoaib is such a superstar)