Hastings waits in the wings

John Hastings has yet to play a game for Australia in the World Cup, but Jesse Hogan, writing in the Herald on Sunday says that this has not dampened the enthusiasm of the youngest member of Australia's World Cup squad. Instead, he could not have been more enthusiastic.

''By the end of it you should become a better player. With all this at your disposal - you've got the cameras [recording your performances], coaches, players to feed off. If you can't become a better player having all these resources available to you, then you're not fair dinkum.''