Jaques has a ball … in the park

Phil Jaques is the country’s most exciting batting prospect since Michael Clarke, but while Australia trained at the SCG he was playing club cricket.

Cricket fans were dumbfounded when Australia's most dynamic opening batsman played at Caringbah Oval in front of a handful of people … This is the same batsman who has scored four ING Cup one-day centuries for NSW this summer and a sensational 94 off 112 balls in his limited-overs debut for Australia.

The Sun-Herald reports Clarke will edge out Jaques in the South Africa touring squad.

Shane Warne was also in club action, scoring 105 for St Kilda.