Jaques realises 20-year-old dream

Aspiring actors wanting to break through in Hollywood often have to wait on tables for years on end as they bide their time, patiently but confidently. Australian opener Phil Jaques' route to top-flight cricket was punctuated with some hard graft of his own, his stint coming as a labourer, sealing tanks. Chloe Saltau meets a combative, never-say-die batsman who is now reaping the rewards of a self-belief which he has had for more than 20 years when, aged eight, he told his mum he was going to play for Australia. Read all about it in The Age.