Saturday's Ashes gossip column

First Ashes Test, Brisbane
Dates: 25-29 November Start time: 0000 GMT Coverage: Listen live to Test Match Special on BBC 5 live sports extra, Radio 4 LW and online (UK only). Watch live on Sky Sports 1, highlights on ITV 4

England coach Andy Flower has been told by a doctor that he "owes his life" to team security official Reg Dickason, after he spotted a cancerous growth on Flower's face and it was removed by surgeons in Australia.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Australia's hat-trick hero Peter Siddle says England bowling coach David Saker was one of the biggest influences on his career when he played under him at Victoria.
Full story: Brisbane Courier Mail

Former England captain Nasser Hussain says the Brisbane wicket is not truly representative of Australian playing surfaces and England's bowlers will find it harder playing in hotter, dryer conditions.
Full story: Daily Mail

AND FINALLY

Australia could already have their next bowling sensation coming through the ranks after 20-year-old Tasmanian pace bowler James Faulkner took 5-5 in a Sheffield Shield match against South Australia.
Full story: Fox Sports

England all-rounder Stuart Broad says his mother was the main driving force in the early days of his career - rather than his father, former England batsman Chris Broad.
Full story: Guardian