Youth Given Springboard To Show Wares

On Monday, Australia leave for their most difficult end-of-season tour in years, with Wallabies coach Robbie Deans aiming to improve the team's fitness and skill levels and unearth some new international stars. Winning will also be crucial. Greg Growden reports.

Farina Expects Moore Highlights

BORN-AGAIN Socceroo Craig Moore will test his fitness limits tonight when Queensland Roar aim to reverse their terrible home record against a full-strength Adelaide United.

Bresciano And Grella Out, But Verbeek Will Never Say Never On Kewell

THE Socceroos will be without the services of injured trio Mark Bresciano, Vince Grella and most likely Harry Kewell for next Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Qatar in Brisbane after all three were withdrawn from Pim Verbeek's final training squad yesterday.