A stunning opening salvo by Australia's Usman Khawaja helped his team to 111-2.
England have a good record in Sydney,winning 21 times in 53 Tests.
Andrew Flintoff has called for dropping Collingwood if England wants to be a world-beating side.
Left-arm spinner Beer will play alongside fellow debutant Usman Khawaja in tomorrows fifth and final Ashes Test.
Neither Australia or England are calling this week's fifth test in Sydney a dead rubber.
Beer will play alongside fellow debutant Khawaja in Monday's final Ashes Test against England.
Urn gone,Australia hope to salvage pride while England eye series win.
England cannot lose the series after its emphatic win in the fourth Test at Melbourne.
He picked up from Zaheer how to hide the ball in hand so the batsmen didn't know which way it would swing.
Ponting's absence in Sydney could dampen incessant speculation over his Test future.
Pietersen believes the rebellion that led to him losing captaincy had been vindicated by Ashes win.
Usman Khawaja will have some very big boots to fill when he makes his debut for Australia in the fifth Ashes Test.
England coach Andy Flower has dismissed talk of a new era for English cricket a day after his teams retention of the Ashes.
Ecstatic after England's Ashes triumph,former skipper Ian Botham said he does not care where Australia is headed now but...
Vice-captain Michael Clarke is expected to lead Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Beat Aus by 157 runs to retain the Ashes Down Under for the first time in 24 years.
Ricky Ponting was forced to admit the captaincy issue was out of his hands.
Australian media said the national cricket team was in 'tatters' with its captain's future in doubt.
The win by England may cost Ricky Ponting his captaincy,considering he failed on all fronts.
