Tasmania v Queensland, Sheffield Shield final, Hobart, 3rd day

Gulbis takes Tasmania closer to title

Mar 24, 2013: A rain delay and some good bowling from the home side affected Queensland's chances of taking a lead over Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield final, as they finished at 185 for 7

Victoria v Qld, Sheffield Shield, Melbourne

Bulls bowled out after Forrest ton

Feb 18, 2013: Queensland's innings was topped and tailed by Victoria but in between times Peter Forrest overturned a wretched summer with a century in the Sheffield Shield match

Queensland v NSW, Ryobi Cup, Brisbane

Forrest helps Queensland to big win

Nov 21, 2012: Peter Forrest's first fifty-plus score of the summer in any format helped Queensland to a 110-run victory over New South Wales at the Gabba, where the Bulls also claimed a bonus point

Australia news

Narine, Roach and Pollard join BBL

Jul 20, 2012: Sunil Narine has signed for the Sydney Sixers, Kemar Roach will play for the Brisbane Heat and Kieron Pollard will turn out for the Adelaide Strikers in this summer's Big Bash League

England v Australia, NatWest Series, Old Trafford

Australia make sacrifices to focus on Test rebuilding

Jul 10, 2012: A 4-0 beating by England will not go down well at home but Australia's ODI fortunes pale in significance when set alongside the Ashes

Australia in England 2012

'They're the best we've got' - Inverarity

Jul 4, 2012: John Inverarity, Australia's national selector, is keen to give David Hussey, George Bailey, and Peter Forrest the best chances of exposure to England ahead of next year's Ashes series.

Australia in England 2012

Cook to have early look at Australia

Jun 24, 2012: Australia's first chance to measure their progress against England since the last Ashes series will have a pointed prelude

Australia news

Michael Hussey out of England tour

Jun 10, 2012: Michael Hussey has been allowed to skip Australia's tour of Ireland and England to be with his family after the premature birth of his child

WICB President's XI v Australians, Bridgetown, Day 2

Touring bats stutter, bowlers purr

Apr 3, 2012: Based on the evidence of two days in Barbados, the adjustment to life on Caribbean pitches will take rather more time for Australia's batsmen than it has for the bowlers

West Indies v Australia, 5th ODI, St Lucia

Sammy heroics in vain as Australia draw series

Mar 25, 2012: Somehow, a 2-2 draw seemed a fitting result for a series that was so closely fought. That was the outcome after Australia's best all-round performance of the tour so far finished in a 30-run win

'In professional sport you don't make excuses'

Mar 19, 2012: He had reasons to take a break and expect sympathy, but Australian batsman Peter Forrest chose to make an important career move and just get on with it

Australia in West Indies, 2012

Forrest's rise continues, Beer returns

Mar 14, 2012: Peter Forrest's rise as an Australian batsman of the future has been maintained and Michael Beer's sturdy domestic summer rewarded with their selection for the West Indies Tests

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series, Hobart

In-form Forrest pushes for Test spot

Feb 25, 2012: Michael Clarke believes Peter Forrest's excellent one-day form will boost his chances of winning a place in Australia's Test squad for the tour of the West Indies

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series, Hobart

Sri Lanka take top spot with record chase

Feb 24, 2012: On a day when Peter Forrest announced himself as Australia's new No.3 with his maiden one-day century, Mahela Jayawardene and Dinesh Chandimal helped Sri Lanka complete a record ODI chase in Hobart

CB Series 2011-12

Forrest benefits from new landscape

Feb 13, 2012: Peter Forrest is reaping the benefits of a new state for himself and a new broom for Australian cricket

Australia v India, CB Series, Adelaide

Ice-cool Dhoni downs Australia

Feb 12, 2012: A supremely calm MS Dhoni guided India to victory, with two balls to spare, over a sluggish Australia in the ODI at Adelaide Oval

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series, Perth

Clarke sees Test batsman in Forrest

Feb 9, 2012: Australia's captain Michael Clarke believes his former state team-mate Peter Forrest can go on to become a top order Test batsman

Commonwealth Bank Series 2011-12

Shield cricket Shaun Marsh's 'path' to WI - Arthur

Feb 8, 2012: Shaun Marsh's 79 in the Shield game against Queensland has pleased national coach Mickey Arthur, but Marsh will need sustained performance in first-class cricket if he is to make it to the West Indies trip

CB triangular series

Six interesting subplots

Feb 4, 2012: ESPNcricinfo looks at six of the more fascinating individual subplots ahead of the CB triangular series

Commonwealth Bank Series 2011-12

Marsh dropped, Forrest called up

Jan 30, 2012: Shaun Marsh has been dropped on form, Peter Forrest elevated to national duty for the first time and Ryan Harris given the chance to resume his ODI career