By day Brett Geeves is a Tasmania fast bowler. By night he's Australian cricket's top blogger

This summer George Bailey will learn about holding a state in his palms after succeeding Dan Marsh

After 10 years with the Bulls, Ashley Noffke provided the shock of the off-season by signing with the Warriors

Each season South Australia start with the same questions

Graham Manou is putting off that chat with the Australia selectors over what might happen next

Trevor Barsby was a free-spirited opening batsman during a 12-year first-class career

Queensland are missing the class that it carried over the past decade and will call on their lesser names this summer

Matthew Mott, the New South Wales coach, believes the key to a strong charge at the Champions League Twenty20 depends on his two fresh-faced opening batsmen

Nobody in Australia is more excited about the season starting than Phil Jaques

Dirk Nannes' most difficult decisions are not limited to his country of allegiance, but also include whether to give up skiing while he's still playing cricket

Phase one of David Hussey's plan to regain his one-day place has been achieved with his first ODI hundred, but he knows more will be needed before he wins another promotion

Australia's big-name bowling attack shut down Scotland for a 189-run win after David Hussey provided the initial warmth with his first ODI century on a shivery day in Edinburgh

Michael Clarke believes talk of splitting the Australian captaincy is premature and Ricky Ponting remains the best man to take the team forward from their Ashes defeat

On Friday, Australia will use their fourth specialist wicketkeeper when Tim Paine, a Tasmanian, makes his one-day international debut against Scotland in Edinburgh

Tim Nielsen, the Australia coach, has begun the soul-searching after his side's Ashes defeat, wondering what he could have done differently

After the conclusion of a topsy-turvy series, Cricinfo looks back at the pivotal moments of the Ashes which England eventually won 2-1

After the conclusion of a topsy-turvy series, Cricinfo looks back at the pivotal moments of the Ashes which England eventually won 2-1

Ricky Ponting regularly says Australia play at their best when their backs are to the wall. It's not true with this side

Ricky Ponting knew from the moment he spotted Michael Hussey on the final morning he was in the mood to break out of an extended form slump