Beau Casson

Ricky Ponting has admitted Australia's bowling attack has "come back to the pack a little bit in Test cricket"

Ricky Ponting has given the strongest hint yet that Beau Casson, the left-arm wrist spinner, will make his Test debut in the final Test against West Indies in Barbados

Stuart MacGill's retirement has raised more questions over whether Shane Warne could end his international exile

The first thing Stuart MacGill did after telling his wife he was going to retire was speak to his state and national team-mate Beau Casson

Beau Casson will enter the big time when he joins his new Australia team-mates at the national camp in Brisbane from Sunday

David Hussey, Doug Bollinger, Shaun Marsh and Beau Casson have earned their first Cricket Australia contracts but Chris Rogers was the major omission in the 25-man squad for 2008-09

Not much has been expected of Australia's selectors in recent years, but the time may have finally come for them to raise their game

Simon Katich says he has no hard feelings towards the Australia selectors after spending nearly two and a half years out of the Test side

Australia have included the uncapped trio of Beau Casson, Ashley Noffke and Ben Hilfenhaus in their 15-man Test squad to tour the West Indies next month, while Simon Katich earned a recall after his record-breaking domestic season

Beau Casson, the New South Wales left-arm wrist-spinner, is firming as a possible back-up to Stuart MacGill for Australia's tour of the West Indies in May

New South Wales became the Pura Cup champions for the third time in six years with a 258-run win over Victoria after Beau Casson grabbed four wickets on the fifth day

Brett Lee narrowly missed his maiden first-class century but New South Wales made securing the Pura Cup a formality after four days at the SCG

Beau Casson has finally established himself in the New South Wales team and his timing could not be better, as Australia search for their next long-term spinner

A strong all-round display from Beau Casson ensured New South Wales will stage the Pura Cup final against Victoria following a comprehensive defeat of South Australia

Mark Cameron enjoyed his first ten-wicket match and Beau Casson regained some bowling form but the top-of-the-table clash between Victoria and New South Wales petered out to a draw at the SCG

Doug Bollinger was the matchwinner for New South Wales with his second five-wicket haul destroying Western Australia

Simon Katich's fourth Pura Cup century of the season gave second-placed New South Wales a handy lead and then four cheap Western Australian wickets put them in a strong position

Western Australia failed to finish off New South Wales and allowed Beau Casson and Matthew Nicholson to combine for a morale boosting tail-end partnership

Aaron Nye's impressive form in Queensland's Ford Ranger Cup final victory has earned him a place in the Pura Cup squad for their match against New South Wales