Andrew Hilditch, the chairman of selectors, with a bat which bears the names of the Australian squad members for the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Gabba, November 1, 2008© Getty Images
Andrew Hilditch, the chairman of selectors, was in Melbourne to announce Australia's 13-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Gabba, November 1 © Getty Images
The tents at the base of Mount Everest in which Nick Compton stayed during his trek to raise money for charity, November, 2007© Nick Compton