No drying up of Australia's talent pool

In the Sydney Morning Herald Peter Roebuck assesses the depth in Australia's domestic ranks and decides it is a pleasing situation to be in when a batsman as accomplished as David Hussey can't get a look in. Roebuck suggests that the fast-bowling prospects are especially promising.

Barely a year ago fears were held that the fast-bowling stocks were emptying as fast as the sugar bowl at an Indian tea party. Glenn McGrath had retired, Jason Gillespie had slowed down and the long-serving Queenslanders had lost their edge. Those worries were misplaced. Indeed, the pace stocking is bulging. In some people's opinion, NSW's sixth-best fast bowler, Mark Cameron, could play Test cricket tomorrow without weakening the side.

Only spinners are thin on the ground, Roebuck writes, and in the Advertiser Richard Earle discovers that Cullen Bailey, the legspinner who has a Cricket Australia contract but is struggling to get a game for South Australia this summer, has no plans to pursue his career in another state.