Teams of the decade

In the Herald Sun, Ron Reed begins 2010 by composing a few teams of the decade. There's his team of players of the 2000s, his team of those still playing and the 11 biggest stories in cricket for the decade.

4 Shane Warne busted: The leg-spin legend copped a year's ban when he tested positive for drugs in 2003. He claimed it was a diuretic taken for vanity reasons, but many saw it as a comeuppance for his perceived social sins. His charity work ensured - rightly - that this shame did not linger.

5 The Ashes revival: The 2005 series produced riveting cricket played in tremendous spirit, with England ending 16 years of Australian domination. They did it again this year. The game's marquee match-up has been returned to full health, perhaps in the nick of time.