Dan Cullen

South Australia have been Sheffield Shield whipping boys for too long. Their new coach, Darren Berry, is confident he can change that by instilling an attacking mindset in his players

South Australia are resigned to being without the powerful allrounder Kieron Pollard for the Champions League in South Africa in September

They hoped to fill the void left by Warne and MacGill, but Casson, McGain, Cullen and Krejza are out of the picture now, though they will take heart from Hauritz's comeback

Each season South Australia start with the same questions

Western Australia unearthed yet another top-order prospect as Wes Robinson ground out a century in his second game to offset a strong bowling effort from Dan Cullen and his South Australia colleagues

On a day when both sides sensed a chance of victory South Australia and Victoria eventually played out a season-opening draw on the flat pitch at Adelaide Oval

Four months after losing his Cricket Australia contract, Dan Cullen knows that adding to his one Test and four one-day international appearances will be difficult in the immediate future

Beau Casson says he is ready to become Australia's latest Test debutant if the opportunity arises when the third Test against West Indies begins in Barbados next week

David Hussey was in disbelief when he discovered he had earned his first Cricket Australia contract but the Victoria batsman knows there is still a long way to go before his dream of playing Test cricket is fulfilled

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

Stuart MacGill has finished a season of stress on a Pura Cup-winning high and is now preparing for the tour of the West Indies in May

Stuart MacGill made the best possible return after his long injury lay-off, collecting 5 for 49 as South Australia capitulated for 128 at the SCG

The last round of Pura Cup matches looms as a bowl-off between Australia's spinners after Stuart MacGill was named in the New South Wales squad for his first match back since an operation on his right wrist in December

The retiring Brad Hogg believes Dan Cullen and Nathan Hauritz will vie to be Australia's No. 1 limited-overs spinner

Dan Cullen says he is desperate to tour Pakistan next month and his chances might be improving with the news Stuart MacGill is no certainty for a New South Wales Pura Cup match starting on March 7

Tasmania narrowly escaped with a draw with two wickets in hand after Graham Manou's declaration set up a cracking finale at Adelaide Oval

Simon Katich continued to pile on the runs in his productive Pura Cup season, scoring his second consecutive century as New South Wales cruised to a 131-run lead in Adelaide

Australia A stormed to an innings and 203 run win over Pakistan A in the first Test in Faisalabad as the hosts were dismissed for 255 in their second innings on the fourth and final day after resuming on their overnight score of 86 for three