New South Wales
Doug Bollinger
Michael Clarke
Patrick Cummins (new)
Brad Haddin
Nathan Hauritz
Phillip Hughes
Usman Khawaja (upgraded)
Brett Lee
Steven Smith
Shane Watson
Beau Casson
Stuart Clark
Burt Cockley
Trent Copeland
Josh Hazelwood
Moises Henriques
Philip Jaques
Simon Katich (downgraded)
Nicolas Maddinson (upgraded)
Peter Neville
Stephen O’Keefe
Ben Rohrer
Mitchell Starc
David Warner
Rookies
Sean Abbott (new)
Nicolas Bills (new)
Nathan Brain (new)
Timm Van der Gugten
Adam Zampa
Out: Nathan Bracken (retired), Peter Forrest (Qld), Mark Cameron (WA), Joe Mennie (SA), Scott Coyte, Daniel Smith, Tim Armstrong, Luke Doran
Some minor shuffling in an overgrown list, muchly aided by players going elsewhere. Smith loses out in the great keeper battle of 2010 and some rookies who will probably return. Stuart Clark retains his contract in spite of having no intention to play on.
Queensland
Ryan Harris
Cameron Boyce
Ryan Broad
Joe Burns (new)
Ben Cutting
Ben Dunk
Luke Feldman
Jason Floros
Peter Forrest (NSW)
Chris Hartley
James Hopes (downgraded)
Chris Lynn
Alistair McDermott
Michael Neser (upgraded)
Nathan Reardon
Andrew Robinson (new)
Chris Swan
Scott Walter
Rookies
Corey Barsby (new)
Nicholas Buchanan
Cameron Gannon
Alex Kemp
James Pierson (new)
Nick Stevens (new)
Out: Nathan Rimmington (WA), Ben Laughlin, Lee Carseldine, Chris Simpson, Craig Philipson, Wade Townsend
Opting for new growth, a swath of seasoned players have been cut loose. Burns made a splash with a hundred in his first game last year and is unsurprisingly rewarded. Robinson also debuted last year and is considered a strong player with a wealth of runs behind him. Young opener Corey Barsby also made a debut after a dominant grade season, but he's still only 19 and the son of Queensland batsman and coach Trevor Barsby will have to make do with a rookie slot.
South Australia
Callum Ferguson
Cullen Bailey
Aiden Blizzard
Cameron Borgas
Daniel Christian
Tom Cooper
Mick Delaney (upgraded)
Theo Doropoulos (WA)
Peter George
Jake Haberfield
Dan Harris
Michael Klinger
Tim Ludeman
Nathan Lyon (ACT)
Aaron O’Brien
Gary Putland
Kane Richardson
Chadd Sayers (new)
James Smith
Rookies
Ben Dougall (new)
Joe Mennie (NSW)
Elliot Opie (new)
Tom Thornton (new)
Out: Ben Edmondson (retired), Shaun Tait (retired), Graham Manou (retired), Robbie Cassell, Chris Duval, Tim Lang, Tom Brinsley, Joel Davies, Michael Cranmer, Tom Moffat
In re-dealing their rookies, South Australia snapped up a delisted Joe Mennie from NSW. It's a minor coup, but it's the sort of thing that has paid off for SA before. Darren Berry has said that Dan Cullen may also be in the mix if he produces the goods in grade cricket.
Tasmania
Xavier Doherty (upgraded)
Ben Hilfenhaus
Jason Krejza (upgraded)
Ricky Ponting
Tim Paine
George Bailey
Jackson Bird (NSW)
Luke Butterworth
Steve Cazzulino
Mark Cosgrove
Ed Cowan
Matthew Day (upgraded)
Alex Doolan
Brendan Drew
James Faulkner
Evan Gulbis (Vic)
Matt Johnston (WA)
Nick Kruger (Qld)
Adam Maher
Tom Triffit (upgraded)
Rookies
Ashton May
Sam Rainbird (new)
Sandy Rogers (new)
Marc Simonds (new)
Jeremy Smith
Out: Travis Birt (WA), Gerard Denton (retired), Brett Geeves (retired), Adam Griffith (retired), Rhett Lockyear, Tim MacDonald, Jonathan Wells, Brady Jones, Hamish Kingston
Some serious changes ushered for Tasmania and yet, it seems they were already aware of the steps they were having to take. Each of Denton, Griffith and Geeves were potent in their day but had long been limited by injury and Tasmania have already made the transition to using young players like James Faulkner. Gulbis and Johnston played a few games for their former states last year, while Bird was an exciting club bowler, but with substantial space in their list, it is Tasmania who reaps the rewards. Nick Kruger had already committed to Tasmania and played well when offered the chance to open towards the end of last season. They have the Shield, came second in the Cup and could well be a better team next season.
Victoria
John Hastings (upgraded)
David Hussey (upgraded)
James Pattinson (upgraded)
Peter Siddle
Cameron White
Ryan Carters (upgraded)
Mark Cleary
Aaron Finch
Steven Gilmour (new)
Jayde Herrick (new)
Michael Hill
Bradley Hodge
Jon Holland
Alex Keath
Glenn Maxwell (upgraded)
Andrew McDonald (downgraded)
Clint McKay (downgraded)
Darren Pattinson
Rob Quiney
Chris Rogers
Will Sheridan (upgraded)
Matthew Wade
Rookies
Scott Boland (new)
Brett Forsyth
Peter Handscomb (new)
Steven Reid (new)
Out: Damien Wright (retired), Shane Harwood, Bryce McGain, Dirk Nannes, Jackson Coleman
Victoria have very explicitly committed to their youth, removing most of their senior players and upgrading most of their rookies from last year. In fact, 19 year old Jackson Coleman is the only player under the age of 35 to be let go. The MaxWOW was the Vics' highlight of last year, while Carters and Sherridan played many games. In addition to promising swing bowling of Gilmour, we'll hope to see the return of bustling fast bowler Jayde Herrick's awesome headband. Handscomb is a batsman, while Boland and Reid are fast bowlers and all three played for the Victorian 2nd XI last season.
Western Australia
Michael Hussey
Mitchell Johnson
Shaun Marsh
Michael Beer
Travis Birt (Tas)
Mark Cameron (NSW)
Nathan Coulter-Nile
Liam Davis
Ryan Duffield (upgraded)
Marcus Harris (upgraded)
Michael Hogan
Brad Knowles
Mitchell Marsh
Marcus North (downgraded)
Martin Pascal
Luke Pomersbach
Nathan Rimmington (Qld)
Wes Robinson
Luke Ronchi
Adam Voges (downgraded)
Rookies
Tom Beaton
Jason Behrendorff
Mat Dixon (new)
Michael Johnson (new)
Joel Paris (new)
Out: Brett Dorey (retired), Ashley Noffke (retired), David Bandy, Aaron Heal, Steve Magoffin, Michael Swart, Luke Towers, Jake Fawcett
Although they've been landed with the bill for North and Voges, WA have cut several players to make room for three additional high quality recruits. Duffield and Harris were rewarded for coming to the party in a nasty season. Tom Beaton also had a promising debut, but not enough to move off the rookie list. Mat Dixon was spotted as an exciting young fast bowling talent last year and rightly nets a contract. Joel Paris recently opened the bowling for the Australian u-19s in Dubai. Michael Johnson is a highly rated gloveman who has previously held a WA contract.
