State Cricket 2012 OFF SEASON

[brod]

Less than 24 hours after Phil Hughes' departure, fellow Test aspirants Usman Khawaja and Nathan Hauritz have left NSW and signed with Queensland for the next two seasons.

Hauritz - who last played Test cricket in 2010 - will start pre-season training with the Bulls next week while Khawaja is currently playing for Derbyshire in England and is expected to link with Queensland in September.

[brod]

Brett Lee has declined a contract with New South Wales, declaring he wants to leave room on the state's list for a younger player while he aims for an upgrade to a Cricket Australia deal. Lee was not among the 17 men handed national contracts last week, the first time since 1999 that he has failed to win a central contract.

[brod]

Steve Magoffin, the Queensland fast bowler, will finish his career in England after retiring from Australian first-class cricket and signing a near two-year deal with Sussex.

[smac]

I didn't get a contract this year,

[Aerie]

Brett Lee has declined a contract with New South Wales, declaring he wants to leave room on the state's list for a younger player while he aims for an upgrade to a Cricket Australia deal. Lee was not among the 17 men handed national contracts last week, the first time since 1999 that he has failed to win a central contract.

That is pretty generous of him isn't it? Shouldn't really have to come to that though, from a CA point of view, surely. Well done to Brett Lee but perhaps CA have got this whole contract thing wrong?

[Squids]

Triffit to WA. He obviously realised Mr. overrated Tim Paine will get the number one mantle.

[CoverKing]

Brett Lee has declined a contract with New South Wales, declaring he wants to leave room on the state's list for a younger player while he aims for an upgrade to a Cricket Australia deal. Lee was not among the 17 men handed national contracts last week, the first time since 1999 that he has failed to win a central contract.

That is pretty generous of him isn't it? Shouldn't really have to come to that though, from a CA point of view, surely. Well done to Brett Lee but perhaps CA have got this whole contract thing wrong?

A lot of people on here criticise Lee but i agree, bloody good of him to do such a thing

[Rik E Boy]

Triffit to WA. He obviously realised Mr. overrated Tim Paine will get the number one mantle.

Bit harsh on Paine. He's been struggling with injury for a while.

regards,

REB

[Squids]

Triffit to WA. He obviously realised Mr. overrated Tim Paine will get the number one mantle.

Bit harsh on Paine. He's been struggling with injury for a while.

regards,

REB

Paines reputation grows every year he misses.

[Jim05]

Luke Pommersbach off to Queensland

[Lightning McQueen]

Luke Pommersbach off to Queensland

See what sort of poo he can land himself in on the Gold Coast then.

[Brodlach]

Queensland now picked up three decent players. Are they going to have many locals in their team?

Harris
Pommersbch
Kawajaha
Forrest
Hautirz (although I think he is a Queenslander)

Not to mention Boof the coach

[heater31]

Queensland now picked up three decent players. Are they going to have many locals in their team?

Harris
Pommersbch
Kawajaha
Forrest
Hautirz (although I think he is a Queenslander)

Not to mention Boof the coach

But unlike the redbacks the recycled Bulls can actually play cricket at First Class level

[Brodlach]

Queensland now picked up three decent players. Are they going to have many locals in their team?

Harris
Pommersbch
Kawajaha
Forrest
Hautirz (although I think he is a Queenslander)

Not to mention Boof the coach

But unlike the redbacks the recycled Bulls can actually play cricket at First Class level

True but those players wouldnt leave much room in the salary cap

[interested observer]

Triffit to WA. He obviously realised Mr. overrated Tim Paine will get the number one mantle.

Bit harsh on Paine. He's been struggling with injury for a while.

regards,

REB

Paines reputation grows every year he misses.

Wait and see.....

[David Brent]

Queensland now picked up three decent players. Are they going to have many locals in their team?

Harris
Pommersbch
Kawajaha
Forrest
Hautirz (although I think he is a Queenslander)

Not to mention Boof the coach

But unlike the redbacks the recycled Bulls can actually play cricket at First Class level

True but those players wouldnt leave much room in the salary cap

Can't imagine Pommersbch would be on a great deal of cash. Think he would have taken any chance of a contract can't imagine WA would have offered him one.

[CoverKing]

Plus Harris is contracted to Australia isn't he?

[mal]

The recruit of the season will be if South Australia can recruit the QLD or TAS curators

[Jim05]

The recruit of the season will be if South Australia can recruit the QLD or TAS curators

Have heard all shield games will be played at AO and without the Bradman stand should get decent southerlys to assist the quicks

[brod]

The substantial turnover of players at New South Wales has been completed, with seven new faces included in the state's list of contracted players for 2012-13. The Blues were hit hard by retirements and defections after last summer, with Phillip Hughes, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Hauritz and Timm van der Gugten all having headed interstate and Simon Katich, Phil Jaques, Beau Casson and Stuart Clark having all retired.

New South Wales squad Sean Abbott, Doug Bollinger, Michael Clarke (Cricket Australia contract), Trent Copeland, Tim Cruickshank, Pat Cummins (CA), David Dawson, Brad Haddin (CA), Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Scott Henry, Daniel Hughes, Josh Lalor, Nic Maddinson, Peter Nevill, Steve O'Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Ben Rohrer, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc (CA), Chris Tremain, Shane Watson (CA), David Warner (CA) Rookies Nic Bills, Luke Doran, Gurinder Sandhu, Harry Conway, Adam Zampa.