Ashley Noffke

Ashley Noffke is disillusioned at being overlooked for Australia's 15-man squad to tour India this month, and says he is seriously considering continuing his career with lucrative Twenty20 leagues like the IPL and ICL

It was a dramatic reversal of fortune for Australia A and Shaun Tait as both bounced back from forgettable showings yesterday to crush India A

Glenn McGrath finished playing for Australia a year ago but he remains in the mind of Stuart Clark

In theory Mitchell Johnson and Ashley Noffke are competing for a fast-bowling place in the West Indies

Tim Nielsen, the Australia coach, has predicted there will be no changes to the batting and fast-bowling line-ups for the first Test against West Indies unless there are injuries

After months of hype, excitement, controversy and speculation the high-profile Indian Premier League kicks off in Bangalore with the Royal Challengers hosting the Kolkata Knight Riders

There has been some uncertainty over players' availability for the Bangalore franchise. Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher were expected to leave for the South African domestic Twenty20 competition but will now stay back

Ashley Noffke will warm up for his Test tour of West Indies with a brief stint in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after Bangalore picked him to replace the injured Nathan Bracken

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

Not much has been expected of Australia's selectors in recent years, but the time may have finally come for them to raise their game

Simon Katich says he has no hard feelings towards the Australia selectors after spending nearly two and a half years out of the Test side

Australia have included the uncapped trio of Beau Casson, Ashley Noffke and Ben Hilfenhaus in their 15-man Test squad to tour the West Indies next month, while Simon Katich earned a recall after his record-breaking domestic season

Usually by the end of March Ashley Noffke knows what is happening with his off-season plans

A pile of prizes went to Ashley Noffke on Saturday night as he gained more rewards for his outstanding domestic season with Queensland

In the lead-up to the announcement of the Australian Cricketers' Association state all-star teams, Cricinfo chooses its versions of the 12 best Pura Cup and FR Cup players from 2007-08

Jason Gillespie struck a half-century in his final match for South Australia but he was denied a fairytale farewell as Queensland completed their first win of the Pura Cup season

Ashley Noffke and Luke Pomersbach, who made their Twenty20 international debuts together in Perth in December, have both been honoured for their domestic form at the Allan Border Medal in Melbourne

Nathan Bracken hopes to fend off increasing competition and gain a recall to Australia's Test side knowing that no matter what he does in the one-day arena it's his first-class results that count

Queensland have regained Michael Kasprowicz after a minor hamstring injury as they prepare to take on Victoria in a one-day match at the MCG on Wednesday