John Inverarity — National Selector

John Inverarity was appointed to head up the new National Selection Panel in October 2011, following the Australian Team Performance Review.

John represented Australia in six Test matches, the first in 1968 as an opening batsman, and the last in 1972, by which time his slow left-arm bowling was being increasingly used.

After his international career came to aclose John represented Western Australia in domestic cricket. In five years as captain he won the Sheffield Shield four times.

After relocating to Adelaide for a school teaching position, he continued playing first class cricket for South Australia well into his forties.

30/12/12 Interview: ODI squad selection

23/12/12 Interview: T20 squad selection

20/02/12 Audio: Ricky Ponting dropped from ODI squad

Rod Marsh - National Selector

Rod Marsh was appointed to a part-time position on the National Selection Panel in November 2011, following the Australian Team Performance Review.

Rod Marsh remains one fo the most respected wicketkeepers to have ever played international cricket.

His Test career spanned 14 years from 1970-1984. During this time he made 355 dismissals. He was also an excellent batsmen scoring three Test centruries and stabilising the Australian lower order for years.

Rod was the head of the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide where he helped develop talented players including Ricky Ponting, Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee into world class cricketers.

He has also worked in the UK as the National Academy and was a selector for England until 2005.

Andy Bichel - National Selector

Andy Bichel was appointed to a part-time position on the National Selection Panel in November 2011, following the Australian Team Performance Review.

Andy had a phenomenal career in domestic cricket for Queensland, played 19 Tests for Australian and was a valued member of the ODI squad from 2002-2004.

In 2005-06, at 35 years of age, Bichel was named State Player of the Year for his 452 runs at 34.76 and 50 wickets at 26.69.

He retired the following season with a total of 430 wickets for Queensland in Sheffield Shield.

Mickey Arthur - Head coach

Mickey Arthur was appointed Head Coach of the Australian men's team in November 2011, following the Australian Team Performance Review.

He was coach of South Africa's cricket team from 2005-2010, before moving to Western Australia where he coached the Retravision Warriors.

Mickey came to coaching after a 15-year first-class playing career in South Africa that netted 6657 runs including 13 centuries.

In his first season as Head Coach, Mickey helped Australia to a four-nil victory over India and victory over Sri Lanka in the Commonwealth Bank ODI Series.

Michael Clarke - Test and ODI Captain

Michael Clarke was appointed Australia's 43rd Test captain when Ricky Ponting was injured for the for the final Ashes Test in Sydney.

He was elevated to the position permanently after Ponting stood down in March 2011.

Set the task of energising a new Australian team to reclaim the number one Test ranking spot, Clarke has led from the front.

He scored a career best 329* at the SCG Test match during the 2011-12 home series and led the team to a four-nil drubbing of India in the Vodafone Test Series. He also led the team to victory in the 2012 Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series between Australia, India and Sri Lanka