The Australian cricket selectors are a group of people appointed by Cricket Australia to be responsible for team selections for each of the Australian national sides in every form of cricket.

Current members for the Australian Men's Team are (as of November 2022): George Bailey (Chairman), Andrew McDonald (also Head Coach) and Tony Dodemaide.[1] Current members for the Australian Women's Team are (as of November 2022): Shawn Flegler (Chairman), Shelley Nitschke (also Head Coach), Avril Fahey and Julie Hayes.[1]

Australia's selection panel for the men's team was changed in November 2016 after a disappointing start to the summer which included back to back losses to South Africa at Perth and Hobart, the low point being the batting collapse for a total of 84 at Hobart. The preceding losses away to Sri Lanka in Tests (lost 0–3) and to the South Africans in One-dayers (lost 0–5) added further fuel to the fire forcing the ex-incumbent Rod Marsh to resign from his position of chairman of selection panel on the eve of 16 November 2016 taking moral responsibility for the debacle.[2] Thereafter, on 17 November 2016, Trevor Hohns (already a member selector since May 2014), a former Australian leg spinner and a former national selector from 1993 to 2006, was appointed as the interim chairman of the selection panel. In addition, Greg Chappell, Cricket Australia's then National Talent Manager, was appointed as an interim selector to complete the selection panel also comprising Mark Waugh and Australia's Head Coach Darren Lehmann.[3]

Until 2003, there would be a selection panel appointed by the former Australian Cricket Board which would pick players for home games and overseas tours. However, on the overseas tours selections would be done by a committee consisting of the captain, vice-captain and manager.

Some previous selectors - Australian men's team

List of Australian Men's Team selection panels

List of Australian Women's Team selection panels

References

  1. ^ a b "National Selection Panel". Cricket Australia. 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Marsh resigns from National Selection Panel". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Hohns named as interim chairman of selectors". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Sir Don To Be Selector". The Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 13 December 1953. p. 29. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Sir Don back on job". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 17 September 1954. p. 28. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  6. ^ a b Irving Rosewater, 'Sir Don Bradman, Selector', Wisden, 1972 accessed 2 July 2012
  7. ^ "Board Of Control Drops Selecto[?]". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 19 September 1952. p. 1. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  8. ^ "TWO CRICKET TOURS Selectors for Africa to Meet Soon". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 17 April 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  9. ^ "AUSTRALIAN CRICKET SELECTORS CHOSEN". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 24 September 1937. p. 30. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Big Cricket Selectors". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 19 September 1952. p. 8. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  11. ^ Peter McFarline, '$45,00 Lure for Test Side', The Age, 10 September 1982 accessed 23 July 1982
  12. ^ Phil Derriman, 'New Selection Panel but No Radical Changes', Sydney Morning Herald, 12 July 1984 accessed 23 July 2012
  13. ^ The Sydney Morning Herald 3 January 1987 p4 accessed 1 July 2012
  14. ^ "Simpson joins selectors". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 29 July 1987. p. 38. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  15. ^ Peter English, 'Merv Hughes dumped as Australia selector', Cricinfo, 29 October 2010 accessed 1 July 2012
  16. ^ "Dodemaide takes seat on Australia's selection panel". Cricket Australia. 18 October 2021.
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