Michael Beer

With Tim Paine surprisingly recalled by Australia, ESPNcricinfo picks out a few other selection calls that came out of the blue

There are lessons to be learnt from the success of Tom Cooper, Michael Beer, Samuel Badree (and Dipak Patel) at the top

Melbourne Stars restricted Perth Scorchers to 7 for 134 before chasing it down with 16 balls to spare for a seven-wicket win

Cameron White's 130-ball 145 helped Victoria amass 343 and thump South Australia by 135 runs in their Matador Cup match in Perth

Peter Handscomb will captain Victoria in the Matador Cup next month and will lead a squad featuring four players uncapped in one-day cricket

The Melbourne Stars registered their first win of the Big Bash League 2014-15 in style, routing the Melbourne Renegades for 57 to win by 112 runs

Jake Doran, a 16-year-old, batsman from New South Wales, has been chosen to play against England in their tour match in Alice Springs that follows the first Test in Brisbane

Michael Beer's hopes of travelling to India as Australia's backup spinner on the upcoming Test tour have taken a blow after he injured his shoulder at training on Monday

And other shocking news you may have missed from the last few days

Should Glenn Maxwell go to India on next month's tour it will only be as Australia's third-choice spinner, with Michael Beer heavily favoured to be named the second spinner behind Nathan Lyon

Michael Beer takes the honours in the fourth phase of the Champions League Twenty20

Auckland Aces needed to win their last group game to stay in contention for a place in the semi-finals of the Champions League. They didn't do it

No fewer than eight spin bowlers have been rounded up to take part in Australia's pre-season camp in Darwin from Wednesday, ahead of trips to the UAE, Sri Lanka and India over the coming year

Michael Beer has earned his second chance at Test cricket through strong domestic form which hasn't often been the way for Australian spinners

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second day in Port-of-Spain

Australia took a long time to manoeuvre their position with the bat in Port-of-Spain but far less with the ball

Peter Forrest's rise as an Australian batsman of the future has been maintained and Michael Beer's sturdy domestic summer rewarded with their selection for the West Indies Tests

Michael Beer took seven wickets after Liam Davis had soared to a triple century as Western Australia minced New South Wales by an innings and 323 runs

Western Australia wrapped up first innings points and engineered a strong position from which to push for outright victory on day two of the Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval