Brisbane Heat and Australian bowler Spencer Johnson received an inspiring text from Mitchell Starc in a dark hour that has him primed for a huge season.

Brisbane Heat captain Usman Khawaja says the Queensland government must recompense Queensland Cricket for the relocation losses incurred by Gabba rebuild.

Usman Khawaja has fired back at criticism of David Warner, saying his teammate is a hero of Australian cricket who has paid a price for Sandpaper-gate

Two-time Test paceman Michael Neser has withdrawn from the Prime Minister's XI match with soreness.

Lance Morris is back in Test calculations after recovering from his back injury and feels better equipped than ever for a debut.

Australia have taken plenty of positives out of their five-match T20 series in India despite losing 4-1.