Ed Cowan is one of the newest members of the Australian cricket team, having played just seven Tests in his very young career. A move to Tasmania in the 2009 season worked wonders for the patient left-handed opening batsman, who has scored consistent runs for his state ever since. 957 runs at an average of 53.16 was the perfect start to his Tasmanian career and kick-started his ascension to the role of Australian opener. It was a reasonable debut series for Cowan, who scored 206 at an average of just over 34.