2003 winner and Aussie captain Ricky Ponting arrives for the glittering awards bash with wife Rianna

Erina Lea-Connelly and Michael Clarke, who won the top award in his first full year of international cricket

Damien Martyn, who was named Test player of the year, arrives with partner Annika McNamara

BBC Sport columnist Justin Langer, without his wife, makes a grand entrance

The alluring Kym Johnson and all-rounder Shane Watson, who recently forced his way into the Test team

Australia wicket-keeper and vice-captain Adam Gilchrist with his lovely wife Mel

Outgoing ECB Academy director Rod Marsh flies in from the UK to be inducted into the Hall of Fame

One-day all-rounder Ian 'Freak' Harvey prepares for a night out with his beautiful wife Amanda

Fearsome fast bowler Jason Gillespie looks like rather harmless in the company of dashing wife Anna

Matthew and Kellie Hayden, who clearly has more to think about than her husband's poor form with the bat

Simone Warne locks arms with hubby Shane, who returned to cricket from a drugs ban in great form

Fast bowler Brett Lee, starved of opportunities at Test level recently, with partner Liz Kemp

ODI player of the year Andrew Symonds and Glenn McGrath make do without the pleasures of female company

Darren Lehmann, showing so signs of stress despite worries over his place in the side, with wife Andrea

Test renaissance man Michael Kasprowicz strikes a pose with wife Lindsay

Simon Katich, whose impressive form has not been rewarded with a permanent place in the team, arrives with Georgie Willis