Australia's sensational seven-run loss to New Zealand at Bellerive Oval on Monday was the first Test defeat for new chairman of selectors John Inverarity and new team coach Mickey Arthur. Signs are that there will be more losses against India. Change is coming, but it is neither quick nor easy.

20:01 @cosmicjester @adzap and the dateline on that Dr Who story was....? #
19:42 Wow. Somare is back! #png RT @liamfoxpng: Courts orders Sir Michael restored as PM. #
19:00 @Sans that's because Warner is the new Gavaskar #
18:58 The Vodafone app users of Australia never lie. #cricket RT @legsidefilth: Wait, Warner got Man of the Match? #
18:31 @Sans no because it was his second test #
17:18 #cricket Fabulous news from Perth where Christina Matthews has been named CEO of @waca_cricket. Outstanding choice. http://t.co/CGkjH5jC #
17:14 Meanwhile, back at #Cricket #SouthAfrica: RT @mailandguardian: CSA's Gerald Majola spits venom at 'snake' Nyoka http://t.co/AgzzybQH #
17:03 #cricket Wondering if Hobart #ausvnz was the first Test in which a potentially match-ending dismissal was overturned by DRS? @rajeshstats? #
16:59 @TVSydney Enjoyed very much, thank you. Got any other forgotten Hollywood 1930s gems in store? #
15:19 #cricket Selection of MoM by Vodafone app users is a dreadful idea. But seriously, why should we get fussed about the MoM winner anyway? #
14:37 #cricket #ausvnz Series tied at 1-1, now on to the deciding Third Test at.... oh. #
14:36 #cricket First Australian defeat for Mickey Arthur and John Inverarity. #ausvnz #
14:29 NZ by 7 actually. #cricket #ausvnz #

A weak New Zealand side was expected to be easybeats for the Australian eleven, and in the First Test at The Gabba they were. But at Hobart, they prevailed, in three-and-a-half days by seven runs in an exciting if low-scoring match on a greentop.

23:26 Former BCCSL secretary Neil Petera makes an impassioned plea to President Rajapaksa to save Sri Lanka #Cricket - http://t.co/OIGpJrV8 #
21:37 #COP17 RT @COP17CMP7Durban: Read all that is being negotiated in Durban here: http://t.co/z8piAHXG #
21:35 Well into Saturday and still no agreement out of #COP17. What is Greg Combet's role in all of this? #auspol #
21:25 Just caught up with this. 10 years, $254 million. RT @latimesbaseball Angels reach 10-year deal with Albert Pujols http://t.co/23yHkP3G #MLB #
21:01 "Authenticity politics"? MT @PeterPhelpsMLC: At the 37th Annual Gubbagunyah Gun Show with Cr Smith, Cr Wesson, Cr Remington... #
20:49 @dg79 Good luck at the Renegades. Will be interesting to see how public interest in parallel BBL and Tests pans out. #
20:18 @dg79 trying to convince myself to follow the Sydney Thunder #
18:14 @dg79 forecast suggests there won't be much play tomorrow. I'm feeling less hopeful of a Ponting v Tendulkar clash now #
18:07 #cricket Draw coming up. #ausvnz #
16:42 What are the rules regarding alcohol promotions during TV sports commentary these days? #cricket @wwos9 #
16:30 Oh hello Brad Haddin. In danger of being dropped are we? #cricket #ausvnz #
14:44 Denmark. The country on the receiving end of the world record ODI score. See there is a #cricket linkage with Crown Prince Fred at the game. #
14:09 "New Zealand need the lead. They're not going to get a bigger lead than they've got now." Onya Slats. #cricket #ausvnz #
13:28 Well that's another milestone avoided for one more innings. Australia 7/100. #cricket #ausvnz #
12:31 That was an outstanding session of Test #cricket. Honestly. #ausvnz #
12:29 No, Android Market, you can remind me every single day if you like, but I'm not going anywhere that Twitter "upgrade". #

22:33 #cricket #southafrica Nicholson's probe into #CSA finances on ice until 2012 - http://t.co/dsF6gJYc #
22:17 #cricket Wow. Gerald Majola is rather in the poo, isn't he? - http://t.co/ShKlC4zQ via @followthebounce #southafrica #csa #
15:34 Uh huh. RT @1233newcastle: Orica says the leak is equivalent to garden fertiliser and there is no risk to the public. #
15:08 Oh gawd. #nswpol RT @PeterPhelpsMLC Back in Sydney for Coal Seam Gas hearings tomorrow. Blur is the greatest BritPop band ever. #nonsequitur #
14:50 #NRL Indigenous team named for the All Stars game on February 4 - http://t.co/5V1UpVXF #
14:40 Stats gluttony from @espncricinfo - "Players who never played the most-capped Test cricketers" http://t.co/ROVkxE47 #cricket #
13:53 Looking forward to the day when Tony Abbott delivers the Gillard Oration RT @haydencooper Malcolm Fraser to give 2012 Whitlam oration. What? #
13:21 I don't remember Jeanette Howard or Therese Rein deputising at PM's XI functions. #cricket #auspol #firstdude #
12:51 #cricket CSA's tearful Majola only followed Bacher 'precedent' - http://t.co/x8DX4Joh via @mailandguardian #
12:44 To state the obvious, #climatechange is measured on long-term trends. An unseasonal hot or cold day here and there doesn't indicate anything #
11:20 #cricket It's not good that Pat Cummins has had so many injury problems already and he's still 18 #
10:01 Father Riley is a minority voice in the #pokies debate. Youth Off The Streets does great things, and don't take his opinions out on them. #
08:46 Obligatory 3-day break between Tests these days RT @GrogsGamut Cheers all - tests starts Friday. Personally I like them starting on Thursday #
08:42 Oh that was intelligent. Did offline maintenance on my website last night and went to bed before switching it back on again. #
08:32 No surprise that Canada is awarded Tuesday's @FossilOfTheDay - http://t.co/IUe2jgQg #cop17 #
08:12 Thank you for reminding me why I don't watch your show. RT @sunriseon7 NOW: Alan Jones & Richo fire up over new Speaker Peter Slipper. #sun7 #

22:26 European austerity update: Cost of @london2012 Olympic opening/closing ceremonies doubles to £80million - http://t.co/kosdLz4P #
21:55 Ok so the CBC article I linked to this morning is still correct. Canada not entering next phase of #Kyoto. #cop17 #
21:44 How can this be possible? RT @iSportconnect: McLaren Become First Carbon-Neutral Formula One Team http://t.co/NQjbFNB5 #
21:18 This just seems wrong. RT @mediaguardian: Mr Men bought by Hello Kitty owner http://t.co/3W5kvcID #
20:52 Yet another Greens MP lectures other political parties on the importance of the conscience vote. - http://t.co/7jlc2AvS #auspol #irony #
15:30 Would the creation of an independent commission of Australian #Cricket open up a new opportunity for John "Pick me! Pick me!" Howard? #
15:13 From the Twitter Developers website, a guide to the use of Twitter for athletes - http://t.co/DnvHMufj #
13:01 First Wally Edwards chairman of #Cricket Australia now David White CEO of NZC. What's the trend? :) #
12:58 RT @NZStuffSport: David White new CEO of New Zealand #Cricket http://t.co/wuvgnqah #
12:46 Caps lock #fail? http://t.co/vnjLHDu1 #
10:11 I feel like I should be wearing a beanie today. #
09:44 Epic marketing fail RT @mumbrella One of those headlines I always dreamed of writing: Boss apologises for dead goldfish http://t.co/p8mLjQBP #
09:13 Ignore the sensationalist headline, this Tele report by @malcolmconn on #Cricket Australia reform is good news - http://t.co/B9SNH30M #

21:54 Adultery is illegal in 23 states of the US. In Maryland, it's punishable by a $10 fine. http://t.co/04j0p0sp via @motherjones #
20:36 There's really no reason why Sky News Australia can't produce an Asian channel in competition to Australia Network, now is there? #
20:21 #cricket Second time in nine days we've seen a draw in a first-class game with scores level. First Ind-WI, now Vic-Qld. #
18:03 Oh dear. #cricket RT @waca_cricket: Solid start for @waca_cricket, 0-61 at tea in reply to @WestEndRedbacks total of 93. #
16:33 Simon Katich. Honestly @CricketAus was this all worth the effort? #cricket #
13:29 What NSW Premier Emeritus Greiner is up to now: his own parallel parliament? - http://t.co/WyFykidI #nswpol #
12:57 #cricket So what's the financial hit to Cricket Australia and its telecasters for a Test finishing a day and a half early? #ausvnz #
11:13 A golfer has won a tournament after two years of not winning golf tournaments. #
10:26 Can = can't in last tweet #
10:11 #cricket Good to see @danchristian54 in the XII for Hobart, but can see him getting a game yet. Turfing Hughes would mean a reshuffle. #
08:01 There's a wonderful photo of Joao Havelange and Sepp Blatter together in this item from @insidethegames http://t.co/3NregqTQ #
07:58 Joao Havelange retires from IOC at 95, thereby ending ethics investigation against him - ESPN http://t.co/pAyFMFqa #
07:48 #cricket New Zealand's response to their woeful batting in the First Test is to add a bowler to their squad - http://t.co/QPYmlUPI #ausvnz #

21:46 Socrates scores for Brazil against Italy in the 1982 World Cup - http://t.co/fLZjxvK8 #
21:39 Understatement of the weekend. #cricket #ausvnz RT @RossLTaylor: Not a good day... #
21:10 Tragic news of the death of Brazilian football legend Socrates from blood poisoning at 57. I enjoyed watching him in the 1982 World Cup. #
18:59 Wohoo! RT @SydneyFC: The ref calls time & Sydney FC WIN 2-0 ending Brisbane Roars record streak without defeat. #HALsydbri #
14:52 #cricket So will the @wwos9 cameras be inside the Aussie dressing room for "Under The Southern Cross I Stand"? #ausvnz #
14:47 #cricket Dave Warner's debut Test: faced seven deliveries, bowled six and caught four. #ausvnz #
14:38 #cricket Sydney Thunder's investment in Phil Hughes is looking safe. #ausvnz #
14:29 although, with Cape Town in mind, 19 to win could still leave it up to the tail to finish it off. #cricket #ausvnz #
14:23 #cricket Australia's margin of victory: nine wickets or eight? (Surely not ten.) #ausvnz #
09:41 @pratyushkh It would be mutual. Could be initiated by either side really, but it would be a matter of negotiation if necessary. #

19:41 Now that #ALPnc has adjourned for a Milo and an early night, keep your eye on #COP17 which is way more important and way more frustrating #
19:34 Sri Lanka #cricket body has Rs3bn hole in balance sheet - LANKA BUSINESS ONLINE http://t.co/UgOJhei7 #
19:09 And after another unexpected roar of the Vodafone Cricket Live app from my trouser pocket, it is being uninstalled forthwith. #
18:51 #cricket Oman is playing Bhutan in a T20 in Nepal now. Someone called by Cricinfo "Tandin Wangchuk (b 1990)" is bowling http://t.co/HECCycC8 #
18:38 Good time to revisit this from Wednesday's @Lateline: "Channel 9 struggles for ratings and revenue" http://t.co/YaD1URGG #cricket #9newsat6 #
18:29 #cricket Well! McCullum gone! #ausvnz #
18:12 Australia's Funniest Home Videos on #ch9 Sydney at 6.30. Mustn't let that run late. #cricket #fail #
18:02 Ok. Watching the @kookaburras highlights on #abc1 while listening to the Test on @abcgrandstand. #cricket #hockey #
18:00 I knew it. Channel 9, I knew it! #cricket #9newsat6 #fail #
17:41 #cricket and Michael Clarke gives a sideline interview when he should be declaring. #ausvnz #
17:06 #cricket Oh and I suppose that VB competition promo after drinks with the music playing underneath doesn't count as ad time either? #ch9 #
17:04 #cricket Would I be right to say that #ch9 is required to show the first few seconds of the Gatorade galoots entering the field at drinks? #
17:00 #COP17 Meanwhile, the Polish Government has distanced itself from European Coal Days - see update to this FOTD post - http://t.co/7zM5FHzG #
16:54 Brazil Takes 1st, New Zealand Earns 2nd, Canada Comes in 3rd in Thursday's Fossil of the Day http://t.co/LXfFta1N #COP17 #
11:27 And now for, yet again, arguably the most ridiculous sight ever at a #cricket grounds as DRINKS!! come on the field. #ausvnz #
11:18 @FireUpOnFBI hey I've spotted at least 20 unless they're using new colours for the bucket seats #
11:14 #cricket Have attendance figures been published for days 1 and 2 at The Gabba? @cricketaus #ausvnz #abcgabbatest #
11:07 #cricket Ricky gone for 78. Review agrees with umpire. The system wins. #ausvnz #
10:44 As well as being a Test rep, selector and administrator, Sam Loxton was a member of Victorian parliament for the Liberals 1955-1979 #cricket #
10:30 #cricket A minute's silence at The Gabba for the late Sam Loxton before the start of play. #ausvnz #
09:09 When the ticket machine is closed at a station which is unstaffed on weekends it's clear that #cityrail isn't interested in earning money. #
08:57 Will Earth germs contaminate Mars because NASA didn't follow correct procedure with the Space Lab? http://t.co/PpTPXM19 via @addthis #
08:51 Something to consider after the #alpnc: "How to Plan a Marriage Proposal at a National Sports Game" - http://t.co/MJOakogj #
08:41 Neatly sums up the media. RT @PaulBongiorno: "Gillard Loses on Same Sex Marriage" or "Gillard Reasserts Control" Take your pick. Oz or SMH? #
08:34 The @realskull is not KO'K. Confirming that @therealskull is not either? MT @abcgrandstand: Correction: Kerry O'Keeffe is not yet on Twitter #

22:25 Why is @nswpolice re-tweeting the twitter feed of NZ's Bay of Plenty police? #
21:39 Sri Lanka #Cricket says it is about to pay its international players 40% of outstanding moneys owing to them - http://t.co/XI3vm5WH #
20:44 Transparency International cuts ties with FIFA who ignored two of its key reform recommendations - http://t.co/jiVPqe1g #
20:27 He's here! Welcome to Twitter the great man himself, @therealskull Kerry O'Keeffe! #cricket #
17:00 Ha. RT @wwos9: Top notch 50 from Ponting, but he needs to keep going! 'Like' if you think he can go on and make a big century! #
16:29 Ha. The viewers are rightfully taking the piss out of @wwos9's dopey question. #cricket #ausvnz #
16:26 And on first glance there's no way to mute the (android) app without silencing the phone. If that's correct, uninstall time is coming. #
16:23 and what a stupid question. "Will Ponting make 50?" He's on 42. Show some respect even if he calls for dodgy singles. #cricket @wwos9 #
16:21 Oh FFS Vodafone #cricket app. Don't make that noise at me just because #ch9 has another bloody question to answer. #