Cricketer Shane Watson, and his wife Lee Furlong, welcomed their first child on March 14 and have named their son Will. Will Watson was born in St George Hospital, and Shane apparently got himself sacked from the team before the 3^rd test in India so he could be home for Will’s birth; he returned to captain the 4^th test. Shane plays for the national cricket team, as well as the New South Wales Blues in the state competition, and Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League. Lee is a former model and TV sports presenter.

Rugby union player Matt Hodgson, and his wife Jodie, welcomed their first child on March 14 and have named their son Hunter Patrick. Hunter Hodgson was born at 6.27 pm, weighing 3.1 kg (just under 7lb). Matt is the captain of Perth team, the Western Force.

Ironman champion Craig Alexander, and his wife Neri, welcomed their daughter Lani May on March 19. Lani May Alexander joins older siblings Lucy and Austin. Craig is a three-time winner of the Ironman World Championship, and is the oldest man to win the Hawaiian Ironman world title, setting a world record in the process.

Cricketer James Hopes, and his wife Maria, welcomed their daughter Emerson Charlotte on March 20. James is the captain of the Queensland Bulls, and plays for Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League and Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League.

Australian rules footballer Colleen Gwynne, and her partner Megan Duncan, welcomed their daughter Hayley Marie on March 9. Hayley Marie Gwynne-Duncan joins big brother Jayden, aged 3. She also has a twin brother named Jarrod Peter, who passed away before Hayley was born. Colleen is the captain of the Waratahs, a team in the Northern Territory Women’s Aussie Rules Football Association.

(Picture shows Shane Watson and Lee Furlong with baby Will)

Journalist Annabel Crabb, and her husband Jeremy Storer, welcomed their daughter Kate late last year. Kate Storer joined big sister Audrey and big brother Elliott.

Annabel has worked as London correspondent for several major newspapers, and returned from the UK in 2007 to become senior writer and political columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald. Since 2009 she has been chief online political writer for the ABC; she is also a co-host of The Drum on the ABC’s 24-hour news channel and hosts her own cooking-political chat show, Kitchen Cabinet. She is a frequent panellist on other ABC shows, and has written two books on the Australian Labor Party.

Jeremy is a lawyer specialising in media, communications and technology, and both he and Annabel are originally from Adelaide.

AFL footballer Andrew Mackie, and his wife Georgia, welcomed their first child on February 27, and have named their son Freddy Thomas. Andrew plays for the Geelong Cats.

Former AFL footballer Tom Harley, and his wife Felicity, welcomed their first child on February 17, and have named their son Jimmy Charles. Tom was once the captain of the Geelong Cats, and Felicity (nee Percival) is a journalist; the couple met while Felicity was interviewing Tom for Cosmopolitan magazine. Felicity is now the editor of Women’s Health.

V8 racing driver Mark Winterbottom, and his wife Renee, welcomed their son Austin on February 8. Austin Winterbottom joins big brother Oliver, aged 2. Oliver’s birth was announced on the blog. Austin will be attending his first race in a couple of weeks.

AFL footballer Cameron Ling, and his partner Nicole Dodds, welcomed their first child in December last year, and named their son Max Neville. Max Ling has the same middle name as his dad.

(Picture shows Andrew and Georgia Mackie)

NRL coach Trent Robinson, and his wife Sandra Stefan, welcomed their son Finn on February 22. Trent is the new coach for the Sydney Roosters, having previously been their assistant coach. Trent has played for the Wests Tigers and the Parramatta Eels in the NRL, and also gained playing and coaching experience in France – the country his wife Sandra is from.

Racing drivers Garth and Leanne Tander welcomed their son Sebastian on February 20. Sebastian Tander joins big sister Scarlett, aged 20 months.

Horse trainer Chris Waller, and his wife Stephanie, welcomed their daughter Nikita Jayne on February 20. Nikita is their second child. Chris is originally from New Zealand, and is one of Australia’s premier trainers. Stephanie is a former model, also from New Zealand, and she handles the PR and marketing for Chris Waller Racing.

(Photo of Garth, Leanne and Scarlett Tander from Zimbio)

Media personality Kelly Nestor, and her fiancé Scott Matthews, welcomed their son Austin on February 7. Austin Matthews joins big brother Oliver, aged 2; Kelly and Scott lost two babies before conceiving Austin.

Kelly worked as a television presenter in Adelaide for many years; she presented Stateline for three years, and also worked on The 7.30 Report. She has been a newsreader for the ABC, Channel Ten, Channel Nine, Sky News, and radio station 5AA, as well as a stint at a Los Angeles TV channel. Since leaving television in 2009, Kelly has co-founded a training consultancy, Spruikit; she also writes for The Adelaide Advertiser.