Daniel James Cullen (born 10 April 1984) is a former Australian first-class cricketer who played for South Australia and Somerset in a career that lasted from 2004 to 2009.
He was a right-arm off break bowler who appeared six times for Australia, and was touted as a promising prospect to replace Shane Warne.
However, a number of unproductive seasons meant that he lost his national contract in 2008, and was dropped by South Australia in 2010, ending his first-class career.
[2] His debut season drew the plaudits of Shane Warne, who claimed that Cullen would be "a certainty to play for Australia.
[1] He struggled in 2006–07, and after only taking 13 wickets in the Pura Cup, he was replaced in South Australia's first-class team by Cullen Bailey.
[11] Cullen once again had poor bowling figures during the 2007–08 domestic season in Australia, but he blamed the pitches, claiming that "I compare myself against the spinners in every game and I've pretty much out-bowled the majority.