Former international spinner Mitch Swepson is leaving the Brisbane Heat in a shock deadline-day signing by Melbourne Stars.

Melbourne Stars have signed leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson on a three-year deal on the final day of the BBL's first player ...

Big Bash League outfit Melbourne Stars signed Queensland legspinner Mitchell Swepson on a three-year deal on the final day of ...

One of the longest standing Big Bash League spinners is on the move, joining a team which finished the season in red-hot form ...

Swepson moves to Stars on a three-year deal after 10 years at Heat, including being acting captain for a period last season ...

Swepson, 31, had been Brisbane Heat's acting captain during the most ... "We've been on the lookout for a high performing domestic spinner and Mitch will form an important part of the Stars ...