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Twitter reactions to the retirement of New South Wales and Australia fast bowler Doug Bollinger

Twitter reactions after Mitchell Starc became the first bowler to take two hat-tricks in one Sheffield Shield game

A fan of the game, and a keen traveller too? Here's where your favourite Australian cricketers come from, and what charms their states hold

He was the youngest man ever to score a Sheffield Shield century, but Kurtis Patterson took a few years to prove he was no one-hit wonder

Australian cricket has unearthed its first carrom-ball spinner, a teenager inspired by watching clips of Sunil Narine and R Ashwin in the IPL

When Trevor Bayliss returned home from Sri Lanka and found himself overlooked for the New South Wales job he had to find work away from cricket, but it was brief hiatus before he was reaffirming his talents as a calm, astute coach

New South Wales batsman Ryan Carters reads Aldous Huxley, backpacks in Central Asia, and is passionate about helping less fortunate youngsters complete their education

On his way to a central place in Australia's batting line-up and their leadership plans for the future, Steven Smith talks about his journey so far

Moises Henriques is seeking to build on a rapid start to 2012-13, having been named the Australian Cricketers Association's Player of the Month for October

A wretched 2011-12 season has filled New South Wales with resolve to regain the respect of Australian cricket

Beau Casson played one Test for Australia before a heart condition put paid to his cricket career. Unfortunate? Quite the contrary, he says

Some of the most stylish, effective, nimble batsmen Australia has produced have the SCG to thank for their fleet-footed assurance against spin

No more just the T20 biffer, David Warner has made it to the big leagues, and he has made sure the mental and technical aspects of his game have kept pace

Royal Challengers Bangalore chased down another 200-plus total but such big targets highlight some deficiencies in their bowling

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first Champions League Twenty20 semi-final between Royal Challengers Bangalore and New South Wales

The 2011-12 Australian summer begins on Sunday with a one-day match between Queensland and Victoria, before the opening Sheffield Shield round starts on Tuesday. ESPNcricinfo looks at some of the young men to keep an eye on this season

Plays of the Day from the match between Chennai Super Kings and New South Wales in Chennai

The qualification scenarios for group A

In an era that is hell-bent on spoiling its batsmen, pitches that offer bowlers some help are not necessarily a bad thing