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MITCHELL JOHNSON: A chance meeting with Australia’s latest Test rookie revealed the one vital personality trait he possesses which will be the foundation of his success.

Tennis champion’s Melbourne townhouse hits the market for $1.85 million

JUSTIN LANGER: The passing of Adam Hunter and Troy Selwood highlight the hard truths professional athletes face after their career ends. I know I did.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: He didn’t face a ball out in the middle which Sam Konstas could have done if he had stayed at home.

LISA STHALEKAR: Annabel Sutherland is breathing down Ellyse Perry’s neck as the best in the business after another blistering summer.

CAITLIN BASSETT: It’s 2025 and I can’t believe we are still having to justify female sporting accomplishments on the cricket pitch.

CANDACE BUCKNER: It was the giant shake-up the league needed and the wake-up call the stars had been fearing.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: I think Latrell Mitchell is due for a bumper year and this is the reason why.

If wanting to make the matches shorter is what you’re after, I believe there’s a way you can trim the fat without trimming actual game time, writes Georgie Parker.

JUSTIN LANGER: He is one of greatest ever batters and we all know what he did years ago was wrong but some people will never forgive him.

JACKSON BARRETT: The veteran opener came to Sri Lanka fighting to remain relevant, now he has shown why Australia should not look to discard him so easily.

LISA STHALEKAR: Alyssa Healy may not play another Ashes Test if she misses out on Thursday, but the cold reality is selecting her comes with too much risk.

BEN MCCLELLAN: Mitch Owen’s sensational match-winning innings is further proof of why T20 cricket is the future of cricket not the beginning of its end as critics would argue.

Do I wish Nick Kyrgios tried more? Of course I do. But does it matter he doesn’t? Absolutely not, writes Georgie Parker.

JUSTIN LANGER: The BBL is back with a vengeance but there is one area I think the competition needs to clamp down on.