Professional cricket tragic Lawrie Colliver has been producing the Australian Cricket Digest, his annual almanac for the game, for years.

The latest instalment features: five great characters of Australian cricket celebrated by Lawrie Colliver; a view from the ground - Sri Lanka v Australia 2022 by Bharat Sundaresan; Bill O'Reilly - a tribute by David Frith; player of the year - Usman Khawaja; the Allan Border Statue; The Fox and Kensington by Andrew Faulkner; book reviews by Barry Nicholls; Ashes and World T20 wins by Australia's men; wins by women's Ashes and World Cup teams; full coverage of the 2021-22 season.