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Having moved to Western Australia from his native Melbourne, Ashton Agar made his state and international debuts in an incredible six-month period at the start of the 2013 season that propelled him to international stardom.

Despite having played just a handful of first-class matches, 19-year-old Agar was picked for a spin-bowling internship on Australia’s tour of India before he made a shock debut in the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge.

He made history with the bat instead of the ball, blasting 98 from No.11 to set a new Test record and set tongues wagging around the world.

Agar soon found himself out of the Test side but, after a prolonged period working on his game under Western Australia and Perth Scorchers coach Justin Langer, became a regular fixture in Australia's white ball squads from 2018, noted as an economical middle-overs bowlers and handy lower-order hitter.

This was especially the case in the 20-over format, where Agar established himself as the second spinner alongside Adam Zampa. Having been a regular in the side leading up to the 2021 T20 World Cup, the left-arm spinner was unlucky to be squeezed out of Australia’s best XI in their title-winning campaign, playing just one game.