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(c)Cricinfo en-gb The investigation of Pakistan's tour of Australia by the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) has come as a surprise to Cricket Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112300/112347.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/460441.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/460441.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-460441 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ACSU is investigating Pakistan's tour of Australia in 2009-10 to establish whether Pakistan's disastrous on-field performance was the result of what it called a "dysfunctional" team or "something more serious" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112200/112260.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/460381.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/460381.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-460381 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The former Pakistan batsman, has said Mohammad Yousuf and Shoaib Malik deserved to be "kicked out of the team" in the wake of their comments to the media https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108300/108350.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/448381.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/448381.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-448381 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Yousuf has said that there was one player responsible for disrupting the team's unity during the disastrous tour of Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112300/112342.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/447711.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/447711.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447711 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam has accepted responsibility for Pakistan's poor showing on their tour of Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105300/105318.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/447276.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/447276.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447276 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Pakistan wicketkeeper has said he is keen to move on and improve as a wicketkeeper following a tough tour of Australia, where he came under great scrutiny https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112300/112394.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/447180.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/447180.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447180 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting believes Australia's pace attack is the best in the world and hasn't ruled out Shaun Tait being used in one-day internationals https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113500/113567.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/447152.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/447152.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447152 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shaun Tait believes he has made the right decision to abandon first-class cricket and focus on the shorter formats after delivering the fastest ball ever recorded in Australia on Friday night https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113700/113731.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/447129.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/447129.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447129 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke believes there is plenty of work ahead of Australia's Twenty20 side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113700/113731.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/447110.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/447110.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447110 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shaun Tait proved he can still be a force at international level as he helped Australia to a tense two-run win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113700/113719.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/447031.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/447031.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447031 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke knows he must improve his Twenty20 credentials if he is to be the long-term leader of the side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113200/113297.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446944.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446944.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446944 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Yousuf has insisted he will stay on as captain despite Pakistan's 3-0 drubbing in Tests and 5-0 humiliation in ODIs on the tour of Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113000/113083.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446858.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446858.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446858 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan's National Assembly Standing Committee on Sports has asked for an explanation from security officials over the delay in the release of a report on the terror attack on Sri Lanka's cricketers in March last year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/99700/99790.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/446834.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/446834.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446834 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan's drawn out, controversial and currently win-less tour comes to an end with the one-off Twenty20 against Australia in Melbourne https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105100/105163.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/446821.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/446821.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446821 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cameron White is second-in-command for Friday's T20 against Pakistan and there is a push for him to take the reins permanently https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113300/113374.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446809.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446809.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446809 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch has defended Michael Clarke's position in the Twenty20 team and said he brings plenty to the side despite a disappointing record in internationals https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107600/107665.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446662.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446662.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446662 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The only time Dirk Nannes has bowled for Australia was in front of a sparse crowd in Edinburgh in an ODI against Scotland last August https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107600/107612.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446596.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446596.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446596 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT CA defended its security procedures and believed bigger fines would be a better deterrent than fencing off the crowd and banning alcohol https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113500/113596.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/446580.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/446580.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446580 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The PCB is confident that the ICC is best placed to take further the issue of the security breach that saw a spectator run onto the field and tackle a Pakistan player on the field in Perth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113500/113586.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446574.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446574.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446574 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Inzamam-ul Haq has come down strongly on Shahid Afridi's ball-tampering in the fifth ODI against Australia and said the Pakistan board was responsible for a general lack of discipline https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113500/113594.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446545.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446545.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446545 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wasim Bari, the board's chief operating officer, will head an inquiry committee to evaluate the team's dismal performance in Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113500/113540.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446521.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446521.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446521 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shoaib Malik, a former Pakistan captain, will lead the team again in the Twenty20 international against Australia in Melbourne on February 5 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446520.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446520.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446520 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Dwyer, Pakistan's fitness trainer, has decided to part ways with the team after two and a half years with the side because of personal reasons https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446496.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446496.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446496 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ICC has asked Cricket Australia for a report into the breach of security that allowed a spectator to rush onto the field and tackle Khalid Latif https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113500/113599.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446490.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446490.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446490 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The WACA has apologised to Khalid Latif and called on the Western Australian government to increase the fines for pitch invaders to $10,000 after Latif was tackled to the ground during Sunday's ODI https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113500/113586.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446471.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446471.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446471 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Smith and Travis Birt could make their international debuts on Friday night after being named in Australia's 13-man squad for the Twenty20 match against Pakistan at the MCG https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/70200/70210.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446460.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446460.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446460 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The man who ran on to the WACA and tackled Khalid Latif to the ground on Sunday has been charged with assault. The ABC reported that the 37-year-old man had also been charged with trespass after the incident, in which Latif was grabbed from behind and bro https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113500/113596.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446459.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446459.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446459 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shahid Afridi has been banned for two Twenty20 internationals after being found guilty of ball-tampering during Pakistan's two-wicket loss to Australia at the WACA in Perth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113600/113601.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446437.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446437.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446437 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Having bowled out Pakistan for 212, Australia were made to fight every inch for the two-wicket win that handed Pakistan their second 5-0 sweep in history https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113500/113583.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446367.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446367.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446367 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan have hit a new low after losing three Tests and four ODIs in Australia and Salman Butt has personally apologised to aggrieved fans https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113200/113280.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446350.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446350.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446350 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shaun Tait, the Australian fast bowler, has been added to the squad as a standby for Sunday's fifth ODI against Pakistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/85100/85134.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446338.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446338.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446338 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It is only the thought of preventing the second-ever 5-0 whitewash in their history that will spur Pakistan to seek their first win of a long and increasingly arduous tour https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113500/113500.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446328.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446328.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446328 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia mercilessly ripped through a feeble Pakistan at the WACA to keep alive the prospect of inflicting upon the tourists only their second 5-0 whitewash in ODIs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113500/113526.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446121.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446121.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446121 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Yousuf wants to keep leading Pakistan despite speculation over his role https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113400/113455.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446024.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446024.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446024 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's victory in Adelaide decided the series and consigned the two matches in Perth to dead-rubber status. But like most dead rubbers, there remain several individual storylines to keep the fans interested https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113400/113434.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446023.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446023.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446023 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ryan Harris bustles into the crease and looks like he's going to be a medium pacer, but at delivery everything changes and his speed shocks his team-mates https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113400/113453.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446018.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446018.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446018 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The fast bowler has been named in Australia's squad for the two remaining ODIs against Pakistan, after being rested for the first three games https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108800/108890.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445890.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445890.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445890 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In his second one-day international, Ryan Harris kept a cool head under pressure to deliver Australia a 40-run victory and an unassailable 3-0 series lead after Shahid Afridi lit up a match that had threatened to fizzle out https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113400/113453.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445784.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445784.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445784 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cameron White has not given up bowling and says he would love the chance to do more of it https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113300/113373.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445780.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445780.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445780 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Julien Fountain, the English coach who has worked with West Indies and Pakistan in the past, has expressed an interest in working with the Pakistan national side again as a specialist fielding coach https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112800/112873.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/445742.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/445742.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445742 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia can wrap up the series with victory in Adelaide after going 2-0 up at the SCG https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113300/113374.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445680.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445680.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445680 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia produced a commanding all-round performance to take a 2-0 lead with a 140-run demolition of Pakistan at the SCG https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113300/113374.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445557.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445557.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445557 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Pakistan captains have criticised the PCB chairman Ijaz Butt for the timing of his announcement that Mohammad Yousuf will be replaced as captain https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111900/111919.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445535.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445535.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445535 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia have an opportunity to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series against Pakistan in Sydney on Sunday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113200/113295.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445465.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445465.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445465 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan will have a new captain after their tour of Australia comes to an end in early February, Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, has said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110000/110056.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/445445.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/445445.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445445 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting has praised the growing maturity of Cameron White after his match-winning century secured Australia a 1-0 lead in the five-match series against Pakistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113300/113309.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445431.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445431.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445431 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cameron White finally showed he could be a potent force at home as his muscular century pushed Australia to a five-wicket win in the opening ODI against Pakistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113300/113307.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445337.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445337.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445337 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It is important to Ponting that the 50-over format survives and his team will attempt to show its best qualities from Friday when they face Pakistan at the Gabba https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109700/109703.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445249.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445249.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445249 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan are looking to hit back in the one-day series against Australia, which starts in Brisbane on Friday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109000/109048.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445222.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445222.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445222 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan has said he is raring to go in the five-match ODI series against Australia, beginning in Brisbane on Friday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108200/108215.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445196.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/445196.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445196 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Siddle has been one of Australia's busiest players over the past year but he is not looking for a break any time soon https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112700/112728.gif https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444992.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444992.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444992 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan are hoping that a few fresh faces, a change of outfit and format will lead to a change in fortune on a long tour of Australia that has so far refused to bring any success https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112700/112709.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444972.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444972.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444972 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting has defended Australia's schedule of ten one-day internationals and three Twenty20s over the next month despite the growing popularity of the shortest format https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109900/109971.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444962.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444962.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444962 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nathan Hauritz continued his resurgence after being challenged by the chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch to step up in the dying stages of Tests https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113000/113029.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444848.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444848.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444848 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This was a big season for Ricky Ponting's men https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113100/113136.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444846.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444846.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444846 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Pakistan captain conceded that leadership may have affected his output, but insisted that he would like to continue as captain https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111900/111919.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444845.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444845.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444845 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Pakistan coach, believes the board needs to organise specialist fielding training camps across Pakistan in order to improve standards in the national side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/81300/81371.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444827.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444827.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444827 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia wrapped up their 12th consecutive Test victory over Pakistan on the final afternoon in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113100/113130.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444806.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444806.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444806 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rain on the last day might prevent Pakistan from sliding to a fourth successive series whitewash against Australia, but coach Intikhab Alam insists that his side is not hoping for divine intervention https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108900/108960.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444550.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444550.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444550 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Watson considers himself a batting allrounder but his bowling has become an increasingly useful weapon over the past six months https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113000/113085.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444511.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444511.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444511 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from day four in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113000/113076.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444510.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444510.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444510 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shoaib Malik's place in the squad has been the subject of much discussion after he was dropped in New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113000/113030.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444491.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444491.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444491 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On a day of inevitabilities, Australia moved within six wickets of completing a clean-sweep against a disappointing Pakistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113000/113080.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444484.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444484.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444484 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Pakistan allrounder believes Pakistan have a far better chance of succeeding in the limited-overs matches because their players are better suited to the format https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110100/110150.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444393.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444393.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444393 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt atoned for some of the mistakes of the second day with a valuable third Test hundred for Pakistan at the Bellerive Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113000/113015.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444376.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444376.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444376 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the third day of the third Test between Australia and Pakistan in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113000/113024.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444375.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444375.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444375 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dismissing the tail has been a worry for Australia over the past year and a last-wicket partnership again forced a change to the team's plans https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113000/113032.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444374.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444374.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444374 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Yousuf has cranked up the tension with Pakistan's selection committee https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109900/109925.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444349.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444349.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444349 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Salman Butt's third Test century and Ricky Ponting's decision not to enforce the follow-on should ensure the Hobart Test goes for the full five days https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113000/113015.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444341.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444341.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444341 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Yousuf was left shocked and disappointed by Salman Butt's poor running that resulted in two run-outs including Yousuf's, but he believed that Pakistan could still save the match https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112900/112983.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444215.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444215.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444215 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Until this match Ricky Ponting looked like a man whose best days were behind him https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112900/112969.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444214.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444214.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444214 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the second day of the third Test between Australia and Pakistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112900/112966.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444213.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444213.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444213 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting's fifth Test double-century and Michael Clarke's highest Test score have left Pakistan facing a mountainous task to avoid defeat over the next three days in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112900/112963.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444192.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444192.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444192 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Younis Khan, the former Pakistan captain who took a break from the game in November while claiming he had "lost command" of the side, has been picked in a squad of 17 for the ODI leg of the tour of Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109900/109925.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444097.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444097.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444097 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's selectors have made the rare decision to consider the state's prospects in the Big Bash for the opening one-day internationals against Pakistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112000/112083.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443997.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443997.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443997 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT So far the 14 fluffed chances in Australia have cost Pakistan over 550 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112800/112873.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443996.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443996.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443996 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the first day of the third Test between Australia and Pakistan in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112800/112872.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443995.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443995.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443995 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting sat together in Hobart, contemplating their 231-run stand, they looked happier than they have for some time https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112800/112883.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443994.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443994.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443994 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On the day when he was voted the world's best cricketer of the past ten years, Ricky Ponting showed his use-by date didn't arrive with the end of the decade https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112800/112877.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443981.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443981.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443981 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The problem with Pakistan's batting, according to the captain, is more about not going on to get big scores when set, rather than being out of form or poorly-equipped to handle Australian conditions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112100/112140.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443811.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443811.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443811 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's series against Pakistan is not yet finished but Ricky Ponting's men are already looking ahead to next summer's Ashes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112700/112745.gif https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/443783.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/443783.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443783 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The last Test of Australia's home summer is a dead rubber but for several members of Ricky Ponting's side, it's anything but https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112700/112728.gif https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443749.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443749.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443749 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kamran Akmal has been dropped for the first time in 42 Tests and five years following his error-ridden performance in Sydney https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112200/112268.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443748.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443748.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443748 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Attention turns to personal battles for the third Test between Australia and Pakistan in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112300/112394.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443747.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443747.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443747 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting has conceded he could move down the order to finish off his outstanding career - but only if there is someone better at No.3 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112100/112134.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443745.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443745.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443745 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He is no longer Australia's opening bowler, but a new role at first-change has brought considerable success https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112300/112341.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443670.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443670.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443670 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam has said there is "no doubt" Sarfraz Ahmed will play in Kamran Akmal's place https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/91200/91225.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443664.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443664.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443664 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Simon Katich has declared himself almost certain to be fit for the third Test in Hobart starting on Thursday after surviving a long net session on Monday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111800/111871.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443603.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443603.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443603 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kamran Akmal, Pakistan's embattled wicketkeeper, has ruled out the possibility of playing in the Hobart Test as a batsman alone, and is confident he will play https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105800/105848.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443434.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443434.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443434 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Marcus North is not in danger of losing his place for this week's Hobart Test but Simon Katich's position in the team won't be clear until after training on Monday afternoon https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111500/111577.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443416.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443416.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443416 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As Pakistan look ahead to the third Test in Hobart, contradictory noises are being made over the future of under-fire wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110400/110490.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443294.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443294.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443294 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan allrounder Abdul Razzaq has injured his hand and will be unavailable for the limited-overs leg of the tour of Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106500/106522.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443259.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443259.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443259 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Hussey used Shane Warne's criticism of his batting to drive him to the match-winning century against Pakistan in Sydney https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112300/112322.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443247.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443247.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443247 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Marcus North says he has never taken his spot for granted but does not believe the third Test in Hobart will decide his immediate international future https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112000/112025.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443246.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443246.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443246 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting believes his pulling will become less risky as soon as his injured elbow heals properly https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112200/112263.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443242.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443242.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443242 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kamran Akmal, the Pakistan wicketkeeper, has described his terrible outing in the Sydney Test, which Pakistan lost by 36 runs, as a "scary dream" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110800/110896.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443234.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443234.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443234 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Yousuf wants to focus on the positives as Pakistan hope to pick up the pieces from the traumatic Sydney defeat as they build-up to what will now be a dead rubber at Hobart. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112200/112205.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443188.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443188.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443188 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja believes the PCB's "big move" to call up Sarfraz Ahmed for the third Test, in all likelihood to replace a struggling Karman Akmal, is justified https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/91800/91823.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443122.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443122.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443122 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kamran Akmal, who dropped four catches in Australia's second innings in Sydney, is likely to make way for wicket-keeper Sarfraz Ahmed and Shoaib Malik might be drafted in for the struggling Misbah-ul-Haq https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112300/112394.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443073.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443073.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443073 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam has called for separate teams for Twenty20 internationals as a possible means of arresting his side's current decline in the Test format https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108900/108960.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443059.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443059.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443059 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT