Osman Samiuddin

Here's why it's sanctimonious, overweening, and a problem for Australia themselves

The board now acts almost like the revelations of corruption that came out about two decades ago never happened

After testing the opener outside off and denying him room, the seamer moved one in to hit the pad - a result that everyone saw it coming - in a tussle that defined the series

Pakistan's scoreline of 57 for 5 on the first day represented the seventh time in Tests that they've been at that score or worse and yet gone on to win

In the aftermath of Sandpapergate, Australia have undergone cultural reviews for their on-field behavior, but that hasn't meant the end of the verbals

Hit close to his left ear while ducking a bounce on Thursday, the Pakistan captain woke up with a headache and didn't take the field

But his performance in Test cricket this year - he averages 54 - suggests it is only a matter of time before he gets that maiden century

Quite a few rare talents from Pakistan have disappeared after record-breaking starts. But Abbas is here to stay

In a country that is used to seeing openers who build by attrition rather than fire, Fakhar Zaman is a raging strokemaker who doesn't allow himself to get tied down by circumstances

The MCC introduced a rule last year confirming that substitute fielders will be allowed to keep should the original wicketkeeper suffer an injury during play

With the pressure "coming from all corners" and his side 57 for 5, Sarfraz Ahmed produced the sort of punchy innings that used to be his trademark

In a phase where Shadab Khan and Faheem Ashraf were pulled into Test cricket, Fakhar Zaman's entry is an exciting prospect for a team that normally takes two days to make a play

He's not quick, and his hairstyle is an affront to Pakistani pace, but he doesn't care, and he's coming for your off stump

Constant shuffling around the order and a scratchy start to the series have made Azhar look like a diluted version of his fluent 2016 self, but his record against Australia should give him heart

Sarfraz, and as a result his bowlers, couldn't stick to anything long enough to know whether it would work or not

A scandal nearly as large as the one that preceded it by a decade

Before the first Test there were a lot of questions around why Bilal Asif shouldn't be in the Pakistan side. In one spell he showed why he should be

The adverse effect the pink ball and the dew have on Yasir Shah's bowling and Pakistan's iffy results in day-night Tests have led to the move

He learned plenty about batting at Test level during Pakistan's tour of the UK without quite making the big scores to show for it. Now, in Dubai, he made all that learning count

Here today, gone tomorrow, and back again, he's made enough comebacks for all of us to have a favourite. Which one is yours?