The Australian bowlers had watched the success of the Pakistanis but did not bother to copy their method

Plays of the day for the second day between Australia and Pakistan at the SCG

The pitch was tough but Michael Hussey felt Australia under-performed in falling to a disappointing 127 on the opening day at the SCG

The Australian captain's decision to bat on a testing surface was a result of an overestimation of his team's abilities

Plays of the day for the first day between Australia and Pakistan at the SCG

Phillip Hughes, the 21-year-old opener, is back for his sixth Test after Simon Katich failed a fitness test on his injured right elbow

Ricky Ponting has cast doubt over Cricket Australia's dreams of an expanded Twenty20 domestic tournament that includes the country's A-list players

Heavy rain over the Christmas period has not set back the SCG surface for Sunday's second Test, but the curator predicts there will be more in the surface for the fast men over the first half of the game

Ricky Ponting has warned his side to be prepared for a Pakistan backlash in the second Test at the SCG following the one-sided result in the opening match

Australia's injury curse has seeped into the New Year with Phillip Hughes being flown back from Melbourne to cover for the opener Simon Katich

Over this decade the role of the coach assumed more importance and complexity than it ever had before. Opinion, though, has remained divided on the utility of the position

Master spinner, master player of spin, bribery allegations in the background - it's all too thick for decorum

Victoria have called on Ross Taylor as a last-minute overseas replacement for the domestic Twenty20 tournament

Australia needed 21 balls on the last day to win the final Test and take the Frank Worrell Trophy with a 2-0 result over West Indies

West Indies had Australia shuddering for half the day but by stumps it was the hosts who were one wicket from cracking in their courageous chase

Doug Bollinger was responsible for a sudden swing from flooding runs to raining wickets before West Indies surged back to remain in contention

Chris Gayle whipped up the fifth fastest century by balls faced in Test history as West Indies refused to be blown over on a dramatic and heated day in Perth

Australia's summer of batting near misses and bouts of pain continued, but they won't be too bothered after reaching 3 for 339

Ricky Ponting is confident Ben Hilfenhaus has developed into a fast man who can excel in any conditions

Chris Gayle, the West Indies captain, is getting misty eyed, dreaming of the days when umpires made their judgments without technology. But Ricky Ponting is a big supporter