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The century David Warner shouldn't have made

The Australia opener's bizarre year in Test cricket ended with a chancy but memorable hundred, which has changed the game's momentum

28-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale in Melbourne

Azhar Ali sets double-ton benchmarks

Stats highlights from the MCG Test, where Azhar Ali became the first Pakistan batsman to hit two scores of 200-plus in a year

28-Dec-2016•Shiva Jayaraman and Bharath Seervi

Azhar Ali: no show, all performance

He might not be the most talked about or attractive batsman in Pakistan's line up, but Azhar Ali has proven himself to be equal to the best when it comes to scoring Test runs

27-Dec-2016•Osman Samiuddin

Australia's quicks carrying a heavy load

Australia's missing pace-bowling allrounder, and an apparent underuse of Nathan Lyon, have left Josh Hazlewood & Co doing a lion share of the work in the field

27-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Azhar's milestone year, Bird's MCG love

The Pakistan batsman went past 1000 runs in 2016; the Australia bowler's average at the MCG is eye-catching as well

27-Dec-2016•Bharath Seervi

Bird holds his own amid uncertainty

Earlier in the year Jackson Bird, pace bowler, was dropped for his batting. He faces competition from faster, younger men. But, unsurprisingly, he still got the job done on Boxing Day

26-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

When the cult of Nathan Lyon hit Melbourne

A Facebook campaign had called for the Melbourne fans to yell "Niiiice, Garry" after Nathan Lyon's third ball of the Test. Fittingly, the offspinner took a wicket with it

26-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale in Melbourne

Topsy-turvy Pakistan at the MCG

All week they have spoken about the confidence they gained in Brisbane, in spite of their losing the Test. To be fair, in training at least, they have walked the talk

25-Dec-2016•Osman Samiuddin in Melbourne

Self-assured Aslam absorbs Brisbane lessons

While others collapsed around him in the first innings in Brisbane, Sami Aslam held his own, relying on discipline and clarity over his role in the side

23-Dec-2016•Osman Samiuddin in Melbourne

Can we have an allrounder, please?

A letter to Santa from Australia's selectors

22-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale in Melbourne

Shafiq, unsung but not an underachiever

Asad Shafiq's prominence in Pakistan's rise would have perhaps been a bigger deal, had he been a player from cricket's Big Three

22-Dec-2016•Osman Samiuddin in Melbourne

'You're a hero. You're a hero'

In a corner of the vast Gabba stands, a small band of Pakistan supporters watched their team almost pull off the greatest chase

19-Dec-2016•Melinda Farrell at the Gabba

Finishing big

The top five fourth-innings totals in Test cricket

19-Dec-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Australia hold on to win the unlosable

History nearly repeated itself as Australia looked like they would lose yet another Test from a position of complete control

19-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

Pakistan claim the Gabba with heart, and mind

With an application rarely seen in their batting performances overseas and a constant willingness to believe, Pakistan made history, and yet didn't quite make it

19-Dec-2016•Jarrod Kimber at the Gabba

The Test match of the year?

A thrilling Gabba Test highlighted how Pakistan continue to remain predictably unpredictable

19-Dec-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Pakistan's fourth-innings high

Stats highlights from the fifth day of the first Test in Brisbane, where Pakistan scored 450 in the final innings but lost by 39 runs

19-Dec-2016•Bharath Seervi

Pakistan's ugly yet glorious day

Pakistan might have been very slow and slightly flawed on day four at the Gabba. But they triumphed over common cricket logic, as they have done so often for so long

18-Dec-2016•Jarrod Kimber at the Gabba

When everyone had to work a little 'extra'

Australia took the extra extra half hour, much after the scheduled close, in anticipation of a win. But at the end of an everlasting gobsmacker of a day, Pakistan dared to dream

18-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale in Brisbane

A remarkable fourth-innings fight from Pakistan

Stats highlights from the fourth day at the Gabba, where Pakistan fought hard to finish on 8 for 382, a rare strong performance in a chase outside Asia

18-Dec-2016•Bharath Seervi

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