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

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

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

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

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

The 18-year-old Victoria batsman is big on work-life balance. He's also likely to break into the big leagues soon

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

Why KP is petrified, what Umar Akmal is sporting, and how to help your daughter with maths homework

A letter to Santa from Australia's selectors

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

The second week of the Women's Big Bash League 2016-17 had an uncanny set of results, even as the Melbourne Stars reinforced their batting line-up around their star Meg Lanning

After being dumped into the Adelaide Oval construction site three years ago, Mark Steketee can enjoy looking at the new stand

Current stats and match numbers struggle to provide insights into the actual value a player brings to his side, underlining the need for the nature of information to evolve

Melbourne Stars' list manager is using facts and stats in trying to build the perfect team, making up the rules as he goes along

Also: batsmen out on 199, keepers who opened after a long stint on the field, and the highest score by an England No. 8 on debut

Once the BBL's main issue was the cost of getting started. Now it is making the most of the boom without allowing it to cannibalise Australian cricket

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

The top five fourth-innings totals in Test cricket

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

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