Features

Heart of the matter

In the sporting crown of Melbourne, one jewel glitters more brightly than the rest (and no, it's not the AFL)

04-Nov-2014•Brydon Coverdale

The centre of the sporting world

The more things change, the more they proudly remain the same at the SCG

04-Nov-2014•Mike Coward

Action station

Shock and awe are the two feelings most commonly stirred up by the old warhorse called the WACA

04-Nov-2014•Tristan Lavalette

Trashing the brand

Australia's aggression backfired spectacularly in the UAE but they do not seem ready to learn the lessons of their travel bagging

03-Nov-2014•Brydon Coverdale in Abu Dhabi

The swashbuckling flight lieutenant

Keith Miller lived his life and played his cricket king-size

03-Nov-2014•Ashley Mallett

Australia's bowling: much worse than bad

The numbers confirm that this is Australia's worst bowling performance in their 137-year Test history. By a huge margin.

02-Nov-2014•Brydon Coverdale in Abu Dhabi

Misbah slams fastest Test century

Stats highlights from a day dominated by Misbah-ul-Haq, in Abu Dhabi

02-Nov-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Pakistan 370 ahead; record chase 369

Stats highlights from the third day of the second Test between Australia and Pakistan, in Abu Dhabi

01-Nov-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Ninety-nine problems... but Mitch ain't one

As Australia's innings rattled to another early finish, the newest member of the side proved he has the maturity for Test cricket

01-Nov-2014•Brydon Coverdale in Abu Dhabi

Fun in the sun

The semi-tropical weather brings an extra edge to the cricket - and to the spectators

01-Nov-2014•Benjamin Golby

Younis can, but can Australia?

Victory in the Abu Dhabi Test may not be on the cards but Australia's batsman have the opportunity to show that they can adapt to slow conditions by learning from Younis Khan's innings

31-Oct-2014•Brydon Coverdale in Abu Dhabi

Younis enters 8000 club

Stats highlights from the second day of the second Test between Australia and Pakistan at Abu Dhabi

31-Oct-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Azhar focused on making starts count

Azhar Ali's hundred helped Pakistan boss over Australia on the opening day of the second Test but, more importantly, it showed that he was focused on ensuring his starts were not wasted

30-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq in Abu Dhabi

A busy day at the ideas factory

Australia gambled with their XI, Clarke set some unconventional fields, but the result remained the same - another day of Pakistan domination

30-Oct-2014•Brydon Coverdale in Abu Dhabi

Steven Smith, the Australian who dares to attack spin

From Australia's lead spinner and No. 8, Steven Smith has steadily risen up the batting ranks to become one of the central figures in their line-up, and arguably their most comfortable player of spin

29-Oct-2014•Brydon Coverdale in Abu Dhabi

Lyon low after high of 2013

The offspinner was Australia's highest wicket-taker in 2013, but his form has dipped sharply this year

29-Oct-2014•Brydon Coverdale in Abu Dhabi

Well worth the wait

Zulfiqar Babar missed five seasons between his first two first-class matches, and was 34 when he finally made his Test debut, but he is quickly making up for all the lost time with his artful left-arm spin

28-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq

No Ajmal, no problem for Pakistan

When a team loses its best bowler, it is expected that the team's performance will suffer. As usual, Pakistan defied the expectations

26-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq in Dubai

Australia outdone in every way

Surviving into the final session of the last day cannot disguise the fact that Australia's continued inability to play spin contributed to an all-round thrashing

26-Oct-2014•Brydon Coverdale in Dubai

Clarke craves time in the middle after tough day

Australia's best player of spin failed in both innings, as Pakistan's tweakers made life difficult for Clarke and the rest

25-Oct-2014•Brydon Coverdale in Dubai

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