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Justin Langer seeks technical remedy to Australia's batting woes

The coach made a significant departure from his "character over cover drives" mantra, homing in on issues of batting technique

20-Oct-2018•Daniel Brettig in Abu Dhabi

How Mohammad Abbas' simple plan bested Aaron Finch

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

20-Oct-2018•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

Langer must make something of UAE jumble

Australia have to quickly review a number of strategic decisions and selection matters ahead of a high-profile home summer

19-Oct-2018•Daniel Brettig in Abu Dhabi

Abbas' Test average best in 100 years

He became only the second Pakistan fast bowler in the last 28 years to take a 10-wicket haul against Australia

19-Oct-2018•Bharath Seervi

Six fifties, three nineties, no hundreds

Babar Azam was the closest to a century, falling one short in the end

18-Oct-2018•Bharath Seervi

Australia undone by familiar challenges

Yet another abject first-innings performance against top-class opposition has left the team management with more headaches

17-Oct-2018•Daniel Brettig in Abu Dhabi

Lyon nails his moment, and Pakistan

Starting with the steady envelopment of Azhar Ali, it was the sort of spell occasionally delivered by great bowlers at moments of import

16-Oct-2018•Daniel Brettig in Abu Dhabi

What does the Sheffield Shield stand for in 2018?

The instruction to every Sheffield Shield batsman and bowler this week is runs and wickets in spades will put them on the cusp of Test selection. But have Australia's selectors been following that mantra?

15-Oct-2018•Alex Malcolm

Travis Head reveals Nathan Lyon's baggy green pledge

Australia's baggy green cap presentation was instituted by Mark Taylor over two decades ago, but none have tugged at the heartstrings quite like than that of Travis Head's

14-Oct-2018•Daniel Brettig in Abu Dhabi

Why innings like Usman Khawaja's are in short supply

Batting coach Graeme Hick hopes Australia's Dubai rearguard can spark Sheffield Shield batsmen to score more hundreds

13-Oct-2018•Daniel Brettig in Abu Dhabi

Day 5 thrillers: What's with Pakistan and nail-biting Tests these days?

Dubai 2018, Dominica 2017, Brisbane 2016: just three from a growing list of final-day thrillers involving Pakistan.

12-Oct-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sweat, sweeps and salvation for Australia

In the year of ball-tampering and bans, a weakened team found a way to survive more overs than any Australian side before them to snatch a dramatic draw

11-Oct-2018•Daniel Brettig in Dubai

Great escapes this decade

Australia's four-session battle to save the Dubai Test is part of a select group of such performances by teams batting last, since 2010

11-Oct-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Record fourth-innings effort from Australia in Asia

Usman Khawaja's 141 off 302 balls and Australia's score of 362 broke several fourth-innings records in the UAE and Asia

11-Oct-2018•Gaurav Sundararaman

Evolving Usman Khawaja sets the example for Australia

In the space of just 13 months, Khawaja has firmly overcome his problems against spin, an issue that had earlier seen him lose his place in the Test side

10-Oct-2018•Daniel Brettig in Dubai

Samiuddin: Don't tell Bilal Asif he's not a Test cricketer

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

09-Oct-2018•Osman Samiuddin

Australia suffer one of the worst collapses in Test history

Australia made their second-highest opening stand in Asia but the numbers after that weren't flattering

09-Oct-2018•Bharath Seervi

New team writes fresh chapter of old story

Australia's issue surrounds the production line of talent, and the way young players are schooled. They once led the world in this respect, and now lag behind many

09-Oct-2018•Daniel Brettig in Dubai

Who's the youngest player to make a century on Test debut?

Also: an 11-ball over with no wides or no-balls - truth or fiction?

09-Oct-2018•Steven Lynch

Marnus Labuschagne's leggies re-open an old question

Australia's fingerspinners have learned to adapt to Asian pitches that offer turn or inconsistent bounce. On flat tracks like Dubai's, however, they lack the cutting edge that a specialist wristspinner can bring

08-Oct-2018•Daniel Brettig in Dubai

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