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'Shahid's desire to win was there for all to see'

Shahid Afridi was banned for two Twenty20s after being caught on camera biting the ball during the final ODI in Perth. Disbelief and jokes followed

03-Feb-2010•Cricinfo staff

Please, WACA, gimme some shade

A sun-stroked Perth resident enjoys Nathan Hauritz's all-round display and admires the beach-ball hitting skills of another spectator

30-Jan-2010•Luke Juniper

Australia all the way

Pakistan had a chance but blew it, and overall Australia completely dominated in all aspects in the three-Test series which ended in another whitewash for the visitors

19-Jan-2010•S Rajesh

Pakistan's fielding caught in a time warp

There is not a cricket-playing country in the world as backward and as resistant to not just modernity but simple, natural progression as Pakistan

18-Jan-2010•Osman Samiuddin in Hobart

Butt continues to walk a crooked path

Salman Butt has intrinsically the mind to play a Test innings, but most always finds himself needing to secure his spot

16-Jan-2010•Osman Samiuddin at Bellerive Oval

Ponting pulls his way out of trouble

On a day when Pakistan offered him a second chance, Ricky Ponting turned to his trusted ally - the pull shot - to take him to safety

14-Jan-2010•Osman Samiuddin at Bellerive Oval

Marcus North's chance to regain form

Stats preview to the Hobart Test, where Australia have never lost in eight Tests and Pakistan have lost two in two

12-Jan-2010•Cricinfo staff

Test cricket strikes again

For all the pulsating, crowd-pleasing action they generate, fluctations in Test matches are beyond one-innings matches that remain limited in more than just the number of overs available

10-Jan-2010•Tony Cozier

The inquisition begins for Yousuf

There were plenty of harsh questions for Pakistan's captain after the Sydney loss

07-Jan-2010•Osman Samiuddin in Sydney

Pakistan played like they did not believe

Never at any point did Pakistan believe they could win this Test and for that alone they deserved the sorry fate that befell them at the SCG

06-Jan-2010•Osman Samiuddin at the SCG

Winning after conceding 200-plus leads

Australia's thrilling 36-run victory over Pakistan was only the sixth instance in Test history of a team winning after trailing by 200-plus in the first innings

06-Jan-2010•Cricinfo staff

Pakistan fight themselves on crucial day

Pakistan are close, very close, to something very big. But in Australia you are never over the line until you are over the line

05-Jan-2010•Osman Samiuddin

Nineties suit nearly-man Watson

So close, so commanding, so gripping

05-Jan-2010•Peter English at the SCG

Mentorless attack errs in length

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

04-Jan-2010•Peter English at the SCG

Mohammad Asif: A master strategist

In each and every spell of Mohammad Asif's there remains a threat, a leg-before appeal, a play and a miss, an edge. He carries the sense every ball that something very clever he has been working on is just about to, or has almost come off

03-Jan-2010•Osman Samiuddin at the SCG

An unexpected and memorable comeback

For a good hour on a gloomy, memorable day, Mohammad Sami suddenly was again what he promised long, long ago: Pakistan fast bowling's next big thing

03-Jan-2010•Osman Samiuddin at the SCG

Ricky Ponting pays heavily for overconfidence

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

03-Jan-2010•Peter English at the SCG

Winning venue for Australia and Ponting

Stats preview to the second Test between Australia and Pakistan in Sydney

02-Jan-2010•S Rajesh

Stunted development, but hope floats

The side is not inexperienced, just the development of many has been stunted from a lack of Tests

30-Dec-2009•Osman Samiuddin at the MCG

The rewards of resilience

Shane Watson has fought many struggles and his maiden century at the MCG will bring him enormous relief

29-Dec-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

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