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Four drops and a missed run-out: South Africa's sloppy first hour

South Africa saw as many as six chances go begging as Pakistan made it through the first hour of day two intact at the Wanderers

12-Jan-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Yasir Shah dropped as career record goes south

In Southern Hemisphere countries inhospitable to spin, Yasir Shah has failed to raise his game to the level Pakistan need

11-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool at the Wanderers

When Babar Azam met Dale Steyn

By some metrics, the young, gifted Pakistan batsman has taken on the greatest fast bowler of this century like nobody ever has

10-Jan-2019•Osman Samiuddin

Shan Masood, from accidental starter to unlikely star

Improved technique and a bloody-mindedness at the crease have catapulted the left-hand batsman to the top of the run charts in the South Africa-Pakistan Test series

09-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool

Counterattacking approach brings runs but little joy for Asad Shafiq

The Pakistan batsman went after the short ball and scored a high-quality 88 on a bittersweet day when his side slid to the brink of defeat

05-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool in Cape Town

Fakhar Zaman's eight-ball horror show exemplifies Pakistan's horror tour

Out of position, out of sorts, and seemingly out of his depth - every questionable call made by the team management was distilled into one brief and forgettable innings

05-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool in Cape Town

Why are Pakistan ignoring Faheem Ashraf?

He couldn't do too much worse than the current top six, and his bowling would take some of the load off an overworked pace attack. So why isn't he playing?

04-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool in Cape Town

Pakistan's gloom deepens in Table Mountain's shadow

With pretty much the same core group of batsmen, minus MisYou, Pakistan have lost 13 of their last 20 Tests; 14 out of 21 now seems almost certain

03-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool in Cape Town

Azhar Ali struggle versus Duanne Olivier the microcosm of a mismatch

For the third time in as many innings, Pakistan's senior batsman found himself bounced out by Duanne Olivier

03-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool at Newlands

Clash of the medium pacers: Abbas arrives on Philander's patch

Mohammad Abbas has carved a superb record in unhelpful conditions - but how will go against the master, Vernon Philander, on his home ground?

02-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool in Cape Town

Will the real Pakistan middle-order please stand up?

The trio of Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali and Sarfraz Ahmed has been parched for substantial runs since MisYou, collectively managing 1838 runs at 31.15 in the period

27-Dec-2018•Danyal Rasool in Centurion

The age of Babar begins

The 24-year old is no longer just a white-ball cricketer and aims to prove that against Dale Steyn and company

25-Dec-2018•Danyal Rasool in Centurion

'The chance to make a positive contribution to Pakistan was overwhelming' - new PCB MD Wasim Khan

Wasim Khan had two fantastic opportunities - one in England and the other in Pakistan - and he chose the one that was closer to his heart

21-Dec-2018•George Dobell

Four hours and 49 minutes of same old Pakistan

Edgbaston, the MCG, Hamilton. Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi. A litany of final-day meltdowns just grew a little longer

07-Dec-2018•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

Pakistan's misfortunes since MisYou's farewell

Williamson's 228 runs were the most by a New Zealand batsman in a Test against Pakistan

07-Dec-2018•Bharath Seervi

'Yasir Shah does a Usain Bolt'

Praise from former and current Pakistan players after Yasir Shah became the fastest to 200 Test wickets

07-Dec-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Azhar and Shafiq answer the call, and yet...

This should have been a redemptive day for Pakistan's two senior batsmen, and it very nearly was, until... well, you know what happened next

05-Dec-2018•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

Shaheen Afridi - three first-class matches old, and primed for Test cricket

His entry might mirror Wasim Akram's in terms of game-time, but Afridi has been gently lowered into the top level, rather than thrown into the pit

03-Dec-2018•Osman Samiuddin

Are Pakistan mulling a return to three seamers?

Is Sarfraz Ahmed considering picking the allrounder Faheem Ashraf in place of the offspinner Bilal Asif?

02-Dec-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Yasir's match figures second only to Imran

Only two other legspinners in Test history have better figures than Yasir

27-Nov-2018•Bharath Seervi

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