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Pat Howard's rugby state of mind

The Australian team performance head's swift review of the UAE debacle is an example of cricket borrowing ideas from rugby

13-Nov-2014•Greg Growden

Pressure? What pressure?

Pakistan's 2-0 series sweep over Australia was forged by players who came in either struggling or with a point to prove, and ended as stars

04-Nov-2014•Umar Farooq

Australian cricket's pitched battle

Even as Australia come to terms with 2-0 series loss to Pakistan, the wheels of change are slowly turning in the Sheffield Shield, reshaping old methods and ideas to meet the new realities of international cricket

04-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig

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

Twenty-year wait ends with biggest-ever win

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

03-Nov-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Misbah gets his bucket-list hundred

Misbah-ul-Haq gives the impression of constantly being on the verge of doing something out of the ordinary, and on Sunday he did just that; he let go of all the self-restraint he has shown over the years and hit the hundred he knew he could hit

02-Nov-2014•Osman Samiuddin

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

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

Younis joins the Don and Sutcliffe

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

30-Oct-2014•Bishen Jeswant

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

Misbah closes in on Pakistan captaincy record

Stats highlights at the end of the fifth day of the first Test between Australia and Pakistan at Dubai

26-Oct-2014•Bishen Jeswant

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