T20 World Cup (4)

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(0.4/20 ov, T:124) 1/0

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Features

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

Younis becomes Pakistan's leading century-maker

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

25-Oct-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Yasir Shah makes early impact after long wait

The legspinner made his first-class debut back in 2002, and grabbed his Test chance when it finally came

24-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq in Dubai

Australia slow on the uptake of the slow

Australia's performances on slow pitches are consistent. And the more they struggle, the more teams will prepare slow surfaces to greet them

24-Oct-2014•Brydon Coverdale in Dubai

Sarfraz earns his stripes

Sarfraz Ahmed was long seen as a lightweight in international cricket, but he is changing that perception with sheer weight of runs

23-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq in Dubai

After endless wait, a testing initiation

Steve O'Keefe is accurate, has a good arm ball, and an excellent first-class record, but might need more than that to succeed in Test cricket

23-Oct-2014•Brydon Coverdale in Dubai

The second quickest Test ton by a keeper

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

23-Oct-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Another crisis, another Younis masterclass

Walking in at seven for two, Younis Khan soaked up stifling pressure from Australia's bowlers and emerged with a record-equalling 25th Test hundred

22-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq

Younis makes 25th hundred, and history

Stats highlights from the first Test between Australia and Pakistan at Dubai

22-Oct-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Pakistan set to field raw attack

In the absence of Saeed Ajmal and Junaid Khan, Pakistan could put out an attack that has a combined experience of 11 Tests

21-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq in Dubai

Twin Asian challenges await Australia

What Australia have not done since returning a fractured unit from India is head back to Asia to play an Asian team. Two of their major weaknesses - handling spin and reverse swing - will be tested in the UAE by Pakistan

21-Oct-2014•Brydon Coverdale in Dubai

Lehmann enters uncharted territory

Having brought remarkable success in a short period of time the Pakistan Tests provide the first significant juncture of Darren Lehmann's new phase as Australia's established coach

20-Oct-2014•Daniel Brettig

Australia's 16: who's ready for the Test

ESPNcricinfo runs the rule over the preparation of all 16 Australia players ahead of the first Test, which starts in Dubai on Wednesday

19-Oct-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Pakistan dial down the extras

A stats review of the third ODI between Australia and Pakistan in Abu Dhabi

12-Oct-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Smith's borderline brilliance

Plays of the day from the third ODI between Pakistan and Australia

12-Oct-2014•Devashish Fuloria

Smith's double-jump grab

Plays of the day from the second ODI between Pakistan and Australia in Dubai

10-Oct-2014•Abhishek Purohit

Fawad Alam, the trend-setter

Plays of the day from the first ODI between Pakistan and Australia in Sharjah

07-Oct-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Maxwell's Abbott cracker

Plays of the day from the only T20 international between Pakistan and Australia in Dubai

05-Oct-2014•Abhishek Purohit

Watson faces challenge from Marsh

Mitchell Marsh's batting record does not scream "Test match top six", but if he grabs his chance in the UAE, he might just challenge Shane Watson for a long-term position.

09-Sep-2014•Brydon Coverdale

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