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Australia slip well behind India in old-ball duel

The numbers show Bumrah, Ishant and Shami have been markedly more effective at using the ageing Kookaburra than Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood

29-Dec-2018•Daniel Brettig at the MCG

Amla exhibits his version of "ProteaFire"

He was doggedly resistant while he couldn't find his touch, and devastatingly effective as it returned to him

28-Dec-2018•Danyal Rasool in Centurion

Five reasons why Kohli didn't enforce the follow-on

Despite having a 292-run lead, Virat Kohli decided to bat in the third innings against Australia at the MCG. These are the probable reasons why

28-Dec-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Australia's MCG meltdown the best PR for Smith and Warner

At a time when their faces fill your TV screens and newspapers, their names are glaringly absent from the scoreboards

28-Dec-2018•Daniel Brettig at the MCG

India's perfect team effort produces near-perfect day

India burst through the tiny opening left by a side that let its guard down on a supposedly dull pitch, and that was all down to their fine planning and execution

28-Dec-2018•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

A dream year for Bumrah and India's quicks

Bumrah's 2018 tally of 45 wickets is the highest by an Indian bowler in away Tests, and he could become the fastest Indian pacer to 50 Test wickets

28-Dec-2018•Gaurav Sundararaman

Reactions: 'Bumrah, bowling equivalent of the 360-degree batsman'

What they said about Jasprit Bumrah's unplayable slower ball to Shaun Marsh

28-Dec-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

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

Resourceful Cummins abides with Australia's needs

The dropped chance aside, Pat Cummins once again showed his value to the Australia side, whether it was with his intelligent bowling or his readiness to bat as nightwatchman

27-Dec-2018•Daniel Brettig in Melbourne

The year of Cheteshwar Pujara's blossoming

His place in the side has never been entirely secure, but three away hundreds in 2018 have given India's No. 3 some hard-earned and well-deserved breathing room

27-Dec-2018•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

Six wickets, four runs, 15 balls: when Boult wrecked Sri Lanka

With a 20-minute spell of phenomenal late swing, the left-arm quick sent Sri Lanka crashing to 104 all out

27-Dec-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Olivier, South Africa's 'other bowler' who stole the show

There was doubt whether he could fill the shoes of Vernon Philander. By tea on Boxing Day, when the 26-year old had taken six wickets, it all but disappeared

26-Dec-2018•Danyal Rasool in Centurion

Reactions - 'The coolest surfing, fishing, skateboarding fast bowler on the planet'

How Dale Steyn's former team-mates and adversaries reacted to him going past Shaun Pollock's South African Test wickets record

26-Dec-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Wait over, weight off Agarwal on near-perfect debut

His debut at the MCG came about through a combination of circumstances but his confident 76 helped settle his nerves and would have calmed the batsmen who follow

26-Dec-2018•Sidharth Monga in Melbourne

Overlooked Lakmal rediscovers his fire

In Sri Lanka, he is relentlessly looked down by the spinners, banished to some corner of the field. In Christchurch, Suranga Lakmal was a different beast

26-Dec-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

The Steyn v Pollock comparison

Dale Steyn has clearly been a bigger force as a strike bowler, but Shaun Pollock is still in front in terms of Man-of-the-Match awards in Tests

26-Dec-2018•S Rajesh

Australia's Kohli mirage sums up MCG dilemma

After such a build-up, the behaviour of the MCG track on the opening day was a disappointment, and while the ground staff and management may be looking at long-term development, the clock is ticking for the venue

26-Dec-2018•Daniel Brettig in Melbourne

Dale Steyn's top ten: Blasting out Vaughan, fishing out Tendulkar

As Dale Steyn goes past Shaun Pollock to become South Africa's most successful Test bowler, we pick out ten of his most memorable wickets

26-Dec-2018•Firdose Moonda

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

Hanuma Vihari and Mayank Agarwal's chance to shine amid opening combination chaos

One pushed out of his middle-order station only in his third Test, the other not adequately acclimatised, the pair can make a career out of this opportunity if they are able to deliver at the MCG

25-Dec-2018•Sidharth Monga in Melbourne

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