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Faisal Iqbal confident of improved performance

Pakistan are confident they can bounce back to level the series against Australia in Sydney in the New Year's Test, due to begin on January 3

01-Jan-2010•Osman Samiuddin in Sydney

Shane Watson, Mohammad Asif return to place of debut

Shane Watson and Mohammad Asif return to the SCG having managed just 14 further Tests since their initial Sydney experience

01-Jan-2010•Alex Brown

Warne's advice was helpful - Nathan Hauritz

Having picked up his first five-wicket haul for Australia, Nathan Hauritz has declared his intentions to make the spinner's spot his own for a long time to come.

31-Dec-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Tim Nielsen lauds fearless Nathan Hauritz

It was Hauritz's response to the aggressive batting of the Pakistanis which has impressed the Australian coach

31-Dec-2009•Alex Brown

Twenty20 will 'finish' Pakistan cricket - Mohammad Yousuf

Mohammad Yousuf has issued a stark warning to Pakistan cricket of the impending dangers of too much Twenty20 cricket

31-Dec-2009•Osman Samiuddin in Melbourne

Johnson a first-rate first-change

Mitchell Johnson has done some wonderful things this year but his captain Ricky Ponting insists he has never bowled better than during this week's win over Pakistan in Melbourne

30-Dec-2009•Brydon Coverdale

Younis Khan's chances of playing in Sydney thin

No further decision was taken on the Pakistan team management's request to call up the former captain to bolster the batting

30-Dec-2009•Osman Samiuddin in Melbourne

Turning point for Nathan Hauritz

Ricky Ponting has predicted Nathan Hauritz's five-wicket haul at the MCG will be a career-turning moment for a spinner who was, only last week, challenged to stand up as a fourth-innings match-winner

30-Dec-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Mitchell Johnson's over "killed" us - Mohammad Yousuf

Mohammad Yousuf, the Pakistan captain, has admitted Mitchell Johnson's first over "killed" his team's chances of pulling off a successful chase

30-Dec-2009•Osman Samiuddin at the MCG

Australia unchanged for Sydney Test

Australia have named an unchanged 12-man squad for the second Test, resisting the urge to add Steven Smith as a second spinner following Pakistan's struggles against Nathan Hauritz in Melbourne

30-Dec-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Record-breaking Ponting hails 'outstanding' win

On a day when he broke the records for the most wins by any Test player and the most victories for an Australian captain, Ponting called the 170-run triumph over Pakistan the best in a long while

30-Dec-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Hauritz five seals Australian victory

The Australians rounded out 2009 with their most clinical final day bowling performance of the year to seal a 170 run victory over Pakistan

30-Dec-2009•The Bulletin by Alex Brown

Mohammad Aamer goes from strength to strength

Mohammad Aamer doesn't seem to lack much, not smarts, not pace and, after his maiden five-wicket haul at the MCG, certainly not confidence.

29-Dec-2009•Osman Samiuddin at the MCG

Relieved Watson aware of tipping point

Shane Watson is lucky Pakistan are one of the worst fielding teams in world cricket as his first Test century was in the hands of Abdur Rauf, but only briefly

29-Dec-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Bolly's musical numbers

Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the first Test between Australia and Pakistan

29-Dec-2009•Osman Samiuddin and Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Stubborn Pakistan hold out for final day

Pakistan stubbornly refused to concede the first Test despite being set a would-be world record run chase

29-Dec-2009•The Bulletin by Alex Brown

An old warrior reignites the spark

It may be nothing but a late swish against the inevitability of time, but Misbah-ul-Haq's defiant innings, sandwiched between two vibrant flushes of youth, gave the day a nice touch.

28-Dec-2009•Osman Samiuddin in Melbourne

Pakistan send out SOS for Younis Khan

Pakistan's failings with the bat in Melbourne have prompted the team management to send out an SOS for Younis Khan

28-Dec-2009•Osman Samiuddin at the MCG

Australia back Shane Watson to break century jinx

Shane Watson went to bed on 64 and will be desperate to ensure that this innings is ultimately recorded as his first Test century, not his eighth Test half-century

28-Dec-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

The day of the nightwatchmen

Plays of the day for the third day of the second Test between Australia and Pakistan at the MCG

28-Dec-2009•Osman Samiuddin at the MCG

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