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At its commencement, suspicions were high that match ten of the Carlton and United Series would effectively go a long way toward marking the end of India's campaign in international cricket in Australia this season

Australia won a match they seemed to have lost

Over recent months, Australia's southernmost capital city has barely experienced a drop of rain; indeed, the past three years have brought some areas around Hobart their lowest amount of rainfall on record

Australia extended their lead at top of the Carlton & United Series tonight with a comprehensive 81-run win over Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground

In a tournament already loaded with low scoring matches, and in a season dominated by Australian wins, there came another contest at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today to reinforce the pattern

Australia came out the victors in a low-scoring fourth match of the Carlton & United Series at the Sydney Cricket Ground this evening

The emotion and drama of the first two matches of this Carlton and United Series had provided spectators and commentators alike with plenty about which to eulogise

It is true that one-day cricket frequently opens itself up to accusations of being too formulaic and predictable

To say that this was an unusual day in the life of Shoaib Akhtar and of Pakistan cricket in general would be a gross understatement