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Australia assistant coach unhappy with extra half hour

Australia's assistant coach, David Saker, has questioned the wisdom of an extra half hour being taken on the fourth evening at the Gabba as Australia sought in vain to wrap up victory over Pakistan.

18-Dec-2016•Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

Rashid, Nabi help Afghanistan sweep series

Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan picked up six wickets between them to snuff out United Arab Emirates' challenge in a 190-run chase

18-Dec-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

De Grandhomme brute force too much for Canterbury

A round-up of the Super Smash matches held on December 18, 2016

18-Dec-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Rahul 199 leads strong India reply

KL Rahul fell one short of a maiden double-hundred after leading India's response to England's 477 in excellent batting conditions at the MA Chidambaram Stadium

18-Dec-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Asad Shafiq and tail make Australia toil

Asad Shafiq scored his tenth Test hundred and found support from Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz to keep Australia on the field late into the night on the fourth day at the Gabba

18-Dec-2016•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Shaun Marsh unlikely for Boxing Day Test

Shaun Marsh, who broke his finger in the Test series against South Africa, is not expected to be in contention for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan

18-Dec-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Vijay, Ashwin in Tamil Nadu squad for Karnataka tie

M Vijay and R Ashwin were named in Tamil Nadu's 15-man squad for their Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Karnataka in Visakhapatnam. Also, Parthiv Patel has confirmed his availability for Gujarat

18-Dec-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

ICC chairman says Thakur wanted letter against government interference

ICC chairman Shashank Manohar has contradicted a claim made by BCCI president Anurag Thakur that the latter did not ask for a letter from the ICC saying the appointment of a CAG nominee on the BCCI's apex council amounted to government interference

17-Dec-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sharad Pawar resigns as MCA president

PV Shetty, the MCA joint-secretary, confirmed the receipt of the letter but said the MCA was yet to take a call on the matter

17-Dec-2016•Arun Venugopal

Luck not with 'cult hero' Lyon - Khawaja

Nathan Lyon's place in the Australian team has been in doubt since the series loss to South Africa, but Usman Khawaja thinks he's bowled much better than the numbers suggest

17-Dec-2016•Melinda Farrell in Brisbane

Coetzer named as Scotland captain

Kyle Coetzer has been named as Scotland captain, following the retirement of Preston Mommsen, for the Desert T20 tournament which will take place in the UAE during January

17-Dec-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Nadeem, Kaushal inflict innings-defeat on Odisha

Jharkhand displaced Karnataka to finish table toppers of Group B after crushing Odisha within three days to win by an innings and 93 runs

17-Dec-2016•Akshay Gopalakrishnan in Thumba

Auckland go top with third straight win

Auckland kept their unbeaten run in the Super Smash alive by winning their third match in a row, beating Northern Districts by 38 runs in Hamilton to go top of the league by two points

17-Dec-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

CSA shocked by Richardson's Big-Three comment

CSA has objected to ICC chief David Richardson's comment, in which he said the Big-Three takeover of the ICC was partly due to CSA's inability to stand up to the BCCI, ECB and CA

17-Dec-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Wood, Finn, Vince in North v South squads

The ECB has announced final squads for the inaugural North v South series next March, with the likes of Mark Wood, Steven Finn and James Vince given opportunities to press claims for England selection in the three 50-over matches

17-Dec-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Cricket Australia female contracts probed by FairWork

Australia's workplace oversight body, the FairWork Ombudsman, has queried Cricket Australia's contract clauses around female players

17-Dec-2016•Daniel Brettig

India firm after Dawson, Rashid steer England to 477

England made a shaky start to the second day, but got to a sizeable first-innings total courtesy a century stand for the eighth wicket between Adil Rashid and the debutant Liam Dawson

17-Dec-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Arthur defends Pakistan team selection, backs senior batsmen

Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur has defended the selection of three left-arm fast bowlers in the attack for the first Test at the Gabba, where Australia piled on 429 in the first innings

17-Dec-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Umpire Reiffel says no to helmet despite head blow

Umpire Paul Reiffel has dismissed the idea of wearing a helmet while officiating in Test matches, despite suffering a concussion after being hit by a fielder's throw in the fourth Test of the ongoing India-England series

17-Dec-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Australia strike twice after setting 490 to win

There was no mayhem this time, no clatter of wickets in a giddy rush, or frenzied burst of noise from the Gabba's biggest crowd ever outside the Ashes

17-Dec-2016•The Report by Daniel Brettig

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