Hussey ton sets up stunning win for Australia
Australia completed a nerve-shredding 36 run victory over a willing Pakistani side, thus becoming only the sixth team in Test history to triumph after trailing by 200-plus on the first innings
01/02Result
2nd Test, Pakistan tour of Australia at Sydney, Jan 3-6 2010
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![Australia]( "Australia")
127 & 381 -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
333 & 139 (38 ov)
Player of the Match
01/02Result
2nd Test, Pakistan tour of Australia at Sydney, Jan 3-6 2010
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![Australia]( "Australia")
127 & 381 -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
333 & 139 (38 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
Hussey ton sets up stunning win for Australia
Australia completed a nerve-shredding 36 run victory over a willing Pakistani side, thus becoming only the sixth team in Test history to triumph after trailing by 200-plus on the first innings
Pakistan rush Sarfraz Ahmed to Australia
Kamran Akmal's poor showing with the gloves for Pakistan during the second Test in Sydney has prompted the selectors to rush promising wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed to Australia
Yousuf backs Kamran despite drops
Kamran Akmal has received solid backing from his captain, despite spillingthree chances as Pakistan pushed for a rare Test win against Australia inthe second Test at Sydney
'My wicket was the turning point' - Yousuf
Mohammad Yousuf has shouldered the blame for Pakistan's shock 36-run defeat against Australia in Sydney, and has said his dismissal was the turning point of Pakistan's chase on the fourth afternoon
Winning after conceding 200-plus leads
Australia's thrilling 36-run victory over Pakistan was only the sixth instance in Test history of a team winning after trailing by 200-plus in the first innings
Pakistan played like they did not believe
Never at any point did Pakistan believe they could win this Test and for that alone they deserved the sorry fate that befell them at the SCG
A tale of two keepers
Plays of the day from the fourth day of the Sydney Test between Australia and Pakistan
Nathan Hauritz meets demands
The selectors demanded fourth-innings wickets from Nathan Hauritz and in back-to-back Tests he has provided 10 of them.
Superhero Hussey returns
Michael Hussey has grown wiser in his four years as a Test batsman and can fashion runs on days when the fluency of his early days is hiding
Ponting's toss decision vindicated
In the most unbelievable turnaround Ricky Ponting's men up-ended Pakistan on a swinging day to wrap up the series at the SCG
Day 3
Kaneria spins Pakistan into command
Danish Kaneria's four-wicket haul at the SCG on Tuesday could prove the catalyst for a Pakistan victory 15 years in the making
'We're still in it' - Shane Watson
Australia's aura may have vanished but the players' self-confidence remains untainted, with Shane Watson insisting the team still has a chance of victory
Akmal said 'sorry mate' three times - Kaneria
Danish Kaneria had a good day but it could have been better
Pakistan fight themselves on crucial day
Pakistan are close, very close, to something very big. But in Australia you are never over the line until you are over the line
Nineties suit nearly-man Watson
So close, so commanding, so gripping
Thanks for the laughs on a tense day
Plays of the day for the third day between Australia and Pakistan at the SCG
Day 2
Pakistan dominate with 204-run lead
An attritional first two sessions gave way to an explosive finale as first Mohammad Yousuf and later Umar Akmal helped propel Pakistan to an imposing 204-run first innings lead
It's good that we never gave up - Bollinger
Australia are praying their final-session surge of seven wickets will motivate the batsmen into a significantly improved performance as they battle to avoid giving up their series lead.
Comebacks and close calls
Plays of the day for the second day between Australia and Pakistan at the SCG
Mentorless attack errs in length
The Australian bowlers had watched the success of the Pakistanis but did not bother to copy their method
An opening partnership with promise
The century stand Imran Farhat and Salman Butt put on this morning was their second in three Tests
Day 1
Asif shines with six on Pakistan's day
Mohammad Asif completed a stunning six-wicket haul before the end of his 18th over as part of Pakistan's broader demolition of Australia. In union with Mohammad Sami, who dismissed Australia's top three batsmen before the first drinks break, Asif exploite
Pakistan think pink
Plays of the day for the first day between Australia and Pakistan at the SCG
Katich ruled out with elbow injury
Phillip Hughes, the 21-year-old opener, is back for his sixth Test afterSimon Katich failed a fitness test on his injured right elbow
An unexpected and memorable comeback
For a good hour on a gloomy, memorable day, Mohammad Sami suddenly was again what he promised long, long ago: Pakistan fast bowling's next big thing
Ricky Ponting pays heavily for overconfidence
The Australian captain's decision to bat on a testing surface was a result of an overestimation of his team's abilities
Michael Hussey disappointed after collapse
The pitch was tough but Michael Hussey felt Australia under-performed in falling to a disappointing 127 on the opening day at the SCG
Mohammad Asif revels in second coming
Five years, from his debut at the same ground, had seen him a changed bowler, said Mohammad Asif after picking up a career-best on the first day at Sydney
Mohammad Asif: A master strategist
In each and every spell of Mohammad Asif's there remains a threat, a leg-before appeal, a play and a miss, an edge. He carries the sense every ball that something very clever he has been working on is just about to, or has almost come off
Others
Our bowling was a treat to watch - Waqar
Waqar Younis, Pakistan's bowling coach, said it was a treat to watch his side's pacemen Mohammad Sami and Mohammad Asif bowl on the first day of the Sydney Test.
'You can't fight with people every day to convince them'
Kamran Akmal talks about being relegated to the fringe, and life after Sydney
Pleasure beats thumb pain for Hauritz
Nathan Hauritz experienced the greatest pain he had felt on a cricket ground when he caught and bowled Mohammad Yousuf, but soon was enjoying five-wicket hauls in back-to-back Test wins
Ponting not blaming slump on elbow injury
Ricky Ponting is not blaming his elbow injury for a poor run of form that is threatening his worst home summer in 11 years
The inquisition begins for Yousuf
There were plenty of harsh questions for Pakistan's captain after the Sydney loss
Latif advised PCB to drop Kamran
Rashid Latif, the former Pakistan wicketkeeper and captain, had recommended in a report to the PCB to drop Kamran Akmal from international cricket, to give him time to correct a number of flaws
Fixing allegations could taint Sydney win - Ponting
Australia captain Ricky Ponting has said his team's performance in last year's Sydney Test would be tarnished if the match-fixing allegations are true
Sarfraz call-up deserves extended run- Ramiz
Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja believes the PCB's "big move" to call up Sarfraz Ahmed for the third Test, in all likelihood to replace a struggling Karman Akmal, is justified
'We can compete with any side' - Mohammad Yousuf
Mohammad Yousuf wants to focus on the positives as Pakistan hope to pick up the pieces from the traumatic Sydney defeat as they build-up to what will now be a dead rubber at Hobart.
Akmal confident of keeping wicket in Hobart
Kamran Akmal, Pakistan's embattled wicketkeeper, has ruled out the possibility of playing in the Hobart Test as a batsman alone, and is confident he will play
Confusion reigns over Pakistan match-fixing claims
The PCB has received evidence from the ICC regarding the involvement of Pakistan players in match-fixing. Ijaz Butt, the chairman of PCB, said the evidence concerned old cases
Yousuf calls for Pakistan to appoint a batting coach
In the aftermath of another batting collapse, Mohammad Yousuf has admitted his side may need the services of a specialist coach to help stem the rot of their recent performances