Tourists have 'put fear into Aussies' mind', says Waqar Younis
Pakistan's heroic fightback in Brisbane has forced Australia into a selection re-think.
Chris Barrett is a Sports Writer with The Sydney Morning Herald.
Pakistan's heroic fightback in Brisbane has forced Australia into a selection re-think.
Steve Smith walked off the Gabba on Monday afternoon a relieved man after riding the emotions of a remarkable first Test against Pakistan like no other.
Australia's blushes have been spared on a dramatic final afternoon of the first Test, with Pakistan falling 40 runs short of completing a monumental world record run chase at the Gabba.
The Australians were given the additional time to try and complete victory at the Gabba on Sunday night with only three wickets to go but events did not go to plan for the hosts.
Cricket Australia last year drafted a set of over-arching "pregnancy guidelines" that encourage a pregnant player "to make her own decision" about whether to play on but the document was never enacted.
Shaun Marsh's bid to return to the Australian side for the Boxing Day Test is set to fall short in a development that means Nic Maddinson should get another opportunity in after unhappy outings in his first two matches.
Strange tattoos, old legs and why one former coach thinks the tourists were beaten before a ball was bowled at the Gabba.
A fearsome old-fashioned fast bowler's spell from Josh Hazlewood triggered Pakistan to collapse in disarray on the second night of the first Test at the Gabba.
The Australian Cricketers' Association claims that players receive less than 20 per cent of the revenue generated by the game rather than the quarter agreed under the last memorandum of understanding.
Nathan Lyon surged back into wicket-taking form in Adelaide and has a better record at the Gabba than at any other Australian venue, so it seems unthinkable he could be left out of the XI this week.
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