Magic man: How Asad Shafiq almost conjured victory from certain defeat
A defiant century from the Pakistan wicketkeeper was celebrated by both teams as he took Man of the Match honours in a thrilling Gabba finale.
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Maddinson can shine: Henriques
Nic Maddinson must retain his place in the Australian Test team, says Sixers teammate Moises Henriques.
Pakistan's mission impossible made plausible
The moon turned blue. Pigs flew. Pakistan began to home in on the impossible Test match win.
When Plan A didn't work for Smith he turned to ... Plan A
Australia will take a one-nil series lead to Melbourne, but it was Pakistan who skipped off the Gabba like winners. A pale and drawn Steve Smith spoke of not having any ...
Test cricket's best run chases
After a nail-biting finish to the action-packed Gabba Test between Australia and Pakistan, which left the tourists just short of a world-record run chase, we look at some of ...
How the Australian players rated
Australia player ratings from the first Test against Pakistan at the Gabba.
'I lost all my fingernails': Smith seals dramatic Test win
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 ...
Australia vs Pakistan: Twitter reacts to incredible 5th day at Gabba Test
After Pakistan put up a run-chase that defied all rationality run up until it's chaotic finish with a bizarre run out of Yasir Shah. Fans, pundits and players took to Twitter ...
Live: Australia v Pakistan, first Test, day five
All to play for as Pakistan chase an unlikely victory on day five of the first Test at the Gabba.
Talks shelved as pay war between CA and players erupts
Australia's cricketers have hit out at their governing body for shelving discussions over pay and conditions, as the growing divide between the two parties intensifies.
Canberra paceman using Big Bash to relaunch his first-class career
Nick Winter lost his South Australian contract after an injury-plagued season in 2015-16, and the BBL looms as his avenue to return to the first class frame.
Smith didn't ask for extra overs
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.
A hat-trick of hat-tricks in a crazy Wheatbelt game of cricket
You expect cricketers playing "bush cricket" to spin a bit of a yarn about what happens on the field, but one scoreboard in the Upper Great Southern Cricket Association has to ...
Pakistan dare to dream after dashing batting display keeps Test alive for day five
With Asad Shafiq leading the way, Pakistan have clung on to a slim hope of a stunning victory as they defy the odds at the Gabba.
Does Maddinson deserve another chance?
Have we seen enough of embattled rookie to rule that he is not yet ready for the level?
Australia in the pink, in the dark, at home
It was all over on Saturday, but thanks to doughty and then brazen Pakistani resistance and the muggy, mercurial Brisbane weather, the shouting will go on into Monday ...
New 'pregnancy guidelines' ignored by players association, claims CA
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 ...
Don't switch to BBL yet ... Pakistan show they're worth watching
Pakistan's mid-match revival in Brisbane has added an estimated 10,000 ticket sales to Boxing Day in Melbourne, and interest in the New Year's Test match in Sydney also grew ...
Evolution of the Nathan Lyon celebrity, plus a mysterious running man
Credit where credit is due as Nathan Lyon praises the man who created his newfound celebrity, while Grant Flower finds a novel way to utilise the rain delay.
Stars notch win over Sixers as Renegades lose in super over
The Melbourne Stars have gone back to back against the Sydney Sixers in the WBBL, following up Saturday's win with a victory on Sunday at Casey Fields.
Bravo chases Renegades title as Big Bash begins
Dwayne Bravo just led his Dhaka Dynamites to a title, now he hopes to repeat the dose with the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash.
Howard reassures Marsh he still has Test future
Cricket Australia high performance manager Pat Howard has still given the 33-year-old's Test future the thumbs-up.
Live: Australia v Pakistan, first Test, day four
Australia look to finish off Pakistan on day four of the first Test at the Gabba.
Nice, Garry! The Gabba's new cult hero
Queensland can't be summed up much better than Wally Lewis, XXXX beer, the Great Barrier Reef and....NSW spinner Nathan Lyon?
'It's not an even playing field': Arthur not happy with day-night Tests
Mickey Arthur believes Pakistan were denied a level playing field in their first Test against Australia, with the coach saying he was surprised former employers Cricket ...
Australia cruising as it goes the long way around
Once Australia declined to enforce the follow-on, this became a daylong exercise in delaying the inevitable.
Pakistan show fight but defeat looms on day four in first Test
Pakistan must break erase 65 years of history if they are to produce an upset over Australia in the first Test at the Gabba.
Decision not to enforce follow-on a lost opportunity driven by fear
Steve Smith's decision not to ask Pakistan to bat again in the first Test match in Brisbane on Saturday raises the question of whether there is any point to the follow-on rule ...
Marsh set to miss Boxing Day return in good news for Maddinson
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 ...
"We're on a good wicket": Ellyse Perry backs Cricket Australia over pregnancy clause
Star all-rounder Ellyse Perry has gone in to bat for Cricket Australia, saying it was setting the standard for supporting women athletes in Australia.