'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 the Gabba.
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Chris Barrett
Chris Barrett is a Sports Writer with The Sydney Morning Herald.
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.
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 document was never enacted.
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 after unhappy outings in his first two matches.
Pakistan 'feared' Australia before a ball was bowled in Brisbane Test, says former coach
Strange tattoos, old legs and why one former coach thinks the tourists were beaten before a ball was bowled at the Gabba.
Hazlewood leads fearsome assault as Pakistan crumble
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.
Australian players call for audit of $400m cricket revenue 'gap'
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.
Selectors contemplate leaving out Lyon in four quicks gamble
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.
Cricket Australia propose to restructure player bonuses amid pay talks
CA says bonus payments should be elevated for series and tournaments that have proved most difficult to win such as the Test campaign on the subcontinent and the World Twenty20 Championship.
Khawaja's case of mistaken identity
Usman Khawaja left Pakistan with his family before the age of five but nearly a quarter of a century later not quite everyone knows who he is playing for at the Gabba this week.
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