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.
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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.
Stars too good for the Sixers as Lanning saves the day
The Melbourne Stars comfortably beat the Sydney Sixers at Casey Fields on Saturday, further cementing their reputation as the team to beat this Women's Big Bash Season.
Shaun Marsh in race to be fit for BBL opener and push for Boxing Day Test
Test hopeful Shaun Marsh is only touch-and-go to resume playing in the Perth Scorchers opening Big Bash match against Adelaide at the WACA Ground on Friday.
Test greats warn Pakistan against recall of match fixer Salman Butt
Former Pakistan captain is in form and wants to return to the national side, but Michael Hussey and Ryan Harris have slammed the notion.
Live: Australia v Pakistan, first Test, day three
Australia look to wreak more damage on Pakistan with the pink ball on day three of the first Test.
Over the hill but still climbing: Inside the mind of the BBL's veterans
There have been times in the past couple of years that Xavier Doherty has asked himself, "Why are you still playing?"
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.
Pink-ball Tests just another evolutionary step in cricket's long history
I'm not sure how deep the objections to playing Ashes Tests under lights truly run: some players want blue skies and cherry-red balls; others seem to be coming around to the idea.
Warner's balancing act
Chris Rogers stood up from our dinner table to better animate his point. He was describing to me what he called "the best bit of batting I ever saw", one over faced by David ...
The missed stumping that could cost Matthew Wade his Test spot
A missed stumping may not prove too costly on the scoreboard for Australia in the day-night first Test against Pakistan in Brisbane, but it may have a high price indeed for ...
Hussey ready to lead Thunder to another title – from the office
In a year of shock victories, it ranked well up there with the best. The Sydney Thunder, the perennial cellar-dwellers in the Big Bash League, stunned the competition last ...
Optimistic Siddle eyes India Test tour
Peter Siddle is confident his back woes aren't a long-term concern and says a handful of games at the tail end of the upcoming Big Bash League season can propel him back into ...
Paid maternity leave a workplace right for cricketers: Grace Harris
Australian cricketers should get paid maternity leave and help with childcare while on tour, batter Grace Harris said on Friday.
Pakistan mugged by pace cartel in Gabba's dark alley
Lower-order runs might be an afterthought, but Test series are invariably won by the team whose bottom four contribute more.
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.
Handscomb is as handsome does
Before Friday, Steve Smith had made as many Test centuries in the last year as all of the flower of Victorian batting in the last 25. For that matter, Adam Voges had made as ...
Pregnancy issue has been misrepresented, says Sutherland
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has fired back at critics of a controversial pregnancy clause, suggesting the issue has been misrepresented and put players ...
Live: Australia v Pakistan, first Test, day two
Australia's middle-order is set to punish Pakistan for their errors on day one.
Barr's vision for cricket at Manuka Oval after 2017-18 snub
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has a long-term vision for cricket in Canberra.
Handscomb raises maiden century
Rookie batsman Peter Handscomb completed his maiden test century after Pakistan's bowlers fought back to bowl Australia out for 429.
BBL manipulates us – and we love it
Six years in, I still don't know if my instinctive fondness for the BBL proves that I am a renaissance man of catholic tastes and broad toleration, or a pea brain.
Fresh failure puts Maddinson in firing line
Nic Maddinson will have Shaun Marsh breathing down his neck for the Boxing Day Test after failing in the first innings against Pakistan in Brisbane.
Broad likes Smith decision not to walk
Among the most interested observers of Pakistan's non-appeal against Steve Smith on the first afternoon in Brisbane was England's pantomime villain of the last Ashes series ...
Why injured umpire won't wear helmet
International umpire Paul Reiffel says he will not start wearing a helmet in games despite suffering concussion after being struck on the head during a Test in India.
The blueprint to save junior cricket in Australia
Junior cricket is being transformed in Australia to safeguard future participation and skill development.
Learning from a cricket genius
The legendary West Indian all-rounder didn't need a high-performance team to produce elite performance.