Australia still have unanswered questions
January 9th, 2017 | by
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In the midst of beer and smiles, bigger challenges await this Australian side, who still have some gaps to plug in their side ahead of their tour of India The beers were being cracked, and so were the smiles. There was Matt...
The whitewash that few saw coming
January 9th, 2017 | by
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It appeared like Pakistan had a good squad, led by a strong captain, before they came to Australia. But it all unravelled very quickly Whitewashes can usually be seen coming a mile away, or at least that is the case with...
Hazlewood rested for first ODI against Pakistan
January 9th, 2017 | by
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Josh Hazlewood has been rested for the first of five ODIs against Pakistan at the Gabba on Friday to help “freshen” him up after a long haul playing Test cricket. Hazlewood has bowled more than 40 overs in five out of...
My future depends on what team wants from me – Younis
January 7th, 2017 | by
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Younis Khan will play on for Pakistan for as long as the side needs him, dousing speculation about his immediate future, unlike that of the side’s captain Misbah-ul-Haq. Talk of retirement has not attached itself to Younis...
A rare kind of century for Younis
January 6th, 2017 | by
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The statistical achievements aside, Younis Khan’s hundred in Sydney was unlike his previous ones, coming in circumstances without occasion or context, personal or otherwise All day yesterday and today, something about what...
Younis Khan, Azhar Ali fight at end of tough day
January 5th, 2017 | by
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Pakistan 2 for 126 (Younis 64*, Azhar 58*) trail Australia 8 for 538 dec (Renshaw 184, Warner 113, Handscomb 110, Wahab 3-89) by 412 runs Azhar Ali and Younis Khan indicated they had no intention of leaving Australia quietly with...
Warner’s century blitz flattens Pakistan
January 3rd, 2017 | by
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Lunch Australia 0 for 126 (Warner 100*, Renshaw 25*) v Pakistan David Warner surged to a century before lunch for the first time in the history of Test matches in Australia, thoroughly bedraggling Pakistan in the process. Having...
Misbah to captain Pakistan in Sydney Test
January 2nd, 2017 | by
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Misbah-ul-Haq will play the third and final Test against Australia and will do so as captain. After the final-day loss in Melbourne, in which a second-ball duck prolonged a run of low scores for him, Misbah had spoken of the...
Misbah ‘thinking about’ retirement; undecided about Sydney Test
December 31st, 2016 | by
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Misbah-ul-Haq has raised the possibility that he may leave international cricket, even as soon as before the third and final Test of Pakistan’s series against Australia. Pakistan’s most successful Test captain was...
‘Phenomenal the way we turned things around’ – Smith
December 31st, 2016 | by
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Nobody turns up to day five of a Test anymore. Well, hardly anybody. At the Gabba: 2593 showed up, with free entry all day. At the MCG: 6189 – though more flooded in after tea when Cricket Australia threw open the gates....
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