Opener Azhar Ali posted the highest Pakistan Test score in Australia as the tourists strengthened their position.

New Zealand cricket captain Kane Williamson is famously averse to wallowing in statistical milestones each summer.

Pakistan reached a solid 310-6 before a third rain delay ended play on day two of the Boxing Day cricket test at the MCG.

Follow ball-by-ball commentary of the second test between Australia and Pakistan at the MCG.

Australian captain Steve Smith is not pleased with a busy summer schedule which will force him to miss an upcoming T20 series.

The Black Caps cruised after equaling the ground ODI record of 341 for seven against Bangladesh.

After New Zealand's 3-0 Chappell-Hadlee Trophy loss to Australia this month, a senior player needed to stand up against Bangladesh. Tom Latham answered the call.

New Zealand stamped their authority on the one-day international series against Bangladesh with a 77-run victory in the opening match at Christchurch.

One player's debut can signal another's demise in cricket selections, and so it has proved for Central Districts batsmen Tom Bruce and Ross Taylor ahead of the three-match series against Bangladesh.

Stuart Broad says Australia's short-format tournament gives him great exposure in the United Kingdom.

Australia will field an unchanged XI for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan at the MCG, with struggling batsman Nic Maddinson spared the axe.

COMMENT: When test cricketers retire, a number sashay in to other parts of their sport.

Bangladesh's third test tour of New Zealand started badly in Whangarei this week.

Auckland look to be on to a winner with their overseas signing for the summer's T20 Super Smash.

COMMENT: The great democratic process at work, or a giant clanger.

Usman Khawaja has dismissed talk that Pakistan's cricketers might have the momentum heading into the Boxing Day Test, because it doesn't exist.

India's Karun Nair has joined some of the best batsman in the game of cricket with his 302 not-out against England yesterday.

Australia hope Kookaburra can harden up the pink ball for any future day-night Tests in Brisbane, after Steve Smith's side struggled for wickets.

In India it is normal to find a game of cricket played in the street, but it's rare to see one of the sport's biggest stars.

Mohammad Amir suffered a brutal leg injury during Pakistan's first test match against Australia at the Gabba.

New Zealand cricket captain Kane Williamson has been given time off from domestic cricket to recharge.

AB de Villiers has announced that he's stood down as captain of the South African cricket team.

Plenty of pundits regarded Australia's ODI series against the Black Caps as a needless distraction. Mitchell Starc begs to differ.

Bangladesh are giving themselves every chance of making a decent fist of their tour to New Zealand starting on Boxing Day.

David Leggat marks how each Black Cap performed in their 3-0 series defeat to Australia in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy.

Lockie Ferguson won't be the last new face the Black Caps introduce in a summer jam-packed with cricket.

COMMENT: Bowlers can breathe slightly easier, but only slightly, if the latest recommendations from the high profile MCC world cricket committee are passed.

New Zealand subsided to a comprehensive 3-0 beating in their Chappell Hadlee series against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Australian coach Darren Lehmann isn't about to put the boot in while New Zealand are down.

Join Belinda Henley as she talks to Laura McGoldrick in Melbourne on cricket.