Australia are putting themselves at risk of allowing Pakistan to turn the MCG into Yasir Shah’s field of dreams if they fail to ram home the advantage they gained on a rain-interrupted Boxing Day.
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Steve Smith unhappy with schedule clash between India Test tour and T20 series
Australian captain Steve Smith is not pleased with a busy summer schedule that will force him to miss the upcoming Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka.
Australia v Pakistan, 2nd Test, MCG: Bird on song and happy to be uncaged
Jackson Bird may feel as if he doesn’t have a point to prove but he certainly did that on what was sluggish opening to the Boxing Day Test by ushering the careers of Pakistan kingpins Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan closer to retirement.
Michelle Payne gets Lucky as she prepares to reveal future career plans
Its been an extraordinary year for Michelle Payne, the history-making rider who became the first woman to win the Melbourne Cup in November 2015.
Boxing day cricket: nice as far as it went
Two running jokes – one modern, one age-old – framed day one at the MCG. The first acted as a Boxing Day heart-starter, the other to put a summary and soggy end to it.
Boom time: Sophie Devine, Meg Lanning star in Boxing Day WBBL
It takes something special to upstage Meg Lanning when she is on song, but Sophie Devine managed to do just that.
Sydney FC keep A-League 'invincible' run alive with four-goal thrashing of Adelaide Reds
Sydney FC maintained their unbeaten start to the season after thrashing Adelaide 4-0 at Coopers Stadium on Monday night.
Roof stays closed but NBL's Melbourne United shoot themselves to vital win
The Hisense Arena roof remained closed but Melbourne United and Brisbane Bullets still put on a show on Boxing Day night.
Newcastle Jets and Wellington Phoenix fight out entertaining A-League draw
Newcastle have climbed back into fifth spot on the A-League table and will see in the New Year inside the top six after holding a re-energised Wellington to a 2-2 draw.
Magic Millions hopes of Hualalai dashed as John Thompson nabs rare two-year-old win
The Magic Millions hopes of beaten $1.30 favourite Hualalai went up in smoke as John Thompson nabbed just his third two-year-old winner since his Patinack Farm days with a horse bred by Nathan Tinkler’s controversial horse racing venture.

