Australia vs New Zealand 2nd Test, Day 2 preview: Smith threat loom large as Australia finish on top

Stumps, Day 1: Australia 257/4 (Smith 77*, Labuschagne 63; de Grandhomme 2/48) vs New Zealand.

South Africa vs England, 1st Test, Centurion: Preview, predictions, likely XIs

South Africa will host England for 4 Tests. The first of these, a Boxing Day Test, will be played at Centurion.

ICC World Test Championship 2019-21 points table, December 23, 2019: Pakistan jump to third place

Pakistan are now tied with Sri Lanka on points but are ahead on RPW. However, they are well behind Australia, let alone India.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Day 5 preview: Hosts 3 wickets away from history

Stumps, Day 4: Pakistan 191 (Shafiq 63, Babar 60; Kumara 4/49, Embuldeniya 4/71) and 555/3 decl. (Abid 174, Masood 135, Azhar 118, Babar 100*; Kumara 2/88) lead Sri Lanka 271 (Chandimal 71; Afridi 5/77, Abbas 4/55) and 212/7 (Oshada 102*, Dickwella 65; Naseem 3/31) by 263 runs.

Cricket news round-up – December 22: Masood, Abid make Sri Lanka toil, bushfire smoke stops play

Masood and Abid added 278 to turn the Karachi Test on its head; BBL witnessed bushfire smoke and a family feud; Pope scored a hundred; and Broad, Leach, and Archer all returned to action.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test Day 4 preview: Bowlers need to back the Masood-Abid show

Stumps, Day 3: Pakistan 191 (Asad 63, Babar 60; Kumara 4/49, Embuldeniya 4/71) and 395/2 (Abid 174, Masood 135; Kumara 2/88) lead Sri Lanka 271 (Chandimal 71; Afridi 5/77, Abbas 4/55) by 315 runs.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Karachi: Preview, predictions, likely XIs

Rain allowed only 167 overs of cricket in the first Test of the series. The decider will be played at Karachi..

ICC World Test Championship 2019-21 points table, December 17, 2019: Australia cross 200, Sri Lanka, Pakistan leap ahead

Sri Lanka displaced New Zealand at third place, Pakistan jumped to sixth spot, and Australia inched closer towards India.

1st Test, Australia vs New Zealand, Day 4 preview: Australia take complete control in Perth day-night Test

New Zealand crumbled with the bat before the Australian batsmen made merry.

1st Test, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Day 5 preview: A Dhananjaya hundred, perhaps, and then some of Babur

Stumps, Day 4: Sri Lanka 282/6 (Dhananjaya 87*, Karunaratne 59; Shaheen 2/58) vs Pakistan.