Cricket news round-up – December 27: de Kock rescues South Africa, Smith-Labuschagne juggernaut rolls on

Smith and Labuschagne got their by-now-familiar fifties against New Zealand; de Kock's onslaught helped South Africa recover against England; no Pakistani will feature in the Asia XI for the T20Is in Bangladesh next year; and Australia have included Swepson in the squad for the Sydney Test.

Cricket news round-up – December 26: ICC rankings are “absolute garbage” – Michael Vaughan

Vaughan’s ire at ICC rankings, Ranji matches affected by eclipse, and Swepson gets a call-up

BBL 2019-20, most runs, wickets after December 17: Calum Ferguson and Mitchell Swepson leading the charts

After first fixture of BBL 2019-20, Calum Ferguson and Mitchell Swepson are leading the batting and bowling tables respectively.