Pakistan's terrific chase ends 40 short

Pakistan's bid for a world-record chase fell a mere 40 runs short, allowing Australia to exhale after coming close to coughing up a match they had dominated.

Confusion between Smith and umpires led to extra half hour

Ian Gould and Richard Illingworth thought Australia wanted to bowl Pakistan out on the fourth day based on an earlier conversation they had with Steven Smith.

'Shafiq made a match out of nothing' - Misbah

Captain MIsbah-ul-Haq credited a change in mindset and his team's determined character for Pakistan's incredible turnaround in the Gabba Test.

Pakistan's 450 in the fourth innings, their tenth loss in Australia

Stats highlights from the fifth day of the first Test in Brisbane, where Pakistan scored 450 in the final innings but lost by 39 runs

The Test match of the year?

A thrilling Gabba Test highlighted how Pakistan continue to remain predictably unpredictable

Pakistan claim the Gabba with heart, and mind

With an application rarely seen in their batting performances overseas and a constant willingness to believe, Pakistan made history, and yet didn't quite make it

Australia hold on to win the unlosable

History nearly repeated itself as Australia looked like they would lose yet another Test from a position of complete control

'You're a hero. You're a hero'

In a corner of the vast Gabba stands, a small band of Pakistan supporters watched their team almost pull off the greatest chase

Asad Shafiq and tail make Australia toil

Asad Shafiq's unbeaten century has allowed Pakistan to dream of an unlikely victory at the Gabba.

A remarkable fourth-innings fight from Pakistan

Stats highlights from the fourth day at the Gabba, where Pakistan fought hard to finish on 8 for 382, a rare strong performance in a chase outside Asia

Azhar applauds Shafiq's skill at No. 6

Azhar Ali has praised Asad Shafiq's ability to bat down the order, shepherding the tail and scoring centuries from No. 6

When everyone had to work a little 'extra'

Australia took the extra extra half hour, much after the scheduled close, in anticipation of a win. But at the end of an everlasting gobsmacker of a day, Pakistan dared to dream

Pakistan's ugly yet glorious day

Pakistan might have been very slow and slightly flawed on day four at the Gabba. But they triumphed over common cricket logic, as they have done so often for so long

Australia assistant coach David Saker unhappy with extra half hour

David Saker has questioned the wisdom of an extra half hour being taken on the fourth evening at the Gabba as Australia sought in vain to wrap up victory over Pakistan.

Australia strike twice after setting 490 to win

There was no mayhem this time, no clatter of wickets in a giddy rush, or frenzied burst of noise from the Gabba's biggest crowd ever outside the Ashes

Pakistan survive trip down Sunset Boulevard

Pakistan's first-innings failings under the Gabba lights didn't augur well for their second attempt. But they found a new resolve to fight another day

Luck not with 'cult hero' Lyon - Khawaja

Nathan Lyon's place in the Australian team has been in doubt since the series loss to South Africa, but Usman Khawaja thinks he's bowled much better than the numbers suggest.

Australia's quicks blow Pakistan away

Pakistan went into free fall in the final session on day two at the Gabba, against the the swinging, bouncing, pink ball under lights

Pakistan give their heads away

The story of a Pakistan collapse isn't new. But this one saw them getting hit on helmets, struggling under lights, and they didn't lose their heads, they gave them away

Younis hits six-innings career low

Stats highlights from the second day's play in Brisbane, where Pakistan collapsed in their first innings

Handscomb stays back to take career forward

When Peter Handscomb danced down the pitch and lofted Yasir Shah over long-on for the first six of Australia's innings, you wouldn't have believed he was on the verge of a maiden Test century

A tale of two rookies

Peter Handscomb has looked nerveless; Nic Maddinson has appeared nervous. They debuted together in Adelaide, but could hardly have had more different experiences at the Test level

Arthur defends Pakistan team selection, backs senior batsmen

Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur has defended the selection of three left-arm fast bowlers in the attack for the first Test at the Gabba, where Australia piled on 429 in the first innings

Pakistan's cycle of horrors in Australia

Pakistan's batting collapse on the second day of the day-night Test at the Gabba was a continuation of their woeful history on Australian pitches

Smith century puts Australia ahead on first day

Steven Smith and Peter Handscomb capitalized on the platform laid by Matt Renshaw with an unbroken 137-run stand to take Australia to 288 for 3 at stumps

Time to reassess Pakistan attack already?

Does this Pakistan attack defy mathematics by showing that the whole attack is distinctly less than the sum of its individual parts? Maybe the maths is right, that this attack is only as good as

Amir goes off with knee trouble

The portents were bad when he went down after a fielding mishap, clutching his knee. A few minutes later he was bowling a spell for the ages

A missed ton, and a missed dash across town

Matt Renshaw's dismissal for 71 meant that his parents did not need to make a trip across Brisbane to get to the ground

No one noticed Smith's edge - Azhar Ali

Sarfraz Ahmed had dropped Steven Smith on 53. Then when he did catch the Australian captain on 97, no one appealed

Smith the fifth quickest to 16 Test tons

Statistical highlights from the first day's play of the day-night Test between Australia and Pakistan at the Gabba

The evolution of Smith, Handscomb and Renshaw

Australia's top performers at the Gabba against Pakistan have changed, in varying degrees, from the players they had once been

Smith owns up to edge on 97

Steven Smith said he did edge the ball to the wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed when he was on 97 but felt it was a bizarre that nothing came off it

Shafiq, unsung but not an underachiever

Asad Shafiq's prominence in Pakistan's rise would have perhaps been a bigger deal, had he been a player from cricket's Big Three

You need to work harder and smarter, Pakistan

If they want to be No. 1 again, they need to stop going into series so undercooked

Nice, Garry!

You've heard the chant. What has gone into the making of the accidental cult of Nathan Lyon?

Finishing big

Wahab-Yasir altercation 'not serious' - Pakistan management

The players were on opposite teams for a practice football game and confronted each other after a tackle

Pakistan ready to bury ghosts of the past

They have won only four Tests in Australia, the last of which came in 1995. But the ludicrous has seemingly become logical in 2016 and Pakistan can take advantage of that

Australia ponder playing four quicks and leaving out Nathan Lyon in Gabba Test against Pakistan

Australia have left open the possibility of playing four fast men and leaving out offspinner Nathan Lyon at the Gabba, choosing not to name their XI on the eve of the match.

Pink ball, pace, Gabba an explosive combination

The pink ball, floodlights and the Gabba's often lively pitch will make for a high octane contest between two sides well stocked with speed.