Steve Smith was run out on six after a mix up with opener Usman Khawaja, unbeaten on 47, and returned to the pavilion waving his hands in dismay.

Former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull praised Babar Azam, calling him the "big one" during commentary on Day 3 of the 3rd Test between England and New Zealand.

SL vs AUS: Glenn Maxwell's unbeaten 80 off 51 deliveries powered Australia to a 2-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the 1st ODI.

SL vs AUS: Sri Lanka stunned Australia in their third and final Twenty20 international after skipper Dasun Shanaka hit an undefeated half-century to lead his team home in a nail-biting finish on Saturday.

Joe Root recently became the 14th player to reach 10,000 Test runs and former selector Saba Karim feels he has left the rest of the 'Fab 4' behind.

SL vs AUS: Never known to tee-off from the word go, Steve Smith has over time become adept at the anchor role in T20Is, but he has now been given the license to take the attack to the bowlers.

"In Test match cricket, I am always going to say Virat Kohli," Watson said, when asked by Isa Guha who he thought is the best Test batter in the world.

Pakistan vs Australia: Australia suffered a blow ahead of their upcoming ODI series and lone T20 against Pakistan with senior batter Steve Smith being ruled out with an elbow problem.

Pakistan vs Australia 3rd Test: Nathan Lyon picked up a five-wicket haul on a pitch that had suffered a lot of wear and tear through the five days, while skipper Cummins chipped in with 3 wickets.

PAK vs AUS: Pakistan were 73/0 at Stumps on Day 4 of the 3rd Test after Australia set them a target of 351.