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Australia vs New Zealand: Steve Smith hopes MCG will produce a 'good wicket' for Boxing Day Test despite worries over pitch
•A Sheffield Shield match at the MCG was abandoned on Sunday because of a dangerous pitch with several Western Australia batsmen sustaining blows to the body from deliveries that reared up at them.
Fantasy Premier League, Gameweek 19 tips: Milk Manchester United's post-Mourinho honeymoon; watch out for festive rotations
Kaushals •Get the best tips for Gameweek 19 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL)
South Africa vs Australia: Proteas cricket board disappointed with sparse crowd for Durban Test
•The first Test between South Africa and Australia at Kingsmead features the world's second and third-ranked teams, both bristling with world-class fast bowlers and stroke-playing batsmen.
Premier League: Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino sceptical about winter break
•Mauricio Pochettino has questioned whether the proposed winter break would work successfully in England, saying the Premier League was completely different to other European leagues.
Ashes 2017: International Cricket Council rates Melbourne pitch for Boxing Day Test as 'poor'
•The drop-in pitch at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) was unforgiving for bowlers, with a total of 1,081 runs scored and only 24 wickets taken over five days.
Ashes 2017: England finally show up as Alastair Cook returns to form with century on Day 2 of Boxing Day Test
•Earlier in the day, England ended Steve Smith's incredible three-year unbeaten run in Melbourne as they bowled out the hosts for 327 just after lunch, claiming the last seven wickets for 67 runs.
Ashes 2017: David Warner hails 'freak' Steve Smith; James Anderson says Australian skipper is in 'the form of his life'
•The quirky Smith hasn't been dismissed in a Melbourne Test match since Boxing Day 2014 and is on track to repeat the feat on a bat-friendly MCG pitch.
Ashes 2017: Mitchell Starc set to miss Boxing Day Test due to heel injury; Jackson Bird called in as replacement
•Starc, who is Australia's leading wicket-taker in the series with 19, bruised his heel bowling in Australia's series-clinching third Test win in Perth last week.
Ashes 2017: Steve Smith says there will be no let-up in bouncers against English tail-enders in Melbourne Test
•Australia captain Steve Smith says his fast bowlers will continue to bombard England's tailenders with short-pitched deliveries despite claims their beleaguered batsmen deserve more protection from the umpires.
ICC's idea of four-day Test cricket remains replete with doubts, yet promises a revolution
Sarah Waris •It surely makes much sense to head in a direction that will garner more results over a shorter span of time, with four-day Test cricket being an ideal solution.