The PCB has decided to take legal action against the BCCI for not agreeing to play two of Pakistan's home series and not fulfilling the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) they had signed in 2014. The PCB will seek compensation from the Indian board and also confirmed that Pakistan would not tour India next year as scheduled in the FTP because the cycle of bilateral fixtures had to start with Pakistan as hosts
Misbah-ul-Haq has raised the possibility that he may leave international cricket, even as soon as before the third and final Test of Pakistan's series against Australia. Pakistan's most successful Test captain was speaking in the immediate aftermath of a dramatic and demoralising final-day collapse at the MCG - which ended in a defeat by an innings and 18 runs - and a day during which concerns over his own lack of runs came to the forefront once again Let's hope he plays in Sydney.
Jonathan Agnew, the BBC's cricket correspondent and Test Match Special commentator, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List for services to broadcasting.
ICC Test Rankings 2016 Final Table India - 120 Australia - 105 Pakistan - 102 South Africa - 102 England - 101 New Zealand - 96 Sri Lanka - 96 West Indies - 69 Bangladesh - 65 Zimbabwe - 5
ICC Test Rankings 2016 Final Table - Batting Steve Smith - 937 Virat Kohli - 875 Joe Root - 848 Kane Williamson - 817 David Warner - 790 Azhar Ali - 787 Hashim Amla - 778 AB DeVilliers - 770 Quinton De Kock - 740 Cheteshwar Pujara - 739
ICC Test Rankings 2016 Final Table - Bowling RM Ashwin - 887 Ravinda Jadeja - 879 Rangana Hearth - 855 Dale Steyn - 835 Josh Hazelwood - 831 James Anderson - 810 Stuart Broad - 803 Mitchell Starc - 792 Vernon Philander - 760 Neil Wagner - 755