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Australia
| 1/245 Pakistan are 245 for 1 |
| 0/43 (16.0) | *Starc | O: 90.0 | ul-Haq* | 132 (271) |
| 1/87 (31.0) | Lyon | RR:2.33 | Ali | 64 (165) |
| c. Cummins b. Lyon |  | 33.6 1/105 |  | Shafique 44(105) |
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| First Innings: Pakistan | 1/245 | RR: 2.33 | O: 90.0 |
|---|
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Shafique c. Cummins b. Lyon | 44 | 105 | 3 | 1 | 41.90 |
I. ul-Haq not out | 132 | 271 | 15 | 2 | 48.71 |
A. Ali not out | 64 | 165 | 4 | 1 | 38.79 |
M.B. Azam* | |||||
F. Alam | |||||
M. Rizwan+ | |||||
I. Ahmed | |||||
N. Ali | |||||
S. Khan | |||||
N. Shah | |||||
S.S. Afridi | |||||
Extras (b 4, lb 0, w 0, nb 1) | 5 | ||||
| Total | 245 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.A. Starc | 16.0 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 2.69 |
| J.R. Hazlewood | 14.0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 1.71 |
| N.M. Lyon | 31.0 | 4 | 87 | 1 | 2.81 |
| P.J. Cummins | 15.0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 2.27 |
| T.M. Head | 3.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 |
| C.D. Green | 5.0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3.60 |
| M. Labuschagne | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4.25 |
| S.P.D. Smith | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 |
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Australia takes on Pakistan in Pakistan for the first time in 24 years. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog for this historic first day of the three-Test series.
After successfully retaining the Ashes with a 4-0 walloping of England, the Australian team will be out to prove that they can also succeed in away Test Matches.
Pakistan will be a unique experience for so many reasons.
Players are under tight security and that will be a distraction in itself but mastering the conditions will also be challenging to deal with.
Despite being in the sub-continent Pakistan has been a tough place to bowl for the spinners.
A recent statistic showed that spin bowlers average over 30 runs per wicket for the fourth innings of Test matches played in the country.
Before this series Australian spin bowler Nathan Lyon said that he didn’t expect much spin at all.
If those predictions turn out to be correct then wickets are likely to come mainly from pace bowlers and reverse swing will be crucial.
Pakistan currently sit third on the World Test Championship behind Australia.
They have two players in the top 10 of the player ratings including batsman Babar Azam (9th) and fast bowler Shaheen Afridi (4th).
Like most Test nations these days, Pakistan is a much better team in home conditions and it could well be a war of attrition judging by the flat looking Pindi Cricket Stadium pitch.
Game information
Venue: Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
First ball: 4pm (AEDT)
TV/Stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Betting: Pakistan $2.44, Australia $2.58, draw $3.60 – odds via PlayUp
Pakistan Squad
Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (vc), Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Wasim, Nauman Ali, Naseem Shah, Sajid Khan, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Zahid Mahmood. Reserves: Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Haris
Australia Squad
Pat Cummins (c), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner.
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