Pak vs Aus 3 test ( Pak slipped in WTC 2023/25)

Dec 14, Thu

Australia vs Pakistan

1st Test at Perth Stadium, Perth

Match starts at Dec 14, 02:20 GMT

Dec 26, Tue

Australia vs Pakistan

2nd Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Match starts at Dec 26, 23:30 GMT

Jan 03, Wed

Australia vs Pakistan

3rd Test at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Match starts at Jan 03, 23:30 GMT

New Look pakistan team as new captain for test( Shan Masood) T20I captain ( Shaheen Shah Afridi)announced, New Coach Also announced >Wahab Riaz)

Pakistan squad for Australia Test series: Shan Masood (capt), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shan Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Nauman Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed,saud Shakeel

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australia-news-green-harris-renshaw-bancroft-named-in-pm-s-xi-to-face-pakistan-1409889

Prime Minister's XI: Nathan McSweeney (capt), Cameron Bancroft, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Nathan McAndrew, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Mark Steketee, Beau Webster

Cameron Bancroft most likely to play for aus vs pakistan 

Pakistan 337/6* vs Prime minister xl in warm up game

Pakistan New Test Captain Shan Masood (164*) batted whole day yesterday who is well supported by Shafique ( 38) Babar (40) & Sarfaeaz A (31)

23 year old Jordan Buckingham picked 3 wkts for PMXL.

1st test coming up ( aus vs pak on dec 14) Davey will retire after the test series please join in during live games or so to salute great Australian opener (DW) through out 15 days (3 test) of test cricket 

Pak 391/9 declared

Masood 201 not out

Buckingham took 5 fer

Prime minister Xl 367/4*

Cameron Bancroft 53,
Marcus Harris 49
 Renshaw 136
not out
Cameron Green 46
Nathan McSweeney (c)40
Beau Webster 21
Extras-22

Renshaw & Bancroft strong candidate for david warner as test match 

Pak used 8 bowlers

Rain washed out 

Test starts 7.50 am IST pak vs Aus tomorrow

Stats and trivia

• Pakistan's last Test win in Australia was a 74-run victory at the SCG in December 1995. Their last Test in Perth was in December 2004 and they lost all five matches played at the WACA.
• Babar Azam will play his 50th Test match and needs 228 runs to become the 12th Pakistan batter to reach 4000 runs.
• Australia have a perfect record at Optus Stadium having beaten India, New Zealand and West Indies in the three Tests played at the ground.
• Travis Head is 96 away from scoring 3000 Test runs, while Marnus Labuschagne needs 211 for 4000 runs.

Australia have won toss & have to bats vs Pakistan

2 fast bowler debut for pakistan --Aamer Jamal, Khurram Shahzad

Shan Masood is pak captain

Aus 117/0 at Lunch 

Warner 72 not out 

Khawaja 37 not out

No spinner in pak team

Khuran Manzur debutant seems to me, better bowler on helpful track.

Afridi seems tooth-less, Cummins winning the toss on such track, really blessed 

44 ball 50 by Davey

83/0

Farewell series by David Warner, his 6th century vs Pak vs {pak 13 test 1356 runs @90 average} & 26th over -all century Equalling Sobers! 

After lunch aus lost wkts of Uzzie & Labu.

56.4 over remain on day 1 Aus

192/2  just before tea