Highlights of Australia vs. Pakistan, First Test Day 1: Watch live coverage of the first AUS vs. PAK Test Day 1.
Australia’s captain, Pat Cummins, won the toss on Thursday and decided to bat first in the first Test of the series against Pakistan. Australia is hoping to keep up its winning trend after their recent victory in the Cricket World Cup in India and their earlier success in the World Test Championship.
The return of experienced off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who was injured during the Ashes series in England, is the sole alteration to Australia’s starting XI from the previous test match. Lyon is focusing on the accomplishment of taking over 500 wickets in Test cricket.
Pakistan has chosen to use an inexperienced bowling attack, giving Khurram Shahzad and Aamer Jamal their test debuts. They are anticipated to assist Shaheen Shah Afridi, the front-line pacer. Four seamers and a spinner make up Shan Masood’s bowling attack combination for Pakistan, which is suited for Perth Stadium’s conditions because to the pitch’s substantial bounce and carry.
Line-ups:
Australia’s players include David Warner, Pat Cummins (captain), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, and Usman Khawaja.
Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Aamer Jamal, and Khurram Shahzad are the players from Pakistan.
