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Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test: Josh Hazlewood To Miss Out Again As Australia Announce Unchanged Playing XI

Australia have decided to field an unchanged playing XI for the third and final Test against Pakistan, starting from Monday here at the Gaddafi Stadium. The star pacer Josh Hazlewood will miss out for a second time in a row as Mitchell Swepson replaced him in the second Test in Karachi. Skipper Pat Cummins stated that he is content with how his side performed in Karachi Test that ended in a draw.

Pakistan, Australia vie for series win as test returns to Lahore

Pakistan and Australia head into a winner-take-all third and final test from Monday as test cricket returns to Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium for the first time since the 2009 attack by gunmen on a bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team.

Babar Azam, Pat Cummins eye last chance for Pakistan-Australia series win

Babar Azam and Pat Cummins are both targeting a series-winning victory when the third and final Pakistan-Australia Test starts in Lahore Monday. The series -- Australia's first in Pakistan for 24 years -- opened with a high scoring stalemate on a featherbed pitch in Rawalpindi before the hosts salvaged a fighting draw in Karachi on the back of an epic 196 from Azam. Lahore's Gaddafi stadium is Azam's home ground and will be staging a Test for the first time since a fatal terror attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in 2009 caused international cricket to be suspended in Pakistan.

Cricket-Australia make no changes for final test against Pakistan

By Sudipto Ganguly

Australia make no changes for third Test against Pakistan

Pat Cummins said on the eve of the match. Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Swepson will be the two spinners for the visitors, Cummins told reporters. The first two Tests of the series, in Rawalpindi and Karachi, ended in draws.

Australia make no changes for final test against Pakistan

Australia will be unchanged against Pakistan for the series-deciding third and final test in Lahore starting from Monday, captain Pat Cummins said on the eve of the match.

Wanted To "Hurt Somebody": Shoaib Akhtar Recalls Fiery Spell Against Ricky Ponting

Australia's ongoing tour of Pakistan has been a hot topic of debate. After the first Test ended in a drab draw in Rawalpindi, the recently-concluded Karachi Test added much-needed spark to the series ahead of the final Test at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Ahead of the series decider, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has recalled an incident involving former Australia captain Ricky Ponting during the 1999 tour Down Under. With Pakistan already trailing 2-0 ahead of the final Test, Akhtar said that he wanted to "hurt somebody".

Steve Smith says Karachi pitch a 'challenge' after Test fumble

Steve Smith said Saturday that close catching is a "real challenge" on low-bounce pitches after he spilled a crucial catch in the second Test drawn with Pakistan in Karachi. The 32-year-old is considered one of the safest pair of hands in the game with 137 catches in 84 Tests, and his drop off Abdullah Shafique's bat on the fourth day of the Test became a major talking point. Pakistani opener Shafique went on to score 96 to supplement skipper Babar Azam in a stand of 228 for the third wicket.

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Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test: Josh Hazlewood To Miss Out Again As Australia Announce Unchanged Playing XI

Pakistan, Australia vie for series win as test returns to Lahore

Babar Azam, Pat Cummins eye last chance for Pakistan-Australia series win

Cricket-Australia make no changes for final test against Pakistan

Australia make no changes for third Test against Pakistan

Australia make no changes for final test against Pakistan

Wanted To "Hurt Somebody": Shoaib Akhtar Recalls Fiery Spell Against Ricky Ponting

Steve Smith says Karachi pitch a 'challenge' after Test fumble