Cricket-Cummins wins toss, Australia bat in Karachi test v Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat in the second test against Pakistan at Karachi's National Stadium on Saturday.
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Cummins wins toss, Australia bat in Karachi test v Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan : Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat in the second test against Pakistan at Karachi's National Stadium on Saturday.
Australia Captain Pat Cummins Reacts To Criticism Of Rawalpindi Pitch After Dull Draw Against Pakistan
Australian skipper Pat Cummins said he would leave it to fans and commentators to pass judgement on a dead wicket that saw his team's first Test in Pakistan in nearly a quarter of a century end in a tame draw in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. "I think the players always want a fair battle between bat and ball, and that's when I think Test cricket is at its best and most rewarding," the diplomatic Cummins said when asked about a pitch that yielded 1,187 runs for just 14 wickets over five days.
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Pakistan vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 5 Live Cricket Score Updates: Nauman Ali Takes Fifer, Australia Bowled Out For 459
Pakistan vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 5 Live Updates:Nauman Ali struck early on Day 5 to remove Australia captain Pat Cummins in the ongoing first Test in Rawalpindi. It completed a five-wicket haul for the left-arm spinner. However, Pakistan's first home Test against Australia in nearly a quarter of a century looked headed for a draw despite Nauman Ali. When umpires called off play on Day 4 with three overs still to be bowled, Mitchell Starc was on 19 and skipper Pat Cummins four -- with Australia just 27 behind Pakistan's first innings total of 476-4 declared. Australia are on their first tour to Pakistan since 1998, having previously refused to visit over security fears. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Australia fall just short against Pakistan
Nauman Ali's career-best figures have helped Pakistan to a slender first-innings lead in Rawalpindi with Australia all out for 459.
Steve Smith Annoyed At Missing Hundred As First Test Heads For Draw
Steve Smith said he was annoyed at missing out on a century Monday as Australia's first Test in Pakistan in nearly a quarter of a century headed for a draw in Rawalpindi. Mitchell Starc was on 12 and skipper Pat Cummins four as Australia reached 449-7 in reply to Pakistan's first innings total of 476-4 declared. But Smith was annoyed with himself for getting out earlier on 78. "I got a bit greedy with the field they had set. I had worked pretty hard and got myself in a nice position to go on and get a big score."
Smith annoyed at missing hundred as first Test heads for draw
Steve Smith said he was annoyed at missing out on a century Monday as Australia's first Test in Pakistan in nearly a quarter of a century headed for a draw in Rawalpindi.