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Watch: David Warner, Steve Smith Seen Playing Tennis Ahead Of 2nd Test Against Pakistan

Australia will take on Pakistan in the second Test match from Saturday in Karachi and both teams will look to break the deadlock in the series after the first match at Rawalpindi ended in a tame draw. Australia will depend on its bowling attack to find a way to get past the Pakistani batters. The hosts on the other hand would want to negate the threat of the Australian pace attack, but another dead pitch will make for poor advertisement for Test cricket and that must be playing on the mind of the Pakistan board.

2nd Test: Australia brace for Karachi challenge after Rawalpindi run-feast

Pat Cummins knows the task gets significantly tougher for his team in the second Test against Pakistan on Saturday. Australia's first Test in Pakistan in 24 years turned out to be a run-feast in Rawalpindi where 1,187 runs were scored and only 14 wickets fell, earning a "below average" rating from the match referee. After five dull days of bat dominating ball, things are likely to spice up on a dry track at Karachi's National Stadium where spin and reverse swing should ensure runs are not taken for granted. Australia have responded by harnessing debutant Mitchell Swepson with Nathan Lyon in a two-man spin attack, sacrificing the pace of Josh Hazlewood and endorsing Mitchell Starc's reverse swing skills. "The wicket here looks a little bit drier. Historically, it's bit friendlier for the spinners," Cummins told a news conference on Friday.

Australia brace for Karachi challenge after Rawalpindi run-feast

KARACHI, Pakistan : Beginning a tour of the sub-continent with a draw is a result perfectly acceptable to most visiting captains but Australia skipper Pat Cummins knows the task gets significantly tougher for his team in the second test against Pakistan on Saturday.

"Its' A Spirit Of Cricket Thing": David Warner On Mankading

Run-out at non-striker's end remains a "spirit of cricket issue" for Australian opener David Warner despite the MCC amending its code to remove it from "unfair play" laws even though he believes that batters are the ones solely at "fault" if such a dismissal is effected. Custodians of cricket laws, the Marylebone Cricket Club on re-classified the controversial runout, from law 41's 'unfair play' and incorporated it within law 38 pertaining to legitimate run outs. It's one of the nine changes that the MCC made to its code, which is set to come into effect from October this year.

Australia's Warner pledges to attend idol Warne's funeral

Australian opener David Warner plans to attend the state funeral of his childhood idol Shane Warne later this month, but he says it will take time to get used to the legendary bowler's passing.

Warner still believes Mankading is a 'spirit of cricket issue' despite MCC amendment to code

spirit of cricket issue" for Australian opener David Warner despite the MCC amending its code to remove it from "unfair play" laws even though he believes that batters are the ones solely at "fault" if such a dismissal is effected. Custodians of cricket laws, the Marylebone Cricket Club re-classified the controversial runout, from law 41's 'unfair play' and incorporated it within law 38 pertaining to legitimate run outs.

Australia's David Warner Pledges To Attend Idol Shane Warne's Funeral

Australian opener David Warner plans to attend the state funeral of his childhood idol Shane Warne later this month, but he says it will take time to get used to the legendary bowler's passing. Warne died following a heart attack while holidaying in Thailand last week, and his death has shaken the Australian team, who are currently touring Pakistan. "It still hasn't really sunk in," said Warner ahead of the second Test starting in Karachi from Saturday.

David Warner hopes to get home from Pakistan in time for Shane Warne farewell

David Warner is hoping to race home from the Test series in Pakistan to pay tribute to Shane Warne at the spin bowling great's memorial service in Melbourne. Warne died from a suspected heart attack last Friday at the age of 52 while on holiday on the Thailand island of Koh Samui. He will be buried at a private family funeral and a state memorial service will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the evening of March 30.

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Watch: David Warner, Steve Smith Seen Playing Tennis Ahead Of 2nd Test Against Pakistan

2nd Test: Australia brace for Karachi challenge after Rawalpindi run-feast

Australia brace for Karachi challenge after Rawalpindi run-feast

"Its' A Spirit Of Cricket Thing": David Warner On Mankading

Australia's Warner pledges to attend idol Warne's funeral

Warner still believes Mankading is a 'spirit of cricket issue' despite MCC amendment to code

Australia's David Warner Pledges To Attend Idol Shane Warne's Funeral

David Warner hopes to get home from Pakistan in time for Shane Warne farewell