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.
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.
Australia vs Pakistan: Spinner Mitchell Swepson to make Test debut in Karachi
Mitchell Swepson will make his Test debut in the second match against Pakistan in Karachi, captain Pat Cummins said on Friday. Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will sit out with 28-year-old Swepson joining Nathan Lyon in Australia's two-man spin attack at Karachi's National Stadium on Saturday. "He's spent a lot of time running drinks over the last couple of years. He's absolutely ready," Cummins told a news conference. "He's been a huge part of the squad even though he hasn't been playing, so we're really excited to see him get a chance."
Spinner Swepson to make Australia test debut in Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan : Australia leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson will make his test debut in the second match against Pakistan in Karachi, captain Pat Cummins said on Friday.
Pakistan vs Australia, 2nd Test: Aussies look to second spinner after Rawalpindi stalemate
The historic occasion -- Australia's first Test in Pakistan since 1998 -- was marred by a pitch described as "dead" by vice-captain Steve Smith as Pakistan piled up 728 runs for the loss of just four wickets, and one of those was a run out. Openers Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique both made maiden Test hundreds -- Imam scoring one in each innings -- while senior batsman Azhar Ali also passed three figures during five attritional days. The series now moves to Karachi's National Stadium, a favourite hunting ground for Pakistan, who have won 23 of the 43 Tests they have played there while losing only twice. Australia have never won in Karachi in eight attempts, losing five and drawing three.
Australia Look To Second Spinner After Rawalpindi Stalemate
Australia are likely to play two spinners as they go in search of a win in Saturday's second Test in Karachi after Pakistan batted their seamers into the ground in the draw at Rawalpindi. The historic occasion -- Australia's first Test in Pakistan since 1998 -- was marred by a pitch described as "dead" by vice-captain Steve Smith as Pakistan piled up 728 runs for the loss of just four wickets, and one of those was a run out.