Pakistan vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 1 Live Score: Pakistan Win Toss, Elect To Bat Against Australia

PAK vs AUS, 1st Test, Day 1 Live Cricket Updates: Pakistan face Australia in the first Test of a three-match series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Friday. Pakistan host Australia for the first time in 24 years. The last time Australia played a Test series in Pakistan, they won the three-match series 1-0 under the leadership of Mark Taylor. It will be interesting to see how both teams line-up. The first Test will be followed by the second and third Test in Karachi and Lahore, respectively.  (LIVE SCORECARD)

So, Australia have gone with the tried and tested XI, and not included an extra spinner for a seamer. The presence of Cameron Green is offering them great balance. For Pakistan, playing XI is quite predicted but one would have expected Shan Masood to get the nod after a stellar PSL season. Their opening pair is slightly the weaker point but from number 3 to number 6, they have some extraordinary batters who will form the core of the batting. Iftikhar Ahmed at 7 looks like a defensive option, maybe they could have picked an extra bowler in place of him.

Australia (Playing XI) - David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (WK), Pat Cummins (C), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.

Pakistan (Playing XI) - Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (C), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Iftikhar Ahmed, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi.

Toss - Babar Azam gets the coin to fall in his favour and PAKISTAN ELECT TO BAT!

Some very sad news coming our way! Legendary Australian wicketkeeper, Rod Marsh, has passed away at 74 after suffering a heart attack. An absolute icon of the game and it's a great loss for everyone. We offer