Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test Live Scores Updates: Cameron Green, Alex Carey Key To Australia On Day 2

Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test, Day 2 Live Scores Updates: Pakistan will look to make further inroads as Cameron Green and Alex Carey aim to take Australia to a decent first innings total. Opener Usman Khawaja missed a century by nine Monday and Steve Smith fell short of completing 8,000 runs as Australia ended the opening day of the third and final Test on 232-5 against Pakistan in Lahore. At the close, Cameron Green was on 20 and Alex Carey eight, surviving the second new ball until bad light brought closure two overs early. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Playing XIs:

Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (c), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Naseem Shah, Sajid Khan, Hasan Ali, Nauman Ali, Shaheen Afridi

Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Swepson

A truly deserved outing for the hosts. It was Shaheen Afridi who started the proceeding but later it was Naseem Shah who stood out and justified his selection into the side. The young pacer showed great skills, by moving the ball in both directions with no drop in pace. From his 19 overs, Shah bowled 9 maidens and has been very economical. Pakistan would hope he continues the good work on Day 2 with a fairly new ball in play. The first hour of the session will give you the gist of how this day would pan out. Do not go anywhere.

It was all about Australia except the starting period of the morning session and the final hour of the third session. It was Smith and Khawaja in particular, who built a solid stand of 138 runs and completed the repair work after losing two early wickets in the third over. Although, once Smith fell,