Pakistan vs Australia live updates: Aussies hoping to compile big first-innings total on day two in Karachi

After building a solid platform on day one, Australia will be out to capitalise with a big day of batting on day two of the second Test against Pakistan.

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By Dean Bilton

By Dean Bilton

Hello again, and welcome back! We're just about ready to boot things up again in Karachi, with Australia resuming in a strong position with the bat. Most of that is down to the work of Usman Khawaja, who scored a fantastic century and will carry on today with hopes of making it a seriously big one indeed.

Lots of work to be done for Pakistan today, who may once again shift their focus to containing runs rather than taking wickets. But even if they do, Australia is in a great position to builing a massive, potentially match-winning first-innings total. Today's play will go a long way to determining the outcome of the Test, so stick with me for the duration so you don't miss a minute.