Pakistan vs Australia: What can the tail add to the first-innings total on day three of Karachi Test

Australia's tail is finally exposed after two straight days of batting in the second Test against Pakistan in Karachi.

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By Jon Healy

By Jon Healy

Here's how day two ended...

Alex Carey was bowled seven runs short of a maiden century in the third last over of the day.

Considering Australia has batted for two straight days in the subcontinent, there have been a fair share of disappointments, including Carey's dismissal to part-time Babar Azam.

There was Marnus Labuschagne running himself out for nought, Steve Smith doing a Carey and getting dismissed in the shadows of stumps, and then there was the general pace of the batting yesterday (505 runs after two full batting days on a good pitch?), with Australia apparently hoping to bat just once and dismiss Pakistan twice.

Let's hope for some fireworks from Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc, and then some action with the ball. Let's not forget we've got Mitch Swepson on debut here.