Australia haven’t toured Pakistan since 1998 as security issues kept international teams from visiting, and as a result are unfamiliar with the local pitches. “It looks like a good wicket...as expected,” Cummins told reporters on the eve of the match. 

He said Australia would probably go into the Test with three quick bowlers or two spinners. “We just want to have another look at the wicket,” he said. The Aussie skipper refused to accept that Pakistan would be fielding a depleted side as a result of injuries to fast bowler Hasan Ali and all-rounder Faheem Ashra. “It’s a loss for the Pakistan, but there’s always another guy that can step up,” he said.

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