Australia vs Pakistan 2nd Test, Day 1: Live Score and Updates
AUS vs PAK
Melbourne,UPDATED: Dec 26, 2023 06:58 IST
Australia vs Pakistan 2nd Test, Day 1, Live Score and Updates: Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bowl first in the Boxing Day Test match. Pakistan have come into the match after losing the first Test in Perth.
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test match between Australia and Pakistan in Melbourne.
06:58 IST:
26.5: Aamer Jamal to Usman Khawaja, Yet another one outside off. Left alone.
06:58 IST:
26.4: Aamer Jamal to Usman Khawaja, Bangs it in short. Evaded.
06:57 IST:
26.3: Aamer Jamal to Usman Khawaja, Outside off, not played at.
06:57 IST:
26.2: Aamer Jamal to David Warner, Outside off, Warner guides it through point and towards deep point for one.
06:56 IST:
26.1: Aamer Jamal to Usman Khawaja, Angled into the pads, this is nudged to mid-wicket for one.
06:55 IST:
25.6: Agha Salman to David Warner, Angled into the pads, this is worked to mid-wicket.
06:55 IST:
25.5: Agha Salman to Usman Khawaja, A single as this is pushed through covers.
06:54 IST:
25.4: Agha Salman to Usman Khawaja, Outside off, Usman Khawaja leaves it alone.
06:54 IST:
25.3: Agha Salman to Usman Khawaja, Another one outside off, not played at.
06:54 IST:
25.2: Agha Salman to David Warner, Another one outside off, this is guided through point for one.
06:53 IST:
25.1: Agha Salman to David Warner, On off, defended.
06:52 IST:
24.6: Aamer Jamal to Usman Khawaja, Outside off, left alone.
06:51 IST:
24.5: Aamer Jamal to David Warner, Shortish and around off, this is pushed through covers for one.
06:50 IST:
24.4: Aamer Jamal to David Warner,FOUR BYES AGAIN! Way too short. It goes well over the keeper and to the fence behind.
06:49 IST:
24.3: Aamer Jamal to Usman Khawaja, A single as this is guided through point.
06:48 IST:
24.2: Aamer Jamal to Usman Khawaja, On middle, defended again.
06:47 IST:
24.1: Aamer Jamal to Usman Khawaja, Around off, defended.
06:46 IST:
23.6: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, No run.
06:46 IST:
23.5: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, No run.
06:45 IST:
23.4: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, No run.
06:45 IST:
23.3: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, 2 runs.
06:44 IST:
23.2: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, No run.
06:43 IST:
23.1: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, 4 runs.
06:42 IST:
22.6: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, No run.
06:41 IST:
22.5: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, FOUR BYES! Down the leg side. Swings away further. Khawaja looks to flick but misses. This one races away.
06:40 IST:
22.4: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, Outside off, left alone.
06:40 IST:
22.3: Mir Hamza to David Warner, 1 run.
06:39 IST:
22.2: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, 1 run.
06:38 IST:
22.1: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, No run.
06:37 IST:
21.6: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, 3 runs.
06:37 IST:
21.5: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, Four!
06:36 IST:
21.4: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, No run.
06:35 IST:
21.3: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, No run.
06:35 IST:
21.2: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, No run.
06:34 IST:
21.1: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, Four!
06:33 IST:
20.6: Mir Hamza to David Warner, No run.
06:33 IST:
20.5: Mir Hamza to David Warner, Angled into the pads, this is worked to mid-wicket.
06:32 IST:
20.4: Mir Hamza to David Warner, Shortish and on off, defended back to the bowler.
06:31 IST:
20.3: Mir Hamza to David Warner, On middle. Kept out.
06:31 IST:
20.2: Mir Hamza to David Warner, Around off. Kept out.
06:30 IST:
20.1: Mir Hamza to David Warner, On off, defended.
06:29 IST:
19.6: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, Another one outside off. Left alone.
06:29 IST:
19.5: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, On the pads, Warner looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and rolls kn the leg side. Leg bye taken.
06:28 IST:
19.4: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, Around off. Kept out.
06:27 IST:
19.3: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, On middle, this is nudged to mid-wicket.
06:27 IST:
19.2: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, THREE. Fuller and outside off, this is driven through covers for three.
06:26 IST:
19.1: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, Around off, kept out.
06:24 IST:
18.6: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, On off, blocked.
06:24 IST:
18.5: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, Outside off, left alone.
06:23 IST:
18.4: Mir Hamza to David Warner, Another single as this is punched yo cover.
06:22 IST:
18.3: Mir Hamza to David Warner, Around off, this is pushed to cover.
06:22 IST:
18.2: Mir Hamza to David Warner, On off, kept out.
06:21 IST:
18.1: Mir Hamza to David Warner, Another one outside off. Easy leave.
06:21 IST:
17.6: Hasan Ali to Usman Khawaja, Outside off. Left alone.
06:20 IST:
17.5: Hasan Ali to David Warner, Shorter and around off, this is pushed towards cover for one.
06:20 IST:
17.4: Hasan Ali to David Warner, On off, this is pushed to cover.
06:19 IST:
17.3: Hasan Ali to David Warner, Around off, kept out.
06:18 IST:
17.2: Hasan Ali to David Warner, Was there an edge? It lands short though. Outside off. Warner looks to defend. There is a sound as it passes the batter. It lands just short of the keeper. It hit the pad.
06:17 IST:
17.1: Hasan Ali to David Warner, A good short one. Evaded.
06:16 IST:
16.6: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, Good leave! This is angled into off but swings away late. Khawaja leaves it alone
06:16 IST:
16.5: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, Peach. Frustrating for Pakistan. This lands on off, this moves away late. Khawaja is beaten all ends up as he tries to defend.
06:15 IST:
16.4: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, On middle, kept out.
06:14 IST:
16.3: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, Outside off, not played at.
06:14 IST:
16.2: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, Outside off, left alone.
06:14 IST:
16.1: Mir Hamza to David Warner, Angled into the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.
06:11 IST:
15.6: Hasan Ali to David Warner, Around off, this is guided through point for one.
06:11 IST:
15.5: Hasan Ali to David Warner, On off, kept out.
06:10 IST:
15.4: Hasan Ali to David Warner, Around off, defended.
06:10 IST:
15.3: Hasan Ali to David Warner, FOUR! Just over! Yet again luck favoring the Aussies. Fuller and outside off, David Warner slashes but it goes off the top edge and over the second slip fielder for a boundary.
06:09 IST:
15.2: Hasan Ali to David Warner, Angled into the pads, Warner looks to flick but misses, it hits the pad and rolls towards fine leg for two. Leg byes.
06:08 IST:
15.1: Hasan Ali to David Warner, Outside off, fuller, Warner goes after it but does not connect.
06:07 IST:
14.6: Aamer Jamal to Usman Khawaja, Outside off, Khawaja watches it go through to the keeper.
06:07 IST:
14.5: Aamer Jamal to Usman Khawaja, Outside off, left alone.
06:06 IST:
14.4: Aamer Jamal to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! EDGED BUT WIDE! All going the Australian's way at the moment! Good length and around off, this lands and moves away. Usman Khawaja looks to defend, it goes off the outside edge, wide of the second slip fielder and down to the third man fence.
06:05 IST:
14.3: Aamer Jamal to Usman Khawaja, Another one outside off, not played at.
06:05 IST:
14.2: Aamer Jamal to Usman Khawaja, Outside off, this time, not played at.
06:04 IST:
14.1: Aamer Jamal to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Pulled away! Shorter and on middle, this is hit through square leg. It races away to the fence.
06:02 IST:
DRINKS! It could have been all so different had Abdullah Shafique held onto that chance very early on but now, it is a really good start for the Aussies. It was testing conditions and they have not lost a wicket. Both now have got their eye in and we believe batting should get easier. Australia will hope they can put up a big stand. Pakistan on the other hand, will want a wicket soon or it could be a tough day in the field for them.
05:59 IST:
13.6: Hasan Ali to David Warner, Another one utside off, not played at.
05:59 IST:
13.5: Hasan Ali to David Warner, Outside off, a harmless nut, left alone.
05:58 IST:
13.4: Hasan Ali to David Warner, Angled into the pads, David Warner looks to defend but misses to get hit high on the pads.
05:58 IST:
13.3: Hasan Ali to David Warner, Around off, defended.
05:57 IST:
13.2: Hasan Ali to David Warner, Outside off, Warner watches it go through to the keeper.
05:57 IST:
13.1: Hasan Ali to David Warner, FOUR! Pulled away! Slightly shorter and Warner picks the length early, he hits it hard through square leg. This one races away to the fence.
05:56 IST:
12.6: Aamer Jamal to Usman Khawaja, Around off, defended.
05:55 IST:
12.5: Aamer Jamal to Usman Khawaja, Around off, this lands and moves away. Usman Khawaja is beaten as he tries to block.
05:54 IST:
12.4: Aamer Jamal to David Warner, Shorter again, this is played through point for one more.
05:54 IST:
12.3: Aamer Jamal to David Warner, Two! Outside off, this is guided past point for two.
05:53 IST:
12.2: Aamer Jamal to David Warner, This lands short. Shorter and just outside off, this one jags back in. Warner looks to cut, it goes off the underedge but lands short of the keeper.
05:52 IST:
12.1: Aamer Jamal to David Warner, Shortish again and outside off, extra bounce. David Warner looks to cut but is beaten.
05:52 IST:
12.1: Aamer Jamal to David Warner, WIDE! This is very wide outside off. Wided.
05:51 IST:
11.6: Hasan Ali to Usman Khawaja, On the stumps, kept out.
05:50 IST:
11.5: Hasan Ali to Usman Khawaja, On middle, blocked.
05:50 IST:
11.4: Hasan Ali to Usman Khawaja, Around off and on a length, blocked.
05:49 IST:
11.3: Hasan Ali to Usman Khawaja, Beaten again! Good use of the angle. On a length and around off, this one moves away. Usman Khawaja is beaten again.
05:48 IST:
11.2: Hasan Ali to Usman Khawaja, BEATEN! Hasan Ali has started well. Length and on off, it angles away. Usman Khawaja is beaten as he tries to defend.
05:48 IST:
11.1: Hasan Ali to Usman Khawaja, Good length and on off, defended.
05:47 IST:
10.6: Aamer Jamal to David Warner, Good length and on off, blocked.
05:47 IST:
10.5: Aamer Jamal to David Warner, This is quite wide outside off again, not played at.
05:46 IST:
10.4: Aamer Jamal to David Warner, Outside off, left alone.
05:45 IST:
10.3: Aamer Jamal to David Warner, Good length and on off, defended.
05:45 IST:
10.2: Aamer Jamal to David Warner, Outside off, not played at.
05:44 IST:
10.1: Aamer Jamal to David Warner, Around off, defended.
05:43 IST:
9.6: Hasan Ali to Usman Khawaja, On middle, kept out.
05:42 IST:
9.5: Hasan Ali to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and on off, this is pushed to cover.
05:42 IST:
9.4: Hasan Ali to Usman Khawaja, Around off, defended.
05:41 IST:
9.3: Hasan Ali to Usman Khawaja, Around off, defended.
05:40 IST:
9.2: Hasan Ali to David Warner, Around off, this is guided through point for one.
05:40 IST:
9.1: Hasan Ali to David Warner, That zipped through! Outside off, on a length, this one zipped through. Left alone.
05:40 IST:
Hasan Ali is on now!
05:39 IST:
8.6: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, We have seen this quite a lot from Pakistan. Another one down the leg side. Left alone.
05:39 IST:
8.5: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, Two again! Around off, this is pushed through covers. Two taken.
05:37 IST:
8.4: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, Easy pickings! On the pads, Usman Khawaja works it through square leg for two.
05:37 IST:
8.3: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, This time it is outside off, Khawaja lets this one go too.
05:36 IST:
8.2: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, Another one down the leg side. Left alone.
05:35 IST:
8.1: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, Good length, the length is dragged back. Defended.
05:34 IST:
7.6: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and on middle, lovely driven down the ground. Mid on chases it down. Three taken.
05:33 IST:
7.5: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, Goes back to shaping it away but the line is outside off, left alone.
05:33 IST:
7.4: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, Really good stuff! He has been getting the ball to shape away so far but this time, gets it back in from around middle. Khawaja misses the flick and gets hit on the pads.
05:32 IST:
7.3: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, Just outside off again, nice movement again but left alone.
05:31 IST:
7.2: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, A yorker now, Usman Khawaja jams it out.
05:31 IST:
7.1: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, Just outside off, left alone.
05:30 IST:
6.6: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, FOUR BYES! That slipped out! Shaheen looks to bowl a yorker but ends up bowling a full toss down the leg side. Warner is taken by surprise. He misses the flick. It goes past the diving keeper and down to the fine leg fence.
05:29 IST:
6.5: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, Outside off, not played at.
05:29 IST:
6.4: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, Good length again and on off, David Warner blocks this one.
05:28 IST:
6.3: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, BEATEN! Another beauty! This yet again lands on off and then moves away. David Warner is beaten as he tres to defend.
05:27 IST:
6.2: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, Another one down the leg side. Left alone.
05:27 IST:
6.1: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, Really nice shape! This starts just around off and moves away, David Warner leaves it at the every end.
05:26 IST:
5.6: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, Another one on the stumps, this is pushed to cover.
05:25 IST:
5.5: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, On middle, kept out.
05:25 IST:
5.4: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, Around off, defended.
05:24 IST:
5.3: Mir Hamza to David Warner, Fuller and around off, this is pushed through covers for one.
05:23 IST:
5.2: Mir Hamza to David Warner, BEATEN! Extra bounce. Shorter and outside off, this one lands and takes off. Warner looks to cut but is beaten. A good, effort delivery.
05:23 IST:
5.1: Mir Hamza to David Warner, Two! Around off, Warner waits and then guides it past point. Takes two.
05:22 IST:
4.6: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, On the off pole, good length, Khawaja plays it out towards cover.
05:21 IST:
4.5: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, Angled into the pads, yet again it seemed like it held in the surface. Usman Khawaja looks to flick but gets a soft leading edge towards cover.
05:20 IST:
4.4: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, Slips this one down the leg side. This one seemed like it held in the surface. Left alone.
05:19 IST:
4.3: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, Outside off, left alone.
05:19 IST:
4.2: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, Shaheen has found the right line and length here. This is angled into the off pole. He gets it to leave the batter late. Usman Khawaja is beaten as he tries to push at it.
05:18 IST:
4.1: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, Good length and around off, Usman Khawaja looks to defend, it goes more off the outer half towards gully.
05:17 IST:
3.6: Mir Hamza to David Warner, Around off, this is kept out well.
05:16 IST:
3.5: Mir Hamza to David Warner, FOUR! Driven nicely! Fuller and on off, David Warner leans into this one and caresses it through covers. No chance of stopping that.
05:16 IST:
3.4: Mir Hamza to David Warner, Around off, this is played to cover.
05:15 IST:
3.3: Mir Hamza to David Warner, Around off, defended.
05:15 IST:
3.2: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, Angled into the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.
05:14 IST:
3.1: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, Outside off, left alone.
05:14 IST:
2.6: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, DROPPED! THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN. Abdullah Shafique the culprit. That was easy. Warner is not someone you want to drop. Another lovely nut. Length and on off, this shapes away. Warner looks to defend but it takes the outside edge and goes to first slip. He spills it.
05:12 IST:
2.5: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, BEATEN! That is a beauty! Good length and around off, this shapes away late. Warner is beaten as he tries to defend.
05:12 IST:
2.4: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, On the stumps, kept out.
05:11 IST:
2.3: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, Around off, kept out.
05:10 IST:
2.2: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, Slightly shortish, defended. Shaheen needs to be a touch fuller.
05:09 IST:
2.1: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, Outside off. Left alone.
05:09 IST:
1.6: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, Better! On a length and around off. Defended.
05:08 IST:
1.5: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, Yet another harmless ball, Outside off, not played at.
05:08 IST:
1.4: Mir Hamza to Usman Khawaja, Some nice away shape but outside off again. Not played at.
05:06 IST:
1.3: Mir Hamza to David Warner, Direct hit would have been close. On a length around off, this is pushed to cover and Warner takes off. He almost collides with the bowler. Shan Masood picks the up and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.
05:06 IST:
1.2: Mir Hamza to David Warner, Well outside off, left alone.
05:05 IST:
1.1: Mir Hamza to David Warner, Shorter and around off, this is slapped to cover.
05:04 IST:
0.6: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, A good first over for the Aussies. On off, on a length, defended.
05:03 IST:
0.5: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, EDGY FOUR! A morale victory for the bowler but runs for the batter. Length and around off, this shapes away. Khawaja looks to defend but this goes off the outside edge and down to the third man fence.
05:02 IST:
0.4: Shaheen Afridi to Usman Khawaja, Some away swing but the line is well outside off. Left alone.
05:02 IST:
0.3: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, Warner and Australia are underway. On the pads, this is worked towards fine leg for one.
05:01 IST:
0.2: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, Good length and on off, defended.
05:05 IST:
0.1: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner, Starts off with one down the leg side. Looking to shape it away from there but this goes on with the angle.
04:58 IST:
It's time for action to begin. David Warner and Usman Khawaja walk out to the middle. Shaheen Afridi to begin.
04:52 IST:
Time for National Anthems. The teams make their way out to the middle.
04:39 IST:
AUSTRALIA (PLAYING XI) - David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (WK), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (C), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
04:38 IST:
PAKISTAN (PLAYING XI) - Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Masood (C), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Agha Salman, Aamer Jamal, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, Mir Hamza.
04:37 IST:
Toss - PAKISTAN HAVE WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO FIELD!
