Australia vs Pakistan Test series Live

Australia vs Pakistan Test series Schedule, Squads, Live 

The first of the three-match Test series is set to be played between Australia and Pakistan is set to commence on December 14 in Perth. Pakistan are taking the field for the first time since the World Cup debacle while the Aussies are playing Tests after a long gap.

Australia vs Pakistan, 1st Test Day 1 Highlights: Warner century guides Australia to 346 for 5

AUS vs PAK, 1st Test: Australia in control on day 1 as Warner ton wears down Pakistan

• The 37-year-old, who intends to retire from Tests after the third and final game in Sydney, combined with Usman Khawaja (41) in a 126-run opening stand to get the hosts off to a strong start after winning the toss
• Australia’s opener David Warner brushed aside any doubts about his test match pedigree with a brutal 164-run assault on Pakistan’s bowlers as the hosts glided to 346-5 after 84 overs at stumps on day one of the series opener in Perth on Thursday.
• A delightful upper cut for four in the 43rd over saw Warner bring up a breezy 125-ball hundred, his 26th in tests, prompting a trademark celebratory leap and a cheeky ‘shush’ towards the media box.

AUS vs PAK 1st Test: Usman Khawaja wears black armband in support of Gaza after ICC ban his 'all lives are equal' shoes

• Australia opener Usman Khawaja wore a black armband as the ICC didn't allow him to wear his 'all lives are equal' shoes on day 1 of the first test match against Pakistan on Thursday. Notably, Khawaja has shown his sympathy for the loss of innocent lives in the Israel-Hamas war.

Lineups:

• Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (captain), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
• Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Masood (captain), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Aamer Jamal, Khurram Shahzad.
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