Australia v. Pakistan - 2 Test series.

Donny · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 3:48 pm

1st Test in Dubai. Oct 22-26. 06:00 GMT | 17:00 AEDT

Rogers and David Warner should open in Dubai - Warner suffered a groin injury in the final ODI but appears to have recovered - with Alex Doolan at No.3, followed by Clarke and Steven Smith.

Mitch Marsh is the likely No.6, then Brad Haddin, with Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle, O'Keefe and Lyon the probable attack. However, Rod Marsh insisted the selectors still had plenty of decisions to make.

If that's the XI to play, it would be debuts for both Marsh and O'Keefe.

2nd Test in Abu Dhabi. Oct 30-Nov 3. 06:00 GMT | 17:00 AEDT

Donny · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 1:21 pm

Teams:

Australia (probable): 1 Chris Rogers, 2 David Warner, 3 Alex Doolan, 4 Michael Clarke (capt), 5 Steve Smith, 6 Mitchell Marsh, 7 Brad Haddin (wk), 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Peter Siddle, 10 Steve O'Keefe, 11 Nathan Lyon

Pakistan (possible): 1. Ahmed Shehzad, 2. Mohammad Hafeez, 3. Azhar Ali, 4. Younis Khan, 5. Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 6. Asad Shafiq, 7. Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 8. Zulfiqar Babar, 9. Mohammad Talha, 10. Yasir Shah, 11. Rahat Ali

Pitch and conditions.

The Dubai surface was handed over to Pakistani ground staff ahead of the limited-overs series, and the Twenty20 and ODI pitches were spinning and slow, respectively. Early glimpses of the Test pitch suggested a strip sporting very little grass. Temperatures are forecast to hover around 35C all match.

Stats and trivia.

This is the first Test match between Pakistan and Australia in Dubai.

Pakistan's only previous Test match meetings with Australia in the UAE were in October 2002, resulting in two innings victories for Australia at Sharjah. The first was over in two days, the second stretched into a fourth.
Australia last played twin spin in the third Test against the India at Mohali in 2013

Donny · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 10:44 pm

Pakistan elected to bat first.

3/153. Younis Khan 72*, Johnson 2/18, Siddle 1/25.

Donny · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 11:54 pm

4/200. Younis 106.

Johnson 3/22.

Donny · Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 12:24 am

Stumps.

4/219. Misbah 34*.

Donny · Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 6:59 pm

5/326. Misbah out to Smith for 69.

Donny · Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:26 pm

5/381.

Shafiq 75*, Sarfraz 59*.

Donny · Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:21 pm

2 wickets for O'Keefe. Shafiq 89.

7/442. Sarfraz 104*, O'Keefe 2/101.

Donny · Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 10:04 pm

9/454. All out. Babar retired hurt.

Lyon 2/148.

Donny · Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 10:59 pm

Oz 0/26.

Warner 19*, Rogers 7*.

Donny · Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 11:20 pm

0/46 after 15 overs.

Donny · Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 12:01 am

Dave Warner notched another Test 50 - that's 6 in succession in Tests for him. Australia 0/81. Warner 52*, Chris Rogers 23*.

Incidentally, 3 of those half centuries were turned into centuries: 115, 70, 66, 135, 145 and today's knock. He just went to 62* with a six.

Donny · Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 12:32 am

Stumps. 0/113.

Warner 75* (77 balls), Rogers 31*

Pies4shaw · pies4shaw Joined: 08 Oct 2007

8/282 at tea. Warner made 133. Johnson 22 no and O'Keefe 4 no.

Donny · Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 11:44 pm

All out 303. Johnson 37.