Kerry O’Keefe, Former Australian leg-spinner expressed surprise at the Pakistan squad providing gifts for their Australian counterparts. He asked will Sourav Ganguly come up with Christmas gifts for Steve Waugh, and would’ve done the same thing for Steve Waugh during the previous period. O’Keefe believes Pakistan must be aggressive to defeat the hosts.
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The complete visiting contingent brought the Australian cricketers and their families, according to a video published by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
A member of the Pakistan team’s support staff was also spotted handing out candy to the children in attendance at the indoor training session.
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O’Keefe told Fox Cricket that the Test series is being played in far too high spirits and that Pakistan has to “have some spite.” He stated:
Pakistan batted first after winning the toss at the MCG
Meanwhile, after winning the toss at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Pakistan captain Shan Masood chose to bat first. They couldn’t capitalize on the favorable conditions, however, as David Warner grabbed a life in the third over of the innings and survived a couple more edges.
At the stroke of noon, Agha Salman took Warner for 38. While Hasan Ali nabbed Usman Khawaja for 42 shortly after. After that, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith withstood a tough bowling spell before rain intervened to halt Pakistan’s momentum.
Australia has made a strong start
After being assigned to bat first on Tuesday, Australia got off to a good start. David Warner and Usman Khawaja put up a 90-run partnership. The first wicket before Agha Salman dismissed Warner for 38.
Khawaja then teamed up with Marnus Labuschagne to add another 18 runs to his total. Salman struck again in the post-lunch session to eliminate Khawaja for 42.
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Shan Masood, Pakistan’s captain, won the toss and chose to bowl. They made three changes, with Mohammad Rizwan replacing Sarfaraz Ahmed as wicketkeeper. And quick bowlers Mir Hamza and Hasan Ali both received the nod.