WATCH: Pakistan Team management distributes gifts to Australian camp at MCG ahead of 2nd Test
Pakistan team distributing gifts (Source – Twitter)
Australia and Pakistan will lock horns for the second test match of Pakistan’s tour of Australia 2023. This will be the second official test match of the series as before the first test match both the teams met for the Australian Prime Minister’s Playing XI vs Pakistan for a practice test match.
The teams will play the second test match at one of the greatest stadiums in the world, The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) from 26-30 December. The teams previously met for the first test match where Australia defeated Pakistan by 360 runs. Before the second test match, the Pakistan team management was seen distributing gifts to the Australian team management for them and their family before Christmas.
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“We’re a huge fan of Scotty, I don’t think that’s a secret. He’s ready to go if anything happens, so I’m sure he’ll play a part at some point. The message (to Boland) is always ‘we love what you bring, unfortunately, you miss out on this one but don’t change, keep working hard and make sure you stay ready’,” said the Australian captain Pat Cummins while talking about the second test match.
“I think there will be plenty of time to finish the game. I don’t think (the weather) will change anything. The wicket looks pretty good. A fair bit of grass, probably a little bit harder and not as green as last year”, Pat added.
AUS vs PAK Squad for 2nd Test
Australia Squad: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (capt), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
Pakistan Squad: Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (capt), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Agha Salman, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, Mir Hamza, Aamer Jamal, Sajid Khan
AUS vs PAK Full Test Squad
Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Steve Smith, Mitch Starc, David Warner
Pakistan: Shan Masood (c), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
