Pakistan will face Australia in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne starting on Tuesday, 26th December. Hosts Australia won the series opener by 360 runs and will try to take an unassailable 2-0 lead at the historic MCG. (Scorecard | Cricket News)
Veteran Aussie opener David Warner is playing his last Test series and he will retire from the traditional format of the game after the third and final match in Sydney. The 37-year-old will be in the limelight after what he did in the first match. Warner's 164-run knock in the first inning proved decisive in Perth.
Pakistan lost the first match by a big margin and they would try to fix their issues before the second Test. However, injuries continued to plague the visitors. Noman Ali, the lone specialist spinner in the touring squad, is the new name on the list who will not feature in the rest of the Test series due to illness and injury.
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Khurram Shahzad, who took match figures of 5-128 in his impressive test debut in Perth, was ruled out for the remainder of the series with a rib stress fracture and muscle tear on Thursday.
Australia, meanwhile, have released fast bowler Lance Morris from their squad before the 2nd Test. He will instead feature in the Big Bash League. The Australian team will head into the Boxing Day Test with 13 members. No replacement for Morris has been announced so far.
AUS vs PAK Head-to-head record in Test matches:
Total no. of matches - 70
Australia won - 35
Pakistan won - 15
Drawn - 20
Squad:
Pakistan: Shan Masood (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Junior, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
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 and David Warner.
Below are the live-streaming details of the 2nd Australia vs Pakistan Test match:
When the 2nd Australia vs Pakistan Test match will start?
The 2nd Australia vs Pakistan Test match will start from Tuesday, December 26 at 5:00 am IST.
Where the 2nd Australia vs Pakistan Test match will be played?
The 2nd Australia vs Pakistan Test match will be played at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne.
On which TV channels will the 2nd Australia vs Pakistan Test match be telecast live?
The 2nd Australia vs Pakistan Test match will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network in India.
Where the 2nd Australia vs Pakistan Test match can be live-streamed?
The 2nd Australia vs Pakistan Test match can be live-streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app and website.
