Australia is facing Pakistan in a 2 Test Series in Dubai.
The 1st Test is underway at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The match is being broadcast on Fox Sports in Australia, PTV in Pakistan, and Zee Cinema in the United Kingdom.
Live streaming will be available through the broadcasters.
Pakistan will have a tough go in the series, being without bowlers Saeed Ajmal and Junaid Khan. But they’re determined to play well.
“This is part and parcel of the game,” said Misbah-ul-Haq about the new-look bowling attack. “Whosoever comes on the international scene he starts inexperienced, but this is how the life is, you have to make your name and I think these players are good enough to make their names at international scene.”
Misbah added to ESPN that he expects a tough fight from Australia even though the team’s recent Test numbers in Asia are not great.
“Everybody knows their (record in subcontinent) but they have already proven themselves in the one-day series that they can really be a tough side. So you can’t just say that their record is poor so we just get through this, you have to really play well, you have to fight hard against them,” he said.
“Australians are always tough and if you are not putting your 100% and you are not playing good cricket it can be really difficult for you, so what you can assure is put your 100% and your performance should be right at the top to beat them. We have to convert the half chances into full to keep them on toes and it’s very simple, especially in Test cricket you need to stick to your basics and to your strengths and that should be your strategy.”
The 2nd Test will begin on October 30 in Abu Dhabi.
See squads below.
Australia
Michael Clarke (captain), George Bailey, Alex Doolan, James Faulkner, Brad Haddin, Ben Hilfenhaus, Phil Hughes, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve O'Keefe, Chris Rogers, Peter Siddle, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner.
Pakistan
Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Ehsan Adil, Haris Sohail, Imran Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Talha, Rahat Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed (W/k), Shan Masood, Taufeeq Umar, Yasir Shah, Younis Khan, Zulfiqar Babar
