AUS v PAK: Australia eyes clean sweep, announces strongest playing XI for final test match

Warner and Usman Khawaja will open the batting for the last time, while the pair of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne will once again try to play a big innings after consecutive poor scores. While Cameron Green was seen practicing for quite some time in the nets, he is being left out of the team due to in-form Mitchell Marsh. When Marsh came to bat in the second innings of the Boxing Day Test, the team’s score was 16/4 and from there he scored an excellent inning of 96 runs and as a result, he got a place in the team again. Australia has a busy schedule from early 2024. After the Pak series, the team will play an all-format series against West Indies from January 17 and then a series against New Zealand from February 21. Despite workload management, Australia has decided not to make any changes in the team and the brilliant trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will handle the responsibility of the fast bowling department. Players like Travis Head and Nathan Lyon have also retained their places in the playing eleven, while wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey will also remain in the squad. Australia’s playing XI for the third test against Pakistan: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood Also read: David Warner’s baggy green goes missing before the farewell test; Australian star’s emotional video went viral

AUS vs PAK 2023-24: Big news for Pakistan, Abrar Ahmed can play in SCG Test!

The issue now is how he feels after today’s training session. Abrar Ahmed (Pic Source-Twitter) Pakistan Cricket Team’s tour of Australia 2023-24, AUS vs PAK: A good news has emerged before the third and last Test match between Australia and Pakistan to be played at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) from January 3. According to ESPNcricinfo, Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed may regain match fitness for the third Test against Australia. Let us tell you, early last month, Abrar Ahmed suffered an injury in his right leg on the third day of the four-day Test match against Australia Prime Minister’s XI. Abrar Ahmed bowled in the nets without any problem In this match, he bowled a total of 27 overs and gave 80 runs while taking the wicket of Marcus Harris. Due to which he missed two consecutive Test matches against Australia. Read here: How Shaheen Afridi became Pakistan’s T20I captain? Shahid Afridi’s reply sets the internet on fire But now a report in ESPNcricinfo is claiming that Abrar Ahmed “bowled for a long time without any problem in the nets during Pakistan’s training session today on January 1, but given the nature of his injury, it is difficult to say.” Whether he will be able to participate in the SCG Test or not.” The report of ESPNcricinfo also states that the nerve in Abrar Ahmed’s right leg is compressed and there is weakness in his muscles, due to which he is facing problems. He was also given injections during treatment. Read here: January 1 – Evening News Headlines All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening. Can Abrar Ahmed play in SCG Test? But the issue now is how he feels after today’s training session. If Ahmed does not feel much pain or discomfort in the next hours, he can be selected in the playing eleven for the third match against Australia. If Abrar is unable to regain match fitness, Pakistan will not risk him as the off-spinner is also part of the squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand. Pakistan has an option in the form of right-arm spinner Sajid Khan. 7 big pictures of the year 2023 which made headlines 5 bowlers who will take the most wickets in test cricket in the year 2023 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction

AUS vs PAK: So this player can be an alternative to David Warner in Test format…

Australia defeated Pakistan by 79 runs in the second test match played at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Andrew McDonald And David Warner (Photo Source: Twitter) Australia defeated Pakistan by 79 runs in the second test match played at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Earlier, the hosts had defeated Pakistan by 360 runs in the first Test match. At present, Australia is leading 2-0 in the three-match Test series. The third and final Test match starts in Sydney from 3 January. Many people are eagerly waiting for this match. Let us tell you, this match will be the last match for David Warner in the Test format. The Australian team would like to give him a very good farewell. At present, the question arising in the minds of many people is that after David Warner’s retirement from Test cricket, who will replace him? Some people believe that young player Marcus Harris can easily replace David Warner in Test cricket because his performance has been very good in this format. While some say that Matt Renshaw should open the Test team in place of David Warner after his retirement. Some people have also named Cameron Bancroft. On 30 December, the selectors met to announce the squad ahead of the third Test against Pakistan. Australia team head coach Andrew McDonald said that David Warner’s replacement will be announced when the selectors announce the team for the Test series against West Indies. All options will be emphasized: Andrew McDonald According to ESPNcricinfo, Australia’s head coach said, ‘Emphasis will be given to all options. We will not take any decision until the deadline for the Test series against West Indies comes. There are a few options and all are pretty good. I am someone who once takes a decision, communicates it in a timely manner. Till then everyone will talk about this thing. Cameron Green, who is one of the top 6 best batsmen, will also be in focus. David Warner has taken Harris’s name but he is not a selector. All the players are very good and we are also keeping an eye on their options. Whatever player he has named, it does not mean that other players will not get a chance. At present, when we will announce the team for the Test series against West Indies, then everyone will also know about their options. 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket for Australia

AUS vs PAK: This former Pakistani captain does not want to see Imam-ul-Haq playing in the third test match

Imam has been able to score only 94 runs in 2 test matches on Australia tour. Imam-ul-Haq. (Photo Source: AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images) Pakistan cricket team is currently on Australia tour for a three-match test series. So, two test matches of this series have been played. It is noteworthy that host Australia has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the Test series by defeating Pakistan by 360 runs in the first Test and by 79 runs in the second Test. On the other hand, now before the third match, a big statement of former Pakistan cricket team captain Salman Butt has come out regarding Pakistani opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq. Salman says that he can only play flick shots and he does not have any stoke shots. Salman Butt gave a big statement Let us tell you that before the third Test match to be held between Australia and Pakistan, Salman Butt said through a video uploaded on his YouTube channel – Sam Ayub can be given a chance in his place (Imam ul Haq) in the third Test match. He has no stock to score runs. He is not able to score runs on the shot ball. He plays only one shot and that is flick. He is not going to score runs against the ball. Even in India, he had to face a lot of trouble against shot balls. So if we tell you about Imam Ul Haq’s performance in the ongoing Test series against Australia, he has been able to score only 94 runs at an average of 23.50 in the two Test matches played. Well, now it will be worth seeing whether Imam ul Haq is able to play for Pakistan in the third Test match starting from January 3 in Sydney or not? Also read- SA vs IND 2023-24: “They have ever won something big” – Former greats spewed venom against India after the crushing defeat in the Boxing Day Test. 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket for Australia Top 3 players who scored most runs as captain in IPL

AUS vs PAK: Pat Cummins won a brilliant battle not only inside the field but also outside.

Mohammad Hafeez said that due to poor umpiring and DRS, Pakistan could not win this match. Pat Cummins (Photo Source: Twitter) Australia team captain Pat Cummins has given a befitting reply to Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez. Let us tell you, after losing the second Test match, Mohammad Hafeez had said that his team is a better team than Australia even though they had to face defeat in Melbourne. In the press conference after the second Test match, Mohammad Hafeez had said that Pakistan has performed well in the Test away from home and Australia has won this match very close. He also said that due to poor umpiring and DRS, Pakistan could not win this match. According to Fox Cricket, Australia team captain Pat Cummins said, ‘They played well. It was better that we won this match. It doesn’t matter, right? In the end it is important for the team to win. I seemed to be in my element: Pat Cummins Pat Cummins further said, ‘Personally I think I am very happy for some reasons. One of the main reasons is that I was bowling very well and I felt that I was in very good form. I was also happy with my pace. I also bowled some bouncers against Pakistan. I was very happy with my bowling and this year has been very good for us as a team across all formats. We have had a lot of success and have also won the series at home. Seeing all this I feel very happy. Let us tell you, Australia had defeated Pakistan by 360 runs in the first Test match while the hosts won the second match by 79 runs. Now the last test match between the two teams is starting from January 3. 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket for Australia Top 3 players who scored most runs as captain in IPL

AUS vs PAK: Even after losing the test series against Australia, Mohammad Hafeez called Pakistan team better

Australia has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the Test series by defeating Pakistan by 79 runs in the Melbourne Test. Mohammad Hafeez. (Photo Source: Twitter) Pakistan cricket team is currently on Australia tour for a three-match test series. So the second test match of this series played in Melbourne ended today on 29th December, Friday. In this test match, the host team defeated Pakistan by 79 runs and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the test series. So let us tell you that earlier in the first test match played in Perth, Australia had defeated Pakistan by a huge margin of 360 runs. On the other hand, after losing the Test series at the hands of Kangaroos, a big statement of Pakistan cricket team director and former cricketer Mohammad Hafeez has come out. Hafeez has described the current Pakistan team as a better team. Mohammad Hafeez gave a big statement Let us tell you that after losing the Melbourne Test match, Mohammad Hafeez said according to a news from ESPN Cricinfo – We have played better cricket as a team. Our batting intent was better and while bowling we were bowling on line. Hafeez further said- This is a better team. However, we gave away 52 runs extra, due to which we suffered a huge loss. After this, after losing 1 wicket at 124, five batsmen lost their wickets quickly. This was an important moment of the match which we could not play and win. As a team, you always support your teammates if they are not doing well. So on the statement of Mohammad Hafeez, Pat Cummins said during the post match – Yes he is right, he played good cricket. Happy to win the match. However, it doesn’t matter that much. Matters who wins in the end. Also read- IPL 2024: Gautam Gambhir said ‘very excited’ about returning to KKR 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket for Australia Top 3 players who scored most runs as captain in IPL

AUS vs PAK 2023-24: Mitchell Marsh made a big statement about KARMA and LUCK after missing a century in the Boxing Day Test.

Abdullah Shafiq had dropped an easy catch of Mitchell Marsh. Mitchell Marsh. (Image Source: X) Pakistan’s tour of Australia 2023-23, AUS vs PAK: Australia’s star all-rounder Mitchell Marsh (Mitchell Marsh) missed his century by just four runs at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) during the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan. However, Mitchell Marsh’s inning of 96 runs played a big role in getting the Australian cricket team out of the difficult situation of 16/4. Marsh brought Australia back on track in the second innings with a vital partnership of 153 runs with Steve Smith (50). Thanks to half-centuries from Alex Carey, Steve Smith and Mitchell Marsh, the Australian cricket team was able to post a score of 262 runs on the board in the second innings. Mitchell Marsh’s inning snatched the match from Pakistan After which the Pakistan cricket team collapsed to 237 runs while chasing 317 runs to win at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and Australia won the Boxing Day Test by 79 runs and won the home series. With this victory, Australia took a 2-0 lead in the ongoing three-match Test series against Pakistan and now the last match of this series will be played at SCG from January 3. Read here: Babar Azam could not lead Pakistan to victory but had a lot of fun with Steve Smith on the field. Meanwhile, Abdullah Shafiq dropped a simple catch of Mitchell Marsh when he was batting on 20. The 32-year-old took advantage of the opportunity and played aggressive cricket, but unfortunately he missed out on his century after a brilliant catch by Salman Ali Aga. After the match, the Australian all-rounder, on the lifeline given by Abdullah Shafiq and then the chance of a century being snatched away from him by Salman Ali Aga, said that the game has a strange way of equalizing things. You need a little luck sometimes: Mitchell Marsh Mitchell Marsh said during the post-match presentation: “I think a lot of people in this game say you need a bit of luck sometimes. Today my luck favored me a little and my catch was dropped, whereas a brilliant catch was taken with one hand to get me out, and KARMA has played its role in this. “It’s a fun way to even things out in this game of cricket.” 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket for Australia Top 3 players who scored most runs as captain in IPL

AUS vs PAK: Babar Azam could not lead Pakistan to victory but had a lot of fun with Steve Smith on the field

Australia defeated Pakistan by 79 runs in the second test match played at Melbourne Cricket Ground. AUS vs PAK (Pic Source-Twitter) Australia defeated Pakistan by 79 runs in the second test match played at Melbourne Cricket Ground. In this match, all the players from Australia performed very well and played an important role in the victory of their team. Talking about Pakistan, the team players could not leave their mark in this match. During the match, Pakistan team’s experienced batsman Babar Azam was seen joking with Steve Smith. Actually Babar Azam was taking guard before Nathan Lyon’s over. Meanwhile, Steve Smith, standing in the slip, said something to him, after which Babar Azam turned his bat towards him. Both were seen laughing after this. Here’s the video: Incredible banter! Look at how Babar asks Smith only to bat, when he is getting ready to take guard and Smith goes 🙏 #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/SYnsDFP7ao — Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) December 29, 2023 Australia won the second test match Let us tell you, Australia had scored 318 runs after losing all the wickets in its first innings of this match, in response to which Pakistan was all out for 264 runs in its first innings. After this, the bowlers of Pakistan team performed very well and all out Australia for 262 runs in their second innings. For the hosts, in the second innings, Steve Smith played a brilliant inning of 50 runs in 176 balls with the help of three fours, while Mitchell Marsh scored 96 runs in 130 balls with the help of 13 fours. Alex Carey also contributed 53 runs. For Pakistan, in the second innings, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mir Hamza took four wickets each while Aamer Jamal took two wickets. After this, Pakistan was all out for 237 runs in its second innings. On behalf of the team, captain Shan Masood played an excellent inning of 60 runs while Babar Azam scored 41 runs. Young player Agha Salman scored 50 runs in 70 balls with the help of 6 fours while Mohammad Rizwan contributed 35 runs. However, no player could lead his team to victory in this match. For Australia, captain Pat Cummins took 5 wickets while Mitchell Starc took 4 wickets. Host Australia is leading 2-0 in the three-match Test series. 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket for Australia Top 3 players who scored most runs as captain in IPL

AUS vs PAK: Australia defeated Pakistan by 79 runs in the second test, took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the test series.

Pat Cummins took 10 wickets in bowling for Australia. Australia vs Pakistan, 2nd Test (Image Credit- Twitter X) AUS vs PAK 2nd Test: The second match of the ongoing three-match Test series between Australia and Pakistan ended today, Friday, December 29, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Let us tell you that in this match, Australia has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the Test series by defeating Pakistan by 79 runs. So fast bowler and team captain Pat Cummins played an important role in Australia winning this match. In the match, he took a total of 10 wickets in both the innings. Also, let us tell you that now the third and last match of the Test series between the two teams will be played in Sydney from January 3. Status of Australia vs Pakistan 2nd test match: So if we tell you the condition of this match, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl and Australia, batting first, scored 318 runs in the first innings. Marnus Labuschagne played the highest innings of 63 runs in the first innings for Australia. So in bowling for Pakistan, Aamer Jamal got maximum 3 wickets in the first innings, while Shaheen Afridi, Mir Hamza and Hasan Ali got 2-2 wickets. Apart from this, Agha Salman also managed to take 1 wicket. After this, when Pakistan came to bat, it could score only 262 runs in the first innings and lagged behind Australia by 56 runs on the basis of first innings. In the first innings for Pakistan, Abdullah Shafiq scored 62 runs and Shan Masood scored 54 runs. On the other hand, in bowling, Pat Cummins took 5 wickets, Nathan Lyon took 4 wickets and Josh Hazlewood took 1 wicket for Australia. After this, Australia scored 262 runs in the second innings and set a target of 319 runs for Pakistan to win. However, at one time it seemed that Pakistan would achieve this target, but in front of Australia’s fast bowling, Pakistan’s second innings collapsed for 237 runs. In the second innings for Australia, Pat Cummins took 5 wickets, Mitchell Starc took 4 wickets and Josh Hazlewood took 1 wicket. Australia has secured victory in the second Test by 79 runs, thereby clinching the series with one Test match still to be played. pic.twitter.com/swRVow6Z37 — CricTracker (@Cricketracker) December 29, 2023 read this also- SA vs IND: Dough wet in poverty! ICC fines Indian team after losing Centurion Test match 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than…