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AUS vs PAK Match Analysis

The Boxing Day Test between Australia and Pakistan kicks off on Tuesday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Australia easily won the series’ first game, which took place in Perth earlier this month, by a score of 360 runs. In Melbourne, the Test gets underway at 10:30 local time.

Australia put on a strong show in Perth, crushing Pakistan on the opening day and never allowing them to get back in the match. Australians are inspired to new heights when they play in front of a sizable Boxing Day crowd at the MCG, and we anticipate another huge victory in Melbourne.

Test sites in Pakistan experience extremely different conditions than those in Australia, and Melbourne is expected to have cooler weather than Perth. If Pakistan wants to remain competitive in this Test, one of their hitters needs to step up and score a lot of runs.

AUS vs PAK Team Preview & Squads

Australia

The 13-member team that Pat Cummins had chosen was reduced from the original 14 as pace bowler Lance Morris rejoined the Perth Scorchers for a BBL stint. It is anticipated that Scott Boland and Cameron Green will be the two players who are absent in Melbourne.

Despite being set to retire from Test cricket at the end of this series, 37-year-old left-hander David Warner was still under pressure before the first game. Still, he went on to score his 26th century in a Test match. The left-handed opener Usman Khawaja is still putting up strong, regular scores in Test cricket. He received scores in the Perth Test of 41 and 90.

Expert off-spinner Nathan Lyon had not participated in a Test match since he suffered a calf injury during the Lord’s Test in June. However, he returned to his finest bowling form in the most recent match, surpassing 500 Test wickets. The tall and quick left-arm spinner Mitchell Starc, who claimed five wickets in the previous Test match, took a wicket in his opening over of the second innings in Perth.

Australia Squads

Australia Squads

Pat Cummins (c), Alex Carey (wk), Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith, Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head, Mitchell Starc, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, David Warner, Josh Hazlewood

Pakistan

This Test in Melbourne is expected to see Khurram Shahzad, who made his debut, sidelined due to a minor injury sustained during the Perth Test. It is anticipated that Sajid Khan will join the team and that Muhammad Wasim will also probably be chosen.

The former captain, Babar Azam, is yet to score a significant amount in Melbourne and has failed to reach a century in any of his four Test matches this year. He is Pakistan’s most gifted and reliable batsman, though. In Perth, Imam-ul-Haq, the left-handed opener, amassed his career total of Test runs throughout the match with 62 runs in the first innings.

Usman Khawaja was removed by left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi in both of the opening Test’s innings. The Melbourne weather and pitch will suit him well. On his Test debut in Perth, right-arm medium-fast bowler Aamer Jamal claimed six wickets in the opening innings. His bowling technique ought to be advantageous at the MCG as well.

Pakistan Squads

Pakistan Squads

Shan Masood (c), Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Agha Salman, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Wasim, Sajid Khan, Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Shaheen Shah Afridi

AUS vs PAK outfield report

Melbourne Cricket Ground

In 2022, Australia won the toss at the MCG and beat South Africa by 189 runs. Given the Tuesday weather forecast, we anticipate that both captains will prefer to field first in this match.

As per the forecast, the temperature during the Test days will be moderate but not excessively hot. There will be a lot of cloud cover and a lot of humidity during the game.

As the Test Match goes on, the Melbourne surface frequently becomes more favorable for batting. The side batting first will have a par score of no more than 350.

AUS vs PAK Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches

In the last five encounters between these two teams, Australia has won three and drawn two matches.

Australia vs Pakistan Prediction

Winning the toss

• Australia

Player of the Match

• Australia – Nathan Lyon

Most runs

• Australia – David Warner
• Pakistan – Abdullah Shafique

Most wickets

• Australia – Nathan Lyon
• Pakistan – Aamer Jamal

Most sixes

• Australia – David Warner
• Pakistan – Abdullah Shafique

Team Scores Batting First

• Australia – 330+
• Pakistan – 220+

According to cricket analysts, Australia has a 68.8% chance of winning.

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