MELBOURNE: Australia beat Pakistan in second Cricket Test. Australia defeated Pakistan by 79 runs. The second test shall take place on January 3.
Nice scenes here at the MCG, they’ve let the crowd out onto the grass to meander around, look at the wicket square, kick a footy and so on. Late-day sunlight streaming across the ground. It’s a good scene.“This is another glorious captain’s spell from Pat. Rizwan and Salman looked busy and you thought they could take it to 80-odd to get by the close, but Cummins brought himself on after a great spell from Hazlewood and did what he does. Rizwan will feel hard done by but on balance that looked like the wristband. And Jamal never looked comfortable with the short ball and that odd hingeing duck. And now it’s right back with Australia. Salman or bust, you feel. What a great pitch and a fantastic Test match.
Australia win by 79 runs
The extra half hour does the trick. The umpires will get a day off tomorrow. Pakistan collapse so soon after they had hope of pulling off something remarkable. But Australia’s fast bowling is too good, and the lower order folded. From 219-5 to 237 all out, they’ve lost 5 for 18 if you’re not confident on the arithmetic. A real shame that a competitive finish didn’t pan out. A couple of hours tomorrow would have been tense and memorable.
