Pakistan won the first match of its two-Test series against Australia and will look for a clean sweep beginning with Day 1 on Thursday at 2:00 a.m. ET. Live stream the match by clicking this link.
The match will be played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan dominated the first five-day match last week with a 221-run win. Yasir Shah was very impressive with seven wickets and an average of 16.57 in his first ever Test match.
Australia's loss was largely due to the struggles of their batsmen. David Warner was the lone batsman to record a century and the rest could not handle Pakistan's spinners. Pakistan was even without ace spinner Saeed Ajmal and complements Junaid Khan and Wahab Riaz. But Australia captain Michael Clarke wasn't too concerned after the loss.
"It depends on if you're trying to sell a paper or not," Clarke told ESPNCricinfo. "If you're trying to sell a newspaper, it's an absolute disaster and you'll mention India. If you're part of the Australian cricket team then you'll look at the last 12 months and how well we've played and accept that we've lost a game. I think we need to be realistic and respect that we've played some fantastic cricket over the past 12 months."
Mitchell Johnson will be looked at as a key player for the Aussies, both with the bat and the ball. He was the only bowler with an average below 50.00 in the first Test, taking three wickets for 73 runs with an average of 24.33. He also provided support from the bottom of the order, recording 73 runs for Australia's second-highest total.
Starting Squads
Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt.), 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
Australia: Michael Clarke (capt.), 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
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