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Faster ball from Shaheen and Head reaches for it, getting a thick edge and sending it to the flying Salman at first slip. Loose shot. Great catch!
70th over: Australia 204-3 (Labuschagne 49, Head 17) Here comes Hasan Ali again. One of the new inclusions for this Test, the 29-year-old Punjabi is looking to get a promising 22 Test career back on track after bursting onto the cricket scene as Player of the Champions League in 2017 where he topped the tournament averages with 13 scalps at 14.69. He holds the line well here, five dot balls and then a weird moment only cricket can deliver. A fat white butterfly – perhaps a stand-in for the dove Usman Khawaja wanted on his shoes? – flutters across the line and Labuschagne withdraws late. A dot ball ensues.
Written by Angus Fontaine (now) and Geoff Lemon (later)
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2023/dec/27/australia-vs-pakistan-boxing-day-test-day-two-live-updates-scores-results-teams-start-time-mcg-melbourne under the title “Australia v Pakistan: Boxing Day Test, day two – live”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
