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David Warner

Usman Khawaja

Marnus Labuschagne

Steven Smith

Travis Head

Mitchell Marsh

Alex Carey (W)

Pat Cummins (C)

Mitchell Starc

Nathan Lyon

Josh Hazlewood

Pakistan

Imam-ul-Haq

Abdullah Shafique

Shan Masood (C)

Babar Azam

Saud Shakeel

Sarfaraz Ahmed (W)

Agha Salman

Faheem Ashraf

Shaheen Afridi

Aamer Jamal

Khurram Shahzad

Adam Palmer Zampa

Alex Tyson Carey

Beau Jacob Webster

Benjamin James Dwarshuis

Brendan James Doggett

Cameron Donald Green

Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly

Glenn James Maxwell

Jack Edwards

Jake Beath Weatherald

Jhye Avon Richardson

Josh Reginald Hazlewood

Joshua Patrick Inglis

Joshua Ryan Philippe

Mahli Beardman

Marcus Peter Stoinis

Matthew Paul Kuhnemann

Matthew William Short

Matthew Thomas Renshaw

Michael Gertges Neser

Mitchell Ross Marsh

Mitchell J Owen

Mitchell Aaron Starc

Nathan Trevor Ellis

Nathan Michael Lyon

Patrick James Cummins

Scott Michael Boland

Sean Anthony Abbott

Steven Peter Devereux Smith

Timothy Hays David

Travis Michael Head

Usman Tariq Khawaja

Xavier Colin Bartlett

Syed Muhammad Abdul Samad

Abrar Ahmed

Mohammad Babar Azam

Faisal Akram

Fakhar Zaman

Muhammad Ghazi Ghori

Haris Rauf

Mohammad Hussain Talat

Khawaja Muhammad Nafay

Maaz Ahmad Sadaqat

Mohammad Nawaz

Mohammad Rizwan

Mohammad Wasim

Naseem Abbas Shah

Saad Masood

Sahibzada Farhan

Saim Ayub

Salman Ali Agha

Mohammad Salman Mirza

Shadab Khan

Shaheen Shah Afridi

Shamyl Hussain

Usman Khan

Usman Tariq

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Pakistan tour of Australia 2023-24

Having four pacers in the bowling lineup did not help Pakistan against Australia in the Perth Test as they lost the match and faced a two-point penalty for maintaining a slow over rate.

Pakistan skipper Shan Masood and Shaheen Afridi during Perth Test (Getty Images)

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Big blow for Pakistan after losing Perth Test to Australia, ICC punishes by docking two points in current WTC cycle

Star batter Marnus Labuschagne confirmed his fitness for the Boxing Day Test despite injuring his finger in Australia's 360-run victory over Pakistan in the first Test.

Marnus Labuschagne checks his injured finger. (Getty Images)

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‘The finger is fine, there's no break’: Marnus Labuschagne shakes off injury concerns ahead of Boxing Day Test

Legendary Australian wicketkeeper-batter Ian Healy feels that David Warner should contemplate about taking back his retirement call and play atleast one more year of cricket.

Australia's David Warner throws the ball away during Day 3 of the first Test against Pakistan at Optus Stadium. (Getty)

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Will David Warner take back Test retirement call? Australian great drops big hint, says 'he doesn't want to...'

Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja was left stunned by Pakistan's poor performance in the first Test against Australia in Perth, where they faced a humiliating defeat by 360 runs.&nbsp;

Babar Azam of Pakistan (Left) and former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja. (Getty Images)

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‘Intent and technique were both missing’: Ramiz Raja exposes Pakistan’s flaws after Perth Test collapse

Pakistan's middle-order batter Saud Shakeel got good starts but could not convert them into big scores in the Perth Test against Pat Cummins-led Australia.

Saud Shakeel plays a shot on Day 4 of the Perth Test (Getty Images)

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Pakistan's Saud Shakeel achieves what no batter could in 146 years of Test cricket with 24-run knock in massive collapse

Pakistan captain Shan Masood said his young bowlers need to learn discipline from the Australian team. In the first Test, Australia won convincingly with a 360-run victory in four days.

Shan Masood of Pakistan speaks with Salman Ali Agha of Pakistan as David Warner of Australia listens. (Getty Images)

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‘We could’ve scored quicker…60-70 runs would have proved’: Shan Masood points out Pakistan’s mistake in Perth Test

Security removed a banner displaying the same message Usman Khawaja had on his shoes during the first Test between Australia and Pakistan in Perth. Fans were escorted out of the stadium as well.

Fans displayed a banner in Perth bearing the same message as Usman Khawaja's shoes. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter)

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AUS vs PAK: Spectators evicted for showing banner similar to message on Usman Khawaja's shoes during Perth Test

Pakistan's losing streak continued on Australian soil as Pat Cummins' men bulldozed Shan Masood's brigade by 360 runs in the first Test on December 17.

Pakistan's Babar Azam leaves the field after being dismissed on Day 4 of the first Test match against Australia at Optus Stadium on December 17 in Perth. (Getty)

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Babar Azam brutally trolled for twin failure in 1st Test vs Australia, fan says 'Shardul Thakur has better batting average than him'

Jamal took a six-wicket haul against Australia in the first Test in Perth. He shared his struggles, revealing that he worked as a taxi driver in Australia before earning a spot in the Pakistan team.

Pakistan's Aamer Jamal (2R) with his teammates in this frame. (Getty Images)

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‘People were pushing me to stop playing cricket…driving a taxi’: Debutant pacer Aamer Jamal reveals his journey after six-wicket haul vs Australia

India upstaged Pakistan from top of the World Test Championship (WTC) points table after Shan Masood's men suffered 360-run defeat at the hands of Australia in their opening Test.

Left: India's Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Right: Australia's star pacer Mitchell Johnson. (Getty)

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Massive boost for Team India in WTC 2023-2025 points table after Pakistan's humiliating loss to Australia in 1st Test

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Mohammed Shami delivered a stunning spell in IPL 2026 while reaffirming his hunger to make a comeback to the Indian team.

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Big blow for Pakistan after losing Perth Test to Australia, ICC punishes by docking two points in current WTC cycle

‘The finger is fine, there's no break’: Marnus Labuschagne shakes off injury concerns ahead of Boxing Day Test

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