Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, Brings the line straighter and attacks the stumps, on a good length, Abdullah Shafique gets his bat ahead and with a full presentation of the face, stabs it down the deck.
Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, Good length, outside off, Abdullah Shafique sees the ball going across him and opts to shoulder arms.
Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, A bit fuller than the previous one, with a scrambled seam, and good pace behind it as well. Abdullah Shafique stays rooted to the crease and looks to steer it behind square on the off side but misses.
Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, Looks for the swing and goes fuller this time, on off, Abdullah Shafique leans on and drives it to cover.
Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, With two slips in place, Starc steams in from over the wicket and gets the ball to nip back in straight away, on a shorter length, on middle and off, Abdullah Shafique stays right behind the line and dabs it down the deck.
Time to get going at the 'G'. It's a slightly overcast Monday afternoon in Melbourne, but importantly, the weather is expected to stay dry. Pat Cummins leads his troops out to the centre. Abdullah Shafique and the debutant, Saim Ayub, will open the innings for Pakistan. Mitchell Starc will kickstart proceedings with the new ball for Australia. Two slips in place. The countdown is done. Off we go...