Opener David Warner was out for 38 on the stroke of lunch as Australia battled to 90-1 on day one of many second Check in opposition to Pakistan in Melbourne on Tuesday.
On the break, Usman Khawaja was unbeaten on 36 after spinner Agha Salman received the breakthrough, with Babar Azam holding a catch at slip to dismiss Warner for 38.
The hosts want to seal the three-Check collection after thumping the guests by 360 runs in Perth, and made a stable begin.
Pakistan captain Shan Masood gained the toss and opted to bowl with the pitch showing to go well with the seamers on an overcast day after heavy rain.
Spearheaded by Shaheen Shah Afridi, they discovered loads of motion, however didn’t take their possibilities with Warner dropped on two by Abdullah Shafique, who put down a regulation catch at second slip.
Warner, who made 164 within the first innings at Perth in his farewell Check collection, was additionally lucky to get away with an edge that sailed over the slips for a boundary on 17.
His luck ran out with a rash shot off Salman within the remaining over earlier than the break.
Lengthy-time opening companion Khawaja has been embroiled in a dispute with the Worldwide Cricket Council over how he can carry consideration to the humanitarian disaster in Gaza.
He was denied a bid to show a sticker exhibiting a black dove holding an olive department on his bat and sneakers, however put the off-field distraction apart.
The 37-year-old hit a boundary off the second ball he confronted to get off the mark, and two extra fours within the first over after the drinks break saved the scoreboard ticking over.
Whereas Australia caught with the identical XI as the primary Check, Pakistan made three modifications with Mohammad Rizwan conserving wicket as a substitute of Sarfaraz Ahmed and quick bowlers Mir Hamza and Hasan Ali each getting the nod.
They got here in for the injured Khurram Shahzad and Faheem Ashraf who was axed, which means an all tempo assault with no specialist spinner.
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