DUBAI, Oct 7, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss
and opted to bat in the first Test against Australia at Dubai stadium on
Sunday.
Pakistan included off-spinner Bilal Asif for his first Test at the age of
33, backing up leg-spinner Yasir Shah.
Australia handed Test caps to Aaron Finch, Travis Head and Marnus
Labuschagne in a side containing two spinners in Nathan Lyon and Jon Holland.
The second Test is in Abu Dhabi from October 16.
Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Imam-ul-Haq,
Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Haris Sohail, Yasir Shah, Bilal Asif, Mohammad
Abbas, Wahab Riaz
Australia: Tim Paine (captain), Aaron Finch, Travis Head, Jon Holland,
Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh,
Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (ENG) and Richard Kettleborough (ENG)
TV umpire: Sundaram Ravi (IND)
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)