Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat in the second test against Pakistan at Karachi’s National Stadium on Saturday.
Leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson makes his test debut joining Nathan Lyon in Australia’s two-man spin attack with Josh Hazlewood sitting out.
“Mitch has been around the squad for many years now. We’re pumped for him,” Cummins said at the toss.
“Looks like a really good wicket…Our job now is to bat big.”
Pakistan welcomed back all-rounder Faheem Ashraf and paceman Hasan Ali after both missed the opening test with injuries.
Iftikhar Ahmed and Naseem Shah were left out. “It’s a typical Karachi pitch, later on it will help the spinners,” Pakistan captain Babar Azam said.
The opening test in Rawalpindi, Australia’s first in Pakistan in 24 years, had ended in a dull draw after a five-day run-feast on a track that earned a “below average” rating from the match referee.
