First Test, day two, Gabba, Brisbane
First innings: Pakistan 240, Australia 0-6
Warner 1, Burns 6
Pakistan’s 16-year-old paceman Naseem Shah gets his big chance against the Australian batsmen at the Gabba on Friday morning, with David Warner opening the batting on Australian soil for the first time in two years.
Warner is being partnered by Joe Burns, who is also returning to the team after being overlooked for the Ashes, with Australia chasing Pakistan’s first innings total of 240.
It was a nervous few opening overs for Joe Burns, with a feathered ball behind not picked up by the Pakistan wicketkeeper and a close call run out opportunity.
David Warner’s first Aussie Test runs on home soil since January 2018.
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Naseem on Thursday became the youngest man to make a Test debut in Australia when he went out to bat and managed to avoid becoming a victim of a Mitchell Starc hat trick.
His nervous, awkward prod hit the inside edge and somehow missed the stumps, then he was almost run-out when batting partner Asad Shafiq sent him scrambling back into his crease.
Naseem then ducked some well-directed bouncers and bravely drove Starc down the ground before becoming the final wicket to fall as Pakistan finished with 240.
The tearaway quick, on the back of just seven first-class games, has been compared to Dennis Lillee and was in tears when accepting his cap from Waqar Younis earlier in the day.
New bowling coach Waqar is a massive fan of Naseem’s though and, having admired his strength while mourning with his mother’s death last week, says he’s ready to show what he has got.
“The last week or so, it’s been really tough on him and all we did was give him a soothing hug, kept our arms around him,” Waqar said on Fox Cricket.
“We wanted to send him back for the funeral but his family, his brothers said you can’t really make it in time, so stay back (in Australia).
“Since then he’s been really strong actually, so I’m looking really forward for him to run in and bowl some good deliveries.”
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Waqar was plucked from obscurity to debut for Pakistan at 17 but says Naseem, identified at the late Abdul Qadir’s academy, was different.
“He’s come through some under-15s, played some first class games (taking 27 wickets at 16.66) and he’s much better than me when I was his age,” Waqar said.
“What he presents … he’s very smart, knows exactly what he’s doing with the ball and that’s why we chucked him in Test cricket.”
Confidence doesn’t appear to be an issue either, according to 33-year-old Asad.
“I think he was giving me advice,” he said of their brief but eventful partnership.
“He is confident enough. Before the game he was very confident and it shows very good things.
“He is a very strong character and that will help in his bowling.”
-with AAP
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