Pakistan vs Australia, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Australia v Pakistan in UAE, 2018 Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Date & Time: Oct 16-Oct 20, 10:00 AM LOCAL

Abbas takes a superb ten-fer to have Australia on the mat © AFP

Beware, you never know when Abbas will get one in to make you look like a complete idiot. Thank heavens for when the T20Is start, Abbas won't be around tormenting. But do join us for all that and until we meet next, ta ta!!

Abbas 17 wickets at 10 in series 👌

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ICYMI:Usman Khawaja is nursing a knee injury, something he sustained yesterday during the practice session and has a meniscal tear, which might need surgery, which means he is quite unlikely to come out to bat - unless Australia are right at the doorstep of something special. But if it does happen, it's something for tomorrow.

The two biggest threats start off with the ball - Yasir Shah and Mohammad Abbas. But there's barely anything off the pitch with this oldish ball to trouble the Aussies, at least not for now. Finch and Head start off confidently. If you look at it from the Aussie point of view, if they play out the 180 overs they are supposed to, nobody can stop them from winning this.

Let's play, shall we?

UPDATE: Mohammad Rizwan Will keep wickets for Pakistan today as Sarfraz is injured. he got hit on the helmet while batting yesterday and he also suffered an elbow injury in the first innings. Asad Shafiq will lead the team.

Day 4: Nearly another 500 runs | The saviour from Dubai injured | A bowling line-up with their tails up | A torrid record to hope to reverse -- Well it would be fair to assume that the odds aren't stacked in Australia's favour. In fact nothing is. They need two miracles, back-to-back, one for each day's survival. But funnier things have happened in cricket. Let's have our fun as and when they do, or don't. Welcome ..