Toss: Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the second and final Test at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Team news:
Pakistan: No changes.
Australia: Steven O’Keefe and Alex Doolan make way for Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell.
What they said
Misbah-ul-Haq: The pitch looks good for batting early on, let’s see how it plays later. We are concentrating on this game and not thinking about anything else.
Michael Clarke: The conditions in the first innings are going to be pretty consistent whether we bowl first or bat first. We wanted to do well in the first game. But that’s okay.
Series: Having suffered a disappointing loss in the first Test in Dubai, Australia will look to turn things around and level the series. Pakistan, meanwhile, will look to secure their first series win over Australia in 20 years.
Conditions: Bright and sunny, with the temperatures touching the high 20s. The curator has decided to shave off all the grass and with the sun beating down, the surface is expected to deteriorate. Spinners from both sides will have an important role to play.
Teams:
Pakistan: Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul Haq (capt), Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Imran Khan, Zulfiqar Babar, Yasir Shah, Rahat Ali.
Australia: Chris Rogers, David Warner, Michael Clarke (capt), Steve Smith, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Haddin (wk), Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon.
Unchanged Pakistan opt to bat
