Australia vs Pakistan, Day 3 of First Test from Dubai
AUSTRALIA has once again thrown away a strong start with a horror middle-order collapse dousing hopes of a win in the first Test in the UAE. Aaron Finch showed he was more than just a white-ball cricketer, scoring 62 before being dismissed by a sharp chance. The wicket ended a 142-run opening stand and sparked a collapse which saw Australia lose all 10 wickets for just 60 more runs. Former Australian fast bowler Brendan Julian slammed the Australians for the way they played, arguing conditions hadn’t changed too much since the early days. “It’s not as if it’s keeping low, there has been a bit of reverse swing bowling, which is what the Australians got,” he said. “Peter Siddle got it to reverse, Mitch Starc got it to reverse, I don’t think they got anything different than Pakistan got, they just played them badly.” Bilal Asif was the chief destroyer with the 33-year-old Pakistani debutant taking 6/36. Commentators praised Asif’s performance, but former legendary Australia...