Australia v Pakistan, 3rd ODI, Perth

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Australia v Pakistan, 3rd ODI, Perth[RIGHT]January 18, 2017[/RIGHT]Revived Pakistan face unsettled Australia

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DANIEL BRETTIG

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Match facts
January 19, 2017
Start time 1120 local (0320 GMT)

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Mohammad Amir should enjoy the pace and bounce that may be on offer in Perth © Getty ImagesBig picture
Pakistan find themselves in the unfamiliar position of trying to capitalise on a win down under - their first in any format against Australia in Australia for more than a decade. In Melbourne they won in a fashion that emphasised the strength of their bowling attack, by allowing the batsmen a target within their reach. Perth and the WACA Ground offer the opportunity for a similar result, as the Perth Scorchers have demonstrated in mastering the defensive elements of the Twenty20 format in building an enviable record in the west. The left-armers Mohammad Amir and Junaid Khan should enjoy the pace and bounce on offer, provided they find the right length for the conditions. Equally intriguing will be whether the stand-in captain Mohammad Hafeez can utilise his spin bowlers on a surface not likely to be as sluggish as the MCG was.
Australia’s mixed priorities - win this series but also keep an eye on the looming tour of India - mean a changing team for Steven Smith to lead. Peter Handscomb is following up his richly successful early Test matches with an ODI debut in place of Mitchell Marsh, while Mitchell Starc did not even fly west in order to rest up. This means another opportunity for Billy Stanlake, who could manage only three overs on debut in Brisbane.
Form guide
**Australia: LWWWW (last five completed matches, most recent first)
**Pakistan: WLWWW

In the spotlight
Following his barnstorming century before lunch on the first morning of the SCG Test David Warner has made a quiet start to the limited-overs portion of the summer, seeming strangely subdued by his naturally aggressive standards. Perth affords the chance for fast-scoring conditions, and the hosts will want a better display from Warner to help underpin a more substantial top-order display after the false starts of Brisbane and Melbourne.
Returning to the team at the MCG, Junaid Khan demonstrated his quality to help put Pakistan in a position to win. His intelligence and tightness as a bowler should serve him well in Perth, where consistency and subtle movement can be rewarded. An Australian top-order lacking in certainty after a pair of poor displays will also be a strong reason for Junaid to approach the bowling crease with plenty of intent.
Team news
Mitchell Starc has been rested from the ODI, with Billy Stanlake returning in his place. Peter Handscomb is in for his ODI debut in place of Mitchell Marsh, while Chris Lynn has been ruled out of the remainder of the series with a neck complaint.
Australia 1 David Warner, 2 Usman Khawaja, 3 Steven Smith (capt), 4 Peter Handscomb, 5 Travis Head, 6 Glenn Maxwell, 7 Matthew Wade (wk), 8 James Faulkner, 9 Pat Cummins, 10 Josh Hazlewood, 11 Billy Stanlake.
Pakistan will consider recalling Wahab Riaz for the WACA Ground, but should otherwise try to preserve the combination that won so well in Melbourne.
Pakistan (possible) 1 Mohammad Hafeez (capt), 2 Sharjeel Khan, 3 Babar Azam, 4 Asad Shafiq, 5 Shoaib Malik, 6 Umar Akmal, 7 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 8 Imad Wasim, 9 Mohammad Amir, 10 Junaid Khan, 11 Hasan Ali/Wahab Riaz.
Pitch and conditions
The WACA Ground surface is not as swift as it used to be, but should afford decent pace and carry to bowlers prepared to bend their backs. The forecast is for a fine and warm, somewhat overcast day.
Stats and trivia

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[li]Pakistan have won four of six ODIs between the two teams in Perth, though Australia’s two victories came in the most recent meetings in 2010[/li][li]Peter Handscomb will become Australia’s third ODI debutant of 2017 after Chris Lynn and Billy Stanlake. There were seven - Scott Boland, Joel Paris, Adam Zampa, Travis Head, Daniel Worrall, Joe Mennie and Chris Tremain - in 2016[/li][/LIST]
Daniel Brettig is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. @danbrettig

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Expect Australia to come out swinging. If you notice Warner didnt start very hard so far. Now he’ll. Same goes for Smith and Maxwell. if they bat first they’ll try to make it 300+.

Now question is, wut if Pakistan bats first. I really dont see the ability to score very fast if Aussies take sharjeel down early. He is the only one who can bat at a bullet rate. Rest will all try to make their own score in order to have their chance pakka. Pak is a 240 runs team at max.

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Torture continues…

20 crore ka mulk and cannot produce 10 sportsman

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Why didnt he come out swinging in the last two ODI’s? They batted first in the last two ODI’s can could not reach 300, so why now. They might well do but I dont see nay reason as to why Pak cannot contain them again, especially with Amir and Junaid bowling in tandem. :hmmm:

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They were careful. Very very careful. Plus Aussies rely a lot on technology. What do you think they would be doing in 4 days gap

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Yaay. Pakistan bat. Lets see how they put up on Perth’s famous bouncy pitch though they are saying its not as bouncy as it used to be. :slight_smile:

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Sharjeel has a blistering start but Hafeez out lbw on 4 only. Pak 1/36 in 4 overs.

This ground has lightning outfield and pitch looks good for batting

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Hafeez bhai has played 50+ innings, now he is going to rest to next 9 matches… there is a reason he have average of 28 despite opening for Pakistan for as long as i can remember..

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Two wires not given by the western umpire. One was way outside let stump. Off the tall kid bowler.

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The south Asian umpire is calling wife’s like they should be

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Sharjeel played a good knock of 50 off 47 but then bowled out wut i would say a lil hard luck. Inside edge of offspin, one bounce and into wickets. Lets see how Mr. Asad shafiq progresses, so far he is v careful

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Thats surprising, early on they also didn’t gave out on a Inside edge!!! i guess Australian umpiring standards are improving after all

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And I just wrote the last post, Asad shafiq popped the simplest of all catch. How foolish! Now Pak in trouble

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Babar Azam reached 50 of 72. Also a milestone to have 1000 runs in a year.

But Malik who looked really good out there is gone now so thats a jolt. Pak 4/162

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Umer Akmal Trying his best to get out!!!

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Right now Pakistani batsmen are ridiculously slow. With only 4 wickets down and Imad + Sharjeel to come, they are not even trying. Any other team would have capitalized this opportunity but they are playing like a test match.

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Babar Azam Gone after scoring 84 runs, he is kind of player we need in team, i hope his 50+ average doesn’t spoil him

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Seems like they are only interested to bat 50 overs instead of targeting 300+ runs

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That is the end of miserable little innings from Umer Akmal

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Now Umar akmal out on 39 of 51 balls. It was a completely selfish innings. He wasnt even taking a single of last ball if he is on the other end so he can start the next over. Typical Akmal.