Australia will want a lead of at the very least 300 to really feel protected within the second Check on the MCG.
Already 54 in entrance on the primary innings, however dropping anchorman opener Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne firstly of the second innings, Australia might want to work arduous on a properly grassed pitch that’s nonetheless providing some help to the bowlers.
David Warner bats within the first innings.Credit score: Getty Pictures
The overcast circumstances will even assist the ball transfer, as Khawaja discovered with a pleasant supply from Shaheen Shah Afridi that left him.
No group has reached 300 batting final on the MCG since Pakistan in 1990, who nonetheless misplaced the Check by 92 runs.
*Play is about to start out within the second session with Warner and Steve Smith on the crease