Australia cruise to first Test victory over Pakistan

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Pakistan 240 & 335; Australia 580
Marnus Labuschagne player of the match

Australia opened their Test summer with a win after finishing off an innings-and-five-run victory over Pakistan with a day to spare in Brisbane. Josh Hazlewood snared four second-innings wickets with fellow quicks Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc also chipping in on Sunday to dismiss Pakistan for 335.
Babar Azam starred for the visitors with his second Test century, as part of a 132-run sixth-wicket stand with Muhammad Rizwan. But after the pair held out for two-and-a-half hours, Nathan Lyon finally broke Pakistan’s resistance when he spun one in at Babar and drew the edge on 104. Continue reading...

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