{"id":43671,"date":"2024-01-04T08:55:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T08:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/australia-lose-openers-on-rain-truncated-second-day-of-sydney-test\/"},"modified":"2024-01-04T08:55:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T08:55:06","slug":"australia-lose-openers-on-rain-truncated-second-day-of-sydney-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/australia-lose-openers-on-rain-truncated-second-day-of-sydney-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia lose openers on rain-truncated second day of Sydney Test"},"content":{"rendered":"
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David Warner made 34 in what is likely to be his penultimate innings in the long form of cricket as Australia reached 116 for two on the rain-disrupted second day of the third test against Pakistan on Thursday.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bad light stopped play midway through the second session before a huge rainstorm swept down across the city, leaving the home batsmen kicking their heels for the remainder of the day still 197 runs behind Pakistan’s first innings score of 313.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Marnus Labuschagne, who was 23 not out, and Steve Smith, unbeaten on six, will resume on day three on Friday when no rain is forecast.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“I think we’re starting to get used to it here in Sydney each year but yeah, it’s frustrating to lose a bit of time to light and then now a bit of rain settling in,” Australia captain Pat Cummins said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The last three New Year’s tests at Sydney Cricket Ground have been impacted by the weather and all ended in draws.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Australia hold an unassailable lead in the three-match series against Pakistan after victories in the tests in Perth and Melbourne but will be desperate to send Warner into retirement a winner on his home ground.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The 37-year-old had come through a single over with six runs to his name at the end of play on Wednesday and resumed with childhood friend Usman Khawaja under cloudy skies on Thursday.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He should have departed for 20 when Pakistan debutant Saim Ayub dropped a sitter in the slips, and was fortunate on 27 that his edge went between the slips and gully and ran to the boundary for four.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A bowling change for Pakistan did the trick with off-spinner Agha Salman coming on to remove Warner with his third ball, the Australian bamboozled by the spin and bounce and edging the delivery to Babar Azam in the cordon.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The crowd was initially silent but quickly roused into yet another ovation for Warner, whose runs took his career tally to 8,729 in 112 tests at an average of 44.53.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“It was pretty good ball he got there,” Cummins added.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“He always finds a way to get himself up and he looked like a man on a mission when he walked out to bat. I’m sure he’ll get a second innings out there to score a few more runs.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Khawaja followed for 47 before the weather disruption, ruled to have been caught behind after a DRS appeal off the bowling of Aamir Jamal, Pakistan’s find of the series.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“Really happy with where it stands,” said Cummins. “It’s a really good wicket, it feels like there’s plenty runs to be scored.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“So if we can get a first innings lead that would be good. A decent lead would be better and hopefully it’ll start spinning.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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