Pakistan Opt to Field in First Test vs Australia

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 5:27 pm

LONDON: Afridi’s Test captaincy has started ideally as Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl against Australia in first Test at Lord’s.

Umar Amin and Azhar Ali come into the side for the first time, while Australia have given debuts for Tim Paine and Steve Smith.

The match has been delayed due to rainfall.

Teams:

Pakistan: Imran Farhat, Salman Butt, Azhar Ali, Umar Amin, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal (wk), Mohammad Aamer, Umar Gul, Danish Kaneria, Mohammad Asif.

Australia: Shane Watson, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Marcus North, Tim Paine (wk), Steven Smith, Mitchell Johnson, Ben Hilfenhaus, Doug Bollinger.