During the first innings of the Melbourne test on wednesday Babar Azam was dismissed by the Australian captain by 1. In Test cricket Babar averages over 68 against Pat; but in the current series Cummins has managed to dismiss him two out of three times.

Just after Cummins dismissed Abdullah Shafique and broke a 90-run stand, he dismissed Babar as well. Undoubtedly this was a moment of pride for him and after the second day’s match said that, “It’s a dream ball. It's what you try to bowl most balls, but it's rare that it comes off. That wasn't a deliberate ball to seam in. It's fifty-fifty whether it will seam in or out. You try to create a bit of an angle, and if I don't know what it's doing, hopefully the batter doesn't know either”. Nonetheless Pat also addressed that the batting conditions at MCG were quite tough. And the outfield there was not very quick. Even though Shafique was bowled by Cummins he praised his skills by saying that “He’s a good bowler, so as batter you have to take your chances.” Pakistan would resume their innings on the third day at 196/6. Still a lot behind to turn the winds in their favour.

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