Factbox - Australia versus Pakistan, first Test
Factbox - Australia versus Pakistan, first Test.
(Reuters) - Factbox on the first Test between Australia and Pakistan, which began on Thursday (today):
WHEN?
Nov. 21-25 (1000 a.m. local time/0000 GMT)
WHERE?
The Gabba, Brisbane (42,000 capacity)
MATCH OFFICIALS
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough, Richard Illingworth (both England)
Third umpire: Michael Gough (England)
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
AUSTRALIA
World ranking: 5
Coach: Justin Langer
Captain: Tim Paine
Team: David Warner, Joe Burns, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Matthew Wade, Tim Paine, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc
PAKISTAN
World ranking: 7
Coach: Misbah-ul-Haq
Captain: Azhar Ali
Team: Shan Masood, Azhar Ali (captain), Haris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Yasir Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Imran Khan.
PREVIOUS BRISBANE TESTS
2016 - Australia won by 39 runs
1999 - Australia won by 10 wickets
1995 - Australia won by an innings and 126 runs
1983 - Match drawn
1981 - Australia won by 10 wickets
REMAINING FIXTURES
Nov. 29-Dec 3 Second Test (D/N) Adelaide Oval (0330)
