Speaking to reporters in Perth, where Pakistan completed their first tour match against Australia A today, Misbah sounded confident about the pace attack at his disposal, as well as the ability of the batsmen to handle bounce on Australian wickets. He said:
Misbah thinks that the batting line-up, consisting of Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq and Azhar Ali among others, will fare well against the likes of Pat Cummins, James Pattinson, and Josh Hazlewood. According to Misbah, taking 20 wickets will be the key to winning matches on fast and bounAustralian tracks.
The head coach gave a special shoutout to Yasir Shah and the importance of his experience in Australian conditions. Misbah feels that Yasir will provide an extra edge to the bowling line-up and will keep the Australian batsmen guessing.
Pakistan play their second tour match against Cricket Australia XI from November 15 in Perth. The first Test starts from November 21 at The Gabba in Brisbane before the action shifts to Adelaide for the day-night Test from November 29.
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