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2nd over: Australia 14-0 (Warner 2, Khawaja 12)
Khawaja has 12 runs from the first over and that aligns with a man averaging over 100 against Pakistan of late. The 36-year-old may have dispensed with the humanitarian slogans of support from his shoes but he is wearing a black arm band in solidarity with the Gaza victims. Here’s Shahzad with his first ball in Test cricket and he’s on target so far, enjoying the bounce of the Perth wicket and zipping it past Khawaja’s edge. His final ball is the best yet, sneaking past Khawaja’s defences and thundering into his belt line. Great first over from the 24-year-old rookie!
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