Pakistan have elected to field first against Australia in the second Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Wanting his side to take every opportunity with the bowl, Pakistan captain Shan Masood decided to invite the hosts to bat first.
Australian captain Pat Cummins also expressed his desire to win the toss and field first.
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PLAYING XI
Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imamul Haq, Shan Masood (c), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Hasan Ali, Aamer Jamal, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mir Hamza
