Here are the key points from the match:
- David Warner scored a century in his farewell Test series, contributing to Australia’s score of 346 for five against Pakistan.
- Warner’s score of 164 off 211 balls was his first Test century in a year.
- This performance supported captain Pat Cummins’ decision to bat first on a hard bouncy pitch.
- Warner, who will retire after the last Test in Sydney, made Pakistan work hard in the initial sessions before being caught out.
- Pakistan went into the match without a specialist spinner and gave debuts to fast bowlers Aamer Jamal and Khurram Shahzad.
- Pakistan missed two opportunities to dismiss Warner.
- Pakistan claimed three wickets in the last session.
- Warner and Usman Khawaja had a century stand in the first session.
- Marnus Labuschagne went for an unsuccessful lbw referral against seamer Faheem Ashraf.
- Khawaja wore a black armband after being disallowed to wear shoes with an “All lives are equal” message.
- Australia is the world Test champion, while Pakistan hasn’t won a Test match in Australia since 1995.
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