PCB names Aleem Dar, Aaqib Javed, Azhar Ali in revamped selection panel
Hours after that debacle, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided to reconstruct the selection committee.
Pakistan lost two wickets in their second innings to reach 70 for 2 at stumps on the third day of the first Test against Australia at the Brisbane Cricket Ground on Saturday.
Chasing a mammoth 490, Pakistan lost opener Sami Aslam (15) and Babar Azam (14) cheaply but Azhar Ali (41*) and veteran batsman Younis Khan (0*) ensured there were no more hiccups towards the fag end of the day.
Earlier, Australia declared their second essay at 202 for 5 after bundling out Pakistan for a meagre 142.
Skipper Steve Smith (63 off 70 balls) and Usman Khawaja (74 off 109) forged together an 111-run third-wicket stand to accumulate some quick runs before declaring their second innings.
For Pakistan, pacer Rahat Ali took two wickets while Mohammed Amir, Yasir Shah and Wahab Riaz chipped in with one wicket apiece.
In reply, Pakistan once again started on a disastrous note with Aslam perishing to pacer Mitchell Starc before off-spinner Nathan Lyon added to the casualty list with the wicket of Azam to reduce the visitors to 54 for 2.
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