Australia v Pakistan, Perth Day 2: Would it be Mitchell Marsh Day in front of his home crowd? It kind of was, and it kind of wasn't. It was also kind of Ameer Jamal day, as the inexperienced right-armer picked up six wickets. Pakistan could have fallen apart, but they played staunch instead, Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq doing a job before Shan Masood played the laconic amateur. A long way to go yet, but for now we have a Test match on our hands.

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