Pakistan was looking for a victory push as captain Misbah-ul-Haq decided to bat first after winning the toss of the second Test against Australia being played in Abu Dhabi.
Pakistan thrashed Australia in the first Test by 221 runs in Dubai. They now seek their first series win over Australia in 20 years in the match starting today.Pakistan coach Waqar Younis had earlier warned his team to be prepared for a backlash from wounded Australia.
Teams:
Pakistan: Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq*, Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Zulfiqar Babar, Yasir Shah, Rahat Ali and Imran Khan.
Australia: DA Warner, CJL Rogers, SPD Smith, MJ Clarke (capt), GJ Maxwell, MR Marsh, BJ Haddin (wk), MA Starc, MG Johnson, PM Siddle and NM Lyon.
