SYDNEY: Australian captain Pat Cummins took a five-wicket haul for the third successive innings as Australia dismissed a defiant Pakistan for 313 on the opening day of the third Test here on Wednesday.
Mohammad Rizwan had defied the confidence-charged Australian attack with 88 in a sixth-wicket partnership of 94 with Agha Salman (53) before an inspired Aamir Jamal scored 82 in a stand of 86 with Mir Hamza for the final wicket.
Aussie opener David Warner would not be denied his moment, however, and a crowd of 34,000 at the Sydney Cricket Ground rose as one in the late afternoon gloom when he came out to open the batting in his 112th Test with his childhood friend Usman Khawaja.
Off-spinner Sajid Khan had the honour of bowling the single over left in the day and Warner punched his first delivery to the boundary for four.
He took two more runs from the third ball and was nearly dismissed when he lost sight of the fifth but Australia will resume the innings on six without loss on Thursday.
It had appeared likely that Warner would get his ovation much earlier in the day when Pakistan, already 2-0 down in the series after losses in Perth and Melbourne, made a miserable start to their innings after winning the toss. (Reuters)
