Innings Australia 8 for 538 dec (Renshaw 184, Warner 113, Handscomb 110, Wahab 3-89) v Pakistan
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Coverdale: Handscomb continues impressive start
Peter Handscomb maintained his Test-match honeymoon phase with a second century to lift Australia to 538 after Matt Renshaw’s long occupation was finally ended by Pakistan on the second day of the SCG Test.
The hosts strode steadily towards an enormous first-innings tally against bowling that improved somewhat on the first day’s effort, though Pakistan were not helped by more indifferent fielding from the captain Misbah-ul-Haq down.
Renshaw’s innings, which seems to have set him up for a long and fruitful Test career, was the highest by an opening batsman under the age of 21, and was only ended by a fine over from Imran Khan, who moved the left-hander across the crease before prompting him to drag onto the stumps.
Handscomb, meanwhile, did not allow himself to be frustrated by periods of slow scoring, utilising the sweep in particular to excellent effect – a good sign ahead of the tour of India. He survived a nervous period in the 90s to pass three figures on the same ground where he made a double century in the Sheffield Shield earlier this season to earn his Test spot.
Hilton Cartwright also showed patience, and showcased an organised technique with the exception of a couple of chances: a Yasir Shah leg break that beat him but also the wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed, and an edge off Azhar Ali’s part-timers that eluded Younis Khan at first slip.
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