AUS vs PAK Live Streaming on India Channel: First Test, When and Where to Watch Australia vs Pakistan Live in India? 2023

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Australia takes on Pakistan in the first Test in Perth starting December 14. This is the first of a three-match series between the two teams. The series is part of the current WTC 2023-35 cycle. The test match starts at 7.50 am IST.

Pakistan tops the WTC table heading into this series. Defending World Test Championship champions Australia are currently in fifth place. It looks like they will challenge the Men in Green at home with the team they have selected. They are a power-packed team with all their Test regulars back in the side.

This is reportedly the farewell Test series for belligerent opener David Warner. He will retire from Tests after the last Test match at Sydney SG, which is also his home. This is Pakistan’s first tour of Australia since 2019. They were whitewashed in the two-match Test series the last time they visited.

Australia recently won the ODI World Cup and has now shifted its focus to Test cricket. They will be coached by Pat Cummins, who had a brilliant spell as skipper in 2023, winning the Ashes, the WTC final and also the World Cup. He will be ready for this series.

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Pakistan, on the other hand, has undergone monumental changes in its administrative structure after its World Cup debacle. Babar Azam stepped down as captain in all formats. Shan Masood He was named the new Test captain. Former Pakistan cricketer Wahab Riaz was appointed as the new PCB chairman of selectors while Mohammad Hafeez was appointed as Pakistan’s director of cricket replacing Mickey Arthur.

Australia last played in the Ashes against England earlier this year, while Pakistan played England in December 2022 losing 0-3.

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