Australian openers Simon Katich 98 and Shane Watson 93 provided 182 runs opening stand to the home side as Aussies gain upper hand on first day of the first Test against Pakistan with 305 runs for three wickets. Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat first. Openers Watson and Katich provided 182 runs start to Australia however they missed centuries when Watson 93 was run out by Salman Butt/Imran Farhat, while Katich caught by Butt off Mohammad Asif. Skipper Ricky Ponting scored 57 and caught by Misbah off a delivey of Asif, who remained only successful Pakistani bowler with two wickets. Mike Hussey 38, and Nathan Hauritz with five runs were at the crease on the first day stumps.
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