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Posted: 2022-03-25 05:04:48

Morning from Lahore, one final time.

It’s the 14th day of sunshine from 15 playing days on this tour. You can bet your bottom dollar every possible over will be bowled today.

It’s hard to know who will be more nervous today.

Pat Cummins? It was certainly a bold declaration, effectively risking a loss for the glory of winning a series in Pakistan.

Nathan Lyon? If Lyon can’t spin Australia to victory today, what does that mean for his career?

Mitch Swepson? The young leggie hasn’t taken a wicket in 460 balls. He’s certainly been unlucky but I’d like to see him get the ball above the batsman’s eyeline a bit more and slow his pace down.

Pakistan as a team? They can win this Test. But it’s up to them to advance the game. Three runs an over is very achievable.

The PCB? If this match ends in a draw, it’d be such a let-down to have a 0-0 series result for such a historic tour.

I’m tipping a draw (sadly). Pakistan will bat well in the first session, lose a few wickets in the middle session, before blocking it out, with two wickets in the sheds. I hope I’m wrong. A result is what the fans want and Pakistan cricket needs it.

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