After winning the toss, Australia elected to bat against Pakistan.
Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bat on an expected bouncy and fast Optus Stadium surface for Australia's opening Test against Pakistan.
On day one, Australia will face an inexperienced Pakistan attack on a challenging pitch in Perth, amid sunny conditions.

Australia returns to Test cricket after drawing the Ashes series less than a month after their spectacular World Cup success. As frontline spinner Nathan Lyon returns from a calf injury that halted his Ashes campaign, a full-strength side will field nine players from the World Cup squad.

The team led by Pat Cummins On Thursday, Australia will face Shan Masood's Pakistan in the first Test at Perth's Optus Stadium. Shan Masood has taken over as the new Test captain following the ICC World Cup 2023 campaign. After winning the ODI World Cup for the sixth time, Australia will try to defend their WTC crown in the upcoming WTC Cycle 2023-25.

Lyon replaces understudy Todd Murphy in Australia's only change from the fifth Ashes Test. Nathan Lyon who has been performing exceptionally well in recent matches can achieve a milestone in this match. Lyon is only 4 wickets away from 500 Test wickets. Mitchell Marsh retained his starting spot over Cameron Green.

If we take a look at the Pakistan team’s record in Australia, Pakistan has lost 14 Tests in Australia over the last two decades. Shan Masood, in his first Test match as captain since taking over for Babar Azam, has assured Pakistan will play positively following an enthusiastic series triumph in Sri Lanka in July.

Due to the anticipated pace-friendly conditions, Pakistan chose not to field a frontline spinner, instead opting for fast bowlers Aamer Jamal and Khurram Shahzad to make their debuts.

Pakistan’s Veteran paceman Hasan Ali was left out of the match while seam-bowling allrounder Faheem Ashraf was brought in to support spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi. Pakistan's lone spin option will be allrounder Salman Ali Agha, with left-armer Noman Ali sitting out after being anticipated to replace injured legspinner Abrar Ahmed. Sarfaraz Ahmed kept his wicketkeeping spot against Mohammad Rizwan.
The first of three Tests will be played in a rebranded 'West Test,' with the 60,000-capacity Optus Stadium hosting the fourth.

Despite initial hopes of attracting 30,000 fans on the first day, expectations have been significantly reduced, with barely a fourth of the stadium expected to be filled.

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Australia gave an aggressive start and set a good platform for the upcoming batters. Before going for a lunch break, Australia's score was 117 runs for 0 wickets in 25 overs.

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Australia: 120/0 (27 overs)
David Warner: 74*(76)
Usman Khawaja: 37*(88)

Australia Squad: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Cameron Green, Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Lance Morris, Josh Hazlewood.

Pakistan Squad: Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood(c), Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Shaheen Afridi, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Khurram Shahzad, Noman Ali, Abrar Ahmed, Aamer Jamal, Saim Ayub, Sarfaraz Ahmed.

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