Who will win Australia vs Pakistan, 1st Test 2019?
Australia start their test-match summer with the first of two matches in this series with Pakistan, which forms part of the ICC World Test Championship. The match takes place at The Gabba, Brisbane, between November 21-25 and the play starts at 10:00 every day.
Australia’s first series in the new ICC World Test Championship was the Ashes, which they drew 2-2 to retain the urn thanks in no small part to Steve Smith’s batting excellence. They will be keen to get back to winning ways as big favourites for this series.
Pakistan are the only team yet to play a match in the new Championship so far, having last played a test in January when their 3-0 series whitewash defeat against South Africa was completed.
AUS vs PAK, 1st Test: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Fox Sports, Sky Sports Cricket, Sony Six, ATN Cricket Plus, Willow TV, Astro Cricket HD, OSN Sports Cricket
Live streaming: SonyLIV, Sky Go, Now TV, Kayo
AUS vs PAK Toss Prediction
With a hard, fast surface and generally excellent conditions forecast, Australia may want to bat first and rack up a big score in their first test innings of the summer.
AUS vs PAK Weather Report
A little bit of cloud cover and some wind will be the only weather factors of any concern in Brisbane this week, with conditions expected to be perfect otherwise.
AUS vs PAK Pitch Condition
The Gabba tends to produce hard, fast wickets for the first test of the Australian summer – lending itself to batsmen but also offering some zip for the pace bowlers.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Australia vs Pakistan, 1st Test 2019...
Australia Team News & Playing 11
AUS Team News
James Pattinson will be suspended for the first test after being found guilty of using abusive language while playing for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield. With Peter Siddle also left out, it means the pace attack will be Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, alongside Mitchell Starc who found himself out of favour during the Ashes. Joe Burns is set to open the batting with David Warner.
AUS Key Players
Steve Smith: His outstanding batting form on his test return during the Ashes means he is top of the ICC test match batting rankings with a rating of 937. He scored yet another hundred in his most-recent first-class innings and averages 64.56 in test matches.
Pat Cummins: Outstanding with the ball during the Ashes, on his way to 26 wickets, bowling some hostile spells. He sits top of the ICC bowling rankings, and has 123 wickets from just 25 tests.
Mitchell Starc: In top form for New South Wales, taking 16 wickets in his last two first class matches, and has a point to prove having been out of favour in England. The first innings will be his 100th in test matches. In the previous 99, he has claimed 215 wickets.
AUS Team Form
This is Australia’s first test series since the Ashes, when they drew 2-2 with England and retained the urn. Steve Smith was in outstanding batting form, scoring 774 runs across four matches, but defeat in the final test – having also lost a thriller in Smith’s absence in the third test – meant the two teams shared the World Test Championship points on offer.
Australia Predicted Playing 11
David Warner, Joe Burns, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Matthew Wade, Tim Paine (c, wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon
Pakistan Team News & Playing 11
PAK Team News
Pakistan have overhauled the bowling line-up from their most recent test series, with no place for Mohammad Amir or Shadab Khan and Hasan Ali out injured. Shaheen Afridi, Yasir Shah and Imran Khan all come into the squad, while it has been confirmed 16-year-old quick Naseem Shah will make his test debut. With Sarfaraz Ahmed not selected to tour, Azhar Ali will captain the team and Mohammad Rizwan will keep wicket.
PAK Key Players
Babar Azam: Continued the good form he showed in the T20i series when he hit 157 in the first warm-up match and then 63 in the second.
Asad Shafiq: Scored centuries in both warm-up matches, hitting 119 in the first and 101* in the second to prove his form. He has 12 test-match centuries to his name and an average of 38.94.
Mohammad Abbas: The only bowler to survive from Pakistan’s most recent tests, against South Africa, the paceman has taken 66 wickets in 14 tests at an average of 18.86.
PAK Team Form
Pakistan have not played a test match since their 3-0 series defeat to South Africa at the turn of the year. Pakistan scored 181, 190, 177, 294, 185 and 273 in their six innings, falling short on too many occasions as they suffered their three relatively heavy defeats.
Pakistan Predicted Playing 11
Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Masood, Azhar Ali (c), Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Yasir Shah, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Abbas
Australia vs Pakistan Head to Head
Pakistan won the last test series against Australia in the UAE in October 2018, drawing the first test and winning the second by bowling Australia out for 145 and 164 to claim a 373-run victory. Mohammad Abbas claimed match figures of 10-95. Australia won last time they played Pakistan at home, however, and dominate the head-to-head record with 31 wins to Pakistan’s 15.
AUS vs PAK Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
AUS Won |
PAK Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 64 |
31 |
15 |
0 |
18 |
Australia vs Pakistan Betting Odds
Australia are big favourites to make a winning start to their test-match summer.
AUS Bet365 Odds
- AUS to Win the Match: Australia are 1.22 favourites to win with Bet365.
- AUS Top Batsman: Steve Smith was in stunning form during the Ashes and is 2.85 favourite to be Australia’s top first innings batsman as a result. Bet365 are offering 4.00 on David Warner, meanwhile, while Marnus Labuschagne is 5.50. Matthew Wade and Travis Head can both be backed at 9.00, while Tim Paine is 21.00.
- AUS Top Bowler: Pat Cummins was in excellent wicket-taking form during the Ashes and the world number one test bowler is 3.20 with Bet365 to be Australia’s top first-innings bowler. Josh Hazlewood, who took 20 Ashes wickets, is the same price, while Mitchell Starc is 3.75 and Nathan Lyon can be backed at 6.50.
PAK Bet365 Odds
- PAK to Win the Match: Pakistan are as high as 8.00 outsiders with Bet365 to beat Australia in this first test.
- PAK Top Batsman: In-form Babar Azam is 3.75 to be Pakistan’s top first innings batsman, while captain Azhar Ali can be backed at 4.00 with Bet365. Imam-ul-Haq and Shan Masood are both 5.50, while Asad Shafiq could be worth backing at 6.00 given his form in the warm-up matches.
- PAK Top Bowler: Mohammad Abbas is 3.20 favourite to be Pakistan’s top first innings bowler as he prepares to lead the attack. Shaheen Afridi is 4.00, while Imran Khan is 4.50 with Bet365. Yasir Shah is 5.50.
AUS Betway Odds
- AUS to Win the Match: Australia are 1.20 favourites to win with Betway.
- AUS Top Batsman: Steve Smith is 2.75 to continue his fine form and be Australia’s top first innings batsman with Betway. They are offering 4.33 on David Warner, meanwhile, and Marnus Labuschagne is 5.00. Travis Head is 7.50 but Matthew Wade is as high as 9.50.
- AUS Top Bowler: With the ball, Betway have set Pat Cummins at 3.00 to be Australia’s top first innings bowler. That makes him narrow favourite, ahead off Mitchell Starc at 3.25 and Josh Hazlewood at 3.50. Nathan Lyon is 4.50, meanwhile.
PAK Betway Odds
- PAK to Win the Match: Betway have set Pakistan to win at 7.50.
- PAK Top Batsman: Both Azhar Ali and Babar Azam are 4.00 with Betway to be Pakistan’s top batsman, while they have responded to Asad Shafiq’s fine warm-up form by pricing him at 4.75. Imam-ul-Haq is available to back at 5.00 and Shan Masood is 5.50.
- PAK Top Bowler: Mohammad Abbas is 3.50 favourite with Betway to be Pakistan’s top bowler, while Shaheen Afridi is 3.75 and Imran Khan can be backed at 4.00. Yasir Shah is 4.50.
🏆 Australia vs Pakistan Prediction
Australia will want to kick-off their test-match summer with a win and the form book certainly suggests they will do just that against Pakistan.
Nov 21, 2019
05:30 IST / 0:00 GMT
The Gabba - Brisbane, Australia
AUS vs PAK Test 
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