AUSTRALIA V PAKISTAN SECOND TEST DAY TWO
Score: Pakistan 6-310 before rain forced play to be abandoned.
Man of the moment: Azhar Ali. The stoic Pakistan opener capped off a stellar year with his 12th Test century and first in Australia, reaching 139 before play was abandoned. His partnership with Asad Shafiq was just what Pakistan needed, and Azhar never wasted the chance to punish full deliveries with his immaculate straight drives.
Key moment: Jackson Bird gets the breakthrough in his first over of the final session, finding Shafiq's edge with a textbook outswinger which carries to Steve Smith in the slips. But any hopes of ripping through Pakistan's tail are dashed when rain forces the players off the ground for a third and final time.
Stat of the day: 1089 - The number of runs scored so far in 2016 by Azhar Ali, who on Tuesday became the fifth Pakistan batsman to reach more than 1000 Test runs in a calendar year.
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Summary: A successful day for Pakistan thanks to Azhar and Shafiq but with more rain forecast, the match may be headed for a draw. Coach Mickey Arthur identified 300 as a good target for Pakistan, and the visitors achieved that. Their hopes of pulling off a win will rest largely with legspinner Yasir Shah, who may yet produce some magic from the ageing pitch.
Quote of the day: "I'd like six or seven bowlers in a team, if I could, but I'm just the bowling coach and my job is to try and get 20 wickets." - Australian bowling coach David Saker on whether allrounder Hilton Cartwright should have been picked.
