Australia v Pakistan: first Test, day four – live!

33rd over: Pakistan 97-5 (Babar Azam 36, Rizwan 2) A bowling change, Mitchell Starc is on. Immediately there’s an uptick in deliveries on leg stump. But one of them nearly produces a wicket, Rizwan gloving on the bounce through to Paine. There’s also inswing and pace and a variety of lengths. The full Starc mixed bag, and no runs scored.

32nd over: Pakistan 97-5 (Babar Azam 36, Rizwan 2) If you want to get a sense of the bowling accuracy this morning, look at how few runs have been scored to fine leg. Babar gets one here from Hazlewood, and it’s a rare gift for him to get off strike. Rizwan is a little more proactive, punching into a gap at cover for a run.

31st over: Pakistan 95-5 (Babar Azam 35, Rizwan 1) Cummins again, and Rizwan is happy to treat him with respect. A series of leaves, blocks, and a duck for the bouncer. Another maiden for Cummins, five in his dozen overs now. Two wickets for 24 for him.

30th over: Pakistan 95-5 (Babar Azam 35, Rizwan 1) Babar takes a single, Hazlewood takes a wicket. Easy as that. Rizwan comes to the middle along with the drinks trolley. A nice way to start your innings. Not much left in this match now for Pakistan except for these two to make a statement. Rizwan played really well in the first innings and was unlucky to be given out off what should have been called a no-ball. Babar played a shocker of a shot in the first dig and would love to make up for it. So they’ll have the second hour of this morning session in Brisbane in the first instance. Hazlewood finishes the over after the break, and Rizwan almost ends his resistance very early by chopping onto the stumps. He’s off the mark. Pakistan trail by 236.

That didn’t last long. A decent delivery from Hazlewood but nothing more than that. On off stump, moving away a touch, and it draws the pointless push and the edge behind. Now we’ll get the entertainment of Mohammad Rizwan, after drinks.

29th over: Pakistan 93-4 (Babar Azam 34, Iftikhar 0) The new batsman is Iftikhar Ahmed, the all-rounder who bowls some off-spin for Pakistan. A short leg comes in so that Cummins can keep bouncing. Iftikhar sees it out, and it’s a wicket maiden.

The pull shot eventually proves his undoing! A bit of a nothing delivery, the short ball is heading down leg side and Masood just wants to help it on its way. The right choice of shot but he just doesn’t execute, a bit late and instead of knocking it to ground he just nudges it through to the wicketkeeper. Cummins a bit fortunate with that particular ball, but it’s been a fine spell leading up to it.

28th over: Pakistan 93-3 (Shan Masood 42, Babar Azam 34) Masood keeps playing the pull shot well, almost every time the bowlers have gone short. Such a useful shot when it can help you rotate strike against aggressive deliveries. Babar is becalmed for the last four balls again, but he’s also almost castled by one of them, cutting into him and keeping low. That variable bounce again.

27th over: Pakistan 92-3 (Shan Masood 41, Babar Azam 34) Cummins to Masood again, and again bowls a beauty that sizzles past the outside edge again. This is some display of fast bowling, but Masood has survived so far. Leaves the next ball, ducks a bouncer, then find another run to the leg side. Nudge, run.

26th over: Pakistan 91-3 (Shan Masood 40, Babar Azam 34) Hazlewood continues, Masood in his sights, but again the batsman escapes early. He’s been managing this innings well, keeping his score moving. Babar has found it harder to work the ball around. Leaves or blocks for the most part.

25th over: Pakistan 90-3 (Shan Masood 39, Babar Azam 34) Cummins nearly gets his man! Past the edge of Masood, that one bounces a lot from a fullish length and zings past the batsman chest-high. Variable bounce is the last thing Pakistan need. But I guess it is day four. Masood manages to get off strike with a midwicket single. Relief for him, annoyance for Cummins. The quarry has escape. Babar sees out the rest of the over.

24th over: Pakistan 89-3 (Shan Masood 38, Babar Azam 34) Hazlewood continues his working over of Babar. Off stump, off stump, leaving him, holding the line. From the fourth ball Babar pushes through cover and might have got a boundary, but Wade sprints back to support his bowler and keeps it to two. Then JH drops short and Babar pulls him, in the air but evading the midwicket catcher by enough. Just enough. Four runs.

23rd over: Pakistan 83-3 (Shan Masood 38, Babar Azam 28) Four for Shan Masood! A bit streaky, driving at Cummins who is bowling around the wicket to the left-hander, driven through backward point. Could easily have gone wrong, but it comes off this time. He plays the pull shot well a couple of balls later though. A bit of height around Shan, and he got over the ball.

22nd over: Pakistan 77-3 (Shan Masood 32, Babar Azam 28) Now Hazlewood gets his chance, with Lyon dragged after that expensive over. Time to turn the screws, Paine decides. Babar is determinedly defending. It’s swinging a bit for the Hoff as he pitches up. Flirts with the outside edge of Babar a couple of times, once along the ground, twice beating the bat entirely. Top over.

21st over: Pakistan 77-3 (Shan Masood 32, Babar Azam 28) Another close one for Shan, who pushes at Cummins and edges him into the cordon. Went at it softly and so the edge didn’t carry. Another maiden for Cummins.

20th over: Pakistan 77-3 (Shan Masood 32, Babar Azam 28) Shan Masood is nearly caught! Premeditates a wipe against Lyon, down the ground but not to the pitch, and hits it airborne. Burns dives across at mid-off and fingertips it away, mid air. Shan takes three, Babar comes on strike. Two runs for him square of the wicket, then goes back to cut a boundary through point, and returns to the leg side for two more. The over costs 11. Confidence booster, despite the near miss.

19th over: Pakistan 66-3 (Shan Masood 29, Babar Azam 20) Pat Cummins to start from the other end, outside Babar’s off stump and left alone. Gets one that seems to jump at him, that might be a factor as the day wears on. He’s not looking composed outside off, following up with an inside edge into the pads. A maiden for Cummins.

18th over: Pakistan 66-3 (Shan Masood 29, Babar Azam 20) Nathan Lyon starts the day, probably to allow Josh Hazlewood to swing around to the other end to where he was bowling last night, is the theory from Jason Gillespie on ABC Grandstand. Shan Masood starts with a cut shot for a couple of runs. Lots of chatter from the Australians coming through the stump mics, with Warner prominent as always. Everything is above board though for now.

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Here is our twin OBO of England’s ongoing Test over in New Zealand, where Watling is still batting. Also India are playing a day-night Test against Bangladesh, where Virat Kohli last night made his 70th international ton. As you do.

Here is the wires report of the day from yesterday if you want more details.