Shan Masood-led side<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s batting hold-up in Australian conditions for a competitive performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cIt will be tough. People always want to discard Pakistan, but that bowling attack is tough work,\u201d Khawaja said. \u201cShaheen Shah Afridi is a world-class bowler opening up. Then you have Hasan Ali, who has been a stalwart for them for a long time and is very skilled. Faheem Ashraf is coming down here too, and they have a lot of spinners. The biggest thing for Pakistan is whether their batting can hold up in our conditions,\u201d\u00a0the 36-year-old added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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