AUSTRALIA v PAKISTAN, First Benaud-Qadir Trophy Test, Optus Stadium, Day Two.

Score: Australia 487 (David Warner 164, Aamir Jamal 6-111), Pakistan 2-132 (Abdullah Shafique 42, Mitch Starc 1-24).

SUMMARY: Mitch Marsh helped Australia steady themselves after losing late wickets on day one, punishing anything wide of off-stump on his way to 90 at lunch. But on the first ball of the second session, debutant Khurram Shahzad bowled the burly allrounder to mark the beginning of the end for Australia's innings. Aamir Jamal mopped up the tail to finish with six wickets and deny the Australians the chance to reach 500. The Pakistani openers were slow in reply, but made the locals fight for a breakthrough. It came in the form of Nathan Lyon's 497th Test wicket to dispatch Abdullah Shafique after tea. But the tourists will have been pleased with their efforts at offering resistance, trailing by 355 at stumps with eight wickets in hand.

PLAYER OF THE MOMENT: A hometown ton was not to be, but Marsh was nevertheless the most valuable man on day two. Power has always been Marsh's strong suit with the bat, and the boundary never seemed far away on Friday - he smacked 15 fours and one six to reach the nervous 90s in only 106 deliveries. It's easy to forget that midway through the Ashes, Marsh was not even in the Test team. With some handy medium-pace overs to boot against Pakistan, it will be hard for Cameron Green to dislodge Marsh this Test series.

STAT OF THE DAY: With figures of 6-111, Jamal became only the second Pakistani player and first since 1964 to take six wickets on Test debut in Australia.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "It certainly would've been nice to get 100, especially in front of the family. 'Big Swamp' probably threw his hat up in the stands, so that was disappointing. But we're in a good position". Speaking to Channel 7, Marsh lamented missing the chance to see his father, ex-Test player Geoff "Swampy' Marsh, celebrate his ton.