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Follow live coverage of Australia vs Pakistan from the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 today.

The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner. The inaugural competition was won by New Zealand after a thrilling victory over India in June 2021.

The 50-over World Cup is far older and has been competed for since back in 1975. Australia are the record winners having run out victorious on five occasions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015). England took the 2019 crown after a dramatic Ben Stokes-inspired super-over win over New Zealand at Lord's.

The shortest form of the game sees teams compete in Twenty20. The newest format has been an instant global hit with a number of hugely-lucrative competitions massively popular all over the world. Australia are reigning world champions having taken victory in the 2021 tournament.

Follow all the latest live coverage of today's match in the live blog below:

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17.6

APPEAL! Nathan Lyon to Saud Shakeel. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head, appeal made for L.B.W.

17 December 2023 07:27

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17.5

Nathan Lyon to Saud Shakeel. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

17 December 2023 07:26

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17.3

Nathan Lyon to Saud Shakeel. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.

17 December 2023 07:25

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17.2

Nathan Lyon to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed to deep cover for 3 runs, fielded by Cummins.

17 December 2023 07:25

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17.1

Nathan Lyon to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit body to first slip for no runs, fielded by Smith.

17 December 2023 07:24

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16.6

FOUR! Pat Cummins to Saud Shakeel. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.

17 December 2023 07:04

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16.5

Pat Cummins to Saud Shakeel. Back of a length, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

17 December 2023 07:03

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16.3

Pat Cummins to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.

17 December 2023 07:02

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16.2

Pat Cummins to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.

17 December 2023 07:01

Australia vs Pakistan

16.1

Pat Cummins to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.

17 December 2023 07:01