Live coverage: First Test between Australia and Pakistan from Dubai

NOTEEEEEEE!!!!! Just old holding copy in here.

MITCHELL Starc defied severe cramp and heat exhaustion to embody a gutsy Australian bowling unit that refused to stop punching after being put to the sword by another mature-aged Pakistani.

The sweet emotion of a triple baggy green presentation was sucked dry by a ruthless hundred from Mohammad Hafeez in 38 degree heat on the cusp of his 38th birthday.

But Australia received some welcome news on Monday with Starc bouncing back from the cramps that hit him late on day one.