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Australia quick bowler Mitchell Starc excused opener Abdullah Shafique rapidly in Pakistan's record pursue of 317 on the fourth day of the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.

Pakistan went to lunch at 25-1 subsequent to batting for nine overs before the break. Starc had Shafique (4) edging to Usman Khawaja at third slip, proceeding with Shafique's troublesome Test match after he dropped straightforward gets in every one of Australia's innings.

Australia was out for 262 in its subsequent innings in the wake of losing 4-75 during the morning. Wicketkeeper Alex Carey (53) helped drive Australia's lead off the urgent 300-mark with his most elevated score starting from the principal trial of the Remains in June.

Pakistan quick bowler Shaheen Afridi (4-76) made a re-visitation of structure with his best figures of the series, while individual left-armer Mir Hamza added 4-32.

Pakistan, which has lost 15 progressive tests in Australia, should make history to try not to go down 2-0 in the series. The last group to score in excess of 300 in the fourth innings of a MCG Test was Pakistan while losing in 1990.

Australia won the main Test in Perth by 360 runs.

The third Test in the three-match series is booked to start January 3 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, where Pakistan won its last Test in Australia in 1995.