Cummins, Starc put Australia in control, Pakistan 268

LAHORE, Pakistan, Mar 23 (AFP): Pace spearheads Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc took nine wickets between them and ran through Pakistan's batting order, bowling out the hosts for 268 to give Australia a shot at a series victory in the third and deciding Test in Lahore on Wednesday.
At stumps on day three, Australia were 11-0 in their second innings with Usman Khawaja on seven and David Warner four.
Cummins finished with 5-56 and Starc bagged 4-33 to trigger an afternoon collapse which saw the home team lose their last six wickets off 40 balls with the addition of just 12 runs.
Australia were only able to add 11 to a comfortable 123-run first-innings lead as play ended seven overs early due to bad light.
The series is Australia's first in Pakistan for 24 years with security fears scuppering possible tours but the contest has been marred by flat pitches.
The first two Tests in Rawalpindi and Karachi ended in high-scoring draws.