Stumps, Day 2: Australia 416 (Labuschagne 143, Head 56; Wagner 4/92, Southee 4/93) lead New Zealand 109/5 (Taylor 66*; Starc 4/31) by 307 runs.
Pakistan have a long way to go as Australia look for an innings victory.
Although Pakistan’s most dependable batsman remains unbeaten at stumps on Saturday, there is less chance of his team being able to avoid the follow-on against Australia.
Australia are on the driver’s seat ahead of the fourth day. They’ll expect to close it out on Sunday.
Shakib could skip India tour. Starc to miss second T20I.
Stumps, Day 2: Australia 497/8 decl. (Smith 211, Labuschagne 67, Paine 58, Starc 54*; Broad 3/97) lead England 23/1 (Burns 15*; Cummins 1/10) by 474 runs.
Australia had lost 1-2 to India and beat Sri Lanka 2-0, both at home, in the last Australian summer.
Starc's 27 wickets are an all-time record for a single season, while Rohit's 648 runs are 3rd on the all-time list.
Warner (647 runs) finished 1 run behind tournament leader Rohit. Starc now has the most wickets by anyone in a single edition of the World Cup.
Australia, placed second in the league, will play third-ranked England in the second semi-final of the 2019 World Cup.