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October 3, 2018

Australian spinners show form in drawn warm-up game

DUBAI: Australia’s second spinner, Jon Holland, grabbed five wickets in the drawn four-day match here on Tuesday, sending a warning to Pakistan for the two-match Test series.Pakistan ‘A,’ who had been facing an innings defeat, salvaged a draw by reaching the close on 261-7 in their second innings at the ICC academy.Holland, a 31-year-old left-armer, followed off-spinner Nathan Lyon’s eight wickets in the first innings with 5-79.The pair will be lead Australia’s spin attack in the...