<img title="Australia&rsquo;s Peter Handscomb celebrates his century on Day Two of the third Test against Pakistan in Sydney this morning. Pics/Getty Images" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/jan/04handscomb.jpg" alt="Australia&rsquo;s Peter Handscomb celebrates his century on Day Two of the third Test against Pakistan in Sydney this morning. Pics/Getty Images" /> Australia&rsquo;s Peter Handscomb celebrates his century on Day Two of the third Test against Pakistan in Sydney this morning. Pics/Getty Images
Sydney: Australia called a halt to their massive first innings at 538 for eight on the second day of the third Test here this morning.
At stumps, Pakistan were 126 for two. Azhar Ali was 58 not out with Younis Khan unbeaten on 64. Earlier, Josh Hazlewood had Sharjeel caught by Matt Renshaw at slip for four and four balls later Babar was leg before wicket for nought.
<img title="Pakistan&rsquo;s Younis Khan en route to his unbeaten 64 on Day Two against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground this morning" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/jan/04younisshot.jpg" alt="Pakistan&rsquo;s Younis Khan en route to his unbeaten 64 on Day Two against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground this morning" /> Pakistan&rsquo;s Younis Khan en route to his unbeaten 64 on Day Two against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground this morning
Peter Handscomb joined in the Australian run spree as the third centurion before skipper Steve Smith declared. It was Handscomb&rsquo;s second century in just four Tests to join David Warner (113) and Renshaw (184) in another huge Australia innings against the beleaguered tourists.&nbsp;
Handscomb was out in bizarre circumstances when he went back deep in his crease to cut Wahab Riaz only for his bat to dislodge the leg-bail and he was given out hit wicket for 110.
Handscomb, brought into the Australian team with Renshaw in a shake-up after the Hobart Test debacle against South Africa in November, batted for 205 balls in 319 minutes.
Matt Wade made 29 before he was caught sweeping Azhar and upon Mitchell Starc's dismissal for 16, skipper Smith called a halt, giving his bowlers 25 minutes at the Pakistan batsmen before tea. Hilton Cartwright hit the highest score by an Australian number six this season with 37 before he was bowled by Imran Khan. Renshaw's epic knock ended inside the first half-hour Wednesday when he played paceman Imran Khan on to his stumps.

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