Australia vs Pakistan 2016, 2nd Test, Day 4: 5 talking points

#4 Handscomb makes no.5 slot his own

Handscomb needs to ensure his stream of runs continues flowing

Peter Handscomb has been a great find for Australia this summer. However, initially, his call-up came from a need to drop the players in the squad and to pep up the middle order with some fresh faces. That he had hit a Sheffield double a week before his call-up helped, as did his average above 60 in day-night games.

He already has a hundred to his name after the first Test at Gabba and has also notched a fifty plus score in at least one innings of each of his three Tests thus far. His Test average sits above 80 and he is a fantastic player of spin and pace.

But the man he replaced, Adam Voges, had a pretty high average too. Handscomb needs to ensure his stream of runs continues flowing. With the Indian tour coming up, the middle order batsman will have an even more crucial role to play, being one of the better players of spin in the team.