Imran Farhat and Salman Butt put on a 109-run partnership for the first wicket as Pakistan ended the second day of the second Test against Australia at 331 for 9, a first-innings lead of 204 runs, at the SCG on Monday. Australia were bowled out for 127 on Sunday.
Farhat, who was dropped by Marcus North to a regulation slip chance off Siddle on 11, went on to raise his 13th half-century before skying an attempted sweep off Nathan Hauritz shortly after the lunch break.
Butt also fell in the second session, edging a full-length delivery from deserving Johnson.
However, Faisal Iqbal and Mohammad Yousuf ensured there were no further setbacks with an unbroken 46-run third-wicket partnership heading into tea. Iqbal fell soon after the break to an athletic catch from Watson at backward point off the bowling of Peter Siddle, but Yousuf and Umar Akmal helped the tourists with some lusting hitting. That prompted a flurry of runs and dismissals that saw Bollinger and Watson pick up five wickets between them.
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