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Rameez Raja surprised at Pakistan's domination of Australian bowling attack

Pakistan have outclassed Australia in every department in the ongoing Test series in the UAE.

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Former Pakistan captain, Rameez Raja, has said that he has never seen an Australian bowling attack being dominated, the way in which the current Pakistani batsmen have done, in the ongoing Test series.

Records continue to tumble for Pakistan, with veteran batsman Younis Khan leading the way for his teammates.Pakistan have scored seven centuries in three innings against Australia, with Younis scoring three, while Sarfaraz Ahmed, Ahmed Shahzad, Azhar Ali and Misbah-ul-Haq have scored one each.

Raja said that he has never seen the Australians being on the receiving end, adding that it's quite remarkable how well the Pakistani batsmen have played in this series, The Express Tribune reported.

He said that in the last 10 years, they had only six centuries against Australia, while now they have seven centuries against them, in just seven days over three innings.

Rameez played 57 Tests for Pakistan from 1984 to 1997, and scored 2,833 runs at an average of 31.83, with two centuries, while he accumulated 5,841 runs with nine centuries and 31 fifties in 198 ODIs.

The former captain also believes that Pakistan's handling of Mitchell Johnson, has been key to their success so far.

He said that the Pakistani batsmen have completely neutralized the 'Johnson effect' in the current series, by leaving him outside the off-stump, and ducking against the paceman's bouncers.

Raja said that despite Johnson being the only real threat for Pakistan, he has been tackled well. He added that the Australians haven't been able to adjust so far to different conditions, which was evident from how flat Nathan Lyon bowled, lacking the necessary guile. 

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